Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vol. 5 Reviews

• Pure Evil

  
  By A2Y8YMZS7YNEA3 on 2008-01-02
  This is a very long review that's been building up in me for a long time and I was hoping this set would never be released. If you've seen these episodes and loved them, just ignore me and place your order. If you, like me, have grown tired of all the negativity, banality, and just plain EVIL-ness of modern American television, then go ahead and read if you want to...
  
  I am writing this as an owner and huge fan of ATHF Vols. 1 thru 4, just so you know that I'm not just slamming a product because I hate the show or simply have nothing better to do.
  
  When Season 5 was almost ready to start on Cartoon Network last year, I was so incredibly psyched that I made my mother think I was a little insane - she saw me standing up cheering at that weird Meatwad promo commercial while freaky music is playing in the background. But now thanks to season 5, I think I just might have BECOME a little insane.
  
  I understand that thanks to years of ultra-violence being overshown in movies and on late-night TV we've all become almost completely desensitized. People getting shot in the face, decapitated, shot in the knees, disembowelled, shot in the groin, run over, shot in the hands, stabbed, pushed off a building, etc. just doesn't freak us out anymore. So directors started being CUTE about it - the ultra-fast hit-by-a-truck scene in Final Destination, is one example. But a lot of people have caught on to even this, especially college-aged kids nowadays who have fond memories of sittng on Daddy's lap while he played Doom on the computer after work.
  
  So now we have shows that must push the envelope beyond anything ever done before... Some, like Metalocalypse, manage to do it in a way that really doesn't bother me - there's real humor there, plus the violence feels more comical than ghastly, the animation is superb, it reminds me of those cool Iron Maiden album covers from the 1970's, etc. I mention this only to emphasize that I'm not some anti-violence zealot out to trash television shows. So long as it's good and there's a real story, I don't mind violence. It's the 'no hope in sight' culture we have going on nowadays that gets to me - violence and shocking situations used just so nobody has to actually write a STORY. I go into this a little more near the end~
  
  Saying that, there's something...OFF...about the new Aqua Teen cartoons. When I saw the episode where Carl wins a free (and mandatory)'Get Your Penis Cut Off' after he and the Force go shopping at a convenience store, I figured it was just a bad-episode fluke since the creators were busy at the time working hard on "Colon". The episode really bothered me though, for some reason. I know, it's CARL we're talking about, who's basically Archie Bunker with raging hormones, without the hidden 'softer side', and without anyone who loves him... but still.
  
  Then came the episodes that made me really really sick. And I mean PHYSICALLY nauseous amd temporarily depressed. The first of which was about a big long yellow balloon-like dog that Master Shake creates out back in Carl's pool - though it may as well have risen out of the blood pools of HELL. First off, it just LOOKS evil - and it proves his alignment by threatening Carl over the phone, breaking into his house, and anally raping him in a very brutal scene (even though you only see Handbanana (the "dog's" name) through Carl's window from outside). Again, you might say it's CARL that it's happening to - but does that really mean that rape is OK so long as you don't like the person it's happening to?
  
  "Oh lighten up - it's just a cartoon!" I'm sure a lot of violence-desensitive, die-hard fans are saying that right now. Except it's NOT just a cartoon. Anyone who's seen all the other episodes knows this, otherwise you wouldn't CARE what I say about it. To us fans it's become a universe unto itself in our subconsciousnesses - the characters have become real to us in the back of our minds - why d'ya think all those Trekkies (or Star Wars fanatics) keep going to conventions dressed up as Klingons (or Jedis), and it's also why housewives really believe Kirk is secretly having sex with Jeannie on their soap opera and why millions of Americans NEEDED to see Ross and Rachel get back together on the final episode of Friends. It just HAPPENS when you watch (and love) a TV program for a very long time. So yes, bad things have happened to characters in Aqua Teen Hunger Force before - but never quite like this. It really really bothered me. I'm sure that a lot of you will still disagree with me and loved the 5th season episodes, but like I said before - while I was watching them, it felt like something was kind of off or wrong somehow. Could just be bad direting too, though.
  
  The episode that pre-empted my watching the rest of the series was the one where I had to watch Frylock slowly die of cancer. You can tell they really tried to make it disturbing too, the way the fries begin to wither and rot, and THIS I can say with probably no argument: cancer isn't funny. It never was and never will be. South Park went ahead after this aired and put out "Stanley's Cup" which is one of the lowest-rated episodes in the show's history.
  
  I just don't know what the hell they're trying to do or say with ATHF anymore and it feels like every show on Adult Swim is violent and/or sickening in their quest for viewers - farewell, Space Ghost! - but to be fair, like I said in paragraph seven, I stopped watching the episodes after the Frylock death ep so I only saw about half the episodes total. The other episodes were just...there. I don't really remember them so they couldn't have been that bad. They were just overshadowed by the darkness looming from the ones I mentioned. But this set still deserves one star because of the way it basically killed ATHF for me. It'll be a long time before I can watch the other four sets, and I'll never watch another new episode again - ever. I just can't stand what's become of the show.
  
  One last note - I really hope we somehow get back to entertainment without needing to resort to violence to get people to watch - violence is fine if it's PART of the story, just so long as it isn't over-used because there simply IS no story. Carl getting his penis cut off is a good example because that IS the whole story. No creativity is used in that episode whatsoever. Same goes for Frylock having cancer - just wither him away while other characters react - that's it. No story is present in that episode, just the destruction of a character I happen to like. Now, Handbanana may be creative at least, but the violence bothered me so much that I'm pretty sure that this set easily made it into Satan's DVD library.
  
  I used to believe that 'kids these days' were becoming unemotional, uncaring mega-consumers who live minute by minute - demanding to be entertained with quick and shocking bits of video and with as little thinking involved as possible. There's a lot of evidence to support this - and I had neighbors who WERE like this - but I also found out fairly recently that there's also a lot of 'kids these days' who are tired. Tired of being treated like nothing but a consumer of gadgets, tired of being told what music is 'cutting edge' and 'rebellious' by white men in suits sitting around an office all day, and tired of being shown sick GARBAGE like Deal Or No Deal, Boiling Point, My Sweet Sixteen, and season five of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. A lot of them get depressed because, well, I think it's pretty obvious with just what our culture has to offer nowadays, never mind everything else. If THIS is what we're being offered as escapism from day-to-day problems, we're in a lot of trouble.
  
  And so, if you want some great animation that might actually make you feel BETTER and that there actually IS some magic out there, where your dreams don't necessarily have to die like Frylock did in that episode, use your money to get the complete set of Azumanga Daioh and/or the three volumes of a show called Strawberry Marshmallow (it's a poofy name, but an emotionally uplifting show. Both are Japanese and I HIGHLY recommend seeing them that way with the subtitles, but they're also English dubbed, naturally). I have to recommend these shows as strongly as possible in case someone's reading this who feels like I do or understands what I'm trying to say. Watch these and I guarantee you'll get a little more hope back that there IS still magic out there, and that there's emotionally involving stories, characters that come to life (the animated characters feel more real than anyone on Prison Break or Lost or Grey's Anatomy - and I mean that as a fan of two of those three shows!) We used to have magical heartfelt shows in this country - heck, season one of Aqua Teen was one of them! - so hopefully someday the magic will return.
  
  

• Shut up Joyce

  
  By A2LZ9C73W1S0NP on 2008-01-04
  or Hand Bannana will rape you!
  
  
  (i think hand bannana may have been the best new character in the show so far... next to danzig or the billy witch doctor...)
  
  

• Greatest TV Show Ever

  
  By A1UYPZRGFCTA6K on 2007-10-22
  Aqua Teen Hunger Force is probably the greatest t.v. show about anthropomorphic food items ever created. Although this season isn't released yet, obviously, it has already been shown on adult swim. This truly shows off the comical genius of Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro, and it shows off just how many brain cells they've lost from certain chemicals and controlled substances. I would also highly recommend the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters For DVD (ATHFCMFFTFDVD). Now for anyone out there who says that this isn't funny, you all will probably end up feeling the warm hoof of satan embracing your face. Hope this helped.
  
  

• Greatest show ever

  
  By A3AV8R0A62PP1N on 2007-11-02
  I was once watching t.v. and changed it to adult swim for about eleven seconds and during that time I was already on the floor laughing so hard. It was about this huge monster with one large foot. Shake was making fun of him or something, i don't really remember so I am really excited about this!
  
  

• Inconsistent

  
  By A3IXH08319XQU5 on 2008-02-05
  I'm an avid and long time fan of Aqua Teen. The first episode I ever witnessed was the mummy episode. I ran across it one night while channel surfing, and decided that I would stop to see what this strange looking cartoon was all about. I cracked up with the off-beat humor and just had a great time watching it; and consequently have been an avid fan ever since.
  
  For me, episodes of Aqua Teen rarely disappoint. This season was the first time that I got done watching an episode and just sat there with a dropped jaw and thought, "that was it?". "Where was the funny part?" After a couple of really bad episodes I got an almost sick feeling in my stomach because it got me thinking that the good days of the show may be over.
  
  Now I am NOT "shocked" or "disturbed" by some of the content of these episodes like many of the other people on here posting reviews. The episodes that I did not enjoy, I didn't enjoy them because they simply weren't funny. It's as though the creators just said, "let's see how much crazy stuff we can throw into 15 minutes...and our drugged-up fans will eat it up." "Forget all that script stuff...you know...and the uhhhh.....dialog part, and fcuk trying to make it slapstick funny, let's just make senselessness and junk."
  
  ex: The Carl Wash episode: Seriously? Was I supposed to laugh at some point in that? I don't know if the creators were distracted because of them being focused on the the movie, or what, because I thought the movie was great. The movie had that great dialog-driven humor and character interaction that has made ATHF so enjoyable. Oh, and the Moonajuana episode. When I bought the dvd set I saw Moonajuana on the back of case and was immediately ecstatic to watch it, as most of the mooninite episodes are classic. By far the worst mooninite episode to date. Awful in fact. I didn't even crack a smile the entire time.
  
  Now some of the episodes are funny. Dirtfoot gave me some laughs but not a great episode. Dickesode cracked me up the first time I watched it. The last two episodes which are deleted movie scenes are good, classic aqua teen. I actually enjoyed the Hand Banana episode, it wasn't amazing but it was funny and most certainly did not disturb me.
  
  Anyway, I guess my point is...I was not troubled by these episodes. I was not horribly mortified. I don't want to go home and chop my balls off. My humble opinion is just this...the episodes on this latest season are just plain not very good. Very inconsistent. Some good ones, but for the most part they are very stale, unfunny, and just plain lame. It's as though they just don't care anymore about the material they are putting out.
  
  Perhaps the shows modest success has become a sort of detriment, and god forbid it's demise. Let's hope not. I'm gonna pray like hell that they(the creators) have some more classic shows left and that next season they will be back in true form.
  
  Note: I almost forgot...one other thing...no more Dr. Weird or Spacecataz at the start of the shows now. No opening sketch or anything. This also was a bummer.
  
  
• Still best cartoon next to South Park!!! And Joyce!!!!
  By A1QGB9XTR7KCZU on 2008-01-23
  Well i cant wait till this is released- i watch the other dvd sets all the time and never tire of them. This set looks like it has some classics and despite being darker and more violent remember its just a cartoon. Watch CNN and then complain about real violence. As far as the Joyce argument goes she has her right to her opinion but i must disagree with her comments on the Cancer episode- Cancer isnt pretty and i think the "withering away" of Frylock makes it atleast honest. My family has lost many members to cancer- i was not offended at all and did laugh. I think its great to be able to laugh at what life may throw at us and thats what makes us human. The ability to rise above, joke, and disregard our troubles as we carry on. I think the only thing out of line would be joking about child molestation and South Park has already walked that tightrope numerous times. Cartoons are nothing compared to the Bushes Bin Ladens and Jeffrey Dahmers of the world and i will never be threatened by a cartoon personally but to each his own.
  
  
• FINALLY!
  By A3HJJGMXIA5QM7 on 2007-11-16
  obviously the dvd hasn't come out yet but as a dedicated ATHF fan i have seen all the episodes and this continues to be the weirdest show on television... and my favorite!
  
  
• Response to Joyce's review
  By A1PNZV9C1YZVCP on 2008-01-04
  Joyce, you present an interesting argument, and although ATHF has changed a bit in this latest season, Carl has been repeatedly killed through-out the series (he's been skinned, had his upper body blown off by Ted Nugent, had his arms ripped off an eaten by Willie Nelson (the monster), defenestrated himself and other deaths). Hand Bannana was a bit over the top, but all in all, it wasn't completely unexpected from ATHF. It took a little adjusting, but I kind of like the new ones. I will admit, I haven't seen the one with Frylock having cancer yet(Not really looking forward to that particular episode), but I think even more depressing was the one where Frylock moves out and leaves Meatwad and Shake alone and starving in a house full of rotting chickens.
  
  I will admit, I've known a lot of people who consume without thought, but when a series takes a new direction, it can be a good thing. Besides, South Park had a few seasons where I just kind of lost interest, and then they seemed to get it back. Things like "Woodland Critter Christmas" was a bit too far out (blood orgies and the like), but it was still amusing in places. Eventually they seemed to fall back into cool episodes, and I thought their latest DVD release was pretty sweet (As a former PC technician, I got a kick out of the W.O.W. players as they looked rather familiar).
  
  BTW: I loved the Azamanga Diaoh series (I bought the box and have seen them all), but it's a slower kind of humor. In relation to Aqua Teen it's night and day. As far as the decline of values on American TV, when we the shocking becomes boring, we move back towards actual plotlines. I've seen a ton of movies from the 50s because they're a break from the frantic race of special effects and shock values. Give it a few years and come back to this series and you'll probably wonder what the big deal was because something new and more intense will to have made this look tame in comparison...
  
  
• A follow-on to Joyce
  By A2ZL415WKMRKEG on 2008-01-15
  I generally agree with Joyce's opinion, but for a slightly different reason. I didn't object to the violent content, but to the overall "mean-spiritedness" of the episodes in the 5th season. In addition to that, these episodes didn't have enough of what makes the show great--the banter between the ATHF in their house. Really they don't seem to have the same sense of humor, as if they were written by another person. I think you can pick up on this change at the end of the 4th season as well (in particular, the episode focusing entirely on Carl, where the ATHF go on vacation, is just gross and not funny at all....at the time I thought THAT episode was just a fluke. But after the first two episodes of Season 5 came out, I was ready to give up on the show...). THEY'VE LOST THEIR WAY.
  
  Joyce said "And so, if you want some great animation that might actually make you feel BETTER and that there actually IS some magic out there...."
  I would recommend the first twenty or so episodes of The Backyardigans, one of my favorite shows until the creators ALSO lost their way in the most recent season (but in a much less offensive way).....
  
  
• Mixed bag
  By AJKWF4W7QD4NS on 2008-02-01
  The fifth volume of Adult Swim's most popular original show Aqua Teen Hunger Force, is a pretty mixed bag when compared to previous volumes of the series. All kinds of things happen to Master Shake, Frylock, Meatwad, and Carl in this collection, including Shake moving in with a legendary New Jersey monster ("Dirtfoot") and Carl trying to avoid losing his manhood ("Dickesode"), along with many other horrible things that happen to him throughout the episodes collected here. While those two aforementioned episodes, along with "Boost Mobile", the outrageous "Hand Banana", and "Global Grilling" are great episodes to be sure, the set as a whole also features some moments that just aren't that funny. "Dickesode", "Moonajuana", and "Carl Wash" just come off as more annoying than anything else, and are devoid of any of the outright hilarity and insanity that made Aqua Teen Hunger Force so good in the first place. Not to mention, what has been mentioned so much here already, but seeing Frylock wither away and die of cancer well, it really isn't funny. While I admire Dave Willis and co. to go for broke with nothing sacred, seeing what happens to Frylock amongst all the usual Aqua Teen chaos is more disturbing than anything else. That aside, Volume 5 of Aqua Teen Hunger Force is worth picking up for die hard fans of the series, but more casual fans of the series may find themselves put off by what's found here.
  
  
• Joyce doesn't get it.
  By A1FBFDF4BBN90S on 2008-01-14
  What Joyce doesn't seem to understand is ATHF is how it's humor is shaped. The whole series is based on character interaction rather than plotlines for humor. Those who are true fans of the series understand that ATHF is made up of half-baked plots and shocking character interaction and of course, Joyce, ruthless violence. This isn't suppose to be a mind simulating program, where the plot and characters are appliable to our lives, such as South Park has become. Dont get me wrong, with the exception of Season 10, I love EVERY South Park season. But ATHF is a completely different show, and draws it's humor from different elements.
  That being said, first time watchers might not enjoy this. The stories are far fetched and hard to appreciate without already being in love with these characters. But, in my opinion, this is the best ATHF yet. I didnt like season 4 as much as the first 3, but with such classics as "Dickesode","Handbanana", "Boost Mobile", "Bart Oates", and "Dirtfoot", season 5 definitely seems to be a comeback for the series. BEST EPISODES:
  1. "Handbanana"-The whole episode is hilarious. It's hard to put it as #1, because there are so many great episodes. But Carl has the funniest one-liners over every other character.
  2."Dickesode"-Call me immature, but no matter how many times it is said, the word "dick" never ceases to be funny to me. Plus the little dick collectors are hilarious. "So...Whos gonna get their dick ripped off tonight?" haha
  3."Dirtfoot"-Shake falls down a well and meets his soon-to-be-roommate Dirtfoot, little do they know Dirtfoot has a HUGE secret. This one's very funny. Once again, hard to put these in any particular order.
  4."Bart Oates"-As I write these, I realize how heavily Carl was implemented into season 5. The character interaction between Carl and former NFL lineman Bart Oates is hilarious. As they attempt to repent for Carls mistakes, Carl uncovers a mystery about Bart Oates. Note: This is why kids shouldn't play with bb guns.
  5."Boost Mobile"-I can't even explain why this is so funny. Just watch it. "Where you at, dog?"
  Overall, this season will not disappoint for long-time fans, but will probably turn away many first time viewers.
  
  
• Joyce really IS insane... This is awesome!!!
  By A1ZL1YXP5PF6S4 on 2008-01-16
  First of all Season 5 was AWESOME! As far as Joyces term paper down there... PLEASE! Rubbish is what I say of that. Just go bugger off somewhere! ATHF is and will always be great. so there.
  
  
• Best season yet
  By A24XHZMSJMKLBC on 2008-01-19
  I really don't get the comments. I've loved Aqua Teen Hunger Force since the pilot, saw the movie in theaters more than once, own all the seasons, and season 5 was easily the funniest one yet. Hand Banana is probably my favorite episode of the series after Total Recarl.
  
  
• Mortified
  By A3ATQLN6XEHGJ6 on 2008-01-30
  I am a 22 year-old college student who loves ATHF. I own all 4 seasons and love them.
  
  That being said:
  
  The episode where Frylock gets cancer isn't remotely funny. Bart Oates episode, mildly funny in theory. Handbanana - downright disturbing.
  
  Purchase this box set at your own risk.
  
  P.S. - Favorite ep. - Hypnogerm
  
  
• Utter Dissappointment
  By AQ2FM8K45ITH3 on 2008-02-01
  All I can ask is What Happened? I am a huge fan of the first four seasons, they all get five stars, but this is the worst shift in a show I have ever seen. If this had been the first season, there would have been no second season. I don't waste my money on cable so I eagerly waited for the DVDs to come out, and I was utterly, utterly, dissappointed. Out of 14 episodes, I never smiled once and I laughed exactly one time, when Shake runs out to Carl's pool and it is all melted. Mainly, I felt uncomfortable the whole time, I think because I felt embarassed to be watching how unfunny all of this was. Every episode was bad. Even the Extras were bad. The reviewers who liked this seem to forget that this is supposed to be a comedy show. How anybody could watch the "clip show" or the one with the alien tower slowly killing Carl or Frylock's cancer and get humor out of it is beyond me. If you pay attention, you will notice that there are no jokes in any of these episodes. There are few new characters (Mucusmen???) and they are unlikeable and poorly animated. The main characters try to kill themselves and not in a humorous way or with funny motivation, i.e. Shake killing himself to mess up Meatwad's video game. This whole season is just a mess. If you like ATHF and you haven't seen these episodes, don't; not even for intellectual curiosity. Take my word for it. You do not want to see these episodes, not one of them. Maybe Matt and Dave will pull it out of this death spiral for season six. I would hope that they would get to keep going for another season based on 1 - 4, because if this were the last season, it would be a complete tragedy. Also, who did the subtitles? Dance Finger Puppets? And does it seem to anybody else that the opening theme music is playing slower than before?
  
  
• Sub-Par compared to old
  By A3E68QNSCABRVW on 2008-02-11
  Okay, there are so many comments about how disturbing this is. And yes, maybe I am desensitized by things like this, but I personally don't care and I don't think I'm all that desensitized. I didn't find this all that disturbing, anyone who can read de Sade and not be disturbed will find nothing disturbing in this.
  
  Regardless I don't think this was top notch compared to the other volumes. It's been a while since Volume 4 came out and I was pretty excited to get Volume 5 because I hadn't seen any of it on TV. After watching this with my friends I seriously think they may have over extended themselves by writing a movie. The writing on most of these episodes is just bad and it seems they have replaced humor with extremity. Which can be done in a hilarious fashion, but it lacked writing. Like Dickesode... that started off strong and ended stupidly.
  
  Volume 5 is really hit or miss with me, because it does have a few great episodes, but it also has some episodes that just aren't funny. It also has others that just have a single funny moment, like when Carl got a lobotomy in Carlwash and he was licking his car afterwards... hilarious, but the rest was pretty bland. I really liked Global Grilling though, I thought that episode was pretty smart and absolutely hilarious. I also liked most of Hand Banana, and the rape part didn't disturb me (again, I've read de Sade)... it's a yellow hand dog... it's not even a real creature. However, the end of the episode where Carl made his own dog, for some reason it kind of ended for me, it wasn't funny at that part, it just seemed like a forced conclusion.
  
  I'm hoping that the lack of creativity is because they were spending their time writing a good movie and that Volume 6 will get back on track. It just seems like their creativity was exhausted, and this season was more bland than others. I will probably pick up a Volume 6, but extremity for extremity's sake is kind of boring after a while, so I hope they focus on the writing in the future.
  
  
• I am amazed...
  By A26AT1IPDLHNMV on 2008-02-03
  I am utterly amazed at how many people are "disgusted" "disturbed" and outright bothered by this season's episodes. The comments all pretty much read the same. "I loved all their episodes till (insert last straw comment here)" Cancer and rape are two very real, very concern worthy issues of course, but like most of television the creators of ATHF simply took something serious and put a humorous spin on it.
  
  Now I myself am a childhood cancer survivor but that has nothing to do with why I didn't find that particular episode funny. It just simply didn't do anything for me *shrugs* I wasn't outraged and shaking my fists in the air yelling "How dare they make fun of cancer!" like it seems quite a few people were.
  
  The Handbanana episode however had me in tears I was laughing so hard. I've had several people close to me become victims of rape and I understand how devastating it can be. But come on people! It's a dog that's in the shape (and color) of Shake's hand! And to reference another reviewer here, the lines Carl and Handbanana deliver are hilarious and I quote them often just for my own amusement.
  
  The Dickisode was another episode that had me clutching my sides as I laughed till I cried. Hey, some of us respond to that childish kind of humor. Once again I don't find it any more shocking or immature than any of their previous episodes.
  
  I enjoyed, for the most part, all of Season 5. I think it was an excellent follow up to Season 4 which has 2 of my most favorite ATHF episodes to date (Gee Whiz & eDork). Of course now I'm wondering, how did many people deal with ATHF poking fun at the Standards & Practices with religion of our culture today?
  
  To sum up, many people consider themselves objective until a subject they feel strongly about is made fun of. I hate to think how many people gave up on the show simply because the creators did what they do best, push the envelope.
  
  
• An underrated season
  By A1IMPZYRB79DMS on 2008-02-28
  After being delayed by the production of the Aqua Teen movie, we finally get the fifth season of Aqua Teen on DVD. A lot has been written about this season. Some were disappointed with it, some were offended and some feel the series has jumped the proverbial shark. However, I loved this season, and feel it's very underrated.
  It's not the best season, I feel that the best season of the show was Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vol. 4. Season five takes some risks and most of them pay off, at least for me.
  
  There are two controversial episodes in this set that really have divided fans and their opinions on the show. I think most fans of the show agree that the hand banana episode sank like a stone. I understand what the creators were trying to do, make a very unfunny subject like rape, funny, but it just doesn't work. On the other hand, the other controversial episode were Frylock is dying of cancer was very funny to me. I've had family members and a dear friend die of cancer, but I still thought this episode was funny. It's a surreal and an absurd episode that I think people are making too much about. If you don't think it's funny, read the banner the guys hang in the house welcoming Frylock home from the hospital. Plus, the use of Andrew WK (I Get Wet) performing a party song is more proof that this episode isn't meant to be taken seriously.
  With that said, there are some undeniably great episodes in this season. "Global Grilling" is Aqua Teen at their best. Anyone who feels the show has lost a step since season 3 should see this episode, they'll reconsider those feelings. The "Dickesode" is much funnier now that it's uncensored. The scene where Meatwad re-enacts a tv commercial with puppets, since they don't have Tivo, is classic! Other great episodes include: "Dirtfoot", "Boost Mobile", "Carl Wash", "Grim Reaper Gutters" and "Ezekiel". The 2-part "Star Studded Christmas Spectacular" is also good, since it contains finished footage cut from the Aqua Teen movie, that is a million time better than anything seen in the movie! The rest of the episodes are pretty decent as well, with the only real duds being "Hand Banana" and "Bart Oates".
  
  The DVD packaging is a nice digipak, like previous editions and they've included a sheet of Aqua Teen Hunger Force stickers with this set, which I thought was pretty creative. Extras include adult film star Tera Patrick recording her vocals for the "Grim Reaper Gutters" episode, deleted scenes (too short), "Learn to Shred Like the Master", "The Worst Game Ever" (loved it) and more.
  
  Overall, not the greatest season of the series ever, but it's not the disaster some fans would have you believe. The show is still cutting edge, creative and most importantly... funny. With the never ending war and an economy that's going to go from bad to worse long before it gets better... a few laughs are in high demand these days. Pick this one up, and you get more than a few.
  
  
• ATHF
  By A2UVU0U4Q8I3SV on 2008-01-30
  Aqua Teen Hunger Force Is The Greatest Show Ever!!! I Own Volumes 1-5 And When You Think The Show Can't Get Any Better It Does So Go Pick Up Volume 5 It Will Not Disappoint!!!
  
  
• a little bummed out.
  By A35NFVV9QLIPOB on 2008-02-05
  i have been a fan of this show for years. there was a long gap between the 4th and 5th vol dvd releases.
  i was not even aware that a 5th vol had aired on tv, then i see this in the store and buy it on the spot.
  
  i was pretty unhappy with most of the episodes. i found more than a few flat out boring and some unwatchable, if i was not a fan. maybe iam just older and i don't "get it" anymore, but i just thought they slapped a lot of bad ideas together.
  
  this is just my opinion, not the gospel.
  
  
  
  
• just as quotable
  By A62GODQ0IGH2Z on 2008-02-07
  to me this dvd set may not be as good as the last but it's still got alot of the sting. sure there maybe darker or more disturbing episodes, BUT YOU CANT KEEP MAKING THE SAME EPISODE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ezekiel, dirtfoot, handbanana, and moonajauna alone are worth buying the dvd over.
  if you really like aqua teen youll buy this regardless.
  
  plus season 6 seems really promising after the first 3 episodes.
  
  
• Things to Note:
  By A1QW5SSQTO8DU1 on 2008-02-09
  I am seeing a lot of comments regarding the cancer episode, "Party all the Time." People say it is sick, isn't funny, and is insensitive. First off let me say I have just recently lost a friend of the family to cancer, so I am aware of how serious it is. But since the beginning of time, we have coped with the realities of the world with humor. Ever heard the term "Oh The Humanity!" which gets thrown around all the time? Well, people used to get burned alive, and that's what they screamed, and later it became something people would sarcastically say anytime something seemed crappy. Guess what? It doesn't make the suffering of real people any harsher. Joking about cancer doesn't make more people suffer from it, and in this case, it doesn't increase their suffering. Humor is our way of dealing with things, as humans. And frankly, the cancer episode is more or less a vehicle for great irony. Think about it. Frylock invents a time machine. Then he gets cancer. And what does Master Shake do? He says "Let's use the time machine to remove Frylock's cancer." ANybody with a brain would expect them to go back in time, but no, lol, it gets burned to try to "smoke the cancer out." Perfect irony.
  
  In regards to the quality of the show this volume-- it is not as content rich as Season 4 was. But come on people, COME OOOOOOOOOOON. You can't blame the writers, who spent most the season creating a full length movie for the fans, for the fact that they had less ideas in Season 5. I am glad they dedicated their efforts to a movie-- which I also own-- and that I have that AND volume 5 to enjoy, not just one, or the other.
  
  
  All in all, volumes 3 and 4 are the best. But season 5 is plenty good for any fan and when combined with the others and the movie there's plenty of material available until the next volume arrives.
  
  
• ATHF: brilliant....misunderstood?
  By A2NHFXAOTXQOKY on 2008-03-03
  I am the proud owner of all five seasons of ATHF on dvd and i've never been disappointed. This is not the place you'd want to start your collection, though. Start with volume 2 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 2 or volume 3Aqua Teen Hunger Force - The First Three Volumes.
  
  Volume 5 is for fans of the show only, though the Boost Mobile episode was an instant classic. The show took a bizzarre, edgy and weird-for-the-sake-of-weird turn. It's almost in the tradition of Modernist playwrights like Harold Pinter at times. The episode "Party All The Time" is more art than cartoon, and plays with your emotions more than you thought possible from a "stoner cartoon". This volume proves ATHF is smart, and loves to push the boundaries of TV and the concept of Cartoons in general.
  
  Die hard fans will not be disappointed, but newbies should start elsewhere to learn the ropes.
  
  
• Aqua Teen NEVER disapoints
  By A2SDILKOQEJAVC on 2008-02-18
  Throughout its first four volumes and a full-length movie, Aqua Teen has been a pinnacle of comedic achievement. Volume Five does its predecessors justice with another onslaught of hilarity. From infamous episodes such as Hand Banana to common favorites like Carl Wash, anyone and everyone can find something to laugh at amidst the awkward and surreal humor.
  
  
• "He's not a boy anymore, he's a man......CAUSE HE JUST R@PED ME"
  By AMXI7LYE20XYY on 2008-02-24
  "I use to think r@pe was funny......till I got r@ped." Poor Carl....ROTFLMAO.
  
  
  Man, this is the funniest stuff that I seen in a long time. Carl, Frylock, Meatwad, Shake...some really sick F'ks. It's been a long time since I laughed that hard. Season 5 was great. I've got to buy the rest of the seasons and the movie.
  
  I hope Carl is in therapy. That guy takes some serious abuse!
  
  
• disappointing
  By AYT63Q2AOFLDO on 2008-03-12
  I got the impression over the course of season 5 that while they were gearing up for the release of their movie, the creators of ATHF were essentially just "phoning it in" ...which is something they did a bit too literally in the "Boost Mobile" episode. The jokes fell flat and everything was just annoyingly inconsistent. I'm glad to say the newest episodes have been a marked improvement, and that when Season 6 gets released on DVD, i'll buy that one instead.
  
  
• ATHF 5
  By A11ROUEF4HQEGM on 2008-03-12
  This is a great volume of a ridiculous series. These episodes are by and far the most offensive episodes to date. If you like the other Aqua Teen volumes, you will love this one.
  
  
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force #1 in the hood G!
  By A2S4QHIANXBI2T on 2008-03-22
  Season 5 of Aqua Teen Hunger Force is absolutely hilarious. This series is one of the greats. Their off the cuff humor and randomness is what makes the Aqua Teens so great. Master Shake may be one of the funniest charcters in cartoons. In this volume check out "Bart Oats" and "Antenna". Highly recommended!
  
  
• ATHFCMFFT!
  By A12QT1HOQZ0V9Q on 2008-03-30
  If you're into strange cartoons with no real direction, than this film is certainly for you. ATHFCMFFT has the best intro for a movie as well as some pretty unique. . . ahhhhh. . . lets just say that it is unique.
  Based off from the cartoon seriese on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network, this film seeks to explain the origins of Frylok and other characters in the show. I reccoment this film if your looking for a nonsensicle comedy or something that is just plain amusing. "Nobobdy can kill, Time Lincoln."
  
  
• Possibly the best season yet!
  By A30JPZ9TZ7I61U on 2008-04-28
  This show gets better and more lewd each year! Bravo!
  
  Of particular fun is the episode Moonajuana, you have to see it to believe it! (apparently burning tires in a giant glass hookah is how Mooninites get high)
  
  There is also one annoyance: The sellout episode featuring Boost Mobile. Though the episode is funny at times, it seems like a giant ad for the cellular service. Verdict: Douchebags sold out!
  
  Other than that (and not enough to dampen the 5 star rating) the season is great!
  
  

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters for DVD
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vol. 4
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Volume Three
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Volume Two
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Volume One