The Drizzle

The Drizzle

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Aqua Teen or ATHF) (also known by various alternative titles) is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim. The series made its official debut on September 9, 2001 on Adult swim; after the pilot episode was aired as a special sneak peek on Cartoon Network on December 30, 2000. The show is about the surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items, Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, and their human nextdoor neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski.

Each episode is written and directed by series creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, a film adaption of the series was released in theaters in April 2007, marking the first time an Adult Swim series has been adapted into a movie. As of 2011 each season is given a different alternative title, as a new running gag. It is one of the spin-offs of the show Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and as of 2013, the longest running original series on Adult Swim, as well as one of the top 10 longest-running American animated television series of all time.

There have been a total of 120 episodes during the show's nine seasons. An episode titled "Boston" was scheduled to air during the fifth season, but was pulled to avoid further controversy surrounding the 2007 Boston bomb scare, and has never aired or been released to the public in any format. Since its release, the series has developed a cult following, and its popularity resulted in three different spin-offs: Spacecataz, Carl's Stone Cold Lock of the Century of the Week, and Soul Quest Overdrive. The tenth season is scheduled for August 2013. The series also airs in syndication in other countries, and has been released on various DVDs and other forms of home media.