Palisades (adult swim) Series 2

## [adult swim] Series 2

* Series 2 Lineup
* Thundercleese

### Location

Mentok & Reducto and Thundercleese belong to private collectors that have tried selling them online. Frylock & Meatwad was on eBay until brought.

## Product Information

### Franchise

Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, and The Brak Show

### Year(s)

2005-2006

In its 20 year-long span, [adult swim] has produced several adult-oriented animated series that have cultivated with pop culture enthusiasts for years and while some of them like *Robot Chicken* and *Rick & Morty* received their own separate products, Palisades released a single series that focused on some of the shows that [adult swim] made in their earlier years. However, a deep dive down the [pool] shows that they had more goals to meet before the company met its ultimate fate.

## **Summary**

Launched on September 2nd 2001, [adult swim] was launched as the adult-oriented programming station for Cartoon Network; each owned by the Turner Broadcasting System, when their target audience around 7-15 would be in bed. The block has frequently aired adult animation features, anime, live-action, mockumentraies, sketch comedies, and several pilots that became full-on series while others only aired once and were never seen again. Some of the best known shows that originally premiered on the block include *Aqua Teen Hunger Force*, *Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law*, *The Brak Show*; a spin-off of *Space Ghost: Coast to Coast* which Adult Swim produced from Seasons 7 to 9,  *Sealab 2021*, and *The Venture Brothers*.

In 2005, Palisades Toys released sets based on some of the aforementioned shows; excluding *The Venture Bros.* and *Space Ghost*, with two figures per pack. Representing HB was Phil Ken Sebben and the Bear, representing SL2021 was Debbie Dupree and Dr. Quentin Q. Quinn, representing TBS was Brak's Mom and Dad, and representing AQTF was Master Shake and Mothmonsterman with a mega figure of Meatwad released a year later. Some of the more exclusive figures include a plush of Master Shake that was handed out at Toy Fairs, "Signal Shake" and "Glow in the Dark Mothmonsterman" that was exclusive to Sam Goody, Bizarro Quinn and Debbie solely for Palisades Direct, and a ATHF four=pack that consisted of Shake, Meatwad, Frylock, and Quadlaser (Ignignokt and Ir) during San Diego Comic Con.

Palisades had plans on doing a second series of [adult swim] action figures that would've featured more characters from the already represented shows. *Aqua Teen Hunger Force* would've gotten the most representation including a change to get Frylock through normal retail, a version of Meatwad with and without arms, the Mooninites, Carl, and MC Pee Pats. The rest of the series would've included Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy and Joden Sparks from *Sealab 2021*, and Mentok the "Mindtaker" and Myron Reducto from *Harvey Birdman*. All of the figures, except for MC Pee Pants, Carl and the Mooninites, were teased on the back carding for the figures that were released in Series 1.  Palisades even went ahead and planned for [adult swim] Series 3, though not much is known about that wave except for a resin casting of a figure of Thundercleese from *The Brak Show* that emerged online.

## **Final Verdict**

As you'd predict, Palisades went out of business in 2006 and like all other projects they had planned, both [adult swim] Series 2 and 3 never got released.  A majority of the prototypes they have made and their whereabouts remain undetermined.

However, a rare unreleased prototype set of the Mentok and Reducto action figures in their clamshell packaging, accessories included, appeared on eBay from seller Boob Tube Collectibles; who is offering them on sale for a whooping $5 million.  Another set of the same figures by Corndog Collectibles appeared for sale on Worthpoint and while its unknown if anyone bought it, the archive page is still available.  The same seller also offered a prototype of Thundercleese and while its eBay page is no longer available, an archive of it is available on PicClick.

In a recent shortly listed auction on eBay in 2022, there was a listing for Aqua Teen Hunger Force's Frylock and Meatwad that were apart of Adult Swim series 2 that was sold for a surprising $80.00 without the clamshell's background.

In short, while some of the prototypes have been found and are sitting in the hands of private collectors that are eager to sell them to new homes, the remainder of Palisades [adult swim] Series 2 and 3 will remain a mystery: **PARTIALLY FOUND**.

## **References**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space\_Ghost\_Coast\_to\_Coast
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult\_Swim
3. ↑ https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/adult-swim-palisades-sealab-2021-1757966723
4. ↑ http://thetoybox1138.blogspot.com/2012/02/adult-swim.html
5. ↑ https://www.ebay.com/itm/130315671509
6. ↑ https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/adult-swim-harvey-birdman-palisades-1828972965
7. ↑ https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/adult-swim-harvey-birdman-palisades-1828972965