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Meatwad Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 character 
MeatwadFirst appearance "Baffler Meal" (SGCTC)
"Rabbot" (official)Created by Matt Maiellaro
Dave WillisPortrayed by Dave Willis Information Nickname(s) Meatman Aliases Mr. Mister [1] Species Ground meat Occupation former detective Relatives Master Shake (brother)
Frylock (brother)
Chicken Bittle (brother)Parents Dr. Weird (creator) Residence New Jersey (2000-2010)
Seattle, WA (2011-present)Nationality American Meatwad is a fictional character on the Adult Swim animated television series Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, which was originally titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force since its premiere in 2000 until 2011.[2] Like the other main characters, Master Shake and Frylock, Meatwad originally appeared in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Baffler Meal", and then made his first official appearance in the show's first episode, "Rabbot". Dave Willis provides Meatwad's voice throughout the entire series, and every other official appearance Meatwad has ever made.
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Character
Dave Willis provides the voice of Meatwad.
Meatwad was created and designed by series creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro. Like the other main characters of the series, Master Shake and Frylock, Meatwad first made a rough-cut appearances in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast season eight episode "Baffle Meal"[3][4]. Meatwad, along with Master Shake, Frylock, and Carl Brutananadilewski, made his first official appearance in the pilot episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, "Rabbot", which premiered unannounced on December 30, 2000, along with the original "stealth pilot" of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and two episodes of Sealab 2021.[5] Dave Willis provides Meatwad's voice[6][7] throughout the entire series, and every other official appearance Meatwad has ever made, including "Baffler Meal".
Meatwad along with Master Shake and Frylock, have appeared in every episode of the series, with the exception of the season five episodes "Robots Everywhere"[8][9] and "Sirens".[10][11]
Appearance
Meatwad is a ball-shaped wad of ground meat with only one single tooth and is covered in yellow-ish dots and hairs. Meatwad does not have a nose or ears, but he does have retractable arms that only appear when needed. Meatwad also has retractable legs as well, but he almost always rolls around and rarely ever uses them. Just like Master Shake and Frylock, Meatwad occasionally wears clothing but does not typically wear them on a normal basis. Unlike Frylock and Master Shake, Meatwad's appearance does not differ significantly from his original appearance in "Baffler Meal", where his shape is more rough-cut, he does not have yellow-ish spots or hair, and he has a full set of teeth instead of one prominent tooth. In "Baffler Meal," Meatwad is pinkish-red, whereas he is brown today, and he appeared depressed, even saying, "Please, God, kill me." Unlike Frylock and Master Shake, Meatwad was not portrayed by a live action actor in "Last Last One Forever and Ever". A red-ish brown exercise ball was put in Meatwad's place, with Dave Willis's voice (as Meatwad) heard off-screen. He also likes to listen to music on his boom-box, known as his "jam-box".
Description
From 2000 until 2010, Meatwad, along with Master Shake and Frylock have lived in a suburban neighborhood in New Jersey, next door to Carl Brutananadilewski. They have since moved to an identical neighborhood in Seattle, Washington.[12]
Meatwad often appears as nice and happy and friendly to others, but on occasion will pull out a gun and threaten to harm someone, these are often seen as hollow threats. Meatwad spends most of his time playing with his home-made dolls or watching television. Meatwad can also play guitar at a master's level. Meatwad is often bullied by Master Shake, but is often protected by Frylock. Meatwad is often intimidatable, when convinced to do something bad, usually by Master Shake, Ignignokt, Err, or MC Pee Pants, he often attempts to do so, but is usually stopped by Frylock before doing so. Meatwad's favorite television program is apparently "The Jeffersons", as evidenced by his enthusiasm for the show in "Frat Aliens" and "Dirtfoot".
Like Master Shake and Frylock, Meatwad was a detective for the first three episodes, but inexplicably quit by "Mayhem of the Mooninites". Meatwad is unemployed. In "Robositter", Shake asked why Meatwad does not have to work, Frylock responded, "because of child labor laws".
Meatwad has the power to pull items out of his body. In "Robositter", Meatwad is frozen, shatters on the floor, and instantly reassembles. In "Multiple Meat" it is revealed that Meatwad can multiply, by being cut in half. Just like Frylock's "Frydar" and Master Shake's "Shake Power", Meatwad has the power to be able to turn his meat body into a variety of shapes. Most times Meatwad assumes the shape of an igloo, or a hot dog, and sometimes a samurai Abraham Lincoln, which he identifies as Wayne Gretzky and Dick Nixon in "Dickesode". Meatwad can take the shape of many other things such as a hammer, "The Meat monster", a large office building, a net, a bridge, a hand giving people the finger, a working gun, a flower. In "Rabbot Redux", while playing rock-paper-scissors with Shake, Meatwad turned into a large piece of notebook paper and a tornado, the latter actually causing a storm in Meatwad's room. Presumably he can also take the shape of scissors, as he was playing "rock paper scissors" when he became the Paper, Meatwad takes the shape of a dog in "One Hundred", which is a parody of Scooby-Doo, from the television series, Scooby-Doo. Also Meatwad appears a a giant number 5, on the volume five DVD cover, and a Christmas tree on the cover of Have Yourself a Meaty Little Christmas.
Like Master Shake and Frylock, Meatwad does not have an official gender but he is strongly depicted as a male. Meatwad is not or has ever been married. Meatwad does not appear to have a family, but in The Movie it is claimed that he, along with Master Shake and Frylock, are creations of Dr. Weird. The movie also claims their father is a watermelon, and their mother is a nine-layer bean burrito. In 2010 during the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live" tour, series creator Dave Willis confirmed that Dr. Weird is indeed the creator of Master Shake, Frylock, Meatwad, and Chicken Bittle, making them all brothers.[13]
In the season seven episode "Rabbot Redux" Meatwad states that he is 38 years old,[14] although in the episode "Robositter", Frylock says that Meatwad cannot work a job due to child-labor laws, and in "Super Trivia" Frylock tells him he is not old enough to drink alcohol. Meatwad is not typically depicted as being religious, but in the episode "A PE Christmas" Meatwad is seen in church, but was dragged there against his will. Whether or not Meatwad belongs to a religion has not officially determined, although he converts to Judaism in "Der Inflatable Fuhrer" and "The Cloning."
Mental health
Although Meatwad is 38, he still appears to have child-like intelligence. In "Super Bowl" Meatwad states he is "messed up in the head". In the season four episode, "Ezekial", it is confirmed that Meatwad suffers from mental retardation, when Meatwad states "Nobody can beat chess dragon, not even me, and I'm retarded".[15][16] In "Rabbot Redux", Frylock re-confirms that Meatwad suffers from a mental disability, when Master Shake complains about Meatwad upsetting him, to which Frylock responds "he [Meatwad] doesn't know any better, and he's never gonna know any better and you know that".
Reception
Other appearances
Aside from his appearances in everything related to Aqua Teen Hunger Force / Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 and "Baffler Meal", images of Meatwad can be seen in various episodes of The Brak Show[17], Robot Chicken, and Sealab 2021[18][19]. Meatwad also appeared on Anime Talk Show, a talk show special, hosted by Space Ghost. A clip from the season five episode "Bible Fruits" featuring Meatwad, is featured in the "Meals on Wheels" episode of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force spin-off series Soul Quest Overdrive[20].
In the AdultSwim.com online video game, Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself): Wedding Day a drawing of Meatwad can be seen on the men's bathroom wall with "[AS]", a popular abbreviation for Adult Swim[21]; this small cameo is similar to Master Shake's appearances as a gold statue in the first two Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself) games. Meatwad also appeared in the popular flash game "Madness Interactive", as a graffiti spray-paint picture similar to the opening sequence of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Meatwad was also featured in the popular internet series The Angry Video Game Nerd. When The Nerd did a bonus review of "Boo! Haunted House" he used a flashlight and the character looks like Meatwad.
While commenting about the 2007 Boston bomb scare, late night talk show host, Stephen Colbert briefly mentioned Meatwad, during the February 1, 2007 episode of The Colbert Report.[22] In 2011 a brief clip from the series, featuring Meatwad, was featured in a commercial for the Samsung Galaxy S II.[23]
See also
References
- ^ "Super Hero". Aqua Teen Hunger Force. June 1, 2003. No. 2, season 2.
- ^ Franich, Darren (26 April 2011). "'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' changes title to 'Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1'". Pop Watch. http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/04/26/aqua-teen-hunger-force-new-title/?replytocom=1565577. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Nemtusak, Brian. "April 26, 2007 Movies » Movie Review Not for Beginners If you don't get Aqua Teen Hunger Force the movie, it's because you don't watch Aqua Teen Hunger Force the TV show.". Chicago Reader. http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/not-for-beginners/Content?oid=924856.
- ^ "Baffler Meal" (in English). Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Adult Swim. January 1, 2003. No. 1, season 8.
- ^ "The Daily Ghost Planet : The Past!". Lustforlunch.com. http://lustforlunch.com/dgp/oldnews.htm#stealth. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ Eason, Jonas. "Meatwad's character page". Adult Swim. http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Aqua+Teen+Hunger+Force/Meatwad. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Dave Willis - acting credits at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Robots Everywhere". Aqua Teen Hunger Force. January 20, 2008. No. 2, season 5.
- ^ Krakow, Jonha (17 January 2008). "Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Robots Are Everywhere Advance Review Robots are everywhere, but the Aqua Teens are nowhere to be seen.". IGN. http://tv.ign.com/articles/846/846145p1.html. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Couples Skate". Aqua Teen Hunger Force. January 27, 2008. No. 3, season 5.
- ^ Krakow, Jonha (28 January 2008). "Aqua Teen Hunger Force: "Sirens" Review Carl gets some strange new neighbors.". IGN. http://tv.ign.com/articles/847/847971p1.html. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ Ohanesian, Liz (7 May 2011). "Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1: Are the Characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force Really Moving to Seattle?". LAWeekly. http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/2011/05/aqua_unit_patrol_squad_1.php. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Aqua Teen Hunger Force Q&A at Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live in 2010
- ^ "Rabbot Redux". Aqua Teen Hunger Force. February 7, 2010. No. 2, season 7.
- ^ "Ezekial". Aqua Teen Hunger Force. December 17, 2006. No. 12, season 4.
- ^ Clip from the season four episode "Ezekial" on Adult Swim Video
- ^ "Brakstreet". The Brak Show. November 3, 2002. No. 18, season 2.
- ^ "Predator". Sealab 2021. September 16, 2001. No. 5, season 1.
- ^ "Murphy Murph and the Feng Shui Bunch". Sealab 2021. December 9, 2001. No. 10, season 1.
- ^ "Meals on Wheels". Soul Quest Overdrive. May 24, 2011. No. 2, season 1.
- ^ Ham in the Fridge. Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself): Wedding Day (in English). (Adult Swim). Scene: On the men's bathroom wall. (November 2009)
- ^ Stephen Colbert comments on the 2007 Boston bomb scare on the February 1, 2007 episode of The Colbert Report
- ^ "Commercial for Samsung Galaxy S II (2011)". Popisims. 16 September 2011. http://www.popisms.com/TelevisionCommercial/41528/Commercial-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-2011.aspx. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
External links
- Meatwad at the Internet Movie Database
- Meatwad at Adultswim.com (Archive)
Quotations related to Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 at Wikiquote
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