Regular Show
''Regular Show'' (known as ''Regular Show in Space'' during its Regular Show (season 8), eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, over the co ...
'' is an American
animated sitcom
An animated sitcom is a subgenre of the sitcom that is animated instead of live action and is generally made or created for adult audiences in most cases. ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Simpsons'', '' South Park'', and ''Family Guy'' are four of ...
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
The blue jay (''Cyanocitta cristata'') is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America. It lives in most of the eastern and central United States; some eastern populations may be migratory. Resident populations are ...
), and Rigby (a
raccoon
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). 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 (a
lollipop
A lollipop is a type of sugar candy usually consisting of hard candy mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. Different informal terms are used in different places, including lolly, sucker, sticky-pop, etc. Lollipops are av ...
-shaped head). Their other coworkers, Muscle Man (an overweight green man) and Hi-Five Ghost (a
ghost
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with a hand extending from the top of his head) serve as their rivals.
Quintel initially worked as a writer and staff director for the Cartoon Network series ''
Camp Lazlo
''Camp Lazlo'' is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Cartoon Network. The series follows Lazlo, an anthropomorphic spider monkey that goes to a camp called "Camp Kidney", a Boy Scout-like summer camp in Pimpleba ...
'' 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
The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of bo ...
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
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ranking the series at number one in its time period amongst its primary demographic. As of May 2013, the program averages approximately 2 to 2.5 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
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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 Award
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s, 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, '' Regular Show: The Movie'', premiered on November 25, 2015. After eight successful seasons and 261 episodes, ''Regular Show'' concluded on January 16, 2017, with " A Regular Epic Final Battle".
Series overview
Early shorts (2005–06)
J. G. Quintel created two shorts while in college with characters that resemble the present cast.
Episodes
Pilot (2009)
Season 1 (2010)
Season 2 (2010–11)
Season 3 (2011–12)
Season 4 (2012–13)
Season 5 (2013–14)
Season 6 (2014–15)
Season 7 (2015–16)
Season 8 (2016–17)
Film
Shorts
Season 2 short
Season 6 shorts
These shorts' production code takes up one production code of season 6.
Season 7 shorts
These shorts' production code takes up one production code of season 7.
Season 8 shorts
These shorts' production code take up one production code of season 8.
Regular Show
''Regular Show'' (known as ''Regular Show in Space'' during its Regular Show (season 8), eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, over the co ...