107 Facts About Regular Show! - Cartoon Hangover

regular show a classic TV tale about two best friends trying to turn their regular boring jobs into exciting adventures is about to become a movie on Cartoon Network do you know how this beloved show came into existence that not knowing will keep you up all night that's why we're running down a hundred and seven facts about regular show you need to know let's get started number one regular show first premiered on Cartoon Network on September 6 2010 and is currently on its seventh season it averages two to 2.5 million viewers per week number two regular show was created by JG quintal who attended college at CalArts alongside their van orman the creator of the Marvelous Misadventures of flapjack and pendleton ward the creator Adventure Time number three JG quintal actually served as the creative director for a flapjack for a time and has written and storyboarded an episode of Adventure Time number four quintal was nominated for an Annie Award for his work on flapjack that's the highest honor given for excellence in animation in case you're wondering number five while working on flapjack JG Quintel doodled Rigby on a post-it note while working he still has that doodle number six quintel and van orman also worked together on the series Camp Lazlo number seventh Irv a Norman and pelton Ward aren't quintel's only Kellogg buddies he also met Sam Aaron at school who now voices pops fencing and muscle man they were apparently fast friends number eight if you didn't know creator JG quintel voices Mordecai using his normal tone of speaking number nine Sam Aaron was actually already working as an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios when JG quintel got the green light for regular show once Marin got the news he ditched his job at Disney to go help out his friend number ten out of three characters he plays on the show Sam Marin enjoys voicing Benson the most number eleven regular show and Adventure Time are the only two original Cartoon Network shows that have spanned more than six seasons 12 Regular Show was the first Cartoon Network show to reach 200 episodes it beat Adventure Time by a month and a half number thirteen regular show came out after JG quintal was invited to pitch a show for Cartoon Network's cartoon stitute it was a showcase of short films that were created without network notes or focus testing number fourteen two series were developed through the cartoon stitute one was of course Regular Show the other was secret mountain fort awesome which was based on the short to uncle grandpa after Sicard mountain fort awesome was cancelled Cartoon Network went back to the uncle grandpa short and developed it more directly into the series uncle grandpa number 15 for the short JT Quintel decided to return to characters he had created for his student films at CalArts Regular Show is based on his projects the naive man from Wally land and to in the am/pm number 16 both of the at4 mentioned short Spike Wintel were created through a game called 48-hour films students would put words into a hat and pull out one of the words @midnight they then have a week to develop film ideas centered around that word your word is dumpling go number 17 Mordecai is based on JG quintel himself circa his college years he refers to him as his alter ego number 18 and fast Mordecai even went to art school just like his Creator number 19 in the episode bad portrait word acai has to repaint a portrait of Benson that he and Rigby ruined Mordecai is worried about what Benson will think and he flashes back to a time at art school where he drew a girl and she cried that flashback actually happened to Quintel and it was his girlfriend that cries maybe we should be less excited about this number 20 Rigby came into existence after JG quintal randomly drew a hula-hooping raccoon and liked it a lot number 21 sketches by JT Quintel reveal that Rigby was originally going to have a tie it was removed to prevent the pain of animating it number 22 Sean shizzles is the supervising producer of regular show but that's not all Sean also composes and sings most of the show songs number 23 though he wasn't credited for the role Sean also served as the voice actor for the summertime song tape in the episode this is my jam number 20 for each episode of Regular Show takes nine months to complete number 25 the show's animation is largely completed at say ROM animation Korea the studio has also animated for shows like Adventure Time Dora the Explorer Captain Planet and Battletoads number 26 the score of Regular Show is composed by mark smothers Bergen who is also the frontman for the American rock band Devo number 27 speaking of music from the 80s Regular Show often uses licensed music from the time period to capture the emotion of a scene number 28 some of the songs they've used include Mississippi Queen you're the best and I get around number 29 in an interesting move for the channel typically targeted towards children and teens Cartoon Network decided they wanted to make Regular Show more appealing to adults it contained subtle innuendos and references to drugs and alcohol number 30 the series was originally going to be about two animals working at a zoo where all the creatures on display were humans man that would have been an amazing Twilight Zone episode number 31 Regular Show was originally going to be titled the normal show number 32 boom Studios published a regular show comic book series but it was cancelled after only eight issues number 33 a film based on regular show titled Regular Show the movie will premiere on Cartoon Network November 25th 2015 I know what I'm gonna be thankful for this Thanksgiving number 34 regular shows production team worked on the film and the show's seventh season simultaneously they've since agreed never to take on such a feat again which makes me feel like there might have been some sleep deprivation involved number 35 regular show the movie will be the first movie based on a Cartoon Network show since 2009 s ed Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show number 36 the film's soundtrack will include three real world songs march of the soul heads the future so bright I gotta wear shades and pale blue eyes number 37 Skip's is the only main character who has five fingers on each hand the rest of the cast only have four should have been more careful in woodshop class number 38 skips his voice by Mark Hamill who you may recognize as Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars franchise number 39 actually Mark Hamill originally auditioned for the role of pops and Sam Marin originally auditioned for the role of skips number 40 in the episode skip story skip says a long time ago in a high school far far away Star Wars geeks unite number 41 Mark Hamill originally thought that skips was an albino ape when he learned that skips was a Yeti he has to reverse his episode because it changed how he thought about the voice number 42 creator JG quintal knew from the get-go that he wanted to voice Mordecai but the studio still made him go through casting at the end of the day no one fit the character quite like Mattel so he got the part number 43 Pop's was deliberately drawn to resemble a lollipop number 44 the name Benson is taken straight from quintel's student film the naive mana blah Leland number 45 Benson is of course a gumball machine and he actually works he dispenses gumballs in the episode the unicorns have got to go number 46 also appearing in that short none other than our favorite blue jay number 47 quintal won both the producers Choice Awards and the next tune student animator Awards at next tunes number 48 after winning the award Red Raiders own Fred Seibert said JG quintal was an original talent to watch out for in the future good call Fred hey guys this is SOI from channel frederator and you're watching tuned up your source for everything you ever wanted to know about cartoons just wanted to interrupt and say thank you to rebel taxi for voicing this episode remember to tune in next week to see 107 facts about one piece and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and now back to the facts number 49 quintal chose a raccoon and a blue jay as the stars of the show because they were animals he frequently saw growing up number 50 quintal thinks raccoons are hilarious because they have little man hands they're devious and they can stand up number 51 blue jays are funny too because quote if you get too close to their nest they'll try to dive-bomb you number 52 at 6 foot 3 Mordecai is one inch shorter of being two times taller than Rigby who stands at three foot two number 53 in the episode brilliant century duck crisis special the owner of pleco offers Mordecai and Rigby $100 per signing over their likeness to be used as an action figure which Mordecai refers to as a month's pay this means that Mordecai and Rigby earned just $1,200 a year this breaks down to roughly 63 cents an hour which is well below the minimum wage of any US state number 54 Benson's last name is done worthy number 55 the regular show episode excellent when an Emmy for Outstanding animated short form programming number 56 the episode is based on the challenge Quintel and his brother tried at a restaurant broken yolk number 57 it took three seasons to get that episode made but Quintel insisted on it number 58 the actor who played Santa and Regular Show ed asner also played Santa in the 2003 film hell oh my god number 59 creator JG Quintel grew up listening to music from the 80s which is why it's featured so heavily in the series number 60 muscle man is the only human employee at the park and his real name is Mitch sorenstein number 61 three games have been made for the show to iOS apps called Knight marathon and rydym Rigby and a 3ds game titled Regular Show Mordecai and Rigby trapped in 8-bit land number 62 the show's most viewed episode is terror tales of the park - number 63 in the episode terror tales of the part three techmo is dressed as spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop number 64 the episode the unicorns have got to go has been banned in Poland Romania and Hungary because of the rude toots of those magical horses number 65 bordick is somehow managed to refer to Rigby as dude in every single episode number 66 where Takei is gone by many nicknames including Mordo Mordecai Rangga Kai Rhoda Kai blondecai motor Kai and Morty when he needs to sign his name he writes more dough number 67 Rigby's nickname is one chic wonder because one of his butt cheeks had to be removed due to an injury sustained during the game punchy's number 68 if you pay attention you'll notice that Hi five ghost is the only character in the show with a shadow number 69 Mordecai Rigby Benson and Hi five ghost are the only characters in the main and secondary cast who don't wear any sort of clothing number 70 muscle man and pops are the only two park members who continually wear shoes number 71 despite being Birds Ward akai and Margaret both have teeth on their beaks and have two toes instead of the standard four you'd find on a bird number 72 also despite being Birds Mordecai has never flown number 73 this is because Quintel says despite being drawn as animals Rigby and Mordecai are people number 74 in high school Mordecai was part of the art club dodgeball team and jazz van Rigby on the other hand dropped out of high school number 75 like his creator were Takaya attended art school after high school unlike his creator he never got around to graduating number 76 quintel's senior quote was quit your day job chief it's from The Simpsons number 77 high five ghost is originally from Wichita Kansas and has a brother named low five ghost number 78 bordick I played a major role in every episode until episode three of season seven titled the lunch Club it's centered around Rigby and Benson with Mordecai only having three lines number 79 Mordecai spoke the first line in all of regular show's history he starts off the pilot for the series by saying meal number 80 when the show was pitched Mordecai and Rigby were working at a zoo where they were going to take care of people in the first episode you can even see some remnants of a zoo in the background number 81 skips full name is skips quippenger but his birth name was walks number 82 skips joke dealing cousin quips is voiced by Matt Prince one of the show's writers number 83 minty Lewis who voices Eileen started out as a writer and storyboard artist for regular show when she pitched the baby sea turtle gag and do me a solid they asked her to play the role number 84 writer and storyboard artist calvin wong owns a real life replica of the power keyboard as seen in the pilot number 85 the power makes a return in the episode the best VHS in the world hidden among the trash in Mordecai and Rigby's room number 86 during the music video at the start of the episode Skip's versus Technology it's revealed that skips has been working at the park since 1783 that's way longer than Benson who was only logged in 10 years number 87 the only reason why Mordecai and Rigby don't wear clothes is because of age five Rigby strut around naked and Mordecai thought it was really cool number 88 in one episode Mordecai and Rigby can be seen holding and commenting on their own action figures saying we could have at least got in the colors right this is a joking reference to the real world skips action figure being yellow number 89 regular show will often have 20 episodes in some stage of production at once number 90 the episode wrap it up includes guest appearances from both Tyler the Creator and childish gambino number 91 the ultimatum from the episode the best burger in the world has actually been created in real life number 92 the chair used in the pilot is based off a chair ghe Quintel and flapjack creator Theroux van orman found at a thrift store number 93 the character Thomas was added in because JC quintella thought the half our special exit 9b would be even more special if a new character was introduced Shaun shizzles was interested in having a dynamic where mordecai and rigby have someone they can boss around number 94 thomas was inspired by most of the staffs previous experience of being interns number 95 it was not originally planned for Thomas to be a double agent the show's writers edited in several episodes after his introduction number 96 Thomas shoes are near identical to the ones worn by Sonic the Hedgehog the two actually share a voice actor Roger Craig Smith number 97 Sega is in the show as much as possible at times Quintel has requested Nintendo references be switched out for Sega ones which is ironic because regular shows video game is a Nintendo DS exclusive number 98 Rigby has mask low phobia which is a fear of mascots number 99 while Mordecai and Rigby stuffed their faces with free food in Rigby's body you can see Mordecai put a hot dog in a Twinkie and spray cheese Wiz on it this was a reference to the film uhf starring Weird Al Yankovic number 100 both Mordecai and Rigby are 23 years old Margaret Mordecai is ex-girlfriend is one year younger than Mordecai and Rigby number 101 why 23 Quintel says it just feels like the perfect age for any kind of story you'd want to do number 102 speaking of concerts where Takei and Rigby are in a band the name Mordecai and the Rigbys number 103 although it never quite made it to quintal says if they became famous their music would be progressive rock number 104 Benson was originally going to have an ex-girlfriend named Veronica who would appear during flashbacks in the episode Mordecai and the Rigbys number 105 the popular NES game Excitebike is referenced in the episode high score and ever so similar game titled broken bones is featured number 106 gigi quintal has said the show structure quote tends to be like a regular everyday kind of plot I guess you'd say where a character just wants something really simple and they're going for it but because of the way they chose to get at it cause this really crazy thing to happen number 107 Mordecai and Rigby are so lazy they'll have a staring contest to avoid work and that's about it guys 107 facts about Regular Show thanks for watching and once again a huge thanks to rebel taxi for recording this for if you want to see more rubble taxi click on the link below and if you want to watch more 107 click on one of these boxes and remember Frederator loves you

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Length: 15min 40sec (940 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 25 2015