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New Jersey. In May 2015, this season became available on Hulu Plus. In season three the cold openings featuring Dr. Weird and Steve were replaced with clips from the failed pilot ''Spacecataz'', a potential spin-off of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''. Episodes in season three were written and directed by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro. 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 DVD and other forms of home media, including on demand streaming.

Production

Every episode in this season was written and directed by series creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro, 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 alternative title for each season in 2011. As with most seasons, several episodes originally aired outside of their production order. In season three the cold openings featuring Dr. Weird and

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are replaced with clips from the

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of ''Spacecataz''. ''Spacecataz'' is a failed pilot for a potential ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' spin-off, surrounding a feud amongst The Mooninites and The Plutonians, which was never aired on television. The length of each clip was determined by the length of the episode.DVD Commentary for "Little Brittle" The cold opens were discontinued entirely beginning in the fourth season, with the one time exception of the season eight episode " Allen Part One", making season three the final season to feature consistent cold openings.

Cast

Main

* Dana Snyder as

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as Frylock * Dave Willis as Meatwad, Carl Brutananadilewski,

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and Boxy Brown * Matt Maiellaro as Err and

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* Andy Merrill as Oglethorpe * Mike Schatz as Emory

Recurring

* George Lowe as himself * MC Chris as MC Pee Pants

Guest appearances

* Nick Ingkatanuwat as Cliff in "Remooned" * Vishal Roney as Foodie-Mart clerk in "Remooned" * Ted Nugent as himself in "Gee Whiz" * Sarah Silverman in as Robositer in "Robositter" * Scott Thompson as Dusty Gozongas in "Dusty Gozongas" * Akhenaton Nickens as an unnamed giant larva in "Diet" * Janeane Garofalo (credited as Beverly Center) as Donna *

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(credited as "Vance Hammersly") as Bean Wizard in "Hypno-Germ" * Tim Heidecker as a basketball in "Hypno-Germ" * Eric Wareheim as the Germ King in "Hypno-Germ"

Episodes

Home release

The entire third season was released on the ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Four'' DVD on December 6, 2005. The set was released by

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and distributed by Warner Home Video, and features multiple special features including the failed pilot of ''Spacecataz'' and commentaries on select episodes. The first disc features a gag where selecting 'Play All' on the menu screen literally causes all of the episodes on the two DVDs to play on the screen simultaneously. The second disc features a 'Play None' option. Selecting this option causes the screen to go black for an indefinite amount of time.''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' – Volume 4 (2000)
at Amazon.com. Retrieved October 8, 2011 The set was later released in Region 4 by Madman Entertainment on February 4, 2009. The set was released in Region 2 on July 5, 2010. This season was also released under the label "Season 4" on

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, the Xbox Live Marketplace, and Amazon Video under the label "Volume Four".''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' Volume 4
at Amazon Video.

References

External links

''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''
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