Karaoke Video

Karaoke Video is the name of the twenty-eighth episode of the second season of Regular Show (the 14th episode overall), also the finale of the second season.

Brief synopsis: After spending a night at a karaoke bar, Mordecai & Rigby are horrified to find them trash-talking about Benson, Pops, and Skips, and goes with them for a night of karaoke to prevent the tape from being seen.

Summary
Mordecai and Rigby spend a night at the Carrey O' Keys karaoke bar singing "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister, but in the process accidentally begin mocking Benson, Pops and Skips. Their speech is taped without their knowing and they are given a copy while the bar keeps a tape as a promo, and Mordecai and Rigby go with them and attempt to destroy the master tape before Benson, Skips and Pops see the promo. The others see the cover of the tape and decide to go to the bar for a karaoke night. The two try to ask (or grab if they are rejected) the man for the tape back, but they end up banned from Carrey O' Keys, the barman saying that he could play the tape whenever he felt like it. Later, they try to talk to Benson about it, but he interrupts them saying that they are on their own paying for food and beverages (his only payment being for the songs). Muscle Man begins to protest, but then he realizes he has his gravy pouch, a pouch strapped to his stomach filled with gravy and consumed through a straw. They talk to Benson again, and they are able to say that they're not sure about the karaoke night, Rigby adding that karaoke was lame and proposing a night for bowling. They propose more ideas like dancehall and pool. Benson says that he already reserved a table at Carrey O' Keys, and it was now mandatory to come or the two were fired.

At the bar, Pops is amazed at the song list and wants to sing them all, but Benson tells him he can sing only one. Skips wants to sing something with a Spanish guitar, Muscle Man rooting for his old-school proposition. Benson is still waiting for Mordecai & Rigby, and would be willing to fire them if they didn't show up. The revelation unfolds that the two are hiding in the air ducts. Rigby sees the table of workers and asks Mordecai to hurry it up. Mordecai finds the room with the tape in it. Carl tells the barman that only one singer was signed up that night, much to his anger. The barman says that they must play Mordedcai and Rigby's promo or else nothing would anticipate more singers. The bar plays the promo, much to Benson and the workers' amusement.

Mordecai hangs from the duct but realizes that they are playing the promo. He drops down to a hard landing, and despite his warning for Rigby, he drops onto Mordecai, too. Benson is schocked when Mordecai begins making fun of him on the tape, but it is quickly cut to static before Mordecai finishes his criticism. The barman apologizes for technical difficulties, and decides to start the singing with Pops. While Pops begins to sing "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins, the barman catches the two in the act, and Rigby stressfully tries to push out the tape. As Mordecai unsuccessfully tries to fend off Carl, Rigby gets the tape but quickly loses it to Carl. He picks it up, but is grappled by Mordecai, who later gets grabbed by Carrey. Rigby punches the tape out of Carl's hand, and it slides out of the room. Mordecai runs with the tape, but is taken down by Carl. They roll where Pops is singing, and Mordecai punches Carl, causing the tape to fly from his hands once more. It lands on the table where Skips takes it, but he is punched by Carl, angering him to go after him. He punches Carl into a table, which causes everyone to fight with each other. Muscle Man even rips off his shirt, takes a swig from his gravy pouch, and jumps onto someone. A montage of the people fighting over the tape undergoes while Pops sings (his lyrics, or him, sometimes appearing during then). Even Pops punches someone running towards him still singing. Muscle Man's gravy pouch is ripped open by someone, causing gravy to briefly pour from his nose and mouth. Mordecai tries to reach the tape between various pairs of legs. But Carl beats him to it, and Mordecai and Rigby try to grab it from him. He throws it into Benson's grasp. Benson takes it and is punched by the barman for the tape. Benson angrily breaks the tape over the barman's face just as Pops finishes his song.

Multiple ambulances are outside as Mordecai and Rigby apologize to the rest. Benson yells at them, despite not knowing what was in the tape and why they were after it, that they've ruined karaoke night and he drives off without them. Mordecai calls that that was the cause of their apology, but he ends the episode saying "Karaoke sucks."

Character Appearances

 * Mordecai


 * Rigby


 * Benson


 * Pops


 * Muscle Man


 * Skips


 * High-Five Ghost


 * Carl (Antagonist)


 * Security Guard

Trivia/Goofs

 * This is the finale of the second season.
 * This is the first episode with licensed music since First Day with "I'm All Right" by Kenny Loggins.
 * This is the only episode where Benson does not turn red in a full-out rage. In the end of the episode, he turns rather in a shade of fuchsia pink.
 * Muscle Man is punched in his gravy pouch, causing gravy to pour from his mouth and nose, but afterward when he begins to shriek, the gravy amount on his mouth shrinks (it can be visually seen).
 * This is the second episode in which a character sings a song. Mordecai and Rigby sang "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister and Pops sang the song "Footloose" from the 1984 musical-drama film of the same name.
 * In its original premeire, the episode was split, so the end of the episode led directly to the sneak peek of Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (October 3, 2011), Another split example is Muscle Woman, Temp Check, Just Set Up The Chairs (July 4, 2011), Meat Your Maker (July 4, 2011), Rainy Day Daydream, What Have You Done? (June 27, 2011), and Belly of the Beast (July 4, 2011).
 * This is the third time Benson supports entertainment for park employees. The first was But I Have A Receipt and the second was Over The Top.
 * The only people Mordecai and Rigby didn't make fun of were Muscle Man and High Five Ghost, though they could have because they stoped watching after they found out they made fun of them.
 * This is the third time High Five Ghost is seen angry. Then first was in "This is My Jam" when he is shown visibly irritated at the Ghost Tape. The second was in See You There when High Five pushed Low Five Ghost and when he yells "You killed my friend!" when Muscle Man pretended to have a heart attack.
 * When Skips chases the security guard for punching him, he is seen runing instead of skipping for the first time.
 * This is the third time Muscle Man shrieks. The first was See You There. The second was Over The Top.
 * This is the 2nd time a Kenny Loggins song has been used on Regular Show.