Regular Show (season 2)

The second season of American animated television series Regular Show, created by J. G. Quintel, originally aired on Cartoon Network in the United States. Quintel originally created the series' pilot using characters from his comedy shorts for the cancelled anthology series The Cartoonstitute. He developed Regular Show from his own experiences in college, while several of its main characters originated from his animated shorts 2 in the AM PM and The Naïve Man from Lolliland. Following the success of its first season, Regular Show was renewed for a second season in 2009. The season ran from November 29, 2010, to August 1, 2011.

Regular Show
Season 2
Starring	J. G. Quintel William Salyers Sam Marin Mark Hamill
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	28
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Original release	November 29, 2010 – August 1, 2011
Season chronology

Regular Show's second season was storyboarded and written by Quintel, Sean Szeles, Shion Takeuchi, Benton Connor, Calvin Wong, Paul Scarlata, Kat Morris, Mike Roth, John Infantino, Minty Lewis, Henry Yu, and Dennis Messmer. The writers for this season were Quintel, Roth, Infantino, Michele Cavin, and Matt Price, who is also the story editor, while being produced by Cartoon Network Studios.

Development

Concept

Two 23-year-old friends,[1] a blue jay named Mordecai and a raccoon named Rigby, are employed 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 and their coworker Skips, but to the delight of Pops. 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 rivals.

Production

Many of the characters are loosely based on those developed for Quintel's student films at California Institute of the Arts: The Naive Man From Lolliland and 2 in the AM PM. Quintel pitched Regular Show for Cartoon Network's Cartoonstitute project, in which the network allowed artists to create pilots with no notes to possibly be optioned as a show. After being green-lit, Quintel recruited several indie comic book artists to compose the staff of the show, as their style matched close to what he desired for the series. The season was storyboarded and written by Quintel, Sean Szeles, Shion Takeuchi, Benton Connor, Calvin Wong, Paul Scarlata, Kat Morris, Mike Roth, John Infantino, Minty Lewis, Henry Yu, and Dennis Messmer. The writers for this season were Quintel, Roth, Infantino, Michele Cavin, and Matt Price, who is also the story editor, while being produced by Cartoon Network Studios.

The second season of Regular Show was produced between August 2010 to November 2010. It utilizes double entendres and mild language; Quintel stated that, although the network wanted to step up from the more child-oriented fare, there were some restrictions that came along with this switch.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written and storyboarded by	Original air date [2]	Prod. code [3]	US viewers (millions)
13	1	"Ello Gov'nor"	Sean Szeles and Shion Takeuchi	November 29, 2010	1004-014	2.07[4]
Rigby gets traumatizated and becomes fearful and paranoid after watching a scary movie about a stalking British taxi which haunts him. With little choice, he asks Mordecai and Pops for help to get over his fears. Guest voices: Paul F. Tompkins as the Movie Shack Hut employee
14	2	"It's Time"	Benton Connor and Calvin Wong	January 3, 2011	1004-015	N/A
Mordecai grows angrily jealous when Rigby impresses Margaret for a date to see a zombie dinner party. Desperate, he took all the clocks into the microwave and cook them. In the process of the fight, Rigby gets killed and Mordecai is introduced to Father Time, who takes him back to the beginning of episode to fix what he did wrong. Guest voices: Alan Sklar as Father Time
15	3	"Appreciation Day"	Kat Morris and Paul Scarlata	January 10, 2011	1004-013	1.72[5]
Mordecai and Rigby decide to write false statements in their boss Benson's book of park records, but trouble ensues when the listed events actually come true, including a deadly snow monster.
16	4	"Peeps"	Benton Connor and Calvin Wong	January 17, 2011	1004-019	N/A
Mordecai and Rigby's boss Benson wants to keep an eye on them, so he sets up cameras everywhere and gets a giant eyeball named "Peeps" to watch over them. Guest voices: Richard McGonagle as Peeps
17	5	"Dizzy"	Sean Szeles and Shion Takeuchi	January 24, 2011	1004-018	2.10[6]
Pops has to prepare a speech at The Park to unveil the new park statue. Mordecai and Rigby try to help by making him go dizzy, but they have to go into his head to restore his confidence. Guest voices: David Ogden Stiers as Mr. Maellard
18	6	"My Mom"	Kat Morris	January 31, 2011	1004-017	1.83[7]
Mordecai and Rigby fail to do another task, so their boss Benson has Muscle Man and Hi-Five Ghost supervise them. Mordecai and Rigby hate having to put up with Muscle Man and Hi-Five Ghost, especially Muscle Man's "My Mom" jokes. Song: "Nothin' but a Good Time" by Poison Guest voices: Steven Blum as John and Tiny Lister as Bobby
19	7	"High Score"	Sean Szeles	February 7, 2011	1004-024	N/A
Mordecai and Rigby try to earn respect by beating the world record on an arcade game until a giant floating head, named GBF (Garret Bobby Ferguson) who is the record-holder, gets involved too. Song: "Hangin' Tough" by New Kids on the Block
20	8	"Rage Against the TV"	J. G. Quintel, Mike Roth, and John Infantino	February 14, 2011	1004-020	1.85[8]
After their TV crashes, Mordecai and Rigby try looking for another TV in order to beat a difficult boss on a video game, but the boss soon becomes real by a combination of electronics, forcing the group to work together and defeat him by using the furniture. Guest voices: Roger Craig Smith as Jimmy
21	9	"Party Pete"	Benton Connor and Calvin Wong	February 21, 2011	1004-025	1.72[9]
When their boss Benson takes the night off, Mordecai and Rigby decide to throw a party with the help of a hard-partying celebrity named Party Pete, but Party Pete takes the idea too far after an antique soda drink. Guest voices: Jeff Bennett as Party Pete and Nolan North as a centaur
22	10	"Brain Eraser"	Kat Morris	February 25, 2011	1004-021	1.91[10]
When Mordecai accidentally sees Pops naked, Rigby and Skips try to help him to forget about it by going into his memory and erasing it through a Japanese anime movie-style. Guest voices: Roger Craig Smith as the Movie Shack Hut employee
23	11	"Benson Be Gone"	John Infantino	February 28, 2011	1004-016	1.87[11]
A new park manager replaces Benson after he gets demoted to a groundskeeper with Mordecai and Rigby, but this new manager is revealed to be a demon. Worse it causes everyone to look like her, forcing Benson to save the day. Guest voices: Steven Blum as Leon, April Stewart as Susan, and David Ogden Stiers as Mr. Maellard
24	12	"But I Have a Receipt"	Kat Morris and Minty Lewis	March 7, 2011	1004-028	1.75[12]
Mordecai and Rigby try to get a refund on their role-playing game after realizing how bad it is, but the manager refuses to let this happen. This cause both sides to go to war to see who's right about this case which prevails in a simulation of all in the board game. Guest voices: Roger Craig Smith as the game store manager
25	13	"This Is My Jam"	Sean Szeles	March 28, 2011	1004-027	1.52[13]
Rigby struggles to get a repetitive song out of his head, which quickly turns into a problem for the whole group when it comes alive with a body of a 90's live cassette tape which devolves into a battle of the bands. Song: "Summertime Loving, Loving in the Summer (Time)" by Sean Szeles
26	14	"Muscle Woman"	Benton Connor and Calvin Wong	April 4, 2011	1004-029	1.42[14]
Muscle Man becomes depressed when his girlfriend, Starla, breaks up with him, which causes Mordecai and Rigby to do his work. Encouraged by Rigby, Mordecai then hesitantly plans to date Starla and then break up with her in order for her to return to Muscle Man, but this causes Starla on a rampage. Starla's madness destroys the town, forcing Muscle Man to finally show his true feelings. Guest voices: Courtenay Taylor as Starla
27	15	"Temp Check"	Benton Connor and Calvin Wong	April 11, 2011	1004-031	1.69[15]
Rigby hires a temp to do his work at the park, but soon learns of his devious ways when he begins to steal Rigby's identity. When it reaches boiling point, the group are stuck dealing with two Rigbys which they must put an end to by identifying the true faker. Guest voices: Roger Craig Smith as Doug
28	16	"Jinx"	Sean Szeles and Henry Yu	April 18, 2011	1004-032	1.70[16]
Rigby falls victim to being jinxed by Mordecai and tries to remove it from himself but fails each time. Until Muscle Man tells Rigby to do it in a mirror which unleashes a demon, raising the stakes and forcing Mordecai to unjinx Rigby. Guest voices: Roger Craig Smith as Ybgir
29	17	"See You There"	J. G. Quintel	April 25, 2011	1004-022	1.74[17]
Mordecai and Rigby try to get to Muscle Man's surprise birthday party for Hi-Five Ghost, but soon learn the truth about it after various attempts. Guest voices: Roger Craig Smith as Low-Five Ghost, Tiny Lister as Bobby, and Jackie Earle Haley as Hi-Five Ghost's father
30	18	"Do Me a Solid"	Kat Morris and Minty Lewis	May 2, 2011	1004-030	2.04[18]
Mordecai asks Rigby to go on a date with Eileen so they can double date with Mordecai and Margaret. Rigby agrees in exchange for Mordecai owing him ten favors, to which he uses during the date to spoil Mordecai's moves towards Margaret, but it becomes deadly at the last favor.
31	19	"Grave Sights"	Benton Connor and Calvin Wong	May 9, 2011	1004-035	1.93[19]
Mordecai and Rigby accidentally wake the dead during a movie night in the park's cemetery and must protect the audience who believes they are watching "Zombie Apocalypse" in 3D. Guest voices: Roger Craig Smith as the Movie Shack Hut employee and Jeff Bennett as the zombies and the zombie hunter
32	20	"Really Real Wrestling"	Sean Szeles	May 16, 2011	1004-034	2.16[20]
After accidentally injuring Pops, Mordecai and Rigby sneak out of the house to go to a wrestling event they were originally going to attend with him. To their surprise, they find out that he has snuck out as well and is mistaken for a wrestler at the event.
33	21	"Over the Top"	Benton Connor and Calvin Wong	May 23, 2011	1004-036	1.96[21]
Skips cannot figure out how Rigby can beat him at arm wrestling and soon discovers the truth and unbelievably kills him. He must beat the undead presence Death in an arm wrestling match to revive Rigby's life. Song: "Dies Irae" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Guest voices: Julian Holloway as Death
34	22	"The Night Owl"	Kat Morris and Minty Lewis	May 30, 2011	1004-033	2.11[22]
Mordecai, Rigby, Muscle Man, and Hi-Five Ghost enter a competition to win a car, but the host of the contest plans to keep them in it forever and the four must try to escape before being iced into the future past year 4224.
35	23	"A Bunch of Baby Ducks"	Kat Morris and Minty Lewis	June 6, 2011	1004-037	2.33[23]
When Mordecai and Rigby are cleaning the fountain, they discover a group of baby ducks living in it. When they are assigned to find a home for them, the duck-fetish man wants to capture them for a scheme. Now it's up to them to defeat the man and rescue the ducks.
36	24	"More Smarter"	Calvin Wong and Benton Connor	June 13, 2011	1004-039	2.19[24]
Rigby purchases a drink online that increases a person's intelligence in order to prove to Mordecai that he is smarter than him, but they both became too smart for their own good.
37	25	"First Day"	J. G. Quintel	July 11, 2011	1004-040	2.63[25]
On their first day working at the park, 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. Song: "I'm Alright" by Kenny Loggins Guest voices: Roger L. Jackson as the monster Note: This episode is an extended version of the show's pilot episode, which is redone for this season.
38	26	"Go Viral"	Benton Connor and Calvin Wong	July 18, 2011	1004-026	2.01[26]
Mordecai and Rigby compete against Muscle Man and Hi-Five Ghost to see who can make a viral video with the most views, but the duo eventually find a strange place ruled by an evil computer warden. Song: "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar.
39	27	"Skunked"	J. G. Quintel and Sean Szeles	July 25, 2011	1004-023	2.14[27]
Rigby starts transforming into a skunk after being sprayed by mythical creature called the Were-Skunk and tries to return to normal before it is too late, but the Were-Skunk is determined to keep this from happening. Guest voices: Paul F. Tompkins as the Were-Skunk
40	28	"Karaoke Video"	Sean Szeles and Dennis Messner	August 1, 2011	1004-038	2.26[28]
Mordecai and Rigby must find and destroy a video of them insulting their friends while drunk and caught up in the excitement of singing karaoke, but proves to be very difficult when the group gets involved as well and the manager is ignorant of their protest by playing the tape. Songs: "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister and "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins Guest voices: Richard McGonagle as Carrey O'Key

Home media

Warner Home Video released multiple DVDs, consisting of region 1 and region 2 formats. Slack Pack, The Best DVD in the World *At this Moment in Time, Party Pack, Fright Pack, Mordecai & Margaret Pack and Rigby Pack were created for Region 1 markets containing episodes from the second season.

Full season release

The Complete First & Second Seasons was released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 16. 2013.

Regular Show: The Complete First & Second Seasons
Set details[29][30]					Special features[29][30]
40 episodes 2-disc set (Blu-ray) 3-disc set (DVD) 1.78:1 aspect ratio Subtitles: English English (Dolby Stereo)					Episode commentaries Deleted scenes "The Naïve Man from Lolliland" student short CG Test for Hodgepodge Monster Hot Topic interview Pops character reading by Sam Marin Original drawings of the main characters Original Post-it used to pitch Regular Show Unaired "Regular Show" pilot Sam Marin singing Blitzkrieg Bop J. G. pitches "The Power" Animatic for the unaired pilot Animatic for "The Power" Pencil test drawings Comic-Con 2010 teaser trailer Party Tonight music video Original Regular Show commercials
Release dates
Region 1		Region 2		Region 4		Region A		Region B
July 16, 2013[29]		N/A		Season 1: October 2, 2013[31] Season 2: November 6, 2013[32]		July 16, 2013[30]		November 6, 2013[33]

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