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Announcements Mar 23, 2026 at 1:13 PM

Cartoon Network unveils Regular Show: The Lost Tapes

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_Cartoon Network has announced the return of Regular Show. Premiering with a special half-hour episode on May 11th across Cartoon Network’s global channels, Regular Show: The Lost Tapes uncovers all-new episodes of the celebrated animated series._ _Created by Executive Producer JG Quintel and produced by Cartoon Network Studios, Regular Show: The Lost Tapes centres on Mordecai and Rigby – best friends who work and live at a local park. Somehow, their mundane jobs always descend into surreal chaos, much to the annoyance of their boss and coworkers, namely Skips, Pops, Muscle Man, Hi-Five Ghost and park boss Benson. The new season will run for 44 episodes._
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PleasantThoughts Mar 23, 2026 +842
FOURTY FOUR EPISODES?!?! Jolly good show
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devenrc Mar 23, 2026 +204
In the current age of prestige TV with exceedingly small episode counts, that feels like a godsend
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pichukirby Mar 23, 2026 +138
Regular Show had 11 minute episodes, like most Cartoon Network shows. So it's more like a 22 episode season of a standard TV show.
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PleasantThoughts Mar 23, 2026 +76
That's true but his last show Close Enough had a total of 46 half episodes of those over the course of 3 seasons so it's still pretty great
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corndogs102 Mar 23, 2026 +36
Well close enough also had a ton of behind the scenes drama with the network. Miss that show.
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Elegant_Campaign_670 Mar 23, 2026 +18
BRING IT F****** BACK IM SO F****** MAD ALSO ARES!!!!!!!! BRING BACK VENTURE BROS AND MY LIFE IS YOURS
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SkreksterLawrance Mar 23, 2026 +5
Is there still no way to legally stream that?
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masterhogbographer Mar 23, 2026 +18
Still though, 44 unique stories, no matter the length, is impressive 
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dickpollution Mar 23, 2026 +8
Which also never happens anymore
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caninehere Mar 23, 2026 +10
It happens all the time with kids shows and Regular Show is Close Enough (heehee) to a kids show being on Cartoon Network that it probably gets a similar production schedule. Sometimes they take longer to air though. My daughter's favorite kids show had like 75 episodes in its first season (11 minute eps) but over the course of like 2 and a half years or something.
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dickpollution Mar 23, 2026 +7
Worst offender is Spongebob. I believe they had a season ending, another season starting, while *another* cocurrent season was running, all on the same day. edit: partially correct - season 5 ended on July 19th, 14 days after season 6 ended, and season 7 started on July 19th.
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GlamMetalLion Mar 23, 2026 +1
As a kid, the gap between season 2/3 (which was all mixed up) and 4 felt massive due to the movie. From september 2002 to May 05, spongebob episodes were spread out with 6 month gaps. By 05 i had lost interest in spongebob, and was mostly watching the fairly oddparents which had a lot of new episodes.
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tree-molester Mar 23, 2026 +2
But 11 minutes in the Regular Show universe is like a lifetime in any other. Now, give me some sugar!
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in1gom0ntoya Mar 23, 2026 +20
you know what else has 44 episodes?
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mikieb0410 Mar 23, 2026 +30
MY MOM! Wooooooooooo!
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in1gom0ntoya Mar 23, 2026 +6
thank you
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IMDXLNC Mar 23, 2026 +3
#YOU KNOW WHO ELSE SAYS "*UGHHH*"?
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3-DMan Mar 23, 2026 +3
That is a lot of hamboning!
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MrRedoot55 Mar 23, 2026 +206
You know who else is excited for more Regular Show?
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harmondrabbit Mar 23, 2026 +99
SAY 'YOUR MOM' AND YOU'RE FIRED
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Doctor_Philgood Mar 23, 2026 +80
............MY MOM!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO
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Joemama2316 Mar 23, 2026 +17
Totally worth it
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Sunnyday1775 Mar 23, 2026 +33
Your mom?
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s0ulbrother Mar 23, 2026 +20
No my uncle John
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schwiftydude47 Mar 23, 2026 +12
He’s a mechanic
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tokarooni Mar 23, 2026 +7
You know who taught him?
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legopego5142 Mar 23, 2026 +3
REHEHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY MOM
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Heisenburgo Mar 24, 2026 +1
(tales off hockey mask) MEEEEE!
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RealJohnGillman Mar 23, 2026 +183
So given the title, will this season then be set between two of the prior seasons of *Regular Show*, rather than during the life-flashforward of the finale, as fans had expected? That would be a shame: I had liked the overarching story *Regular Show* slowly built up to, even if it hadn’t been absolutely necessary. …Unless this series is actually about the next cycle of the universe, since that was also part of the lore. That could make for an interesting twist.
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FlowersByTheStreet Mar 23, 2026 +188
Seems like an excuse to not deal with the actual overall plot and moreso be slice of life but ya never know
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GiveMeSumChonChon Mar 23, 2026 +30
That could work but they call back to all notable characters they meet. That’s what made the episodes good. The slice of life aspect is why close enough failed. It would weird to see story’s play out that they never mention again.
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IMDXLNC Mar 23, 2026 +8
This is actually the part of Regular Show that I enjoyed more. The earlier seasons were focused on these episodes with no over arching plots and they were the best.
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corndogs102 Mar 23, 2026 +27
There is a comic series called 25 years later that follows the finale of regular show
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CrimnsonRed Mar 23, 2026 +7
if it scratches the itch, they did do a sequel comic series Regular Show: 25 Years Later that takes place right after the flash forward
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MrRedoot55 Mar 23, 2026 +7
I would have liked to see the exploits of those new Park workers shown in the finale, if we’re going to be honest. They may have had qualities differentiating them from Mordecai, Rigby, and the others.
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caninehere Mar 23, 2026
I think it is meant to be a more episodic thing that is friendlier for kids. That's just a guess though. I'm not saying kid-friendly as in it will be dumbed down or censored, I mean that episodes will stand on their own and there'll be less continuing storylines. Earlier episodes of Regular Show were more like that but it kind of aged with the audience. That's what they are doing with Adventure Time: they're doing Hello BMO (a show for little kids), Adventure Time: Side Quests which will seemingly be standalone ish episodic adventures that are ideal for an elementary school audience, and then Fionna and Cake which has some more mature themes (though still ok for kids to watch) and more aimed at the people who watched Adventure Time when it was on.
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MovieMentor Mar 23, 2026 +40
REGULAR SHOW FANS HOW WE FEELING RN
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GranolaCola Mar 23, 2026 +17
Good, thanks for asking
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MovieMentor Mar 23, 2026 +4
Yeah ofc
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_MagnesiumJ Mar 23, 2026 +6
Oh man I appreciate that, you know I do!
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-FalseProfessor- Mar 23, 2026 +79
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhh!!
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Slidje Mar 23, 2026 +15
HMM HMM HMM HMM
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APersonWithThreeLegs Mar 23, 2026 +6
*PUNCHES ARM*
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Static-Stair-58 Mar 23, 2026 +22
>!Does this mean Pops will be back?!<
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theenslavedmonky Mar 23, 2026 +23
Maybe this will fill the Close Enough shaped hole in my heart
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Kazewatch Mar 23, 2026 +7
You know what? It'll be close enough.
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Emekasan Mar 23, 2026 +21
DONT LOOK AT OUR CROTCHES AS WE SYNCHRONIZE OUR WATCHES
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legopego5142 Mar 23, 2026 +6
Boop boop beep boop boop boop beep beep beep boop
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ChardComfortable3932 Mar 23, 2026 +15
44 episodes?!? I could cry 🥹
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GritsKingN797 Mar 23, 2026 +12
With Smiling Friends being gone this is the good news I needed.
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SpectreBrony Mar 23, 2026 +23
Oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WanderWut Mar 23, 2026 +10
People who haven’t seen the show might not realize how much a beloved staple this show is. Shows like Regular Show, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, The Amazing World of Gumball, etc are in a league of their own, and they’re absolutely amazing even for adults. I highly recommend people who haven’t seen them to check them out. I also can’t believe we’re getting a whopping 44 more episodes of Regular Show btw!
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BurgerNugget12 Mar 24, 2026 +3
Regular show has aged incredibly well, the humor and absurdity almost feels way ahead of its time. It’s the best in the summer as well, as the early seasons give off such a summer afternoon vibe
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Sprumbly Mar 23, 2026 +7
44 EPISODE SEASON?!? I didn’t think I’d see the day we even saw 20 episode seasons again
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LI_Sultan Mar 23, 2026 +8
Garrett Bobby Ferguson dislikes this
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barbiebinch Mar 23, 2026 +3
A couple weeks ago, I could not stop laughing at the name Garrett Bobby Ferguson.. a premonition perhaps…
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Gravalpea Mar 23, 2026 +2
Giant Beard Face.
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Intelligent-Tiger621 Mar 23, 2026 +2
Oh boo yourselves… I’m Garrett Bobby Ferguson
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v1ennetta Mar 23, 2026 +20
Not me at 31 about to watch this lol
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jspeed04 Mar 23, 2026 +11
You say that as if there’s some shame that you should feel, when I would suggest that you shouldn’t feel a single ounce at all.
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dancingbriefcase Mar 23, 2026 +4
I'm 35. I still rewatch it all of the time. Show is the GOAT
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twotonsosalt Mar 23, 2026 +3
I’m 58. This show was my son and my weekly tv watch. He loved it for the weirdness, I love it for the amazing use of pop culture references from my youth. We’re already planning watch parties for this.
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WhichChard1315 Mar 24, 2026 +1
48 and I can’t wait!! 😛
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YirDaSellsAvon Mar 23, 2026 +5
Is Regular Show seem as a kids show? I definitely didn't see it that way
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Mentoman72 Mar 23, 2026 +9
I was a kid when it premiered and definitely thought it was more mature than the other shows on the network. Mordecai says Rigby “pissed” him off in an early episode, which stood out to me as a kid.
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bencciarati Mar 23, 2026 +4
Skips also pretty brutally dies in the chocolate cake episode, like he melts into sand leaving his skeleton behind. It's brutal by Cartoon Network's standards, anyway.
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caninehere Mar 23, 2026 +3
I was an adult when it first came on and I always felt Adventure Time was like an elementary school type show when it came on and Regular Show was more like 12+. I was 20 when it started and it actually seemed perfectly suited to me or people even older (slackers getting out of college...). I feel that was probably the aim - Regular Show was a show about being a 20something slacker but appropriate for kids, and Close Enough was a show about being a 30something parent that was not so appropriate for kids.
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legopego5142 Mar 23, 2026 +2
It definitely is lol. I like it, but its made for middle schoolers.
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spenzalii Mar 23, 2026 +1
It's anything but...
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barbiebinch Mar 23, 2026 +2
I’m the same age and WILL be watching with my 38 y.o. sister and her dog Rigby 🫡
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3-DMan Mar 23, 2026 +1
For whatever reason I never watched it when it aired so I enjoyed the hell out of it in my 40s! Plus I come from the age of Laserdiscs, so it was perfect.
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ssssalad Mar 23, 2026 +4
Best day of my life
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Thomas_JCG Mar 23, 2026 +3
I was expecting a miniseries of like 6 episodes that didn't get produced during the original run... I'm positively shocked.
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Upbeat_Impress_3843 Mar 23, 2026 +3
One of the best shows on the network
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JupiterandMars1 Mar 23, 2026 +4
Quartz/parchment/shears to this!
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BigSto Mar 23, 2026 +3
please be good. please be good. please be good.
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TeutonicDragon Mar 23, 2026 +3
Shouldn't it be called "The Lost LaserDiscs"?
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hydrobunny Mar 23, 2026 +2
f*** yes
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hatfield_makes_rain Mar 23, 2026 +2
What a surprise! Can’t wait!!
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thenumbwalker Mar 23, 2026 +1
Let’s go! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
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Robot_Was_BMO Mar 23, 2026 +1
WOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
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KingHortonx Mar 23, 2026 +1
THE TIMELINE IS SHIFTING
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Effective-Bass-3960 Mar 23, 2026 +1
Where will it stream in the US?
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allan_collins Mar 23, 2026 +1
You know who else runs 44 episodes? MY MOM!
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SatansAnus7 Mar 23, 2026 +1
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooo 🫸🫷
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bourj Mar 23, 2026 +1
This is the best news I've ever received in my entire life.
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Ok-Reference-6260 Mar 23, 2026 +1
LFG!!!
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Many-Fix-6536 Mar 23, 2026 +1
So it’s based in the same universe and everything happens between the first and last episodes of the original series, guessing from the announcement poster, Mordecai and Rigby are still the main characters and everyone from the park, but there are new characters added and even though I am 24 now I am still happy like a child, I wanna cry ;)
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IMDXLNC Mar 23, 2026 +1
Been waiting on this. Not that I even finished Regular Show because I always just go to the first few seasons instead, but any is better than none.
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UltraTimeWaster3000 Mar 23, 2026 +1
I'm excited, but also kinda sad the adult swim rumors weren't true. I was hoping they were gonna go a more adult route so JG Quintel can make the show what he originally wanted it to be!
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Clbull Mar 23, 2026 +1
Have Cartoon Network considered releasing a good show? This is going to be more of a rant about the state of the UK & Ireland channel, which is just full of hours-long reruns of Teen Titans Go, Adventure Time and the Regular Show, as if these are the only three shows they've done anything with for the past decade. Even Boomerang has fallen from grace. It used to be the home of all the vintage Hanna-Barbera stuff. Now it's twelve hours of the Mr Bean animated series, and another twelve hours of whatever Cocomelon-esque shit Mush-Mush And The Mushables is... Wish I could say Nickelodeon UK&I was faring better, but NickToons is showing nothing but Alvin & the Chipmunks, and Nick Jr Too may as well be called the Peppa Pig Channel at this point. Why the f*** can't we have a schedule like the US networks, where you have Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, Rick and Morty, Smiling Friends, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and American Dad? This is why nobody watches cable anymore...
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MercuryTapir Mar 23, 2026 +1
r/smilingfriends in shambles
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Raist999 Mar 23, 2026 +1
OOOHH!!!
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DCSHG2015MEGAFAN Mar 24, 2026 +1
https://bsky.app/profile/owendennis.com/post/3mhqhyqxn6k26 Owen Wilson said he returned to do a few episodes. 
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ObviousAnswerGuy Mar 24, 2026 +1
this pleases me
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Scholar57 Mar 24, 2026 +1
AWESOME! After nearly a decade, we're gonna see all our favorite characters again! Among them, I hope and pray CJ comes back. Even if she and Mordecai aren't a couple anymore, they can STILL be friends. Same with Eileen and Rigby. Honestly, it was SO depressing that CJ never came back after Season 6 (not counting a few cameos). She doesn't deserve to be pushed aside and forgotten. She's not just a stand-in for Margaret. And speaking of Margaret, I think it'd be a good episode if she and CJ got to have an honest talk with each other. As god-awful as "Not Great Double Date" was, it did show that Margaret and CJ can TRY to get along. They even shared a laugh. But we'll just have to see. With 44 episodes, we're bound to get some gems. Here's hoping CJ gets her chance to be loved again. ❤️
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Naroyto Mar 24, 2026 +1
New adventure time, gumball AND regular show. I miss cartoon network.
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Potential-Evening222 Mar 24, 2026 +1
Is this a cut episode that wasn't aired back then, or a completely new production?
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WhichChard1315 Mar 24, 2026 +1
Omg I loved this show. My son is 21 now but we watched it together whe he was little
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insertbrackets Mar 24, 2026 +1
Oooooooooooooh! I’m always down for more Regular Show.
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Applesburg14 Mar 23, 2026 -1
Mixed feelings. The original is my favorite "Cartoon Network" original... until its awful final season. For whatever reason they threw out the majority of characters (and their development alongside said characters) and did space shit til >!Pops sacrifices himself in the end.!<
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Dohi64 Mar 23, 2026 -33
the original overstayed its welcome already but we'll see.
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Nudist-On-Strike Mar 23, 2026 +30
You know who else overstayed their welcome? **MY MOM!**
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old_cloud Mar 23, 2026 -5
LET THINGS DIE GIVE NEW ARTISTIC VOICES A CHANCE DEAR GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY PLEASE GIVE US SOMETHING NEW IM SO TIRED OF THESE 40yo WHITE MEN ANS THEIR STUPID F****** JOKES
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