This video explains every cursed object in Regular Show, from Rigby's stolen keyboard in the pilot to the haunted arcade games and the Book of Park Records, and what each one reveals about the characters who use it.
VELVO argues that almost every cursed object in Regular Show shows up when someone wants to skip something: the work, the apology, the honest conversation, or the waiting. The object is the shortcut, and the curse is the price of taking it. The video is a slow, calm narration made for falling asleep to. It goes through the episodes in order and connects each supernatural object to how Mordecai and Rigby avoid their problems.
What's covered in this video
How "The Power," the first episode of season one, set the show's rules for cursed objects. J.G. Quintel wrote it, and it aired on Cartoon Network on September 6, 2010.
How Rigby's keyboard, which he stole from a wizard, turns a hole in the bedroom wall into a trip to the moon, and how hamboning saves Skips after the batteries die.
Why the moon works as a dumping ground for avoided problems, including baby ducks, a broken soda machine, and a giant monster.
Why the ending shows every wall collapsing except the one with the original hole, which Mordecai then covers with a poster.
The keyboard's later appearances, including in Hyperduck Extreme in "A Bunch of Full Grown Geese" and in the bedroom wreckage in "The Best VHS in the World."
How "Just Set Up the Chairs," by Sean Szeles and Shion Takeuchi, uses a secret arcade and an out-of-order cabinet to release the Destroyer of Worlds, a demon based on Satan's Hollow.
Why Benson never sees that Mordecai finished setting up the chairs, and how Rigby's button-mashing with the Lemon Chef wins the fight.
How "Rage Against the TV" turns a television built from Muscle Man's broken set and Pops' old radio into The Hammer, a boss linked to Double Dragon.
Why the games in Regular Show come to life as bosses, since they are the only place in the characters' lives where effort leads to a clear ending.
How "Appreciation Day," by Kat Morris and Paul Scarlata, uses the Book of Park Records to show what Mordecai and Rigby wish they were after they are left out of the appreciation plaques.
Mentioned in this video: Regular Show, VELVO, Cartoon Network, Adventure Time, J.G. Quintel, Mordecai, Rigby, Benson, Pops, Skips, Muscle Man, Hi Five Ghost, The Power, Beef Burrito, hamboning, Rush, Tom Sawyer, the moon, Hyperduck Extreme, A Bunch of Full Grown Geese, The Best VHS in the World, Just Set Up the Chairs, Sean Szeles, Shion Takeuchi, Destroyer of Worlds, Satan's Hollow, Lemon Chef, Pac-Man, Exit Nine B, Gary's Synthesizer, Rage Against the TV, The Hammer, Double Dragon, Appreciation Day, Kat Morris, Paul Scarlata, The IT Crowd, Book of Park Records
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro: The Hole in the Wall
0:02:24 The Power: Regular Show's First Curse
0:12:48 The Forbidden Arcade Cabinet
0:27:52 Book of Records and Fortune Cookies
0:41:28 The Jinx Mirror Demon
0:49:08 Cursed Food: Soda to Sandwiches
1:14:04 Haunted Tapes and Format Wars
1:36:12 Infomercial Curses: Wall Buddy and More
1:53:55 Terror Tales: What Everyone Fears
2:13:08 The Christmas Wish Box
2:35:15 Wearable Curses: Suit to Sweater
2:57:52 Cursed Clocks and the Red Button
3:17:35 The Ice Tape: Pops' Secret
3:25:45 The Final Battle and Keyboard
3:33:20 The Tape Ejects: Final Lesson
This video explains every cursed object in Regular Show, from Rigby's stolen keyboard in the pilot to the haunted arcade games and the Book of Park Records, and what each one reveals about the characters who use it.
VELVO argues that almost every cursed object in Regular Show shows up when someone wants to skip something: the work, the apology, the honest conversation, or the waiting. The object is the shortcut, and the curse is the price of taking it. The video is a slow, calm narration made for falling asleep to. It goes through the episodes in order and connects each supernatural object to how Mordecai and Rigby avoid their problems.
What's covered in this video
How "The Power," the first episode of season one, set the show's rules for cursed objects. J.G. Quintel wrote it, and it aired on Cartoon Network on September 6, 2010.
How Rigby's keyboard, which he stole from a wizard, turns a hole in the bedroom wall into a trip to the moon, and how hamboning saves Skips after the batteries die.
Why the moon works as a dumping ground for avoided problems, including baby ducks, a broken soda machine, and a giant monster.
Why the ending shows every wall collapsing except the one with the original hole, which Mordecai then covers with a poster.
The keyboard's later appearances, including in Hyperduck Extreme in "A Bunch of Full Grown Geese" and in the bedroom wreckage in "The Best VHS in the World."
How "Just Set Up the Chairs," by Sean Szeles and Shion Takeuchi, uses a secret arcade and an out-of-order cabinet to release the Destroyer of Worlds, a demon based on Satan's Hollow.
Why Benson never sees that Mordecai finished setting up the chairs, and how Rigby's button-mashing with the Lemon Chef wins the fight.
How "Rage Against the TV" turns a television built from Muscle Man's broken set and Pops' old radio into The Hammer, a boss linked to Double Dragon.
Why the games in Regular Show come to life as bosses, since they are the only place in the characters' lives where effort leads to a clear ending.
How "Appreciation Day," by Kat Morris and Paul Scarlata, uses the Book of Park Records to show what Mordecai and Rigby wish they were after they are left out of the appreciation plaques.
Mentioned in this video: Regular Show, VELVO, Cartoon Network, Adventure Time, J.G. Quintel, Mordecai, Rigby, Benson, Pops, Skips, Muscle Man, Hi Five Ghost, The Power, Beef Burrito, hamboning, Rush, Tom Sawyer, the moon, Hyperduck Extreme, A Bunch of Full Grown Geese, The Best VHS in the World, Just Set Up the Chairs, Sean Szeles, Shion Takeuchi, Destroyer of Worlds, Satan's Hollow, Lemon Chef, Pac-Man, Exit Nine B, Gary's Synthesizer, Rage Against the TV, The Hammer, Double Dragon, Appreciation Day, Kat Morris, Paul Scarlata, The IT Crowd, Book of Park Records
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro: The Hole in the Wall
0:02:24 The Power: Regular Show's First Curse
0:12:48 The Forbidden Arcade Cabinet
0:27:52 Book of Records and Fortune Cookies
0:41:28 The Jinx Mirror Demon
0:49:08 Cursed Food: Soda to Sandwiches
1:14:04 Haunted Tapes and Format Wars
1:36:12 Infomercial Curses: Wall Buddy and More
1:53:55 Terror Tales: What Everyone Fears
2:13:08 The Christmas Wish Box
2:35:15 Wearable Curses: Suit to Sweater
2:57:52 Cursed Clocks and the Red Button
3:17:35 The Ice Tape: Pops' Secret
3:25:45 The Final Battle and Keyboard
3:33:20 The Tape Ejects: Final Lesson