One of the major appeals of buying DVDs and Blu-ray Discs is that home video collectors can watch their favorite movies anytime that they'd like. But how many actually do this? As adults, we are often discovering new things to watch and those older movies stay on the shelf. (I know that I have quite a few Blu-rays which have never been opened!) It's not the same for children. Kids can watch the same thing over-and-over everyday. Therefore, home video is huge for them as they get in a pattern of repeat viewing which can last for days. Given this, DVD releases of children's programming is big business and it's often handled in an odd way, especially when it comes to television shows. Most TV shows are released by season, and for longer running programs, an annual release can be counted on. Children's shows aren't treated this way. They are often released only a few episodes at a time, and most never get a full season release. Cartoon Network's Adventure Time mixes up these rules. The show received two DVD releases (My Two Favorite People and It Came from the Nightosphere) which contained a random mix of episodes. Then, in July of this year, Adventure Time: The Complete First Season was released. As this show is known to appeal to kids and adults, it wouldn't be a huge leap to think that Warner Home Video was going to begin releasing full season sets only of Adventure Time. But, less than three months later, we get another episode mix DVD release, Adventure Time: Jake vs. Me-Mow.

Adventure Time continues to be a popular show and there's nothing wrong with striking while the iron is hot, so I guess it doesn't seem all that weird to release another episode collection just a few months after a full season set. Ah, but here comes the strange part; four of the episodes contained on Jake vs. Me-Mow were also on The Complete First Season DVD. I began watching Jake vs. Me-Mow and I kept thinking, "I've seen this before", and I realized it was because I just watched it a few months ago. The remaining 12 episodes are a mixture of shows from Seasons 2, 3, and 4. However, Adventure Time is the kind of show which appeals to collectors and it seems rather unfair to includes four episodes which they most likely just bought on a "new" collection. The real appeal of this release to fans is that (the initial print run at least) comes packaged with a replica of Finn's hat, so that they can put it on and feel just like Finn...or incredibly awkward.

All of that aside, the 16 episodes featured on Adventure Time: Jake vs. Me-Mow (or, at least the 12 which were new to me) offer more of the shenanigans of Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada) and Jake (voiced by John Di Maggio). Finn is a human boy and Jake is a magical dog, but they think of themselves as brothers, Jake's family raised Finn. They live in the Land of Ooo, a whimsical place inhabited by strange and magical beings. Finn is (arguably) the only human in the land, despite the fact that some of the other creatures, such as Princess Bubblegum (voiced by Hynden Welch), are humanoid in shape. Apparently the "Mushroom Wars" took place sometime in the past, forever changing the landscape.

Adventure Time: Jake vs. Me-Mow is sitting in my spot on DVD courtesy of Warner Home Video. The DVD contains 16 randomly selected episodes, all of which have been letterboxed at 1.78:1. The transfer is enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs. The image is very sharp and clear, showing no grain and no defects from the source materials. This is a very colorful show and the colors look fantastic here, notable primary colors. The animation is stable and there is no stuttering or jagged lines. The level of detail is good, despite the fact that the animation isn't all that precise. The DVD carries Dolby 2.0 audio track which provides clear dialogue and sound effects. The track is fairly impressive, as it supplies some nice stereo effects at times which show nice detail and separation. The show's odd score never overpowers the dialogue.

The Adventure Time: Jake vs. Me-Mow DVD contains one lone extra feature. "Little Did You Know" offers text biographies and facts on six characters who are introduced in the episodes collected here.