Regular Show

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Common Sense Media says

Quirky animated series has some drinking, crude humor.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this animated series is pretty edgy for non-Adult Swim Cartoon Network fare. It includes a fair amount of fantasy violence (kicking, punching, throwing, etc.) and some crude humor that isn't age-appropriate for younger tweens. There's also some salty language (“pissed,” “screwed,” “crap”), and characters are seen drinking beer, sometimes to the point where they act drunk and/or get sick. Occasional secondary characters are based on racial/ethnic stereotypes.

  • The show isn't out to convey any specific constructive messages/take-aways. But you could argue that it promotes creativity with its interesting storylines and characters.
  • Although Mordecai is more levelheaded than Rigby, he always ends up going along with his friend's schemes. Occasional “guest” characters are based on racial/ethnic stereotypes.
  • Lots of fantasy violence (kicking, throwing, punching, shoving, etc.), but no one really gets injured.
  • Mordecai has a crush on a cardinal.

What's the story?

REGULAR SHOW is an animated series about a six-foot-tall blue jay named Mordecai (voiced by J.G. Quintel) and a hyperactive raccoon named Rigby (William Salyers). The two friends are groundskeepers at a local park owned by Pops (Sam Marin), who's an eccentric, life-sized lollipop. Moredecai and Rigby try to keep themselves entertained while on the job, often at the expense of co-workers like High Five Ghost (also voiced by Quintel) and a Yeti named Skips (Mark Hamill). As a result, they usually find themselves in some strange situations ... and they always manage to annoy their boss, Benson, a walking, talking gumball machine.


Is it any good?

 

This easygoing series is the brainchild of J.G. Quintel, who based its unique cast of characters on a series of independent short films that he produced while in art school. It’s definitely creative, but some of the fantasy violence and mildly crude humor aren’t appropriate for younger viewers -- and neither is the characters' drinking. But older viewers who are into creative animation will definitely appreciate the wit featured here.


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What families can talk about

  • Families can talk about the real-life consequences of some of the behavior shown in this series -- such as the drinking.

  • What audience do you think this show is aimed at? The Cartoon Network's younger viewers or its Adult Swim fans? Why?

  • If you were to create an animated series, what kinds of characters would it have? How can you create animated characters without relying on stereotypes to tell their stories?


This review was written by Melissa Camacho
Teen, 14 years old
April 18, 2011
 
regular show is a hilarious childrens show
I love it! I mean, the worst word i've heard on here was when mordecai said "we're screwed." yes, once mordecai said "you've pissed me off," too, but, those aren't even that mad. And I wouldn't freak out about them saying 'jerkwad' and 'turd'. The sexual references i've seen is when on a commercial for men's cologne,it says something about women ripping their clothes off (but i might have heard that wrong), andwhen rigby says "they're just gonna sit there talking about their feelings... fully clothed!" and "benson's gonna drop his balls when he sees how good we set up these chairs!" (benson being a gumball machine)and i've seen ONE drinking reference, when mordecai drinks alot of soda, and acts drunk (can't remember the next day), but, it has good morals. In one episode, the racoon watched a scary movie and mordecai taught him to face his fears. In another one, mordecai gives up a video game so that a man who 'has wasted my whole life on this game, the universe record is all i have...' could keep his 'universe record' title. once, mordecai and rigby were performing as a band, and mordecai discovered they were lip-synching. then he pulled the plug on the boombox that was playing the music, and gave a speech about how that was lying and it was wrong. mordecai is a good role model who always stands up for what is right. also, benson is a hard working responsible person, and he is also a good role model. but the best thing about the show is the hilarity! my little sister (who is 8) and myself laugh out loud at this show. the characters are well drawn, and likeable.the visuals are good. every plot has some sort of mystical or supernatural thing in it, which is amusing to young children. Overall, i give this show a big 'yeah-uh!"

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Parent of 7, 7, 8, 11, and 14 year old
April 24, 2011
 
Very innocent show.
For the record, there is NO beer drinking, only coffee and soda. Having crushes isn't a sex issue. And I thought I could be overprotective. Language isn't an issue because kids have always been saying that. And I'm talking before this show even came out. The worst it's ever said is "How in the H are we gonna fix this S" but noone ever uses that. And it's funny! My children love this show and I end up laughing along. This certainly is better than the things on the air now. EDIT: I am very disappointed in most of you guys. I come to a review for this and I see a bunch of spams of how inappropiate this show is. Now listen, this show does not cuss. They said some minor cusses in the beginning, sure. But it did not and I mean NOT say anything like sh-t or f-ck. If it did, believe me I would've noticed I've seen every single episode. Besides even if it were an adult show, they would've bleeped it out. And blood? When was they're ever blood? If you think this show is violent, your mistaken. Sure they showed a little blood in It's Time in the movie promo they wanted to see, but it was like, pink slob. It didn't even look like blood. Also in Jinx, they mirror demons or whatever they were had giant red scratches, but it wasn't blood. It you think THIS is a violent cartoon then try watching Superjail! or Happy Tree Friends because the most violent this ever gets, is explosions. This was never rated TV-14 or TV-MA. I don't even know what you're talking about. Maybe you're mistaking this for another show? Please, DO NOT put this on adult swim. I've finally found a show that I can watch with all my children that doesn't lead into arguing. Even my eldest child likes it. If you don't like the show, then simply just say so. You don't have to spam the reviews with all these lies. I mean do you people really believe this stuff? Shows like these don't expose a lot of cussing, reviews like those do.

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Adult
May 5, 2011
 
Regular Show is actually one of the better shows on Cartoon Network because it's actually funny. The two main characters are slackers, but they do take on responsibility when the opportunity arises. It has a PG rating, so I wouldn't recommend this show to anyone under the age of 10. The language isn't bad at all, seeing as how children here worse just walking outside. I'm 19 and I love this show. It has a lot of pop culture references that adults and children will recognize. So do me a solid and watch it :D

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Adult
September 8, 2010
 
A very Enjoyable Show for Older Children and Above
I watched the series premiere the other night and fell in love it. It's a funny, laid back, and imaginative cartoon that both adults and children can enjoy. There are some concerns people might want to watch out for. The show does have some mild crude language such as "pissed", "crap" and "how the H are we gonna fix this S?" It shouldn't be too big of a concern if you have older children of about middle school age or above who may be used to more colorful language already. You might want to supervise younger, more impressionable children though. It does have a PG rating for a reason. Also, there is no drinking beer as of yet. Just coffee and soda, and they were never drunk. I think someone misinterpreted what they were drinking and doing.

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Teen, 18 years old
May 4, 2011
 
Love it! :D
I love this show! I don't care if I'm too old for it. The only reason they use (minor) cusses is because they're trying to get a PG rating. Kids already use the language anyway, so even if it didn't cuss, it wouldn't make a difference to the way children act. There is absolutly no beer, I have no idea what the crap commen sense is talking about. Also, since when did anyone get drunk or sick? Explain ONE time that anyone got drunk or sick due to beer! The closest thing they have to beer is soda, which is nothing like beer. Whoever doesn't like this has no sense of humour and creativity. Argue with me all you want, but it's the truth.

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Kid, 11 years old
February 5, 2011
 
Honestly, most children are more mature then you think. They, know about alot of things. You lose your innocence in 4th grade. Their Immature when it comes to crude humor. ALOT of kids at school cuss. I personally have even come to use words like "Crap" or "Pissed". THIS, is not a big deal.

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Parent of 8 and 9 year old
January 17, 2011
 
Perfect for all ages over 6.
This show is honest. Younger kids now a days use words like crap and piss. (Those are the less bad words)

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Adult
January 5, 2011
 
A great show with some swearing and well-hidden innuendos
This show is one of my favourites, and yes, it does have some implied alcohol drinking (Rigby and Mordecai ordering shirts while drinking "soda", definitively drunk, especially since Mordecai doesn't remember it the next day, for example) and some sexual innuendos ("they'll just sit around talking about their feelings... fully clothed" or "Benson's gonna drop his balls when he sees[...]", Benson being a gumball machine) but I don't think the younger childrens are gonna get these jokes, anyway. It's pretty much implied, you need to already know about this kind of stuff to recognize it's what they are talking about, I mean. As for the swearing, just tell your childrens these are bad words and they should avoid using them, and everything will be fine. Some episodes also show a pretty positive message, to me : It's Time was about being jealous over a girl, Don was about feeling inferior to a sibling (something a LOT of childrens will relate to), Ello Guv'nor about fighting your fears... it's not the main aspect of the show, but it's still something positive that I think should be noted.

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Kid, 10 years old
April 17, 2011
 
yay!
Blinkin love The regular show. Hilarious jokes, funny characters, but I think it has some inappropriate language such as pi**ed, cr*p and other words that are a little bad, but it says these words not too frequently.

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Kid, 12 years old
April 3, 2011
 
Regular Show! Awesome!
I'm 11 and I think it rocks!!! It's funny! And you may think this kind of stuff passes over our heads, but we understand it. We think it's funny! Jeez! Give us some space! We are going to be exposed to this anyway!!!

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This review was written by Melissa Camacho
TV rating:NR
Network:Cartoon Network
Cast:J.G. Quintel, Sam Marin, William Salyers
Genre:Comedy

This review was written by Melissa Camacho
 

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