One Hundred (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
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Shake depicted in a Scooby-Doo-like style. | |
Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 12 |
Directed by | Dave Willis Matt Maiellaro |
Written by | Dave Willis Matt Maiellaro |
Production code | 712[1] |
Original air date | May 2, 2010 |
Running time | 11:16 minutes |
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"One Hundred" is the twelfth and final episode of the
This episode marks the second time an Adult Swim original series made it to 100 episodes, the first being Space Ghost Coast to Coast. "One Hundred" strongly parodies the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, Scooby-Doo. This is the final episode of the series to premiere branded as an Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode before the series started using alternative titles for each season as a running gag. This episode received a positive review by Ramsey Isler of IGN, and was the third highest rated program the night of its debut. This episode has been made available on DVD, and other forms of home media, including on demand streaming.
Plot
Shortly after Master Shake returns home, One Hundred, a giant yellow monster in the shape of the number 100, appears and sends Master Shake, Frylock, and
The closing credits feature Dana Snyder once again talking to a television executive, in an attempt to put Aqua Teen Hunger Force into syndication, but the television executive walks out on him, telling him that nothing he says is funny.
Production
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"One Hundred" was written and directed by series creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro (credited as Comedian Matt "Crag Hartin Fan Club" Maiellaro) who have written and directed every episode of the series. It originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim, on May 2, 2010. This episode features guest appearances from Robert Smigel who voiced One Hundred, Nick Weidenfeld who voiced himself, Tom Savini who voiced an unnamed cop, and Amber Nash who voiced Master Shake's girlfriend Tabitha.[3]
"One Hundred" is the final episode of
This is the final episode of the series to officially premiere under the Aqua Teen Hunger Force name. As the series started using alternative titles as a running gag, starting with the next season.[4] The following episode, "Allen Part One", was the first episode of the series to premiere under an alternative title.[5]
Cultural references
"One Hundred" makes reference to the 2007
Reception
"One Hundred" was the highest rated episode of season seven. In its original American broadcast on May 2, 2010, "One Hundred" was watched by 989,000 viewers, making it the third most watched Adult Swim program of that night, behind the season premiere of The Boondocks and a repeat of Family Guy.[7]
The episode then jumps to a Scooby-Doo parody, which Ramsey Isler of IGN called the "funniest stuff ATHF has done in a long time". IGN gave the episode a 7.8. out of 10, generally classifying it as "good", while commenting on how oddly dark humoured the events of the episode went, in a character showing up and stating his desire to behead another character, before taking her off into the woods, followed by someone talking to one of the network people from before, who criticized them for it.[6]
Home media
"One Hundred" was released on
This episode is also available in
See also
References
- ^ Official Aqua Teen Hunger Force Season 7 Episode Guide Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine from Adult Swim.
- ^ Adult Swim Video. Archived from the originalon 1 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ Credits found at the end of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "One Hundred".
- ^ Franich, Darren. "'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' changes title to 'Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Adult Swim promo officially branding the following episode, "Allen Part One", an Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 episode". Archived from the original on 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ a b Isler, Ramsey (3 May 2010). "Aqua Teen Hunger Force: "One Hundred" Review Adult Swim's longest running original series hits the big 100". IGN. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (4 May 2010). "Season Three Premiere of "The Boondocks" Sets Series Ratings Records". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 Volume 1 (Aqua Teen Season 8)". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, Season 1 Archived 2013-05-14 at the Wayback Machine at iTunes.
- Xbox Live Marketplace.
- Amazon Instant Video.
External links
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"One Hundred".
- "One Hundred" at IMDb