Cartoon Network began to rerun the show a lot in 2022, initially starting with occasional weekend marathons and later in the fall, airing the show on almost every weeknight. It got even more love in late 2023, to the point where the show airs every single day, often even more than "Teen Titans Go!".
Banned in China: A lot of episodes have either been edited to pieces or banned outright in Cartoon Network stations airing in the United Kingdom, Australia, the Philippines, and Latin America due to content deemed inappropriate for children.
In Poland, Romania, and Hungary, the episode "The Unicorns Have Got to Go" has been banned for reasons unknown (probably because of gross-out humor).
In Russia, the episode "The Real Thomas" has been banned because its premise of Thomas being a Russian spy was considered offensive as well as poorly timed, given Russia's current invasion of the Ukraine and the beginning of a second Cold War between the United States and Russia. In countries such as the UK, the Philippines, and Australia, the episode is allowed to air, but a lot of the Russian references have been cut or altered to rename the country Druznia alongside the usual edits for violence and suggestive themes.
Creator Backlash: While he still has positive feelings about this series, Mark Hamill has admitted that he didn't care much for his portrayal of Skips, as he felt it wasn't all that distinct from his regular voice, and was confused as to why fans thought it was one of his better performances.
During the San Diego Comic-Con 2014, some of the people working on the show revealed their favorite characters:
Matt Price, one of the writers and the voice of Quips, said Muscle Man is his favorite because he's passionate, funny, and cares about his friends.
Minty Lewis and Roger Craig Smith's favorite character is Eileen.
William Salyers' favorite character is Thomas (Death's son).
Sean Szeles said his favorite character was Hi-Five Ghost, but later changed his mind to CJ.
JG Quintel's Creator's Picks video for the Cartoon Network YouTube channel has him listing off his top 10 favorite episodes of the show: Skips Story, Eggscellent, the Christmas Special, Exit 9b, A Bunch of Full Grown Geese, The Last Laserdisc Player, Terror Tales of the Park, TGI Tuesday and The Power.
Creator's Pest: Downplayed but Matt Price revealed he thought it would’ve been funny if Don and Margaret ended up together, but he was the only one in the writers room who actually liked Don so that idea would never have happened.
The creator, J.G. Quintel, voices Mordecai and High-Five Ghost after Jeff Bennett was replaced.
Minty Lewis, the voice of Eileen, started out as a writer/storyboard artist on the show. When she wrote the line about the baby sea turtle eggs from "Do Me a Solid" and pitched it, they knew she was perfect for Eileen.
Edited for Syndication: This occasionally happens. In every rerun of "The Power" since at least 2012, "How in the H are we gonna fix this S?" is changed to "How in the heck are we gonna fix this stuff?"note the closed captioning on TV and Netflix has/had the original line, and the DVD version has the actual line intact. The Blu-Rays and later DVD's unfortunately have the censored version, and "pissed" is changed to "ticked." The same goes for "you pissed me off" in "Meat Your Maker", and "Benson's gonna be pissed" in "Free Cake".
When the show reran on Boomerang's lineup before returning to CN's in late-2021, all of the above mentioned episodes aired in their censored forms.
In the UK, the infamous line "Now, how in the H are we gonna fix this S?" was changed to "Now, how in the H are we going to fix this hole?" well before Cartoon Network America decided to edit it to "How the heck are we gonna fix this stuff?"
The show was originally going to have the main duo of Mordecai and Rigby be zookeepers at a People Zoo, rather than groundskeepers at a park. J.G. Quintel thanked the executive that hated that concept for talking him out of it during a San Diego Comic-Con panel, admitting that it was a horrible idea in retrospect.
After "The Power", "Free Cake", and "Meat Your Maker", Quintel and the crew weren't allowed to use the words "pissed off" anymore (which is why all instances of it were redubbed to "ticked off"—though the Slack Pack DVD compilation has the uncut version of "The Power"), nor any other pseudo-swear words (though "screwed" when used in the expression "screwed up" and "sucks" when used to mean something that's bad, unfair, or of poor quality are heard from time to time).
After the season five finale, a lot of the violence and sexually suggestive humor had to be toned down (despite that the show was still rated TV-PG and the fact that the "Mordecai/CJ/Margaret" love triangle and the "Brilliant Century Duck Crisis Special" had everything that Cartoon Network executives asked be toned down), so if you feel that the later episodes of Regular Show feel too Lighter and Softer in comparison to the earlier episodes, then you're not alone.
If you want to see the uncut version of "The Power"note where Rigby actually says, "Now, how in the H are we gonna fix this S?" as well as "pissed", the only place you'll get to is on the Slack Pack DVD. As for the uncut versions of "Free Cake" and "Meat Your Maker",note which also features usage of the word "pissed" unless you copied it the first time you're out of luck unless you find it through illegal means. Bizarrely, "Meat Your Maker" was available uncensored on Netflix before the series was removed, while the other two episodes had the censored versions.
As soon as the final episode of the series aired, the entire series was completely dropped from Cartoon Network's scheduling. While it makes sense that a series that finishes up would be put to rest, it makes just as much sense to at least show reruns for a little while. The series finale itself aired once and ONLY once. You'll have to find it online to see it (though it shouldn't be too hard if you have a Hulu subscription).
While the entire series was released on DVD in region 4, only the first three seasons have been released on DVD in region 1, leaving the other five seasons unreleased in box set form. While select episodes from seasons 4-6 have been put on a couple of DVD compilations, there doesn't appear to be a complete release in sight in America. In addition, only the Seasons 1 and 2 box set has seen a Blu-Ray release, with the rest of the series being on DVD only. With that said, the entire series is available through video-on-demand and streaming.
Meaningful Release Date: The episode "This is My Jam", which features the song "Lovin' in the Summertime", premiered in Latin America on December 22, 2011, when summer began in the Southern Hemisphere.
Missing Episode: The first season wasn't seen much on Cartoon Network after 2014.
The Other Darrin: Jeff Bennett voiced High-Five Ghost in his first two appearances instead of Quintel. The only explanation for the actor change (since both Quintel and Bennett are still alive and still doing voice work for the show) is that someone thought Jeff Bennett wasn't right for the role and decided that Quintel would be better (or Bennett missed a rehearsal, Quintel took over, and a mutual agreement was made that Quintel take over for Bennett).
On the Thanksgiving episode, Jennifer Hale and Alastair Duncan voiced Mordecai's mom and dad. On the first episode that focused on them ("Maxin' and Relaxin'"), Hale and Duncan were replaced by Katey Sagal and Ed Begley, Jr.
Permanent Placeholder: The show's use of licensed music from the 1970s and 80s during its early seasons was the result of this: after the creators used "Working for the Weekend" as a temp track in the animatic for a season one episode, the executives liked how well it fit so much that they not only promised to get the rights to use the song for that episode, but also encouraged the crew to continue using such songs in future ones.
It's commonly believed that Regular Show was originally going to be an [adult swim] series that only ended up on Cartoon Network due to scheduling issues, as a way to explain the more adult content present in the show (especially the earlier episodes). In reality, the series was always under development for the daytime network; the content was a result of Cartoon Network's experimentation with the TV-PG rating at the time, as can be seen with other pilots created as part of Cartoonstitute.
It was rumored that in the original airing of "Prank Callers", there was a visible condom wrapper on the Master Prank Caller's bathroom floor, allegedly appearing for "1/10th of a second", that was removed in subsequent airings. A recording of the original broadcast proves this to be false.
Due to a widely circulated image◊ on the internet, many people believe that in the original airing of the episode "Grave Sights", the flyers Mordecai and Rigby hand out read "Regular Blow: Suck My Mordecock", and is frequently mentioned as one of the show's most inappropriate innuendos as a result. A recording of the original airing proves this to be false.
Real-Life Relative: Janie Haddad'snote Janie Haddad is the voice of Margaret husband, PaulF.Tompkins, voices a few characters, most notably a Were-Skunk in "Skunked".
Same Voice Their Entire Life: In "Don", during the flashback to Rigby's sixth birthday party, Rigby, Don and Mordecai still sound like their adult selves.
Screwed by the Network: The kind that got gradually worse as time went on. Similar to Adventure Time, this is most likely due to the saturation of the schedule with Teen Titans Go! reruns, its age (the show premiered in 2010 which is pretty old for industry standards), or Moral Guardians. Starting in February 2015, Regular Show was banished to a 7:45 to 8:00 PM timeslot, the only time it was shown.
That was pretty bad, but in mid-2015, the show was entirely removed from the schedule unless there were new episodes (shown during a very irregular bomb week). All of its previous slots were taken up by Teen Titans Go, to no one's surprise.
It was confirmed the series would end in 2017. In the meantime, though, it regained its 7:30 timeslot in fall 2015, just in time to rejoice with Adventure Time reruns finally coming back in September, alongside Baby Looney Tunes, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and new episodes of Ninjago, along with much less Teen Titans Go reruns, it seemed to have finally been averted.
....But, with the start of 2016, it proved it was too good to be true. New episodes, shorts and reruns were briefly aired from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in a block dubbed Regular Time Adventure Show. Soon after, the block (as well as Adventure Time) vanished without a trace, and Regular Show only got to air a single 15-minute episode right before Adult Swim started on weekdays, and at this point, CN didn't even see it fit to advertise Regular Show.
It got worse. For a very long while, Regular Show was only aired at 6:30 in the morning on weekdays, right after Uncle Grandpa (which, if you're wondering, also only aired at 6:00 AM), before reruns shored up entirely in mid-late 2016. The final Regular Show marathon ever was shown a few weeks before Regular Show: In Space (Season 8) premiered in September 2016. When Season 8 aired, reruns of the other 7 seasons all vanished for good.
But ultimately, the final season got it the worst. Regular Show 's last 31 episodes were burned off weekly with minimal advertising, typically right after a Teen Titans Go marathon meant to promote it. But aside from that, everything was smooth sailing.... until the finale aired in January 2017. The two episodes before the four part finale aired on a Saturday afternoon with no advertising, and the finale was aired on Martin Luther King Jr. day (a Monday), rather than the usual Thursday-Friday premiere date at the time. Right after the finale aired, reruns of the series, let alone any mention of the series at all, completely vanished without a trace.
However, reruns did briefly reappear for Halloween in 2017 with a few of the "Terror Tales of the Park" specials, marking the first time it aired in almost a year since its finale. Regular reruns also continued well into November, but by early December they disappeared. The "Terror Tales of the Park" specials were rerun again for the 2018 and 2019 Halloween seasons, indicating that their airing will be an annual tradition. Until 2020, when they were scheduled to air, but replaced at the last minute with Apple & Onion reruns.
It should be noted though that the reruns of the show were airing on Boomerang as of the week of May 28, 2018, but in 2019, it was later removed along with several other older Cartoon Network originals.
Shrug of God: In the series finale, when Mordecai meets his wife, Stef, she originally wasn't given a name. During an AMA on Reddit, Matt Price, one of the writers, came up with her current name because J.G. Quintel loves The Goonies.
This post by Matt Price explains why Mordecai doesn't end up with either Margaret or CJ.
"We felt like the Margaret/CJ story was complete, and they were both on their own path already. We also felt like Mordecai had moved on in his life. He finally left the park to pursue art, and we thought it'd be cool if he met someone while doing that. But we love Margaret and C.J., and we're sure that they're happy without Mordecai! He was too wishy-washy with them!!"
Matt Price revealed in an interview the fates of Margaret and CJ by the series finale — The former still keeps in touch with Mordecai, Rigby, and Eileen and is now traveling around the world as a newswoman; the latter became a professional dodgeball player, but doesn't talk to Mordecai, Rigby, Eileen, or Margaret anymore.
Write Who You Know: J.G. Quintel has said that Mordecai is just himself as a bird, which is why he plays the character with his normal speaking voice. It's also why Mordecai never acts like a bird.
Comic Book:
Written by Cast Member: Issue 13's main story was written by Minty Lewis, the voice of Eileen on the show as well as one of its writers. And, unsurprisingly, the focus was on said character too.
video for the Cartoon Network YouTube channel has him listing off his top 10 favorite episodes of the show: Skips Story, Eggscellent, the Christmas Special, Exit 9b, A Bunch of Full Grown Geese, The Last Laserdisc Player, Terror Tales of the Park, TGI Tuesday and The Power.
