Dancing Is Forbidden: An Aqua Teen Hunger Force Exploration

Grab your musket, grab your red dancing shoes, grab your night vision goggles! In the inaugural Community Jiggle, Ronnie discusses the 15 year anniversary of the Boston Mooninite bomb scare, another ATHF podcast, a 2002 Aqua Teen fan page, listener feedback (& additional discussion) on episodes covered this month (Super Birthday Snake, Super Hero, Super Bowl), a sticker giveaway, and more! Commence the jigglin'!
References:
• "Remembering the ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ bomb scare that shut down Boston" - https://www.inputmag.com/features/aqua-teen-hunger-force-movie-pr-stunt-bomb-scare-mooninites-boston-2007
• 612 Wharf Avenue Podcast - https://anchor.fm/shane-wilson5
• Audra’s 2000's ATHF Page: https://www.geocities.ws/audrahammer/athf.html
• "Punished" Venom Shake - https://www.instagram.com/p/CYzz-7pPzmv/
• @carlneedsajob - https://www.instagram.com/carlneedsajob/
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If you won two tickets to the Super Bowl, who would you bring? After pitting Carl and Master Shake against each other, Meatwad decides to bring.... Boxy Brown. A classic "Meatwad's power goes to his head" episode, Carl and Shake force themselves to be nice to Meatwad for a chance at attending the biggest sporting event of the year. Little do they know, is that the Super Bowl didn't even ask Meatwad for his tickets... also it was a farm. Other topics discussed include Disney's Toontown, Staind, and things not aging well in 2022. 
References:
• Toontown 2003 Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9iutpRJX-M
• Super Bowl 2003 Thread: https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/reviews-aqua-teen-hunger-force-super-bowl-6-8.3357271/
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I have one question for you: Who is The Drizzle? Master Shake takes on the persona of The Drizzle (and later, The Fume)-- totally ignoring the fact he is already a super detective. In this microcosm of an episode, Dana Snyder takes the lead with ATHF's most dialogue-focused episode yet. Shake's hubris causes him to "accidentally" spill nuclear waste on himself, yielding him the great power of..... melting.... We also go over comments about this episode the night that it aired, back in June 1st of 2003! Other topics discussed include Marilyn Manson, the Gameboy Advance SP, and how owning fish is tricky business.
References:
• Super Hero 2003 Thread: https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/reviews-aqua-teen-hunger-force-super-hero-6-1.3351991/
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Have you ever accidentally killed your two roommates? Well, in this episode Frylock does, and then he becomes a bad boy running with the wrong crowd. When he decides to burn down his house, he gets haunted by the zombies of his victims... except none of this really happened. It was all virtual reality, ya dummy! That doesn't change the fact that we get some insight into Frylock's character, and get to hear Carey Means flex his acting chops playing more than a straight man. Other topics discussed include VR, Fruit Roll-Ups, Adult Swim's 2003 lineup, and Stronghold Crusader. Can't place that there, m'lord!
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Season 1 of Aqua Teen is must-see television for any aspiring creative. Despite its many flaws, errors, and clear growing pains-- Aqua Teen's first season still goes on to become one of the most enjoyable seasons of any television show. With infinitely quotable episodes, iconic side characters, and a genuinely interesting perspective, Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro took what little Cartoon Network was willing to give and made one of the network's biggest shows. And we get to see every step of that history in these eighteen episodes. Other topics discussed include Avril Lavigne's Osiris D3 shoes, Aqua Teen's discrepancy between production and airing orders, and how popular movies are basically the same as in 2002.
References:
• Ranking Every Season 1 Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbephTh00i8
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THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO a cybernetic ghost haunted Carl. Why, you ask? Well, wouldn’t you like to know! His house was built on the graveyard of elves, enslaved by the Great Red Ape (Santa of Claus) and forced to make toys to be thrown at prey… and defecated upon. This, of course, before they unionized. Luckily, when life hands Carl lemons, he makes lemonade, selling this curse to rock-legend Danzig for a million bucks. Other topics discussed include the inviting nature of t-shirts, Aqua Teen DVD reprints, and peeing in the pool.
References:
• Twitter Thread with 2021 Reprint Info: https://twitter.com/AquaTeenPod/status/1470779790315728899
• BlackShirtsWorld: https://www.instagram.com/blackshirtsworld/
• Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - "Back to Oz" - http://youtube.com/watch?v=00f2kSnIxfw
• Adult Swim/Cartoon Network bumpers & promos - December, 2002: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZhpc33aeA8
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For Frylock and Meatwad, Christmas is a time for giving. For Master Shake and Carl, the reason for the season is pleasin’. Shake is looking for a home chef, Carl looking for a partner of the physical persuasion. The first proper female character of the Aqua Teen world, poor Svetlana gets swept up into the insanity we’ve come to accept over these past 16 episodes. Also, Meatwad gets some hair. Other topics discussed include Chechnya, Adirondack chairs, and Target expecting people to drive in a blizzard on their day off.
References:• Film Club Invite: https://discord.gg/jQyW6tFs
• The Amazing Bulk Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywaR-Lq_ayk
• Adult Swim/Cartoon Network bumpers & promos - December, 2002: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZhpc33aeA8
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Have you seen Shake's PDA? Because he hasn't. Ever. Probably because it never existed. Turns out, Shake is just trying to copy cool-tar-guy Romulox, who I can assure you is better than all of us. Also in this episode, Meatwad wanted to get sexy with the tarboat captain, but Frylock wouldn't let him. Poor guy. Other topics discussed include cassette tapes, cryptocurrency, and Todd Barry.
 
References:
• Radio Labyrinth Podcast with Dave Willis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq5Qw0PHRKM
• ATHF Crypto Meme: https://twitter.com/AquaTeenPod/status/1462099118046777347
• Adult Swim/Cartoon Network bumpers & promos - December, 2002: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZhpc33aeA8
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If it's too good to be true, it is. Shake's mindless greed summons www.yzzerdd.com-- a sentient computer program (voiced by Todd Hanson) with shady business practices. While the content of this episode hasn't aged well, the jokes sure have. Ronnie gushes at how Interfection is formatted, and cries at his past internet experiences. Other topics discussed include Legend of Zelda, Shania Twain's 3 different versions of 2002 album Up!, and getting a porn popup at the public library.
References:
• Adult Swim Action Late 2002 Commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRSs_4OGGNU
• RunOfTheMillSearchEngine.com Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20091217051956/http://runofthemillsearchengine.com/
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Meatwad finds his confidence (and magical matter-bending powers) when he is given a new brain. Except it's not a new brain. It's not even a brain. It turns out, Meatwad had these powers all along... he just needed to believe in himself. But he believed in himself too much... and he became an asshole. Turns out, Meatwad is better with low self confidence. Other topics discussed include head lice, Jay-Z's The Blueprint 2 (and how it wasn't as good as the first one), and being bait-and-switched with Hardy Boys instead of Hardy Boyz. 
References:
• ATHF on Jeopardy: https://www.reddit.com/r/AquaJail/comments/qmait2/for_2000_on_tonights_episode_of_jeopardy/
• Booyah 90's Now - Dumber Dolls: https://loweffortcontent.com/everything/2021/6/24/booyah-aqua-teen-hunger-force-dumber-dolls
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