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===Cold openings===
During the first two seasons, episodes [[Cold open|cold-opened]] with a glimpse into the laboratory of Dr. Weird. He and his assistant Steve use the first several seconds of the show to create [[monster]]s, [[disaster]]s, and various things. In earlier episodes of the first season, the monsters or creations usually form the basis of the plot, but as the crime-fighting element of the program disappeared, the Dr. Weird segment became a [[non sequitur (absurdism)|non sequitur]] opening gag.

In the third season, the Dr. Weird openings were replaced with segments from the pilot episode of ''Spacecataz'', an unaired [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] created by Willis and Maiellaro. Six episodes were planned for production, but Adult Swim felt there was little that could be made into five more episodes since all the characters were destroyed at the end of the pilot, despite the parent series being predominantly not [[Canon (fiction)|canonical]].<ref name="dvdfour">{{Cite AV media |title=Audio commentary for "Little Brittle": Volume Four |medium=DVD}}</ref> These segments featured the Mooninites and Plutonians trading insults, gestures, and practical jokes. The full ''Spacecataz'' pilot is available as a special feature on the Volume Four DVD box set.<ref name="amazon_productdetails">[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000B5XOR0 Product Details for "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 4"] on [[Amazon.com]]</ref> The Mooninites appear to outsmart the Plutonians for much of the series including tagging the Plutonians' ship and reversing a prank that involved 50 million large pizzas.

Cold openings were eliminated starting with the fourth-season premiere, "Dirtfoot". A one-off cold opening featuring Dr. Weird and Steve was used once again in the season eight premiere "[[Allen (Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1)|Allen Part One]]".