"Baffler Meal" is an episode of the animated series Space Ghost Coast to Coast featuring Willie Nelson and an early rendition of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters, Frylock, Meatwad, and Master Shake. The script was originally written for the 2001 season, but was rejected because it focused too much on the Aqua Teens. The episode was rewritten and aired as "Kentucky Nightmare", with a plot involving a shark and a bear.

Once production on Space Ghost Coast to Coast ended, Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis pitched Aqua Teen Hunger Force as its own show to Cartoon Network, and they accepted. Matt and Dave later created an episode based on the original "Baffler Meal" script. The episode aired January 1 2003, and was included as a special feature on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Two DVD box-set.