Boston Mooninite Panic

Date: January 31, 2007 • Location: Washington, United States

Emergency officials in Boston mistakenly identified LED placards depicting characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force as IEDs, causing a panic.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force is an American adult animated television series created by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. Produced by Williams Street, the series follows the surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Meatwad, and Frylock, who live together as roommates and clash with their human next-door neighbor, Carl. The series is known for its crude digital cutout animation style and absurdist humor, which helped define the tone of Adult Swim's early programming.