Week #10: Master Shake and the Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    For as long as I can remember, watching Adult Swim until the wee hours of the morning has been almost a hobby of mine. Now that I am a college student its been pretty difficult to watch television, reason being, because my roommates and I can't even afford basic cable. Nevertheless, my favorite show in the Adult Swim franchise has to be "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" for its altogether surreal style of comedy and incoherent plot. Everything that happens in this show is strange, even when the characters are faced with conflict(which often results in their deaths) nothing really ever happens.
   As I'm sure we are all familiar with the characters on the show, of the three anthropomorphic fast-food items, I personally like Meatwad. Meatwad, as his name suggests, is a wad of meat that rolls around and conjures mischief. Sure, his happy-go-lucky attitude might seem cute or harmless to most; however, it is very much the opposite. Meatwad is incredibly intimidating and might just pull a gun out of his meaty back pocket if you threaten him. At 38 years young, Meatwad can really show you a couple of things; even though, its been confirmed that he does suffer from mental retardation. Of all the characters on the show, I think it is Meatwad that most avid watchers of the show have come to love, he knows how to have fun, manipulate Frylock and Master Shake, and is often unpredictable.
    According to his character bio on Adult Swim.com, Meatwad was originally a detective in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but I guess the creators of the show dropped this pretense; although, personally I believe this little aspect would've made the show even more ridiculous than it already is. We all know that Meatwad is currently unemployed and would rather watch television than work as a detective, but I thought everyone should know that he could've been a detective. Nevertheless, I feel like its always good to have Meatwad around, not just for comic relief, but because he can shape-shift into anything that he wants. If you need an Igloo, Meatwad is there to satisfy.
   As far as his importance in the show, provided there is anything important in the show, Meatwad is definitely a catalyst for the other characters in the show. He drives our characters, especially Master Shake, to do incredibly stupid things that he almost never regrets, most of the time he even thinks it was his idea in the first place. Meatwad is often bullied by Master Shake, as Master Shake always needs to assert his dominance over the "Force"; however, Frylock is always there to protect Meatwad and help him out on something.
   Honestly, this show is so fucking dumb, but maybe thats the reason it is so damn succesful and has developed such a huge following.  But seriously everything about this show is stupid and yet so hilarious.  Of course, it is mindless, it doesn't require for audience to look any further than the television screen, and for that, "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", I SALUTE YOU!