Big Winner

Big Winner is the twentieth episode of season three (and sixtieth episode overall) of Regular Show.

Summary
Mordecai and Rigby prank Muscle Man after he pranked them many times before, but their prank goes horribly wrong.

Plot
After being pranked by Muscle Man on several occasions, Mordecai and Rigby are tired of being pranked and decide to get back at Muscle Man by giving him a fake winning Lottery Ticket for his birthday. Muscle Man is initially unappreciative of the ticket, but quickly becomes ecstatic when he wins, running around the park.

Mordecai and Rigby are amused at Muscle Man's reaction, until Skips reveals what had happened the last time someone had pranked Muscle Man with money. A few years ago, at a park raffle, a man named Biggs had called out Muscle Man's ticket number as the winning one, but then changed it by saying it was the one directly below his number, pranking him. Mordecai and Rigby thought that if they told Muscle Man the truth he would hurt them so bad like in Skip's story. Muscle Man was unamused by the prank, and "returned the favor" because "one good prank deserves another". Mordecai and Rigby quickly decide that they have to tell Muscle Man that the ticket is fake, saying "he almost killed a guy over a hundred bucks, imagine what he'll do to us over a million dollars".

Meanwhile, Muscle Man begins to trash The Park for "remodeling" since he thinks he could buy everything with his apparent money again, much to Benson's chagrin. Mordecai and Rigby decide that telling the truth when Muscle Man is in a good mood will minimize their damage. They take Muscle Man to Wing Kingdom for Chicken Wings. At the restaurant, Mordecai and Rigby chicken out whilst Muscle Man continues to spend his apparent money and also break a lot of finished chicken bones, saying that "who knew breaking bones could be so easy?" Mordecai and Rigby retreat to the restaurant bathroom and play Rock, Paper, Scissors to see who will be the one to tell Muscle Man the truth, and Mordecai loses with scissors against Rigby's rock.

When they exit the bathroom, they discover that Muscle Man has to cash in the ticket. Once they arrive, Mordecai finally tells Muscle Man about the ticket being a fake, and at that point Muscle Man attacks the duo just like he was seen doing to Biggs: stuffing them in the machine, and then hurling the machine, resulting in an explosion. But this was then seen to be just part of the two's imagination. Muscle Man then inserts the ticket into the ticket machine, to which says it is not valid. Believing that he is being cheated, Muscle Man attacks the machine, destroying it in the process. A Swat Team suddenly appear to fight with Muscle Man for his vandalism, but Muscle Man does surprisingly good, managing to take out several waves. In the midst of the battle, Mordecai and Rigby tell the truth for real, apologise to him, and explain everything. Seeing that his ticket was actually from a company called Joke's On You! inc., Muscle Man is put in a state of disbelief before being knocked out by a team member.

After the incident, a representative of the Prank Tickets Division of the Lottery Customer Service reveals that they had been attempting to recall the tickets for several months and would pay for damages to lottery property and personnel, but would not cover the damage at the park, as it's a violation of a "contract" he has shown to Mordecai, Rigby and Muscle Man. As Muscle Man (now bandaged on the side of his head from his past injury) drives Mordecai and Rigby home from the Lottery Customer Service building, they apologise to him and offer to help him pay for the buffalo wings, Muscle Man, accepts their apology, says that he can pay for the wings, himself and brushes the prank off, saying "a good prank is a good prank". Mordecai and Rigby are relieved, until Muscle Man asks about their health insurance and comments that they will "need full coverage when he pranks them back". Muscle Man then laughs evilly as he drives off.

Character Appearances

 * Mordecai
 * Rigby
 * Muscle Man (antagonist)
 * Hi Five Ghost
 * Benson
 * Skips
 * Pops

Minor Characters

 * Biggs
 * Jimmy
 * Swat Team (Semi-antagonists)
 * Lottery Customer Service Worker

Trivia

 * Animation Error: At the end when Mordecai and Rigby tell Muscle Man the card was fake, Muscle Man's hand was human color instead of green.
 * This is the fourth birthday for a park worker seen in Regular Show; the first was Skips in Free Cake, the second was Rigby in Don, and the third was Hi Five Ghost in See You There.
 * The song at the beginning of this episode during Muscle Man's montage of pranks is Jurgen Schlachter's "The Big Laugh", which has been used in shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants. This is probably the first time a piece of Associated Production Music has been used in the show.
 * This is the third time Muscle Man calls Hi Five Ghost a loser. The first was Jinx, and the second was Gut Model.
 * This is the second time Muscle Man calls Skips, Pops, and Benson losers. The first was Gut Model.
 * This is the third time Pops is called a loser. The first was Rap It Up. The second was Gut Model.
 * This is the second time someone mentions the lottery. The first was Fortune Cookie.
 * Biggs is the fourth human to work at the park. The first was Susan and the second was Leon from Benson Be Gone. The third was Johnathan Kimble from Eggscellent. Biggs was beat up or killed after pranking Muscle Man.
 * Goof : During Skips' flashback, two of the same characters were present.
 * Jimmy from Rage Against the TV appeared in this episode during Skips' flashback. He was there before The Hammer killed him.
 * Two of Party Pete's girls from Party Pete appeared in Skips' flashback.
 * This is the first time Muscle Man squeals in joy when he won the fake lottery ticket at the birthday scene.
 * This is one of the episodes that Muscle Man doesn't hang out with Hi Five Ghost much.
 * This may be the third holiday special for Regular Show (as an April Fool's Day special). The first was Terror Tales of the Park. The second was Butt Dial.
 * This may be an April Fool's episode due to there being many pranks and it airing the day after the holiday.
 * This is the first time Mordecai and Rigby pull a prank on Muscle Man.
 * This is the first time Muscle Man causes much destruction to the park.
 * This is the first time Muscle Man is in Mordecai and Rigby's room.
 * The doctor from Over the Top appeared in this episode.
 * Wing Kingdom from Under the Hood makes its debut appearance. Although not appearing in Under the Hood, it was mentioned and their chicken wings were ordered by Skips in that episode.
 * This is the second time Muscle Man says "Gotcha, dudes" on Mordecai and Rigby. The first was See You There.
 * This is the third time Muscle Man pranks Mordecai and Rigby. The first was My Mom. The second was See You There.
 * It is revealed Mordecai and Rigby have health insurance.
 * The Cheezer's Cashier from Grilled Cheese Deluxe appeared in this episode as an employee at Wing Kingdom. It's unknown if she was fired.
 * Running Gags: Muscle Man kept pranking Mordecai and Rigby, saying Gotcha, dudes!, kept eating chicken wings, thanking Mordecai and Rigby for making him a millionaire, kept destroying the park, and kept beating up the S.W.A.T Team.
 * Muscle Man's car from Brain Eraser appears in this episode.
 * Muscle Man doesn't seem to notice the Jokes On You! Inc. logo on the fake lottery ticket until Mordecai and Rigby tell him about it.
 * This is the second time Muscle Man torn his shirt apart for the fight. The first time was Karaoke Video.

Gallery


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