Aqua Teen Hunger Force



The show is about the adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items-- Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad-- and their next-door neighbor in the suburbs of southern New Jersey. While the series initially gave no explanation as to the characters' origins, the 2007 feature film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters revealed that they—along with a fourth "Aqua Teen" named Chicken Bittle—were created by mad scientist Dr. Weird for the sole purpose of being flown into a brick wall for Weird's amusement.

The series was originally pitched as a parody of detective series that would have found the "Hunger Force" fighting crime and solving mysteries. Once the series was established, the creators quickly dropped the idea and instead turned the show into a surreal sitcom, with humor derived from intentionally incoherent plots and absurd visual gags. The show has little continuity, and episodes often end with one or more of the principal characters dying. Situations often involve the Aqua Teens being visited by strange monsters and extraterrestrial beings, most of whom are of little power or consequence. An initially structured plot is often abandoned as characters' actions take the story far afield.

Since its release, Aqua Teen Hunger Force has developed a cult following, and its popularity resulted in three different spin-offs: Spacecataz, Carl, and Soul Quest Overdrive.