Dr. Estranho criou-os. Sua origem é explicada no filme, Aqua Teen Hunger Força Filme de Cólon para Teatros :
Meanwhile, Frylock begins to tell the origin story of the Aqua Teens: they were created by Dr. Weird, along with a chicken nugget who had gone by the name of Chicken Bittle. In the flashback, Dr. Weird proclaims that the Aqua Teens were created for one purpose, and one purpose only: to crash a jet into a brick wall. Realizing the pointlessness of this mission, Frylock simply diverted the jet (after a struggle with Bittle) and set a course to Africa, where they would try to use their intelligence to solve world hunger. While parachuting down to the earth, Bittle was attacked and eaten by a lion. The remaining three then tried to help a small village, but the natives feared them to be monsters and ran away. After realizing they couldn't be much help, they hopped back in the jet and rented out a house in New Jersey. Shake and Meatwad state that they cannot remember any of this, but Frylock explains it was because they were too busy playing their Game Boys and talking about Level 3 to pay any attention, and Shake says he at least clearly remembers Level 3.
Walter Melon afirmou que ele criou tanto o Dr. Weird quanto os membros da ATHF, mas "Foi confirmado em 2010 durante" Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live "pelo criador da série Dave Willis que o Dr. Weird foi o criador do Aqua Teens."