Think Positive

Think Positive is the name of the fourteenth episode of season three (and fifty-fourth episode overall) of Regular Show.

Synopsis
Benson must find another way to manage his anger, or face being fired.

Plot
Pops is trying to satisfy his childish mind by catching butterflies, drawing, and playing with toys, but is constantly being disturbed by Benson's yelling at Mordecai and Rigby. Pops decides that he has had enough of Benson's yelling, so he brings Benson into his office and tells him that he must stop yelling, or he will be fired, much to Benson's dismay.

Without Benson's yelling, Mordecai and Rigby are on a streak of shenanigans and mischief, which Benson is nearly helpless to stop. He tries and tries to control his temper, all of which to no avail. He tries getting help from the internet, and some anger-management tapes, and other suggestions, but none work very well. While listening to the tape, Benson remembers the reason why he yells all the time: he was encouraged by his family as a child. When Benson reaches his breaking point (the duo smashing one of the carts into a tree), he enters a very powerful and fearful meltdown, in which he is surrounded by a fiery orange sphere that sucks in things around it, until his anger gets released.

As bits and chunks of The Park are engulfed by Benson's orb of containment, Mordecai and Rigby try to stop it by mocking Benson, but it only makes it worse. So Pops, after some explaining by Skips and Mordecai, is persuaded to release his rule on Benson to let out his anger. With Benson's restriction eliminated, he unleashes a torrent of yelling, anger, and insult aimed at the duo (which is the most yelling he has ever done up to this point), which manifests itself in a fiery beam, coming from his mouth, blasting them into a deep crater in the center of the park. Benson returns to normal: he tells Mordecai and Rigby to clean up the park, as usual (in a calm way); unfortunately, Mordecai and Rigby (temporarily) became deaf due to Benson's long rant of yelling, and then the episode ends.

Characters

 * Benson(antagonist)
 * Pops(semi- antagonist)
 * Skips
 * Mordecai
 * Rigby

Minor Characters

 * Muscle Man (cameo)
 * Benson's Family
 * Mr. Maellard (mentioned)
 * Park Thugs
 * Fitch Munderson and Kimmy

Trivia

 * This episode is the angriest Benson has ever been, to a point where he almost killed himself and everyone around him because of it.
 * This is the second episode where anyone has had a disability, i.e. blindness, deafness, paralysis, etc., the first one was in Peeps when Peeps became blind because Rigby shot a laser pointer at his eye and it caught on fire.
 * This episode shows that Pops has some artistic abilities, as it reveals him sketching a picture of a rose.
 * This is also the first episode where a character's entire family is shown.
 * Benson is red for a longer period of time in this episode than any other episode of Regular Show (so far).
 * Like the last episode, Muscle Man appears in a vehicle when trouble is about to start.
 * This is the first episode where Benson yells at Mordecai and Rigby very harshly.
 * This is the third time Mordecai and Rigby make fun of Benson. The first was in Just Set Up The Chairs, and the second was in Karaoke Video.
 * Muscle Man appears in this episode in his trailer without Hi-Five Ghost, but didn't have any lines other than screaming.
 * This is the first time minor characters drive a park cart.
 * This is the fourth time Mordecai drives a cart without his privileges. The first time was Cruisin', the second time was Weekend at Benson's.and the third time was Fortune Cookie.
 * This the fifth time family members of the park workers appear as Benson's Family appeared. The first was Don by the appearance of Don, the second was Dizzy with the appearance of Mr. Maellard, the third was My Mom with the appearance of John, and the fourth was See You There with the appearances of Low Five Ghost and Hi Five Ghost's Father.
 * It is revealed in this episode that Benson has more than one cat portrait in his living room.
 * When Benson was yelling harshly at Mordecai and Rigby, he mentioned everything that happened between them from previous episodes. They don't listen to him, they're lazy, slackers, try to teach them some responsibility which like in Appreciation Day, Peeps, My Mom, Benson Be Gone, Jinx, Really Real Wrestling, Cool Bikes, House Rules and Weekend at Benson's, they pay someone to do their jobs for them which was in Temp Check, screw assignments up like in Just Set Up The Chairs, and care about looking cool instead of doing their jobs like in Cool Bikes.
 * This is the second time Benson turns another color after turning red. The first time was in The Power, when he turned into a darker red color while already being red.
 * This is the third time Pops ever got mad, the first time was in Meat Your Maker, and the second time was in Dizzy.
 * Hi Five Ghost and Margaret did not appear in this episode.
 * This is the first episode that Benson's gumballs become on fire.
 * This is the first time somebody has become tone-deaf.
 * This is the second time someone's been told not to bottle up their emotions. The first time was in It's Time when Father Time told it to Mordecai.
 * This is also the second time Mordecai and Rigby have been completely covered in paint, the first was in Under the Hood, when Mordecai and Rigby were orange. They're pink this time.
 * It is revealed that when Benson was young, he used to be the quiet one of his family.
 * This is the first time there was no particular antagonist unless if you count Pops (Because he said to Benson not to yell) or Mordecai and Rigby (Because they messed up even more than usual) or Benson. (Since he almost destroyed the park).
 * This is the first time Pops asserted his authority over Benson. He even explicitly mentions that he's in charge if his father is not around.
 * The episode name may be based off a song called Think Positive, which was featured in the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
 * Pops is unusually smart and acts more responsible and mature in this episode.
 * When Benson goes up into a fireball, this could possibly be a reference to the "Dragon Ball" anime series, when Goku is about to do his "Kame Hame Ha" attack.

Gallery


The gallery for Think Positive can be viewed here.