Fancy Restaurant

Fancy Restaurant is the thirty-second episode of season three (and seventy-second episode overall) of Regular Show. It originally aired on Cartoon Network on July 16, 2012.

Synopsis
Muscle Man hopes to impress Starla and her parents at a fancy restaurant despite little prior knowledge of ettiquette.

Plot
The episode starts off with Muscle Man spitting out gum on a wrapper, but not closing it. He sits down with Starla, who has a concerned look on her face, is holding popcorn to laugh and eat for the prank. The Jogger steps over the gum without noticing, and Muscle Man laughs, but Starla doesn't. Starla says that it's time to take it to the next level, and explains that her parents are in town tonight. Muscle Man is excited by this, and says that they should take them to Wing Kingdom. Starla says that she doesn't want to take them there, and shows him a bistro in the park, where he says "Oh no, bro." Starla says that she'll see him at 7:00. Later, Muscle Man is seen in the kitchen at the phone. He makes a reservation for 7:00, where the Maitre d' yells at him that he better be fancy, or else. Mordecai and Rigby ask what's wrong. Muscle Man says that he has to take his girlfriend Starla out to dinner tonight, but he has to be fancy. He says that he's afraid that if he isn't good enough, he'll get dumped by Starla and he'll be miserable. Mordecai and Rigby reply that they'll help, but only to avoid doing his work. They then go through a montage of teaching him how to be fancy. He is bad at first, but he eventually gets better at it.

Mordecai says the last step is getting an outfit. They head to a clothing store where Muscle Man is dressed in a suit with his hair gelled back. He says he feels like a new man, but then the suit tears and his hair breaks. He starts crying that he'll never be ready, but Mordecai and Rigby have a plan B. The scene transitions to the restaurant where Muscle Man and Starla's parents are eating. Muscle Man tests out the radio, when Starla's parents, Herb and Rose appear. Muscle Man shakes hands with Herb, and kisses the hand of Rose. Starla is surprised by this, and so are her parents. They start to walk toward the door, which Muscle Man rushes toward and opens. Starla and her parents thank Muscle Man, and Muscle Man tells Maitre d' about his reservation. He tells him he better be fancy, and the group of 4 enter the Restaurant. Maitre d' tells a waiter to keep an eye on them, and then it is revealed that Mordecai is disguised as a waiter to help Muscle Man, and Rigby is disguised as a customer in goggles to also help him. Throughout the meal, Mordecai and Rigby help Muscle Man to be fancy, but the dinner gets worse when their scheme is uncovered by the restaurant. After Muscle Man and Herb reveal that they're not fancy, the restaurant attempts to kick them out because they're not fancy. A fight ensues, and after the fight, Maitre d' is dead. Starla's parents still want Muscle Man to take them somewhere, and he takes them to Wing Kingdom. Mordecai and Rigby follow. Starla's Parents say that they're picky, but don't care. After telling him that he likes Muscle Man, Muscle Man flips the table over and Muscle Man and Herb take off their shirts and yell "Whooooo!!!!!" Mordecai asks Rigby if he wants his wings, and Rigby replies "No thanks, dude. I just lost my appetite." And the episode ends there.

Characters

 * Muscle Man
 * Mordecai
 * Fancy_Restaurant_Credits.PNG
 * Benson
 * Bistro en le Parc Employees (semi-antagonists)
 * Maitre d' (antagonist)
 * Muscle Man
 * Starla
 * Rose
 * Herb

Minor Characters

 * The Jogger
 * Pops

Trivia

 * This is one of the rare times Mordecai and Rigby do not cause trouble.
 * This is Starla's third appearance in an episode. The first was Muscle Woman and the second was Trucker Hall of Fame in a flashback.
 * A 3-minute preview of the episode was shown at Comic-Con 2012 and Regular Show followers on Facebook and Twitter also saw the preview.
 * This is the first time Starla's parents were seen.
 * The events of Muscle Woman are mentioned.
 * This is one of the rare times where Muscle Man has worn something different than a shirt.
 * This is the second appearance of Wing Kingdom. The first was in the episode Big Winner.
 * This is the third time Wing Kingdom is mentioned. The first was in Under the Hood. The second was in Big Winner.
 * By the roman numerals given by Pops in his book, the date of the publication of the book on fanciness is 1918. (MCMXVIII)
 * This is the fifth time Muscle Man is called by his first name, Mitch. The first was in Muscle Woman. The second was in In the House (from Terror Tales of the Park). The third was Gut Model. The fourth was in Trucker Hall of Fame.
 * This is the third time Muscle Man is the main protagonist. The first was Gut Model and the second was Trucker Hall of Fame.
 * This is also the third time Muscle Man is called by his real full name, Mitch Sorrenstein. The first was Muscle Woman and the second was Gut Model.
 * Benson, Hi Five Ghost, and Skips do not appear in this episode.
 * Goof: The hankerchief in Muscle Man's jacket changes places frequently.

Gallery
The gallery for Fancy Restaurant can be found here.