What is Adventure Time's IQ Score?

Adventure Time has an IQ Score of 112/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 36/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 5/50 Educational Value, and 47/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Adventure Time educational?

Adventure Time is low on educational value, 5/50 on TVI's rubric. Watch for entertainment, not for learning.

How does TV Intelligentsia calculate IQ Score?

TV Intelligentsia's IQ Score is calculated as round((Cognitive Stimulation × 0.4 + Educational Value × 0.35 + Craft & Quality × 0.25) × 4), scoring titles from 0 to 200 across five tiers: Masterclass (≥160), Stimulating (≥130), Competent (≥100), Passive (≥70), and Numbing (<70). The framework is published at tvintelligentsia.com/methodology/.

Adventure Time , IQ Score 112/200

Adventure Time has an IQ Score of 112/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH and Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP·Updated 2026-06-19·Methodology

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112/ 200

Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

Ages 8-12SEL 30/50

Adventure Time poster, IQ Score 112/200, Competent tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

SEL Score/50

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Why you should trust this score

Reviewed by Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP

Licensed school psychologist. Reviews kids content against the published rubric and the CASEL social-emotional learning framework.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.2

Formula

round(C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4

Database scale

2,338 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

Pendleton Ward's Cartoon Network series whose 10-season run accomplished what most children's animation refuses: a post-apocalyptic worldbuilding architecture revealed slowly across the series, treating the audience as capable of processing structural surprise rather than as needing immediate explanation. Finn the Human, Jake the Dog, and the Land of Ooo are the show's enduring cultural-canonical contribution.

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