Last Last One Forever and Ever
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"Last Last One Forever and Ever" (also known as "Live Action") is the tenth and final episode of the sixth season
of the animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force
and the 88th episode of the series overall. It is a one-of-a-kind Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode
because it is the only live-action episode. This episode features comedian H. Jon Benjamin
(credited as Capt. Turd Mahoy) playing Master Shake
, recording artist T-Pain
portraying Frylock
, and a "brownish" exercise ball used to portray Meatwad
. It also featured Dave Long Jr., who portrayed the role of their neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski
, after winning an open casting call to fill the role. In the United States
"Last Last One Forever and Ever" is rated TV-MA and originally aired on May 31, 2009 on Adult Swim
.
discovers that the water in the area is flammable; he tries to warn Master Shake
, who was drinking from a hose, and Meatwad
, who was bathing at a car wash
, which led to it exploding. Shake and Frylock go next door to warn Carl
, who was standing in his pool with sticks of dynamite
, and Carl ignores their warning as he fart
s into the pool, causing a huge explosion seen from outer space.
The scene transitions to a live-action shot of Frylock reading a script, which described the events that previously transpired, that "Don" Shake wrote, which is dismissed by Frylock as terrible. It is soon revealed that Shake has been making several attempts to write stories, but fails to receive any compensation, which he had promised ten-percent of his future earnings to his roommate. Frylock, growing frustrated with Shake for his lack of income, warned him he needed to leave the house. Meanwhile, Shake goes to the "exercise room" in Frylock's home and sits down next to an exercise ball from which the voice of Meatwad can be heard. Shake shares his feelings about Frylock and his ways of writing stories, and, in turn, Meatwad agrees to help Shake write a story, which contains elements taken verbatim from the children's program SpongeBob SquarePants
.
Later, Shake seeks an opinion from Carl on the story, and is advised to add scenes with lesbian
s and women's breasts. Shake heads back to Meatwad to talk more about the story; Meatwad viewed the story with adamant disapproval to the revisions until Frylock comes in the room to exercise and then leaves, Meatwad advises Shake to kill Frylock with a sword
in the closet. Shake is seen in shadows, sneaking over to Frylock, who was on Craigslist
looking for a new roommate, with Meatwad holding up the sword. When Frylock turns toward Shake, Shake nicely offers the sword to Frylock, saying "Here's your sword, I found it in my room". Afterwords, Shake gets an idea for the ending to his story.
The scene transitions back to animation, in which the Aqua Teens are seen putting their things into a moving truck
, and saying goodbye to Carl. Shake says his final words to Carl, and as the camera slowly focuses on Carl, he solemnly intones, "Truly, they were an Aqua Teen Hunger Force." Shake then drives the moving truck slowly away with the emergency brake on while Carl angrily argues with Shake. As the credits end, the live-action Carl pumps his fist while shouting one of his famous phrases: "Tonight!".
Written by series creators Dave Willis
and Matt Maiellaro
, "Last Last One Forever and Ever" is rated TV-MA in the United States
. It originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's
late night programing block, Adult Swim
, on May 31, 2009. This episode features live action guest appearances from H. Jon Benjamin
as live action Master Shake, T-Pain
as live action Frylock, David Long Jr. as live action Carl Brutananadilewski, and Drake E. Stephens.
The episode was predominantly filmed in live-action with the beginning and end being shown in traditional animation. In some scenes, autotune was used on a few words that the live-action Frylock spoke, due to T-Pain's usage of autotune in his musical works.
Before the production of the Live Action episode began, Adult Swim and Burger King
partnered together for a nationwide casting call for the character of Carl, the next door neighbor of the Aqua Teens. The search for a real life Carl began in San Diego, California
during the San Diego Comic Con in July 2008. Dave Willis stated in an interview on the Swimcast (an [adult swim] fan podcast) that they turned down many people, including Kyle Gass
of Tenacious D
. In addition, fans of ATHF sent audition videos to Adult Swim via the promotional website. The winner was Dave Long, Jr. from Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
. Adult Swim aired a bump
telling that there were legal issues of using an "outsider" for casting.
and a repeat of Robot Chicken
.
"Last Last One Forever and Ever" received negative reviews. Jonah Krakow of IGN.com
gave it a 6.0/10, calling it "over-hyped" & saying that "the show lost focus and failed to deliver the one thing that has kept it going for six seasons: jokes." Mike Lazzo
considered not even airing the episode, but instead making it a DVD
extra.
Immediately after the episode aired, Adult Swim aired a bump, asking the fans to discuss their opinions of the episode on the messaging boards
on AdultSwim.com. There were some concerns about whether this episode was the series finale
episode due to the name of the episode and the ending. However, this is not the finale episode, the title and ending was a joke
, and new episodes were already being planned when the episode aired. This was the second time there were concerns about the series ending, the first being the season finale to season 2, "The Last One." A new episode aired on December 13, 2009 as a Christmas special, and season seven
began on February 7, 2010, with "Rabbot Redux" wherein the Aqua Teens move to a new home, but just two houses down from their old one, also next to Carl's.
The reactions to the episode were mixed amongst fans on the boards. A criticism of the episode was that Shake was not portrayed in the same light in which he is traditionally as egotistical and selfish, but rather more benevolent. T-Pain admitted that this was the first time he was acting and thought that he "sucked", but T-Pain was praised by the creators of the show for his performance. A significant amount of positive feedback from viewers came for Long's representation of Carl.
"Last Last One Forever and Ever" was released, completely uncensored, by Warner Home Video
on a two-disc DVD
set in the United States
; along with five other episodes from season six and five episodes from season seven on June 1, 2010. The boxset also features the behind the scenes making of "Last Last One Forever and Ever", as a special feature. In addition to being available on DVD, "Last Last One Forever and Ever" is available on iTunes
and the "Build Your Own DVD" feature on the Adult Swim website.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season 6)
The sixth 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...
of the animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force
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...
and the 88th episode of the series overall. It is a one-of-a-kind Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode
Very special episode
"Very special episode" is an advertising term originally used in American television commercials to refer to an episode of a sitcom or television drama that deals with a serious or controversial social issue...
because it is the only live-action episode. This episode features comedian 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...
(credited as Capt. Turd Mahoy) playing 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...
, recording artist T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
portraying 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 a "brownish" exercise ball used to portray 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...
. It also featured Dave Long Jr., who portrayed the role of their 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...
, after winning an open casting call to fill the role. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
"Last Last One Forever and Ever" is rated TV-MA and originally aired on May 31, 2009 on 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...
.
Plot
FrylockFrylock
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...
discovers that the water in the area is flammable; he tries to warn 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...
, who was drinking from a hose, 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...
, who was bathing at a car wash
Car wash
A car wash or auto wash is a facility used to clean the exterior and, in some cases, the interior of motor vehicles.- Categories :...
, which led to it exploding. Shake and Frylock go next door to warn Carl
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...
, who was standing in his pool with sticks of dynamite
Dynamite
Dynamite is an explosive material based on nitroglycerin, initially using diatomaceous earth , or another absorbent substance such as powdered shells, clay, sawdust, or wood pulp. Dynamites using organic materials such as sawdust are less stable and such use has been generally discontinued...
, and Carl ignores their warning as he fart
Fart
Fart is an English language vulgarism most commonly used in reference to flatulence. The word "fart" is generally considered unsuitable in a formal environment by modern English speakers, and it may be considered vulgar or offensive in some situations. Fart can be used as a noun or a verb...
s into the pool, causing a huge explosion seen from outer space.
The scene transitions to a live-action shot of Frylock reading a script, which described the events that previously transpired, that "Don" Shake wrote, which is dismissed by Frylock as terrible. It is soon revealed that Shake has been making several attempts to write stories, but fails to receive any compensation, which he had promised ten-percent of his future earnings to his roommate. Frylock, growing frustrated with Shake for his lack of income, warned him he needed to leave the house. Meanwhile, Shake goes to the "exercise room" in Frylock's home and sits down next to an exercise ball from which the voice of Meatwad can be heard. Shake shares his feelings about Frylock and his ways of writing stories, and, in turn, Meatwad agrees to help Shake write a story, which contains elements taken verbatim from the children's program SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
.
Later, Shake seeks an opinion from Carl on the story, and is advised to add scenes with lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
s and women's breasts. Shake heads back to Meatwad to talk more about the story; Meatwad viewed the story with adamant disapproval to the revisions until Frylock comes in the room to exercise and then leaves, Meatwad advises Shake to kill Frylock with a sword
Sword
A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...
in the closet. Shake is seen in shadows, sneaking over to Frylock, who was on Craigslist
Craigslist
Craigslist is a centralized network of online communities featuring free online classified advertisements, with sections devoted to jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums....
looking for a new roommate, with Meatwad holding up the sword. When Frylock turns toward Shake, Shake nicely offers the sword to Frylock, saying "Here's your sword, I found it in my room". Afterwords, Shake gets an idea for the ending to his story.
The scene transitions back to animation, in which the Aqua Teens are seen putting their things into a moving truck
Box truck
A box truck, also known as a cube truck, cube van, bob truck, box van, or straight truck, is a truck with a cuboid-shaped cargo area.-Road vehicles:...
, and saying goodbye to Carl. Shake says his final words to Carl, and as the camera slowly focuses on Carl, he solemnly intones, "Truly, they were an Aqua Teen Hunger Force." Shake then drives the moving truck slowly away with the emergency brake on while Carl angrily argues with Shake. As the credits end, the live-action Carl pumps his fist while shouting one of his famous phrases: "Tonight!".
Production
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....
and Matt Maiellaro
Matt 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...
, "Last Last One Forever and Ever" is rated TV-MA in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's
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....
late night programing 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...
, on May 31, 2009. This episode features live action guest appearances from 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...
as live action Master Shake, T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
as live action Frylock, David Long Jr. as live action Carl Brutananadilewski, and Drake E. Stephens.
The episode was predominantly filmed in live-action with the beginning and end being shown in traditional animation. In some scenes, autotune was used on a few words that the live-action Frylock spoke, due to T-Pain's usage of autotune in his musical works.
Before the production of the Live Action episode began, Adult Swim and Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
partnered together for a nationwide casting call for the character of Carl, the next door neighbor of the Aqua Teens. The search for a real life Carl began in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
during the San Diego Comic Con in July 2008. Dave Willis stated in an interview on the Swimcast (an [adult swim] fan podcast) that they turned down many people, including Kyle Gass
Kyle Gass
Kyle Richard Gass , also known as KG or Kage, is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He is a member of the bands Tenacious D and Trainwreck. In Tenacious D , Gass plays lead guitar and sings backup vocals, and also plays the role of Black's comic foil in most of their comedy...
of Tenacious D
Tenacious D
Tenacious D is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. Composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jack Black and lead guitarist and vocalist Kyle Gass, the band has released two albums – Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny...
. In addition, fans of ATHF sent audition videos to Adult Swim via the promotional website. The winner was Dave Long, Jr. from Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Adult Swim aired a bump
Commercial bumper
In broadcasting, a commercial bumper, ident bumper or break-bumper is a brief announcement, usually two to 15 seconds that can contain a voice over, placed between a pause in the program and its commercial break, and vice versa...
telling that there were legal issues of using an "outsider" for casting.
Release and reception
In its original American broadcast on May 31, 2009, "Last Last One Forever and Ever" was watched by 824,000 viewers, making it the third most watched Adult Swim program of that night, behind a repeat of Family GuyFamily Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
and a repeat of Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. Green provides many voices for the show...
.
"Last Last One Forever and Ever" received negative reviews. Jonah Krakow of IGN.com
IGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
gave it a 6.0/10, calling it "over-hyped" & saying that "the show lost focus and failed to deliver the one thing that has kept it going for six seasons: jokes." Mike Lazzo
Mike Lazzo
Michael Lazzo, , is a television producer and the senior executive vice president in charge of Adult Swim at Williams Street Studios....
considered not even airing the episode, but instead making it a DVD
DVD
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....
extra.
Immediately after the episode aired, Adult Swim aired a bump, asking the fans to discuss their opinions of the episode on the messaging boards
Internet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
on AdultSwim.com. There were some concerns about whether this episode was the series finale
Series finale
A series finale refers to the last installment of a series with a narrative presented through mediums such as television, film and literature. In many Commonwealth countries, the term final episode is commonly used in regards to a television series...
episode due to the name of the episode and the ending. However, this is not the finale episode, the title and ending was a joke
Joke
A joke is a phrase or a paragraph with a humorous twist. It can be in many different forms, such as a question or short story. To achieve this end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices...
, and new episodes were already being planned when the episode aired. This was the second time there were concerns about the series ending, the first being the season finale to season 2, "The Last One." A new episode aired on December 13, 2009 as a Christmas special, and season seven
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season 7)
The seventh 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. Season seven is notable for being the final season of the series to premiere as an Aqua Teen Hunger Force season, as the...
began on February 7, 2010, with "Rabbot Redux" wherein the Aqua Teens move to a new home, but just two houses down from their old one, also next to Carl's.
The reactions to the episode were mixed amongst fans on the boards. A criticism of the episode was that Shake was not portrayed in the same light in which he is traditionally as egotistical and selfish, but rather more benevolent. T-Pain admitted that this was the first time he was acting and thought that he "sucked", but T-Pain was praised by the creators of the show for his performance. A significant amount of positive feedback from viewers came for Long's representation of Carl.
"Last Last One Forever and Ever" was released, completely uncensored, by Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video . The company launched in the United States with twenty films on VHS and Betamax videocassettes in late 1979...
on a two-disc DVD
DVD
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....
set in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
; along with five other episodes from season six and five episodes from season seven on June 1, 2010. The boxset also features the behind the scenes making of "Last Last One Forever and Ever", as a special feature. In addition to being available on DVD, "Last Last One Forever and Ever" is 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.
External links
- "Last Last One Forever and Ever" at Adultswim.com (Archive)