"Aqua Teen Hunger Force" (2000) TV series 2000-????

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Creators:

Matt Maiellaro
Dave Willis

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

30 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

Number 1 in the hood, G!

Plot:

A milkshake, a floating order of fries and a meatball become local superheroes that safeguard the world (when they feel like it).

Plot Keywords:

Milkshake | French Fries | Mad Scientist | Ghost | Meat

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 10	4:30 AM	TOON	Grim Reaper Gutters	#4.8
Tue. Nov. 10	4:45 AM	TOON	Super Bowl	#2.3

Cast

Dave Willis	...	Meatwad / ... (86 episodes, 2000-2009)
Dana Snyder	...	Master Shake (85 episodes, 2000-2009)
Carey Means	...	Frylock (85 episodes, 2000-2009)
C. Martin Croker	...	Dr. Weird / ... (41 episodes, 2000-2003)
Matt Maiellaro	...	Err / ... (39 episodes, 2001-2009)

Also Known As:

ATHF (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

15 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA (some episodes) | USA:TV-MA | Canada:14A (some episodes) | Canada:18A | New Zealand:R16 | New Zealand:M (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes)

Company:

Radical Axis

Trivia:

The picture of Doctor Weird's castle in New Jersey is actually taken from an episode of "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" (1996) called "Escape to Questworld". It's a shot of The Belle Isle Institute, where Dr. Jeremiah Surd is housed. The shot was originally the Himalayan outpost from the "Monster in the Monastery" episode of the 1964 series.

Quotes:

Meatwad: [In front of a closet that has a sign that says "WARNING! DO NOT ENTER!] Carl, in here, no one won't ever think to look in here.
[Opens the door to reveal a pink intestinal-like surface with a gaping black hole]
Meatwad: No one won't ever want to get near here.
Carl: You, uh, you sure about this?
Meatwad: Aww, just do it.
[Master Shake pushes Carl in and closes the door. A second later, the door opens up again, and Carl comes flying out of the closet screaming]
Meatwad: Whoops, my bad.
Frylock: [angrily closing the door] I told y'all: this closet is not to be opened, it is a horrible horrible place in there!
Meatwad: Well there's a knob there.
Frylock: Why do you think I put the sign there? You think I was being cute?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Man About Town (2006)

Give it some time to draw you in.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force is one of the funniest shows out there right now. When I first started watching it at the request of a friend, I thought it was the dumbest show I had ever seen. But after a few days of watching it, I realized that its random happenings are what makes it great. Both the Aqua Teens and the villains are brilliantly written and quite charming once you learn their idiosyncrasies and mannerisms. Also, the episodes are easy to stick with because they are only eleven minutes long each. You don't have to sit through a bunch of commercial breaks for a half-hour. I must say, as a matter of opinion, that Master Shake is the best character on the show; he's so condescending and funny. That's the beauty part about this show; everyone who watches it picks one character or the other as their favorite. Some are like me and like Shake, while others like Frylock who seems stuck with his less intelligent roommates, and still others just like the randomness and vulnerability of Meatwad. They're all great. I hope this show lives on for a long time; it's brilliant.