The show is about the surreal adventures and antics of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, who live together as roommates in a neighborhood in the suburbs next door to a human named Carl.
An early version of the pilot episode originally aired months prior to the launch of Adult Swim on Cartoon Network unannounced on December 30, 2000.
It later made its debut on Adult Swim on September 9, 2001, and ended on August 30, 2015, with a total of 139 episodes, over the course of eleven seasons.
The series was created by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro, who wrote and directed every episode, and provided the voices of several characters.
The series also airs in syndication outside the United States and has been released on various DVD sets and other forms of home media, including on-demand streaming.