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* In the first couple of episodes, Shake insists on being called 'Master Shake,' the group is actively doing detective work, and Frylock is a lot more laid back.
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Space Conflict from Beyond Pluto was actually the episode where Meatwad got his default shape.


* At the beginning of every episode of Season 1 and 2, ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' used [[TheTeaser cold openings]] about Dr. Weird's strange antics and Steve's reactions. Notably, in Season 1, the things that Dr. Weird showcased or talked about would usually have something to do with the plot of episode, while in Season 2, he would showcase or talk about random things that [[NonSequitur had no impact on the plot]].

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* At the beginning of every episode of Season 1 and 2, 2 episode, ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' used [[TheTeaser cold openings]] about Dr. Weird's strange antics and Steve's reactions. Notably, in Season 1, the things that Dr. Weird showcased or talked about would usually have something to do with the plot of episode, while in Season 2, he would showcase or talk about random things that [[NonSequitur had no impact on the plot]].



* In the first four episodes, Meatwad's default shape was inconsistent, as it changed every episode (justified since he is a shapeshifting meatball). Starting with episode "Mayhem of the Moonintes", his default shape remained consistent since then.

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* In the first four episodes, Meatwad's default shape was inconsistent, as it changed every episode (justified since he is a shapeshifting meatball). Starting with the episode "Mayhem of the Moonintes", "Space Conflict from Beyond Pluto", his default shape has remained consistent since then.consistent.
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In addition to the premise about being detectives from the first three episodes, ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' has many [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness other examples]].
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* At the beginning of every episode of Season 1 and 2, ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' used [[TheTeaser cold openings]] about Dr. Weird's strange antics and Steve's reactions. Notably, in Season 1, the things that Dr. Weird showcased or talked about would usually have something to do with the plot of episode, while in Season 2, he would showcase or talk about random things that [[NonSequitur had no impact on the plot]].
** Crossing over with LaterInstallmentWeirdness, Season 3 still had cold openings, but they were no longer about Dr. Weird and Steve, instead, it was about "Spacecataz", a rejected PoorlyDisguisedPilot split up about the rivalry between the Mooninites and the Plutonians. Season 3 would be the last season with cold openings, as in Season 4, cold openings were dropped completely. It wasn't until Season 8 (in "Allen Part One") that one last cold opening ([[TheBusCameBack with Dr. Weird and Steve]]) appeared in the show.
* The first two episodes used transitions with the show's logo followed by an explosion.
* There also used to be a JiveTurkey LemonyNarrator voiced by Music/SchoollyD in the very early episodes. The narrator returned in the episode "Rabbot Redux" in Season 7, but that only happened because the episode was a huge ContinuityCavalcade of the early seasons.
* The houses of Carl and the Aqua Teens had simpler and more cartoony designs in the first two episodes. Also the GET OUT graffiti in the Aqua Teens' house was red rather than black.
* In the pilot episode, Meatwad's room was yellow instead of blue.
* Earlier episodes make liberal use of StockFootage from old Creator/HannaBarbera cartoons (as per usual for Williams Street early shows), such as the street seen in "Rabbot", the black hole in "Balloonenstein", and the passing helicopter in "The Cubing", all were recycled from ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats''. This stopped happening after Season 2, leaving recurring places and elements that were introduced earlier in the show that used this kind of stock footage (like the Powerpuff Mall, which was taken from ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls'' pilot "Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins" in ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoon'') as [[TheArtifact Artifacts]].
* In the first four episodes, Meatwad's default shape was inconsistent, as it changed every episode (justified since he is a shapeshifting meatball). Starting with episode "Mayhem of the Moonintes", his default shape remained consistent since then.
* For the first two seasons, curse words were censored with the standard bleep. Afterwards, they were replaced with random sound effects (most prominently fart noises).
* Season 1 is notoriously KinderAndCleaner compared to the rest of the series, as jokes weren't offensive enough to the point of [[CrossesTheLineTwice crossing the line twice]], it lacked VulgarHumor, it didn't have many sexual over- and undertones as in later seasons, swearing was rare (although it still used mild to moderate profanity), and violence wasn't as graphic as it is in later seasons as blood was also rare.
* Season 1 is also the only season that doesn't feature the RunningGag of objects exploding after being thrown.

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