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''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' (also known as '''''ATHF''''') is an American Animated Television Series shown on Cartoon Network as part of its Adult Swim late-night Programming Block , as well as Teletoon in Canada . It premiered on December 30 , 2000 . A would-be Spinoff of '' Space Ghost Coast To Coast '', "''ATHF''" is one of the four original Williams Street series that premiered on the first Adult Swim in 2000 (the others are '' Sealab 2021 '', '' The Brak Show '', and '' Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law ''), and the longest running original series on the network.1 In 2007, an ''ATHF'' movie, '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters '', was released at selected theaters. The show is about three Anthropomorphic Fast Food items and their life together in South Jersey . The Aqua Teens were originally billed as a detective crime fighting unit. However, the crime-solving aspect of the show was quickly abandoned. There is very little Continuity between episodes; almost all recurring cast members have died at least once. The focus is instead on character interaction and a pervasive form of Sarcastic and Surreal Humor . Gross Out , brutal, and Morbid Humor were added as the series progressed. HISTORY ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' is written and directed by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro , and produced by Williams Street . Much of the dialog is supplemented with adlibs and improvisation by the voice talent.2 The show is fully scripted but adlibs are included in the final episodes and the shows are animated to include this improvisation. Noted 1980s Rapper Schoolly D performs the Theme Song (which he wrote in his Limousine on the way to the recording studio 3) and provided periodic running commentaries on early episodes. Many, if not all, of the crew and cast members formerly worked on '' Space Ghost Coast To Coast ''. A new season of 10 episodes has been announced to air in January 2008.4 Origins The Aqua Teens were originally created for an episode of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' called " Baffler Meal " as the mascots for a fictional fast-food chain called Burger Trench. It featured a prototypical version of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force that resembled the future characters, but differed in appearance, personality, and voice.5 "Baffler Meal" did not air for several years (it was not even animated or produced until after ''ATHF'' became popular); instead, the ''Space Ghost'' episode was re-written as " Kentucky Nightmare," while the Aqua Teens debuted in " Rabbot ," the Pilot Episode of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force.'' Although originally Adult Swim did not feel that the show would do very well, they allowed the show to be produced (because of a need for original programming). A full season, consisting of six episodes (counting "Rabbot") of ''ATHF'' was put into production shortly thereafter. It is now one of Adult Swim 's most popular shows. Title The title of the show is largely a per se, and have somewhat frequently issued conflicting statements regarding their ages. They are food (hence the reference to hunger), but rarely, if ever actually do anything about hunger, and are rarely shown acting as any kind of a Force . In early episodes (particularly the first season), the trio were identified by Master Shake as the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" solving crimes for money. Shortly into its run, the premise and the use of the name by the characters was dropped, although the premise was originally added to Appease Cartoon Network network heads, who "didn't want to air a show about food just going around and doing random stuff."6 In the show itself Frylock mentions they stopped because "that wasn't making us a whole lot of money".Spoken dialog in Kidney Car Cold openings ''7]] During the first two seasons, episodes Cold Open ed with a glimpse into the laboratory of Dr. Weird . He and his assistant Steve use the first several seconds of the show to create Monster s, Disaster s, and random silliness, generally accompanied by the phrase "Gentlemen, behold!" as Dr. Weird unveils his latest accomplishment. In earlier episodes of the first season, the monsters formed the basis for 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, Dr. Weird was dropped in favor of segments from the pilot episode of '' Spacecataz '', an unaired Spin-off created by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro.8 These segments featured the Mooninites (Ignignokt and Err) and the Plutonians (Emory and Oglethorpe) clashing with each other, trading insults, gestures, and practical jokes. The full ''Spacecataz'' pilot is available as a special feature on the Volume Four DVD Box-set . CHARACTERS Main characters Secondary characters Villains See Also: List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force villains Most episodes have an antagonist, in the form of a monster, alien, or even inanimate objects. Their interactions with the main characters serve as a basis for the comedy on the series. See Also: List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force minor characters EPISODES See Also: List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes There have been 68 episodes of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' produced over four seasons. All episodes run for about 11 minutes, with the exception of "Deleted Scenes", which is approximately 22 minutes. When reruns for "Deleted Scenes" are broadcast, it is split into two separate episodes to fit with its 15 minute timeslot. ''MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS'' See Also: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters A feature film based on the show, ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon 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 , and a watermelon slice. 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, recurring characters, both make appearances in the movie, as well as the Mooninites and MC Pee Pants.10 BOSTON BOMB SCARE See Also: 2007 Boston Mooninite Scare On January 31 2007, LED displays depicting the Mooninites were installed throughout the Boston area by Peter Berdovsky, 27, and Sean Stevens, 28 as part of an elaborate national Guerrilla Marketing campaign. The LEDs were taken to be suspicious, prompting authorities in Boston , Massachusetts to close down major road and waterways to investigate. Turner Broadcasting System later admitted placing the LEDs in ten major cities (including Boston), and apologized for the misunderstanding. Despite the uproar, Berdovsky and Stevens mocked the critics and the media in interviews despite being charged with "placing a hoax device and disorderly conduct".11 Turner Broadcasting has paid one million dollars to the Boston Police Department to cover the cost of their investigation and another million in good will funding. These actions were made to settle any criminal and civil claims, and the general manager of Cartoon Network has stepped down as a result of the incident. Boston was the only city out of 10 in which the LED displays (which resembled Lite-Brite s) were seen as any matter of concern. They had also been up for weeks before the panic.12 MUSIC The Aqua Teen Hunger Force theme song (for the opening credits) was written and performed by Schoolly D ; it is said that he wrote this song in his limousine on the way to the recording studio to perform it. The theme song for the ending credits is just a sample of Dana Snyder aka Master Shake saying "Dancing is forbidden," which he said on the pilot episode; it can also be heard in the background during the opening theme music, and is sometimes closed captioned as "dancing is stupid" or "make finger puppets". Schoolly D's son performs the music for the end credits for most episodes. The Mooninites have their own theme music which recurs on the closing credits of several episodes that feature them. Also performed by Schoolly D, each of the three individual verses is featured on the credits of three different episodes. On '' The Mouse And The Mask '' in 2005, MF DOOM and Danger Mouse (collectively called DANGERDOOM ) expanded on the theme of ATHF characters in the track "ATHF." Another track from the record, "Vats of Urine," features a cameo with the Mooninites and their normal, egotistical banter. A hidden track at the end of the CD contains Meatwad rapping a verse from MF DOOM's "Beef Rapp". The rapper Mc Chris plays the voice of MC Pee Pants, Sir Loin, and Little Brittle, and wrote a few songs under these aliases for the show. VIDEO GAMES '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am '' is a PlayStation 2 game published by Midway Games and will be released Q3 of 2007.13 In an interview for ''The Feed'' on G4 , ATHF creator Dave Willis confirmed that there is an Aqua Teen video game in production. The game will be an "extreme combat golf" where you can play golf while battling villains that have appeared on the show, including Carl's gigantic crabs, the Brownie Monsters and the Mooninites.14 ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Destruct-O-Thon'' is a Mobile Game released on December 7 2004 by Glu . The object was to hit an object from the show across a course resembling the street the Aqua Teens live on, hitting other objects along the way (such as hitting a stick of Dynamite into Carl's car), creating Momentum and choosing an Angle using only the ''5'' key.15 CAMEOS AND APPEARANCES The characters in ''ATHF'' have made Cameo Appearance s in a number of other television shows, and the show itself has appeared on televisions within other shows as well.
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