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3	* AccidentalInnuendo:
4	** In "Skips Strikes":
5	--->'''Benson:''' Who would've thought that a mandatory team building activity would get us to the championship?\
6	'''Mordecai:''' Thanks to my power hook!\
7	'''Rigby:''' No way! Thanks to my atomic fireball!\
8	'''Benson:''' And because of my chuckles backup balls!
9	** In "Cruisin"
10	--->"Carmenita's special parts should only be manipulated by a professional."
11	* AccidentalAesop: "Think Positive" gives the aesop of "It's OK to let it all out, anger is a positive as much as negative emotion". However, some people saw the equally valid aesop "You need to restrain your anger to avoid hurting people physically". But the actual episode didn't have a moral at all, according to WordOfSaintPaul.
12	* {{Adorkable}}: Pops. His childlike demeanor, AntiquatedLinguistics and kind personality make him very endearing.
13	* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Some of the earlier episodes can be interpreted as having the message "Do not ever, ''ever'' put an iota of faith in Rigby." Of course, this is less so in later seasons due to his CharacterDevelopment.
14	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
15	** In "House Rules" Mordecai [[spoiler:learns that Rigby may die young or just leave Mordecai]]. Have episodes like "Think Positive", "Best Burgers in the World" and "Replaced" made him more lazy in order to hang out more with Rigby?
16	** "Lift With Your Back" and "Eileen Flat Screen" both imply that Rigby is more mature than the show usually gives him credit for; it's just that we normally see him through Mordecai's perspective, as his idiot friend. It's also just showing his BrilliantButLazy tendencies, and that Rigby could probably improve so much about his life if he ever gave a real damn about anything.
17	*** Was Mordecai, at least on some level, sticking by Rigby because at least until later on in the show, Rigby made him look better by comparison? Both Mordecai and Rigby were lazy and irresponsible [[ManChild man children]], who never finished school and wound up working dead end jobs at the local park, that they can barely even hold down. But at the same time, few would argue that Rigby wasn't the worst of the two for much of the series. And Mordecai does seem rather reluctant to give Rigby credit when he actually ''was'' being a good worker and friend in "Lift with Your Back" and when Rigby does make genuine strides in bettering himself late into the series, Mordecai is too wrapped up in his own personal issues to be happy for him. Some may even think he's envious that his "loser" friends actually improving his life.
18	** The events of "Rigby Goes to the Prom" has had fans questioning just how much of Rigby's attitude and personality throughout the show is his own fault or if this behavior is just the natural result developed from years of his dad's poor treatment of him as TheUnfavorite combined with the years of being overshadowed by his younger brother.
19	** Is Benson just a MeanBoss with a HairTriggerTemper (albeit [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold with a heart of gold underneath]]), or is he a friendly enough ReasonableAuthorityFigure who has just been pushed to his wits end by Mordecai and Rigby's antics. While he can be harsh and he does have a few legitimate KickTheDog moments throughout the series, often his frustration with the two is understandable given what they put him through and their general laziness, and it's shown that he is willing to treat his employees when they actually do their work. Not to mention, despite threatening to fire the main duo enough for "Or you're fired!" to be considered his CharacterCatchphrase, he rarely attempts to act on it, even when they give him more than enough reason to.
20	*** Why does Benson occasionally entrust Mordecai and Rigby with important tasks, despite knowing very well what screwups they are, to the point where other times he's reluctant to give them a chance? Is it just him occasionally grabbing the IdiotBall, or is there a part of him that sincerely thinks they can do better and wants to give them the opportunity to show it?
21	* AluminumChristmasTrees:
22	** In the episode of the same name, [[http://www.bubbleblabber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/RS_Tants_Image.jpg Tants]] are a bizarre gift Pops gives to Mordecai and Rigby, pants that double as a table. Turns out, someone had actually already made a similar product in real life called Pic Nic Pants...[[http://theweek.com/article/index/226320/pic-nic-pants-the-jeans-that-double-as-a-picnic-table and they look even more ridiculous than Tants.]]
23	** In "Every Meat Burritos", when listing some of the meat in the burrito during the commercial, while there are some familiar names, the names of the animals that sound made-up are in fact real animals, except "long pig" which is [[BlackComedyCannibalism human flesh]]:
24	--->Gila monster, pigeon, marmot, dik-dik, baboon, bushpig, long pig, aardwolf, manatee, bat-eared fox, red bat, spotted bat, dog-faced bat, opossum, emu, hairy long-nosed armadillo, big hairy armadillo, screaming hairy armadillo, colocolo, spectacled bear, lowland tapir, red deer, shy albatross, komondor dog, hagfish, sonoran sidewinder, snorkel viper, oak-leaf rattler, bacon, narwhal, kookaburra, aha ha, blobfish, bulldog stargazer, tufted titmouse, screaming cowbird, green jay, lady amhersts pheasant, polish chicken, quetzal, Surinam toad, tomato frog, turtle frog, Christmas tree worm, vampire squid, coelacanth, mugger crocodile, aya-aye, dumbo octopus, and platypus.
25	* AngstWhatAngst: In the finale, Mordecai asks Rigby if he felt any remorse of the people that were killed, with Rigby stating that they're probably fine. Granted, we do later find out that the people Anti-Pops killed came back after [[spoiler:he died]], and Chance Sureshot reveals that his clone was the one who was killed, but there's other characters they met that were killed in the past, even before they went into space.
26	* AntiClimaxBoss: In "[[Recap/RegularShowS02Ep21TheNightOwl The Night Owl]]", [[spoiler:The Night Owl is defeated fairly quickly in his owl mech.]]
27	* ArcFatigue:
28	** The development of Mordecai and Margaret's relationship was considered ''agonizingly'' slow. After four seasons of Mordecai making minimal effort to take their relationship beyond friendship, Margaret finally gives him a kiss when he sees her off at the airport. However, the next episode involving them says that Mordecai is still considered to be in the "friend zone". At the end, they share a mutual kiss, and the next episode has Margaret introducing him to the rest of her family. But the plot of "Steak Me Amadeus" revolves around Mordecai asking Margaret to be his girlfriend and getting heartbroken when Margaret shoots him down due to getting accepted into her dream college out of town. Given everything that had happened prior, it was pretty easy to think that ''she already was''.
29	** The Mordecai-Margaret-CJ love triangle is even ''worse'':
30	*** It started with CJ becoming upset over Mordecai kissing Margaret on "Merry Christmas, Mordecai".
31	*** The following episode, "Sad Sax," has Mordecai try to reconcile with CJ, but she either ignores his attempts or the two times she started coming around to him. Margaret ends up calling him, or she sees the two of them talking, and both times she assumes the worst and storms off. They do reconcile after Mordecai assures her that, while he still cares a lot about Margaret, she’s the only person he wants to be with.
32	*** CJ's trust issues, unfortunately, continue when she freaks out seeing Mordecai and Margaret together in the Chopper 5 in "1000th Chopper Flight Party" and again assumes the worst, this time nearly getting the two of them and Margaret’s parents killed, although she is remorseful when she finds out Margaret has a boyfriend.
33	*** In "Not Great Double Date," Margaret ends up revealing she lied because she was sick of things being awkward around her own friends and that she still has feelings for Mordecai.
34	*** It ends in "Dumped at the Altar," with Mordecai hijacking Muscle Man's wedding reception to make a speech on how he doesn’t know if he has a soulmate, and before he seemingly is about to presumably dump CJ, she cuts him off again, upset at Mordecai thinking he doesn’t have a soulmate and that he didn’t point in her direction when asking the audience if one of them is his soulmate, and the two deciding to break up.
35	*** This is continued on "Dumptown, USA," with Mordecai running away to be alone with his grief, Rigby rescuing him, and Rigby telling Mordecai that he should forget about dating and enjoy the single life.
36	*** In "Just Friends," Mordecai and Margaret admit that, while they do like each other, the two of them are content to just be friends and not rush into a relationship.
37	*** It finally ended with the series finale, with Mordecai getting together with neither Margaret nor CJ and marrying a bat girl he met during his time as a famous artist. However, according to the Word of God, Mordecai still has a platonic friendship with Margaret, while his friendship and romantic relationship with CJ are pretty much done.
38	* ArchivePanic: 8 seasons, 261 episodes, a collection of minisodes, and a movie.
39	* AssPull:
40	** This pretty much happens ''OncePerEpisode''. From "Fortune Cookie", for example: [[spoiler:"I just lost the park to the guy in the fanny pack." "He's a WARLOCK!"]]
41	** It's obvious they weren't planning on Thomas turning out to be [[spoiler:a Russian spy]] when he first appeared, as the retconning in the flashbacks seems rather forced and it's used more or less as an excuse to write Thomas out of the show. However, some of the scenes that don't feel like forced foreshadowing do explain a lot about Thomas and why he didn't seem to be featured a lot after being introduced in "Exit 9B."
42	** In the finale, Sureshot reveals that he didn't really die, his clone did. We then pan over to a case of ''multiple'' clones of Sureshot that have apparently been in the back of his ship this whole time.
43	* AudienceAlienatingEra: Many fans believe that the series entered one of these in Season 5 when writers began to give more focus to a LoveTriangle between Mordecai, Margaret, and CJ that took up large portions of Seasons 5 and 6. Things were toned down after the TV movie, and as of Season 7 the show got back on track with the love triangle subplot being minimized if not completely absent.
44	* BaseBreakingCharacter:
45	** Benson is the biggest one. Either he's [[MeanBoss a strict boss]] who has to put up with [[TheSlacker Mordecai and Rigby's]] antics and laziness, yet still cares for them and only wishes to [[ToughLove teach them the meaning of being people that like to do their job]], or he's an insufferable {{Jerkass}} who threatens to fire them for the [[DisproportionateRetribution stupidest reasons]]. [[TakeAThirdOption Or he's both]].
46	** Muscle Man is either a hilarious character or an OverusedRunningGag with an annoying voice. Later seasons picked up on the latter point and managed to bring it down a few pegs, though it still tends to zig-zag from episode to episode.
47	** Even Mordecai and Rigby themselves tend to fall under this; either they're BrilliantButLazy characters who are treated poorly by Benson, or they're [[{{Jerkass}} annoyingly lazy jerks]] who [[KarmaHoudini get away with their antics]] at least 90% of the time.
48	*** For Rigby in particular, he's either a funny JerkWithAHeartOfGold or an obnoxious douchebag that Mordecai should just get rid of.
49	*** In Mordecai's case, he is either a relatable OnlySaneMan who makes believable mistakes for someone his age or he is UnintentionallyUnsympathetic due to how terribly he deals with his love life, whether with Margaret or CJ. [[TakeAThirdOption A third group]] agrees he's unbearable when it comes to his love life but argue he's a likable character outside of that.
50	** Margaret is either a likable, well written supporting character with good romantic chemistry with Mordecai or an annoying, bland plot device for Mordecai. After Season 5, this sentiment managed to die down a bit, only to come back on later seasons, especially once the love triangle between her, Mordecai, and CJ started, as some blame her for ruining their relationship and admitting later she still had feelings for Mordecai, when she broke up with and didn’t even keep in touch with him after she left nor considered having a long distance relationship.
51	** CJ is also considerably divisive, depending on one's stance in the love triangle. Many prefer her as Mordecai's love interest over Margaret and an overall character due to her laid back, witty, and tomboyish personality, and having a lot in common with Mordecai (the Seer of the Universe even admitted she preferred CJ), although some dislike her for her anger and trust issues with Margaret and her overreacting in "Sad Sax" and "1000th Chopper Flight Party" from seeing her and Mordecai together and immediately assuming the worst, in the latter episode she even went full hurricane again and almost killed Mordecai, Margaret, and Margaret's parents, which some defend by the fact Mordecai has previously technically (unintentionally) cheated on her twice with Margaret, so she has some right to be worried/untrusting, and ultimately view her as the victim of the love triangle and feel sorry for how badly Mordecai treated her.
52	** Thomas, the new employee is either an okay addition to the cast or he's TheGenericGuy with no mention whatsoever how he got the job or why the park needs an intern (though in "Exit 9B," it is implied that he is there for college credit). The reveal in "The Real Thomas" that he's not who he claims to be further intensified this, with some liking the new direction for his character while others disliked how it [[AssPull came out of nowhere]] and believe he was much more interested when he was TheEveryman.
53	** Stef acts as one purely for her role in [[spoiler:being Mordecai's ultimate love interest despite only being introduced in the last episode and having no speaking lines. Some fans were upset that Mordecai didn’t end up with either Margaret or CJ, considering the fact an entire arc and love triangle was dedicated to both of his relationships with them. Others are fine that everyone moved on with their lives, as it shows the audience it’s realistic to not end up with some of the first people you date, and especially because of Mordecai's actions during the love triangle, with even the writers agreeing with the former sentiment and saying he was "too wishy washy" with Margaret and CJ and they’re doing great in the future.]]
54	** Finally, Pops is either cute due to his [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} naive personality]], or annoying for the same reason.
55	* CatharsisFactor:
56	** Mordecai straight up ''punching'' Benson in the face in "Eggscellent" is very satisfying to his haters, especially since he just made a very insensitive remark towards a comatose Rigby.
57	*** Five seasons later, ''Rigby'' punches Benson in "One Space Day at a Time" after the latter blames him for the Park Dome getting launched into space and then gets pushed by him in frustration. Opinions on both characters aside, it can be seen as satisfying for Rigby to dole out some measure of retribution after being yelled at for so long.[[note]]Though not without reason considering his [[TheMillstone past actions.]][[/note]]
58	*** Conversely, there's Benson snapping and giving Mordecai and Rigby the yelling of a lifetime in "Think Positive".
59	** The Baby Ducks' mother scolding Benson at the end of "A Bunch of Full Grown Geese" can be seen both awesome and satisfying for the times he's been an UngratefulBastard.
60	** Anyone who's ever been humiliated on a game show will feel glad to see Rigby beat Bert Coleman, an obnoxious game show host, at his own game.
61	** In "White Elephant Gift Exchange", Muscle Man finally getting comeuppance for all the terrible pranks he's played over the years is as hilarious as it is satisfying.
62	** For those who do not support Mordecai beating up on the much smaller and weaker Rigby, Rigby punching him back and it actually hurting in "1000th Chopper Flight Party" is this.
63	*** Alternatively, Rigby finally beating Mordecai at Punchies in "Mordeby and Rigbecai" using the latter's own arms (long story)[[note]]The duo were screwing around with a teleporter and found themselves switching body parts, and thus had to switch back before it was permanent. However, their first re-entry caused their mutations to worsen — Mordecai shrunk to Rigby's size with his arms, Rigby grew to Mordecai's size with ''his'' arms.[[/note]], giving him a ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine after eight seasons.
64	** The montage of the main characters [[EarnYourHappyEnding finally achieving happiness]] might make you feel good.
65	* CharacterPerceptionEvolution:
66	** Mordecai was originally well-liked by fans for being the OnlySaneMan within the park, and far less prone to making dumb decisions compared to [[TheMillstone Rigby]]. Over time however, many people began to notice flaws with Mordecai that made him seem worse over time, particularly his desperation for being with Margaret and/or CJ despite his flagrant irresponsibility and inability to go steady with anyone, and his self-pitying attitude whenever he screws up his own chances. It's not helped by the fact that he tends to sideline Rigby in favor of trying to get with Margaret or CJ, making him come across as UnintentionallyUnsympathetic at times. These factors, along with Mordecai's static character development in contrast to the other main characters, made him a [[BaseBreakingCharacter much more polarizing character]], with many fans viewing him as a MemeticLoser who cares more about trying to get a girlfriend than he does trying to help his friends.
67	** Benson was originally disliked by many viewers during the show's heyday due to his frequent MeanBoss attitude towards the main protagonists, with his DisproportionateRetribution towards their frequent screwups making him particularly irritating. As time passed and said viewers got older though, they began to notice that Benson was actually more of a ReasonableAuthorityFigure whose irate behavior towards Mordecai and Rigby was actually quite justified due to their lazy, self-indulgent behavior, in contrast to how he and the other park employees work their asses off to get their jobs done. Furthermore, Benson's more positive traits such as his love of music and his treatment of the other park workers made people realize that Benson wasn't as bad as they thought.
68	** Muscle Man was also detested by many fans, due to his tendency to make ToiletHumour jokes and for being a very gross and overweight person that tended to antagonize other characters for mean-spirited fun. Later on though, many people began to notice how incredibly loyal and competent Muscle Man actually is to his friends and co-workers, and how most of his pranks were relatively harmless and pretty creative overall. His FunPersonified behavior also got some legitimate laughs out of people, making Muscle Man a more rounded-out character that people tend to enjoy now.
69	* CommonKnowledge: Mordecai killed Rigby by pushing him off a microwave, solely because [[DisproportionateRetribution Rigby tried to make him jealous of his relationship with Margaret]]. In actuality, Rigby attempts to push Mordecai off the microwave first in the scene in question, making his reaction [[KillingInSelfDefense a little more understandable]] than LoveMakesYouCrazy.
70	* ContestedSequel: Season 3 has just as many fans as it does detractors. While the season is host to some of the most beloved episodes of the show, including "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep01StickHockey Stick Hockey]]", "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep04TerrorTalesOfThePark Terror Tales of the Park]]", "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep12WeekendAtBensons Weekend at Benson's]]", "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep17Eggscellent Eggscellent]]", and "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep26BustedCart Busted Cart]]", there are also just as many episodes that fans take umbrage with, including "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep10Cruisin Cruisin']]", "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep21TheBestBurgerInTheWorld The Best Burger in the World]]", "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep22Replaced Replaced]]", "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep23TrashBoat Trash Boat]]", and "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep29MuscleMentor Muscle Mentor]]". The fact that the show's RomanticPlotTumor got its roots [[FranchiseOriginalSin planted]] in Season 3 with "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep25YesDudeYes Yes Dude Yes]]" only adds to how overall contested the season is amongst the fanbase, with people struggling to agree on whether it's overall good or bad.
71	* CrossoverShip: Mordecai and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]], [[http://mordetwi.deviantart.com/ complete with fan club]].
72	* DelusionConclusion:
73	** Since J.G. Quintel created and voiced the main character in both ''Regular Show'' (as Mordecai) and ''WesternAnimation/CloseEnough'' (as Josh), a common joke is that ''Regular Show'' was just a long drug trip Josh had in which he imagined himself as a blue jay.
74	** Back in the show's early days, it was a common joke that entire show was just Mordecai and Benson's drug trip, and that they were the two clerks in ''WebAnimation/TwoInTheAMPM''.
75	* DiagnosedByTheAudience:
76	** There exists a number of fans who have interpreted Benson as being an autistic person who's a bit overly reactionary. Signs that these fans have picked up on include him being unable to stand up for himself when he's not in a position of power, being somewhat distracted by minor discrepancies, having a constant need for validation, getting easily sidetracked when he's not given something major to do, having extremely specific talents that he's gifted at, and having a hard time showing empathy for others without having to explain it upfront.
77	** During the episode "The Button", Benson seems to have explicit signs of PTSD from the previous dome experiment beforehand where he developed trust issues towards everyone at the Park and including Skips, who is his most trustworthy friend/employee and subjected himself into isolation. Especially after finding out Maellard lied to him and threatened Benson to press the button, but being reminded of his trauma from his trust issues beforehand with his employees which triggered his emotional break down when he was close to pushing the button.
78	* DieForOurShip:
79	** C.J. for Mordecai/Margaret.
80	** Margaret herself was this for Mordecai/Rigby in the early seasons, now currently is this for Mordecai/CJ, as of "Merry Christmas Mordecai" and "Sad Sax".
81	* DracoInLeatherPants: Some fans paint Benson as a [[TheWoobie Woobie]] who constantly has to deal with Mordecai and Rigby's ineptitude, but there are times when Benson can be [[MeanBoss unreasonable]] (like making them re-mow the lawn because it was a centimetre too long in "Temp Check"), [[UngratefulBastard ungrateful]] (the many times where he explodes on them even after they save his life), [[NeverMyFault blame them for things that he's at equal fault for]], or even be a straight-up bully towards them ("Muscle Mentor", "Best Burger in the World", "Lunch Break").
82	* EnsembleDarkHorse:
83	** Eileen quickly became popular due to her adorable chemistry with Rigby, and playing a major role in his CharacterDevelopment, as well as her nerdiness being seen as funny and endearing. She was so popular, even with the show's staff, that she became an AscendedExtra in the final season.
84	** The baby ducks became quite popular over the course of their two appearances.
85	** Techmo for his cool design and the one-and-only Steve Blum providing his voice.
86	** Klorgbane only appeared in two episodes, but he's well-remembered for being a threatening KnightOfCerebus [[spoiler:as well as killing the love of Skips' life.]]
87	** [[spoiler:Stef from the finale [[note]]The woman Mordecai met and later got married to.[[/note]] became popular after her name was revealed.]]
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91	* FandomRivalry:
92	** They have an intense one with ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', not unlike several [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime other]] [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse shows]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}} aired]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicBoom on]] [[WesternAnimation/MightyMagiswords Cartoon]] [[WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa Network]]. This is mainly due to the fact that this show [[ScrewedByTheNetwork rarely got reruns]], while ''TTG'' reruns played ad nauseam. Not helped by the fact that Creator/CartoonNetwork aired a ''TTG'' marathon to celebrate the end of ''RS''.
93	** A one-sided rivalry with the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' fandom. There is a certain vocal minority of ''Regular Show'' fans who make memes for the express purpose of punching down on ''SU'' while praising ''RS''. However, ''SU'' fans don't hold any ill will towards ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow''.
94	* FanonDiscontinuity: It's safe to say that some fans (particularly the Thomas fans) just prefer to ignore "The Real Thomas" episode, [[spoiler:where it was revealed all this time, that he was a Russian spy and then went on the run.]]
95	* FountainOfMemes: Muscle Man. Fans love to make memes of his "My mom!" jokes while also mimicking his incoherent screams and just his voice in general.
96	* FriendlyFandoms: With ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' due to both shows having similar animation styles, humor and characters.
97	* GeniusBonus:
98	** The Dudetime Cologne attracts unicorns. In medieval times, it was believed that a virgin's purity would attract unicorns. Therefore, guys who use Dudetime are virgins (and so is Mordecai).
99	** The baby ducks in "A Bunch of Baby Ducks" caught onto Rigby's behavior very quickly and began imitating him as fast as they clung to him. Real-life ducks do imprint on the first animal they see, but it's a bit stretched in this case, given that the ducklings weren't freshly hatched.
100	** The series excels in satire about retro-gaming. A notable example is a whole parody of Film/TheWizard ending in a jab on the [=PowerGlove=], just to prove the writers know their source material.
101	** In "The Christmas Special", Mordecai and Rigby don't believe that an injured Santa Claus is who he says he is because, aside from his white hair and beard, he doesn't really resemble classic Santa. Santa says that "all that other stuff is made up by advertising companies," and he's right--the typical modern image of Santa Claus really ''was'' invented by modern (in relative terms) corporations, specifically attributed to Coca-Cola, hence why Santa wears the red and white of that company's flagship soda.
102	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Muscle Man, while a BaseBreakingCharacter in the show's home country, is a fan-favorite and an even greater FountainOfMemes in Spanish-speaking countries.
103	* GrowingTheBeard: Season two improved on season one by using improved and consistent writing, in addition to better animation.
104	* HarsherInHindsight: [[HarsherInHindsight/RegularShow Has its own page]].
105	* HeartwarmingInHindsight:
106	** In "Muscle Woman", Mordecai and Rigby are seen to have a lot of trouble at keeping up with Muscle Man's park chores, with Mordecai citing he didn't know Muscle Man was responsible for so much stuff. Come one season later in "Fists of Justice", and they have to do ''[[TheBigGuy Skips']]'' jobs, which are implied to be even more in quantity and more tiring compared to Muscle Man; however, neither of the two take as long, nor they complain while doing so. While both Mordecai and Rigby are still slackers, it's happy to see them growing out of it to help their friend by doing their labor.
107	** In the finale, [[spoiler:the park workers erect a statue of Mr. Maellard in his honor, near that of his son's statue]]. Considering his voice actor, Creator/DavidOgdenStiers, passed away over a year later, this is a very fitting send off to him.
108	* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Sam Marin was always great as Benson, but it's moments like Benson's ''[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech brutal outrage]]'' at Mordecai and Rigby in "Think Positive" and also his rather [[TearJerker saddening]] outburst about losing his job in "Busted Cart" that really make you love him as Benson.
109	* HilariousInHindsight:
110	** [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/597/418/59e.png The skinned Muscle Man in the first "Terror Tales of the Park"]] looks exactly like the Colossal Titan on ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''.
111	** The evil animatronic band from "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep37FuzzyDice Fuzzy Dice]]" bear similarities to the evil animatronic characters in the video game ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'', which was released two years after "Fuzzy Dice" originally aired.
112	** Billy Mitchell suing over the character of GBF, who shared his likeness ''(because he was portrayed as a cheater)'', becomes this when he was [[https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/04/premiere-game-scoreboard-bans-billy-mitchell-in-donkey-kong-cheating-scandal/ busted for cheating in 2018]]. ''(For extra bonus points, the linked article uses a screenshot of GBF’s debut.)''
113	** "Dumptown, USA" has Rigby (a raccoon) going to a faraway place to break his best friend out of a deep depression, which is reflected in his disheveled appearance, looking similar to [[Film/TheBigLebowski The Dude]]. Come ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', an important part of the story has Rocket Raccoon going to New Asgard to break Thor out of his depression- and he too is dressed like The Dude! This has led to jokes about the moment of the episode being a "spoiler without context" of the Marvel film.
114	** In "Death Punchies" Mordecai offhandedly mentions a butt transplant while mocking Rigby's busted ass cheek. Three years later, [[WesternAnimation/SanjayAndCraig a similar show]] would premiere and have the first episode revolve around just that.
115	** "I've always wanted to date a girl named 'The [[Manga/ChainsawMan Power]]'."
116	** The season 1 episode “Grilled Cheese Deluxe” has Mordecai and Rigby lie about being astronauts. Cut to season 8, where the park crew [[spoiler:gets launched into space, essentially turning the two into astronauts]].
117	* IKnewIt: Many fans had already guessed that Margaret was lying about having a boyfriend in "1000th Chopper Flight Party", well before "Not Great Double Date" debuted and confirmed it.
118	* JerkassWoobie:
119	** Benson really had a moment of this in "Busted Cart" when he lets Mordecai and Rigby really have it when they once again screw up -- and it's not the usual "Do this or you're fired!" order. It's a sincerely frustrated rant about how Mordecai and Rigby don't take anything seriously and that it tears him up inside.
120	** Rigby. He's an annoying jerk, but he's not a bad guy by any means, and when something ''really'' bad happens to him, you can't help but really feel for him. If one had any doubts, TheMovie cements it entirely. Mordecai has quite literally been Rigby's ''only'' friend his entire life, to the point where he's absolutely terrified of the idea of them not going to college together. Add this to the fact that Rigby is constantly being told that he's too stupid and lazy for his own good ([[spoiler:he didn't get into a supposedly all-accepting college because even ''they'' thought he was too stupid]]) and he's really just TheWoobie.
121	** Maellard was a ''very'' callous JerkWithAHeartOfGold in the majority of his appearances, with a couple PetTheDog moments towards Benson and Pops here and there. But the finale pushed him into straight-up woobie territory, after [[spoiler:he finds out that his son Pops has died, and he begins to cry]].
122	* MagnificentBastard:
123	** [[SixthRanger Thomas]] is a seemingly average intern revealed to be a skilled Russian spy named Nikolai. Ingratiating himself into the gang's favor by helping fight off a hostile takeover by an army of past foes, Nikolai thwarts any attempt to sabotage his cover while playing the part of an unassuming NiceGuy, all the while covertly setting up machinery to transport the entire park landmass to Russia. Eventually subduing the entire crew, Nikolai discovers his Russian masters' true warmongering intentions and [[HeelFaceTurn betrays them for his new friends]], fighting off fellow spy Natalia and returning the Park to America, before going into hiding as a fugitive traitor.
124	** "[[Recap/RegularShowS02Ep15TempCheck Temp Check]]": Doug "The Doppelganger" Shablowski is a shapeshifting ConArtist known for stealing the identities of people all across the country. Hired as a temp by Rigby, Doug wins over the other workers at the park with a friendly, hardworking attitude. While doing Rigby's work for him, Doug slowly mimics Rigby's appearance right in front of the others' eyes, eventually tricking the other workers into thinking he is Rigby and taking his paycheck for himself. When confronted, Doug proves to be an expert in mimicking Rigby when put through a series of tests to determine who's the imposter. After being exposed and arrested, [[GracefulLoser Doug accepts defeat with dignity]], and gives Rigby advice about being grateful for what he has.
125	** "[[Recap/RegularShowS07E15BensonsPig Benson's Pig]]": Apple Sauce appears as a cute and friendly pig Benson had adopted, only to be revealed to be something much more devious. Real name Leroy, Apple Sauce was the brains of a criminal duo, where he and his best friend, Harry Roughouser, successfully robbed banks before the two split up when Apple Sauce wanted to retire. When Harry got arrested, Apple Sauce decided to break him out, using his cutesy appearance to be BeneathSuspicion. Getting himself arrested he successfully breaks Harry out of prison and gets Mordecai and Rigby to hide them in Benson's apartment, Apple Sauce parts ways with Harry amicably as he refuses to go back to crime, and manages to avoid getting arrested as he lives a new life with Benson.
126	* MemeticLoser: Following the end of the series, Mordecai's [[DoggedNiceGuy relationship issues]] with both CJ and especially Margaret became the source of mockery with a lot of fans. The fact that this arc for Mordecai corresponded around the same time [[BaseBreakingCharacter Rigby]] was finally having his [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap long-awaited character development]] had the unfortunate side-effect of making Mordecai come off looking worse by comparison. As detailed in this show's MemeticMutation page, Mordecai would later be coined as a "simp" by fans years after the end of the show.
127	* MemeticMutation: [[Memes/RegularShow See here]].
128	* MisBlamed: Cartoon Network got a ''slew'' of hate ('''especially''' from theorist Youtubers) when ''Regular Show'' was announced to be ending by its eight season, coming off as them cancelling the show due to their focus on ''[[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 the PPG 2016 Reboot]]'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' (which in itself is a controversial topic). This is ''not'' the case, as J.G. Quintel always intended for the series to have a finite story that he would end on his own terms, similar to what [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Alex Hirsch]] did.
129	%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * {{Moe}}:
130	%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ** Eileen
131	%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ** Oddly enough, [[spoiler:Rigby! The horrible revelation in 'House Rules' has made Mordecai quietly but desperately protective of him.]]
132	%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ** Pops. Oh goodness, sweet dainty Pops.
133	* MoralEventHorizon:
134	** What Night Owl did in his debut simply so he could be famous forever was harsh.
135	** The reveal that the Network CEO of "That's My Television" [[spoiler:trapped [=RGB2=] in his suit for years, enslaving a man and stealing his life just to make more money]] might qualify him as the most deplorable villain on the whole series.
136	** Klorgbane crossed it when he destroyed Skips' high school prom, knocked out the principal, and got [[spoiler:Mona killed in the crossfire]] just so he could fight Skips. He also [[spoiler:killed Archibald]] in present time.
137	** [[spoiler:Anti-Pops]] crosses it when he begins erasing reality, starting with murdering [[spoiler:Muscle Man and High Five Ghost]] just to piss off Pops.
138	* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: Anytime Mordecai, Rigby or anyone else goes "OOOOHHHHH!!!" can put a smile on anyone's face.
139	* NarmCharm: The ''entire show'' runs on this. It's a WorldOfHam populated by odd, silly characters, to a soundtrack of deliberately cheesy 80's synth-pop. That doesn't make it any less charming.
140	* NeverLiveItDown:
141	** Rigby's attitude towards Mordecai in "It's Time", "Do Me a Solid", and "Wall Buddy", even if his future CharacterDevelopment is taken into account.
142	** Similarly, Benson's harassment towards the duo in episodes such as "Best Burgers in the World" and "Lunch Break", with the former having him ''laugh'' at M&R.
143	** By far the most egregious case has to be Mordecai killing Rigby in "It's Time". Fans tend to hold Mordecai to this action even to present day, usually glossing over the fact that not only was it an accident and not only did Mordecai immediately regret his actions, but he actively prevented such an occurrence from happening again in "Diary", on top of Skips killing Rigby in "Over the Top" to similar regret as Mordecai.
144	*** However, the one episode that is widely agreed to be Mordecai's worst moment since "It's Time" is the Season 6 finale "Dumped at the Altar". While opinions on [[RomanticPlotTumor his romance arc being the prominent focus in later seasons]] have been divisive, the very moment where he hijacks Muscle Man and Starla's wedding to make an incredibly awkward speech about himself and his love life, and attempting to dump CJ in front of everyone in attendance, have unanimously soured fans on his character. [[WhatTheHellHero He's even been called out on it in-universe by his own friends.]]
145	* NightmareRetardant: The WhamShot of Muscle Man having been skinned in "Terror Tales of the Park" is supposed to be NightmareFuel, but it's since become desensitized due to the memes joking that it just makes him look like the Colossal Titan from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', the anime having come out a couple of years after the episode was released.
146	* PeripheryDemographic: This show has ''lots'' of adult fans.
147	* PopularWithFurries: Considering the main cast include an anthropomorphic raccoon and blue jay, the series inevitably gained a fair amount of furry fans.
148	* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Opinions on "Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land" vary. [[SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames Some find the gameplay great, with a fun variation between the two characters as well as being an old-school side-scrolling platformer.]] Others find the game too short and not having enough to do with the show (for example, Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson are the only main characters to appear).
149	* QuirkyWork: A certified Weird Humorous American Thing. The cast is an assortment of animals, humans (sometimes realistic, sometimes cartoonish like Muscle Man), mythical creatures, and inanimate objects. And the plots, no matter how SliceOfLife they begin, will devolve into the surreal.
150	** In-universe there's two ShowWithinAShow cases of Weird Japanese Thing, ''Planet Chaser Starlight Excellent'' and ''Fool Me Once, Shame on You, Fool Me Twice, I Punch Your Face!''
151	* RealismInducedHorror: ''Regular Show'' is usually steeped in a lot of surreal conflicts. But the episode "That's My Television" tells the tale of [=RGB2=], an actor bullied into a contract by corrupt executives that view him more as a cash cow and not a living being or his own person. His life is so terrible he actually ''begs'' Mordecai and Rigby to help him escape the studio. From the perspective of TV fans, it's terrifying to discover behind the scenes cruelty; especially from the entertainment industry which is DEFINITELY no stranger to this sort of abusive treatment. [[spoiler:The reveal that [=RGB2=] is a withered old man trapped in a costume, while surreal and outlandish, makes this all the more horrifying.]]
152	* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap:
153	** Seasons 6 and 7 have done this for Rigby, one of the more pronounced {{Base Breaking Character}}s of the show. Throughout the course of the season, he underwent a convincing case of CharacterDevelopment, [[TookALevelInKindness taking a level in kindness]], and officially started a relationship with Eileen.
154	** While Muscle Man continues to be a BaseBreakingCharacter, later seasons gave him a significant amount of character depth (such as exploring his family, high school years, and relationship with Starla) and toned down a lot of his more negative traits, winning over a lot of fans who initially detested him.
155	** In her first appearance, Starla was not a well-liked character due to essentially being a grosser version of Muscle Man who's NotGoodWithRejection. However, subsequent appearances of Starla showed that she TookALevelInKindness and has a relatively healthy relationship with Muscle Man, causing most of her detractors to think of her better.
156	* RomanticPlotTumor: The general consensus of the Mordecai/CJ/Margaret romance arc in Season 6 is that it should've been much shorter. It didn't help that there were quite a few episodes ("I See Turtles", "1000th Chopper Flight Party", etc.) where the arc could've ended, only for the next episode to add more drama to stretch it out.
157	* RonTheDeathEater:
158	** CJ is a perfectly nice girl who has a lot in common with Mordecai and only gets angry when she either fears for Mordecai or has had her heart broken by him inadvertently. Unfortunately people tend to dislike her due to her fiery temper even if she did nothing to deserve what's been done to her/paint her as a controlling girlfriend with anger issues, when while she did overreact in some scenarios (including an instance where she nearly killed Margaret's parents) Mordecai ''did'' kiss his ex in front of her. It wasn't ''helped'' when WordOfGod years later after the show's end would confirm that CJ cut ties with ''everyone'', putting it more as if she did that due to her anger towards Mordecai, when it’s more likely aside from their relationship ending badly everyone naturally moved on with their lives.
159	** On the flip side of the shipping coin, Margaret gets demonized as a siren who dares threaten CJ and Mordecai's relationship by kissing him and later admitting she still had feelings for him when she didn’t even keep in touch with him after leaving for college, and due to fans claiming she played with Mordecai's emotions and in the earlier episodes constantly went on dates with other guys when it was obvious Mordecai was into her. This ignores the fact Mordecai kept being the MasterOfTheMixedMessage around her (something she calls him out for) and it’s not her fault he couldn’t make a move when he had the chance, and while Mordecai kissing her in front of CJ wasn’t great and CJ has every right to be mad and untrusting, the two of them had unresolved issues that came flooding back after they reunited, making the situation more complicated, and Margaret tried her best to not make things awkward after the fact, which once again was caused by Mordecai and his wishy-washyness with the both of them.
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163	* SeasonalRot:
164	** Seasons 4 and 6 are considered this, with the former using Muscle Man too much and generally repeating things, and the latter devoting itself to more dramatic episodes about Mordecai's love life that succumbed to ArcFatigue.
165	** Some fans would even extend this to season 8, which was where many accused the show of running out of steam. Said fans felt bringing the cast into space ultimately added little to the show, instead simply turning it into a cleaner ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' or ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty.'' That said, the show's GrandFinale was met with widespread acclaim as a suitably epic and emotional send-off.
166	* SignatureScene:
167	** Mordecai shoving Rigby off the microwave [[AccidentalMurder to his death]] in "It's Time", marking the first rather dark turn in the series.
168	** Benson's [[BrokenTears tear-filled]] TheReasonYouSuckSpeech he gives Mordecai and Rigby in the episode "Busted Cart" is often sighted as either the best moment of the show or when it truly gets good.
169	* SpiritualAdaptation: Can be considered as a cartoon made by either Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/SethRogen or Evan Goldberg as the concept of the episodes are similar to their works such as ''Film/PineappleExpress'', ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'', ''Film/{{Neighbors 2014}}'' and ''Film/TheInterview'', except this body of work [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids is made for kids]] unlike the R-rated nature of the films. Plus, the show's stars Mordecai and Rigby looked like characters that can be played by Rogen and Creator/JamesFranco, who both have played the everyman buddy and amiable doofus much like Mordecai and Rigby in ''Pineapple Express'' and ''The Interview''. Also, the character of Muscle Man can be considered an {{expy}} of comic actor Creator/DannyMcBride (who appeared in ''Pineapple Express'' and ''This Is the End''). It's even further helped that some of the actors who voice-acted on the show had actually worked with the aforementioned filmmakers ranging from Creator/LindaCardellini, the voice of C.J., who appeared opposite Rogen in Apatow's ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' to Ed Begley, Jr., the voice of Mordecai's dad, who had acted in ''Pineapple Express'' to even Creator/DavidKoechner, the voice of Principal Dean, who acted opposite Rogen in ''Film/The40YearOldVirgin'', ''Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy'', ''Film/DrillbitTaylor'', an episode of ''Freaks and Geeks'' and ''Film/{{Paul}}'' and worked for Apatow on the former four projects, ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'' and ''Film/Anchorman2TheLegendContinues''.
170	* {{Squick}}:
171	** "Muscle Woman" is FULL of this. Lampshaded by Rigby.
172	--->'''Rigby:''' This was the most disturbing day of my life.
173	** And then there's the time where Muscle Man spends half an episode flexing his moobs (man boobs).
174	** "Last Meal" features Muscle Man and Starla's very intimate kissing. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even Death, who]] ''[[EvenEvilHasStandards takes the souls of people]]'', [[EvenEvilHasStandards was disgusted by it.]]
175	** Pretty much anytime Muscle Man and Starla kiss together, even InUniverse.
176	** In "Karaoke Video", we see Muscle Man with a sack of gravy strapped to his stomach that he takes from through a straw. That's not really the nauseating part -- the real gross factor comes in during the episode's big fight, where Muscle Man gets punched in the stomach, and streams of gravy sauce come out ''through his nostrils and mouth''.
177	*** From the same episode, [[TooMuchInformation this line]] from Pops:
178	---->'''Pops:''' I can feel the excitement in my bladder!
179	** A great deal of "Brain Eraser" counts as this, especially the [[NakedPeopleAreFunny close-ups of Pops' hairy ass/legs]], and Mordecai's overly-detailed descriptions of Pops' "junk mail."
180	** From the episode "White Elephant Gift Exchange", some of Muscle Man's gifts qualify. Gloves ''made from his old underwear'' for Benson, and a bottle of liquified, black, 20-year-old expired ranch dressing for Pops. Near the end of the episode, one component of the prank gift given to Muscle Man was expired clam chowder, which splattered all over Muscle Man.
181	* StrawmanHasAPoint:
182	** Mordecai in some of his dealings with Rigby is presented as this. Rigby has been an outright {{Jerkass}} to Mordecai just because he won't immediately indulge in Rigby's selfish whims such as in "Do Me a Solid" and "Wall Buddy", and even situations where Rigby should be sympathetic are ruined by being so petty and spiteful that his suffering is admittedly deserved. Yet in these situations, Mordecai has to wind up to apologizing to Rigby despite being InnocentlyInsensitive at ''worst''. The same can be said of anytime when he tries to point Rigby's own flaws such as in "Lift With Your Back" where Mordecai sheepishly agrees with the other workers about Rigby's ability as a worker. Despite saying without any malice whatsoever, Rigby still treats it as a betrayal of the highest caliber.
183	** Benson ''can'' be a [[MeanBoss meaner boss]] than necessary sometimes, but it's not like Mordecai and Rigby are employees of the month. They're constantly showing up late for work, they either ditch work or do it entirely incorrectly, and they trash the park consistently. It's not only putting ''their'' jobs at risk, it's also putting Benson in danger of being fired. But practically every episode treats him as an overreacting BadBoss. One episode had Mordecai and Rigby try to water plants with ''soda'', and instead of being reprimanded, Benson gets in trouble for yelling at them.
184	* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: They get the actual music surprisingly often, but still resort to these quite a lot as well.
185	** In "Free Cake" of the theme from ''Anime/TheBigO''. Which in and of itself is suspiciously similar to the theme from ''Film/{{Flash Gordon\|1980}}''...
186	** During the montage in the first episode, there's a similar song to "Tom Sawyer" by Rush.
187	** One of Music/{{Boston}}'s "More Than a Feeling" in "Benson Be Gone".
188	** One of Music/JustinTimberlake's [="SexyBack"=] is used in "Muscle Woman".
189	** One of Music/MCHammer's "U Can't Touch This" in "See You There".
190	** One of "I Won't Do What You Tell Me" (Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin's most popular theme song) is used as background music in "Really Real Wrestling".
191	** One of Holst's "Mars, the Bringer of War" in "More Smarter".
192	** One of the ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' theme in "Creepy Doll".
193	** One of Music/{{Scorpions}}' "Winds of Change" in "Death Metal Crash Pit" during [[spoiler:Muscle Man's suicide and the burning of the audience]].
194	** One of Music/EricClapton's "Wonderful Tonight" in "Camping Can Be Cool".
195	** One of Music/ThrobbingGristle's ''20 Jazz Funk Greats'' (not kidding) in "This Is My Jam."
196	** "Video Game Wizard" features a knockoff of Music/{{Rush\|Band}}'s "Subdivisions" on the car-ride to the tournament.
197	** "Steak Me Amadeus" has one for Music/LynyrdSkynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone" after [[spoiler:Mordecai gets dumped.]]
198	** One of Music/DepecheMode's "Just Can't Get Enough" plays over a montage in "Skips' Story".
199	* TakeThatScrappy:
200	** Muscle Man's failed attempt at standup in "Under The Hood": he makes a 'my mom' joke. No one in the crowd laughs and some even get hostile towards him, to the point where he has to leave the stage. This is exactly the reaction a lot of viewers have to him and his jokes.
201	** Also "Rage Against the TV" in which he gets knocked out by [[spoiler:The Hammer]].
202	** For those who still hate him, Benson getting intense food poisoning from eating Mordecai and Rigby's sandwich in "Sandwich of Death" gives him a rather karmatic punishment for [[DownerEnding the ending of "Best Burgers in the World"]] where he eats both Mordecai and Rigby's burgers (that comes once every 100 years) [[DisproportionateRetribution for not finishing cleaning the garage.]]
203	*** He gets another one from Mother Duck who [[spoiler:points out Mordecai and Rigby saved the park AND the world despite the damage. That Benson yelling at babies is just plain wrong. AND that he was the person who ordered Mordecai and Rigby to stop the Geese in the first place.]]
204	*** He gets yet another one in ''Gold Watch'' when the test pilots call him out for [[NeverMyFault blaming Mordecai and Rigby for getting stranded in the desert when]] [[DrunkOnMilk he ate the hotwings]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext on his own accord]].
205	** Muscle Man gets a rather hilarious one in "The White Elephant Gift Exchange". Fed up with being prank gifts being given to them each year, the gang decides to get back at him with their own gifts.
206	** A similar occurence is in "Big Winner", where Mordecai and Rigby prank Muscle Man with a fake lottery ticket as payback for him pranking them too much.
207	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The Spanish fandom's answer to the change of Muscle Man's voice actor, who was a big part of the character's popularity there, as he was also [[Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Kurogane]], [[Manga/{{Gintama}} Gintoki Sakata]] and [[Anime/TransformersArmada Optimus Prime]].
208	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
209	** Since his introduction, Thomas has rarely been used and even then he's more a ButtMonkey, even though there's plenty of interesting potential plots regarding his status as an intern that could have been had. Some episodes show signs of him being the StraightMan or OnlySaneMan, but never go further with it. [[spoiler:Although the writers finally put him to good use in [[TookALevelInBadass "Thomas Fights Back"]] and ''The Real Thomas'', after he's revealed to be a Russian spy he effectively becomes a different character and any potential he had before is rendered moot.]]
210	** Same for Eileen in season 8. She goes into space and joins the main cast, yet she practically has no purpose in the plot, which gets lampshaded in "Meet the Seer". WordOfGod revealed that she originally wasn't going to go to space at first, but they adore her so much that they added her and wanted to see where her relationship with Rigby would go.
211	** The antagonist of season 8, [[spoiler:Anti-Pops]], who was built up as the TrueFinalBoss of the series' final story arc ends up getting OutOfFocus for a huge portion of his own story arc. What's worse is that TheDreaded villain was finally gaining some comedic moments in the last 3 episodes before switching into a GenericDoomsdayVillain with not much backstory.
212	** [[GalacticConqueror Klorgbane.]] He is established as a powerful and callous villain with a personal connection to one of the heroes, as in killing Skips' girlfriend Mona. Unfortunately he only ever appears in two episodes, the later of which is a flashback, and Skips never gets a rematch with him when Mordecai and Rigby knock him back into space. He probably would've been a much more suitable secondary antagonist in season 8 than Internet/Streaming, who is a [[GenericDoomsdayVillain very generic destroyer character with no relation to the heroes.]]
213	* TooCoolToLive: Pops, a CoolOldGuy who spreads joy and helps others out of the goodness of his heart [[spoiler:ends up dying in the final season]].
214	* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:
215	** Mordecai's LoveTriangle with CJ and Margaret and his failed attempts to be together with any of them is supposed to come across as something tragic, and make viewers empathize with him. However, Mordecai’s inability to choose between the two, on top of being MasterOfTheMixedMessage, and hijacking his friend’s wedding to make a speech about soulmates and attempts to dump CJ in front of everyone, just makes him come across as a shallow, pathetic, and irresponsible person who is ignorant to how his erratic actions hurt others.
216	** Hilary, Mordecai's mother. While the episode is meant to center around how being embarrassed by one's parents is normal and you look like a bigger idiot if you lash out at your mom for trying to help, a lot of Hilary's behavior crosses the line. She seems to be in complete denial about Mordecai's boundaries, oversteps despite Mordecai making it clear how uncomfortable he is, and has even compiled a video of the worst things that have ever happened to him that she shows at family events. Tellingly, the tape doesn't feature any happy memories of Mordecai's childhood, only humiliating ones, and she insists on showing every member of the family so they can laugh at him in pain. While it's normal to have embarrassing parents that go a bit too far to impress their son's love interest, having made a cake out of CJ's face (despite having never met, meaning she likely stalked her online for a reference) is more than just embarrassing.
217	* {{Wangst}}: Muscle Man crying over Starla in "Muscle Woman".
218	* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: More sex jokes, frequent lethal use of weapons and mild profanities ("crap", "sucks", "blows," even "pissed"[[note]]though "pissed" would be retired after season one[[/note]]) than you can shake a yardstick at. Justified, as ''Regular Show'' is based on two short films J.G. Quintel made in animation school called "2 in the AM-PM" and "The Naive Man from Lolliland." While "The Naive Man from Lolliland" is safe for family viewing (the one use of the word "hell" wouldn't faze most viewers), "2 in the AM-PM" isn't -- at least by Cartoon Network's already selective standards.
219	* TheWoobie:
220	** Pops. Easily the most sensitive and vulnerable character in the show, and the one who is the most easily provoked to tears. He's also kind of a ButtMonkey, and a lot of episodes that feature him as a main character ("Prankless," "Marvolo the Wizard," "Dizzy," etc,) show something bad happening to him. This is amped up to 11 after the finale, in which he [[spoiler:dies to save all of his friends]].
221	** [=RGB2=] from "That's My Television." A sweet, friendly guy who was [[spoiler:held hostage in his own TV suit for ''years'' so his fame could be exploited by an evil TV executive, and forced to subside on canned air. All he wants is to be free of stardom so he could see the Pines Mountains, which we later learn ''was just a billboard at a gas station''. And he isn't upset at all, which says a lot of how isolating his life has been]].
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