‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ Is Back to Solve All of Your Modern Life’s Problems
All new episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force (and Carl) are coming back to Adult Swim next month.
For the uninitiated: the extremely surreal series focuses on three fast food-shaped roommates–Meatwad, Frylock, and Master Shake–and their adventures. They also constantly annoy their neighbor Carl with their shenanigans.
It’s weird and makes no sense most of the time. The early aughts were like that, though. People wore ultra-low-rise jeans, trucker hats, and velour jogging suits to formal occasions. Don’t ask. Aqua something, you know, whatever…
The Space Ghost Coast to Coast spin-off premiered in 2000 and aired for over eleven seasons on Adult Swim. The show is one of the elder statesmen of the existing line-up–only Robot Chicken has been around longer. Aqua Teen Hunger Force went through rebranding before calling it quits with “The Greatest Story Ever Told” in 2015. There are also two ATHF movies and a short series called Aquadonk Side Pieces.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Season 12
Adult Swim has renewed the show for a 12th season with the original voice cast and creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro. There is no trailer, I’m sorry. But they released a statement!
“Aqua Teen Hunger Force is back to make television watchable again, and to fill your empty, content-starved lives with a magical season 12! Don’t call it a comeback! Even though by all accounts it seems to be just that. It’s a micro-itty-bitty-mini season, five brand new episodes of attention-whittling stupidity — but don’t worry, the laugh-per-episode density is far higher than anything else you willingly agree to place before your swollen, encrusted eyes.
“The new season picks up where we left off in 2015, as Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad have returned to solve all of life’s modern issues, and Carl returns because he can’t sell his crappy house because he lives next door to food. Look for your favorite trio of ‘detectives’ to go head-to-head with A.I. appliances, join an apocalyptic fitness cult, and search for friendship through ancient Egyptian pyramid schemes.
“In the end, all problems shall be solved, and all brains shall be melted. Did Adult Swim mess with a winning formula? You better believe it! Master Shake now has two all-new facial expressions…’Bemused’ and ‘Lips Pursed in Thought’! And Shake can close his hands now, as if to hold things! Also, Frylock is sixty stories high and Meatwad bounces to get around. Tune in to see if we’re telling the truth!”
New episodes start airing Sunday, November 26th at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT on Adult Swim. They’ll drop on Max the day after.
