Jinx

 

For the game that Mordecai and Rigby play throught the episode, click here.

Jinx is the 13th episode of the second season of Regular Show. It recieved 2.094 million views on its first original airing.

Plot
The episode begins with Mordecai and Rigby cleaning The Park, since trash is scattered across it, the latter finding bronze baby shoes whereas the former finds a plastic, green soldier. After their findings, Mordecai and Rigby discover a quarter laying about. They both say the same phrase, after spotting the quarter; then; Mordecai yells, "jinx!" and he erupts a punching-spree onto Rigby. (There is a montage of Rigby being punched by Mordecai).

Mordecai accidentally tells Rigby there is a way to 'un-jinx' himself (have someone say his name three times); infuriated, Rigby looks for a person to break the jinx. First, Rigby finds Benson and begins to ask him to break the jinx, but Benson interrupts him and demands him to do his job. Rigby sees Mordecai and does not talk, afterwards yet Rigby begins throwing cans at Benson to make him repeat his name; but, after his third strike at Benson, Benson has a violent outburst, throwing and kicking a trash can around.

Mordecai punches Rigby for talking and Rigby flees to find someone else.

Rigby finds Pops and without talking, directs him to try and say his name three times (as a form of charades). Pops cannot guess what Rigby is trying to refer to. Mordecai comes about and insults Rigby's ability to play charades, to which Pops agrees to. Rigby makes a remark on his charade skills and is punched once more by Mordecai. Pops easily can tell that Rigby has been jinxed so the latter runs off to find another to break the jinx.

Rigby goes to Skips' house and writes to him about his situation; Mordecai is near Rigby, again. Skips declares that writing is speaking for some and then Mordecai and Skips proceed to punch Rigby. After making sounds of agony, Skips also declares sound-making is talking, resulting in some more punches to Rigby. Rigby flees to find another person, with Mordecai and Skips talking after him.

Rigby comes across High-Five Ghost, who is also jinxed as he witnesses High-Five Ghost's consequences for talking (being punched by Muscle Man). Rigby frees High-Five Ghost from his jinx and High-Five Ghost travels away, forgetting to 'un-jinx' Rigby; however, Muscle Man tells Rigby a way to 'un-jinx' himself. Mordecai and Skips then appear and ask Muscle Man if he knows about Rigby's whereabouts. Muscle Man explains his prank on Rigby, which appears to be an omen so Skips and Mordecai chase after Rigby.

Rigby locks himself in the park's public bathroom, cutting all the lights off, and turning on all the water faucets. The faucet's water create a mist for the mirror. Mordecai and Skips try to stop him from doing an evil spell, but Rigby persists, the latter beginning to write his name as it appears backwards in another spot on the mirror. After finishing, he begins to say his name; soon, something appears in the window and after the third time, a demon lunges out of the window. He tries to slaughter Rigby with his claws, but Rigby dodges. Rigby runs into a bathroom stall, which is occupied. Rigby leaves the public restroom and the demon slices the man out of the bathroom.

Rigby, Mordecai, and Skips begin to run away from the Jinx Monster, who is slashing people around the park. Benson, Muscle Man, and Skips meet a terrible fate. Mordecai tells Rigby to recall what he did to summon the Jinx Monster. Rigby and Mordecai begin saying his name three times, but nothing happens. The pair drives into an infected blockade and leave a hostage-held Pops. Mordecai and Rigby see the Jinx Monster and make a U-turn towards the restroom. Rigby says his name three times, nothing happens. Mordecai helps Rigby say his name three times, nothing happens. An infected crowd, including Pops now, begin closing in on Mordecai and Rigby. Their breath creates the supernatural mist on the mirror, revealing Rigby's name backwards. Mordecai and Rigby begin yelling, "Ybgir". The Jinx Monster leaps towards Mordecai and Rigby, but is transported back into the mirror.

Everybody is then seen partially nude, not remember what happened, earlier. Benson still remembers what he told Mordecai and Rigby to do and commands Mordecai and Rigby clean up the mess; however, Skips remembers the happening, claiming his mind as a "steel trap". Skips tells the duo not to do that again. Mordecai and Rigby say, "we won't". Rigby calls a jinx on Mordecai and begins punches him multiple times, unsuccessfully due to the former's small fists. Mordecai says he has sympathy on Rigby for his weak hits; insulted, Rigby pokes Mordecai in the eye.

Character Appearances

 * Mordecai (Semi-Antagonist)
 * Rigby
 * Benson
 * Skips
 * Pops
 * Muscle Man
 * High-Five Ghost
 * Jinx Monster (Antagonist)
 * The Reader
 * The Jogger
 * Newsman

Trivia

 * When Rigby finally jinxs Mordecai at the end of the episode. He says "Yeah how do you like it! Ya!"
 * "This is the first time Skips does not help the duo when they go to him for help.
 * When Rigby goes to Skips for help, Skips says that he's busy (with meditation), but when he chases down Rigby with Mordecai, he says that he's not doing anything important
 * The scene in which the man is thrown out of the restroom is a bit similar to a scene in Jurassic Park
 * This episode during its original airing was not interrupted by a commercial break like the two episodes before it.
 * Rigby saying his name three times when looking at the mirror is like what happened in Beetlejuice.
 * This is the second time where blood appears; the first was in It's Time.
 * Jinx is the second "evil" game Mordecai and Rigby play; the first being Rock, Paper, Scissors
 * This episode is one of the rare times where High-Five Ghost speaks in full sentences.
 * A line of dialogue in which Mordecai and Skips were able to predict the outcome was that Skips really knows probably everything saying "I've seen this before", and even Mordecai knows about the price for trying to break the jinx using a mirror.
 * The scene where Rigby turns off the lights in the bathroom and looks in the mirror is similar to the Bloody Mary legend.
 * This is the second time Mordecai and Skips are joking at Rigby's expense.
 * The Jinx Monster's name is probably Ybgir, like the raccoon from The Dizzy World.
 * This is the third time Benson throws a rage fit; the first, if counted, would be The Power where he turned violently red and the second would be Prank Callers when he angrily tore the house phone down and shattered it.
 * When the beast attacked Muscle Man, High-Five Ghost survived the attack staying his ghost form surviving and fleeing, but when Mordecai and Rigby stop everything he appears there acting like he got "monsternized" though, Muscle Man (when in monster form) could've scratched him.
 * This the third time Mordecai lost in a video game; the first time was "It's Time" and the second one being "High Score".
 * Benson isn't shown to have a cut after the Monster scratches him. It is unknown if this is a goof or if he didn't bleed because his skin is actually metal.
 * Mordecai and Benson are the only ones to say Rigby's name but later Rigby said his own name alot of times as referring himself in the third person.
 * Running gags: Mordecai keep on punching Rigby. Rigby trying to find somebody to unjinx him.
 * This is the eighth time animals are the antagonists; the first was Death Punchies, the second was Mordecai and the Rigbys, the third was Don, the fourth was Rigby's Body, the fifth was It's Time, the sixth was Dizzy, and the seventh was Temp Check.
 * This is the second time Mordecai is the antagonist; the first was It's Time.