text: jake the brick " jake the brick " is the twentieth episode of the sixth season of the american animated television series adventure time . the episode was written , storyboarded , and directed by head writer kent osborne , from an outline by adam muto , osborne , and series creator pendleton ward . " jake the brick " debuted on november 26 , 2014 on cartoon network as the third episode to be aired as part of the " corn - ooo - copia " — a week of all - new adventure time premieres . the series follows the adventures of finn ( voiced by jeremy shada ) , a human boy , and his best friend and adoptive brother jake ( voiced by john dimaggio ) , a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will . in this episode , jake tries to fulfill a bizarre lifelong ambition of being a brick inside a shack as it collapses . finn , being supportive , leaves a walkie talkie with jake , who absentmindedly begins to narrate the events around him . finn and bmo are drawn into jake 's storytelling , and finn uses 's radio station to broadcast jake 's narration of the trials and tribulations of a rabbit . all of ooo is soon engrossed in the radio broadcast , unbeknownst to jake . " jake the brick " was based on a doodle made by tom herpich during a game of exquisite corpse , making it one of the few episodes of adventure time to have been developed out of the game . osborne at the production crew were so amused by herpich 's drawing that they decided to build an episode in order to showcase it . the episode was viewed by 2 . 00 million viewers . the episode also was met with mostly positive critical reception , with many commenters appreciating its simplistic and calm nature . in 2015 , it won a primetime emmy award for short - format animation . plot finn wanders all over ooo until he manages to locate jake , who is fulfilling a bizarre lifelong ambition of being a brick inside a shack as it collapses . finn expresses his support , but decides to head back to the tree fort . he leaves a walkie talkie with jake . after a period of time passes , jake begins absentmindedly narrating the events around him . finn and bmo are drawn into jake 's storytelling , and finn uses 's radio station to broadcast jake 's narration . jake focuses his attention on the trials and tribulations of a rabbit . first , the rabbit is tormented by a rogue deer . then , a storm threatens to destroy his home . but luckily , the rabbit enlists the aid of a friendly sea lard and several beavers , and together , the animals are able to rebuild the rabbit 's home . while jake narrates , the entirety of ooo tunes into the broadcast and becomes engrossed in the tale of the rabbit , unbeknownst to jake . production " jake the brick " was written and storyboarded by adventure time head writer kent osborne , from a story by adam muto , osborne , jack pendarvis , and series creator pendleton ward . osborne also served as the episode 's supervising director , while the art direction was helmed by nick jennings . the genesis for the episode can be traced back to a drawing made during a game of exquisite corpse by tom herpich . the quick doodle , which featured finn offering a brick - shaped jake a sandwich , was accompanied by a short plot synopsis involving jake 's son kim kil whan . the plot was never used , but osborne and the crew found the drawing so amusing that they decided to work it into an episode . in reality , " jake the brick " was one of the few episodes to have been generated from a game of exquisite corpse . according to ward , most of the ideas that come from the game are " terrible " . a large portion of the dialogue used in the final episode was written by pendarvis . reception " jake the brick " aired on november 26 , 2014 on cartoon network and was the third episode to air during the " corn - ooo - copia " — a week of all - new adventure time premieres . it was seen by 2 . 00 million viewers and scored a 0 . 4 nielsen rating in the 18- to 49 - year - old demographic . nielsen ratings are audience measurement systems that determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the united states , which means that the episode was seen by 0 . 4 percent of all households aged 18 to 49 years old were watching television at the time of the episode 's airing . the episode also was met with mostly positive critical reception , with many commenters appreciating its simplistic and calm nature . oliver sava of the a.v. club awarded the episode a " b " , calling it a " satisfying episode . " he applauded the way that osborne took the episode 's fairly simple plot structure and framed it around an emergency news broadcast , noting that the episode emphasizes the value of radio as a communicative medium ; he positively compared the episode to the popular podcast serial , writing that both this episode and the aforementioned podcast emphasize the importance of the audio experience . furthermore , sava opined that the episode was one of the show 's more experimental outings , and it was proof that the writers of adventure time had full creative control over their series . dara driscoll of tv overmind named " jake the brick " one of the six best episodes of adventure time 's sixth season . she praised the episode for its calm and peaceful tone , arguing that " it ’ s a … relaxing episode [ and ] as you listen to jake tell the story of the bunny … you become attached to its well - being just like all of the listeners of the radio show . " in september 2015 , the episode won an emmy for short - format animation , making it the series ' first win in this category . explanatory notes