Aqua Teen Hunger Force



         




Aqua Teen Hunger Force is an American animated comedy shown on Cartoon Network as part of its Adult Swim late-night programming block. The series features three anthropomorphic fast food items — the Aqua Teen Hunger Force or Aqua Teens — whose stated purpose is to solve crimes. As the series progressed, the crime solving aspect of the show disappeared. In more recent episodes, the show focuses more on the interaction of the characters than on coherent plots.

The Aqua Teens, sitting in Carl's pool. From left to right: Master Shake, Meatwad, Frylock.
Contents
1 Overview
2 Characters

2.1 The Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2.2 Other characters

3 Episode list and original air dates

3.1 Pre-season
3.2 Season one
3.3 Season two
3.4 Season three
3.5 Season four

4 Home releases
5 See also
6 External links
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Overview

Aqua Teen Hunger Force was created through brainstorming episode ideas for Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. None of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters appeared on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast prior to the airing of the pilot episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force in late 2000. However, an episode of SG:C2C featuring a prototypical version of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force, "Baffler Meal" (a parody of McDonald's Happy Meal), was produced after this series became popular. A full first season was put into production shortly thereafter and was first shown on September 16, 2001. To date, four seasons have been produced and the fifth season is currently in production.

During the first three seasons, episodes opened with a glimpse into the laboratory of Dr. Weird (located on the South Jersey shore). The clinically insane Dr. Weird and his assistant Steve use the first several seconds of the show to create monsters, disasters or random silliness. Following this introduction, the opening titles of the show run. Starting with the episode "Video Ouija," a segment called Spacecataz begins the show. The segments feature the Plutonians and the Mooninites clashing with each other, trading insults and gestures. Spacecataz will be spun off as its own show eventually.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force is written and directed by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro. It is produced by Williams Street Studios, who also produce such other animated shows as The Brak Show and Sealab 2021. Noted 1980s rap artist Schoolly D performs the theme song. Each episode is twelve minutes in duration.

The title of the show is a decided misnomer: The characters have no real connection with the ocean, they aren't teenagers, and they are rarely shown as any kind of a force. Also, the hiphop style of the show's theme song and title sequence are rarely reflected in the episodes in any way.

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Characters

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The Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Frylock (voiced by Carey Means) is a red box of french fries, sporting a goatee, french fries for hair, dental braces, and a blue jewel which is embedded in his back. He moves by levitation, and has the ability to shoot lasers from his eyes. He uses his fries as appendages and manipulates objects with them (doorknobs, food, Master Shake). Frylock is scientifically minded and usually the most rational member of the team. His comedic role is somewhat that of the straight man, providing a stark contrast to the show's many zany and ridiculous characters.

Master Shake (voiced by Dana Snyder), usually called Shake, is a rude, mean-spirited, and self-centered white cup with a pink straw sticking out of his lid. He has two yellow gloves for hands. He takes satisfaction from tormenting the simpleminded Meatwad, and when not hatching schemes he spends his time lazily watching television. As the self-appointed leader of the Aqua Teens, "Master" Shake routinely makes irresponsible decisions and is a bad influence on others, especially Meatwad. His exploits are often the centerpiece of episodes, opposite Frylock's attempts to retain some control of the situation. Shake is the only member of the Force without an obvious superpower, although he can shoot a glob of green milkshake out of his straw.

Meatwad (voiced by Dave Willis) is a spherical mass of compressed meat that was not approved for human consumption. He has a face and two arm-like appendages which he often keeps folded away. He is simpleminded and gullible, and thus easily influenced by the show's many unscrupulous characters. Meatwad technically has a brain, but it can be removed for various reasons — at one time he found that it had been replaced by a toy. He has the power to change his shape, but cannot do so very effectively; he is usually limited to morphing into a hot dog or an igloo, but occasionally changes into other shapes as well (such as a "meat bridge", a flower, or a "Wayne Gretzky" that most would consider to look more like Samurai Abe Lincoln). He enjoys playing with makeshift dolls: Vanessa (an apple), Dewey (a discarded paper towel roll), and Boxy Brown (an afro-wearing cardboard box with attitude).

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Other characters

Dr. Weird (voiced by C. Martin Croker) is a senile mad scientist who lives in an castle on the rainy shores of southern New Jersey. Dressed in a colorful outfit reminiscent of 1960s cartoon villains, complete with glass space helmet, he starts shows by presenting his latest creation with his catch-phrase "Gentlemen, behold!" to his lone lab assistant Steve. His nonsensical inventions include a giant rabbit robot called "Rabbot" and a rainbow-making machine. Aside from simply inventing things, he has done various things to himself or other people. He has spliced his roomate's DNA with that of a pork chop, made love to a lawnmower, and filled his own body with barbecue sauce.

Steve (voiced by C. Martin Croker) is Dr. Weird's assistant. Red-haired, wearing a lab coat, and frequently holding a test tube, Steve is aware of Dr. Weird's insanity, but he remains his assistant nonetheless. Steve has been the victim of corn mating and a brain transplant, among other misadventures.

Carl Brutananadilewski (voiced by Dave Willis) is the Aqua Teen Hunger Force's neighbor. Balding, overweight, profusely hairy, and usually wearing a gold chain, white tank top, pocketless sweatpants, and green sandals, Carl embodies the undateable man. This is reflected in his intense interest in pornography, lack of visitors, low self esteem, and poor grooming. Despite having no obvious job — he claims to work "outta the home" — or spending money, he has an above-ground swimming pool in his backyard and a red sports car named "2 Wycked". His pool is most often used by the Aqua Teens, usually without his permission. He or one of his possessions often ends up being the unwitting victim of the Aqua Teens' enemies or the Aqua Teens themselves. Carl has lived through being turned into a cocoon, electrocution, having his skin peeled off, and other such horrors.

The Mooninites, Ignignokt (voiced by Dave Willis) and Err (voiced by Matt Maiellaro), are two-dimensional inhabitants of the Moon. Their apperance is reminiscent of Space Invaders sprites, and they make sounds from Atari 2600 and NES games when they move. Ignignokt, the leader, is green and larger than his red counterpart Err. He speaks slowly with a usually overconfident, snobbish and over-eloquent air, and refers to the Aqua Teens by pet names (Frylock is "Fry Man", Shake is "Cup", and Meatwad is "Meat Man"). Err is his hyperactive and trash-talking tagalong, serving as his gopher and main advocate. The Mooninites enjoy boasting that the Moon is superior to Earth on just about everything, often referring to Earth objects or concepts as "primitive"; though they can never prove this superiority even when they attempt to do so. They spend most of their on-screen time harassing the Aqua Teens and Carl, engaging in theft and other illegal activities, and attempting to corrupt the innocent Meatwad with criminal tendencies and vices (including smoking, drinking alcohol, and "shooting the bird"). The Mooninites have only one apparent super power: they can join together and fire the "Quad Laser", a large, red, extremely slow-moving (and easily dodgeable) square video-game bullet.

MC PEEPants (voiced by Chris Ward, a.k.a. mc chris) is a demonspawn from Hell, who has come back to the Earth as a rap artist, initially in the form of an eight-foot-tall spider wearing a diaper and later as a cow, an earthworm, and an elderly man on life support. He usually tries to take over the Earth using his music, but with little success.

The Plutonians, Oglethorpe and Emory are two spiny extraterrestrial creatures who are orange and green, respectively, and usually sport nothing but headbands. They want to eventually conquer the Earth, but instead spend more time devising bizarre, ill-advised ideas (such as using disco lights as forcefields) and bickering with each other. They command a huge spaceship that they barely know how to fly. Oglethorpe speaks in a schlocky German accent and conceives most of the asinine plans, while Emory acts more passive. Both are named after universities in Atlanta, making the characters even more ironic.

See Also: Minor characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force

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Episode list and original air dates

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Pre-season

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Season one

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Season two

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Season three

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Season four

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Home releases

As of November 16, 2004, three DVD sets of the series have been released.

Volume One (released November 18, 2003) contained the first 16 episodes ("Rabbot" through "PDA"). It also featured deleted scenes and the director's cut of "Rabbot". The director's cut of "Rabbot", "Mayhem of the Mooninites", and "Space Conflict From Beyond Pluto" contain director commentary.

Volume Two (released July 20, 2004) contains 13 episodes (Mail Order Bride through Universal Remonster as well as the "Baffler Meal" episode of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast). It has deleted scenes for "Super Model", "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future", "Super Birthday Snake", and "Baffler Meal" and commentary for "Super Trivia", "Meat Zone", "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future", and "Baffler Meal". Other bonus features include a music video, a gallery of ATHF drawings, and a documentary on the making of the show.

Volume Three contains 13 episodes ("Total Re-Carl" to the end of Season 3); director commentary for "Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary," "The Shaving," "The Clowning, and "The Last One; a gallery of production sketches; promotional spots; a very long documentary on the the making of an Aqua Teens episode; answering machine messages from the characters; and a music video and karaoke version of "Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary".

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See also

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External links

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