History Recap / RegularShowS03Ep03SkipsStrikes

* CheatersNeverProsper: When Skips shows up to compete, the Magical Elements start using their magic powers to cheat, yet they still lost.

* CheatersNeverProsper: When Skips shows up to compete, the Magical Elements starts using their magic powers to cheat. But in the end they still lost.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Rigby gets punched by Mordecai three times for betting everyone's souls on Death's soul ball.

* UndyingLoyalty: Skips reaffirms this as his motive for playing in the tournament despite Death's blackmailing him, which he lampshades:

* JerkassBall: Rigby bets the workers' souls on Death's soul ball just because it looked interesting. [[LaserGuidedKarma He gets punched for his troubles]].

* SadTimesMontage: While the gang drives to the bowling alley knowing they can't win without Skips. and at the same time where Skips reminisces about the time he had with his friends when they were bowling.

--> '''Skips''': My friends' souls are more important than my secret. You wanna tell 'em my real name isn't "Skips"? [[BullyingADragon Go ahead]].

--> '''Mordecai''': You bet our souls for a ball?!

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* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: Rigby making a bet with Death. If Death's Team wins he'll get his team's souls and if Rigby's Team wins he gets... a bowling ball filled with souls. Mordecai, Benson and Pops aren't happy about this in the slightest.

* CrutchCharacter: Skips is this for the Park Strikers. To the point where another team and even the Park Strikers themselves admit it and flat out admit defeat once Skips tells them he’s quitting the team. Luckily, they all pull their weight after Skips rejoins in the climactic game and win as a result.
* DownToTheLastPlay: Skips just needs to get a strike to win while the other team gets ready to sabotage him. Despite their efforts to stop the ball, the Magical Elements lose and the Park Striker wins.
* MeaningfulRename: Skips reveals he changed his name from "Walks" to "Skips" because he got tired of people asking why he skips when his name is "Walks". [[spoiler: "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep33Diary Diary]]" reveals this was a cover however.]]

* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: Rigby making a bet with Death. If Death's Team wins he'll get his team's souls and if Rigby's Team wins he gets...a bowling ball filled with souls. Mordecai, Benson and Pops aren't happy about this in the slightest.

* {{Blackmail}}: Death threatens to tell Skips's friends his real name if he doesn't sit the game out.

* ContinuityNod: Mordecai and Rigby use their bowling names, "Murdercai" and "Rigbone", from "Brain Eraser".

* MeaningfulRename: Skips reveals he changed his name from "Walks" to "Skips" because he got tired of people asking why he skips when his name is "Walks". [[spoiler: "Diary" reveals this was a cover however.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: Skips' motive for playing in the tournament despite Death's blackmailing him, which he lampshades:
--> '''Skips''': My friends' souls are more important than my secret. You wanna tell them that my real name isn't Skips? Go ahead.
* VillainTeamUp: The Park Strikers are going against a team consisting of Death, Gary, The leader of the Guardian of Youth, and the Wizard that owns "The Power".
* WhatTheHellHero: Mordecai gives this to Rigby when they find out he bet their souls.

* RousingSpeech: Rigby gives this to Mordecai and Rigby to not give up and they can still win after Skips quits the team. We later find out the real reason he gave the speech was he bet his teams' soul for a bowling ball filled with souls without their knowledge.

* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: Rigby making a bet with Death. If Death's Team wins he'll get his team's souls and if Rigby's Team wins he gets...a bowling ball filled with souls. Mordecai and Benson aren't happy about this in the slightest.

* AchillesInHisTent: Skips leaves the team

* BowlingForRatings

* BrokenStreak: The Magical Elements had been champions for hundreds of years until Skips broke their streak.

[[caption-width-right:350:"We're gonna rub those trophies in your face, right after we rub these bowling bags in your face."[[note]]originally, it was "rub these bowling balls in your face," but that was too AdultSwim for a show that airs as the final cartoon of the day on most days on daytime Cartoon Network[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:"We're gonna rub those trophies in your face, right after we rub these bowling bags in your face."]][[note]]originally, it was "rub these bowling balls in your face," but that was too AdultSwim for a show that airs as the final cartoon of the day on most days on daytime Cartoon Network[[/note]]

The park workers (consisting of Mordecai, Rigby, Benson, and Skips) form a bowling team called the "Park Strikers". All of their victories were thanks to Skips. They are competing in the championships and are going against the "Magical Elements", consisting of Death, Gary, one of the "Guardians of Eternal Youth", and the wizard that owns "The Power" keyboard.

[[caption-width-right:350:"We're gonna rub those trophies in your face, right after we rub these bowling bags in your face."]]

The park workers (consisting of Mordecai, Rigby, Benson, and Skips) form a bowling team called the "Park Strikers". All of their victories were thanks to Skips. They are competing in the championships and are going against the "Magical Elements", consisting of Death, Gary, one of the "Guardians of Eternal Youth", the wizard that owns "The Power" keyboard.

* AccidentalInnuendo:
--> '''Benson''': Who would of thought that a mandatory team building activity would get us to the championship?
--> '''Mordecai''': Thanks to my power hook!
--> '''Rigby''': No way! Thanks to my atomic fireball!
--> '''Benson''': And because of my *chuckles* backup balls!

* WhatTheHellHero: Mordecai gives this to Rigby when they find out he bet their souls.

* MeaningfulRename: Skips reveals he changed his name from "Walks" to "Skips" because he got tired of people asking why he skips when his name is "Walks".

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