"Mathematical!" was a promotional video series for Adventure Time produced briefly by Frederator Studios in the first half of season three. It was posted on a YouTube channel and linked to on the Frederator Blog. They were produced by Frederator Studios, and did not involve the actual Adventure Time crew. Its producer was Dan Rickmers.^[1]

Controversy and cancellationEdit

"Mathematical!" was discontinued due to a controversy surrounding the recap for the episode "What Was Missing."

What Was Missing ( ADVENTURE TIME Behind The Scenes and Recap)(02:09)
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The "Mathematical!" recap focused on a possible lesbian subtext between Princess Bubblegum and Marceline. The video was uploaded to Frederator Studios' blog and YouTube channel for a short time before Fred Seibert chose to take it down and issued an apology:

“	In trying to get the show’s audience involved we got wrapped up by both fan conjecture and spicy fanart and went a little too far.	”
—Fred Seibert[2]

On Formspring.me, writer/storyboard artist Adam Muto stated that there was a problem with what the video did:

“	If it was just a fan video there would be no problem at all. The problem was that it was made by a production company actively involved with the show. The video took something that was a possible subtext and declared it, in effect, text and made it seem like the production was actively seeking out input on plot development.	”
—Adam Muto[3]

Also on Formspring.me, lead designer Andy Ristaino replied to CC90's question regarding his opinion on the controversy caused by the "Mathematical" promo.

“	It was completely unnecessary controversy based on 2nd hand misinformation.	”
—Andy Ristaino[4]

As a result of this situation, "Mathematical!" was discontinued and Dan Rickmers was fired from Frederator Studios.^[5] Fred Seibert stated that the decision to pull "Mathematical!" was not influenced by the Adventure Time crew nor by Cartoon Network.^[2]

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ http://danrickmers.tumblr.com/post/10907281742/i-just-want-to-say-how-much-i-loved-seeing-your-work
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} http://adventuretimeart.frederator.com/post/10825331450/well-i-completely-screwed-up-theres
3. ↑ http://www.formspring.me/MrMuto/q/243840879511470446
4. ↑ http://www.formspring.me/skronked/q/273279391016957872
5. ↑ http://danrickmers.tumblr.com/post/10906625743/just-so-you-know-the-adventure-time-fandom-is-really