Regular Show season 4

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Regular Show
Season 4
Region 4 DVD cover
No. of episodes40
Release
Original networkCartoon Network
Original releaseOctober 1, 2012 (2012-10-01) –
August 12, 2013 (2013-08-12)
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The fourth season of American animated comedy 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 third season, Regular Show was renewed for a fourth season on October 26, 2011. The season ran from October 1, 2012, to August 12, 2013.

Regular Show's fourth season was storyboarded and written by Calvin Wong, Toby Jones, Andres Salaff, Madeline Queripel, Benton Connor, Hilary Florido, Sean Szeles (who was promoted to supervising director halfway through the season), Kat Morris (who left to become a storyboard supervisor on Steven Universe), Sarah Oleksyk, Hellen Jo, James Kim, and Owen Dennis, while being produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The season began on October 1, 2012, with a special 30-minute (two-part) season premiere, "Exit 9B". The show is rated TV-PG for rude language, mild sexual innuendo, and suggestive humor/themes, and occasionally TV-PG-V for mild to moderate violence, including peril and non-fatal use of weapons and firearms, and visual and verbal references to death and dying. Other specials that aired within the season include the Halloween special "Terror Tales of the Park II", a Christmas special, and the 100th episode of the series. The character Thomas was introduced in the season premiere, working as an intern for the park in which the series primarily takes place. Despite not airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim line-up, it is considered more of a traditional adult animated comedy than a children's cartoon.

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 High Five Ghost (a ghost with a hand extending from the top of his head), serve as rivals to Mordecai and Rigby. The show usually revolves around Mordecai and Rigby's attempts to avoid work and enjoy themselves. However, they often, at times, have to pay for their irresponsible actions, as they always get into more trouble than they thought. This typically results in Mordecai and Rigby going through bizarre and surrealistic misadventures, many of which nearly kill them or others around them.

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.[2] Quintel pitched Regular Show for Cartoon Network's Cartoonstitute project, in which the network allowed young 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 Calvin Wong, Toby Jones, Andres Salaff, Madeline Queripel, Benton Connor, Hilary Florido, Sean Szeles (who was promoted to supervising director halfway through the season), Kat Morris (who left to become a storyboard supervisor on Steven Universe), along with newcomers Sarah Oleksyk, Hellen Jo, James Kim, and Owen Dennis. The writers for this season were J. G. Quintel, Mike Roth, John Infantino, Michele Cavin, and Matt Price, who is also the story editor, while being produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The show is rated TV-PG and occasionally TV-PG-V. Despite not airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim line-up, it is considered more of a traditional adult animated comedy than a children's cartoon.

The fourth season of Regular Show was produced September 2011 – September 2012 with heavy use of 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

See also: List of Regular Show episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleWritten and Storyboarded byOriginal air date [3]Prod.
code [4]		US viewers
(millions)
81
82		1
2		"Exit 9B"Calvin Wong, Toby Jones, Andres Salaff, and Madeline QueripelOctober 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)1012-081
1012-082		3.05[5]
833"Starter Pack"Benton Connor and Hilary FloridoOctober 8, 2012 (2012-10-08)1012-0881.86[6]
84
85		4
5		"Terror Tales of the Park II"Benton Connor, Hilary Florido, Sean Szeles, and Kat Morris
J. G. Quintel and Mike Roth (story)		October 15, 2012 (2012-10-15)1012-083
1012-084		3.11[7]
866"Pie Contest"Sarah Oleksyk and Hellen JoOctober 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)1012-0852.62[8]
877"150 Piece Kit"Calvin Wong and Toby JonesOctober 29, 2012 (2012-10-29)1012-0862.11[9]
888"Bald Spot"Andres Salaff and Madeline QueripelNovember 12, 2012 (2012-11-12)1012-0872.61[10]
899"Guy's Night"Sean Szeles and Kat MorrisNovember 19, 2012 (2012-11-19)1012-0892.46[11]
9010"One Pull Up"Sarah Oleksyk and Hellen JoNovember 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)1012-0902.14[12]
91
92		11
12		"The Christmas Special"Sean Szeles, Kat Morris, Benton Connor, and Hilary FloridoDecember 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)1012-093
1012-094		2.71[13]
9313"T.G.I. Tuesday"Calvin Wong and Toby JonesJanuary 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)1012-0912.81[14]
9414"Firework Run"Andres Salaff and Madeline QueripelJanuary 14, 2013 (2013-01-14)1012-0922.24[15]
9515"The Longest Weekend"Sarah Oleksyk and Hellen JoJanuary 21, 2013 (2013-01-21)1012-0952.51[16]
9616"Sandwich of Death"Andres Salaff and Madeline QueripelJanuary 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)1012-0972.54[17]
9717"Ace Balthazar Lives"Benton Connor and Hilary FloridoFebruary 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)1012-0982.27[18]
9818"Do or Diaper"Sean Szeles and Kat MorrisFebruary 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)1012-0992.67[19]
9919"Quips"Sarah Oleksyk and Hellen JoFebruary 18, 2013 (2013-02-18)1012-1002.43[20]
10020"Caveman"Calvin Wong and Toby JonesFebruary 25, 2013 (2013-02-25)1012-1012.44[21]
10121"That's My Television"Andres Salaff and Madeline QueripelMarch 4, 2013 (2013-03-04)1012-1022.40[22]
10222"A Bunch of Full Grown Geese"Calvin Wong and Toby JonesMarch 25, 2013 (2013-03-25)1012-0962.58[23]
10323"Fool Me Twice"Calvin Wong and Toby JonesApril 1, 2013 (2013-04-01)1012-1162.14[24]
10424"Limousine Lunchtime"Benton Connor and Hilary FloridoApril 8, 2013 (2013-04-08)1012-1032.35[25]
10525"Picking Up Margaret"Sean Szeles and Kat MorrisApril 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)1012-1042.26[26]
10626"K.I.L.I.T. Radio"Benton Connor and Sarah OleksykApril 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)1012-1051.94[27]
10727"Carter and Briggs"Calvin Wong and Toby JonesMay 6, 2013 (2013-05-06)1012-1062.12[28]
10828"Skips' Stress"Andres Salaff and Madeline QueripelMay 13, 2013 (2013-05-13)1012-1072.08[29]
10929"Cool Cubed"Benton Connor and Hilary FloridoMay 20, 2013 (2013-05-20)1012-1082.37[30]
11030"Trailer Trashed"Calvin Wong and Kat MorrisMay 27, 2013 (2013-05-27)1012-1092.04[31]
11131"Meteor Moves"Benton Connor and Sarah OleksykJune 10, 2013 (2013-06-10)1012-1102.46[32]
11232"Family BBQ"Benton Connor and Hilary FloridoJune 17, 2013 (2013-06-17)1012-1132.27[33]
11333"The Last LaserDisc Player"Calvin Wong and Toby JonesJune 24, 2013 (2013-06-24)1012-1112.25[34]
11434"Country Club"Andres Salaff and Madeline QueripelJuly 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)1012-1122.51[35]
11535"Blind Trust"Andres Salaff and Madeline QueripelJuly 15, 2013 (2013-07-15)1012-1172.47[36]
11636"World's Best Boss"Kat Morris and James KimJuly 15, 2013 (2013-07-15)1012-1142.47[36]
11737"Last Meal"Sarah Oleksyk and Owen DennisJuly 22, 2013 (2013-07-22)1012-1152.55[37]
11838"Sleep Fighter"Kat Morris and James KimJuly 29, 2013 (2013-07-29)1012-1192.06[38]
11939"Party Re-Pete"Sarah Oleksyk and Owen DennisAugust 5, 2013 (2013-08-05)1012-1202.88[39]
12040"Steak Me Amadeus"Benton Connor and Hilary FloridoAugust 12, 2013 (2013-08-12)1012-1182.44[40]

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