Free Cake


 * This article is about the episode. For the song, see here.

Free Cake is the fifth episode of season one of Regular Show. The number of viewers worldwide that tuned in on the initial airing were 2.095 million viewers worldwide, up about 115,000 from the previous episode.

Plot
Rigby digs up a good-looking plate from the trash in the back of the house, so he and Mordecai decide to use it by eating a piece of chocolate cake along with it. When they try to buy cake mix at the grocery store, they believe that the cake mix is too expensive ($1.50). Then they try to find a free cake (they try to get some at a wedding and attempt to get a cake at a "free store"), but all their attempts fail. Finally, the duo see a chocolate cake at the snack bar so they attempt to trick Benson into giving them the cake, but Benson says they only get the cake if it is either of their birthdays (which it is not); however, it is Skips’ birthday, but Pops recalls that Skips always evades birthday parties by secluding himself in the woods. Mordecai believes that Skips deserves a party (Rigby keeps on mentioning the cake) because he is always there to help. Benson agrees (only because Pops agrees) and says to the two that they will throw a party for Skips if they can get him on board.

In the house, Mordecai and Rigby keep brainstorming about how to get Skips on board, but nothing seems to work out. Finally, Mordecai gets the idea of throwing a surprise party. When they ask Skips to hang out with them that night, Skips refuses, so Rigby and Mordecai decide to lie to Benson. Mordecai and Rigby tell Benson that Skips wants a surprise party at 8:00 at his house and a chocolate cake so Benson gives them the key to the snack bar, and says he will punish them with a month's worth of dish duties should he find out that they are not telling the truth. After getting the snack bar's cake, the duo walk into the woods in search of Skips. Mordecai says not to touch the cake but Rigby remains as eager as ever to have a bite. Meanwhile, back at Skips' house, Benson says to turn off the light because it is almost time for the party to begin. In the darkness, Muscle Man gets undressed but Benson says it is not "that kind of" party, and Muscle Man then says,"Don't turn on the lights!".

Back in the woods, it's almost 8:00 and the duo still haven't found Skips. Rigby starts thinking about eating the cake, but Mordecai says otherwise. After squabbling, struggling and fighting over the cake, they hear a strange noise and Mordecai decides to investigate and soon Rigby follows. The two stumble across Skips doing an ancient ritual of some kind in the middle of the woods. Rigby then startles Skips and thus interrupts the ritual. It turns out that Skips was performing an ancient eternal youth dance to sustain his life for every year, which he does once every year on his birthday. A figure by the name of Gary descends in his car and takes Skips away, but Mordecai and Rigby manage to hitch a ride as well to see where they were going.

Gary's car eventually stops before The Guardians of Eternal Youth. The Guardians are angry with Skips for not completing the dance. Skips tries to explain, but the chief says that once a decision is made, there's no overturning it. The Guardians begin stealing Skips' eternial youth, aging him and causing him to crumble to dust. Mordecai steps forward, along with Rigby, and explain about the surprise party and the cake. The Guardians love cake and the chief is willing to exchange the chocolate cake for Skips' life. Mordecai and Rigby offer the cake to them who start bathing themselves in it. Mordecai, Rigby, and Skips are sent back and Skips’ birthday party starts. They give Skips their plate as a birthday present. Benson finds out the duo can't be trusted, but says that Pops was able to get a spare cake just in case. Then, Mordecai and Rigby each help themselves to a slice, but unfortunately for the duo, the cake is vanilla with chocolate frosting which they were not looking for.

Character Appearances

 * RigbyFreecake.png
 * Mordecai
 * Benson
 * Skips
 * Pops
 * Hi Five Ghost
 * Muscle Man

Minor Characters

 * Free Store Employee
 * Gary
 * Wedding Person
 * Guardians of Eternal Youth (antagonists)

Trivia

 * Mordecai's claim to Rigby, that it's unnatural to dig things out of the trash, may be a joke about raccoons and how they are known to collect things that have been thrown away.
 * This is the first time Mordecai uses the word, "pissed".
 * This is the second time Benson does not turn red. Though, Mordecai does say that Benson's going to be pissed.
 * In the end, Mordecai and Rigby fail on their two goals set at the beginning of the episode: obtaining chocolate cake and placing it on their newly acquired plate.
 * Running gag: Mordecai and Rigby keep on saying Free Cake and No Cake depending on the situation at hand.
 * When the Chauffeur arrives in his car to take Skips away to be judged by the Guardians of Eternal Youth, the music playing in the background bears a resemblance to the song "Flash" by British rock group Queen.
 * In the United Kingdom when Mordecai says "Benson's going to be pissed," it was changed to "Benson's going to ballistic." As all instances of swearing are replaced in the UK version.
 * This is the first time Gary is seen in the series.
 * This is the first situation that Skips did not know how to solve, not including the Pilot.
 * Muscle Man was confused of the term "birthday party," which caused him to go into his "birthday suit," both of which have nothing to do with each other.
 * This is the first time the The Guardians of Eternal Youth appear.

Gallery


The gallery for Free Cake can be viewed here.