"New Beds" is the sixteenth episode in Season 8 (and two hundred and thirty-third overall) of Regular Show. It first aired on October 13, 2016.
Synopsis[]
The guys get new beds when Sureshot's ricochet blaster accidentally hits one of their beds during their escape from Anti-Pops, except for Pops, whose bedroom is now a computer room. However, Anti-Pops send one of his bounty hunters to capture Pops.
Plot[]
After escaping from Anti-Pops' armada thanks to the sacrifice of Colonel Rawls and Chance Sureshot, Benson tells his team to believe that both Rawls and Sureshot will be fine somewhere safe, and reminds them to continue their mission to bring Pops to safety for his preparation against Anti-Pops.
Shortly, Eileen discovers some damage on the park dome, which turns out to be Skips' bed accidentally hit by Sureshot's "missed shot" during their escape. Skips says he needs a new bed, which makes Benson realize he needs one too. Eileen never had a bed in the park since she never worked there, and Pops' bed is now a computer. Benson is upset that, on top of Anti-Pops' armada blowing up the space tree and chasing them halfway into the next sector, most of them don't have a place to sleep. Before continuing their mission, they decide to get new beds. Benson orders Eileen to plot a course to the nearest bed store. However, Eileen isn't 100% sure how to do that. Benson tells her to figure out how to plot a course to the nearest bed store.
Said store happens to be a UMÄK space store. Mordecai is amazed, saying that is the biggest UMÄK he's ever seen, and Rigby can't wait to have some of their meatballs. Benson orders Muscle Man and High-Five Ghost to guard the park dome while they're gone. Inside, a lost guy is looking for his girlfriend, Maggie. As the gang enter, Benson tells everyone to stick together, so none of them get lost. Suddenly, a giant chicken appears right in front of them, scaring Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson. The chicken welcome them to UMÄK's intergalactic flagship. With modern furniture that's not only cheap, but durable, too. The chicken also tell them to make sure to check out their cafe and have one of their famous meatball subs, Eileen reads a sign with a photo of a meatball sandwich that says "IIIIIT'S MEAT?" on the bottom, and wonders what's the question mark for. However, instead of answering her, the chicken gives Eileen a map. They find the bed section in Sector 1-15-Z, and get a move on. Unaware to the guys, Anti-Pops had hire a female bounty hunter, who has entered the store reading a catalog, which apparently is on the lookout for Pops to capture him without being spotted.
After navigating through the store, the group arrives at the bed section. Once they've chosen their beds, Benson approaches an employee to check out. The employee instructs them to go to the warehouse with the bed's item number and that's where they can pick up their beds. Skips ask where the warehouse is, and the employee says its further from the way they came in.
The gang then decided to go to the UMÄK café and have some meatball subs. Pops admitted that it felt good to rest for a bit. However, Benson said they shouldn't be out in the open for long, as this was supposed to be a quick mission, and he worried if there was somebody after them. Rigby told Benson to lighten up as he and Mordecai ate their meatball subs. As Eileen was about to eat her sub, a meatball fell out, grew legs, and ran away, making Eileen lose her appetite, so she left the sandwich. While trailing Pops, the bounty hunter's cover is blown by an annoying lost guy who lost his girlfriend, whom the bounty hunter freezes, leaving the guys escaping from the bounty hunter.
However, they are rescued by the owner of UMÄK and one the space operatives, a sentient armoire named Glömb, who then revealed to the guys of Pops' true lineage as the universe's Chosen One to defeat Anti-Pops, but Pops needs to train himself to unleash his true potential besides telekinesis. The guys thanked Glömb for helping them escape to the quickest passage way he provide for them from the bounty hunter.
Before escaping, Benson reminds his team not to forget to bring their new beds with them. As the bounty hunter catches up with the group, they attempt to freeze them and take Pops to Anti-Pops. However, their plan is interrupted by UMÄK employees because the bounty hunter had frozen one of the diner employees while trailing Pops, before her cover was blown. Despite the seemingly hopeless situation, Pops, unable to use his Chosen One's telekinetic powers, decides to help his friends fight the bounty hunter. Pops crashes the cart into the bounty hunter, before pushing her, then Mordecai throws a meatball sub at her, and Skips and Rigby manage to open the display case with a chair and a wooden butt. Benson pushes the bounty hunter into the display case, while Eileen uses the bounty hunter's freeze ray to prevent her from escaping. Finally, Rigby activates the wooden butt, knocking her unconscious, and the group manages to escape from the bounty hunter.
While guarding the park dome at UMÄK, Muscle Man and High-Five Ghost were hungry. They found a single burrito and fought for the food. Luckily, High-Five Ghost found a second burrito hidden within another. Skips is glad that they made it out. However, Benson fears there might be more bounty hunters Anti-Pops hired, looking for Pops. But Mordecai assures that as long as they work together and have each other's backs, they'll be fine. When Pops asked if one of his teammates knows how to assemble the packed beds, none of them knew. They had never been given a manual to assemble them due to a situation the bounty hunter put them through.
Characters[]
- Mordecai
- Rigby
- Benson
- Pops
- Skips
- Muscle Man
- Hi Five Ghost
- Eileen
- Bounty Hunter
- Glömb
- UMÄK Bird Greeter
- Employee #1
- Employee #2
- Lost Boyfriend
- Chance Sureshot (flashback)
- Toothpick Sally (flashback)
- Colonel Rawls (mentioned)
- Anti-Pops (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- This is the first time Pops tries to purposely use his powers, but fails.
- Glömb reveals that Pops is the chosen one of an ancient prophecy who will save the universe from Anti-Pops.
- It's also revealed that there is a resistance group in space dedicated to helping the chosen one, with their insignia being Pops' head.
Episode Connection[]
- Chance Sureshot's "missed shot" from "Space Escape" actually shot Skips' bed.
- This episode immediately takes place after the previous episode, "Space Escape".
- This marks the second appearance of a UMÄK store, since its first appearance in the "Killer Bed" segment from "Terror Tales of the Park III."
Cultural References[]
- The bird who greeted the guys at the UMÄK store resembles Big Bird from Sesame Street.
- The transport system used in the UMÄK store resembles the Hyperloop.
- This episode references The Lord of the Rings when Glomb says "Fly, you fool!" to Pops.
- The Bounty Hunter resembles a Tusken Raider from the Star Wars franchise.
Production Notes[]
- This marks the fourth episode to air during the sixth "Regular Show Bomb."
Goofs[]
- There's a spelling error on the UMÄK catalog. Instead of "UMÄK", it's spelled "ÜMAK".
- When the park crew are planning to hold off the bounty hunter, in one shot, Rigby has two left hands.
- When the park crew returns back to the house, when the shot cuts from Skips to Benson, the shot barely moves at all.