The eighth season of the animated television series ''

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. Season eight premiered with the two-part episode "

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" on May 8, 2011, and May 15, 2011, respectively; and ended with "Last Dance for Napkin Lad" on July 24, 2011, with a total of ten episodes. The show is about the surreal adventures and antics of three

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

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, which is completely identical to their former

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home seen in past seasons. In May 2015, this season became available on Hulu Plus, and in May 2020, it became available on HBO Max. Season eight is the first season in which the alternative titles for each season gag was set into place, starting with ''Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1''. Episodes in season eight were written and directed by

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. Almost every episode in this season features a special guest appearance, which continues a practice used in past seasons. Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro received

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nominations for writing in the season eight episode, "The Creditor". This season has been made available on

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Production

Series creators

and

wrote and directed every episode in this season, as they have for every previous season. All episodes originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. As with most seasons, several episodes originally aired outside of their production order. Despite being the eighth season of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'', the show itself was renamed ''Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1''. Along with the new name, the season featured a new theme song by

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as well as a new opening sequence. Co-creator

announced that for the 2012 season, the show's title would be changed again to ''Aqua Something You Know Whatever'' and that the producer's intention was to change the title every year. The song "Big Foot" from the

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album '' Chickenfoot III'' was featured in the season eight episode "Last Dance For Napkin Lad". The episode aired July 24, 2011 prior the official release of the song on August 2, 2011. Chickenfoot had previously voiced themselves in the season seven episode "IAMAPOD".Credits found at the end of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' episode "IAMAPOD".

Cast

Main

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as the episode title announcer

Recurring

as Err and Markula * C. Martin Croker as Dr. Weird and Steve

Guest appearances

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as Danny in "Allen Part One" *

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as an unnamed in "Allen Part One" * Donnie Blue as an unnamed in "Allen Part One" *

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as Allen in "Allen Part Two" *

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as a police officer in "The Intervention" *

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as Chuck in "Vampirus" *

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as a Wi-tri in "Wi-Tri" *

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as a Wi-tri in "Wi-Tri". * Zach Hanks as Lance, the "Sham Wow!" host in "Lasagna" * Todd Hanson as Napkin Lad in "Last Dance for Napkin Lad".

Episodes

Reception

In 2011 Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro received

nominations for writing in the season eight episode, "The Creditor", in the category of Writing in a Television Production during the

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, held on February 4, 2012. Willis and Maiellaro lost the award to

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for witting ''

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'' season twenty three episode " Treehouse of Horror XXII".

Home release

The entire eighth season was released on the ''Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1: Season 1''

set in Region 1 on October 11, 2011, along with seven episodes from the seventh season. The set was released by

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and distributed by

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, and features uncensored dialogue and the special feature "Terror Phone 3". The set was later released in Region 4 by

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on November 30, 2011. This season was also released under the label ''Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1: Season 1'' in HD and SD on

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References

External links

''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''
at Adult Swim
''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' season 8
at the

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