J.G. Quintel

James Garland Quintel, or simply known as J.G. Quintel (pronounced Quin-tell), is the creator of Regular Show. He was born on September 13, 1982. He also voices Mordecai and Hi Five Ghost. He has worked with other shows on Cartoon Network such as The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Camp Lazlo, and Adventure Time.

Early life
Quintel was born on September 13, 1982 to his mother Terri Morris, and his father, James Allen (born on 3/5/1952) in the Kings County of California. He also eventually would have a younger brother, Payton Dean (born on 7/11/1984), who enjoys playing bass guitar. The brothers bonded by using Lego men and crude paper cutouts to create several short film projects for school, noting that this was a different approach compared to others who used dioramas, presentation boards and writing papers. Quintel also attended art classes as a child.

Growing up he watched quite a few cartoons that he claimed helped inspire him to make his own cartoon: The Simpsons, Beavis and Butt-Head, Rocko's Modern Life, The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Smurfs, He-Man, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Ghostbusters, Inspector Gadget, DuckTales, Animaniacs, Batman: The Animated Series, TailSpin, Bobby's World and other cartoons made by Warner Bros. and Disney.

As a teenager, he would attend high school in Hanford, California in 1997, and graduated shortly after May 2000.

After high school, Quintel attended the California Institute of the Arts, also known as "CalArts", as part of a summer program. However, it wasn't as easy to attend afterwards. He was not accepted at first, causing him to feel "a bit depressed". He would attend two other colleges, College of the Sequoias and College of the Canyons in the meantime while trying to get accepted in CalArts. He would eventually be accepted in. Eventually, J.G. obtained an internship at Cartoon Network studio to work on the Star Wars: Clone Wars television series. J.G. had originally wanted to be an animator, but when he learned how much work it involved he decided to focus more on being a storyboard artist.

College films
One of his first films as an animator was in "2 in the AM PM". It is notably much more vulgar than Regular Show, including swearing and drug use, but it does have some of the same character ideas and voices as in Regular Show. Quintel later entered 2 in the AM PM at the 2007 Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation. Another film he made was "The Naive Man from Lolliland" in which Sam Marin voiced all of the characters, including the waiter and a prototype Pops. This short was made from a draw of adding words in a hat, with whatever word someone got they had to make a short based on that word. Quintel received "lollipop", thus creating the Lolliland short. Lolliland later won an award at the Nicktoons Film Festival. J.G. also planned to create another short film in college (which was where the Mordecai character was created), but the short was never completed. The plot was about animals escaping from a zoo. Rigby was created after Quintel drew a raccoon on a post-it note while working on Flapjack. While still attending CalArts, he worked as a storyboard artist on Camp Lazlo.

Flapjack and Regular Show
After graduating from CalArts in 2006, he worked as an animator in the credits of the 2008 movie Horton Hears a Who! and as storyboard artist on the Phineas and Ferb episode, "Jerk de Soleil".

He has worked with Thurop Van Orman (of The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack fame) and Pendleton Ward (of Adventure Time fame) at least once. He was a regular crew member on Flapjack and helped write the Adventure Time episode, "Ocean of Fear", before leaving to work on his own creation: Regular Show.

Quintel created Regular Show as a short and potential series for Cartoonstitute, a show that showed shorts by people who wanted to try to get a show picked up, similar to What a Cartoon!. He used the characters from his college films to make the short. Original titles considered for the show included Normal Show and Weird Show, with J.G. deciding the latter was "too on the nose." Although Quintel thought the show lacked commercial appeal, the show was nonetheless greenlit in 2009.

When J.G. was asked what the influences for the show were, he replied: "I grew up on The Simpsons. I also really liked Rocko’s Modern Life and I was lucky enough to work on Camp Lazlo as well. Some of the stylistic elements of those shows worked their way into my style. The round eyes, the Muppet-looking characters, these were elements that I grew up with and studied at school."

After being asked what he plans in the future, Quintel answered: "I want to keep going with Regular Show. Then eventually, I’d like to make another show. I’ll probably take a big break, catch my breath, then start looking around and try to develop something new."

Boarded episodes
Quintel notes that he had storyboarded episodes more often in the first two seasons, but as the other storyboard artists had adjusted more to the setting and drawing the characters and more were hired, he began storyboarding less as a result. Nonetheless, he still oversees production on the show and is still a member of the writing staff. The episode Quintel storyboarded can be viewed below.

Season 1

 * "The Power"
 * "Caffeinated Concert Tickets" (with Mike Roth)
 * "Death Punchies" (with Mike Roth and Jake Armstrong)
 * "Prank Callers" (with Mike Roth and Kent Osborne)
 * "Don" (with Benton Connor and Kat Morris)
 * "Rigby's Body" (with Mike Roth)

Season 2

 * "Rage Against the TV" (with Mike Roth and John Infantino)
 * "See You There"
 * "First Day"
 * "Skunked" (with Sean Szeles)

Season 3

 * "Terror Tales of the Park" ("Creepy Doll")
 * "Eggscellent"
 * "Replaced" (with Mike Roth and John Infantino)

Other

 * "Pilot"
 * "2 in the AM PM"
 * "The Naive Man from Lolliland"

Voice credits
Quintel provides the voice of Mordecai, and uses his regular speaking voice to voice him. When asked why he made the decision to voice Mordecai, Quintel responded: "I had done the voice of Mordecai in my student film, so when it came up and I was making a short I really wanted to do the voice again because I felt like he was already done. But the studio actually made me try out real actors because I’m not an actor and we did a whole casting call. We tried out a bunch of different voices, but at the end I really wanted to be Mordecai and I got to be [him]." Quintel also auditioned to voice other characters. In addition to Mordecai, he also voices Hi Five Ghost, and has voiced him since "Caffeinated Concert Tickets", replacing Jeff Bennett, who voiced the character in his debut episode "Just Set Up the Chairs". The reason for the casting change is unknown.

Due to not being a working voice actor for other shows, Quintel mainly voices the two above. Nonetheless, he occasionally provides voices for background characters, such as the Baby Ducks.

The following list below contains the characters Quintel is credited for voicing.

This section may be incomplete

Season 1

 * "The Power" - Mordecai
 * "Just Set Up the Chairs" - Mordecai
 * "Caffeinated Concert Tickets" - Mordecai, Llama Guy, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Death Punchies" - Mordecai
 * "Free Cake" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Meat Your Maker" - Mordecai, Hot Dog #2
 * "Grilled Cheese Deluxe" - Mordecai
 * "The Unicorns Have Got to Go" - Mordecai, Unicorn #5
 * "Prank Callers" - Mordecai, Clerk
 * "Don" - Mordecai
 * "Rigby's Body" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Mordecai and the Rigbys" - Mordecai

Season 2

 * "Ello Gov'nor" - Mordecai, Cricket #6, Movie Guy
 * "It's Time" - Mordecai, Pajama Sister
 * "Appreciation Day" - Mordecai
 * "Peeps" - Mordecai
 * "Dizzy" - Mordecai
 * "My Mom" - Mordecai
 * "High Score" - Mordecai
 * "Rage Against the TV" - Mordecai
 * "Party Pete" - Mordecai
 * "Brain Eraser" - Mordecai
 * "Benson Be Gone" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "But I Have a Receipt" - Mordecai
 * "This Is My Jam" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost (latter uncredited)
 * "Muscle Woman" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Temp Check" - Mordecai, Bird, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Jinx" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Grave Sights" - Mordecai
 * "Really Real Wrestling" - Mordecai, Double Trouble
 * "Over the Top" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "The Night Owl" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Security Guard
 * "A Bunch of Baby Ducks" - Mordecai, Duck, Super Duck
 * "More Smarter" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Computer Voice
 * "First Day" - Mordecai
 * "Go Viral" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Skunked" - Mordecai
 * "Karaoke Video" - Mordecai

Season 3

 * "Stick Hockey" - Mordecai
 * "Bet to Be Blonde" - Mordecai
 * "Skips Strikes" - Mordecai
 * "Terror Tales of the Park" ("Creepy Doll" and "Death Metal Crash Pit") - Mordecai
 * "Terror Tales of the Park" ("In the House") - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Camping Can Be Cool" - Mordecai
 * "Slam Dunk" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Cool Bikes" - Mordecai
 * "House Rules" - Mordecai, Unicorn #2, Video Game
 * "Rap It Up" - Mordecai
 * "Cruisin'" - Mordecai, Detective #1, Snowman
 * "Under the Hood" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Weekend at Benson's" - Mordecai
 * "Fortune Cookie" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Think Positive" - Mordecai
 * "Skips vs. Technology" - Mordecai
 * "Butt Dial" - Mordecai
 * "Eggscellent" - Mordecai, Trucker 2
 * "Gut Model" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Video Game Wizards" - Mordecai, Video Game
 * "Access Denied" - Mordecai
 * "Muscle Mentor" - Mordecai
 * "Trucker Hall of Fame" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Kid
 * "Out of Commission" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Smarten Karten
 * "Fancy Restaurant" - Mordecai, Fancy Goon

Season 4

 * "Exit 9B" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Bunch of Baby Ducks
 * "Starter Pack" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Terror Tales of the Park II" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Pie Contest" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Promise Pie
 * "150 Piece Kit" - Mordecai
 * "Bald Spot" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Guy 3
 * "Guy's Night" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Milk Creature
 * "One Pull Up" - Mordecai, Video Game Guy
 * "The Christmas Special" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Greedy Ranger
 * "TGI Tuesday" - Mordecai, Guy 1
 * "Firework Run" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Henchman 3
 * "The Longest Weekend" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Sandwich of Death" - Mordecai, Guy #1, Guard
 * "Ace Balthazar Lives" - Mordecai, Witness 3
 * "Do or Diaper" - Mordecai
 * "Quips" - Mordecai
 * "Caveman" - Mordecai
 * "That's My Television" - Mordecai, Guy #1
 * "A Bunch of Full Grown Geese" - Mordecai, Duck Man, Baby Duck 1
 * "Fool Me Twice" - Mordecai
 * "Limousine Lunchtime" - Mordecai
 * "Picking Up Margaret" - Mordecai, Tommy, Jackie
 * "K.I.L.I.T. Radio" - Mordecai
 * "Carter and Briggs" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Skips' Stress" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Cool Cubed" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Trailer Trashed" - Mordecai, Meeny, Les, Eeny
 * "Family BBQ" - Mordecai
 * "The Last Laserdisc Player" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Blind Trust" - Mordecai
 * "World's Best Boss" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Last Meal" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Sleep Fighter" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Huggstable #4
 * "Party Re-Pete" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Commercial Robot Voice
 * "Steak Me Amadeus" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost

Season 5

 * "Laundry Woes" - Mordecai
 * "Silver Dude" - Mordecai
 * "Benson's Car" - Mordecai
 * "Every Meat Burritos" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Jim
 * "Wall Buddy" - Mordecai
 * "A Skips in Time" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Car
 * "Survival Skills" - Mordecai
 * "Terror Tales of the Park III" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Tants" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Bank Shot" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Power Tower" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "The Thanksgiving Special" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Richard Buckner, Choir
 * "The Heart of a Stuntman" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "New Year's Kiss" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Robot Phone
 * "Dodge This" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Portable Toilet" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "The Postcard" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Rigby in the Sky With Burrito" - Mordecai
 * "Journey to the Bottom of the Crash Pit" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Carlock #4
 * "Saving Time" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Guitar of Rock" - Mordecai, Driver
 * "Skips' Story" - Mordecai, Oswald
 * "Return of Mordecai and the Rigbys" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Bad Portrait" - Mordecai, Bad Guy
 * "Video 101" - Mordecai
 * "I Like You Hi" - Mordecai
 * "Play Date" - Mordecai
 * "Expert or Liar" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Strong Johns
 * "Catching the Wave" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Gold Watch" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Paint Job" - Mordecai, Echoey Whispers
 * "Take the Cake" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Skips in the Saddle" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Thomas Fights Back" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Bachelor Party! Zingo!!" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Tent Trouble" - Mordecai
 * "Real Date" - Mordecai

Season 6

 * "Maxin' and Relaxin'" - Mordecai, Teen Mordecai, Middle School Mordecai, Kid Mordecai, Toddler Mordecai
 * "New Bro on Campus" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Guy 2
 * "Daddy Issues" - Mordecai, Mascot
 * "Terror Tales of the Park IV" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "The End of Muscle Man" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Lift With Your Back" - Mordecai
 * "Eileen Flat Screen" - Mordecai, Sad Man
 * "The Real Thomas" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost, Garbage Can Guy
 * "The White Elephant Gift Exchange" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Merry Christmas Mordecai" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost
 * "Sad Sax" - Mordecai
 * "Park Managers Lunch" - Mordecai, Hi Five Ghost

Personal life
Quintel resides in Los Angeles, California. He is married to Cassia Streb, and the duo are raising a daughter, named Lynn Streb Quintel.

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