Dancing Is Forbidden: An Aqua Teen Hunger Force Exploration

I done did a voice on the upcoming season of ATHF, and I'm telling you all about it! In early May, I received an email from Adult Swim about doing a voice line on the Season 12. Now, in celebration of the podcast's two year anniversary, I'm finally able to walk you through all the ins and outs of the incredibly exciting experience!
 
From the onboarding process, to my thoughts on the episode's script, to the recording process -- I fill you in on absolutely everything in this week's episode! ...at least that I remembered! ...at least that I'm allowed to tell you!
 
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It's a Community Jiggle, y'all! We're getting Matt Maiellaro's help fact checking IMDb, talking about Season 12's possible premiere destination, and pondering on Dave's recent mention of a Space Ghost film. We also get in to other projects within the ATHF fandom with an update on Rabbot Rebuilt, three separate Aqua Teen-inspired tracks, and some fan fiction! Finally, we wrap the episode up  recapping recent listener questions! Get your red dancing shoes on for this one-- you're gonna need 'em! 
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Dave Willis & Ned Hastings Reflect on the Boston Mooninite Controversy: https://www.cbr.com/aqua-teen-hunger-force-dave-willis-ned-hastings-interview/
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force's Dave Willis & Ned Hastings On Boston And New Episodes: https://screenrant.com/aqua-teen-hunger-force-dave-willis-ned-hastings-interview/
• Rabbot Rebuilt: https://www.instagram.com/athfrebuilt/
♫ Matt Cantu ATHF Theme Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJUpByRghGQ
♫ MacWop - This Set: https://on.soundcloud.com/mBLG5
♫ Glad to be Dead - Keeps Me Complacent: https://gladtobedead.bandcamp.com/track/keeps-me-complacent
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Assemble! Fanfiction: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45164635/chapters/113616796
• [adult swim central]: https://adultswimcentral.com/
 
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[00:00:00] Intro
 
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After another successful deep dive into a season of Aqua Teen, it's time to look back on 2004's pop culture, Adult Swim lineup, and Season 3 as a whole. Getting into such exciting territory as "Ronnie's Top 3 Episodes" and "Ronnie's Top 3 Villains," this is not a podcast episode for the faint of heart. We ponder on what Season 3 introduced to the world of Aqua Teen, as well as what it left in the dust. Other topics discussed include Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 vs Brotherhood, the changing tide of Adult Swim at the end of 2004, and being subconsciously inspired by Napoleon Dynamite's music.
 
• Season 3 Episode Ranking Video: https://youtu.be/D-VKPI0KJ70• Ron's Napoleon Dynamite style solo: https://sublimatedsounds.bandcamp.com/track/lazy-sundays-echomaker-remix-2
 
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Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:2:09] Top Films of 2004
[00:06:42] Ron's Fav Films of 2004
[00:11:04] Top Albums of 2004
[00:15:43] Ron's Fav Albums of 2004
[00:24:09] Top Video Games of 2004
[00:28:11] Ron's Fav Video Games of 2004
[00:29:31] Ron's Top 3 Season 3 Episodes
[00:38:19] Ron's Top 3 Season 3 Villains
[00:46:28] Adult Swim 2004 Thoughts
[00:55:46] Final Season 3 Thoughts
 
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The infamous pilot-turned-cold-open, we're finally giving Spacecataz some love! The great war between the Mooninites and Plutonians goes about exactly as you'd expect: a series of lame and failed pranks, eventually leading to mutual assured destruction. You know, the regular. Grab your 50 million pizzas and tune in as we get some behind the scenes info from Jay Wade Edwards and Bob Pettitt, alongside some unaired interview clips with Matt Maiellaro. Other topics discussed include the history of mooning and the middle finger, Crank Yankers, and sitting out a Slayer set.
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If you're looking for someone  to dollsit for you.... Carl probably isn't your guy. Taking yet another break from writing solely for the Teens, Matt and Dave give us what we always wanted: an episode based on Carl. The big man himself must watch Meatwad's dolls for him while the ATHF are on vacation in Florida, and he... doesn't do a great job. We also get into how making Aqua Teen was an iterative and interactive process, the amazing footage of the vocal recordings for this episode (and the bits that didn't make the cut), and Bob Pettitt's inspirations for Carl's yearbook. Other topics discussed include World of Warcraft/Counter Strike: Source/Half Life 2 coming out within a month of Spacegate World premiering, Matt Maiellaro's Gibson Les Paul Gold-Top 1960's reissue, and peeing in a can. 
 
References:
• Ned and Dave Screen Rant Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6ckCrEU0cg
• Carey Means The Five Count Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWAegn6KYHg
• The Faces In Front of The Throats That Make The Voices That Speak Into The Microphone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3-UFOTxHZ0
• Donnell Hubbard - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uz7IxZxAZg
• Bob Pettitt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pettitt_Art
 
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Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:8:18] October 24th, 2004 Pop Culture
[00:23:48] Spacegate World Deep Dive
 
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The Maiellarolypse is here! This week Matt returns to the podcast as we discuss his new film Pastacolypse, getting into all the saucy details. The noodle-themed comedy/action/horror film you've been craving, this heaping dish of badassery is available for FREE on Tubi. You may be wondering how it's pastable to give a film of this caliber away for free, and the answer is simple: BIG GLUTEN. That's right. This big-time journalist uncovered many other "Holy Cannelloni!" inducing bombshells that you will hear, with your own ears, in this episode, today. (Also not paying for film promotion probably helps them not have to charge for it). Matt tells us about the surprising history behind Pastacolypse, how the voice cast came together, why the silly time cards are actually important to the film's structure, and many other pre-pasta-rous factoids. Being an Aqua Teen podcast, I was legally obligated to my benefactors (BIG AQUATEEN) to ask Matt about Aqua Teen's upcoming season, the Boston episode event, and how working on something like Pastacolypse differed/compared to working on Aqua Teen Forever Plantasm. Other topics discussed include Fox becoming the new Adult Swim, Matt and Jim Fortier's Adult Swim pilot Yenor, the amazing metal band ANKOR, and opening for AC/DC!
 
References:
• Watch Pastacolypse for FREE: https://tubitv.com/movies/100003771/pastacolypse
• Matt's pilot Yenor: https://www.adultswim.com/videos/specials/yenor-pilot
• Craig Hartin Interview: https://www.dancingisforbidden.com/e/craig-hartin/• Matt's interview with BubbleBlabber: https://www.bubbleblabber.com/exclusive-interview-matt-maiellaro-talks-about-his-new-movie-pastacolypse-and-teases-some-tasty-new-aqua-teen-hunger-force-details/
• Mary Spender's Pastacolypse video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPGbMJplqWw
• Mary jammin' with Jigsaw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oarC0lJvRug
• Pastacolypse idea in 12 Oz Mouse S03E11: https://ibb.co/FK1K2Bf
• 12OzMouse Fansite: https://corndogcentral.com/
• Matt "Opening for AC/DC" at Download Festival: https://archive.org/details/yld2010-06-11.aud.flac16/yld2010-06-11t01.flac
 
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Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:04:13] Origin of Pastacolypse
[00:07:58] Writing Solo vs Writing with others
[00:09:31] The Cast
[00:10:14] Tubi Promotion
[00:13:34] Character Visual Changes
[00:14:59] Title cards, time jumps, and Windbreakers
[00:18:28] Film opening
[00:20:13] Pasta-themed deaths
[00:21:46] More Cast Talk
[00:30:05] Director Credit
[00:33:46] The Snowman!
[00:35:16] Newscasters
[00:36:06] Vague Political Overtones
[00:38:26] ANKOR
[00:42:01] Pastacolypse Soundtrack? (thanks Cup on Drugs!)
[00:43:23] Pastacolypse in 12 Oz Mouse? (thanks Ian!)
[00:45:05] Outsider art (thanks Chris!)
[00:48:35] Baffler Meal
[00:50:12] Matt's Fav Part (thanks Swimwiki!)
[00:53:31] Yenor
[00:59:29] Nunderworld
[01:02:03] Aqua Teen Season 12
[01:03:10] Boston
[01:05:17] Matt's recent interviews
[01:06:40] Outro
 
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Have you ever wanted to see Master Shake trip balls? Yeah? Well, did you also want to see an amazingly bad play? Great, Hypno-Germ is the episode for you! Inspired by a fake logline, Matt and Dave were growing tired of writing for the Teens so they decided to make a play instead. Tim and Eric make their television debut, Fred Armisen enters the world of Adult Swim, Janeane Garofalo masterfully plays a bad actress, and Bob Odenkirk brings tears to all eyes in the house... even his own. The Onion writing staff (Todd Hanson, Chris Karwowski, Carol Kolb, Maria Schneider, and Joe Garden) write sounds with their mouths, crazy style. R. Land helps Shake loss mind. Foam.
An incredibly out-of-the-box episode, we see the Aqua Teen team experiment with Macromedia Flash in preparation for Squidbillies. Other topics discussed include Rascal Flatts being from Ohio, Hilary Duff's amazingly bad 2004 film Raise Your Voice, Branson MO, and not pooping in public.
 
References
• Watch the NEW Boston animatic: https://www.reddit.com/r/adultswim/comments/13nibvz/the_lost_boston_athf_episode_from_tonight_way/
• Watch Pastacolypse for FREE: https://tubitv.com/movies/100003771/pastacolypse?start=true
• Original Santa line in T-Shirt of the Living Dead: https://twitter.com/swimwiki2001/status/1658488562176913410
• Bob Odenkirk interviews Dana Snyder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09UtOlwFCx0
 
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Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:9:16] October 17th, 2004 Pop Culture
[00:21:00] Hypno-Germ Deep Dive
 
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Space Ghost hosts an aftershow panel with Meatwad, Early Cuyler, and Sharko, and it goes about as well as you'd expect.... as in, not everyone makes it out alive. This week we're tackling an infamous Adult Swim mashup that aired directly after Perfect Hair Forever. Luckily, you don't have to have seen Perfect Hair Forever to appreciate this panel discussion because in true Williams Street fashion, they never actually discuss what they're supposed to. Sharko explains his lineage. Space Ghost brags about his anal fins. Early drinks a lot of Jack. Meatwad wants some candy. All this and more!
 
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You ever seen how them Aqua Teens move across that there screen? Yeah, you've got Craig Hartin to thank for that. A head on the Mount Rushmore of ATHF, Craig joins us to peel back the curtain on Aqua Teen's animation process. From working on the show, to both films, to Matt and Dave's other shows, to Matt's upcoming film Pastacolypse-- Craig lays it all out like never before!... at least in podcast form... at least that I'm aware of. We get into the many challenges Craig faced while working on a show with such a low budget, ultimately fueling the innovation of Aqua Teen's unique production process. These out-of-the-box discoveries by the team still echo throughout Craigs work as the general manager of Bento Box Atlanta. Other topics discussed include U2 touring with Public Enemy, raging at Call of Duty, and why Aqua Teen owes Robot Chicken.
 
• Watch Matt Maiellaro/Craig Hartin's new film PASTACOLYPSE for FREE: https://tubitv.com/movies/100003771/pastacolypse
• Craig on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insanoflexathf/
• Craig on Twitter: https://twitter.com/insanoflexathf
 
References:
• Radical Axis Presents: Radical Axis Presents (ATHF Special Feature): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_AALtjH41w
• Craig in Terror Phone 2: https://youtu.be/f7O-ivLpvMM?t=524
 
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Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:04:38] Craig Hartin Interview
[00:08:38] Bento Box Not Working On Season 12 ATHF?
[00:11:36] Making Plantasm in 4K
[00:13:41] ATHF Leading Adult Swim Animation
[00:21:59] Making Colon Movie Film vs Plantasm (Thanks Cup_On_Drugs!)
[00:30:55] Working on Colon Movie Film
[00:36:40] Working on Normal Animation vs ATHF (thanks Karsen!)
[00:44:36] Leading Bigger Projects
[00:47:42] Voicing Rob Goldstein in CMF
[00:52:29] Craig & Matt Camping Podcast Idea
[00:55:01] Working on Squidbillies vs 12 oz. Mouse
[01:02:30] Favorite Episodes (Thanks Karsen!)
[01:04:55] Overcoming Censorship at Adult Swim
[01:12:40] How To Work In Animation (Thanks Dex!)
[01:16:40] How Craig Got Into Animation
[01:22:56] Working at Radical Axis vs Awesome Inc. vs Bento Box
[01:25:30] Pastacolypse
[01:32:10] Working on Plantasm vs Pastacolypse
[01:36:24] Rapid Fire Questions!
[01:45:27] Plugs/Craigs Social Media
[01:48:19] Outro
 
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If you had an all-powerful ancient tee shirt, what would you use it for? Good? Evil? Summoning the Easter Bunny? If you chose the latter, I've got the episode for you. In this "Meatwad gets powers" episode, Shake steals Osiris's shirt-- just for it to shrink down in the laundry. Dang. Meatwad gets the hand-me-down, with clear instruction to carry out Shake's desires... except Meatwad can't quite figure it out. Meatwad brings forth the Easter Bunny (and his brother, Daryl), Santa Claus, Eggzilla (and his prom date), and of course, a dope ass banana suit. You know, the usual. As these things go, Santa gets turned into a Cannibal Corpse album cover, and the Teens must carry out Christmas. Other topics discussed include Green Day's American Idiot, Andre the Utility Man's voice actor's identity, and the end of the search for the rare Aqua Teen hentai.
 
• Boston Comedy Festival: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Boston: https://www.berklee.edu/BPC/events/boston-comedy-festival-presents-aqua-teen-hunger-force-live
• TUBI ANNOUNCES PASTACOLYPSE PREMIERE DATE: https://www.bubbleblabber.com/tubi-announces-pastacolypse-premiere-date/
• Ronnie on the Roach Koach Podcast: https://www.gabbermedia.com/roachkoach/2023/5/10/episode-360-cult-of-static-by-static-x
• (NSFW!) Ian's FOUND Aqua Teen Hentai Cover: https://ibb.co/LNF7GFm
• Aqua Teen Hentai artist... according to legend: https://twitter.com/84_hoshika
• Ian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeedBeatz
• Bob Pettitt Concept Art: https://twitter.com/Pettitt_Art/status/1637931967663464449
 
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Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:10:19] October 10th, 2004 Pop Culture
[00:19:41] T-Shirt of the Living Dead Deep Dive
 
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