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"Exit 9B" is the first episode in season four (and eightieth episode overall) of Regular Show. It first aired on October 1, 2012.

Synopsis

Two months after the park is destroyed, Mordecai and Rigby must bring the brainwashed workers, excluding the newly hired Thomas, back to their old selves to prevent a highway from being built over the park.

Plot

A new intern, Thomas, arrives at the park, but can't find any of the park staff. He enters the house, looking for Benson. As he gets a call from his mother, he tells him that it's his first internship day and he'll get recommendations. Right before Thomas could hang it up, suddenly a crash is heard outside. Thomas frantically runs outside to investigate and to his shock and horror, he sees complete chaos. A mysterious, bearded character is chasing and shooting the park employees with a laser stun gun. Only Mordecai and Rigby manage to escape, with Rigby holding a document and Mordecai using the time-traveling device from "Bad Kiss". Shortly after Mordecai and Rigby disappear into time, the stranger demolishes the house and laughs maniacally, with Thomas watching in disbelief and horror.

Two months later, Mordecai and Rigby discover that the rest of the staff have been brainwashed and have lost their memories, and that the park has been razed to make place for Exit 9B of the freeway. They have a document from City Hall that can end the freeway construction by making the park a historical site, but in order for it to be effective, it needs to be signed by every member of staff.

Mordecai and Rigby now must find everyone to sign the documents. Starting with Skips, they find that he has left his home, but a business card reveals that he has his own auto body shop (as seen earlier). Skips has no memory of the duo, but Rigby can trigger his memory by reminding him of the only woman he ever loved. Skips signs the document and the three set off to find the rest of the park staff.

Pops is working at the city butterfly sanctuary but is given a memory jog by a lollipop. A "My Mom" joke brings Muscle Man back from his new job and new look as a quantum physics professor. Hi Five Ghost is working as a pizza delivery man but is reminded by a high five. Only Benson remains.

Benson still works at the park but is now under the employment of the mysterious bearded stranger. Thomas also remains at the park, now as the stranger's intern and coffee boy. The team is unable to convince Benson to sign the document before they are captured and buried neck-deep in cement by the mysterious stranger's goons, who were commanded by the brainwashed gumball machine.

The mysterious stranger reveals himself to be Garrett Bobby Ferguson Jr., the son of Garrett Bobby Ferguson, and explains that the entire Exit 9B project is designed to get revenge on Mordecai and Rigby, who defeated his father in the episode "High Score". By destroying everything Mordecai and Rigby hold dear, he hopes to make his father proud. G.B.F. Jr. revives the dozens of enemies of past episodes, including his father, and the six buried staff members seem doomed.

However, Skips can summon allies of his own, with Gary, Death, Techmo, the God of Basketball, and the Guardians of Eternal Youth appearing to free the park employees from their cement prison. Though they are outnumbered, Mordecai gives a short speech about standing up for the park. An epic battle ensues, with the good park team facing off against the evil minions of G.B.F. Jr. During this battle, the Baby Ducks and the Lemon Chef also appear to help the park employees.

After an intense battle, Mordecai and Rigby are ambushed by Benson and must take the golf cart to escape from Benson's giant digger. Reaching a dead end, they find themselves stuck in the mud, but manage to get Benson's memory back by turning donuts, Rigby saying "hamboning", saying "Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm" and "Not setting up the chairs next time!", annoying Benson, and finally, their "Woooooooaaaaaaahhhhh" catchphrase.

Benson finally signs the document and the gang thinks they have won. However, G.B.F. Jr. points out that there is one missing employee - Thomas, who started work that very day. G.B.F. Jr. threatens to brainwash Thomas unless Mordecai hands over the document - Mordecai gives G.B.F. a folder, and Thomas smacks G.B.F. Jr. with his coffee and he is kicked over the edge of the freeway ramp. However, Benson manages to swoop down and save Thomas, while Mordecai and Rigby reveal that they'd made a last-minute switch to the document folder, meaning that Thomas can sign the document and save the park at the last minute, thus sending the revived villains back to the afterlife after they are sucked back into the portal. G.B.F. exploded after Thomas signed it as well his son G.B.F. Jr. exploded and was sent through the portal as well.

Meanwhile, the park is restored back to normal. Thomas asks if this kind of thing happens often - he is assured that it does. As everyone else leaves to fix the damage, Thomas then receives a call from his mother, and tells her that, despite what he said earlier, he now doesn't want to quit his internship, because he feels working at the park is going to be really cool.

Characters

Locations

Flashbacks

Trivia

  • This is the show's second half hour television special.
  • This episode aired on October 1, 2012 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Cartoon Network's launch.
  • This is the first episode to introduce opening titles after something happens, along with "The Christmas Special", are the only two episodes to have a cold opening at the beginning before the opening titles.
  • Mr. Maellard never appears in the episode, even though he is the owner of the Park.
  • The villains that weren't revived were Future Mordecai and Future Rigby, Snowballs the Ice Monster, Klorgbane the Destroyer, Black Hole Monster, The Warden of the Internet, Alpha-Dog, Doom Ma Geddon, Capicola Gang, British Taxi, The Guardian of Secrets, Percy, The Soul-Sucking Death Worm, The SWAT Team, The Trucker Group, The Warlock, Holographic Mordecai and Rigby, The Moon Monster, The Bodybuilder, Peeps, Blitz Comet, The Maitre'D, The Bistro en le Parc Employees, Kevin, Giant Rock, Paper, Scissors Arm, Punchies Parade, Death Bear, The Graffiti Monsters, Gene, Rival Park Members, Museum of Night Owl Security Guards, Club Guards, Jinx Demons, Cool Cops, Cool Court Prosecutor, Cool Court Stenographer, Das Coolest Employee, Cool Court Reporter, Chuck, Manslaughter, Bloodshed, Naked Pops Memory, The Coffee Bean & Translator, The Unicorns, The Grease Monster, Ladonna, The Halloween Wizard, The Trucker Ghosts, Doug, Park Avenue, Chong, Four-Armageddon, Were-Skunk, Hissy Fit, The Fire Marshall, Huge Head, Iacedrom and Ygbir, Dizzy Zombies, Ybgir, V-Tron, Chad & Jeremy, Demel-Ishun, Eggscellent Waiter, Eggscellent Workers, Eggscellent Chef, Carrey O'Key, Carl and Past Mordecai also didn't appear, but since their fates were unconfirmed it's possible they weren't revived since they weren't defeated or destroyed.
    • The Capicola Gang didn't appear in "Exit 9B," because they actually survived their deaths and were in hiding until "Steak Me Amadeus."
    • Gene didn't appear because he and his team lost in Prank War, rather then being killed.
    • The British taxi didn't appear due to being an hallucination.
    • The Halloween Wizard and Percy didn’t appear, because they were just a story told by Rigby and Pops.
    • Doug didn’t appear, because he was simply arrested, and the same can be said for Park Avenue.
    • Death Bear didn't appear because he was taken by animal control.
    • The Guardian of Secrets didn't appear due to it being part of Margaret's Diary.
    • The Moon Monster didn’t appear because it was in the moon.
    • Grease Monster only appeared in a flashback.
    • The Trucker ghosts didn't appear because they only stay in The Truckers Hall of Fame.
    • Bodybuilder didn’t appear due to his consciousness being stuck on the slide.
    • Snowballs The Ice Monster didn't appear, due to just being made up.
    • The Doom Ma Geddon Virus didn’t appear, because it was only on the internet and was destroyed by Skips.
    • Soul Sucking Death Worm didn’t appear, due to being only in a story.
    • Alpha-Dog didn’t appear, due to being blown up in the explosion by Pops' poetry rap.
    • Blitz Comet didn’t appear, due to being flown into space with no oxygen.
    • Demel-Ishun didn’t appear, due to the fact she appeared in Happy Birthday Song Contest.
    • The Warlock didn’t appear, due to disappearing from switched fortunes in the fortune cookies.
    • The Maitre'D was later seen in "The Lunch Club."
    • Future Mordecai and Future Rigby mostly because the present Mordecai and Rigby refused to accept their future, erasing both from existence.
    • The Coffee Bean & Translator were not killed, and were later seen in "Dodge This."
    • Past Mordecai didn’t appear, due to being taken back in time by Past Rigby.
    • Holographic Mordecai and Holographic Rigby didn’t appear, due to being shattered into pieces.
    • Chuck didn’t appear, because he was still alive.
    • Naked Pops didn't appear, due to being a memory.
    • The Unicorns had already been revived in "House Rules", and were also killed in that episode.
    • Warden of the Internet didn’t appear, because she only stayed in the internet.
    • Chong was later seen in "The Thanksgiving Special."
    • Four-Armageddon, Hissy Fit, and The Fire Marshall due to being alive. They were later seen in The Thanksgiving Special, excluding The Fire Marshall.
    • Huge Head was later seen in "Men in Uniform."
    • Iacedrom and Ygbir didn’t appear, due to being alive in another world.
    • Negative Rigby didn’t appear, due to being alive in the mirror.
    • Peeps didn’t apparat, due to being taken to the hospital.
    • Chad and Jeremy didn’t appear, because they were still alive, as shown in Every Meat Burritos, where they appear in a cameo.
    • Eggscellent Waiter, Eggscellent Workers and Eggscellent Chef, because they were still alive, and didn’t truly qualify as villains, only trying to prevent Mordecai from going through a life or death challenge.
    • Carrey O'Key and Carl didnt appear, because they were still alive, and were later seen in Return of Mordecai and the Rigbys as a cameo.
    • Were-Skunk didn’t appear, due to being reverted back to a human.
    • Graffiti Monsters didn’t appear, due to being alive in Park Avenue's world.
    • The SWAT Team only appeared in a flashback, and were later seen in Benson's Pig.
    • Klorgbane didn’t appear, because he was in spatial orbit for 157 years.
    • Giant Rock, Paper, Scissors Arm didn’t appear, due to being in the Land of No Rules.
    • Punchies Parade didn’t appear, due to being in the Land of No Rules.
    • Kevin didn’t appear, due to being in the Land of No Rules.
    • Manslaughter and Bloodshed didn’t appear, because they were still alive. They were later seen in Expert or Liar as a cameo.
    • Ladonna didn’t appear, because she was still alive. She was later seen in The Thanksgiving Special.
  • This episode introduces the newest Park worker, Thomas the intern.
    • However, in "The Real Thomas," he reveals himself to be a Russian spy named Nikolai.
  • This is the second and last appearance of the Lemon Chef, due to him dying when he collides with Destroyer of Worlds.
  • This is the first episode to have an all-digital release.

Episode Connections

  • Rigby stated that, "Hamboning will save your life one day." This actually proves to be true, as hamboning makes Benson remember again ( TV: The Power).
  • Mordecai and Rigby use the Time Machine from the Season Three finale (TV: Bad Kiss).
  • Mordecai and Rigby try to get Benson to remember by doing things ( TV: The Power) and (TV: Just Set Up the Chairs).

Pop Culture References

  • When Skips and Muscle Man throw some Zombies off the highway with a pipe, the Wilhelm scream can be heard.
  • The special's plot is similar to the plot of the banned South Park episodes "200" and "201".
  • While Lemon Chef and Baby Ducks battle Destroyer Of Worlds and Alpha Susan, Alpha Susan's roars are the same as Godzilla's from "Godzilla (1998)."
  • This is also similar to the Teen Titans episode "Titans Together."

Production Notes

  • This episode received a total of 3.047 million viewers, which was a series record until "Terror Tales of the Park II" beat it with 3.109 million viewers.

Goofs

  • This episode contradicts the events of "This Is My Jam", when Mordecai says "You can't touch music, but music can touch you". Despite this, Mordecai killed the Summertime Song with a wooden stick. He may have meant that physical beings couldn't touch physical forms of music.
  • Night Owl (in robot form) shouldn't exist because he was defeated in the future, explicitly in the year 4224. 
  • The Master Prank Caller can be seen in the army, despite befriending Mordecai and Rigby at the end of "Prank Callers". However, this might've been an evil copy of him.
  • Some of the zombies from Zombocalypse (3D) are included in the army, despite them not being real, and never having any issue with the park workers at all.
  • In one shot, Techmo is seen inside of a wrecking ball machine, smashing zombies out of the way. In the very next shot, however, he's back in his original position on Gary's car.
  • In some scenes, Skips only have four fingers in each hands instead of five.
  • The Urge is seen despite Rigby changing his name had also altered the future and his demise was from an explosion caused by a maraca grenade by an unnamed future rock star.
  • Skull Punch’s appearance isn’t possible due to only being a story-made group.
  • When Muscle Man is teaching his collage class, some of the Blonde Men from "Bet to Be Blonde" can be seen with the other students.
  • GBF is revealed to have a son despite claiming that he wasn't married in "High Score".

Alternate Versions

UK

  • In the UK, Muscle Man's flash back from Rigby's story In The House was replaced with a clip from Death Metal Crash Pit. (This was previously censored in Terror Tales Of the Park)
  • The scene freezes temporarily at the beginning of Muscle Man's "John Hancock" line.
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