Regular Show Season 1 Episode 1

[Florence Rocle]

RegularShow is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel that aired on Cartoon Network from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017. The series revolves around the daily lives of two 23-year-old friends, Mordecai (a blue jay), and Rigby (a raccoon). They work as groundskeepers at a park, and spend their days trying to slack off and entertain themselves by any means. This is much to the chagrin of their boss Benson (a gumball machine) and their coworker Skips (a yeti), but to the delight of park manager Pops (a man with a lollipop-shaped head). Their other coworkers, Muscle Man (an overweight green man) and Hi-Five Ghost (a ghost with a hand extending from the top of his head) serve as their rivals.

Quintel initially worked as a writer and staff director for the Cartoon Network series Camp Lazlo and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack before he was offered to produce a short for the network's showcase project The Cartoonstitute.[1][2] Quintel developed the Regular Show pilot for the project, utilizing characters from his California Institute of the Arts student films The Nave Man from Lolliland (2005) and 2 in the AM PM (2006).[3] While The Cartoonstitute was ultimately scrapped, Cartoon Network executives approved the production of Regular Show, starting with its first season.[4] Its first two seasons were rating successes, with Nielsen Media Research ranking the series at number one in its time period amongst its primary demographic.[5] As of May 2013, the program averages approximately 2 to 2.5 million viewers each week.

Regular Show received positive reviews from critics and has been noted for its appeal towards different age groups,[6][7] simplistic animation style,[2] and frequent references to 1980s popular culture.[8] It has attained four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including a win in the Short-format Animation category for the 2012 third season episode "Eggscellent".[9][10] The series has also been nominated for two Annie Awards,[11][12] as well as three BAFTA Children's Awards.[13][14][15] The eighth and final season was announced by Cartoon Network on July 7, 2015.[16] A film adaptation based on the series, titled Regular Show: The Movie, premiered on November 25, 2015. After eight seasons and 244 episodes, Regular Show concluded on January 16, 2017, with the 33-minute finale "A Regular Epic Final Battle".

In the near distant future, Mordecai and Rigby are now against each other after a mistake Rigby made in the past. When present Mordecai and Rigby learn about this, they try to right the wrongs and save their friendship and the universe, but things are not as easy for them with the Timenado they accidentally created in high school destroying the fabric of space and time, and their old revenge-seeking volleyball coach Mr. Ross on their tails.

I've always been a huge fan of Regular Show. The surreal adventures of Mordecai and Rigby, combined with the show's offbeat humor and quirky characters, always kept me entertained. So when I came across an online auction listing for a "lost episode" of Regular Show titled "You," I couldn't resist bidding on it. The listing had no description, just a blurry image of a DVD with "You" written on it in black marker. Curiosity got the better of me, and a week later, the package arrived.

The DVD had a handwritten label that looked hastily scrawled. I popped it into my player and sat back, eager to see what this mysterious episode had in store. The usual cheerful opening theme played, but the colors were slightly off, darker and more muted. The title card flashed on the screen: "You."

Mordecai and Rigby were discussing their latest workday, complaining about Benson, when the screen flickered and distorted for a moment. When it cleared, they were no longer in the park but in a strange, empty room with blank walls. The usual background music was replaced with a low, ominous hum.

The camera panned around the room, revealing nothing but emptiness. Then, a door appeared on one of the walls, slowly creaking open. Without speaking, the duo cautiously approached it and stepped through.

The hallway seemed to stretch endlessly, with the photos becoming increasingly disturbing. The low hum grew louder, now accompanied by faint whispers. Mordecai and Rigby quickened their pace, desperate to find an exit.

Finally, they reached a large wooden door at the end of the hallway. They hesitated, but with no other option, they pushed it open. Inside was a large room with a single, flickering light bulb hanging from the ceiling. In the center of the room was an old, dusty TV set.

Mordecai and Rigby backed away from the TV, their breaths visible in the freezing air. The door they had entered through slammed shut, and the walls began to close in. The whispers turned into screams, and the shadowy figure from the TV materialized in the room, its eyes glowing with malevolence.

In a final, desperate move, Mordecai and Rigby grabbed the TV and smashed it to the ground. The screen shattered, and the room was plunged into darkness. The whispers stopped, and an eerie silence filled the air.

The screen went black, and the episode ended abruptly. I sat there, heart pounding, trying to process what I had just seen. This was not the Regular Show I knew. This was something far more sinister and disturbing.

I ejected the DVD and immediately destroyed it, but the images and sounds lingered in my mind. That night, I couldn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the twisted faces of Mordecai and Rigby, and heard the whispers calling out to me.

Oh my gosh, I stopped watching Regular Show because I missed a few episodes towards the end and I thought it was stupid when they went to space. But then later on I rewatched it and now I love the show even more and I desperately need to talk about the ending!

Instead of the usual "Ohhhhh!" lots of Regular Show fans were saying "Nooooo!" earlier this week whenever the long-running Cartoon Network hit aired its very last episode, capping off a space-set final season. Star Mark Hamill, who voices the ever-respectable Skips, spoke with CinemaBlend about his Comic-Con HQ series Pop Culture Quest, and he was gracious enough to talk Regular Show for a bit. When I asked the Star Wars legend what he'd miss the most about the hilariously calamitous series, here's what he said:

First of all, the people that were on the show itself - J.G. Quintel, William Salyers, Sam [Marin], Roger Craig Smith, just everybody - all of these performers, they were just fun people. I really enjoyed them. It was one of the last shows where we did it all together. 'Cause more and more, you record your characters separately. I've done, I don't know, half a dozen _Miles from Tomorrowland_s, and I've never met the cast. I did a show called Milo Murphy's Law, again, they have you individually and you don't get to interact with the rest of the cast. So I'll miss those people certainly.

Something makes me think that everyone else involved with Regular Show would have an answer that included Mark Hamill's name in it, because duh. But really, I can think of few things in life that sound as singularly fun and unique as being in the room when Regular Show episodes are being recorded; I've probably repeated about four seasons' worth of quotes in my daily life as it is, but that's nowhere near as fun. It's fantastic to know that the whole cast continued that unified process throughout all eight seasons, as the plots got even more outlandish and insane. Oh, to have witnessed all the music episodes coming together...

Not that Mark Hamill is only sad to say goodbye to the living and breathing things about Regular Show. (And perhaps creator J.G. Quintel can call Hamill up for whatever show he puts together next.) He went on about what else he'd miss.

And I loved my character. I mean, he was so unflappable. I love that his role in the show was to sort of be the guy that has to clean up after the mess after Mordecai and Rigby, with their usual moronic behavior, got themselves into some terrible place. For a character that unusual to be the "grown up" on the show, in and of itself, was pretty hilarious.

Indeed. And for as many times as Mordecai and Rigby wronged Skips, it shows just how much heart that big fuzzy dude has to just keep forgiving and forgetting like that. I'm going to miss those characters so much. Ahem. No, I'm not crying. Really, I just have some abominable snow in my eye.

To cheer up, grab a spare cart and head to Comic-Con HQ to catch the first season of Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest, in which audiences get to vicariously geek out on film and TV collectors' treasures of all kinds. (Head here to hear about what Mark Hamill told CinemaBlend about a recent episode where he held his Return of the Jedi lightsaber for the first time in decades.) The season finale, featuring the entertainment-focused 3D printing company Gentle Giant, airs Tuesday, January 24. Subscriptions are 5 bucks, and the first two episodes are available to stream for free.

Although airing on Cartoon Network as a children's program, Regular Show is now considered a modern classic by many. The characters are all well-written and funny, each with their own dynamic and backstories. Many characters have since become iconic. When people see raccoons, they think of Rigby, and when they see a bluejay, they think of Mordecai.

Regular Show has been nominated for and won an Emmy. Many fans struggle to pinpoint a bad episode without getting too nit-picky. Regular Show has proven its worth by running over eight seasons, and has even received its own movie. An entire generation was able to grow up on Regular Show, garnering some nostalgia by watching it through HBOMax. Due to the humor, writing and characters, it's hard to remember that Regular Show was technically made as a children's show, despite its mature themes.

Updated on July 1, 2024, by Robbie Robinson: Regular Show is still one of the greatest shows to air on Cartoon Network. It's held a loyal fanbase since it began airing. Because of that, Regular Show still deserves a lot more love. This list has been updated to add some more episodes as well as to get this list up to current CBR formatting standards.

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