Burger King finds the actors for live-action 'Aqua Teen' episode
Posted on Mon May 4 2009
Since it's an animated TV show that stars talking pieces of fast food, it makes sense that Adult Swim's Aqua Teen Hunger Force would turn to Burger King for help on its first-ever live-action episode. Just don't expect Meatwad to morph into a Whopper. Burger King ran an online contest to find the human equivalent of the neighbor character Carl, described in the sweepstakes as someone who's "sweaty, hairy, lewd, fashion-challenged, horny, nasty and oftentimes annoying." (Sounds like most people in my hood.) The "winner" emerged from more than 100 submitted videos, and it's a guy named Dave Long Jr. (above) from Edensburg, Pa., who's obviously embracing his inner (and outer) Carl. The dead ringer look-alikes don't stop there, with Grammy-winning rapper T-Pain (below) standing in as Frylock, the levitating goateed box o' fries. The episode airs May 31, with Burger King as the presenting sponsor.
—Posted by T.L. Stanley
