2. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force is one of the longest running, but barely known, animations of recent times from the Adult Swim animation block. With a runtime of 10minutes the 9th season has just started, with the entire series boasting 112 episodes in total as well as a 2007 feature length movie (and another planned for next year). If there was ever evidence to be found that cartoonists are rarely sober when they create, then this is it. Aqua Teen Hunger Force is random/outrageous animation at its finest. Forget the Seth MacFarlane-esque random interludes during the show to help pin down a vaguely coherent plotline throughout an episode and chase the unexpected laugh, AquaTeen simply does what it wants, when it wants and so produces a fairly incomprehensible story. This is, of course, where its strong points lie and when watched in small doses (like it is designed to be- this is NOT a show to try and watch the entire series in a multi-day marathon!) is thoroughly entertaining. Starring 3 fast food based heroes (Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad) the show charts their adventures as they deal with the inflictions of life-- penis stealing aliens, mutant devil possessed spiders, singing trees, time travel chickens and world conquering exercise machines are just examples of the perils that await, with only the shared brain cell and the super powers (youd expect from fast food based heroes have) to save them. Watch out too for the mooninites (pixel alien thiefs), Carl (the unfortunate, but deservingly so, next door neighbour) and the mad professor (who introduces each show). Theres an anarchic flair to this show which shuns the usual production methodologies- dont expect comprehensive endings or answers, its simply a ride into a realm of existential mayhem. Itll mess with you, itll confuse you, youll hate it and youll love it but there really is nothing like it. Out on DVD, of you like youre shows to be simply stupid, then AquaTeen is right up your street!