Regular Show season 1

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Regular Show season 1
Season 1
The official Blu-ray disc box art for seasons 1 and 2.
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkCartoon Network
Original releaseSeptember 6 –
November 22, 2010
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of American animated television series Regular Show originally aired on Cartoon Network in the United States. Many of the characters are loosely based on those developed for J.G. Quintel's student films at California Institute of the Arts: The Naïve Man From Lolliland and 2 in the AM PM. 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, plus some of the crewmembers he had worked with on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, to compose the staff of the show, as their style matched close to what he desired for the series. Regular Show was picked up by Cartoon Network, who decided to create a twelve-episode first season.

The first episode of Regular Show's first season is "The Power", ending with the season finale "Mordecai and the Rigbys". The season was storyboarded and written by J. G. Quintel, Sean Szeles, Shion Takeuchi, Mike Roth, Jake Armstrong, Benton Connor, Kat Morris, Paul Scarlata, and Kent Osborne, 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's animated comedy than a children's cartoon.

Development

Concept

Two 23-year-old friends,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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 J. G. Quintel, Sean Szeles, Shion Takeuchi, Mike Roth, Jake Armstrong, Benton Connor, Kat Morris, Paul Scarlata and Kent Osborne, 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's animated comedy than a children's cartoon.

The first season of Regular Show was produced 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.

Cast

J. G. Quintel, creator of the show and voice of Mordecai, based the show off his student films produced at CalArts

The voice actors include Quintel himself (who portrays Mordecai) and William Salyers (as Rigby). Quintel states that the writing crew tries to "come up with dialogue that sounds conversational and not too cartoony so that the characters are more relatable." In addition, Sam Marin portrays the voice of Benson, Pops, and Muscle Man, and Mark Hamill provides the voice of Skips, a yeti groundskeeper.

The character of Mordecai embodies Quintel during his college years, specifically at CalArts: "That's that time when you're hanging out with your friends and getting into stupid situations, but you're also taking it seriously enough."[5] The character of Rigby developed randomly when Quintel drew a raccoon hula-hooping on a Post-It. He liked the design and developed the character of Rigby to be a jerk character who is far more irresponsible than his companion.[6]

Reception

The season received generally positive reviews from most critics, gaining a Metascore—a weighted average based on the impression of critical reviews—of 76 percent. Critics enjoyed the risque and adult innuendos and humor, the animation style, and the voice acting.[7]

Episodes

Regular Show season 1 episodes
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Written and storyboarded by Original air date[8] Production
code[9] 		U.S. viewers
(in millions)
11"The Power"J. G. QuintelSeptember 6, 2010 (2010-09-06)697-0032.097[10]
22"Just Set Up the Chairs"Sean Szeles and Shion TakeuchiSeptember 13, 2010 (2010-09-13)697-0041.903[11]
33"Caffeinated Concert Tickets"J. G. Quintel and Mike RothSeptember 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)697-0011.715[12]
44"Death Punchies"J. G. Quintel, Mike Roth, and Jake ArmstrongSeptember 27, 2010 (2010-09-27)
N/A
1.980[13]
55"Free Cake"Kat Morris and Paul ScarlataOctober 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
N/A
2.095[14]
66"Meat Your Maker"Sean Szeles and Shion TakeuchiOctober 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)
N/A
1.866[15]
77"Grilled Cheese Deluxe"Sean Szeles and Shion TakeuchiOctober 18, 2010 (2010-10-18)697-0082.163[16]
88"The Unicorns Have Got to Go"Kat Morris and Paul ScarlataOctober 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)
N/A
2.417[17]
99"Prank Callers"J. G. Quintel, Mike Roth, and Kent OsborneNovember 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)
N/A
2.088[18]
1010"Don"Benton Connor, Kat Morris, and J. G. QuintelNovember 8, 2010 (2010-11-08)
N/A
2.085[19]
1111"Rigby's Body"J. G. Quintel and Mike RothNovember 15, 2010 (2010-11-15)
N/A
1.933[20]
1212"Mordecai and the Rigbys"Sean Szeles and Shion TakeuchiNovember 22, 2010 (2010-11-22)
N/A
2.028[21]

Home video release

Regular Show: The Complete First & Second Seasons
Set details[22][23] Special features[22][23]
  • 40 episodes
  • 2-disc set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Subtitles: English
  • English (Dolby Stereo)
  • Commentaries for all 40 episodes
  • The Unaired Regular Show Pilot
  • Animatic for the Pilot
  • Animatic for “The Power”
  • Original Pencil Tests from Saerom
  • CG Test for Hodgepodge Monster
  • 2010 Comic Con Teaser Trailer
  • The Naïve Man from Lolliland Student Short
  • Party Tonight Music Video
  • Interview with JG Quintel
  • JG Pitches “The Power”
  • Original Regular Show Commercials
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Region A
July 16, 2012 (2012-07-16)[22] TBA TBA July 16, 2012 (2012-07-16)[23]

References

  1. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Regular-Show-Season-1-DVD/dp/B00MFLSR6Q/ref=sr_1_8?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1408228966&sr=1-8&keywords=regular+show
  2. ^ "The Power". Regular Show. Season 1. Episode 1. September 6, 2010. Cartoon Network. Dude, we're 23 years old, we shouldn't be busting holes in walls.
  3. ^ Cruz, Eileen (April 21, 2010). "Toonzone at the Cartoon Network 2010 Upfront". Toonzone.net. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56STDM667ds
  5. ^ "Regular Show's J.G. Quintel Is Just a Regular Guy". Wired. April 3, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Charles Webb (April 3, 2012). "Interview: The Regular Show Creator J.G. Quintel". MTV News. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  7. ^ "Regular Show - Season 1 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  8. ^ "Regular Show Season 1 episodes". TV Guide. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ References for season 1 production codes:
  10. ^ Seidman, Robert (September 8, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : Boise St. Vs. Va. Tech Dominates; 'The Closer & 'Rizzoli & Isles' Get Bigger & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  11. ^ Seidman, Robert (September 15, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings: 'American Pickers' & 'Pawn Stars' Continue to Shine & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  12. ^ Seidman, Robert (September 21, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings: 'Saints–49ers' Dominate Monday; 'Pawn Stars' Still Holds Up OK Against Broadcast Originals & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  13. ^ Gorman, Bill (September 28, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : 'Packer-Bears' Huge; 'WWE Raw,' 'Weeds,' 'The Big C,' 'Buried Life' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  14. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 5, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : Monday Night Football Down; 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Premieres + 'WWE Raw,' 'Weeds' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  15. ^ Gorman, Bill (October 12, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Up; 'Real Housewives of Atlanta,' 'American Pickers' Slip, MLB Playoffs & More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  16. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 19, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Plunges, But Still On Top + Yankees/Rangers, Pawn Stars, WWE RAW, Real Housewives of Atlanta & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  17. ^ Gorman, Bill (October 26, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Giant(s); Pawn Stars Way Up Real Housewives, WWE RAW, Weeds & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  18. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 2, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : Monday Night Football Leads; Weeds, The Big C, WWE Raw, NeNe Rise; Pawn Stars Falls & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  19. ^ Gorman, Bill (November 9, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : Monday Night Football Tops; WWE RAW, Weeds, Hoarders, Cake Boss & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  20. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 16, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : Michael Vick Runs Over Redskins & Ratings + WWE RAW, Weeds, Hoarders, In Treatment & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  21. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 23, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : Monday Night Football Down, But Coasts to Victory + WWE RAW & More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  22. ^ a b c "Regular Show: Season 1 & Season 2". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  23. ^ a b c "Regular Show: The Complete First & Second Seasons Blu-ray". [blu-ray.com Blu-ray.com]/Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. March 14, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
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