List of Regular Show episodes
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Regular Show is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network that aired 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 (an immortal yeti), but to the delight of park owner Mr. Maellard's son 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 competitive but friendly 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. Quintel developed the Regular Show pilot for the project, utilizing characters from his California Institute of the Arts student films The Naïve Man from Lolliland (2005) and 2 in the AM PM (2006). While The Cartoonstitute was ultimately scrapped, Cartoon Network executives approved the production of Regular Show, starting with its first season. 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. As of May 2013, the program averages approximately 2 to 2 million viewers each week. Regular Show received positive reviews from critics and has been noted for its appeal towards different age groups, simplistic animation style, and frequent references to 1980s popular culture. It has attained four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including a win in the Short-format Animation category for the 2012 third season episode "Eggscellent". The series has also been nominated for two Annie Awards, as well as three BAFTA Children's Awards. The eighth and final season was announced by Cartoon Network on July 7, 2015. 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". On June 12, 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that a new series featuring some characters from Regular Show had been greenlit, with Quintel returning as showrunner. The series was soon revealed to be titled Regular Show: The Lost Tapes and premiered worldwide on May 11, 2026.
Tables
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| Precursors | 2 | August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11) | |
| Pilot | August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14) | |||
| 1 | 12 | September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06) | November 22, 2010 (2010-11-22) | |
| 2 | 28 | November 29, 2010 (2010-11-29) | August 1, 2011 (2011-08-01) | |
| 3 | 39 | September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19) | September 3, 2012 (2012-09-03) | |
| 4 | 37 | October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01) | August 12, 2013 (2013-08-12) | |
| 5 | 37 | September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02) | August 14, 2014 (2014-08-14) | |
| 6 | 28 | October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09) | June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25) | |
| 7 | 36 | June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) | June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) | |
| Film | November 25, 2015 (2015-11-25) | |||
| 8 | 27 | September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26) | January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16) | |
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 40 | May 11, 2026 (2026-05-11) | TBA | |
| No. | Title | Written and directed by | Original release date | |
| 1 | "The Naive Man from Lolliland" | J. G. Quintel | January 1, 2005 (2005-01-01) (online) August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) (TV) | |
| Pops visits a restaurant in the United States for the first time but gets in a feud in the restaurant over paying in his region's currency, lollipops. | ||||
| 2 | "2 in the AM PM" | J. G. Quintel | January 1, 2006 (2006-01-01) (online) May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11) (TV) | |
| Two gas station workers have to work at two o'clock in the morning on Halloween. Still, one of them unwittingly drugs them both by eating candy laced with LSD, altering their appearances, and must change themselves back before someone sees them. | ||||
| Title | Animation direction by | Written and storyboarded by | Original release date | |
| "The Pilot" | Robert Alvarez and Larry Leichliter | J. G. Quintel | June 9, 2009 (2009-06-09) (screening) August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14) (CartoonNetwork ) | |
| Mordecai and Rigby compete against each other over Pops' old chair by playing rock-paper-scissors, but it is revealed to be an evil game when they tie 100 times in a row, spawning a portal-absorbing monster intent on eating the sofa. | ||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Animation direction by | Written and storyboarded by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "The Power" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | J. G. Quintel | September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06) | 697–003 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | "Just Set Up the Chairs" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | Sean Szeles and Shion Takeuchi | September 13, 2010 (2010-09-13) | 697–004 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | "Caffeinated Concert Tickets" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | J. G. Quintel and Mike Roth | September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20) | 697–001 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | "Death Punchies" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | J. G. Quintel, Mike Roth, and Jake Armstrong | September 27, 2010 (2010-09-27) | 697–007 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | "Free Cake" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | Kat Morris and Paul Scarlata | October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04) | 697–011 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | "Meat Your Maker" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | Sean Szeles and Shion Takeuchi | October 11, 2010 (2010-10-11) | 697–012 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | "Grilled Cheese Deluxe" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | Sean Szeles and Shion Takeuchi | October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18) | 697–008 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Unicorns Have Got to Go" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | Kat Morris and Paul Scarlata | October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25) | 697–005 | 2 |
| 9 | 9 | "Prank Callers" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | J. G. Quintel, Mike Roth, and Kent Osborne | November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01) | 697–009 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | "Don" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | Benton Connor, Kat Morris, and J. G. Quintel | November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08) | 697–006 | 2 |
| 11 | 11 | "Rigby's Body" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | J. G. Quintel and Mike Roth | November 15, 2010 (2010-11-15) | 697–002 | 1 |
| 12 | 12 | "Mordecai and the Rigbys" | Robert Alvarez and Brian Sheesley | Sean Szeles and Shion Takeuchi | November 22, 2010 (2010-11-22) | 697–010 | 2 |
References
- This is a half-hour episode.
- This episode was first released online on February 6, 2016.
- This episode was first released online on February 13, 2016.
- This episode was first released online on February 20, 2016.
- This episode was first released online on February 27, 2016.
- This episode was first released on iTunes on May 2, 2016.
- This episode was first released online on October 15, 2016.
- This episode was first released online on December 19, 2016.
- This episode was first released online on December 19, 2016.
- This is a special extended 33-minute episode.
- This episode first premiered on HBO Max internationally on May 11, 2026, ahead of its official air date.
- This episode first premiered on HBO Max internationally on May 18, 2026, ahead of its official air date.
- The Morning Callhttp://blogs.mcall.com/tvwatchers/2013/02/cartoon-network-announces-new-season-for-show-with-local-ties.html
- "Interview: Regular Show creator JG Quintel on indie comics and cartoons"http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/05/16/interview-regular-show-creator-jg-quintel-on-indie-comics-and-cartoons/
- Animationhttp://www.animationmagazine.net/people/the-sublime-madness-of-j-g-quintel/
- "Cartoon Network Announces Comedy Animation Greenlights"https://web.archive.org/web/20090818231649/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=4597
- Animationhttp://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/new-season-of-regular-show-arrives-monday/
- Publishers Weeklyhttp://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/51954-how-cartoon-network-became-a-haven-for-some-of-the-best-independent-comic-book-creators-working-today.html
- "New Regular Show: Party Pack DVD is Anything But Regular"http://www.awn.com/blogs/10till6/new-regular-show-party-pack-dvd-anything-regular
- "Interview: 'The Regular Show' Creator J . Quintel"https://web.archive.org/web/20130306132734/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/04/03/interview-regular-show-jg-quintel