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			{{short description\|American adult animated television series}}
	'''''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''''' is an ] ] ] shown on ] as part of its '']'' late-night programming block. The series features three ] ] 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.
			{{Use mdy dates\|date=November 2018}}
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			{{Infobox television
			\| image = Aqua Teen Hunger Force main characters.png
			\| caption = The series' main protagonists. From left to right: ], ], and ].
			\| alt_name = {{plainlist\|
			* '']'' {{no italics\|(2011)}}
			* '']'' {{no italics\|(2012)}}
			* '']'' {{no italics\|(2013)}}
			* '']'' {{no italics\|(2015)}}}}
			\| genre = {{Plainlist\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]}}
			\| runtime = {{Plainlist\|
			* 11–12 minutes
			* 22 minutes (episodes 58 and 138)}}
			\| creator = {{Plainlist\|
			* ]
			* ]}}
			\| director = {{Plainlist\|
			* Dave Willis
			* Matt Maiellaro}}
			\| writer = {{Plainlist\|
			* Dave Willis
			* Matt Maiellaro}}
			\| producer = {{Plainlist\|
			* Dave Willis (seasons 1–11)
			* Matt Maiellaro (seasons 1–11)
			* ]
			* ]
			}}
			\| executive_producer = {{Plainlist\|
			* Dave Willis (seasons 12–present)
			* Matt Maiellaro (seasons 12–present)
			* Kelly Crews (seasons 12–present)
			* Cameron Tang (seasons 12–present)
			* ] (seasons 1–11)
			* ] (seasons 1–11)
			}}
			\| voices = {{Plainlist\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* Dave Willis
			* Matt Maiellaro
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]}}
			\| company = {{Plainlist\|
			* ]
			* Big Deal Cartoons (seasons 1–5)
			* Wild Hare Studios (seasons 1–4)
			* ] (seasons 2–9)
			* Green Studios (season 5)
			* ] (seasons 10–11)
			* ] (season 12–present)
			* ] (webseries)}}
			\| narrated = ]
			\| music = Schoolly D
			\| open_theme = {{Plainlist\|
			* "Aqua Teen Rap" by Schoolly D (2000–10)
			* "Aqua Unit Patrol Squad" by ] & ] (2011)
			* "Aqua Something You-Know-Whatever" by ] & Schoolly D (2012)
			* "Aqua TV Show Show" by ] ft. ] (2013)
			* "We Rule Your Animated Comedy Ass Forever" by Dave Willis, Matt Maiellaro, Michael Kohler, & Carey Means (2015)
			* "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Theme (2023 Remix)" by Schoolly D (remixed by Nick Ingkatanuwat, Matt Maiellaro, & Shawn Coleman) (2023)
			}}
			\| country = United States
			\| language = English
			\| network = {{Plainlist\|
			* ] {{small\|("Rabbot")}}
			* ]}}
			\| first_aired = {{Start date\|2000\|12\|30}}<!-- Discuss on talk page before changing; "official premiere" is mentioned in the article. -->
			\| last_aired = {{End date\|2015\|08\|30}}
			\| first_aired2 = {{Start date\|2023\|11\|26}}
			\| last_aired2 = present
			\| num_seasons = 12
			\| num_episodes = 144 (1 unaired)<ref name="Bostonepisodeinterview">{{cite web \|title=Exclusive Interview With Meatwad, Er, Dave Willis, Of 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' \|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/Dee_Doyle/2008/12/15/starpulse_com_exclusive_interview_with_d \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115024706/http://www.starpulse.com/news/Dee_Doyle/2008/12/15/starpulse_com_exclusive_interview_with_d \|archive-date=November 15, 2010 \|access-date=April 16, 2011 \|publisher=Star Pulse}}</ref>
			\| list_episodes = List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes
			\| related = {{plainlist\|
			* '']''
			* ''Carl's Stone Cold Lock of the Century of the Week''
			* '']''
			* '']''
			* ''Aquadonk Side Pieces''
			}}
			}}
			'''''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''''' (also known as '''''Aqua''''', with various ]), sometimes abbreviated as '''''ATHF''''', '''''Aqua Teen''''' or '''''Aqua Teen Hunger''''', is an American ] television series created by ] and ] for ]'s late night programming block ]. It is about the ] adventures and antics of three ] ] items: ], ], and ], who live together as roommates and frequently interact with their human next-door neighbor, ].

			The pilot episode aired as a preview on December 30, 2000. On September 9, 2001, it debuted as an official Adult Swim series. Every episode was directed and written by Willis and Maiellaro, who also provided several voices. Seasons 8–11 were each given a different title, accompanied by different theme music, as a running joke. The series initially concluded on August 30, 2015, after ] throughout 11 seasons.
	==Overview==
	''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' was created through brainstorming episode ideas for '']''. None of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters appeared on ''Space Ghost: Coast to Coast'' prior to the airing of the ] of Aqua Teen Hunger Force in late ]. However, an episode of ''SG:C2C'' featuring a prototypical version of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force, "Baffler Meal" (a parody of ] ]), was produced after this series became popular. A full first season was put into production shortly thereafter and was first shown on ], ]. To date, four seasons have been produced and the fifth season is currently in production.

			'']'', a ] of the series, was released in theaters on April 13, 2007, the first adaptation of an Adult Swim series into a ]. A ] stand-alone sequel, '']'', was released on November 8, 2022. A ] series of shorts, ''Aquadonk Side Pieces'', was announced the same week, and ran on the network's official ] channel from April 18 to April 28, 2022. The series airs in ] outside the United States and has been released on various DVD sets and other forms of home media, including ] streaming. It was the longest-running Adult Swim series until it was surpassed by '']'' in 2020; a twelfth season consisting of five episodes was announced in January 2023 and premiered on November 26, 2023, making it the longest-running Adult Swim series yet again.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Adult Swim Orders New Episodes of Iconic Series "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" \|url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/adult-swim-0/adult-swim-orders-new-episodes-iconic-series-aqua-teen-hunger-force \|access-date=2023-01-25 \|website=WarnerMedia Pressroom}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Adult Swim's Revival of Iconic Animated Comedy "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" Arrives Sunday, November 26 \|url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/adult-swims-revival-iconic-animated-comedy-aqua-teen-hunger-force-arrives-sunday \|access-date=2023-10-19 \|website=WarnerMedia Pressroom\|date=October 19, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Zahed \|first1=Ramin \|title=Adult Swim to Serve Season 12 of 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' in November \|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/10/adult-swim-to-serve-season-12-of-aqua-teen-hunger-force-in-nov/ \|website=Animation Magazine \|access-date=15 February 2024 \|date=2023-10-19}}</ref>
	During the first three seasons, episodes opened with a glimpse into the laboratory of Dr. Weird (located on the ] ]). The clinically insane Dr. Weird and his assistant Steve use the first several seconds of the show to create ]s, ]s 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.

			==Premise==
	''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' is written and directed by ] and ]. It is produced by ], who also produce such other animated shows as '']'' and '']''. Noted ] ] artist ] performs the ]. Each episode is twelve minutes in duration.
			The series centers on the ] adventures and antics of three ] ] items: Master Shake, a selfish, pathologically lying ]; Frylock, a calm and intelligent box of ]; and Meatwad, a ], childlike ball of ]. They live together like relatives and rarely get along with their human neighbor Carl, a middle-aged, boorish, lecherous sports fanatic. The protagonists also encounter ]. Some episodes feature cameos from celebrities appearing as fictionalized versions of themselves.

			] are two aliens from the Moon who frequently appear, serving as primary antagonists and wreaking havoc through a series of illegal or destructive actions. The Mooninites appear more than most characters outside the main cast. Other recurring characters have made several appearances, including ], ], ], and ]. Episodes often end with the ] deaths or injuries of major characters, or destruction to their property, only to be restored ] in the following episode.
	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 ] style of the show's theme song and title sequence are rarely reflected in the episodes in any way.

			In the show's first seven seasons, the protagonists live in a ] neighborhood in ]. During the eighth season, the location was changed to ].<ref name="season8">{{cite web \|last=Franich \|first=Darren \|date=April 26, 2011 \|title='Aqua Teen Hunger Force' changes title to 'Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1' \|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/04/26/aqua-teen-hunger-force-new-title/?replytocom=1565577 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501051659/http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/04/26/aqua-teen-hunger-force-new-title/?replytocom=1565577 \|archive-date=May 1, 2011 \|access-date=April 27, 2011 \|publisher=Pop Watch}}</ref> The Seattle setting appears entirely identical to the Jersey setting. As of the ninth season, the same neighborhood is identified as "Seattle, New Jersey".<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Fightan Titan \|series=Aqua Something You Know Whatever \|season=9 \|number=7 \|airdate=August 5, 2012}}</ref>
	==Characters==
	===The Aqua Teen Hunger Force===
	'''Frylock''' (voiced by ]) is a red box of ], sporting a ], french fries for hair, ]s, and a blue ] which is embedded in his back. He moves by ], and has the ability to shoot ]s and flame retardant foam from his eyes. He uses his fries as appendages and manipulates objects with them (doorknobs, food, Master Shake). Frylock is ] minded and usually the most rational member of the team. His comedic role is somewhat that of the ], providing a stark contrast to the show's many zany and ridiculous characters.

			==Production==
	'''Master Shake''' (voiced by ]), 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 ], although he can shoot a glob of green milkshake out of his straw.

			===Development===
	'''Meatwad''' (voiced by ]) is a ] mass of compressed ] 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 ] or an ], but occasionally changes into other shapes as well (such as a "meat bridge", a ], or a "]" that most would consider to look more like ] ]). He enjoys playing with makeshift dolls: Vanessa (an apple), Dewey (a discarded paper towel roll), and Boxy Brown (an ]-wearing cardboard box with attitude).
			{{see also\|Space Ghost Coast to Coast}}
			], ] and ].]]
			The three main characters—Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad—were originally created for an episode of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' called "Baffler Meal", where they were the corporate mascots for the fictional fast-food chain "Burger Trench". The original versions of the trio were prototypes that resembled the future characters, but both Master Shake and Frylock differed in appearance, personality, and voice from their ultimate design.<ref name="baffler">{{Cite AV media \|title=Audio commentary for "Baffler Meal"; Volume Two \|medium=DVD}}</ref> The original name "Teen Hunger Force" refers to the squad's mission to conquer hunger in teens.<ref name="BafflerDialogue">{{Cite AV media \|title=Spoken dialogue in "Baffler Meal"; Volume Two \|medium=DVD}}</ref>

			"Baffler Meal" went through a number of drafts<ref>{{cite web \|first=Myke\|last=Johns\|date=July 20, 2015 \|title='Aqua Teen Hunger Force' Creators Talk Cancellation, Weirdness \|url=https://www.wabe.org/aqua-teen-hunger-force-creators-talk-cancellation-weirdness/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507003553/https://www.wabe.org/aqua-teen-hunger-force-creators-talk-cancellation-weirdness/ \|archive-date=May 7, 2018 \|access-date=May 29, 2018 \|publisher=WABE}}</ref> but was not animated or produced until after the series became popular. Instead, the ''Space Ghost'' episode was initially rewritten as "Kentucky Nightmare", while the trio, along with Carl, debuted in "]", the pilot episode of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''. A full season consisting of 16 episodes, including "Rabbot", was put into production shortly thereafter. The series was one of Adult Swim's most popular shows.<ref name="dvd">{{Cite AV media \|title=Audio commentary \|medium=DVD}}</ref>
	===Other characters===
	'''Dr. Weird''' (voiced by ]) is a senile ] who lives in an ] on the rainy shores of southern New Jersey. Dressed in a colorful outfit reminiscent of ] ]s, complete with glass space helmet, he starts shows by presenting his latest creation with his ] "Gentlemen, behold!" to his lone ] Steve. His nonsensical inventions include a giant ] ] called "Rabbot" and a ]-making machine. Aside from simply inventing things, he has done various things to himself or other people. He has spliced his roomate's ] with that of a pork chop, made love to a ], and filled his own body with ] sauce.

			In early episodes, the trio was identified by Master Shake as the Aqua Teen Hunger Force, which solved crimes for money. After a few episodes, this premise and the characters' use of the name were dropped. The premise was a trick that had been added to appease ] executives, who "didn't want to air a show about food just going around and doing random things".<ref name="dvd" /> In the show, Frylock says they stopped fighting crime because "that wasn't making us a whole lot of money".<ref name="ep_kidney">Spoken dialogue in Kidney Car</ref>
	'''Steve''' (voiced by ]) is Dr. Weird's assistant. ], wearing a lab coat, and frequently holding a ], Steve is aware of Dr. Weird's insanity, but he remains his assistant nonetheless. Steve has been the victim of ] mating and a ], among other misadventures.

			===Writing and direction===
	'''Carl Brutananadilewski''' (voiced by ]) is the Aqua Teen Hunger Force's neighbor. Balding, ], profusely hairy, and usually wearing a ] chain, white ], pocketless sweatpants, and green ]s, Carl embodies the undateable man. This is reflected in his intense interest in ], 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 ] in his backyard and a red ] 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 ], ], having his ] peeled off, and other such horrors.
			Every episode of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' was written and ] by series creators ] and ] and produced by ]. Much of the dialogue was supplemented with ad-libs and improvisation by the voice talent.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|title=Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Interview, September 22, 2003 \|url=http://www.flakmag.com/features/aquateen.html \|url-status=live \|magazine=] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615235548/http://www.flakmag.com/features/aquateen.html \|archive-date=June 15, 2006 \|access-date=June 15, 2006}}</ref> The show was fully scripted but ad-libs are included in the final recordings and the shows are animated to include this improvisation. Many of the crew and cast members formerly worked on '']''.<ref name="vanguard" />

			==={{anchor\|List of alternative titles for Aqua Teen Hunger Force}}{{anchor\|alternative titles}}{{anchor\|alternate titles}}Alternative titles===
	'''The Mooninites''', Ignignokt (voiced by ]) and Err (voiced by ]), are two-dimensional inhabitants of the ]. Their apperance is reminiscent of ] ]s, and they make sounds from ] and ] 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 ]s (including ], drinking ], and "shooting ]"). The Mooninites have only one apparent super power: they can join together and fire the "Quad ]", a large, red, extremely slow-moving (and easily dodgeable) square video-game bullet.
			{\| class="wikitable floatright"
			\|+Alternative titles
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			! Alternative title
			! Season
			! Original season run
			\|-
			\| '']''
			\| 8
			\| May 8, 2011 – July 24, 2011
			\|-
			\| '']''
			\| 9
			\| June 24, 2012 – August 26, 2012
			\|-
			\| '']''
			\| 10
			\| August 11, 2013 – October 20, 2013
			\|-
			\| '']''
			\| 11
			\| June 21, 2015 – August 30, 2015
			\|}

			In 2011, for the ], the series' title was changed to ''Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1'';<ref name=season8/> Maiellaro later explained that he and Willis were getting bored with the former title and wanted to "come up with a new fresh open and a whole new show, just to try it out".<ref name="season8No2">{{cite web \|last=Ohanesian \|first=Liz \|date=May 7, 2011 \|title=Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1: Are the Characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force Really Moving to Seattle? \|url=http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/2011/05/aqua_unit_patrol_squad_1.php \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822222822/http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/2011/05/aqua_unit_patrol_squad_1.php \|archive-date=August 22, 2011 \|access-date=August 7, 2011 \|publisher=LAWeekly}}</ref> Despite the title change there were virtually no changes to the show's characters or tone. In 2012 Maiellaro announced that each subsequent season would have a ], making it a ].<ref name="Maiellaroonalternativetitles">{{cite web \|last=Sunu \|first=Steve \|date=January 27, 2012 \|title=Matt Maiellaro on "Knobodys" & "Aqua Teens" \|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36664 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825200733/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36664 \|archive-date=August 25, 2012 \|access-date=January 27, 2012 \|website=Comic Book Resources}}</ref> Willis later said the alternate titles were just an unsuccessful stunt to generate buzz.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Willis \|first=Dave \|author-link=Dave Willis \|date=2015-06-17 \|title=I am Dave Willis, co-creator of Aqua Teen Hunger Force...AMA! \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3a3itv/i_am_dave_willis_cocreator_of_aqua_teen_hunger/cs90rlh/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224055517/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3a3itv/i_am_dave_willis_cocreator_of_aqua_teen_hunger/cs90rlh/ \|archive-date=December 24, 2016 \|access-date=2016-12-10 \|website=]}}</ref>
	'''MC PEEPants''' (voiced by ], a.k.a. mc chris) is a ] from ], who has come back to the Earth as a ] artist, initially in the form of an eight-foot-tall ] wearing a ] and later as a ], an ], and an ] on ]. He usually tries to take over the Earth using his music, but with little success.

			Each season that is branded under an alternate title features a different opening sequence and theme music written by different artists. On most television listings and digital download sites, the alternatively titled episodes are formally listed under their alternative titles, not as episodes of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''. On most legal digital downloading sites ], the first 7 seasons are presented as ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' while the alternatively titled seasons are listed separately and treated as if they were each a completely different, one-season series.{{citation needed\|date=April 2020}}
	'''The Plutonians''', Oglethorpe and Emory are two spiny ] creatures who are orange and green, respectively, and usually sport nothing but headbands. They want to eventually conquer the ], but instead spend more time devising bizarre, ill-advised ideas (such as using ] lights as ]s) and bickering with each other. They command a huge ] that they barely know how to fly. Oglethorpe speaks in a schlocky ] ] and conceives most of the asinine plans, while Emory acts more passive. Both are named after ] in ], making the characters even more ].

			===Voice actors===
	''See Also:'' ]
			{{see also\|List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters}}

			The main cast of the series consists of ] as ],<ref name="Master Shake">{{cite web \|last=Eason \|first=Jonas \|title=Master Shake's character page \|url=http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Aqua+Teen+Hunger+Force/Master+Shake \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902094125/http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Aqua%2BTeen%2BHunger%2BForce/Master%2BShake \|archive-date=September 2, 2011 \|access-date=May 15, 2011 \|publisher=Adult Swim}}</ref> ] as ],<ref name="Frylock">{{cite web \|last=Eason \|first=Jonas \|title=Frylock's character page \|url=http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Aqua+Teen+Hunger+Force/Frylock \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707090719/http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Aqua+Teen+Hunger+Force/Frylock \|archive-date=July 7, 2011 \|access-date=May 15, 2011 \|publisher=Adult Swim \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and series co-creator ] as both ] and ], as well as ].<ref name="Meatwad">{{cite web \|last=Eason \|first=Jonas \|title=Meatwad's character page \|url=http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Aqua+Teen+Hunger+Force/Meatwad \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707090714/http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Aqua+Teen+Hunger+Force/Meatwad \|archive-date=July 7, 2011 \|access-date=May 15, 2011 \|publisher=Adult Swim \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Carl">{{cite web \|last=Eason \|first=Jonas \|title=Carl's character page \|url=http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Aqua+Teen+Hunger+Force/Carl \|access-date=May 15, 2011 \|publisher=Adult Swim}}{{dead link\|date=January 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="IgnignoktGuide"> from ]. (archive)</ref> In addition to the main cast series co-creator ] voices ], ], ] and ].<ref name="ErrGuide"> from ]. (archive)</ref><ref name="GhostGuide"> from ]. (archive)</ref> Members of the main cast and Maiellaro also voice several minor and one-time characters in addition to their primary roles. All three main characters appear in almost every episode. They are all absent from the season five episode "Sirens" and the season ten episode "Spacecadeuce". In the season five episode "Robots Everywhere", Frylock and Master Shake only make brief unseen speaking cameos, while Meatwad is completely absent.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Sirens \|series=Aqua Teen Hunger Force \|network=Adult Swim \|date=January 27, 2008 \|season=5 \|number=3 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Spacecadunce">{{Cite episode \|title=Spacecadunce \|series=Aqua TV Show Show \|network=Adult Swim \|date=October 20, 2013 \|number=10 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Robots Everywhere \|series=Aqua Teen Hunger Force \|network=Adult Swim \|date=January 20, 2008 \|season=5 \|number=2 \|language=en}}</ref>
	==Episode list and original air dates==
	===Pre-season===
	*00. ]: '''Baffler Meal''' (], ]): Space Ghost has made a deal with the "Burger Trench" restaurant, and ends up regretting it when their mascots, the Aqua Teen Hunger Force, show up and try to steal the spotlight from him. Somehow, Colonial Man (Space's nemesis from a previous episode) is connected to this, and the future of ] hangs in the balance as Space Ghost decides what to do. Guest: ]
	*01. '''Rabbot''' (], ]): Pilot episode. Dr. Weird builds a titanic robotic rabbit, which happens to smash the Powerpuff Mall and (more importantly) Carl's car.

			Voiceover artist ] has made several appearances throughout the series. Lowe previously starred as ] in '']'' and the original incarnation of '']'', from which several cast and crew members moved on to work for ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''. Lowe made his first appearance in ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' in the season one episode "Mail Order Bride" and went on to make several other cameos. He had a prominent appearance as himself in the season four episode "Antenna", and reprised his role as Space Ghost for a quick appearance in '']''. Lowe was later considered a member of the main cast in 2011 during '']''; he announced the title of each episode and continued to make cameos. Lowe later made another prominent appearance in the '']'' episode "Rocket Horse and Jet Chicken".
	===Season one===
	*02. '''Escape from Leprechaupolis''' (], ]): ]s steal a rainbow-creating device for use in a conspiracy to steal shoes.
	*03. '''Bus of the Undead''' (], ]): A ] (voiced by ]) escapes from Dr. Weird's lair and threatens the Aqua Teens. Master Shake suspects him to be ] and, later, believes a ] to be haunted by Dracula's ], a reverse ] (they crave the ], and come from 'Tansylvania').
	*04. '''Mayhem of the Mooninites''' (], ]): First episode featuring the Mooninites, ]-esque creatures with the pathological intent to corrupt Meatwad.
	*05. '''Balloonenstein''' (], ]): Meatwad gets the supernatural ability to control ] from the dryer and accidentally creates a giant electric ]. Apparently, Meatwad can live without a brain, but he constantly forgets what he was doing.
	*06. '''Space Conflict from Beyond Pluto''' (], ]): Premiere episode of the Plutonians, inept aliens who unsuccessfully try to destroy the world.
	*07. '''Ol' Drippy''' (April 21, 2002): A benevolent entity made of mold inhabits the household and befriends Meatwad. Shake becomes jealous when everybody else likes Drippy over him.
	*08. '''Revenge of the Mooninites''' (], ]): The Mooninites acquire a magical belt that makes the literal meanings of the lyrics of ] songs come true.
	*09. '''MC P Pants''' (], ]): A rap star whom Meatwad idolizes named "MC P Pants" (satirizing youth rap artists such as ] and ]) turns out to be an ] spider and has put subliminal messages in his songs to make people eat ], so he can use their blood sugar to power a drill to unleash ]s from ] to run a massive diet pill pyramid scheme.

			Series animator ], known for his interpretation of ] in various shows and specials, provided the voices of both Dr. Weird and Steve during the ] for the first two seasons and "]". Croker also voiced several birds in the season seven episode "Eggball". ] has portrayed Oglethorpe alongside ] as Emory in several episodes. Merrill is also well known for his interpretation of ] in several shows and specials and provided the voice of Merle in "Escape from Leprechaupolis" and "The Last One". ], who has a history of voicing characters on Adult Swim programs, has provided the voice of MC Pee Pants in several episodes. Chris also provided the voice of eight-year-old Carl in "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" and returned for a musical role in the season seven episode "]" after a long absence. ] joined the recurring cast with the introduction of his character Wongburger in the season four episode "Dickesode". With the exception of Tommy Blacha, the entire recurring cast reprised their roles in ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters''.
	===Season two===
	*10. '''Dumber Dolls''' (], ]): A ] ] named "Happy Time Harry" (voiced by ]) makes Meatwad melancholy.
	*11. '''Bad Replicant''' (], ]): The Plutonians unsuccessfully try to ] Master Shake, creating an abomination with a ] protruding from its abdomen, as part of their plan to "de-]" Earth.
	*12. '''Circus''' (], ]): Master Shake sells Meatwad to a ], which is under the ownership of the ] of ].
	*13. '''Love Mummy''' (], ]): A ] gets Frylock to pander to its every command with the threat of a curse.
	*14. '''Dumber Days''' (], ]): Meatwad discovers his ] is a cat toy and decides to purchase a new one that makes him super-intelligent.
	*15. '''Interfection''' (], ]): Master Shake and Meatwad use Frylock's computer to access a ], causing the house to be haunted by giant material pop-up ads, controlled by an Internet deity named "The Wwwyzzerdd".
	*16. '''PDA''' (], ]): Master Shake accuses a tar monster of stealing his ], only to have us discover that the tar monster, Romulox, is a pretentious yuppie.
	*17. '''Mail Order Bride''' (], ]): A ] special involving Master Shake and Carl's purchase of a ] from ]. Featuring ] as the wedding DJ.
	*18. '''Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future''' (], ]): A parody of ] involving the Ghost of Christmas past visiting Carl (in February), only to be a ]-esque cyborg who tells rambling incoherent stories about a ] ] ape and alien ] from ]. This episode features ].

			Various comedians, athletes, and other celebrities have made guest appearances, usually credited under pseudonyms due to the series originally using non-union voice talent.
	===Season three===
	*19. '''Super Birthday Snake''' (], ]): Meatwad gets a rabbit, but Shake gets him a snake instead who ends up eating them both.
	*20. '''Super Hero''' (], ]): Shake wishes to become a superhero, so he obtains several vats of radioactive liquid to splash upon himself. Instead of becoming "The Drizzle," he quickly begins melting and deforming as the radioactive materials start affecting him.
	*21. '''Super Bowl''' (], ]): Meatwad wins two tickets to the ]. A fight ensues between Carl and Shake on who will be the one to accompany Meatwad. In the end, Meatwad goes to the Super Bowl alone, only to realize he went to a farm and not the Super Bowl.
	*22. '''Super Computer''' (], ]): Frylock develops a spherical super computer/] that he calls the OoGhiJ MIQtxxXA (] for "superior galactic intelligence"), which goes back in time and ends up in the hands of a very well-educated caveman, Oog.
	*23. '''Supermodel''' (], ]): Master Shake travels to ] for plastic surgery because he can't afford to have it done in the United States. Meatwad plays mind-games on Shake and convinces him to get more surgery done, some of which is administered by Carl's friend who works on "cars, sometimes faces". Eventually Shake discards his dream of becoming an underwear/jeans model and Frylock performs home surgery on Shake in order to restore him as best as possible to his original state.
	*24. '''Super Spore''' (], ]): An alien creature named Travis of the Cosmos takes over Shake's body and tries to get a job.
	*25. '''Super Sirloin''' (], ]): Meatwad listens continuously to "4 Da Shorteez" by Sir Loin. Meatwad deprives Master Shake and Frylock of food in order to highlight the hunger felt by children across the world. However, the Aqua Teens discover that Sir Loin is actually MC Pee Pants ] as a cow.
	*26. '''Super Squatter''' (], ]): Master Shake forgets to pay the bills, and the Aqua Teens lose the use of their utilities. Shake then visits Carl uninvited and decides to stay indefinitely after Carl accidentally shoots himself in the foot and is unable to move. Meatwad and Frylock eventually take him to the hospital where his HMO doctor sews his foot to his forehead because he wasn't sure how to approach the situation.
	*27. '''The Meat Zone''' (], ]): Meatwad begins having visions of spoiled chocolate milk and the garbage being stinky, and Shake and Meatwad begin believing that Meatwad can predict the future. Shake makes Meatwad give him the winning lottery numbers only to pick different numbers because Frylock thinks it is a sham. Meatwad's numbers turn out to be correct. Shake brings Meatwad to Carl so that he can predict Carl's future, but when Meatwad is unable to see anything, Shake makes up a prediction that Carl's property rests over a large oil deposit. Meatwad's premonitions actually derive from consuming Frylock's caulk. Meanwhile, Carl drills for oil but hits his septic tank.
	*28. '''Super Trivia''' (], ]): Frylock, along with Shake, Meatwad, and a very reluctant Carl, try to defeat Wayne "The Main Brain" McClane at a game of bar trivia.
	*29. '''Universal Remonster''' (], ]): Emory and Oglethorpe travel across space and time through the "Fargate" (which is actually a copy of the ]) to steal the Aqua Teens' cable. In order to control which channel they watch, they use the Universal Remonster, a small robot made of several remote controls.
	*30. '''Total Re-Carl''' (], ]): Carl's body is destroyed by an environmentally-safe toilet, and only his head remains. The Aqua Teens attempt to acquire and construct new bodies to resurrect their fallen neighbor.
	*31. '''Revenge of the Trees''' (], ]): Shake attempts to flash-fry an entire cow and dumps the oil into a forest. It turns out that the trees are sentient, and they capture Carl and use his skin as ]. Shake is put to trial with Frylock as a ], but they end up burning the forest down.
	*32. '''Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary''' (], ]): It's Meatwad's birthday! Shake can't stand "Happy Birthday", so he has a new heavy-metal song commissioned... then he has to figure out how to pay for it. ] guest-stars.
	*33. '''The Shaving''' (], ]): It's Halloween and the Aqua Teen Hunger Force discover a "monster" in their attic: A giant spider who shaves every two days. Shake makes fun of him, then tries to toughen him up to scare people, but the best the spider can muster is holding his electric razor and repeating "The shaving!" over and over. Shake connects a huge generator to Carl's doorknob to "scare" him by killing him, but he accidentally electrocutes himself. In the end they all go to see the spider in the attic and find several dozen dead corpses. The spider then helps itself to Carl's "juice" (blood).
	*34. '''The Broodwich''' (], ]): Shake discovers an underground cavern where the Broodwich, a cursed sandwich, rests. Every bite sends him to a hell-like place for a few seconds. By taking out the sun-dried tomatoes, he avoids being sent to hell forever. (One has to consume the entire Broodwich in order to go to hell forever.) However, the devil who has been speaking to them gives Shake "free brain surgery," after which he makes Shake eat the tomatoes, thus condemning him to hell forever.
	*35. '''Kidney Car''' (], ]): Master Shake destroys Carl's car in a ]. Meatwad gets the car as a donation, and fights with Shake over who will get to use it.
	*36. '''The Cubing''' (], ]): The "wisdom cube", a ] from outer space, comes to the Aqua Teens' yard. It claims to have all of the wisdom in the universe, but it does little to reinforce its claim. Instead, it spends its time telling boring stories and making lame ] gags while ruining good ones (e.g., ] clubs do not have ten-pound balls).
	*37. '''Frat Aliens''' (], ]): DP and Skeeter, two aliens from a stereotypical ] land in the Aqua Teens' backyard (one of them repeatedly mentions that his father "owns a dealership"), and they prove to be nuisances.
	*38. '''The Clowning''' (], ]): Carl gets a wig containing alien DNA that turns him into a clown.
	*39. '''The Dressing''' (], ]): The Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future returns as a robotic turkey to speak of Thanksgiving in the future.
	*40. '''The The''' (], ]): Frylock moves out because of Shake and Meatwad's careless housekeeping.
	*41. '''The Cloning''' (], ]): Due to excess ], the Aqua Teens' new TV is evil and depicts images of Frylock killing Shake, Meatwad, and Carl. Shake then proceeds to attempt to clone one-dollar bills.
	*42. '''The Last (Expletive Deleted) One of 2003''', or simply '''The Last One''' (], ]): The Mooninites assemble a league of villains from previous episodes to exact revenge on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

			The twelfth season featured ], ], ], ] and ]. Unlike the first eleven seasons, the twelfth season is unionized under ].
	===Season four===
	*43. '''Video Ouija''' (], ]): Shake attempts to commit suicide to haunt Meatwad through a ] entitled ''Video Ouija''. A ] is hired to bring Shake back to life, but he turns out he can only revive chickens.
	*44. '''Unremarkable Voyage''' (], ]): Frylock acquires a gun which allows him to shrink or enlarge any object he fires at. He uses it to build a huge computer chip then shrink it. However, Meatwad eats it, and Frylock must recover it from inside.
	*45. '''Remooned''' (], ]): Ignignokt and Err travel to Earth to cash a check, and they coerce Master Shake and Meatwad to assist them. This episode also reveals the spelling of Carl's last name, which is Brutananadilewski according to his ID.
	*46. '''Gee Whiz''' (], ]): A billboard with the face of a famous religious icon seems to have given Meatwad the gift of child. Special Guests: ], ]
	*47. '''eDork''' (], ]): Shake's eHelmet is loaded with superfluous gadgets, but somehow an add-on player piano isn't enough to satisfy his lust for convenience.
	*48. '''Little Brittle''' (], ]): MC P Pants returns from hell as an elderly rapping phenomenon. This time, he wants vampires to bite him so he'll become one. According to Adult Swim, this episode was his final one.
	*49. '''Robositter''' (], ]): After Meatwad gets into the medicine cabinet while under Carl's supervision, Frylock creates a robotic babysitter to take care of him.
	*50. '''Moon Master''' (], ]): Only true Moon Masters can pass the third level of the Mooninites' video game.
	*51. '''Dusty Gozongas''' (], ]): The hottest stripper at the Wild Wild Chest creates tension between Shake and Carl. Although credited as Veronica Billingsley, Dusty Gozongas is clearly voiced by Scott Thompson of ] fame.
	*52. '''Diet''': With a case of beer on the line, Meatwad, Shake, and Carl battle to see who can lose the most weight.
	*53. '''T-Shirt of the Living Dead''': An ancient Egyptian t-shirt gives Meatwad unfathomable powers. Special guest appearance by ].
	*54. '''Hypno-Germ''': When Hypno-Germs invade Shake's brain, they put on a theatrical disaster inside his head.
	*55. '''Carl''': Carl is left to babysit Dewey, Vanessa, and Boxy Brown while the Aqua Teens are away on vacation in ]

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			===Theme music===
	Volume One (released ], ]) 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.
			] ] performed the ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' ] used in the first seven seasons. An extended remix version of the theme was used in the 2007 film adaptation and in the soundtrack for the 2011 video game '']''. After a multi-year absence, Schoolly D returned for the season seven episode "Rabbot Redux", performing a different theme song used exclusively in that episode. The special intro to "Rabbot Redux" featured the exact animation used in the regular intro.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212646/http://video.adultswim.com/aqua-teen-hunger-force/new-open.html \|date=October 29, 2013 }} the intro sequence used exclusively in "Rabbot Redux," with two versions used - the original for the theme and an alternate mixed used in the episode's end.</ref> Each subsequent season featured a different theme song by a different artist with a different animated intro. The eighth season was written and performed by ] and ].<ref name=season8/> Schoolly D returned for the season nine intro for ''Aqua Something You Know Whatever'', writing and performing it with ]. The season 10 theme song was produced by ], an artist with a long history of being featured in Adult Swim's ].<ref name="SPINlink">{{cite web \|last=Martins \|first=Chris \|date=April 23, 2013 \|title=Flying Lotus Writing New 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' Theme Song Also: Mac Miller rhymes well over FlyLo's "S.D.S." beat \|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/04/flying-lotus-aqua-teen-hunger-force-theme-song-mac-miller-sds/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722033410/http://www.spin.com/2013/04/flying-lotus-aqua-teen-hunger-force-theme-song-mac-miller-sds/ \|archive-date=July 22, 2015 \|access-date=July 23, 2013 \|publisher=SPIN}}</ref> Every episode features an opening sequence, with the rare exceptions of the season two episode "The Last One", the season nine episode "The Granite Family", and the season ten episode "Spacecadeuce".<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=The Last One \|series=Aqua Teen Hunger Force \|network=Adult Swim \|date=December 31, 2003 \|season=2 \|number=24 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode \|title=The Granite Family \|series=Aqua Something You Know Whatever \|network=Adult Swim \|date=July 22, 2012 \|number=5 \|language=en}}</ref>

			===Cold openings===
	Volume Two (released ], ]) 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.
			During the first two seasons, episodes ] with a glimpse into the laboratory of Dr. Weird. He and his assistant Steve use the first several seconds of the show to create ]s, ]s, and various things. In earlier episodes of the first season, the monsters or creations usually form the basis of the plot, but as the crime-fighting element of the program disappeared, the Dr. Weird segment became a ] opening gag.

			In the third season, the Dr. Weird openings were replaced with segments from the pilot episode of ''Spacecataz'', an unaired ] created by Willis and Maiellaro. Six episodes were planned for production, but Adult Swim felt there was little that could be made into five more episodes since all the characters were destroyed at the end of the pilot, despite the parent series being predominantly not ].<ref name="dvdfour">{{Cite AV media \|title=Audio commentary for "Little Brittle": Volume Four \|medium=DVD}}</ref> These segments featured the Mooninites and Plutonians trading insults, gestures, and practical jokes. The full ''Spacecataz'' pilot is available as a special feature on the Volume Four DVD box set.<ref name="amazon_productdetails"> on ]</ref> The Mooninites appear to outsmart the Plutonians for much of the series including tagging the Plutonians' ship and reversing a prank that involved 50 million large pizzas.
	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".

			Cold openings were eliminated starting with the fourth-season premiere, "Dirtfoot". A one-off cold opening featuring Dr. Weird and Steve was used once again in the season eight premiere "]".
	==See also==

	*]
			===Cancellation===
			{{see also\|Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever}}

			In 2015, it was announced that Adult Swim had cancelled ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''.<ref name="Huffington">{{Cite news \|last=Goodman \|first=Jessica \|title='Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever' Will Be The Show's Final Season \|work=] \|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/27/aqua-teen-hunger-force-final-season_n_7153218.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=June 22, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714083007/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/27/aqua-teen-hunger-force-final-season_n_7153218.html \|archive-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref> The cancellation went against the wishes of Willis and Maiellaro, who first learned about it from the animation studio, ], halfway through the production of the ].<ref name="C2CE"> posted on Twitch</ref><ref name="Paste">{{Cite magazine \|last=Martin \|first=Garrett \|title=The Life and Death of Aqua Teen Hunger Force \|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/06/aqua-teen-hunger-force-forever.html \|url-status=live \|magazine=] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620140503/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/06/aqua-teen-hunger-force-forever.html \|archive-date=June 20, 2015 \|access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> Willis said that Adult Swim president ] made the decision to end the series because "he was ready to move on from it".<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213161537/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3a3itv/i_am_dave_willis_cocreator_of_aqua_teen_hunger/cs907ni \|date=December 13, 2015 }} on ]</ref> The double-length episode "The Last One Forever and Ever (For Real This Time) (We Fucking Mean It)" was falsely promoted as the ] and aired on August 23, 2015. The actual series finale, "]", was quietly released early online on August 26 before airing four days later, with virtually no advertisement. At the time of its conclusion, ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' was Adult Swim's longest-running original series.

			====Animation====
			The first 11 seasons were created using ] images, animated using ], and edited using ]. Beginning with season 12, the series is animated by ].

			====Revival====
			During an interview about the series' cancellation, Maiellaro said there are no plans to revive ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'', but that it could return someday.<ref>{{cite web \|date=July 20, 2015 \|title='Aqua Teen Hunger Force' Creators Talk Cancellation, Weirdness \|url=http://news.wabe.org/post/aqua-teen-hunger-force-creators-talk-cancellation-weirdness \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010190842/http://news.wabe.org/post/aqua-teen-hunger-force-creators-talk-cancellation-weirdness \|archive-date=October 10, 2016 \|access-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2017, Adult Swim was asked why they don't make more episodes, to which they responded "we might" via a ].

			In April 2022, Adult Swim began uploading ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' shorts under the name ''Aquadonk Side Pieces'' to their YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web \|date=April 18, 2022 \| title='NEW: The Return of Handbanana Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Aquadonk Side Pieces - adult swim \| website=] \|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZVPXbl6lDIs \|access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> These shorts are often less than four minutes and center around the villains in the show, with all original voice actors reprising their roles. In December 2022, Maiellaro announced in an interview that he and Dave Willis were working on five new Aqua Teen scripts.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Neeley \|first1=Ronnie \|date=12 December 2022 \|title=Matt Maiellaro Interview {{!}} ATHF Co-Creator, Voice of Err and Markula \|url=https://www.dancingisforbidden.com/e/matt-maiellaro/ \|access-date=11 October 2023 \|website=Dancing Is Forbidden \|publisher=Dancing Is Forbidden: An Aqua Teen Hunger Force Exploration}}</ref> A month later, Adult Swim officially announced the five episodes as the show's twelfth season.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Campione \|first1=Katie \|title=Adult Swim Orders Five New Episodes Of 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' \|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/adult-swim-orders-new-episodes-aqua-teen-hunger-force-season-12-1235241083/ \|website=Deadline \|publisher=Deadline Hollywood \|access-date=28 February 2023 \|date=25 January 2023}}</ref>

			==Episodes==
			{{main\|List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes}}
			{{:List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes}}

			==Films==
			===''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters'' (2007)===
			{{Main\|Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters}}

			A feature film based on the show, '']'', was released on April 13, 2007. The movie follows the origins of the Aqua Teens, which includes an ], ] of the band ], a watermelon slice named Walter Melon, and an appearance by a heavy metal band ] in the opening sequence. The film also introduces a fourth Aqua Teen, a ] named Chicken Bittle (voiced by ]). The Plutonians and the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future, recurring characters, both make appearances in the movie, as well as the Mooninites, Dr. Weird and MC Pee Pants (this being his last appearance in the series).<ref>{{cite web \|title=Ain't It Cool News \|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24061 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301103853/http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24061 \|archive-date=March 1, 2007 \|access-date=March 22, 2007}}</ref>

			===''Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm'' (2022)===
			{{Main\|Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm}}

			In a 2010 interview, staff members of ] stated that a sequel entitled ''Death Fighter'' was in production, and mentioned the possibility that the film might be made in ]. When asked if the film was designed for a theatrical release, a Radical Axis staff member responded yes, but stated: "We're not sure if we have a distributor yet", though this was then followed by the statement that "Adult Swim will never make another movie ever again".<ref>{{cite web \|last=Daniels \|first=Hunter \|date=July 30, 2010 \|title=Radical Axis Interview Comic-Con; CEO Scott Fry, VP of Production Craig Hartin and Animation Director Todd Redner \|website=] \|url=http://collider.com/radical-axis-interview-comic-con-ceo-scott-fry-vp-production-craig-hartin-animation-director-todd-redner/41207/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425230947/http://collider.com/radical-axis-interview-comic-con-ceo-scott-fry-vp-production-craig-hartin-animation-director-todd-redner/41207 \|archive-date=April 25, 2011 \|access-date=August 26, 2011}}</ref>

			By 2014, the script for ''Death Fighter'' had been completed and approved; however, Willis indirectly stated that the project was scrapped, soon after announcing the show's cancellation.<ref name="C2CE" /> He later mentioned on ] that it would cost $3.4 million to produce, and expressed interest in doing a ] to fund it.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102164152/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3a3itv/i_am_dave_willis_cocreator_of_aqua_teen_hunger/cs913g9#cs913g9 \|date=November 2, 2015 }} on ]</ref> A new film was confirmed to be in production in May 2021, no other details have been confirmed other than it will be a ] film.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Milligan \|first=Mercedes \|date=May 12, 2021 \|title=Adult Swim Greenlights 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force,' 'Metalocalypse' & 'The Venture Bros.' Original Movies \|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/adult-swim-greenlights-aqua-teen-hunger-force-metalocalypse-the-venture-bros-original-movies/ \|access-date=May 12, 2021 \|website=]}}</ref>

			On May 12, 2021, Adult Swim confirmed the production of three new original films, including a new ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' film to make exclusive debuts on ] following a physical/VOD release.<ref>{{cite web \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|date=May 12, 2021 \|title=Adult Swim Has Three Movies In The Works For 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force', 'The Venture Bros.' & 'Metalocalypse' \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/adult-swim-movies-for-aqua-teen-hunger-force-metalocalypse-the-venture-bros-1234754652/ \|access-date=May 12, 2021 \|website=]}}</ref>

			On November 14, 2021, it was announced the film would be released in 2022.<ref>{{cite web\|first1=Nick\|last1=Valdez\|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/aqua-teen-hunger-force-new-movie-release-2022-adult-swim/\|date=November 14, 2021\|title=New Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie Sets Release Window}}</ref>

			On May 18, 2022, it was revealed the film would be titled ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Plantasm''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/rick-and-morty-s06-aqua-teen-return-highlight-adult-swim-block-party/ \| title=Rick and Morty S06, Aqua Teen Return Highlight Adult Swim Block Party \| date=May 18, 2022 }}</ref> It was changed to '']''. The film was released on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and digital on November 8, 2022.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Jason Price \|url=https://www.iconvsicon.com/2022/08/06/aqua-teen-forever-plantasm-all-new-original-film-set-to-drop-in-november/ \|title='Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm' â€" All-New Original Film Set To Drop In November! \|publisher=Icon Vs. Icon \|date=2022-04-13 \|accessdate=2022-08-07}}</ref>

			==Broadcast==
			The pilot episode "Rabbot" originally aired on Cartoon Network on December 30, 2000, as part of a special preview of upcoming Adult Swim shows. Other shows in the preview block included '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref name="vanguard">{{cite web \|date=February 8, 2007 \|title=Welcome to Williams Street \|url=http://www.psuvanguard.com/2.4061/welcome-to-williams-street-1.311737 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715134221/http://www.psuvanguard.com/2.4061/welcome-to-williams-street-1.311737 \|archive-date=July 15, 2011 \|access-date=March 5, 2007 \|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=The Daily Ghost Planet : The Past! \|url=http://lustforlunch.com/dgp/oldnews.htm#stealth \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011220040853/http://lustforlunch.com/dgp/oldnews.htm#stealth \|archive-date=December 20, 2001 \|access-date=January 22, 2011 \|publisher=Lustforlunch.com}}</ref> ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' later made its official debut on September 9, 2001, on Adult Swim, where the series has since aired exclusively, in the United States. The final episode "The Greatest Story Ever Told" made its television debut on August 30, 2015, after having been quietly released online four days earlier.

			===International broadcast===
			In Canada, ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' previously aired on ]'s ] block<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.awn.com/news/teletoon-unveils-2004-fall-lineup\|title = TELETOON Unveils 2004 Fall Lineup}}</ref> and later ]'s ] block.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://about.rogers.com/news-ideas/g4-launches-add-adult-digital-distraction/\|title=G4 Launches ADd - Adult Digital Distraction\|date=June 8, 2009}}</ref> The series currently airs on the ].<ref>{{cite web \|date=June 21, 2012 \|title=TELETOON Canada Inc. Announces Cartoon Network and Adult Swim Launch Schedules \|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/teletoon-canada-inc-announces-cartoon-network-and-adult-swim-launch-schedules-510410361.html \|website=Newswire}}</ref>

			In Australia, it began airing on ] starting April 2013, but ceased airing, and returned in July 2016 as part of a version of ] on ], with the series airing from the beginning.

			==Merchandise==
			Several pieces of ] have been made for the series, including ], ]s, ]s, ], and ] featuring characters in the series. Master Shake and Carl ] costumes for adults were also available. There was also a series of collectible ] and ] available along with car decals. Several pieces of custom merchandise were available on the Adult Swim Shop before the site quietly shut down in March 2012. ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Colon the Soundtrack'', the soundtrack to the film, was released in stores on April 10, 2007. On November 3, 2009, a ] sung by characters from the show was released entitled ''Have Yourself a Meaty Little Christmas'' was released in stores.

			In September 2010, Adult Swim Shop introduced a full scale, functioning ] in the likeness of Meatwad at a cost of $70,000. The purchase includes a piloted, one-hour ride anywhere in the continental United States, and the buyer got to keep it although a pilot's license would be required to actually fly it. The balloon was the most expensive item on Adult Swim Shop, surpassing the '']'' "Dethklok Fountain" fountain, which was released early in 2010 for $40,000.<ref name="HOTAIR">{{cite web \|last=Fallon \|first=Sean \|date=September 17, 2010 \|title=Holy Crap: Adult Swim Actually Selling a $70,000 Meatwad Hot Air Balloon \|url=http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/adult-swim-actually-selling-a-70000-meatwad-hot-air-balloon/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025021525/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/adult-swim-actually-selling-a-70000-meatwad-hot-air-balloon/ \|archive-date=October 25, 2012 \|access-date=July 24, 2013 \|publisher=Nerd Approved}}</ref> The hot air balloon is no longer available.

			===Home releases===
			The first eight seasons have been released and distributed on ] in volumes by ]. Each set was also released in ] and by ] in ]. The movie was released on a DVD set titled ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters for DVD'', with the season four episode "Deleted Scenes" included as a special feature on August 17, 2007. The season five episode "Robots Everywhere" was also released as a special feature on the '']'' video game on November 5, 2007, months prior to its official television debut on January 20, 2008. The first eleven seasons with the exception of the episodes "Boston" and "Shake Like Me" and the film '']'' were released in a 20-disc DVD collection on September 20, 2022, as ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Baffler Meal Complete Collection''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/adult-swim-satisfies-cravings-with-aqua-teen-hunger-force-the-baffler-meal-complete-collection/ \| title=Adult Swim Satisfies Cravings with 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Baffler Meal Complete Collection' \| date=May 11, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/news-bytes-marcel-cracks-bo-top-10-animation-museum-funding-new-aqthf-baffler-meal-set-date-more/\| title=News Bytes: 'Marcel' Cracks BO Top 10, Animation Museum Funding, New 'AQTHF: Baffler Meal' Set Date & More \| date=July 11, 2022}}</ref> It was the first time that seasons 9-11 have been released on DVD. The episode "Shake Like Me" is not included on the DVD due to its use of ], similar to its removal from rerun rotations and ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Adult Swim Confirms Controversial Episodes Of Aqua Teen Hunger Force And More Were Removed From Streaming\|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2555797/adult-swim-confirms-controversial-episodes-of-aqua-teen-hunger-force-and-more-were-removed-from-streaming\|first=Nick\|last=Venable\|work=CinemaBlend\|date=September 30, 2020\|access-date=December 27, 2020}}</ref> A second movie, '']'', was released on Blu-ray and 4K on November 20, 2022.<ref>{{cite web \|first1=Toussaint\|last1=Egan\|url=https://www.polygon.com/23343178/aqua-teen-forever-plantasm-trailer-release-date-adult-swim\| title=Frylock, Meatwad, and Master Shake return to the big (see: small) screen in Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm this November \| website=] \|date=September 8, 2022}}</ref>

			With the exception of the season four episode "Deleted Scenes", episodes of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' are also available on ], the ], and ], with seasons five and up available in ] on iTunes and the Xbox Live Marketplace, and with seasons six up on Amazon Video.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008222119/https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/aqua-teen-hunger-force-season/id259559328 \|date=October 8, 2013 }} at ].</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100935/http://video.xbox.com/tv-season/aqua-teen-hunger-force/season-8/aeb3cf7c-39c6-4321-8b08-468f133a68d2 \|date=May 18, 2015 }} at the ].</ref><ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915162346/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00132K2W0?redirect=true \|date=September 15, 2018 }} at ].</ref> The movie is also available in HD and SD on the Xbox Live Marketplace.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100949/http://video.xbox.com/tv-episode/aqua-teen-hunger-force/season-0/aqua-teen-hunger-force-colon-movie-film-for-theatres/4e23e9e9-4cf9-4ee7-92bf-53812974ccf3 \|date=May 18, 2015 }} at ].</ref> The season five episode "Boston" has never been released in any form of home media.<ref name=Bostonepisodeinterview/>

			The series has been made available for ] streaming on ], as part of a deal made with Hulu and Turner Broadcasting.<ref name="HuluTurner">{{Cite magazine \|last=Spangler \|first=Todd \|title=Hulu Pacts With Turner for Exclusive Rights to Cartoon, Adult Swim, TNT, TBS Shows \|url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/hulu-turner-cartoon-adult-swim-tnt-tbs-1201478327/ \|url-status=live \|magazine=] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518175900/http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/hulu-turner-cartoon-adult-swim-tnt-tbs-1201478327/ \|archive-date=May 18, 2015 \|access-date=May 11, 2015}}</ref> Every episode from all seasons is available for streaming<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095353/http://www.hulu.com/grid/aqua-teen-hunger-force?video_type=episode \|date=May 18, 2015}}</ref> at ]. As of May 27, 2020, the series is also available on ], with the exception of the episodes "Boston" and "Shake Like Me".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/hbo-max-tv-shows-movies-originals-list\|title = HBO Max: All the TV Shows, Movies and Originals You Can Stream Now - IGN\|date = May 27, 2020}}</ref>
			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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			\|+''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' home video releases
			! colspan=4 rowspan=2\|Season
			! rowspan=2\|Episodes
			! Release date
			\|-
			! Region 1
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			! rowspan=2 style="background:#884400"\| \|\| colspan=2 rowspan=2\|]
			\| rowspan=2\|2000–02 \|\| rowspan=2\|18 \|\| November 18, 2003
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			\| rowspan=2\|July 20, 2004
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			\| rowspan=2\|2003 \|\| rowspan=2\|24
			\|-
			\| November 16, 2004
			\|-
			! style="background:#9BC650"\| \|\| colspan=2\|]
			\| 2004 \|\| 13 \|\| December 6, 2005
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			! style="background:#FFF641"\| \|\| colspan=2\|]
			\| 2005–06 \|\| 13 \|\| January 29, 2008
			\|-
			! style="background:#00a2c8"\| \|\| colspan=2\|]
			\| 2008 \|\| 10 \|\| rowspan=2\|December 16, 2008 <small>(excluded "Boston")</small>
			\|-
			! rowspan="2" style="background:silver;"\| \|\| colspan=2 rowspan=2\|]
			\| rowspan=2\|2009 \|\| rowspan=2\|10
			\|-
			\| rowspan=2\|June 1, 2010
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			! rowspan="2" style="background:tan;"\| \|\| colspan=2 rowspan=2\|]
			\| rowspan=2\|2009–10 \|\| rowspan=2\|12
			\|-
			\| rowspan=2\|October 11, 2011
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			! style="background:#F7E39D"\| \|\| ]
			\| ''Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1'' \|\| 2011 \|\| 10
			\|-
			! style="background:#52473C"\| \|\| ]
			\| ''Aqua Something You Know Whatever'' \|\| 2012 \|\| 10
			\| rowspan=3\| September 20, 2022
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			! style="background:#105A9D"\| \|\| ]
			\| ''Aqua TV Show Show'' \|\| 2013 \|\| 10
			\|-
			! style="background:#F2F2CE"\| \|\| ]
			\| ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever'' \|\| 2015 \|\| 9
			\|}

			===Video games===
			There have also been ] created based on the series. ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Destruct-O-Thon'', a ] based on the series, was published and released by ] games in 2004.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Buchanan \|first=Levi \|date=December 10, 2004 \|title=Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Destruct-o-Thon The Adult Swim cult heroes star in their first cellphone game. \|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/10/aqua-teen-hunger-force-destruct-o-thon \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083017/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/10/aqua-teen-hunger-force-destruct-o-thon \|archive-date=October 6, 2014 \|access-date=July 24, 2013 \|website=]}}</ref> In 2005 Oberon Games released ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Studio Shakedown'' for PC. ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am'', a ]/kart racing/fighting game, was developed by ] and published by ], and released for the ] on November 5, 2007. An online Flash game based on the series entitled ''The Worst Game Ever'' was released, but was eventually taken down.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902052008/http://games.adultswim.com/worst-game-ever-twitchy-online-game.html \|date=September 2, 2013 }} at Adult Swim Games.</ref> A game entitled ''Carl's Freaking Strip Poker'' was also available on Adult Swim Games, but was eventually taken down.

			==Reception, influence, and legacy==
			In January 2009, ] listed the series as the 39th best in the Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows.<ref name="ign100">{{cite web \|date=January 23, 2009 \|title=39, Aqua Teen Hunger Force \|url=http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/39.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530064109/http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/39.html \|archive-date=May 30, 2010 \|access-date=July 14, 2010 \|website=IGN \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The series was nominated for ] in 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Awards for Aqua Teen Hunger Force \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297494/awards \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622145116/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297494/awards \|archive-date=June 22, 2015 \|access-date=July 14, 2010 \|website=]}}</ref> In 2011 Willis and Maiellaro received ] nominations for writing in the season eight episode, "The Creditor".<ref>{{cite web \|date=February 4, 2012 \|title=39th Annual Annie Nominations & Winners! \|url=http://annieawards.org/39th-annie-awards \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903093809/http://annieawards.org/39th-annie-awards \|archive-date=September 3, 2014 \|access-date=January 5, 2013 \|website=]s}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Giardina \|first=Carolyn \|title='Rango' Wins Annie Award for Best Animated Feature \|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/annie-awards-rango-jennifer-yuh-nelson-287137 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109205533/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/annie-awards-rango-jennifer-yuh-nelson-287137 \|archive-date=November 9, 2012 \|access-date=January 5, 2013 \|website=]\|date=February 4, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=DeMott \|first=Rick \|date=December 5, 2011 \|title=39th Annie Award Nominations Announced \|url=http://www.awn.com/news/people/39th-annie-award-nominations-announced/page/5,1 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203034653/http://www.awn.com/news/people/39th-annie-award-nominations-announced/page/5,1 \|archive-date=December 3, 2013 \|access-date=January 5, 2013 \|website=Animation World Network}}</ref> In 2019, IGN placed ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' 25th on their list of Top 25 Animated series for adults.<ref name="Top25IGN">{{cite web \|last=Fowler \|first=Matt \|date=July 15, 2013 \|title=The Top 25 Animated Series for Adults From caped crusaders to web-slingers to danger zones, here are the best animated shows to enjoy as a grown up. \|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/15/top-25-animated-shows-for-adults?page=2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722082915/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/15/top-25-animated-shows-for-adults?page=2 \|archive-date=July 22, 2013 \|access-date=July 23, 2013 \|website=]}}</ref>

			], best known for creating the '']'', has cited the show as an influence on ''Nerd'' as well as shaping his sense of humor.<ref>Archived at {{cbignore}} and the {{cbignore}}: {{cite web \|date=25 June 2020 \|title=Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Cinemassacre Review \|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=anxRp3ae0bs \|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fki5GjuIP-E&t=232s \| title=Top 5 TV Shows That I Love \| website=] \| date=August 8, 2022 }}</ref> ] Jason Gastrow, better known as ], has also cited the show as a comedic influence.<ref name="h3: Podcast">Archived at {{cbignore}} and the {{cbignore}}: {{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph5FR-RFhbg \|title=H3 Podcast #34 - VideoGameDunkey & Leah \|date=October 11, 2017 \|last=Klein, Ethan; Klein, Hila; Gastrow, Jason; Bee, Leah \|publisher=] \|access-date=July 5, 2019 \|format=]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

			===2007 Boston bomb scare===
			{{Main\|2007 Boston Mooninite panic}}
			The series received national attention in 2007 because of a publicity stunt that became known as the ]. On January 31, 2007, as part of a national ] campaign for the series, Peter Berdovsky and Sean Stevens installed ]-like ] displays depicting the Mooninites in eleven different cities: Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Austin, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. In Boston, the authorities considered the LEDs suspicious, prompting the closure of major roads and waterways for investigation. ] later admitted to placing the LEDs and apologized for the misunderstanding.

			Berdovsky and Stevens faced charges for "placing a hoax device and disorderly conduct"; in spite of the uproar, the two mocked the media and critics in interviews.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=February 1, 2007 \|title=Probe into Boston ad stunt chaos \|work=BBC News \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6319211.stm \|url-status=live \|access-date=February 1, 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202094028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6319211.stm \|archive-date=February 2, 2007}}</ref> All criminal charges were dropped in exchange for Berdovsky and Stevens apologizing during their court date and accepting a plea bargain that consisted of community service at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=May 11, 2007 \|title=Community service for defendants in Cartoon Network case \|work=Boston.com: Boston Globe website \|url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/05/defendants_in_c.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=February 4, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227062547/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/05/defendants_in_c.html \|archive-date=December 27, 2008}}</ref> Turner Broadcasting paid the ] $1 million to cover the investigation's cost and an additional $1 million for good will.<ref name="resign">{{Cite news \|date=February 5, 2007 \|title=Turner, 2nd firm to pay $2 million over scare \|work=NBC News \|agency=Associated Press \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16990202 \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 19, 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420214104/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/16990202/ \|archive-date=April 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|title=Cartoon Network Head Resigns After Scare \|work=ABC News \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=2863647 \|access-date=February 22, 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403040220/https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=2863647 \|archive-date=April 3, 2007}}</ref> This was designed to settle criminal and civil claims, while the general manager of Cartoon Network stepped down because of the incident. Of the eleven cities in which the displays were placed, only Boston saw them as a matter of concern. The installations had been up for weeks before the panic.<ref name="resign" />

			An ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' episode from ], "Boston", was produced as the series creators' response to the bomb scare, but Adult Swim pulled it to avoid further controversy.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=December 15, 2008 \|title=Exclusive Interview With Meatwad, Er, Dave Willis, Of 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' \|work=Starpulse.com \|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/Dee_Doyle/2008/12/15/starpulse_com_exclusive_interview_with_d \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 26, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115024706/http://www.starpulse.com/news/Dee_Doyle/2008/12/15/starpulse_com_exclusive_interview_with_d \|archive-date=November 15, 2010 \|df=mdy}}</ref> The episode has never aired or been formally released to the public legally in any format, though it was illegally leaked online in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Gonzales \|first=Dave \|date=April 10, 2015 \|title=Banned Aqua Teen Hunger Force Boston episode leaks online \|url=http://www.geek.com/news/banned-aqua-teen-hunger-force-boston-episode-leaks-online-1620022/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419095729/http://www.geek.com/news/banned-aqua-teen-hunger-force-boston-episode-leaks-online-1620022/ \|archive-date=April 19, 2015 \|access-date=11 May 2015 \|website=Geek.com \|publisher=Geek}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Staff \|first=Interrobang \|date=April 13, 2015 \|title=Banned Aqua Teen Hunger Force Episode Finally Sees The Light Of Day \|url=http://theinterrobang.com/banned-aqua-teen-hunger-force-episode-finally-sees-the-light-of-day/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523022417/http://theinterrobang.com/banned-aqua-teen-hunger-force-episode-finally-sees-the-light-of-day/ \|archive-date=May 23, 2015 \|access-date=11 May 2015 \|website=Interrobang.com \|publisher=Interrobang}}</ref>

			==References==
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	* ~~- A fansite with what seems to be the most information regarding~~ Aqua Teen Hunger Force		{{Wikiquote\|Aqua Teen Hunger Force\|<br />''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''}}
			* {{Official website\|http://www.adultswim.com/videos/aqua-teen-hunger-force/}}
	* - An interview with the creators of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''
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	* - Website based on the one seen in the "Total Re-Carl" episode
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			* {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828000958/http://www.kittenpants.org/35_doomsday/aquateen.asp \|date=August 28, 2010 \|title=The Kittenpants News }} – interview with Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro, December 5, 2004, on ].org
			* {{cite web \|title=Master Shake on New Movie \|url=http://www.fhmonline.com/articles-4323.asp \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207211842/http://www.fhmonline.com/articles-4323.asp \|archive-date=February 7, 2008 \|access-date=2007-05-02 \|df=mdy}} – interview with Master Shake, Dana Snyder, April 20, 2007
			* – interview with Master Shake, Dana Snyder, Part 1 April 2, 28, 2008
			* – interview with Master Shake, Dana Snyder, Part 2 April 2, 28, 2008
			* – interview with Dave Willis, December 12, 2008

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American adult animated television series

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
The series' main protagonists. From left to right: Master Shake, Meatwad, and Frylock.
Also known as	Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 (2011) Aqua Something You Know Whatever (2012) Aqua TV Show Show (2013) Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever (2015)
Genre	Adult animation Surreal humor Black comedy Animated sitcom
Created by	Dave Willis Matt Maiellaro
Written by	Dave Willis Matt Maiellaro
Directed by	Dave Willis Matt Maiellaro
Voices of	Dana Snyder Carey Means Dave Willis Matt Maiellaro George Lowe C. Martin Croker Andy Merrill Mike Schatz
Narrated by	Schoolly D
Music by	Schoolly D
Opening theme	"Aqua Teen Rap" by Schoolly D (2000–10) "Aqua Unit Patrol Squad" by Joshua Homme & Alain Johannes (2011) "Aqua Something You-Know-Whatever" by Mariachi El Bronx & Schoolly D (2012) "Aqua TV Show Show" by Flying Lotus ft. Thundercat (2013) "We Rule Your Animated Comedy Ass Forever" by Dave Willis, Matt Maiellaro, Michael Kohler, & Carey Means (2015) "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Theme (2023 Remix)" by Schoolly D (remixed by Nick Ingkatanuwat, Matt Maiellaro, & Shawn Coleman) (2023)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	12
No. of episodes	144 (1 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Dave Willis (seasons 12–present) Matt Maiellaro (seasons 12–present) Kelly Crews (seasons 12–present) Cameron Tang (seasons 12–present) Keith Crofford (seasons 1–11) Mike Lazzo (seasons 1–11)
Producers	Dave Willis (seasons 1–11) Matt Maiellaro (seasons 1–11) Jay Wade Edwards Ned Hastings
Running time	11–12 minutes 22 minutes (episodes 58 and 138)
Production companies	Williams Street Big Deal Cartoons (seasons 1–5) Wild Hare Studios (seasons 1–4) Radical Axis (seasons 2–9) Green Studios (season 5) Awesome Inc. (seasons 10–11) Floyd County Productions (season 12–present) Bento Box Entertainment (webseries)
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network ("Rabbot") Adult Swim
Release	December 30, 2000 (2000-12-30) – August 30, 2015 (2015-08-30)
Release	November 26, 2023 (2023-11-26) – present
Related
Space Ghost Coast to Coast Carl's Stone Cold Lock of the Century of the Week Spacecataz Soul Quest Overdrive Aquadonk Side Pieces

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as Aqua, with various alternative titles), sometimes abbreviated as ATHF, Aqua Teen or Aqua Teen Hunger, is an American adult animated television series created by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. It is about the surreal adventures and antics of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Meatwad, and Frylock, who live together as roommates and frequently interact with their human next-door neighbor, Carl.

The pilot episode aired as a preview on December 30, 2000. On September 9, 2001, it debuted as an official Adult Swim series. Every episode was directed and written by Willis and Maiellaro, who also provided several voices. Seasons 8–11 were each given a different title, accompanied by different theme music, as a running joke. The series initially concluded on August 30, 2015, after 139 episodes throughout 11 seasons.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, a film adaptation of the series, was released in theaters on April 13, 2007, the first adaptation of an Adult Swim series into a feature-length film. A direct-to-video stand-alone sequel, Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm, was released on November 8, 2022. A spin-off series of shorts, Aquadonk Side Pieces, was announced the same week, and ran on the network's official YouTube channel from April 18 to April 28, 2022. The series airs in broadcast syndication outside the United States and has been released on various DVD sets and other forms of home media, including video on demand streaming. It was the longest-running Adult Swim series until it was surpassed by Robot Chicken in 2020; a twelfth season consisting of five episodes was announced in January 2023 and premiered on November 26, 2023, making it the longest-running Adult Swim series yet again.

Premise

The series centers on the surreal adventures and antics of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, a selfish, pathologically lying milkshake; Frylock, a calm and intelligent box of French fries; and Meatwad, a shapeshifting, childlike ball of ground meat. They live together like relatives and rarely get along with their human neighbor Carl, a middle-aged, boorish, lecherous sports fanatic. The protagonists also encounter new antagonists in most episodes. Some episodes feature cameos from celebrities appearing as fictionalized versions of themselves.

The Mooninites are two aliens from the Moon who frequently appear, serving as primary antagonists and wreaking havoc through a series of illegal or destructive actions. The Mooninites appear more than most characters outside the main cast. Other recurring characters have made several appearances, including Oglethorpe and Emory, MC Pee Pants, Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future, and Markula. Episodes often end with the non-canonical deaths or injuries of major characters, or destruction to their property, only to be restored without explanation in the following episode.

In the show's first seven seasons, the protagonists live in a suburban neighborhood in South New Jersey. During the eighth season, the location was changed to Seattle, Washington. The Seattle setting appears entirely identical to the Jersey setting. As of the ninth season, the same neighborhood is identified as "Seattle, New Jersey".

Production

Development

Writing and direction

Every episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force was written and directed by series creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro and produced by Williams Street. Much of the dialogue was supplemented with ad-libs and improvisation by the voice talent. The show was fully scripted but ad-libs are included in the final recordings and the shows are animated to include this improvisation. Many of the crew and cast members formerly worked on Space Ghost Coast to Coast.

Alternative titles

Alternative titles
Alternative title	Season	Original season run
Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1	8	May 8, 2011 – July 24, 2011
Aqua Something You Know Whatever	9	June 24, 2012 – August 26, 2012
Aqua TV Show Show	10	August 11, 2013 – October 20, 2013
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever	11	June 21, 2015 – August 30, 2015

In 2011, for the eighth season, the series' title was changed to Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1; Maiellaro later explained that he and Willis were getting bored with the former title and wanted to "come up with a new fresh open and a whole new show, just to try it out". Despite the title change there were virtually no changes to the show's characters or tone. In 2012 Maiellaro announced that each subsequent season would have a different series title, making it a running gag. Willis later said the alternate titles were just an unsuccessful stunt to generate buzz.

Each season that is branded under an alternate title features a different opening sequence and theme music written by different artists. On most television listings and digital download sites, the alternatively titled episodes are formally listed under their alternative titles, not as episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. On most legal digital downloading sites that feature the series, the first 7 seasons are presented as Aqua Teen Hunger Force while the alternatively titled seasons are listed separately and treated as if they were each a completely different, one-season series.

Voice actors

The main cast of the series consists of Dana Snyder as Master Shake, Carey Means as Frylock, and series co-creator Dave Willis as both Meatwad and Carl, as well as Ignignokt. In addition to the main cast series co-creator Matt Maiellaro voices Err, Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future, Satan and Markula. Members of the main cast and Maiellaro also voice several minor and one-time characters in addition to their primary roles. All three main characters appear in almost every episode. They are all absent from the season five episode "Sirens" and the season ten episode "Spacecadeuce". In the season five episode "Robots Everywhere", Frylock and Master Shake only make brief unseen speaking cameos, while Meatwad is completely absent.

Voiceover artist George Lowe has made several appearances throughout the series. Lowe previously starred as Space Ghost in Space Ghost Coast to Coast and the original incarnation of Cartoon Planet, from which several cast and crew members moved on to work for Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Lowe made his first appearance in Aqua Teen Hunger Force in the season one episode "Mail Order Bride" and went on to make several other cameos. He had a prominent appearance as himself in the season four episode "Antenna", and reprised his role as Space Ghost for a quick appearance in Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. Lowe was later considered a member of the main cast in 2011 during Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1; he announced the title of each episode and continued to make cameos. Lowe later made another prominent appearance in the Aqua Something You Know Whatever episode "Rocket Horse and Jet Chicken".

Series animator C. Martin Croker, known for his interpretation of Zorak in various shows and specials, provided the voices of both Dr. Weird and Steve during the cold openings for the first two seasons and "Allen Part One". Croker also voiced several birds in the season seven episode "Eggball". Andy Merrill has portrayed Oglethorpe alongside Mike Schatz as Emory in several episodes. Merrill is also well known for his interpretation of Brak in several shows and specials and provided the voice of Merle in "Escape from Leprechaupolis" and "The Last One". MC Chris, who has a history of voicing characters on Adult Swim programs, has provided the voice of MC Pee Pants in several episodes. Chris also provided the voice of eight-year-old Carl in "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" and returned for a musical role in the season seven episode "One Hundred" after a long absence. Tommy Blacha joined the recurring cast with the introduction of his character Wongburger in the season four episode "Dickesode". With the exception of Tommy Blacha, the entire recurring cast reprised their roles in Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.

Various comedians, athletes, and other celebrities have made guest appearances, usually credited under pseudonyms due to the series originally using non-union voice talent.

The twelfth season featured Eric Bauza, Brian Cox, Maurice LaMarche, Dan Fogler and Gary Anthony Williams. Unlike the first eleven seasons, the twelfth season is unionized under SAG-AFTRA.

Main Cast members

Dana Snyder	Carey Means	Dave Willis	Matt Maiellaro	George Lowe	C. Martin Croker
Master Shake	Frylock	Meatwad, Carl, Ignignokt, Boxy Brown, Various	Err, Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future, Satan, Markula, Various	Himself, Police Officer, Season eight episode announcer, Jet Chicken, Various	Dr. Weird, Steve, Various

Theme music

Rapper Schoolly D performed the Aqua Teen Hunger Force theme song used in the first seven seasons. An extended remix version of the theme was used in the 2007 film adaptation and in the soundtrack for the 2011 video game Saints Row: The Third. After a multi-year absence, Schoolly D returned for the season seven episode "Rabbot Redux", performing a different theme song used exclusively in that episode. The special intro to "Rabbot Redux" featured the exact animation used in the regular intro. Each subsequent season featured a different theme song by a different artist with a different animated intro. The eighth season was written and performed by Joshua Homme and Alain Johannes. Schoolly D returned for the season nine intro for Aqua Something You Know Whatever, writing and performing it with Mariachi El Bronx. The season 10 theme song was produced by Flying Lotus, an artist with a long history of being featured in Adult Swim's bumps. Every episode features an opening sequence, with the rare exceptions of the season two episode "The Last One", the season nine episode "The Granite Family", and the season ten episode "Spacecadeuce".

Cold openings

During the first two seasons, episodes cold-opened with a glimpse into the laboratory of Dr. Weird. He and his assistant Steve use the first several seconds of the show to create monsters, disasters, and various things. In earlier episodes of the first season, the monsters or creations usually form the basis of the plot, but as the crime-fighting element of the program disappeared, the Dr. Weird segment became a non sequitur opening gag.

In the third season, the Dr. Weird openings were replaced with segments from the pilot episode of Spacecataz, an unaired spin-off created by Willis and Maiellaro. Six episodes were planned for production, but Adult Swim felt there was little that could be made into five more episodes since all the characters were destroyed at the end of the pilot, despite the parent series being predominantly not canonical. These segments featured the Mooninites and Plutonians trading insults, gestures, and practical jokes. The full Spacecataz pilot is available as a special feature on the Volume Four DVD box set. The Mooninites appear to outsmart the Plutonians for much of the series including tagging the Plutonians' ship and reversing a prank that involved 50 million large pizzas.

Cold openings were eliminated starting with the fourth-season premiere, "Dirtfoot". A one-off cold opening featuring Dr. Weird and Steve was used once again in the season eight premiere "Allen Part One".

Cancellation

In 2015, it was announced that Adult Swim had cancelled Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The cancellation went against the wishes of Willis and Maiellaro, who first learned about it from the animation studio, Awesome Inc., halfway through the production of the 11th season. Willis said that Adult Swim president Mike Lazzo made the decision to end the series because "he was ready to move on from it". The double-length episode "The Last One Forever and Ever (For Real This Time) (We Fucking Mean It)" was falsely promoted as the series finale and aired on August 23, 2015. The actual series finale, "The Greatest Story Ever Told", was quietly released early online on August 26 before airing four days later, with virtually no advertisement. At the time of its conclusion, Aqua Teen Hunger Force was Adult Swim's longest-running original series.

Animation

The first 11 seasons were created using Adobe Photoshop images, animated using Adobe After Effects, and edited using Apple's Final Cut Pro. Beginning with season 12, the series is animated by Floyd County Productions.

Revival

During an interview about the series' cancellation, Maiellaro said there are no plans to revive Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but that it could return someday. In 2017, Adult Swim was asked why they don't make more episodes, to which they responded "we might" via a bump.

In April 2022, Adult Swim began uploading Aqua Teen Hunger Force shorts under the name Aquadonk Side Pieces to their YouTube channel. These shorts are often less than four minutes and center around the villains in the show, with all original voice actors reprising their roles. In December 2022, Maiellaro announced in an interview that he and Dave Willis were working on five new Aqua Teen scripts. A month later, Adult Swim officially announced the five episodes as the show's twelfth season.

Episodes

Main article: List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes

Series overview
Season	Episodes		Originally aired			Alternate title
Season	Episodes		First aired	Last aired	Network	Alternate title
1	18	1	December 30, 2000		Cartoon Network
1	18	17	September 9, 2001	December 29, 2002	Adult Swim	N/A
2	24		May 25, 2003	December 31, 2003		N/A
3	13		April 25, 2004	October 24, 2004		N/A
4	13		December 4, 2005	December 22, 2006		N/A
5	10		January 20, 2008	March 23, 2008		N/A
6	10		March 29, 2009	May 31, 2009		N/A
7	12		December 13, 2009	May 2, 2010		N/A
8	10		May 8, 2011	July 24, 2011		Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1
9	10		June 24, 2012	August 26, 2012		Aqua Something You Know Whatever
10	10		August 11, 2013	October 20, 2013		Aqua TV Show Show
11	9		June 21, 2015	August 30, 2015		Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever
12	5		November 26, 2023	December 17, 2023		N/A
Shorts	10		April 18, 2022	April 28, 2022	YouTube	Aquadonk Side Pieces
Films	2		April 13, 2007	November 8, 2022	Adult Swim (TV airings)	N/A

Films

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)

Main article: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters

A feature film based on the show, Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Movie Film for Theaters, was released on April 13, 2007. The movie follows the origins of the Aqua Teens, which includes an exercise machine, Neil Peart of the band Rush, a watermelon slice named Walter Melon, and an appearance by a heavy metal band Mastodon in the opening sequence. The film also introduces a fourth Aqua Teen, a chicken nugget named Chicken Bittle (voiced by Bruce Campbell). The Plutonians and the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future, recurring characters, both make appearances in the movie, as well as the Mooninites, Dr. Weird and MC Pee Pants (this being his last appearance in the series).

Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022)

Main article: Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm

In a 2010 interview, staff members of Radical Axis stated that a sequel entitled Death Fighter was in production, and mentioned the possibility that the film might be made in 3-D. When asked if the film was designed for a theatrical release, a Radical Axis staff member responded yes, but stated: "We're not sure if we have a distributor yet", though this was then followed by the statement that "Adult Swim will never make another movie ever again".

By 2014, the script for Death Fighter had been completed and approved; however, Willis indirectly stated that the project was scrapped, soon after announcing the show's cancellation. He later mentioned on Reddit that it would cost $3.4 million to produce, and expressed interest in doing a Kickstarter to fund it. A new film was confirmed to be in production in May 2021, no other details have been confirmed other than it will be a direct-to-video film.

On May 12, 2021, Adult Swim confirmed the production of three new original films, including a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force film to make exclusive debuts on HBO Max following a physical/VOD release.

On November 14, 2021, it was announced the film would be released in 2022.

On May 18, 2022, it was revealed the film would be titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Plantasm. It was changed to Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm. The film was released on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and digital on November 8, 2022.

Broadcast

The pilot episode "Rabbot" originally aired on Cartoon Network on December 30, 2000, as part of a special preview of upcoming Adult Swim shows. Other shows in the preview block included Sealab 2021, The Brak Show, and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. Aqua Teen Hunger Force later made its official debut on September 9, 2001, on Adult Swim, where the series has since aired exclusively, in the United States. The final episode "The Greatest Story Ever Told" made its television debut on August 30, 2015, after having been quietly released online four days earlier.

International broadcast

In Canada, Aqua Teen Hunger Force previously aired on Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4's Adult Digital Distraction block. The series currently airs on the Canadian version of Adult Swim.

In Australia, it began airing on SBS2 starting April 2013, but ceased airing, and returned in July 2016 as part of a version of Adult Swim on 9Go!, with the series airing from the beginning.

Merchandise

Several pieces of merchandise have been made for the series, including T-shirts, caps, wristbands, patches, and buttons featuring characters in the series. Master Shake and Carl Halloween costumes for adults were also available. There was also a series of collectible action figures and plush toys available along with car decals. Several pieces of custom merchandise were available on the Adult Swim Shop before the site quietly shut down in March 2012. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Colon the Soundtrack, the soundtrack to the film, was released in stores on April 10, 2007. On November 3, 2009, a Christmas album sung by characters from the show was released entitled Have Yourself a Meaty Little Christmas was released in stores.

In September 2010, Adult Swim Shop introduced a full scale, functioning hot air balloon in the likeness of Meatwad at a cost of $70,000. The purchase includes a piloted, one-hour ride anywhere in the continental United States, and the buyer got to keep it although a pilot's license would be required to actually fly it. The balloon was the most expensive item on Adult Swim Shop, surpassing the Metalocalypse "Dethklok Fountain" fountain, which was released early in 2010 for $40,000. The hot air balloon is no longer available.

Home releases

The first eight seasons have been released and distributed on DVD in volumes by Warner Home Video. Each set was also released in Region 2 and by Madman Entertainment in Region 4. The movie was released on a DVD set titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters for DVD, with the season four episode "Deleted Scenes" included as a special feature on August 17, 2007. The season five episode "Robots Everywhere" was also released as a special feature on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am video game on November 5, 2007, months prior to its official television debut on January 20, 2008. The first eleven seasons with the exception of the episodes "Boston" and "Shake Like Me" and the film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters were released in a 20-disc DVD collection on September 20, 2022, as Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Baffler Meal Complete Collection. It was the first time that seasons 9-11 have been released on DVD. The episode "Shake Like Me" is not included on the DVD due to its use of blackface, similar to its removal from rerun rotations and HBO Max. A second movie, Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm, was released on Blu-ray and 4K on November 20, 2022.

With the exception of the season four episode "Deleted Scenes", episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force are also available on iTunes, the Xbox Live Marketplace, and Amazon Video, with seasons five and up available in HD on iTunes and the Xbox Live Marketplace, and with seasons six up on Amazon Video. The movie is also available in HD and SD on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The season five episode "Boston" has never been released in any form of home media.

The series has been made available for on-demand streaming on Hulu Plus, as part of a deal made with Hulu and Turner Broadcasting. Every episode from all seasons is available for streaming at Hulu. As of May 27, 2020, the series is also available on HBO Max, with the exception of the episodes "Boston" and "Shake Like Me".

*Aqua Teen Hunger Force* home video releases
Season				Episodes	Release date
Season				Episodes	Region 1
	1		2000–02	18	November 18, 2003
	1		2000–02	18	July 20, 2004
	2		2003	24	July 20, 2004
	2		2003	24	November 16, 2004
	3		2004	13	December 6, 2005
	4		2005–06	13	January 29, 2008
	5		2008	10	December 16, 2008 (excluded "Boston")
	6		2009	10	December 16, 2008 (excluded "Boston")
	6		2009	10	June 1, 2010
	7		2009–10	12	June 1, 2010
	7		2009–10	12	October 11, 2011
	8	Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1	2011	10	October 11, 2011
	9	Aqua Something You Know Whatever	2012	10	September 20, 2022
	10	Aqua TV Show Show	2013	10
	11	Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever	2015	9

Video games

There have also been video games created based on the series. Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Destruct-O-Thon, a mobile game based on the series, was published and released by Macrospace games in 2004. In 2005 Oberon Games released Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Studio Shakedown for PC. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am, a golfing/kart racing/fighting game, was developed by Creat Studios and published by Midway Games, and released for the PlayStation 2 on November 5, 2007. An online Flash game based on the series entitled The Worst Game Ever was released, but was eventually taken down. A game entitled Carl's Freaking Strip Poker was also available on Adult Swim Games, but was eventually taken down.

Reception, influence, and legacy

In January 2009, IGN listed the series as the 39th best in the Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows. The series was nominated for Teen Choice Awards in 2007 and 2008. In 2011 Willis and Maiellaro received Annie Award nominations for writing in the season eight episode, "The Creditor". In 2019, IGN placed Aqua Teen Hunger Force 25th on their list of Top 25 Animated series for adults.

James Rolfe, best known for creating the Angry Video Game Nerd, has cited the show as an influence on Nerd as well as shaping his sense of humor. YouTuber Jason Gastrow, better known as Videogamedunkey, has also cited the show as a comedic influence.

2007 Boston bomb scare

Main article: 2007 Boston Mooninite panic

The series received national attention in 2007 because of a publicity stunt that became known as the Boston bomb scare. On January 31, 2007, as part of a national guerrilla marketing campaign for the series, Peter Berdovsky and Sean Stevens installed Lite-Brite-like LED displays depicting the Mooninites in eleven different cities: Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Austin, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. In Boston, the authorities considered the LEDs suspicious, prompting the closure of major roads and waterways for investigation. Turner Broadcasting System later admitted to placing the LEDs and apologized for the misunderstanding.

Berdovsky and Stevens faced charges for "placing a hoax device and disorderly conduct"; in spite of the uproar, the two mocked the media and critics in interviews. All criminal charges were dropped in exchange for Berdovsky and Stevens apologizing during their court date and accepting a plea bargain that consisted of community service at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center. Turner Broadcasting paid the Boston Police Department $1 million to cover the investigation's cost and an additional $1 million for good will. This was designed to settle criminal and civil claims, while the general manager of Cartoon Network stepped down because of the incident. Of the eleven cities in which the displays were placed, only Boston saw them as a matter of concern. The installations had been up for weeks before the panic.

An Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode from season five, "Boston", was produced as the series creators' response to the bomb scare, but Adult Swim pulled it to avoid further controversy. The episode has never aired or been formally released to the public legally in any format, though it was illegally leaked online in January 2015.

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External links

Interviews

Video Interview with Dana "Master Shake" Snyder at Swigged! – September 5, 2009
The Sound of Young America – interview with Dave Willis April 24, 2007
interview with meatwad on Synthesis.net
The Kittenpants News at the Wayback Machine (archived August 28, 2010) – interview with Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro, December 5, 2004, on Kittenpants.org
"Master Shake on New Movie". Archived from the original on February 7, 2008. Retrieved 2007-05-02. – interview with Master Shake, Dana Snyder, April 20, 2007
The Swimcast – interview with Master Shake, Dana Snyder, Part 1 April 2, 28, 2008
The Swimcast – interview with Master Shake, Dana Snyder, Part 2 April 2, 28, 2008
The Swimcast – interview with Dave Willis, December 12, 2008

v t e Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Characters
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Episodes	"Rabbot" "Last Last One Forever and Ever" "One Hundred" "Allen" "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
Films	Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
Video game	Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am
Related	Space Ghost Coast to Coast 2007 Boston Mooninite panic Soul Quest Overdrive
Category

Adult Swim original programming

Current

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (alternate titles) (2000–2015; since 2023)
Robot Chicken (since 2005)
Off the Air (since 2011)
Rick and Morty (since 2013)
Primal (since 2019)
YOLO (since 2020)
Smiling Friends (since 2022)
Royal Crackers (since 2023)
My Adventures with Superman (since 2023)
Invincible Fight Girl (since 2024)

Former

2000s debuts	12 oz. Mouse (2005–06; 2018; 2020) Assy McGee (2006–08) Baby Blues (2002) The Boondocks (2005–14) The Brak Show (2001–03) Delocated (2009–13) The Drinky Crow Show (2008–09) Fat Guy Stuck in Internet (2008) Frisky Dingo (2006–08) Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2001–07; 2018) Home Movies (2001–04) Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil (2007) Metalocalypse (2006–13) Minoriteam (2006) Mission Hill (2002) Moral Orel (2005–08; 2012) The Oblongs (2002) Perfect Hair Forever (2004–07; 2014) Saul of the Mole Men (2007) Sealab 2021 (2001–05) Space Ghost Coast to Coast (2001–04) Squidbillies (2005–21) Stroker & Hoop (2004–05) Superjail! (2008–14) Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007–10; 2017) Titan Maximum (2009) Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004–06) The Venture Bros. (2003–18) Xavier: Renegade Angel (2007–09)
2010s debuts	Apollo Gauntlet (2017) Ballmastrz: 9009 (2018–20; 2023) Black Dynamite (2012–15) Black Jesus (2014–19) Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio (2016) Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (2010–16) Childrens Hospital (2010–16) China, IL (2011–15) Decker (2014–20) Dream Corp LLC (2016–20) Eagleheart (2011–14) The Eric Andre Show (2012–23) Final Space (2019–21) FishCenter Live (2014–20) FLCL (2018; 2023) Gēmusetto (2019–20) God, the Devil and Bob (2011) The Greatest Event in Television History (2012–14) The Heart, She Holler (2011–14) Hot Package (2013–15) Hot Streets (2018–19) The Jack and Triumph Show (2015) The Jellies! (2017–19) Joe Pera Talks with You (2018–21) King Star King (2014; 2023) Lazor Wulf (2019–21) Loiter Squad (2012–14) Mary Shelley's Frankenhole (2010–12) Mike Tyson Mysteries (2014–20) Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace (2016) Momma Named Me Sheriff (2019–21) Mongo Wrestling Alliance (2011) Mostly 4 Millennials (2018) Mr. Pickles (2014–19) Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter (2015–17) Newsreaders (2013–15) NTSF:SD:SUV:: (2011–13) On Cinema (2012–20) Samurai Jack (2017) The Shivering Truth (2018–20) Soul Quest Overdrive (2011) Space Dandy (2014) Tender Touches (2017–20) Tigtone (2019–20) Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories (2014–17) Tropical Cop Tales (2019) You're Whole (2012–13) Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (2013–19)
2020s debuts	Beef House (2020) Birdgirl (2021–22) Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021–22) Fena: Pirate Princess (2021) Housing Complex C (2022) JJ Villard's Fairy Tales (2020) Ninja Kamui (2024) Rick and Morty: The Anime (2024) Shenmue: The Animation (2022) Teenage Euthanasia (2021–23) Three Busy Debras (2020–22) Tuca & Bertie (2021–22) Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (2023) Uzumaki (2024)

Upcoming

Common Side Effects (2025)
Lazarus (2025)
Rooster Fighter (TBA)

See also: Adult Swim pilots and specials

v t e Radical Axis
Current	Archer (since 2009)
Former	Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000–2015) Sealab 2021 (2000–05) Perfect Hair Forever (2004–07; 2014) Anime Talk Show (2004) 12 oz. Mouse (2005–06; 2007) Freak Show (2006) Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge (2010) Soul Quest Overdrive (2011) Squidbillies (2004–11)
Feature film	Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)

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