Trash Boat

Trash Boat is the twenty-third episode of season three (and sixty-third episode overall) of Regular Show.

Synopsis
Rigby (in this episode, "Trash Boat") must change his name back to Rigby after realizing all the negative attention he has received with his new name.

Plot
Rigby is watching a show about a band, and on the show The Urge is asked how he became so famous. The Urge replies that it all started when he decided to change his name, which he came up with by combining two random words, "The" and "Urge." Rigby decides to change his name in a similar fashion, and after looking around the room and seeing a pile of trash and a picture of a boat, settles on "Trash Boat."

Later, Rigby asks Mordecai what he would think if he changed his name to Trash Boat. Mordecai tells him that he would think Rigby is a loser, and asks him if he really did it. When Rigby nervously denies it, Mordecai pushes him aside to find what he is holding behind his back: a "Certificate of Name Change," meaning that he is officially Trash Boat. Mordecai goes to tell everyone else and Rigby—now Trash Boat—decides that he needs to regain his original name.

Rigby/Trash Boat goes to the courthouse to change his name back, but finds he needs $50 that he doesn't have to do it. Another man comes and asks to change his name back from Mr. Butt Cheeks to Chad.

Trash Boat returns to the park to look for extra work so he can change his name back, and everyone mocks him for his new name. Benson says that the only work available for him to do is litter duty, and makes him wear a prominent name tag while doing it or he will be fired. When Trash Boat gets fed up, he asks Mordecai to loan him the money, but Mordecai declines, sarcastically saying he only loans money to his friends, and he has only known Trash Boat for one day.

Trash Boat tries to get a second job, but because of his name, no one takes him seriously. His name change has even made the news. He proceeds to go cry in an alley, when a portal opens up and an obese and bald man comes out. The man is The Urge, and he has come back in time to kill Trash Boat because he stole his fame with his incredibly absurd name. The Urge chases him to the park, attacking him with his guitar, and when he gets there, Trash Boat explains the situation to Mordecai, who gives him the money he was saving to use on a date with Margaret. The pair head for the courthouse in the cart, The Urge in pursuit.

Mordecai and Trash Boat barely make it to courthouse, and barricade the door with The Urge trying to break in. Rigby gets his name change finalized just as The Urge breaks into the courthouse. Now that Rigby's name is back to normal, The Urge has no reason to kill him.

However, as The Urge is leaving, a portal opens up to reveal another British rock star, who wants to kill The Urge for the same reason The Urge wanted to kill Rigby. He proceeds to do so, when another portal transports a third British rock star who wants to kill the one that just killed The Urge, and for the same reason. Multiple portals bearing multiple rock stars open in the courthouse, and a musical battle ensues, while Rigby and Mordecai quietly leave the courthouse. As they are leaving, an explosion from a hand grenade results in the destruction of the courthouse. As they walk away, Mordecai tells Rigby to never change his name again.

Characters

 * Rigby a.k.a. Trash Boat
 * Mordecai
 * Benson
 * Muscle Man
 * Hi Five Ghost
 * Skips
 * Pops
 * Margaret (mentioned only)

Minor Characters

 * The Urge (antagonist)
 * Angel (cameo)
 * Chad (Trash Boat)
 * Court House Worker
 * Cheezer's Cashier (cameo)
 * Velvet Overkill
 * Duncan Flex

Trivia

 * The makeup the band wore looks similar to the band Kiss.
 * The episode is a parody of the famous science-fiction film The Terminator. The Terminator (The Urge) goes back into the past to kill Sarah O'Connor (Rigby) from giving birth to her son in leading the humans to victory against the evil machines (stealing all of the Urge's fans from him). Mordecai's role resembles that of Kyle Reese because he is the one who's helping Rigby.
 * This is the second time Skips mentioned that he changed his name, the first was Skips Strikes. Also, the same man who took the picture of the Park Strikers appears in this episode.
 * Continuity Error: In this episode, new employees have to wear name tags. But in First Day, when Mordecai and Rigby first worked at the park, they didn't wear name tags. This was possibly a joke pulled by the groundskeepers to embarrass Rigby. It could have also been a new rule added since Mordecai and Rigby started working at the park.
 * Rigby disliked the fact that he changed his name to Trash Boat, however in the flash back of The Urge, a commercial was shown with Rigby happily waving with his new name.
 * The Park's address is revealed to be 300 Park Avenue.
 * This is the fourth time Rigby is on litter duty, the first was Appreciation Day, the second was Jinx, and the third was The Best Burger in the World, but however, this was the first time he was on litter duty without Mordecai.
 * It is revealed that Mordecai has been saving money for when he is going to ask out Margaret.
 * This is the second time Muscle Man has a tattoo, the first was Muscle Woman.
 * Muscle Man said that his tattoos are temporary, which would explain why his tattoo from Muscle Woman was not present.
 * This is the fourth time Pops uses lollipops as money, the first was The Power, the second was Don, and the third was Ello Gov'nor.
 * This is the second episode to feature multiple onscreen deaths, the first was House Rules.
 * Cheezer's makes a second appearance in this episode. The Cheezer's Cashier also makes a cameo appearance in this episode.
 * Error: At the Job Fair, when the man gives the clipboard to Rigby to write his name and address on the clipboard, it already has his name and address on it before he writes on it.
 * The Urge's name may be a reference to U2 guitarist The Edge.
 * The Urge performs with a twin neck guitar that has 6 strings on both necks, but the top neck is supposed to have 12 strings.
 * The first Urge's helmet is similar to the bounty hunters Jango and Boba Fett from the trilogy Star Wars.
 * This is the second time Rigby wears a tie. The first was It's Time, although the ties were different.
 * During the climax, one musician had a base that is similar to Marceline's bass from Adventure Time.
 * The newspaper is similar to the New York Times.
 * During the climax, the man with the violin looks like Rafael from Yu-Gi-Oh! Waking the Dragons.
 * Muscle Man's tattoo looks like Balto, the dog who saved many lives.
 * The same keyboard Pops used in But I Have a Receipt appears in this episode.
 * This is the second time Rigby asked for extra work, the first was Caffeinated Concert Tickets. But this is also the first time Rigby does it alone.
 * Angel appears in this episode.
 * This is the third time the name Chad has been used in the show, the first was Cruisin', and the second was Replaced. Coincidentally, this episode aired after Replaced.
 * Many viewers found Muscle Man's tattoo disgusting due to the fact that it is an unusual dog tattoo.
 * The Cheezer's Cashier appears in this episode again after Grilled Cheese Deluxe, but in Big Winner, she was a waitress at Wing Kingdom, but reappeared as the cashier at Cheezer's again.
 * The albums framed in The Urge's house are Scorpions' "Blackout" and Grace Jones ' "Slave to The Rhythm"
 * When the newspaper was shown, it said "Ignorant Man Changes His Name to Trash Boat" despite Rigby being an obvious form of a Raccoon.
 * The camera zooms in on Rigby's name tag three times.

Gallery


The gallery for Trash Boat can be found here.