Recap / Regular Show, S01E08: "The Unicorns Have Got to Go"

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The Unicorns Have Got to Go

Mordecai buys a new cologne, but it only attracts a group of bullying unicorns.

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"The Unicorns Have Got to Go" contains examples of:

• Asshole Victim: Considering how douchey and hurtful the unicorns were, it's easy to say they had their deaths coming.
• The Bully: The unicorns, obviously.
• Didn't Think This Through: Rigby let the unicorns throw a wild party at the house. Before leaving, Mordecai points out that if Benson see the party, Rigby would get fired.
• Jerkass: The unicorns are responsible for most of the main conflict in the episode, being selfish, crude, and violent.
• Jerkass Ball:
  • Rigby lets the unicorns walk over Mordecai, at one point even faking helping him out after one of the unicorns pushes Mordecai to the ground. Fortunately, Laser-Guided Karma hits him right after.
  • Benson threatens to kill Mordecai and Rigby if they don't clean up the mess and unfairly blames the former for the unicorns invading the house.
• Jerkass Realization: Rigby has this after Mordecai left the party and the unicorns started to treat him like crap. Even when Mordecai pointed out that Rigby owe him an apology for treating him like trash, Rigby apologizes even close to tears when he realize how badly he screwed up.
• Laser-Guided Karma:
  • Rigby gets tormented by the unicorns right after treating Mordecai like dirt. For bonus points, he then gets punched in the arm by Mordecai.
    Mordecai: That's for psyching me!
  • The unicorns themselves get blown up by Benson during an arranged drag-racing match.
• Mean Boss: Benson, who after killing off the unicorns, hoses Mordecai and Rigby and orders them to clean up the unicorns' mess or they'll wish they were in that unicorns' car. Also, he had no right to hose Mordecai or blame him for the unicorns because Mordecai did not invite them over to the house.
• Shout-Out: One unicorn has a similar appearance as Alex from A Clockwork Orange.
• Take That!: DudeTime cologne can be one towards Axe body spray, which is advertised as attracting women but has gained a negative stigma due to its popularity with teenage boys and their tendency to wear too much of it.
• Toxic Friend Influence: At first, Rigby enjoyed the unicorns' company because they were similar to him. But during the party, they started to treat him badly like how they did with Mordecai.
• What Happened to the Mouse?: Two of the main eight Unicorns are not shown being blown up alongside the other six, though one of them re-appears in "House Rules" and is blown up in that episode.

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