Aqua Teen Hunger Force season 1
Aqua Teen Hunger Force | |
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Season 1 | |
Volumes 1 and 2 DVD covers, which Volume One features the first sixteen episodes, and Volume Two features the final two season one episodes. | |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Release | |
Original network | Cartoon Network ("Rabbot") Adult Swim |
Original release | December 30, 2000 December 29, 2002 | –
Season chronology | |
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 early morning 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. Aqua Teen Hunger Force is about the surreal adventures and antics of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, who live together as roommates and frequently interact with their human next-door neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski in a suburban neighborhood in South New Jersey. In late March 2013, this season became available on Netflix. In May 2015, this season became available on Hulu Plus. In May 2020, this season became available on HBO Max.
Season one marks the first appearance of the main characters, and several recurring characters as well. Episodes in season one were written and directed by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro. Almost every episode in this season features a special guest appearance, which is later continued in later seasons. This season has been made available on DVD, and other forms of home media, including on demand streaming.
Production
All episodes in season one were written and directed by series creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro. The first episode from this season, "Rabbot" originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network, unannounced, on December 30, 2000.[1] The remaining episodes from this season originally aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. As with most seasons, several episodes aired outside of their production order. This season was one of the original seasons produced under the Aqua Teen Hunger Force title before Willis and Maiellaro started using alternative titles for each season in 2011.[2]
Season one marks the first official appearances of Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, who originated from the then-unproduced Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Baffler Meal" which features their intended designs and personalities. 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.
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".[3] This premise was later revisited in the season eight two-part episode "Allen"[4][5]
Cast
In season one the main cast debuted consisting of Dana Snyder who provided the voice of Master Shake,[6] Carey Means who provided the voice of Frylock,[7] and series co-creator Dave Willis who provided the voice of both Meatwad and Carl Brutananadilewski; and recurring character Ignignokt.[8][9][10] Season one also featured appearances from recurring voice cast members such as C. Martin Croker who voiced both Dr. Weird and Steve in the cold openings, Matt Maiellaro who voiced Err and Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future, George Lowe who voiced himself as various characters, MC Chris who voiced McPee Pants, Andy Merrill who voiced Oglethorpe and Merle, and Mike Schatz who voiced Emory.
Season one also features many guest appearances. Scott Hilley provided the voice of Flargon 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".
Broadcast history
An unfinished version of "Rabbot" originally aired unannounced at 5:00 am on December 30, 2000 on Cartoon Network, several months before the official launch of Adult Swim. The version that aired on December 30, 2000 featured scenes from the original pitch pilot but were eventually cut from the official version of the episode. Unlike the original version of the pilot, the December 30, 2000 airing was more and rendered completely. "Rabbot" was not re aired until the final cut made its official television debut on September 16, 2001 on Adult Swim in the United States, only three weeks after Adult Swim launched on September 2, 2001. The series had already made its official television debut a week earlier with the second episode "Escape from Leprechaupolis" on September 9, 2001.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title [11] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "Rabbot" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | November 18, 2003 December 30, 2000 (stealth-cut on Cartoon Network) September 16, 2001 (official TV premiere on Adult Swim) | (original rough-cut version on DVD)101 |
2 | 2 | "Escape from Leprechaupolis" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | September 9, 2001 | 102 |
3 | 3 | "Bus of the Undead" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | September 30, 2001 | 103 |
4 | 4 | "Mayhem of the Mooninites" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | October 14, 2001 | 104 |
5 | 5 | "Balloonenstein" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | December 23, 2001 | 105 |
6 | 6 | "Space Conflict from Beyond Pluto" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | April 7, 2002 | 106 |
7 | 7 | "Ol' Drippy" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | April 21, 2002 | 107 |
8 | 8 | "Revenge of the Mooninites" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | May 5, 2002 | 108 |
9 | 9 | "MC Pee Pants" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | May 19, 2002 | 109 |
10 | 10 | "Circus" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | November 17, 2002 | 110 |
11 | 11 | "Dumber Days" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | December 1, 2002 | 111 |
12 | 12 | "Love Mummy" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | November 24, 2002 | 112 |
13 | 13 | "Dumber Dolls" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | November 3, 2002 | 113 |
14 | 14 | "Interfection" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | December 8, 2002 | 114 |
15 | 15 | "Bad Replicant" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | November 10, 2002 | 115 |
16 | 16 | "PDA" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | December 15, 2002 | 116 |
17 | 17 | "Mail-Order Bride" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | December 22, 2002 | 117 |
18 | 18 | "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro | December 29, 2002 | 118 |
Home release
A sampler disc that was paired with Space Ghost Coast to Coast was given to less than 50,000 people at the 2003 San Diego Comic Con featuring the episode Mayhem of the Mooninites but it was labeled as just Mooninites.[12] The first sixteen episodes from season one were released on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume One DVD on November 18, 2003. The remaining episodes, "Mail-Order Bride" and "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" were released, along with eleven episodes from season two, on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Two DVD on July 20, 2004. Both sets were distributed by Adult Swim and Warner Home Video and feature various special features including an early version of "Rabbot" and commentaries and deleted scenes on select episodes.[13][14] Both sets were later released in Region 4 by Madman Entertainment on April 4, 2007 and November 7, 2007 respectively.[15][16] The Volume One set was eventually released in Region 2 on April 29, 2009, and the Volume Two set was released on December 7, 2009.[17][18] The Volume Two set was also released as part of the Adult Swim in a Box set on October 27, 2009.[19]
This season is also available on iTunes and the Xbox Live Marketplace.[20][21] In the iTunes and Xbox Live releases "Mail Order-Bride" and "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" were listed as part of the second season.[22][23] This season was also released on Amazon Video under the label "Volume One", with "Mail-Order Bride" and "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" released with the first part of the second season under the label "Volume Two".[24][25]
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume One | ||||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||
November 18, 2003 | April 27, 2009 | April 4, 2007 |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Two | ||||
Set details [27] | Special features | |||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||
July 20, 2004 | December 7, 2009 | November 7, 2007 |
See also
References
- ^ "The Daily Ghost Planet : The Past!". Lustforlunch.com. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ Ohanesian, Liz (May 7, 2011). "Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1: Are the Characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force Really Moving to Seattle?". LAWeekly. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Spoken dialogue in Kidney Car
- ^ "Allen Part One". Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1. Season 8. Episode 1. May 8, 2011. Adult Swim.
- ^ "Allen Part Two". Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1. Season 8. Episode 2. May 15, 2011. Adult Swim.
- ^ Eason, Jonas. "Master Shake's character page". Adult Swim. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Eason, Jonas. "Frylock's character page". Adult Swim. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Eason, Jonas. "Meatwad's character page". Adult Swim. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Eason, Jonas. "Carl's character page". Adult Swim. Retrieved 15 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ignignokt official character guide from Adult Swim. (archive)
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force official website, archived by Wayback Machine. Adult Swim. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Adult Swim DVD Sampler Review". www.novirginsallowed.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force – Volume One (2000) at Amazon.com. Retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force – Volume Two (2000) at Amazon.com. Retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 01". Madman Entertainment. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 02". Madman Entertainment. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Series 1 [Adult Swim] [DVD] at Amazon.co.uk
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Season 2 Box Set [Adult Swim] [DVD] at Amazon.co.uk.
- ^ Adult Swim in a Box (Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 2 / Space Ghost Season 3 / Moral Oral Season 1 / Robot Chicken Season 2 / Metalocalypse Season 1 / Sealab Season 2) (2009) at Amazon.com.
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force Season 1 at iTunes.
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force Season 1 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine at the Xbox Live Marketplace.
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force Season 2 at iTunes.
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force Season 2 Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine at the Xbox Live Marketplace.
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 1 at Amazon Video.
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 2 at Amazon Video.
- ^ "Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Volume 1 DVD Information | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ "Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1) - Volume 2 DVD Information". TVShowsOnDVD.com. 2004-07-20. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
External links
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- Aqua Teen Hunger Force at Adult Swim
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force season 1 at the Internet Movie Database
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