The Non-Regularity of the "Regular Show"

Regular Show main characters Mordecai and Rigby.

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"Regular Show" and other associated copyrights owned by J G Quintel and Cartoon Network Studios

So, has anybody heard of this short-ish cartoon series feature a bird named Mordecai and a raccoon named Rigby? I've been exposed to it only recently (roughly three-four months?) as a sort of short-skit cartoon acting in place of a commercial ad in Cartoon Network, specifically during the Adventure Time timeslot. (For my review/blog on Adventure Time, click here.) At first, I was a bit annoyed at it since it is a bit long for a short, and is taking a bit too much time airing when I should be watching Adventure Time instead. But then. I got the hang of it and I pretty much got fine with it.

After doing some research - translation: Looking at Wikipedia - I found out that this show is titled "Regular Show" created by the Misadventures of Flapjack creator J. G. Quintel. And it looks like he also voiced one of the main characters of the show, Mordecai. So what is Regular Show all about? As their slogan connotes, its anything but regular. Mordecai and Rigby are workers for a gumball-machine looking guy named Benson, but they usually slack off during their hours. Its these slacking off episodes where the cartoon centers on, but its usually at the arcade or some other video game-related jig.

The fascinating thing about the show is its non-regularity. Quintel mixed in surrealism with the show, making it look utterly ridiculous, and well, fun, in a sort of slap-stick way but doesn't come near it. Its so weird, its fun. There was this episode when Benson got fed up with Mordecai and Rigby slacking off that he purchased a camera-surveillance system that the two kept on outsmarting. Finally, Benson upgraded the system to the highest level (it was named "Jeepers Peepers X-Infinity") only to find out that he wasn't purchasing cameras now, but a large eye named Peeps who watches them "24/7/365, until you die".

It hasn't got a continuing plot, which makes it easy to watch and follow. Its just that: episodic packages of ludicrous laughter. I tell you, the daily adventures of Mordecai and Rigby are anything but regular.