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'' originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block,

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. Season one started on November 6, 2005, with "The Garden Party" and ended with "

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" on March 19, 2006, with a total of fifteen episodes. All fifteen episodes from season one were released completely uncensored on a three-disc

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set in the United States on July 25, 2006. The first season is also available on the

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and then,

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Production

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, Joe Horne, Seung Eun Kim, and Kalvin Lee served as directors, and series creator

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, Rodney Barnes, and Yamara Taylor served as writers for season one. All episodes in season one originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, and are rated

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for graphic violence and dangerous activity involving children, explicit language (mostly heavy use of racist, sexist, and homophobic slurs, as well as bleeped-out profanity), and infrequent instances of strong sexual content, with the exception of "The Itis", which was rated

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for drug references and moderate violence. Season one features guest appearances from Charlie Murphy,

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, Adam West,

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, and

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Episodes

Home media

All fifteen episodes from season one were released uncensored on a three-disc

set in the United States on July 25, 2006.

References

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