The sixth season of the animated television series, ''

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'' originally aired in the

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on Cartoon Network's late night programming block,

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. Season six started on March 29, 2009, with "Gene E" and ended with " Last Last One Forever and Ever" on May 31, 2009, with a total of ten episodes. ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' is about the

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adventures and antics of three

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items:

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, and

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, who live together as roommates and frequently interact with their human next-door neighbor,

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in a

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neighborhood in

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. In May 2015, this season became available on Hulu Plus. The season six finale, "Last Last One Forever and Ever", was made as a special "

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" episode. The episode features David Long Jr., who had won a contest through

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in order to perform the role of a live action Carl. Episodes in season six were written and directed by

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and

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. Almost every episode in this season features a special guest appearance, which continues a practice used in past seasons. This season has been made available on

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, and other forms of home media, including

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streaming. The episode, "Shake Like Me", was removed from HBO Max in June 2020 and ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Baffler Meal Complete Collection'' DVD for "cultural sensitivities."

Production

Every episode in this season was written and directed by series creators

and

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, who have both written and directed every episode of the series. All episodes originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. This season was one of the original seasons branded under the ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' title before Willis and Maiellaro started using a different

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for each season in 2011.

Cast

In season six the main cast consisted of

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who provided the voice of

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who provided the voice of

, and series co-creator

who provided the voice of both

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; and recurring character

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who voiced Err,

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voiced Dr. Wongburger. Season six features guest many appearances. In "She Creature"

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voices She Creature,

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voiced Terry,

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voiced Terry's assistant, In "Creature from Plague Lagoon",

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voiced Gary the Dairy Fairy, and

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voiced the real Creature from Plaque Lagoon.

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voiced Drewbecca and Scott Fry as the Pawn Store Clerk in "2-And-a-Half-Star Wars Out of Five",Credits found at the end of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' episode "2-And-a-Half-Star Wars Out of Five".

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voiced a balloon version of

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in "Der Inflatable Fuhrer". In "Last Last One Forever and Ever" H. Jon Benjamin played a live action version of Master Shake named Don Shake, T-Pain played a live-action version of Frylock, David Long, Jr. played a live action version of Carl Brutananadilewski, and Drake E. Stephens played an unnamed child.Credits found at the end of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' episode " Last Last One Forever and Ever". Long was selected after a casting call that started at the 2008

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Episodes

Reception

Jonah Krakow of

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gave "The Creature from Plaque Lagoon" a 7 out of 10, which is considered "Good", calling the episode "straight forward" and comparing it to the season four episode "Dickesode". Kraków gave "Time Machine" a negative score of 6.7, as well as a negative review, saying Master Shake's "Safety Fart" song was the only amusing part of the episode. "2-And-a-Half-Star Wars Out of Five" aka ("Pink Man") was given a 7.5 by Kraków, found several jokes throughout the episode amusing, but found the scene with Carl throwing batteries at Drew funny, he also stated "''ATHF'' is all about the journey, not the destination". Kraków found Frylock's actions in "Fry Legs", a little strange and out-of-character for Frylock, who usually seen as the voice of reason. Kraków also found parts of "Fry Legs" humorous saying "yet another enjoyable episode that delivered its share of laughs, awkwardness and bloody chunks of flesh", and giving the episode a 7.9. Kraków found "Der Inflatable Fuhrer", easy to follow and was surprised with the direction the episode went in saying "The jokes were funny, the ideas were fresh and the outcome was predictable, but fulfilling nonetheless", and giving it an 8.2. Kraków gave " Last Last One Forever and Ever" ("Live Action") a score of 6.0, and a negative review, calling it "over-hyped" and saying "the show lost focus and failed to deliver the one thing that has kept it going for six seasons: jokes".

Home release

The first four episodes from season six were released on the ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Six''

on December 16, 2008, months prior to their official television debuts, along with nine episodes from season five. The remaining six episodes were released on the ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Seven'' June 1, 2010, along with five episodes from season seven. Both sets were distributed by

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and

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and feature various special features, including behind the scenes on "Last Last One Forever and Ever" on the ''Volume Seven'' set. The ''Volume Seven'' DVD marks the first time episodes were released on DVD with completely uncensored dialogue.''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' 6 (2008)
at

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. Retrieved October 8, 2011''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'', Vol. 7
at

. Retrieved October 8, 2011 Both sets were later released in Region 4 by

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on February 10, 2010 and June 16, 2010 respectively. This season was also released under the label "Season 7" in HD and SD on

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, the

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, and

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under the label "Volume 7". In 2020, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim pulled the episode "Shake Like Me" from their rerun rotation and streaming services, whose plot was described as an "animated equivalent of blackface", due to cultural sensitivities. However, the episode is still available on the Volume Six DVD.

References

External links

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See also

References

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