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"Stand your ground" redirects here. For other uses, see Stand Your Ground (disambiguation).
A stand-your-ground law (sometimes called "line in the sand" or "no duty to retreat" law) establishes a right by which a person may defend one's self or others (right of self-defense) against threats or perceived threats, even to the point of applying lethal force, regardless of whether safely retreating from the situation might have been possible. Such a law typically states that an individual has no duty to retreat from any place where they have a lawful right to be, and that they may use any level of force if they reasonably believe the threat rises to the level of being an imminent and immediate threat of serious bodily harm and/or death.
The laws as described in this article are mainly focused on American state legislation adopted since 2005. Prior to that date, states tended to follow English common law which has a stand-your-ground law rooted in the concept of using 'reasonable force' in self-defence.
Stand-your-ground laws in the United States were created to provide a defense in criminal cases. In Dawkins v. State (2011) the court describes "[T]he 'stand your ground' law... provide[s] that a person has a right to expect absolute safety in a place they have a right to be, and may use deadly force to repel an intruder... for a person to be justified in using deadly force, the person must not be 'engaged in unlawful activity".[1]
Justification using stand-your-ground laws may be limited when "[the defendant] was engaged in illegal activities and not entitled to benefit from provisions of the 'stand your ground' law". This may be the case even if the illegal conduct the defendant was engaged in had nothing to do with the threat which instigated his use of deadly force. For instance, as is the case in Dawkins v. State, using an illegally obtained weapon in self defense to avoid being robbed and beaten is not justified by this law.[1]
The castle doctrine is a common law doctrine stating that persons have no duty to retreat in their home, or "castle", and may use reasonable force, including deadly force, to defend their property, person, or another. Outside of the abode, however, a person has a duty to retreat, if possible, before using deadly force. Castle doctrine and "stand-your-ground" laws are acceptable defenses for people who have been charged with criminal homicide.[2]
At common law, self-defense claims are not valid if the defendant could have safely retreated from danger (duty to retreat). The castle doctrine is an exception to this. It gives immunity from liability to individuals who acted in self-defense in the home even if they could have safely retreated from the threat and failed to do so. The duty to retreat is a legal requirement in some jurisdictions that a threatened person cannot stand one's ground and apply lethal force in self-defense, but must retreat to a place of safety instead.[3][better source needed] Deadly force or lethal force is force with the intent of serious bodily injury or death to another person. In most jurisdictions it is only accepted under conditions of extreme necessity and last resort.
Stand-your-ground laws eliminate the retreat requirement at any location the defendant has a legal right to be,[4] though this varies from state to state.
Contents
1 United States
1.1 Laws
1.2 Controversy
1.3 Racial disparity
1.4 Effects on crime
2 Other jurisdictions
2.1 England and Wales
2.2 Canada
2.3 Czech Republic
2.4 Germany
2.5 Ireland
3 See also
4 References
5 Further reading
United States[edit]
Laws[edit]
Stand your ground law by US jurisdiction
Stand-your-ground law
Stand-your-ground in practice
Stand-your-ground from within one's vehicle
Castle doctrine only; duty to retreat in public
Duty to retreat
The states that have legislatively adopted stand-your-ground laws are Alabama,[5] Alaska,[6] Arizona,[7] Florida,[8] Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa,[9] Kansas,[10] Kentucky, Louisiana,[7] Michigan,[7] Mississippi, Missouri,[11] Montana,[7] Nevada, New Hampshire,[7] North Carolina,[12] Oklahoma,[7] Pennsylvania,[13] South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,[7] Texas,[14] Utah,[15] West Virginia[7] and Wyoming.[16]
The states that have adopted stand-your-ground in practice,[17] either through case law/precedent, jury instructions or by other means, are California,[18][19] Colorado,[20][21] Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia,[22] and Washington.
States that have adopted stand-your-ground, but limit it to only when a person is within their vehicle, are North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
The states that have castle doctrine only with the duty to retreat in public are Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. This means that people can use deadly force in their home, car, or other form of abode but have to retreat in public.
Controversy[edit]
Stand-your-ground laws are frequently labeled "shoot first" laws by opposition groups, including the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.[23] In Florida, self-defense claims tripled in the years following enactment.[23][24] Opponents argue that Florida's law makes it potentially more difficult to prosecute cases against individuals who commit a crime and claim self-defense. Before passage of the law, Miami police chief John F. Timoney called the law unnecessary and dangerous in that "[w]hether it's trick-or-treaters or kids playing in the yard of someone who doesn't want them there or some drunk guy stumbling into the wrong house, you're encouraging people to possibly use deadly physical force where it shouldn't be used."[25][26] A counter argument is that implementing a duty-to-retreat places the safety of the criminal above a victim's own life.[27]
In Florida, a partisan task force created by former Democratic state Sen. Chris Smith of Fort Lauderdale found the law to be "confusing".[28] Those discussing issues with the group included Buddy Jacobs, a lawyer representing the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association. Jacobs recommended the law's repeal, stating that modifying the law would not fix its problems. In a July 16, 2013 speech in the wake of the jury verdict acquitting George Zimmerman of charges stemming from the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Attorney General Eric Holder criticized stand-your-ground laws as "senselessly expand[ing] the concept of self-defense and sow[ing] dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods."[29] The defendant, George Zimmerman, claimed he was restrained at the time of the shooting, thus allowing no option for retreat and making 'stand your ground' irrelevant to the case.[30]
In 2014, Florida's legislature considered a bill that would allow people to show a gun or fire a warning shot during a confrontation without drawing a lengthy prison sentence.[31] In 2017 there was a bill proposed in Florida's state legislature that would require the prosecution to prove that a defendant's use of self-defense was not valid.[32] In 2018, the Shooting of Markeis McGlockton led some civil rights activists and politicians to call for abolition of the statute.[33]
Racial disparity[edit]
In 2012, in response to the Trayvon Martin case, the Tampa Bay Times compiled a report on the application of stand your ground, and also created a database of cases where defendants sought to invoke the law.[34][35][36] Their report found no racial disparity in Florida cases in which defendants claiming self-defense under the law are prosecuted, with caucasian subjects being charged and convicted at the same rate as african american subjects, and results of mixed-race cases were similar for both white victims of black attackers and black victims of white attackers.[34][36] Victims of african american attackers overall were more successful at using the law than victims of caucasian attackers, regardless of the victim’s race claiming self-defense, but analysis showed that black attackers were also more likely to be armed and to be involved in committing a crime, such as burglary, when shot.[34][35][36]
A Texas A&M study found that when whites use the stand-your-ground defense against black attackers they are more successful than when blacks use the defense against white attackers.[37] A paper from The Urban Institute which analysed FBI data found that in stand-your-ground states, the use of the defense by whites in the shooting of a black person is found to be justifiable 17 percent of the time, while the defense when used by blacks in the shooting of a white person is successful 1 percent of the time.[37][38] In non-stand-your-ground states, the shooting of a black person by a white is found justified approximately 9 percent of the time, while the shooting of a white person by a black is found justified approximately 1 percent of the time.[37][38] According to the Urban Institute, in Stand Your Ground states, white-on-black homicides are 354 percent more likely to be ruled justified than white-on-white homicides.[39] The paper's author noted that the data used do not detail the circumstances of the shooting, which could be a source of the disparity. They also noted that the total number of shootings in the FBI dataset of black victims by whites was 25.[40] A 2015 study found that cases with white victims are two times more likely to result in convictions under these laws than cases with black victims.[41]
Effects on crime[edit]
A 2018 RAND Corporation overview of existing research concluded that "there is moderate evidence that stand-your-ground laws may increase homicide rates and limited evidence that the laws increase firearm homicides in particular." As a result, the research paper recommended that Congress "consider lifting current restrictions in appropriations legislation that limit research funding and access to data ... [and that] the administration should invest in firearm research ... [which includes] "defensive gun use".[42] Justifiable homicides have been found to have increased by 8 percent in states with stand-your-ground laws.[37] Economist John Lott says that states adopting stand-your-ground/castle doctrine laws reduced murder rates by 9 percent and overall violent crime by 11 percent, and that occurs even after accounting for a range of other factors such as national crime trends, law enforcement variables (arrest, execution, and imprisonment rates), income and poverty measures, demographic changes, and the national average changes in crime rates from year-to-year and average differences across states.[43] One study found that the adoption of stand-your-ground laws caused a statistically significant increase in the raw homicide rate, and had only a very small positive effect on deterrence of crime. The authors of the study were unable to determine what percentage of the increase was justifiable homicide, due to the reporting of homicide to the FBI often lacking notation whether the homicide was justifiable or not.[44][45]
A 2012 analysis of stand-your-ground laws by economists at American University, using monthly data from the U.S. Vital Statistics, found a significant increase in homicide and injury of whites, especially white males. They also analyzed data from the Health Care Utilization Project, which revealed significantly increased rates of emergency room visits and hospital discharges related to gun injuries in states which enacted these laws.[46]
In a 2007 National District Attorneys Association symposium, numerous concerns were voiced that the law could increase crime. This included criminals using the law as a defense for their crimes, more people carrying guns, and that people would not feel safe if they felt that anyone could use deadly force in a conflict. The report also noted that the misinterpretation of clues could result in use of deadly force when there was, in fact, no danger. The report specifically notes that racial and ethnic minorities could be at greater risk because of negative stereotypes.[47]
Florida's stand-your-ground law went into effect on October 1, 2005. Florida state representative Dennis Baxley, an author of the law, said that the violent crime rate has dropped since the enactment of the law, though he said there may be many reasons for the change. Others have argued that the law may lead to an increase in crime.[48] Violent crime data for 1995 – 2015 has been published by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.[49]
In 2012, a study was published which found that after the Joe Horn shooting controversy in 2007 publicized Texas' stand-your-ground law, burglaries decreased significantly in Houston, but not in Dallas, over a 20-month period.[50]
A 2013 study in the Journal of Human Resources claims that Stand Your Ground laws in states across the U.S. contribute to 600 additional homicides a year. According to Mark Hoestra, co-author of the study: "We asked what happened to homicide rates in states that passed these laws between 2000 and 2010, compared to other states over the same time period. We found that homicide rates in states with a version of the Stand Your Ground law increased by an average of 8 percent over states without it—which translates to roughly 600 additional homicides per year. These homicides are classified by police as criminal homicides, not as justifiable homicides."[51] Although police officers make up for additional homicides, they are justified. These are not classified as murder because the officers are acting in the line of duty. Police are not required to retreat when acting in the line of duty.[52]
A 2015 study found that the adoption of Oklahoma's stand-your-ground law was associated with a decrease in residential burglaries, but also that the law had "the unintended consequence of increasing the number of non-residential burglaries."[53] In 2016, Mark Gius published a study that found that stand-your-ground laws were not associated with lower crime rates.[54]
A widely reported[55] 2016 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association compared homicide rates in Florida following the passage of its "stand your ground" self-defense law to the rates in four control states, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Virginia, which have no similar laws. It found that the law was associated with a 24.4% increase in homicide and a 31.6% increase in firearm-related homicide, but no change in rates of suicide or suicide by firearm, between 2005 and 2014. It noted that, "[c]ircumstances unique to Florida may have contributed to our findings, including those that we could not identify," and "[o]ur study examined the effect of the Florida law on homicide and homicide by firearm, not on crime and public safety".[56][57] The study was criticized by gun rights advocate John Lott's Crime Prevention Research Center for studying only one state.[55] Gun enthusiast and attorney Andrew Branca, writing in National Review, criticized the study for not distinguishing between justifiable homicides and murder, and for relying solely on statutory laws while overlooking case law (i.e. Virginia) in determining the data set.[58] The study was praised by Duke University professor Jeffrey Swanson for its use of other states as controls, saying "[t]hey look at comparable trends in states that didn't pass the law and don't see the effect."[59]
Other jurisdictions[edit]
England and Wales[edit]
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The common law jurisdiction of England and Wales has a stand-your-ground law rooted in the common law defence of using reasonable force in self-defence.
In English common law there is no duty to retreat before a person may use reasonable force against an attacker, nor need a person wait to be attacked before using such force, but one who chooses not to retreat, when retreat would be a safe and easy option, might find it harder to justify his use of force as 'reasonable'.
Any force used must be reasonable in the circumstances as the person honestly perceived them to be, after making allowance for the fact that some degree of excess force might still be reasonable in the heat of the moment.
It was once thought that in 'householder defence' cases, excessive force would be regarded as unreasonable only if "grossly disproportionate", but that view has twice been rejected by the courts. Grossly disproportionate force can never be reasonable, but lesser force might or might not be, depending on the circumstances. In R v Ray (2017) the Lord Chief Justice, giving the judgment of the Court of Appeal, said:
"If there is a threat of confrontation in the street, then the option to retreat may be important in determining whether the use of any force was reasonable. In the case of an intruder in the home, however, the option of retreat is unlikely to arise in many cases and therefore the degree of force used, although otherwise appearing to be disproportionate, might nonetheless be assessed as reasonable."
Canada[edit]
In Canada, as in England, there is no duty to retreat under the law. Canada's laws regarding self defense are similar in nature to that of England, as they center around the acts committed, and whether or not those acts are considered reasonable in the circumstances. The sections of the Canadian criminal code that deal with self defense or defense of property are sections 34 [60]and 35[61], respectively. These sections were updated in 2012 to clarify the code, and to help legal professionals to apply the law in accordance with the values Canadians hold to be acceptable.
Czech Republic[edit]
Main article: Gun laws in the Czech Republic § Self defense with firearms
There is no explicit stand-your-ground or castle doctrine provision in the laws of the Czech Republic, however there is also no duty to retreat from an attack.[62] In order for a defense to be judged as legitimate, it may not be "manifestly disproportionate to the manner of the attack".[63]
Germany[edit]
German law allows self-defense against an unlawful attack.[64] If there is no other possibility for defense, it is generally allowed to use even deadly force without a duty to retreat.[65] However, there must not be an extreme imbalance ("extremes Missverhältnis") between the defended right and the chosen method of defense.[66] In particular, in case firearms are used, a warning shot must be given when defending a solely material asset.[67] If the self-defense was excessive, its perpetrator is not to be punished if he exceeded on account of confusion, fear or terror [68].
Ireland[edit]
Under the terms of the Defence and the Dwelling Act, property owners or residents are entitled to defend themselves with force, up to and including lethal force. Any individual who uses force against a trespasser is not guilty of an offense if he or she honestly believes they were there to commit a criminal act and a threat to life. However, there is a further provision which requires that the reaction to the intruder is such that another reasonable person in the same circumstances would likely employ it. This provision acts as a safeguard against grossly disproportionate use of force, while still allowing a person to use force in nearly all circumstances.
The law was introduced in response to DPP v. Padraig Nally.
A person who uses such force as is permitted by section 2 in the circumstances referred to in that section shall not be liable in tort with respect to any injury, loss or damage arising from the use of such force.
The force used is only such as is reasonable in the circumstances as he or she believes them to be—
(i) to protect himself or herself or another person present in the dwelling from injury, assault, detention or death caused by a criminal act,
(ii) to protect his or her property or the property of another person from appropriation, destruction or damage caused by a criminal act, or
(iii) to prevent the commission of a crime or to effect, or assist in effecting, a lawful arrest.
It does not matter whether the person using the force had a safe and practicable opportunity to retreat from the dwelling before using the force concerned.
This law does not apply to force used against a member of An Garda Siochána (Irish Police) or anyone assisting them, or a person lawfully performing a function authorised by or under any enactment.
See also[edit]
Jury nullification
Proxemics, the study of human use of space and the effects that population density has on behavior, communication, and social interaction
Restorative justice
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Further reading[edit]
Palmer, Brian (July 16, 2013). "Do Other Countries Have 'Stand Your Ground' Laws? Or do they require you to slowly back away?". Slate. The Slate Group. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
Lithwick, Dahlia (February 25, 2014). "'Stand Your Ground' Nation: America used to value the concept of retreat. Now we just shoot". Slate. The Slate Group. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
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Regular Show
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Regular Show
Also known as
Regular Show in Space (season 8)
Genre
Animated sitcom
Comedy-drama
Adventure
Science fantasy[1][2]
Created by
J. G. Quintel
Directed by
Paula Spence (Art Director)
John Infantino (Supervising Director, seasons 2–6)
Robert Alvarez (Animation Director)
J. G. Quintel (2012–2014)
Mike Roth (2012–2013)
Sean Szeles (Supervising Director, seasons 4–6)
Calvin Wong (Supervising Director, season 7–8)
Creative director(s)
Mike Roth (season 1)
John Infantino (season 2)
Voices of
J. G. Quintel
William Salyers
Sam Marin
Mark Hamill
Janie Haddad Tompkins
Minty Lewis
Composer(s)
Mark Mothersbaugh
John Enroth
Albert Fox
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
8
No. of episodes
261[nb 1] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
J. G. Quintel
For Cartoon Network Studios:
Brian A. Miller
Jennifer Pelphrey
For Cartoon Network:
Curtis Lelash
Rob Swartz
Robert Sorcher
Producer(s)
Janet Dimon (seasons 1–3)
Ryan Slater (season 3–8)
Supervising Producers:
Chris Reccardi (season 1)
Mike Roth (2010–2015)
Sean Szeles (season 6–8)
Running time
11 minutes (regular)
22 minutes (special)
Production company(s)
Cartoon Network Studios
Distributor
Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network
Cartoon Network
Picture format
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format
Stereo (2010)
5.1 Surround Sound (2010–2017)
First shown in
August 14, 2009
Original release
September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06) – January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)
Website
www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/regularshow/index.html
Regular Show (also known as Regular Show in Space during its eighth season[3]) is an American animated television sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network that aired between September 6, 2010 to January 16, 2017. The series revolves around the lives of two working-class friends, a blue jay named Mordecai and a raccoon named Rigby—both employed as groundskeepers at a local park. They usually try to solve a simple problem but then it leads to a surreal, extreme, and often supernatural misadventure. During these misadventures, they interact with the show's other main characters: Benson, Pops, Muscle Man, Hi-Five Ghost, Skips, Margaret and Eileen.[4]
Many of Regular Show's characters were loosely based on those developed for Quintel's student films at California Institute of the Arts: The Naïve Man from Lolliland and 2 in the AM PM.[5] The former was one of the winners of the 2005 Nicktoons Film Festival and received international attention after being broadcast on Nicktoons Network.[6] Quintel pitched Regular Show for Cartoon Network's Cartoonstitute project, in which the network allowed young artists to create pilots with no notes, which would possibly be optioned as shows. The project was green-lit and it premiered on September 6, 2010.
As of May 2013, the program has been watched by approximately 2 to 2.5 million viewers each week. The series has received positive reviews from critics and has developed a following of all ages. Regular Show has been nominated for several awards, including seven Annie Awards, six Primetime Emmy Awards—one of which it won for the episode "Eggscellent" (season 3, episode 18) and three British Academy Children's Awards. A film based on the series, titled Regular Show: The Movie, premiered in 2015.[7]
After eight seasons and 261 episodes, the series concluded on January 16, 2017 with the one-hour finale "A Regular Epic Final Battle".[8][9]
Contents
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1 Premise
2 Creation
3 Production
3.1 Writing
3.2 Voice cast
3.3 Animation
3.4 Music
4 Episodes
4.1 Crossovers
5 Reception
5.1 Ratings
5.2 Critical reception
5.3 Awards and nominations
6 Related media
6.1 Comic books
6.2 Video games
6.3 Other merchandise
7 Film
8 Home video releases
8.1 Region 1
8.2 Region 4
9 Explanatory notes
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Premise
Main article: List of Regular Show characters
From left to right: Pops, Benson, Skips, Rigby, Mordecai, Muscle Man and Hi-Five Ghost.
The series revolves around the daily lives of two 23-year-old friends, Mordecai (a blue jay), and Rigby (a raccoon). They work as groundskeepers at a park, and spend their days trying to avoid work and entertain themselves by any means.[10] This is much to the chagrin of their manager/boss Benson (a gumball machine) and their coworker Skips (a yeti), but to the delight of their (other) manager/boss Pops (a man with a lollipop-shaped head). Other coworkers include an overweight green man called Muscle Man, and a ghost called Hi-Five Ghost.
Creation
J. G. Quintel, creator of the show, and voice of Mordecai (and Hi Five Ghost in season 2 onwards), based the show on his student films produced at CalArts.
Regular Show largely grew out of creator J. G. Quintel's life and experiences in college. Quintel attended the California Institute of the Arts, and many of the characters on Regular Show are based on the characters developed for his student films The Naïve Man from Lolliland (2005) and 2 in the AM PM (2006). Both originated as part of a game called "48-hour films", in which students put words into a hat, pulled out one word at midnight and spent a weekend developing ideas for a film. Quintel attended college with Thurop Van Orman and Pendleton Ward, who both went on to work at Cartoon Network Studios with Quintel; Van Orman created The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Ward created Adventure Time. Quintel concurrently worked on Camp Lazlo and as creative director on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack while completing his degree. He was later invited to pitch for Cartoon Network's Cartoonstitute, a project to showcase short films created without the interference of network executives and focus testing,[11][12]
J. G. Quintel returned to the characters from his films, put them together with newer characters and created a pilot.[12] Quintel wanted to present a visual pitch rather than a verbal one, believing the idea would make little sense otherwise. He storyboarded the idea for the pilot, and Craig McCracken and Rob Renzetti liked his presentation.[13] Regular Show was one of two series from the project that were green-lit (the other show being Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, based on the Cartoonstitute short Uncle Grandpa, which in turn became its own series later on). The project was eventually scrapped and never premiered on television.[14] The character of Mordecai embodies Quintel during his college years, specifically at CalArts; Quintel said, "That's that time when you're hanging out with your friends and getting into stupid situations, but you're also taking it seriously enough."[4] The character of Rigby was randomly developed when Quintel drew a raccoon hula-hooping. He liked the design and developed the character of Rigby to be far less responsible than his companion.[15]
The show is inspired by some British television series and video games. Episodes are produced using storyboarding and hand-drawn animation, and each episode takes roughly nine months to create. Quintel recruited several independent comic book artists to draw the show's animated elements; their style matched closely Quintel's ideas for the series. The show's soundtrack comprises original music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh and licensed songs. While preparing for the beginning of the show, Quintel looked for young, independent, comic artists to compose the show's storyboard artists; he thought that the style would closely match that of Regular Show. He looked through blogs and convention panels for the "total package", which he said was the ability to write and draw; something that many independent comic book artists possess. In addition, Quintel attended many open shows at CalArts—an eight-hour festival of student animation.[12] The style and sensibility of Regular Show was difficult to work with in the beginning; the artists struggled to create a natural, sitcom-like sound for the series.[13]
Regular Show was inspired by The Simpsons and Beavis and Butt-Head, and Quintel credited the stylistic elements of Joe Murray's Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo as working their way into his style.[13] Video games Street Fighter, Shadowrun and ToeJam & Earl — which Quintel played when he was a child — inspired the series, as did some British television programs. Quintel's interest in British television was influenced by his British roommate at CalArts, who introduced him to The League of Gentlemen, The IT Crowd, Little Britain, The Office and The Mighty Boosh; the latter was very influential to Quintel and would later influence the humor in Regular Show.[12]
Production
Writing
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The process of writing a script for Regular Show begins with the staff writers playing "writers games" for inspiration to find an idea that they find enjoyable.[citation needed] Once an idea is approved, the premise of the episode is written and passed to the storyboard artists, who create the dialogue.[citation needed] The writers try to make the conversations feel natural to the audience, using examples from their own experiences. The script is then shown to the network executives, who give notes on what should be added or changed.[citation needed]
The plot generally begins with a basic problem that the characters must overcome. While the protagonists work on their task, a magical, supernatural, or strange element appears and complicates the initially simple problem.[citation needed] The writers decided to follow this narrative structure to take advantage of the animation.[citation needed]
The series is rated TV-PG-V.[citation needed] Cartoon Network told Quintel early on that they wanted to "age it up from the TV-Y7 stuff we'd been doing in the past". This direction led the crew to use adult-oriented humor with innuendos and drug and alcohol references because they wanted to cater for both the younger and adult audiences. The writers generally make these jokes subtle. The show also makes use of sub-textual adult humor through music. One of the program's storyboard artists, Calvin Wong, said that he enjoys the limitations set by writing for the show since the adult-oriented jokes that are approved are satisfying.[15]
The plots of the episodes are influenced by the writers' and Quintel's personal experiences, such as performing prank telephone calls or accepting an eating challenge from a restaurant. The show often references 1980s culture, using music and electronic devices from that era because many factors from the decade left a positive influence on Quintel.[citation needed] The show also makes references to modern social trends such as viral internet videos.[citation needed]
Voice cast
The series employs the voice acting talents of Mark Hamill (left) and Steven Blum (right), among others.
The voice acting of the series is relatively low-key, and the intention was to make most of the characters sound natural and conversational.[4] Quintel wanted to make the show listenable and given contrast to most other cartoons, which often are difficult for adults to listen to. The main cast consists of voice acting veterans Mark Hamill, who portrays Skips and Roger Craig Smith, who plays Thomas. William Salyers plays the voice of Rigby, Janie Haddad portrays Margaret and Quintel's former CalArts classmate Sam Marin voices Benson, Pops, and Muscle Man.[4] Quintel portrays Mordecai and Hi-Five Ghost.[4] Members of the production staff have voiced several characters throughout the series; these include Minty Lewis, Toby Jones, Andress Salaff, and Matt Price. The Regular Show cast record their lines together in group as opposed to individual recording sessions for each actor; this is to help the show's dialogue sound natural. The series regularly uses guest voice actors for recurring characters; these guests include Steven Blum, Courtenay Taylor, David Ogden Stiers, Robin Atkin Downes, Jeff Bennett, Jennifer Hale, David Kaye, Fred Tatasciore and Julian Holloway.
Animation
Each episode of Regular Show takes about nine months to complete. Quintel and his 35-member team develop each episode at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, California.[16][17] The script is illustrated in rough hand-drawn images, known as storyboards.[18] The storyboards are then animated and mixed with the corresponding dialogue to create the animatic, which is then sent to be approved by the network. The show's assets (backgrounds, character designs, props) are then assembled to be sent to Saerom Animation in South Korea, where the actual animation production of the episode is performed. When finished, the episode is sent to Sabre Media Studios back in California. Music and sound effects are created and the final episode is mixed and completed. The process allows the production team to work concurrently on dozens of episodes at different stages of production.
Although most modern animation has switched to hybrid methods such as the Cintiq, Regular Show has been described as "far more low-fi", and is animated traditionally by hand using paper which is then digitally composited and painted with digital ink and paint. Although Cintiqs were initially optioned to be used for the program, Quintel has stated that he has felt more comfortable working on paper, considering it to be more organic and more representative of each artist's individual style. Board artist Calvin Wong said, "the tools of the trade as being pencils, pens, white out and occasionally light boxes and electric erasers".[12]
Music
Musician Mark Mothersbaugh works as the main composer of the show.
Regular Show has no regular theme music; instead at the beginning of each episode, a blurred sound (provided by Quintel) followed by a ticking a clock is heard over the title cards.[citation needed] The main composer of the series is Mark Mothersbaugh, one of the founding members of the band Devo. As Quintel was developing the pilot he considered asking Mothersbaugh to create the music for the show. The episode's animatic was sent to Mothersbaugh along with a request for him to join the show's staff and crew.
Regular Show will occasionally make use of licensed songs—mostly from the 1980s; this began when Quintel and the staff writers started recording the animatics using copyrighted songs for the montage scenes. The network executives watched the animatic and asked the crew if they wanted to use some of the songs for the finished episodes.[4] Quintel said that the songs are chosen for their suitability for the scene, whether they sound good and are affordable. Quintel enjoys using the songs in the episodes because adult viewers might remember them and younger viewers might appreciate older music.[4] Songs have included "You're the Best Around", "Mississippi Queen" and "A Holly Jolly Christmas".[4]
The show also produces original songs which are used on the episodes. These are generally composed by Mothersbaugh and written by one of the staff's storyboard artists.[4] "Summertime Loving, Loving in the Summer (Time)" was written by the staff member Sean Szeles and appeared in the episode "This Is My Jam" (season 2, episode 13).[4]
Episodes
Main article: List of Regular Show episodes
Most episodes of Regular Show last 11 minutes; episodes are usually paired together to fill a half-hour program slot. 261 episodes in eight seasons have been completed and broadcast. The first season began on September 6, 2010, with the episode "The Power" and ended on November 22, 2010, with "Mordecai and the Rigbys".[19] The second season began on November 29, 2010, with "Ello Gov'nor" and ended on August 1, 2011, with "Karaoke Video".[20] The third season premiered on September 19, 2011, with the episode "Stick Hockey" and concluded on September 3, 2012, with "Bad Kiss".[21] The fourth season premiered on October 1, 2012, with the half-hour special "Exit 9B" and concluded on August 12, 2013 with "Steak Me Amadeus".[22] The fifth season premiered on September 2, 2013, with the episodes "Laundry Woes" and "Silver Dude" and concluded on August 14, 2014, with "Real Date".[23][24] The sixth season premiered on October 9, 2014, with "Maxin' and Relaxin'",[25] and ended on June 25, 2015 with "Dumped at the Altar".[26] The seventh season premiered with "Dumptown U.S.A." on June 26, 2015[27] and ended with the half-hour "Rigby's Graduation Day Special" on June 30, 2016. The eighth and final season, titled Regular Show in Space, started on September 26, 2016 with "One Space Day at a Time" and ended on January 16, 2017 with "A Regular Epic Final Battle".[28]
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
Pilot August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14)
1 12 September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06) November 22, 2010 (2010-11-22)
2 28 November 29, 2010 (2010-11-29) August 1, 2011 (2011-08-01)
3 40 September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19) September 3, 2012 (2012-09-03)
4 40 October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01) August 12, 2013 (2013-08-12)
5 40 September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02) August 14, 2014 (2014-08-14)
6 31 October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09) June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25)
7 39 June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)
8 31 September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26) January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)
Shorts 15 April 15, 2011 (2011-04-15) January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)
Film November 25, 2015 (2015-11-25)
Crossovers
Mordecai and Rigby had cameo appearances on the Uncle Grandpa episode "Pizza Eve", along with other Cartoon Network characters from currently running and ended cartoons.[29]
Mordecai, Rigby and High Five Ghost, make a small cameo in The Amazing World of Gumball episode "The Boredom", along with the titular characters from Uncle Grandpa and Clarence.[30]
Reception
Ratings
Regular Show became an instant hit. Its first and second seasons, broadcast on Monday nights, ranked number one in its time slot among all key boy demos across all of television according to Nielsen Media Research.[31] The pilot's premiere was watched by 2.097 million viewers.[32] For the following episodes of the first season, viewership increased by over 10 percent from the time period of the previous year. For instance, the entry was viewed by 1.339 million children aged 2–11, a 65 percent increase from the previous year. It was also watched by 716,000 children aged 9–14; a 43 percent increase. The second season premiere, "Ello Gov'nor", marked a decline from the first season premiere's figures. It gained 2.067 million views, but it marked an increase from the first season finale, which was watched by 2.028 million viewers.[33][34] The third season premiere, "Stick Hockey", saw a bigger decline in viewers, recording 2 million views.[35] As the series continued its ratings grew; the fourth season premiere, "Exit 9B", was watched by 3.047 million viewers—a significant increase from previous seasons.[36]
Critical reception
"What I like best about Regular Show is that in the midst of a gaggle of memorable regular characters, zany recurring minor characters, and a fantastical animation style, it still manages to create motifs for its condensed themes."
Kevin McFarland, The A.V. Club [37]
Regular Show received critical acclaim from critics. A reviewer from IGN, R.L. Shaffer, called the show zany, absurd, bizarre, and hilarious. He praised the show's writing, and said that it included "snappy dialogue, odd characters, and clever stories—each more irrelevant than the last—Regular Show never ceases to tickle the funny bone".[38] He finished his review by calling the show "a pretty awesome piece of refreshing off-the-wall comedy" and wrote that it's "humorously animated, brazenly silly and almost always funny".[38]
DVD Talk's Neil Lumbrad described the show as "offbeat sense of humor with a lot of randomness that makes its title both peculiar and hilarious" and compared it to the original Looney Tunes shorts and other cartoons—including The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, and Johnny Bravo—which Cartoon Network has produced. He wrote that the network has found "animated gold with Regular Show, which is too offbeat and unique to be called regular" and that it is a "comedic animated gem worthy of being discovered for years to come".[39] Lumbrad ended his review by recommending the show and calling it "one truly awesome cartoon with a lot of good humor to enjoy."[39]
The A.V. Club's critic, Alasdair Wilkins, said that compared to Cartoon Network's other animated comedy, Adventure Time, he does not consider the series to be funny, and describing it as "more pleasingly weird".[40] He said that the episodes' plots can occasionally be too complex to explore completely in the show's 11 minutes, and also said that the usual story setup can make some stories feel structurally the same as others.[41] Wilkins said that he considers that the show is at its best when it focuses on the jokes, the character moments and inventive ways to use animation. Kevin McFarland, also of The A.V. Club, said that he considers the series a thrill to watch; he complemented the animation style, the characters, and the use of motifs.[37]
Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
2011 Annie Awards Best Animated Television Production for Children[42] Regular Show Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short-format Animated Program "Mordecai and the Rigbys" Nominated
BAFTA Children's Award (UK) Kids Vote Powered By Yahoo! – Top 10s – Television[43] Regular Show Nominated
International[44] Janet Dimon, J. G. Quintel, and Mike Roth Nominated
2012 Annie Awards Storyboarding in a Television Production Benton Connor Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short-format Animated Program "Eggscellent" Won
2013 British Academy Children's Awards International Regular Show Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Animated Series Regular Show Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short-format Animated Program "A Bunch of Full-Grown Geese" Nominated
Outstanding Animated Program "The Christmas Special" Nominated
2014 Annie Awards Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children's Audience Regular Show Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Ben Adams Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Mark Hamill as Skips and Walks Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Matt Price, John Infantino, Mike Roth, Michele Cavin, and Sean Szeles Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short-format Animated Program[45] "The Last LaserDisc Player" Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Animated Show[46] Regular Show Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Colombia Favorite Animated Series[47] Regular Show Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite Animated Series[48] Regular Show Nominated
British Academy Children's Awards BAFTA Kid's Vote - Television [49] Regular Show Nominated
Hall of Game Awards Most Valuable Cartoon Regular Show Nominated
2015 Annie Awards Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production Regular Show Nominated
British Academy Children's Awards BAFTA Kid's Vote - Television Regular Show Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Animated Show Regular Show Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards[50] Outstanding Short-format Animated Program "White Elephant Gift Exchange" Nominated
Related media
Comic books
In January 2013, Boom! Studios announced that it would develop a comic book series based on the show and that KC Green would be writing the script and Allison Strejlav would be in charge of the illustrations. The first issue officially was released on May 15, 2013.[citation needed]
A series of original graphic novels began publication in 2014. The first, titled Hydration, was written by Rachel Connor and illustrated by Tessa Stone.[51] It was followed by Noir Means Noir, Buddy (2015),[52] A Clash of Consoles (2016),[53] and Wrasslesplosion (2017).[54]
Video games
The show has an app called Nightmare-athon available on the iOS App Store.[55] A new app has been released called "Ride 'Em Rigby". On April 8, 2013, J. G. Quintel announced on his Twitter page that an official Regular Show video game was in development at the time, which is titled Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby In 8-Bit Land. It was developed by WayForward Technologies and published by D3 Publisher for Nintendo 3DS. The video game was released on October 29, 2013.[56]
Other merchandise
Jazwares has produced an assortment of 2-,[57] 6-,[58] 7-,[59] and 10-inch licensed action figures and plush toys for the series.[60] "Collectable Figures" have also been released[61] along with other themed merchandise, such as "80's Bobbleheads",[62] "Pullback Custom Cruisers"[63] and "Wrestling Buddies".[64] There have been many graphic T-shirts officially licensed through clothing retailers Hot Topic, We Love Fine, and Threadless.[citation needed] Looney Labs also released a Regular Show-themed version of the card game Fluxx on July 25, 2014.[65]
Film
Main article: Regular Show: The Movie
At the Cartoon Network 2015/2016 upfront, it was announced they were making Regular Show: The Movie.
After accidentally creating a "Timenado," slacker groundskeepers Mordecai and Rigby go back in time and battle an evil volleyball coach in order to save the universe — and their friendship.[66]
It first screened at the Downtown Independent in LA on August 14, 2015. It was released to digital download on September 1, 2015, it was also released to DVD by Warner Home Video on October 13, 2015, and had its television premiere on November 2015. The movie also screened at select Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas across the United States[67] and it had a select showtime at the SVA Theatre of New York and at the Cinema Montrereal CANADA during October 2015.
Home video releases
Region 1
Region
Set title
Season(s)
Aspect ratio
Episode count
Time length
Release date
1 Slack Pack[68] 1, 2 16:9 12 137 minutes April 3, 2012
1 The Best DVD in the World *At this Moment in Time[69] 2, 3 16:9 16 176 minutes November 6, 2012
1 Party Pack 1, 2, 3 16:9 16 176 minutes March 5, 2013
1/A The Complete First and Second Seasons 1, 2 16:9 40 440 minutes July 16, 2013
1 Fright Pack[70] 1, 2, 3, 4 16:9 13 176 minutes September 3, 2013
1 Mordecai & Margaret Pack[71] 1, 2, 3, 4 16:9 16 176 minutes March 4, 2014
1 The Complete Third Season 3 16:9 40 440 minutes June 17, 2014
1 Rigby Pack 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 16:9 16 176 minutes September 9, 2014
1 Mordecai Pack[72][73] 3, 4, 5, 6 16:9 16 176 minutes January 27, 2015
Region 4
Region
Set title
Season(s)
Aspect ratio
Episode count
Time length
Release date
4 The Complete First Season[74] 1 16:9 12 132 minutes October 2, 2013
4 The Complete Second Season[75] 2 16:9 28 308 minutes November 6, 2013
4 The Complete Third Season[76] 3 16:9 40 440 minutes July 9, 2014
4 The Complete Fourth Season[77] 4 16:9 40 440 minutes February 3, 2016
4 The Complete Seasons One - Four[78] 1, 2, 3, 4 16:9 120 1320 minutes February 3, 2016
4 The Complete Fifth Season[79] 5 16:9 40 440 minutes September 7, 2016
4 The Complete Sixth Season[80] 6 16:9 31 341 minutes March 8, 2017[80]
4 The Complete Seventh Season 7 16:9 39 429 minutes July 19, 2017
4 The Complete Eighth Season 8 16:9 31 341 minutes November 22, 2017
Explanatory notes
Jump up ^ 15 additional shorts (i.e., mini-episodes roughly two minutes in length) were also produced.
See also
Cartoon Network portal
Animation portal
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Television in the United States portal
2010s portal
Adventure Time
Camp Lazlo
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
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