well wait he said it plays prime time on a network geared towards the under 18 set but see thats it cartoonetwork is geared toward the under 18 set but regular shows proabbly not geared towards younger children like 1-8
Last summer, J.G. Quintel, creator of Cartoon Network's hit series Regular Show, wanted to record the program's original music onto cassettes and toss those into the crowd at San Diego Comic-Con. "Then kids will have to ask their parents for a cassette player," he explains. "It will be awesome."
Cartoon Network Mordecai and Rigby in the Regular Show episode "Exit 9B"
He has also asked about releasing the series on Laserdisc. "It would be funny," says Quintel, who has a Laserdisc player, in addition to a combination DVD/VHS machine, in his office.
Outdated technology isn't some sort of gimmick for Quintel -- it's something that's embedded into the Regular Show universe. The central characters, Ribgy (a raccoon) and Mordecai (a blue jay), get obsessed with songs on cassette. They once embarked on a quest for a VHS cassette. In Monday's new episode, "Bald Spot," another character, Starla, is seen talking on a pay phone.
"From the beginning, I really wanted to infuse an '80s vibe," says Quintel of Regular Show, "because I grew up in the '80s and I remember so many things about that era that were cool." He mentions 8-bit video games as an example. "The cover of the box looked so amazing and, then, when you actually played the game, it looked nothing like the cover."
The catch is that this is a TV-PG show that plays prime time on cable network geared towards the under-18 set. Cassette players, VCRs and pay phones had fallen out of fashion before a good chunk of Regular Show's audience was born. In that respect, vintage technology isn't so much about nostalgia. It adds a whimsical element to a show with plots derived from real life and it's just one of the reasons that Regular Show has become a sensation on television, online and at fan conventions.
Influenced by The Simpsons and British comedies like The Mighty Boosh and Little Britain, Quintel has created a cartoon that's like no other currently on the air. It's fantastic, filled with anthropomorphic animals, muscle-bound people and even a walking, talking gumball machine. It's absurd. And, yet, at it's core, it's a simple slice-of-life show.
"We always try to make the episodes start from a real place," says Quintel. Take the season 3 episode, "Access Denied," for example. In the episode, Mordecai and Rigby are denied entry into a hot club because their clothes aren't hip enough for the door guy. Quintel had a similar experience when he tried to hit up a club with some friends. "It wasn't even that cool of a club," he says. "They had video games in the bar. I think that's why we were going." Regardless, Quintel's friend was wearing a hat he bought at 7-11. It didn't pass the door person's inspection. 
Cartoon Network From Regular Show episode "Exit 9B"
"Right after that, they let someone else in wearing a hat, but it was a nice hat," Quintel recalls. When asked why one hat made the cut, while another didn't, the door person responded, "Yeah, but that's fashion."
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BUT SINCE ITS TVPG ON A NETWORK GEARED TOWARD THE UNDER 18 SET ID SAY ITS FOR TEENS
I KNEW REGULAR SHOW WASNT FOR LITTLE KIDS ITS RATED TVPG PEOPLE WHICH MEANS PARENTAL GUIDANCE SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN
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@rttrffg I really miss the Dark Knight imdb board being so busy and random. It was the best place to keep updated on the latest funny youtube video or just hear a person's wierd life problem. It was a good laugh. Plus you knew everyone on there liked Batman even if they were joking about random stuff.
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Wow.... That was actually.... Was it? JOURNALISM on Topless Robot?
How strange. The story had a beginning, middle and end. It answered questions, provided inside info, and included interview answers that segued into further information about the subject.
I feel funny now.
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@nix.nightbird to make you feel better we can start a thread about gift ideas aka product advertisement masquerading as information on nerdy holiday shopping in true TR style. I'll start things off by recommending a DVD. You see the holidays are approaching and everyone needs something festive to watch while drunk and bitterly alone on the big day so why not Magic Christmas Tree?
http://www.rifftrax.com/dvds/christmas-rifftrax-featuring-magic-christmas-tree
Hey Gallen. I've never heard of the show this article as about, but now that we're here, lets hang out. Im just chilling listening to the audiobooks about Darth Bane and Plagieus on youtube. Man those sith make good main characters.
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I think it's pretty clear that Rob was worth at least twice the amount you were paying him.
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@markpoynter6540 The guy did say that posts would be light until they find a replacement.
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@Nikademus @markpoynter6540 I assume that the process of replacing Rob involves traps baited with booze
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@Nikademus @Gallen_Dugall @markpoynter6540 It worked last time for them. It was just a coincidence that they put it on an old, "Tron" dvd.
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Definitely a show for people who grew up between 1980 and 1995. The list of songs they've used sounds like the perfect soundtrack of that era.
'Working For The Weekend' - Loverboy
'We're Not Gonna Take It' - Twisted Sister
'Mississippi Queen' - Mountain
'Hey Man, Nice Shot' - Filter
'Hit Me With Your Best Shot' - Pat Benetar
'Holding On For A Hero' - Bonnie Tyler
'Nothing But A Good Time' - Poison
'Lies' - Thompson Twins
'I'm Alright/Footloose' - Kenny Loggins
'Hang Tough' - New Kids On The Block
'Toast Of The Town' - Motley Crue
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@skrag2112 I don't care how overplayed it is, Hey Man Nice Shot is still fucking awesome.
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i think that song came back in a video game ad or something. I dont play games anymore cuz of migraines. but that song is awesome. they had another good song 'you think your pretty i think your shit' or something.
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@AFMG I know right! It doesn't have something we can rage about (Michael Bay, George Lucas, Fox TV), or a weird Japanese sex toy, or some obscure nerd thing we can have a heated argument about...
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@jonap @AFMG Ok, I´ll start:
The Splinter Cell movie is a thing that´s happening:
Something, something, drunk, drunk.
%s
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Seiren's DEOEST underwear
Underpants which are claimed to neutralise the smell of flatulence areproving a hit in Japan, whose hard-working businessmen seem to like theidea of breaking wind without getting caught.
A Japanese textile company has developed a range of underwear which it says prevent unwelcome odors."It took us a few years to develop the first deodorant pants that arecomfortable enough to wear in daily life but efficient in quicklyeliminating strong smells," said Nami Yoshida, a spokeswoman for thecompany, Seiren."At first we thought about selling them to those who require nursing care and to hospitals."But to our surprise, lots of ordinary people, like businessmen who arein positions that require them to see people on a daily basis, boughtthem," she said.
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How relevant, a couple of friends and I ended up pounding the streets of [INSERT CITY LADY RAINICORN IS CURRENTLY LIVING IN HERE] last night/this morning wailing Summertime Loving, Loving in the Summer (Time) over and over again. In between doing terrible Choose Goose and Ice King impressions. Man, we're such dorks.
So yesterday the last update was posted at 11:11 a.m. , and today it looks like 11:01 a.m. will be the last update. RIP Topless Robot.
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@myers72781 snap out of it...TR isn't dead yet!
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@jamawalk Adventure Time is somewhat guilty as well, though they've actually released a Season 1 set.
And to think that I used to be annoyed with those partial season discs of series like Teen Titans. At least you could get the full season disc not horribly long afterward with those.
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@Baines @jamawalk If people buy it that way they'll sell it that way - first adapters always get crapped on. Personally I'll wait until I can get a complete box set on deep discount. Mind you I'm still waiting for a DVD release of the Private Life of Plants in my region because f*ing Ted Turner holds the rights here and doesn't support the medium. That billionaire is a true nut case.
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I've yet to watch the show. Maybe I'll netflix an episode.
Is "netflix" a verb yet?
@Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird Give it two or three episodes if you can, just because it might take a few for it to really click for you. At least it did for me.
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@Canadian.Scott @Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird I'll GIF you a Netflix.
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Regular Show is pure entertainment. I love it. And that live action promo they made was genius.
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I love this show, and the '80s vibe it gives off. If my own cartoon ever takes off (maybe, who knows, fingers crossed), I want to ask J. G. Quintel, who voices Mordecai, to voice my main character. I think he'd be perfect.
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Laser Discs, feh. He should release them as RCA Capacitance Electronic Discs. Now, that's freaking retro.
I actually saw a big pile of CEDs at the local Salvation Army store. Alas, my wife and I promised each other to stop buying failed technology at thrift stores so I had to leave it on the shelf. Of course, this was right after she bought a Phillips CDi and that one really crappy Zelda game that came with it so I think I'm getting a raw deal.
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@doctor_mindbender I love obsolete technology... especially when it makes a comeback!
C'mon 8-track!
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@Lithroe @Someguy @Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird @doctor_mindbender Thanks @Someguy , now I can go oot.
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@Someguy @Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird @doctor_mindbender Well, there's your Canadian culture for the day.
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@doctor_mindbender Wow, nothing could have stopped me from bringing that CED home. NOTHING I SAY!
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@jonap @Lithroe @Someguy @doctor_mindbender I think the whole series is the best of... Lol
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@Lithroe @jonap @Someguy @doctor_mindbender Too bad this one doesn´t come in the Best Sessions collection.
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