Regular Show/Characters

The characters on Regular Show include:

Mordecai
"Voiced by: J.G. Quintel"

A tall blue jay who works with his friend Rigby at the park. Between the two, Mordecai is the more mature, although he will sometimes play along with the more enthusiastic Rigby's hijinks.


 * Author Avatar: Mordecai IS J.G. Quintel.
 * Catch Phrase: "Ohhhhhh!", "Dewd", and "YEA-YUH!"
 * Also whenever Rigby's in danger or Mordecai's worried about him, he sometimes stretches out his wing and cries "Rigby!"
 * Can't Get Away With Nuthin: The main element of a lot of episodes is Mordecai and Rigby attempting to shirk some responsibility and usually doesn't resolve unless they own up to what they've done.
 * Characterization Marches On: Yeah, he still punches Rigby in the arm once in a while when he saids something jerkish or idiotic(though that seems to be fading as well), but he became less abusive torwards Rigby in comparison to the earlier episodes(when's the last time you ever saw them play punchies??) Also helps that
 * Cheated Angle: He's almost never shown head-on, and even when he is, his head crest is still angled.
 * The Conscience
 * Feather Fingers
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Rigby. In the episode "Don", Mordecai even says that they're like brothers.
 * Too bad for Mordecai, according to "House Rules",
 * Hipster: Several instances, but the quote "You can't touch music. But Music can touch you" wraps it up.
 * "You gotta be in the know to know, ya know?"
 * Hopeless Suitor: With Margaret. Hell, when he ignores her (due to being mindless) in "Brain Eraser", she suddenly finds him attractive.
 * Nice Job Breaking It Hero: He and Rigby are (in)directly responsible for a lot of the really weird things that happen during the show.
 * Perhaps the biggest example of this so far is during the episode "It's Time" when he
 * Petting Zoo Person: Word of God is that he's "a dude in a bird's body". He doesn't fly or do anything remotely avian.
 * Pink Girl Blue Boy: Blue Boy to Margaret's Pink Girl.
 * Red Oni Blue Oni: The blue to Rigby's red.
 * The Slacker: Doesn't appear so at first, but often joins in with Rigby's escapades for the sake of rivalry or just for the hell of it. "Just Set Up The Chairs" is a prime example. Since season two had started, he seems to be more inclined to go along with Rigby.
 * Toothy Bird
 * Verbal Tic: He tends to say "hmm" a lot, usually with a head-bob.
 * He also has a tendency to stretch out words when excited.
 * Plus, he usually uses "dude" when referring to Rigby.
 * Write Who You Know

Rigby
"Voiced by: Bill Salyers"

A much shorter raccoon and Mordecai's frequent coworker. Being energetic and immature, he's usually the one who instigates any sort of trouble that Mordecai or the other characters get into. He is a high school drop-out who never received his diploma, and Mordecai thinks that's pretty funny.

Has a very tall, brother named Don, who is an accountant.

"(Rigby's stomach growls)
 * Adorkable: Not as much as Eileen but has his moments.
 * Amusing Injuries: Rigby, The One-Cheek Wonder. Illustration on the Getting Crap Past the Radar subpage.
 * Back to School: After being mocked for never getting his diploma, Rigby briefly tried going back to school. It didn't last long.
 * Big Eater: Rigby is definitely one of these.

Mordecai: Don't touch that cake.

Rigby: It's a medical emergency!

Mordecai: You just ate a sandwich!"

"Benson: First on the agenda is trophy talk. Who gets the trophy on what day? I think the schedule is more than fair.
 * At one point he eats so much junk food his body literally quits on him.
 * Brilliant but Lazy: Moreso than Mordecai. The only reason he hasn't been fired is because he's actually efficient when he gets a job done.
 * Butt Monkey: Possibly one of the best examples, every episode will result in some pain coming to him or even dying in some episodes. Add in his physical weakness where he can't retaliate and near everyone can beat him up and he's almost The Chew Toy.

(Everyone on the team is scheduled to have the trophy for two days each week, except Rigby who only has it one day.)"


 * Can't Get Away With Nuthin: Along with Mordecai but Rigby mostly makes problems by trying to be cool or doing something petty that he thinks is irrelevant. Naturally, it will always come back to get him.
 * Catch Phrase: "Ohhhhhh!", "Check it" and "STOP TALKIIIING!".
 * Characterization Marches On: Similar to Mordecai, Rigby has become less of a jerkass/brat over the course of the series. Now he's just more of a slacker.
 * Cheated Angle: He, too, is rarely seen from the front.
 * Crouching Moron Hidden Badass: Proven in the Death Punch episode.
 * : In the episode "It's Time".
 * Funny Animal: See above. He digs through trash and runs on all fours when in a hurry.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: Driven home in the hot dogs episode, where Rigby truly seems to care for Mordecai after they both get trapped in the freezer.
 * Generally speaking, it seems Rigby really likes Mordecai.
 * Also in the episode "A Bunch of Baby Ducks", where Rigby insists on keeping the ducks, and calls them his.
 * Another example is at the end of "Do Me a Solid" where Rigby destroys the only video evidence of the humiliating solid he made Mordecai do.
 * Man Child
 * Nice Job Breaking It Hero: He and Mordecai are responsible for a lot of the weird problems that occur in the series.
 * "I can fix it! I can fix it!"
 * Rascally Raccoon: To an extent.
 * Red Oni Blue Oni: The red to Mordecai's blue.
 * Running Gag: He can never win at punchies.
 * As a Foil to the above gag, Rigby frequently wins against Mordecai in Rock Paper Scissors.
 * Sibling Rivalry: Hates his brother Don for being more popular than him, stealing his friends, and
 * The Slacker: Though, in some instances (like "Death Punchies" or "Caffeinated Concert Tickets") he's shown to have all the ambition necessary to achieve his goal.
 * Verbal Tic: Also prone to "Hmm"ing a lot.
 * Verbal Tic: Also prone to "Hmm"ing a lot.

Benson
"Voiced by: Sam Marin"

An anthropomorphic gumball machine, and Mordecai and Rigby's boss. Although he generally seems mildly annoyed, at the worst he can get really pissed if Mordecai and/or Rigby have messed something up.


 * Berserk Button: Getting crank calls apparently.
 * Whatever you do, DON'T THROW TRASH AT HIM.
 * Big Damn Heroes: In "Benson Be Gone" he returns to the park just in time to.
 * He also
 * And again in "Stick Hockey" when
 * Got yet another one in "Cool Bikes" when he
 * He got a small (yet awesome) one in "Karaoke Video". Mordecai and Rigby are attempting to steal the video of them dissing on their coworkers. Some brawls between the bars employees and them eventually turn into an all out bar brawl. Near the end it shows Benson hopelessly looking at the ridiculous warfare just as the tape lands in front of him. He picks it up curiously and the owner of the bar punches him in the face and orders him to give it back.


 * Catch Phrase: "You're FIRED!!" by itself, or in a sentence containing those words.
 * The Cavalry:
 * Character Development: He's noticably more tolerent of Mordecai and Rigby after "Benson Be Gone", not getting as angry at them for when they mess up..
 * Also shows in "Jinxed" when he subverts his Rant Inducing Slight because they apologized for slacking off, where before he'd not have given them the time of day. He did lose it earlier in the episode when Rigby was intentionally enraging him trying to break his jinx, but Benson didn't take it out on Rigby and instead vented his rage elsewhere.
 * Newer episodes even had him lead the group in downtime activities, like a weekly game night and paying for everyone at a bar, even Mordecai and Rigby.
 * It's revealed in "Stick Hockey" that
 * "Think Positive" revealed that Benson of all people was.
 * A Day in The Limelight: "Benson Be Gone"
 * Early Bird Cameo: First appeared as a hallucinated form of one of the clerks in 2 in the AM PM, one of J. G. Quintel's first short films.
 * George Jetson Job Security: He threatens to fire Mordecai and Rigby on a daily basis.
 * Grumpy Bear
 * Ha Ha Ha No
 * Hair Trigger Temper: Has very explosive outbursts that often end with "...OR YOU'RE FIRED!!" Generally seems to be ready to blow his cool at the drop of a hat anyway.
 * High Pressure Emotion: His gumballs turn red when he's angry.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: Not quite as much as Rigby, but there are a handful of times where it's hinted that he has a softer side. Although in his case, he's not so much a jerk as he is constantly displeased with Mordecai and Rigby's slacking and screw ups. The "jerk" side wanes somewhat after "Benson Be Gone".
 * On a couple of occasions Benson has claimed that he does something tough on Mordecai and Rigby out of concern for their future and wants to instill some sense of responsibility in a pair of irredeemable slackers.
 * It's still there, though, as seen in "Stick Hockey", where he throws out Mordecai and Rigby's stick hockey game (even though they finished all their jobs) just because he didn't think they'd finish (although he does regret his actions, and even helps get it back).
 * At the end he admits he did so because he was afraid that they'd end up wasting their lives playing the game like he felt he did with a part of his own.
 * No Indoor Voice: If you get him really mad, of course.
 * Not So Above It All:
 * Calvin Wong's Formspring also spoiled (by accident) that
 * Not So Stoic: As seen in his scene in the ending of "Mordecai and the Rigbys" where he nonetheless gives them both a standing ovation after their disastrous performance and Mordecai's speech.
 * Seen again in "This Is My Jam". He's initially angered by the omnipresent ear-worm, but willingly joins in on drums to help Mordecai's improvised band defeat it.
 * Papa Wolf: Despite his annoyance with the main duo and the rest of his employees at times, he's nonetheless very protective of them, evidenced in episodes such as "Benson Be Gone", or "Stick Hockey"
 * Perma Stubble: Word of God is that his gumballs are supposed to resemble this, as a visual sign that he is over-worked.
 * Rant Inducing Slight: Benson doesn't get REALLY upset at Mordecai and Rigby until after whatever horrible situation they created has been resolved.
 * Decreased in number after "Benson Be Gone", after which it happens noticeably less often.
 * Red Baron:
 * The Smart Guy/Only Sane Man
 * The Smart Guy/Only Sane Man
 * The Smart Guy/Only Sane Man

Pops
"Voiced by: Sam Marin"

The son of the park's wealthy owner who's been sheltered all his life. He's a humanoid lollipop from Lolliland. He's mostly there to be comic relief. Also, Mordecai and Rigby can get away with almost anything around him because he doesn't know better. The episode "Dizzy" reveals that he has an extremely dysfunctional relationship with his father, who's as scary as Pops is kooky.

""Oh, I adore Rock Paper Scissors! Except where I come from, it's called 'Quartz Parchment Shears'"!"
 * Born in The Wrong Century: Though, since he is from Lolliland, it's possible that his way of dress and behavior is normal where he's from.
 * Perhaps not- as seen in "Skips Vs. Technology", he's over 100 years old.
 * Catch Phrase: "(Jolly) good show!"
 * Character Overlap: He first appeared in a pre-Regular Show sketch that JG Quintel made.
 * In "Don", he believes lollipops are the same thing as money, and are therefore suitable for paying bills, which gets the park into some trouble. The exact same situation is the plotline for the aforementioned sketch.
 * He briefly appears in the other JG Quintel sketch (2 in the AM PM) as one of their hallucinated forms.
 * The Chick: Despite his many quirks, Pops is a sweet, gentle, child-like man who's the type to have a kind word for anyone when they need it, and to help a baby bird back into its nest.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: The prank call episode suggests that this may come from him being run over by a golf cart, followed by a cell phone-induced brain tumor.
 * Crouching Moron Hidden Badass: In "Really Real Wrestling" it turns out he used to wrestle. Turns out he's pretty good at it too.
 * Funny Foreigner


 * Genius Ditz:
 * Let's Get Dangerous:
 * Meaningful Name
 * Pointy Haired Boss: He's extremely negligent and a more than a few episodes stem at least in part to him letting something happen or trusting Mordecai and Rigby too much. He also has a problem with failing to see how much Mordecai and Rigby fail as employees.
 * Well Done Son Guy: His scary father, as seen in "Dizzy".

Skips


"Voiced by: Mark Hamill"

A yeti who also works at the park. He seems the most tolerant of the crazies he works with, and is often quick to find a solution to any problem.


 * The Big Guy
 * Bigfoot Sasquatch and Yeti
 * The Eeyore
 * Genius Bruiser: At times Skips seems to be able to improvise very quickly, as seen in "The Power" near the end. Likewise, his quick thinking brings about the avatar by which Rigby destroys the Destroyer of Worlds.
 * Meaningful Rename: He always skips rather than walking.
 * Mr. Fixit: According to "Skips vs. Technology", he's in charge of basically any repair work needed around the park, a role he fills quite well... at least, when it comes to physical stuff. Fixing a malfunctioning computer seems to be a bit beyond him.
 * My God What Have I Done: Gets this in "Over The Top" after . He's so guilty that he
 * Nice Job Breaking It Hero: Um, in the arm-wrestling episode.
 * Older Than They Look: He made a deal in order to obtain eternal youth.
 * To the point of Really 700 Years Old (over 220 years at least).
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * Seen It All: Very few things seem to faze him and he somehow knows just how to deal with all the insanely weird things the park has to deal with. Justifed possibly due to Older Than They Look.
 * The Smart Guy: Fills this role whenever Muscle Man has The Big Guy role. He can fix almost anything (except computers), and comes off as the wisest of the team.
 * The Stoic
 * Not So Stoic: Has moments were he's smiled and broken his stoic personality.
 * Top Heavy Guy
 * Vocal Evolution: His voice was a lot more gruff in the pilot.
 * Walking Techbane: As shown in "Skips VS Technology" he can fix almost anything, except computers.

Muscle Man and High-Five Ghost


"Voiced by: Sam Marin (Muscle Man), J.G. Quintel (High-Five Ghost)"

Respectively, an ironically-named, short, out-of-shape guy, and a ghost with a hand on his head, with which he gives high-fives.


 * Catch Phrase: Muscle Man: "MY MOM!!"
 * However, he uses it less frequently as of late.
 * The Chessmaster:
 * Exactly What It Says On the Tin: High-Five Ghost.
 * Expy: Muscle Man is basically The Hulk, if the Hulk was a fat slob.
 * Fat Idiot: Muscle Man.
 * Gradually got away from the idiot part through Character Development.
 * Gag Boobs: Muscle Man's bitch tits. He even got smacked in the face with them in one episode.
 * Genre Savvy: "This is the future, bros. There's gotta be a time machine!"
 * Jerkass: Originally, Muscle Man was a Jerkass to Mordecai and Rigby, culminating in My Mom. However, he's become a nicer person since then, willingly working with Mordecai and Rigby in "The Night Owl".
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: Although he's still an immature idiot, he's never mean towards women. Plus, he recently started to willingly work with Mordecai and Rigby and view them as friends.
 * Took a Level In Kindness
 * Karma Houdini: They slack off worse than Mordecai and Rigby, but Benson trusts them more because they actually bother to tell him when they're going on break.
 * Let's Get Dangerous: Both of them at the end of "The Night Owl".
 * Meaningful Name: Unusual variant with Muscle Man. Although he is visibly out of shape, his daily jobs are shown to be quite physically demanding.
 * And as shown in "Slam Dunk" he's actually a good athlete, when he smokes Mordecai and Rigby at basketball. Several times.
 * In "The Night Owl", he defeats several guards by physical means and knocks out The Night Owl with a single punch.
 * Multi Armed and Dangerous: High-Five Ghost (and his family) can apparently form extra arms when needed. HFG once appeared with five.
 * Only Known By Their Nickname: Averted; his real name of Mitch Sorenstein is revealed in "Muscle Woman".
 * The Quiet One: High-Five Ghost spoke only one full sentence in the entire first season. The episode "Muscle Woman" has High-Fives talk more than usual due to Muscle Man isolating himself, implying that he usually doesn't talk because Muscle Man just does all the talking for him.
 * As a recent episode shows, apparently he doesn't talk because he's Jinxed and Muscleman will punch him if he ever talks around him. Rigby broke his jinx and afterwards he talks much more often.
 * Screw the Rules I Have Connections: As one episode shows, Muscle Man has a lot of friends around town. Heck, a police officer chases afters him just to tell him how awesome he is.
 * Sore Loser: Muscle Man.
 * Talk to The Fist: In "Night Owl",
 * Those Two Guys
 * Took a Level In Kindness: Especially in "The Night Owl."
 * My Mom
 * My Mom

Margaret


"Voiced by: Janie Haddad"

A cardinal who works at a coffee shop. Mordecai has a crush on her.

"Hey Mordecai!"
 * All Girls Want Bad Boys: The only time Margaret has shown to have an interest in Mordecai was when he "blew her off" (Mordecai at the time was suffering a Heroic BSOD from seeing Pops naked).
 * Animal Gender Bender: She's a bit too colorful for a female cardinal.
 * Daddys Girl: its implied, since her password for her phone is the trope name.
 * She also mentioned once that she used to play a lot of mini-golf with her dad
 * Feather Fingers
 * Heroes Want Red Feathers
 * Interspecies Romance: Three of her boyfriends so far have been humans (one of which was apparently a giant), and she almost went on a date with Rigby in an alternate timeline.
 * Ms. Fanservice: She tends to dress rather provocatively.
 * In "Slam Dunk" we get a close up of her butt, seriously.

"Margaret: Ugh, what boyfriend? I'm not seeing anyone right now. Guys are jerks.
 * Non Mammal Mammaries: "Lady pecs", in Mordecai's words. She even gets to show a little Side Boob in the concert episode, and cleavage in others.
 * Pink Girl Blue Boy: Pink Girl to Mordecai's Blue Boy. (Technically, she's bright red, but it still qualifies)
 * The Smurfette Principle: In the entire first season, she was in only three episodes (one of which was only via dream sequence) and had less than three minutes' screen time combined. However, she's gotten a lot more screen time in season 2.
 * Toothy Bird
 * What Does She See in Him: All of the men she seems to date are obnoxious jerks, who seem to irritate her. Except for Rigby, who she really likes.

Mordecai: Gah, I know, right? Guys are the worst! (Flashes Rigby a silent "Ohhhhhh!")"

Eileen


"Voiced by: Minty Lewis"

An adorably sweet mole girl who works at the coffee shop with Margaret. Has a crush on Rigby.


 * Action Survivor:
 * Adorkable: Oh. My. God.
 * Author Avatar: Her biggest roles are generally in episodes Minty Lewis (who's a writer on the show) cowrote with Kat Morris.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: "Do Me A Solid" proved this is indeed the case.
 * And in "Camping Can Be Cool" she admits to going through a phase where she got lost in the woods a lot the previous year, as well as playing with several snakes.
 * Meganekko: An anthromorphic one.
 * Shrinking Violet: Has shades of this
 * Skintone Sclerae
 * In later episodes Eileen seems to go through a redesign. She loses this and her pigtail is done up on the other side.
 * What Does She See in Him: With the way Rigby acts towards her, you'd think she'd try someone else...

Gary
"Voiced by: Robin Atkin Downes"

The mysterious chauffeur for the Guardians of Youth.


 * Cool Car: His flying El Camino.
 * Power Glows
 * Wingding Eyes: His eyes are golden stars.
 * Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs: He was Mordecai and Rigby's defense attorney in "Cool Bikes."

Death
"Voiced by: Julian Holloway"

An undead soul collector and Skips' arch nemesis.


 * Affably Evil: He genuinely cares about his family, always follows his word, and you kinda get the idea he's enjoying himself while playing these various games against Skips.
 * Arch Enemy: To Skips
 * Badass Biker
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Chess With Death: Arm wrestling and bowling.
 * Deal With the Devil: Has made a few throughout the series.
 * Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Has a wife and son he seems to actually love.
 * Evil Brit: He resembles British rocker Lemmy and is voiced by British voice actor Julian Holloway.
 * Go Karting With Bowser: He often ends up playing various games with the main characters (Usually Skips), such as an arm-wrestling match or playing him in a bowling tournament. Granted, your soul is on the line in these matches, but still, it's the principle of the thing.
 * I Gave My Word: Thus far, he's always kept his word when he's made a Deal With the Devil.
 * The Grim Reaper
 * Happily Married: Has a wife and seems to genuinely love her.
 * Lean and Mean: Except for his disproportionately muscular right arm, which his leather jacket conceals well.
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: His appearance is based on Lemmy from Motorhead.
 * The Noseless: Justified, as it decayed off a long time ago.