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Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000—) is a 15-minute animated comedy series about "3 fast food products living in New Jersey [who] claim to be detectives but, in reality, just sit around and do whatever." The series was one of the several series that went on to found the basis for Adult Swim on Cartoon Network.

Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad make up the Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Frylock, a hovering box of fries, is the intelligent one in the group, and the only reason they manage to survive; Meatwad is a well-intentioned yet very stupid wad of leftover meat that has somehow formed a being; and Master Shake, a cup, is an arrogant asshole that makes life miserable for Frylock and especially Meatwad. The group lives nextdoor to Carl Brutananadilewski, an everyman who hates the Aqua Teens yet gets routinely involved in their affairs.

The Aqua Teens meet up with various creatures in their daily lives, including Mooninites, a duo of punks who live on the moon, Plutonians, dimwitted space aliens presumably from Pluto, leprechauns, trees, evil sandwiches, robotic ghosts, etc.

The show was written with the expectations of a minor cult hit, mainly something to fill up the Adult Swim block in its early days. However, the show picked up an audience, and with weekday airings managing to bring in ratings (namely since the show airs after Futurama and Family Guy). The show retains an odd position as not quite mainstream but a bit above cult status.

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

The title of the show is a decided misnomer: The characters have no major affiliation with water (though many episodes involve their neighbor's pool), they aren't teenagers (although their ages are never really established, it has been revealed that Meatwad isn't old enough to smoke or drink), and they are rarely shown as any kind of a force. "Hunger" seems to be the only word that has a bearing on the characters' lives.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 CD & DVD Releases 5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Dana Snyder	Master Shake	1	2	3	4	M	5
Carey Means	Frylock	1	2	3	4	M	5
Dave Willis	Meatwad	1	2	3	4	M	5
	Carl Brutananadilewski	1	2	3	4	M	5
C. Martin Croker	Dr. Weird	1	2			M
	Steve	1	2			M

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
Adult Swim
Season One	December 20, 2000	December 29, 2002	18
Season Two	May 25, 2003	December 31, 2003	24
Season Three	April 25, 2004	October 24, 2004	13
Season Four	December 4, 2005	December 22, 2006	13
Season Five	January 20, 2008	—	15
Feature Films
Aqua Teen Hunger Force colon Movie Film for Theaters	April 13, 2007

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] CD & DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Episode Collections
Volume One	November 18, 2003	2	purchase
Volume Two	July 20, 2004	2	purchase
Volume Three	November 16, 2004	2	purchase
Volume Four	December 6, 2005	2	purchase
Volume Five	January 29, 2008	2	purchase
Volume Six	December 16, 2008	2
Feature Film
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters for DVD	August 14, 2007	2	purchase
Original Soundtracks
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Colon the Soundtrack	April 10, 2007	1	purchase

[edit] External Sites

• Official Adult Swim website for Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force at the Internet Movie Database
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com
• Aqua Teen Central (Fan Site)