Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season 1)
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The first season of the animated television series, Aqua Teen Hunger Force
originally aired in the United States
. Season one unofficially started on December 30, 2000 with the unannounced stealth airing of "Rabbot
" on Cartoon Network
. Season one officially began one week after the official launch of Adult Swim
, on September 9, 2001 with "Escape from Leprechaupolis", and ended with "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" on December 29, 2002, with a total of eighteen episodes.
and Dave Willis
. The first episode from this season, "Rabbot
" originally aired in the United States
on Cartoon Network
, unannounced, on December 30, 2000.
The remaining episodes from this season originally aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim
. All episodes from this season are rated either TV-14 or TV-PG.
The first three episodes of season one feature Master Shake
, Frylock
, and Meatwad
as detectives. After three episodes, this premise and the use of the name by the characters were dropped. The premise was a trick that had been added to appease Cartoon Network executives, who "didn't want to air a show about food just going around and doing random stuff". In the show itself, Frylock mentions that they stopped fighting crime because "that wasn't making us a whole lot of money". This premise was later revisited in the season eight episodes "Allen Part 1" and "Allen Part 2", which were the first two episodes to premiere as Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, after the title was officially changed in 2011.
Season one features guest appearances. Scott Hilley provided the voice of Flargon and Andy Merrill
provided the voice of Merle in "Escape from Leprechaupolis". H. Jon Benjamin
voiced Mothmonsterman, and Don Kennedy
and Mary Kraft made live action cameos in "Bus of the Undead". Ol' Drippy was voiced by Todd Field
in "Ol' Drippy". David Cross
voiced Happy Time Harry in "Dumber Dolls", and Matt Harrigan
voiced Major Shake in "Bad Replicant". Love Mummy was voiced by Tom Clark in "Love Mummy", and Todd Hanson
played Wwwyzzerdd in "Interfection". "PDA" featured Todd Barry
as Romulox and Vishal Roney an Insurance Adjuster. Rita McGrath voiced Svetlana in "Mail Order Bride", and Glenn Danzig
voiced Danzig in "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future".
episode, "Baffler Meal". This season also marks the first appearance of their next door neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski
, as well as a number of recurring characters such as Dr. Weird, Steve, Ignignokt, Err, Oglethorpe, Emory, MC Pee Pants, Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future, and George Lowe.
Season one started with "Rabbot", which originally aired on December 30, 2000 unannounced at 5:00 am. There are many differences from the original "stealth" broadcast of this episode and the final cut. There was no theme song or opening titles, the segues that cut to another scene were also different - instead of Schooly D narrating over some rap music, they showed the old "outer space zoom" segue from the Hanna-Barbera Superfriends cartoon, with the Aqua Teen Hunger Force (instrumental) theme music played over it.
In the cold open, after the Rabbot escapes, Dr. Weird says "Unleash the mechanical frog!" and the giant garage door opens again, showing a huge mechanical frog. There was also a scene of Master Shake sitting in the hair salon talking about things he hates. After Meatwad says "everyone likes dancing" it cuts to Shake getting his hair done and saying "..And I HATE dancing. It's one of my LEAST favorite things to do. Other things I hate are work, exercise, people, stupid people—".
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on November 18, 2003. The reaming episodes, "Mail-order bride" and "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" were released, along with eleven episodes from season two
, on the Volume Two DVD on July 20, 2004. Additionally, the episodes are also available on iTunes
and the "Build Your own DVD" feature on the Adult Swim website.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada...
originally aired in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Season one unofficially started on December 30, 2000 with the unannounced stealth airing of "Rabbot
Rabbot
"Rabbot" is the pilot episode, and the first episode of the first season of the animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. This episode marks the first official appearance of Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, who first made rough-cut appearances in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode,...
" on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
. Season one officially began one week after the official launch of Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
, on September 9, 2001 with "Escape from Leprechaupolis", and ended with "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" on December 29, 2002, with a total of eighteen episodes.
Production
All episodes in season one were written and directed by series creators Matt MaiellaroMatt Maiellaro
Matthew Gerard Maiellaro is the co-creator and writer of the cult television animated Adult Swim shows, Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 and Perfect Hair Forever, and creator of 12 Oz. Mouse...
and Dave Willis
Dave Willis
David "Dave" Willis is an American voice actor, writer, and producer mostly known as one of the creators, writers, directors, and actors of the adult humored animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force....
. The first episode from this season, "Rabbot
Rabbot
"Rabbot" is the pilot episode, and the first episode of the first season of the animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. This episode marks the first official appearance of Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, who first made rough-cut appearances in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode,...
" originally aired in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
, unannounced, on December 30, 2000.
The remaining episodes from this season originally aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
. All episodes from this season are rated either TV-14 or TV-PG.
The first three episodes of season one feature Master Shake
Master Shake
Master Shake is a fictional character on the Adult Swim animated television series, Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, which was originally titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force since its premiere in 2000 until 2011...
, Frylock
Frylock
Frylock is a fictional character on the Adult Swim animated television series Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, which was originally titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force since its premiere in 2000 until 2011...
, and Meatwad
Meatwad
Meatwad is a fictional character on the Adult Swim animated television series Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, which was originally titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force since its premiere in 2000 until 2011...
as detectives. After three episodes, this premise and the use of the name by the characters were dropped. The premise was a trick that had been added to appease Cartoon Network executives, who "didn't want to air a show about food just going around and doing random stuff". In the show itself, Frylock mentions that they stopped fighting crime because "that wasn't making us a whole lot of money". This premise was later revisited in the season eight episodes "Allen Part 1" and "Allen Part 2", which were the first two episodes to premiere as Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, after the title was officially changed in 2011.
Season one features guest appearances. Scott Hilley provided the voice of Flargon and Andy Merrill
Andy Merrill
Andy Merrill is a television writer, producer, and voice actor best known for his comedy voice portrayal of the character Brak on Space Ghost: Coast To Coast and Cartoon Planet and other related productions from Cartoon Network utilizing characters from the Space Ghost series...
provided the voice of Merle in "Escape from Leprechaupolis". H. Jon Benjamin
H. Jon Benjamin
Henry Jon Benjamin , known professionally as H. Jon Benjamin and Jon Benjamin, is an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his voice-over roles as Jason and Coach McGuirk on Home Movies, Ben on Dr...
voiced Mothmonsterman, and Don Kennedy
Don Kennedy
Donald Kennedy, , , is a radio, film and television actor whose career began in the late 1940s with a radio announcer spot on PA station WPIC....
and Mary Kraft made live action cameos in "Bus of the Undead". Ol' Drippy was voiced by Todd Field
Todd Field
William Todd Field, known professionally as Todd Field is an American actor and writer/director. He has received three Academy Award nominations.-Background and personal life:...
in "Ol' Drippy". David Cross
David Cross
David Cross is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr...
voiced Happy Time Harry in "Dumber Dolls", and Matt Harrigan
Matt Harrigan
Matt Harrigan is an American television writer, producer, and voice actor who is best known for his work on shows like the Late Show with David Letterman and Celebrity Deathmatch. He has also worked as a producer on several shows for Williams Street and was the founder of the short lived studio...
voiced Major Shake in "Bad Replicant". Love Mummy was voiced by Tom Clark in "Love Mummy", and Todd Hanson
Todd Hanson (writer)
Todd Hanson is a writer and voice actor, best known for his work as a writer and editor at The Onion. Hanson also voices the character Dan Halen on the Adult Swim program Squidbillies.-As writer:...
played Wwwyzzerdd in "Interfection". "PDA" featured Todd Barry
Todd Barry
-Biography:Barry was born in The Bronx, New York, and grew up in Florida. In 1999, his Comedy Central Presents aired. He wrote, directed and starred in the short film Borrowing Saffron , which co-starred H. Jon Benjamin. He has made a variety of guest appearances on shows like Dr...
as Romulox and Vishal Roney an Insurance Adjuster. Rita McGrath voiced Svetlana in "Mail Order Bride", and Glenn Danzig
Glenn Danzig
Glenn Danzig Glenn Danzig Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Allen Anzalone; June 23, 1955 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, entrepreneur, and a progenitor of the horror punk subgenre of music. He is a founder of bands the Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig...
voiced Danzig in "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future".
Overview
Season one marks the first official appearances of Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, who first made unofficial rough-cut appearances in the Space Ghost Coast to CoastSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
Space Ghost Coast to Coast is an American animated parody talk show hosted by the 60s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost. The show premiered on April 15, 1994 on Cartoon Network...
episode, "Baffler Meal". This season also marks the first appearance of their next door neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski
Carl Brutananadilewski
Carl Brutananadilewski is a fictional character on the Adult Swim animated television series Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, which was originally titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force from its premiere in 2000 until 2011...
, as well as a number of recurring characters such as Dr. Weird, Steve, Ignignokt, Err, Oglethorpe, Emory, MC Pee Pants, Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future, and George Lowe.
Season one started with "Rabbot", which originally aired on December 30, 2000 unannounced at 5:00 am. There are many differences from the original "stealth" broadcast of this episode and the final cut. There was no theme song or opening titles, the segues that cut to another scene were also different - instead of Schooly D narrating over some rap music, they showed the old "outer space zoom" segue from the Hanna-Barbera Superfriends cartoon, with the Aqua Teen Hunger Force (instrumental) theme music played over it.
In the cold open, after the Rabbot escapes, Dr. Weird says "Unleash the mechanical frog!" and the giant garage door opens again, showing a huge mechanical frog. There was also a scene of Master Shake sitting in the hair salon talking about things he hates. After Meatwad says "everyone likes dancing" it cuts to Shake getting his hair done and saying "..And I HATE dancing. It's one of my LEAST favorite things to do. Other things I hate are work, exercise, people, stupid people—".
Episodes
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DVD release
The first sixteen episodes from season one were released on the Volume One DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
on November 18, 2003. The reaming episodes, "Mail-order bride" and "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" were released, along with eleven episodes from season two
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season 2)
The second season of the animated television series, Aqua Teen Hunger Force originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim...
, on the Volume Two DVD on July 20, 2004. Additionally, the episodes are also available on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and the "Build Your own DVD" feature on the Adult Swim website.
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See also
- "RabbotRabbot"Rabbot" is the pilot episode, and the first episode of the first season of the animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. This episode marks the first official appearance of Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, who first made rough-cut appearances in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode,...
" - List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 episodes
- Aqua Teen Hunger ForceAqua Teen Hunger ForceAqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada...
External links
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force season 1 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force season 1 at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...