Dancing Is Forbidden: An Aqua Teen Hunger Force Exploration

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........

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 ge...

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...

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 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. Othe...

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.   Referenc...

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 di...

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, J...

What is a mummy? To Frylock, it is something to be feared. To Meatwad, it is something to use to acquire your dreams. To Master Shake, it's a grand annoyance. Ronnie tackles the abusive Mummy in this week's episode, getting to the bottom of who the real Tom Clark is.... maybe. Other topics discussed include WB Multiversus, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, and playing Runescape at the library. Thank you...

Master Shake puts his selfless nature on full display when he signs Meatwad up for computer camp. And by that, I mean he sells Meatwad to the circus. ATHF co-creator Matt Maiellaro voices Randy The Astonishing, prince-of-Jupiter-turned-circus-ring-master. Meatwad actually excels here, and Shake gets jealous. Other topics discussed include Harry Potter, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, and pouring milk...

The Plutonians are back, and they've brought a friend: Major Shake. Engineered with top-tier pizza technology to deterraform the Earth (via crustacean and space tube technologies), Major Shake is not one to be messed with... if you're Carl's car. Otherwise he's pretty nice. Ronnie relates the Plutonians' piss-poor instructions to his own lack of direction working for a corporation in this coverage...

Realizing he's grown up to become too similar to Happy Time Harry than he'd like, Ronnie digs into this iconic episode of Aqua Teen. Meatwad is forced to play with a depressing clearance doll, putting him in a funk so severe not even Jiggle Billy can bring him out of it. Master Shake becomes the unsung hero for this episode, being the only one able to deal with Happy Time Harry (David Cross), befo...

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A classic-rock tinged episode, Revenge of the Mooninites marks the first return of any Aqua Teen villain. Only 3 episodes after their initial appearance, the Mooninites make the grave mistake of thinking they know how to rock more than Carl (who, in fact, needs no instructions). Other topics discussed include My Little Pony, The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, and Wilco.  Thank you for joining Ronnie...

Have you ever met someone so nice, they'd literally let you eat them to save your life? Well you're about to. Ol' Drippy (Todd Field) was too good for this world... at least with an asshole like Master Shake in the picture. Beyond Drippy's tragic tale in this slice-of-life episode, we discuss current Aqua Teen news-- both of the film and fast food merchandise varieties. Other topics discussed incl...

ATHF's second most popular duo, The Plutonians, are introduced. Don't let their grilling façade fool you-- they're here to give you birthday spankings and melt you in their melterium! Or at least try to. I dunno. Our first 2002 Aqua Teen episode, other topics discussed include Family Guy's Fox cancellation, Kingdom Hearts, and how done is better than perfect. Thank you for joining Ronnie for the s...

Still waters run deep in this episode of Dancing is Forbidden. Ronnies dives into the relatively complicated plot of Balloonenstein, and gets to the bottom of... do what now? Other topics discussed include the Nirvana baby lawsuit, letting your cat into the computer room, and... do what now? Thank you for joining Ronnie for the fifth episode of Dancing Is Forbidden! If you have any feedback, or ju...

Yoohoo, running crew! Bad allergies won't stop Ronnie as he dives into the classic fourth episode of Aqua Teen, Mayhem of the Mooninites. We witness poor Meatwad get abused by new friends Ignignokt and Err, Shake attempt to thrash with medium gauge strings, and Frylock falling hard into the parental role. Other topics discussed include Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, landlords, and the legacy of Kidz...

Ronnie digs into Aqua Teen Hunger Force's 3rd episode, Bus of the Undead. Aqua Teen starts to find its footing here, and we get to the bottom of if Dracula is dead or not. (He is , but his ghost is still a threat!) We also discuss H Jon Benjamin's career (and stellar job in this episode), video game Ico 's awful North American release cover, and how weird the tradition of the tooth fairy is.  Than...

Back with a vengeance , we dig into the second episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Escape From Leprechaupolis. The first officially aired Aqua Teen episode, we get to the bottom of who stole Carl's gold chain. We also dive into the four "alternate scenes" from this episode, discussing how the course of the episode changed from its early state to the finished product. Other topics discussed are R Ke...

We kick off our exploration of every Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode with Rabbot (which was actually aired second in its finished state, although it was was the first produced). We watch the Aqua Teens solve the mystery of who murdered Carl's car. Was it meteors? Was it a woman? NO! We also dive into what was going on the week of September 16th 2001 (huh wonder what could have happened around that...

Join me on an upcoming exploration of every Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode! Just dipping my toes into Carl's pool on this episode, join me next week for a full discussion on Season 1 Episode 1: Rabbot! Sources: • New ATHF Movie + Shorts Announcement: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rick-and-morty-spinoff-vindicators-adult-swim-1234955601/ Contacts:  Support the Show: patreon.com/danci...