Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever (or shortened as Aqua Teen Forever) is the alternative title given to the eleventh and final season of the animated television series, Aqua Teen Hunger Force.[1][2] It aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered on June 21, 2015, with "Mouth Quest" and ended with "The Greatest Story Ever Told" on August 30, 2015, with a total of nine episodes. The show 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 late January 2016, this season became available on Hulu Plus.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever
The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever title card used for the eleventh season.
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkAdult Swim
Original releaseJune 21 
August 30, 2015
chronology

Episodes in this season were written and directed by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro. The theme music, entitled "We Rule Your Animated Comedy Ass Forever", was written and performed by the three main cast members alongside Michael Kohler. Almost every episode in this season featured a special guest appearance, which continues a practice used in past seasons. This season has been released in various forms of home media, including on demand streaming.

Production

Episodes in this season were written and directed by series creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro, who have both written and directed every episode of the series. Episodes in this season aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim.

An episode entitled "Laser Cowboy" was written for this season but was never produced, as Adult Swim did not think it would work. The episode was to be entirely live action, and did not actually feature any of the main characters. The episode was to be as if the main characters were watching a completely different show on Carl's Roku box, with the episode itself being an episode of the show.[3]

Dave Willis first announced that this will be the final season on April 25, 2015 at a C2CE convention panel.[4] He stated that the series was cancelled, and it wasn't his decision to end it. Willis and Maiellaro first learned about the cancellation from people from the animation studio, halfway through the production of this season.[5] Willis mentioned on Reddit that Adult Swim president Mike Lazzo made the decision to end the series because "he was ready to move on from it".[6]

In 2017, Adult Swim was asked why they don't make more episodes, to which they responded "we might" with a bump.[7] Willis also expressed interest in doing a Kickstarter to fund Death Fighter, a scrapped sequel to Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.[8]

Cast

In season eleven the main cast consists of Dana Snyder as the voice of Master Shake, Carey Means as the voice of Frylock, and series co-creator Dave Willis as the voice of both Meatwad and Carl Brutananadilewski.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title[9]Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
1311"Mouth Quest"Dave Willis, Matt Maiellaro
& Craig Hartin
Dave Willis & Matt MaiellaroJune 21, 2015 (2015-06-21)13010.819[10]

In this live-action and stop motion episode, the Aqua Teens are contractually obligated to hawk Honest Abe Lincoln's Hot Links brand beef jerky. When Meatwad's mouth mysteriously disappears, Hot Links mascot Jungle Cat Honest Abe forces the Aqua Teens to locate it. Abe and the Aqua Teens sally forth to Rex, Georgia and do battle with a dangerous Christian robot in order to retrieve the missing mouth from the clutches of a lackadaisical stop motion animator named Toby.

Guest appearances: Justin Roiland as Honest Abe Lincoln's Hot Links mascot (credited as "Rustin Joyland"), Andy Daly as Presbobot (credited as "Cactus Tony"), and Henry Zebrowski as Toby
1322"Brain Fairy"Dave Willis & Matt MaiellaroDave Willis & Matt MaiellaroJune 28, 2015 (2015-06-28)13020.891[11]
Master Shake and Meatwad rudely awaken Frylock with an air horn. He concerns the Aqua Teens when he acts and speaks silly, and cooks their breakfast crepes poorly. When they discover the jewel on his back is missing (resulting in his childish behavior), they trek to the DMV, suspecting that the "Brain Fairy" has stolen his jewel.
1333"The Hairy Bus"Dave Willis & Matt MaiellaroDave Willis & Matt MaiellaroJuly 12, 2015 (2015-07-12)13030.854[12]

Carl and Meatwad's excursion to the cinema takes a detour when they accidentally excise the colon of a hirsute anthropomorphic party bus while burglarizing catalytic converters. Frylock faces a moral dilemma when he must use his online education to save either the wicked Hairy Bus or its twin, the saintly Flesh Train.

Guest appearances: Doug Stanhope as The Hairy Bus and Andy Daly as The Flesh Train (credited as "Cactus Tony")
1344"Sweet C"Dave Willis & Matt MaiellaroDave Willis & Matt MaiellaroJuly 19, 2015 (2015-07-19)13041.101[13]

Frylock shrinks Carl down to size in order to infiltrate his beehive and determine why the bees have stopped producing honey. Carl ignores his objective and instead becomes a tyrant who commands the obsequious bees to do his bidding.

Guest appearance: Kumail Nanjiani as Frylock's bees, Betsy Sodaro as the Queen bee, and Nick Gibbions as "Drunk"
1355"Knapsack!"Dave Willis & Matt MaiellaroDave Willis & Matt MaiellaroJuly 26, 2015 (2015-07-26)13051.155[14]

At long last Meatwad discovers the wonders of friendship. Unfortunately he falls in with the wrong crowd, a cocaine addicted amateur porn crew and their star actress Jubilee. Frylock races against time to prevent Meatwad from losing his virginity on film while Carl and Master Shake vie to take Meatwad's place in a kinky ménage à trois scene.

Guest appearance: Monica Rial as Jubilee
1366"Rabbit, Not Rabbot"Dave Willis & Matt MaiellaroDave Willis & Matt MaiellaroAugust 2, 2015 (2015-08-02)13061.202[15]

After a prolonged absence Master Shake returns to his humble abode with a big new voice and an unconscious rabbit. When it is revealed that Shake and the rabbit have undergone a body swap, Frylock, Meatwad, and Carl attempt to set things right by way of public urination at the local Powerpuff Mall.

Guest appearances: Greg Fitzsimmons as Randy, John DiMaggio as Dr. Zord (credited as "Pat McGroin"), Matt Foster as Lionel
1377"Hospice"Dave Willis & Matt MaiellaroDave Willis & Matt MaiellaroAugust 16, 2015 (2015-08-16)13071.147[16]

Carl's mother, Dolores Brutananadilewski, is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, forcing Carl to convert his home into an ad-hoc hospice. Carl copes with his emotional pain by purchasing material goods such as the pro football premium touchdown package on his mother's credit card. To Carl's chagrin, Frylock discovers an unorthodox cure for cancer which saves Dolores' life but transforms her into a South American warrior who has control over rats.

Guest appearance: Eddie Pepitone as Carl's mom, mc chris as young Carl
1388"The Last One Forever and Ever (For Real This Time) (We Fucking Mean It)"Dave Willis & Matt MaiellaroDave Willis & Matt MaiellaroAugust 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)1308
1309
1.590[17]

Frylock creates a virtual reality game to train for an expedition to an ocean planet inhabited by pernicious francophone bivalves. In a heartbreaking dinner table conversation, Frylock reveals that he is dying and that the ocean planet Chlamydia holds the key to his salvation. When Master Shake discovers his death is also imminent, he composes a bucket list that entails copulating fifty times. Shake receives moral support and Susan B. Anthony dollar coins from Carl, who schemes to misappropriate Frylock's power source for his own financial gain. In the end, the quest to save Frylock and Shake's lives from fizzling out falls on the shoulders of the lowly Meatwad, who matures and learns the true meaning of family.

Note: This is the last episode to be rated TV-14.

Guest appearance: Patti Smith performing "Aqua Teen Dream"
1399"The Greatest Story Ever Told"Dave Willis & Matt MaiellaroDave Willis & Matt MaiellaroAugust 26, 2015 (2015-08-26) (online)
August 30, 2015 (2015-08-30) (television)
13101.237[18]

Master Shake and Meatwad view last week's grand finale on their television set. Shake seeks eternal life by emulating the life of Jesus Christ while Carl and Frylock gain immortality via a mystical shampoo. Summoned by the smell of the Ceaseless brand shampoo, the ennui-filled Christopher Lambert joins his deathless brethren in repeatedly committing suicide. Ultimately Lambert and the Aqua Teens find out that everlasting life isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Guest appearance: Lavell Crawford as Unbelievable Ron

Home release

This season is available in HD and SD for digital purchase on iTunes,[19] Google Play,[20] Amazon Video,[21] and Microsoft.[22]

See also

References

  1. Towers, Andrea (2015-04-27). "Aqua Teen Hunger Force ending after this season". EW.com. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  2. Minton, Turner. "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Will Meat Its End; Final Season Premieres June 21". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  3. Dave Willis speaking at a C2CE convention panel on April 25, 2015 posted on Twitch
  4. Martin, Garrett. "The Life and Death of Aqua Teen Hunger Force". Paste. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. "RealDavidWillis comments on I am Dave Willis, co-creator of Aqua Teen Hunger Force...AMA!". reddit. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. Schwarz, John. "Is Adult Swim Teasing An "Aqua Teen" Revival?". Bubble Babbler. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. Statement made by Dave Willis on June 16, 2015 on Reddit
  8. Aqua Teen Hunger Force official website, archived by Wayback Machine. Adult Swim. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.21.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  10. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.28.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  11. Bibel, Sara. "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Naked and Afraid XL' Wins Night, 'True Detective', 'Basketball Wives', 'Ballers', 'The Strain' & More". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  12. Bibel, Sara. "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Naked and Afraid XL' Wins Night, 'True Detective', 'Ballers', 'The Strain', 'The Last Ship', 'Tut' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  13. Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals: 7.26.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  14. Bibel, Sara. "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Rick and Morty' & 'Naked and Afraid XL', Win Night, 'True Detective', 'The Last Ship', 'Ballers', 'The Strain', 'Ray Donovan' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  15. Sara, Bibel. "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Naked and Afraid XL' Wins Night, 'Rick & Morty', 'Ballers', 'The Last Ship', 'The Strain', 'Ray Donovan' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  16. Kondolojy, Amanda. "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Fear the Walking Dead' Tops Night + 'Talking Dead', 'Naked & Afraid', 'Rick & Morty', & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  17. Bibel, Sara. "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Fear The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'MTV Video Music Awards', 'Rick & Morty', 'The Last Ship', 'Falling Skies', 'Ray Donovan' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  18. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever on iTunes.
  19. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever on Google Play.
  20. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever on Amazon Video.
  21. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever on Microsoft.
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