Editing Aqua Teen Hunger Force (section)

{{short description|American adult animated television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Aqua Teen Hunger Force main characters.png
| caption              = The series' main protagonists. From left to right: [[Master Shake]], [[Meatwad]], and [[Frylock]].
| alt_name             = {{plainlist|
* ''[[Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1]]'' {{no italics|(season 8)}}
* ''[[Aqua Something You Know Whatever]]'' {{no italics|(season 9)}}
* ''[[Aqua TV Show Show]]'' {{no italics|(season 10)}}
* ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever]]'' {{no italics|(season 11)}}}}
| genre                = {{Plainlist|
* [[Adult animation]]
* [[Surreal humor]]
* [[Black comedy]]
* [[Animated sitcom]]}}
| runtime              = {{Plainlist|
* 11–12 minutes
* 22 minutes (episodes 58 and 138)}}
| creator              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dave Willis]]
* [[Matt Maiellaro]]}}
| director             = {{Plainlist|
* Dave Willis
* Matt Maiellaro}}
| writer               = {{Plainlist|
* Dave Willis
* Matt Maiellaro}}
| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* Dave Willis (seasons 1–11)
* Matt Maiellaro (seasons 1–11)
* [[Jay Wade Edwards]]
* [[Ned Hastings]]
}}
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Dave Willis (season 12)
* Matt Maiellaro (season 12)
* Kelly Crews (season 12)
* Cameron Tang (season 12)
* [[Keith Crofford]] (seasons 1–11)
* [[Mike Lazzo]] (seasons 1–11)
}}
| voices               = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dana Snyder]]
* [[Carey Means]]
* Dave Willis
* Matt Maiellaro
* [[George Lowe]]
* [[C. Martin Croker]]
* [[Andy Merrill]]
* [[Mike Schatz]]}}
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Williams Street]]
* Big Deal Cartoons (seasons 1–5)
* Wild Hare Studios (seasons 1–4)
* [[Radical Axis (studio)|Radical Axis]] (seasons 2–9)
* Green Studios (season 5)
* [[Awesome Inc.]] (seasons 10–11)
* [[Floyd County Productions]] (season 12)
* [[Bento Box Entertainment]] (webseries)}}
| narrated             = [[Schoolly D]]
| music                = Schoolly D
| open_theme           = {{Plainlist|
* "Aqua Teen Rap" by Schoolly D (2000–10)
* "Aqua Unit Patrol Squad" by [[Joshua Homme]] & [[Alain Johannes]] (2011)
* "Aqua Something You-Know-Whatever" by [[Mariachi El Bronx]] & Schoolly D (2012)
* "Aqua TV Show Show" by [[Flying Lotus]] ft. [[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]] (2013)
* "We Rule Your Animated Comedy Ass Forever" by Dave Willis, Dana Snyder, & Carey Means (2015)
* "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Theme (2023 Remix)" by Schoolly D (remixed by Nick Ingkatanuwat, Matt Maiellaro, & Shawn Coleman) (2023)
}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English

| num_seasons          = 12
| num_episodes         = 144 (1 unaired)<ref name="Bostonepisodeinterview">{{cite web |title=Exclusive Interview With Meatwad, Er, Dave Willis, Of 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' |work=Starpulse |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/Dee_Doyle/2008/12/15/starpulse_com_exclusive_interview_with_d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115024706/http://www.starpulse.com/news/Dee_Doyle/2008/12/15/starpulse_com_exclusive_interview_with_d |archive-date=November 15, 2010 |access-date=April 16, 2011 |publisher=Star Pulse}}</ref>
| list_episodes        = List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes
| related              = {{plainlist|
* ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
* ''Carl's Stone Cold Lock of the Century of the Week''
* ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force season 3|Spacecataz]]''
* ''[[Soul Quest Overdrive]]''
* ''Aquadonk Side Pieces''
}}
| network = [[Cartoon Network]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2000|12|30}}
| network2 = [[Adult Swim]]
| first_aired2 = {{Start date|2001|9|9}}
| last_aired2 = {{End date|2015|08|30}}
| first_aired3 = {{Start date|2023|11|26}}
| last_aired3 = {{End date|2023|12|17}}
}}
'''''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''''' (also branded with different [[#Alternative titles|alternative titles]] for seasons 8–11), is an American [[adult animated]] television series created by [[Dave Willis]] and [[Matt Maiellaro]] for [[Cartoon Network]]'s late night programming block [[Adult Swim]]. It is about the [[surreal humor|surreal]] adventures and antics of three [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[fast food]] items: [[Master Shake]], [[Meatwad]], and [[Frylock]], who live together as roommates and frequently interact with their human next-door neighbor, [[Carl Brutanunanulewski|Carl]]. 

The pilot episode aired as a preview on December 30, 2000. On September 9, 2001, it debuted as an official Adult Swim series. Every episode was directed and written by Willis and Maiellaro, who also provided several voices. Seasons 8–11 were each given a different title, accompanied by different theme music, as a running joke. The series initially concluded on August 30, 2015, after [[List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes|139 episodes]] throughout 11 seasons.

''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters]]'', a [[film adaptation]] of the series, was released in theaters on April 13, 2007, the first adaptation of an Adult Swim series into a [[feature film|feature-length film]]. A [[direct-to-video]] stand-alone sequel, ''[[Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm]]'', was released on November 8, 2022. A [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] series of shorts, ''Aquadonk Side Pieces'', was announced the same week, and ran on the network's official [[YouTube]] channel from April 18 to April 28, 2022. The series airs in [[broadcast syndication]] outside the United States and has been released on various DVD sets and other forms of home media, including [[video on demand]] streaming. It was the longest-running Adult Swim series until it was surpassed by ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' in 2020; a twelfth season consisting of five episodes was announced in January 2023 and premiered on November 26, 2023, making it the longest-running Adult Swim series yet again.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adult Swim Orders New Episodes of Iconic Series "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/adult-swim-0/adult-swim-orders-new-episodes-iconic-series-aqua-teen-hunger-force |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=WarnerMedia Pressroom}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adult Swim's Revival of Iconic Animated Comedy "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" Arrives Sunday, November 26 |url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/adult-swims-revival-iconic-animated-comedy-aqua-teen-hunger-force-arrives-sunday |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=WarnerMedia Pressroom|date=October 19, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Zahed |first1=Ramin |title=Adult Swim to Serve Season 12 of 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' in November |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/10/adult-swim-to-serve-season-12-of-aqua-teen-hunger-force-in-nov/ |website=Animation Magazine |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=2023-10-19}}</ref>