The third season of the animated television series ''

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's late-night programming block

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. Season three started on April 25, 2004, with "Video Ouija" and ended with "Carl" on October 24, 2004, with a total of thirteen episodes. ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' is about the surreal adventures and antics of three

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, and

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

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. In May 2015, this season became available on Hulu Plus. In season three the

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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

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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.

Production

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

and

, 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. As with most seasons, several episodes originally aired outside of their production order. In season three the

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

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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

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Carey Means Carey Means (born December 4, 1966) is an American voice and stage actor best known for playing Frylock on the Adult Swim show ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'', and Thundercleese on ''The Brak Show''. He has also performed in several theatrical musica ...

, Carl Brutananadilewski,

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and Boxy Brown *

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Andy Merrill Andy Merrill is an American voice actor best known for his portrayal of the character Brak on ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'', ''The Brak Show'', and ''Cartoon Planet''; as well as Oglethorpe on ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''. Career ''Space Ghost Co ...

as Oglethorpe *

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as Emory

Recurring

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as himself *

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as MC Pee Pants

Guest appearances

* Nick Ingkatanuwat as Cliff in "Remooned" * Vishal Roney as Foodie-Mart clerk in "Remooned" *

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as himself in "Gee Whiz" *

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in as Robositer in "Robositter" * Scott Thompson as Dusty Gozongas in "Dusty Gozongas" * Akhenaton Nickens as an unnamed giant

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in "Diet" *

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(credited as Beverly Center) as Donna *

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(credited as "Vance Hammersly") as Bean Wizard in "Hypno-Germ" *

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as a basketball in "Hypno-Germ" *

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as the Germ King in "Hypno-Germ"

Episodes

Home release

The entire third season was released on the ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Four''

on December 6, 2005. The set was released by

Adult Swim Adult Swim (stylized as

and distributed by

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, 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

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. Retrieved October 8, 2011 The set was later released in Region 4 by

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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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, and

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under the label "Volume Four".''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' Volume 4
at

References

External links

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