create the whimsical music featured in the episode. He later called the resulting sound a "folksy massacre". Basichis sought to continue the "fun and experimental spirit" in other episodes that focus on Tree Trunks. Reception "Tree Trunks" first aired on Cartoon Network on April 12, 2010. The episode was viewed by 1.847 million viewers and scored a Nielsen rating of 1.2/2. This means it was seen by 1.2 percent of all households and 2 percent of all households watching television at the time of the episode's airing. In addition, 1.242 million kids aged 6–11 watched the episode, which marked an increase in 171 percent from the previous year. The episode first saw physical release as part of the 2011 Adventure Time: My Two Favorite People DVD, which included 12 episodes from the series' first two seasons. It was later re-leased as part of the complete first season DVD in July 2012. Francis Rizzo III of DVD Talk rhetorically asked, "If anyone would like to explain just what the hell happened at the end of 'Tree Trunks' I'm all ears." However, he noted that "If [Adventure Time] was a lesser show, episodes like that could possibly make one walk away shaking your head, but somehow it was simply another quirky bit of personality for a show bursting at the seams with it." A review from the Dayton Examiner wrote that "Tree Trunks makes a hysterical character by just being absurd". They praised the fact that, in the episode, she often says lines "that have vague sexual overtones (some of them failing to even be vague)". The review enjoyed the way the episode was able to convey the message of "following your dreams" in such an absurd way. The review also praised the "priceless" twist ending, calling it "the absolute best moment in the episode and one of [their] personal favorites in the entirety of Adventure Time". Explanatory notes References External links Adventure Time (season 1) episodes 2010 American television episodes