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"Steak Me Amadeus" is the season finale of Regular Show's fourth season (and the one-hundred-sixteenth episode overall). It first aired on August 12, 2013. [1]
Synopsis[]
Mordecai wants to ask Margaret to be his girlfriend.[2]
Plot[]
A montage plays of Mordecai and Margaret going on dates together, which ends with them kissing on a Ferris wheel. At the house one morning, Mordecai reveals to Rigby he’s going to ask Margaret to officially be his girlfriend, and he'll be doing it at the fanciest restaurant in town: Steak Me Amadeus. Before Rigby can protest about how expensive the restaurant is, Mordecai presents "Amadeus Dollars" which are special coupons that he collected from the other park workers by doing favors. After being won over, Rigby proclaims Mordecai has earned "bro-spect", and hands him his own Amadeus Dollars.
As Mordecai is on his way for the date, Margaret calls and tells him that something has come up and that she'll have to meet him there. Upon arriving to the restaurant, Mordecai presents the Amadeus Dollars to the hostess, which results in her pushing a button under the podium, alerting the FBI, who then apprehend Mordecai.
Mordecai is now in holding for interrogation with the lead investigators, Kessler and Costello, bringing in the rest of the park workers in handcuffs. They question Mordecai, though he denies any involvement with what's going on, which turns out to be a counterfeit Amadeus Dollars ring the FBI has been tracking. In the ensuing chaos, Pops finally breaks down, revealing he's the one who bought the Amadeus Dollars, albeit without his knowledge that they were fake. He admits he has no clue who the supplier is but on the bright side, he has his phone number. Kessler hasn't sold, so she moves to have them arrested, but Mordecai protests and explains the night is too important for him to give up on because of Margaret. Costello, sympathizing with Mordecai's situation, persuades Kessler to allow the park to prove their innocence. Together, they set up a sting to catch the counterfeiter.
Wired, Mordecai and Rigby get into a position to which Mordecai says to Rigby he doesn't have to help. Rigby, however, reminds him of "bro-spect". Kessler allows Mordecai to spend his time with Margaret, but as soon as the suspect arrives he has to leave her. Margaret arrives, and Mordecai goes to greet and sit with her. Trying not to waste any time, Mordecai explains he has something to tell her, but Margaret tells him she has something important to tell him as well. When exchange their news, the suspect arrives, causing Mordecai to have to leave Margaret. Mordecai, unable to bargain more time with her, simply tells Margaret he must go to the bathroom before departing.
Mordecai meets up with Rigby to speak to the suspect. He offers the 10,000 Amadeus Dollars in exchange for the cash. With his voice caught on the wire, all that's needed is for him to admit the Dollars are fake. Before Mordecai and Rigby can pry, Margaret arrives, wondering what Mordecai is doing, and saying she really needs to talk to him. With their covers blown, the suspect reveals himself as the Capicola Gang leader from the Fun Fun Zone, pulling out a Tommy gun in the process. The leader explains how he survived the assault from the police and how he hatched the idea for the Amadeus Dollars scam. Before he can finish them off, the FBI barges in with the park workers to aid the three, but simultaneously with the rest of the Capicola gang, creating a stand-off with each crew aiming at one another. Just as the stand-off reaches its height, Amadeus Martinez, the owner of Steak Me Amadeus, comes in horrified, inadvertently crashing a plate to the ground and igniting a firefight.
Mordecai crawls Margaret to safety behind a table while the rest of the restaurant is under fire. There, he reveals to Margaret his true feelings and how happy she makes him, and with hand in hand, asks her, "Will you be my girlfriend?". Margaret's reaction of flattery and surprise immediately turns to disappointment due to the news Margaret had for him. She explains that, despite how much she really likes Mordecai and how she finally feels like she’s in a relationship that could go somewhere, she reveals a letter of acceptance to her dream university. Having made her decision, she solemnly tells him, with tears welling in her eyes, that even though what they have is special, she may never get this opportunity again, and she can't be his girlfriend. After she runs out of the restaurant, with Kessler calling a ceasefire, Mordecai becomes heartbroken and devastated by the loss of the love of his life, as the park crew looks on in disbelief. Just as the Capicola leader makes a snide remark about college being overrated, Amadeus blows him up along with the rest of the Capicola gang with a bazooka, as he denounces slandering college education in his restaurant.
A short time later, Mordecai is seen looking out at the sunset on the roof when Rigby meets him. Rigby asks whether he took Margaret to the airport, which Mordecai did and refuses to talk about it. Rigby sits down with Mordecai, Rigby supportively hands him a soda. Mordecai takes it and takes a drink along with Rigby, where the episode and the season closes on the sunset as they look on.
Characters[]
- Mordecai
- Rigby
- Margaret
- Benson
- Pops
- Skips
- Muscle Man
- Hi Five Ghost
- Thomas
- Kessler
- Costello
- Capicola Gang
- Amadeus Martinez
Locations[]
- Park
- Steak Me Amadeus
- Interrogation Room
Video[]
Trivia[]
- When Margaret leaves the restaurant, a small amount of blood can be seen stained on a tablecloth. This marks the first and one of the only times blood is shown in the series.
Episode Connections[]
- Margaret has been accepted into Milton University, which causes her to deny Mordecai asking her to officially be his girlfriend, as it’s shown the university is far away enough she travels by plane to move there.
- Margaret transferring out of her junior college to an official university (and moving away as a result) is a goal of hers that has been a reoccurring topic all season. She started getting serious about studying harder so she could transfer in "T.G.I. Tuesday", flew out to interview at "University of States” in "Picking Up Margaret", and mentioned in Meteor Moves she applied and interviewed at three different universities.
- Margaret would have a minor appearance in the following episode, Laundry Woes, along with a non speaking cameo in a hallucination in "Survival Skills", and then would not have another physical appearance unlike the end of the Season 6 episode Eileen Flat Screen, where she’s back in town.
- When Mordecai arrives at the restaurant he hums the song he made up about Margaret from "Butt Dial."
- The Capicola Gang makes a reappearance since their debut and seemingly apparent deaths in "Fuzzy Dice."
- This is the fourth time Mordecai and Margaret kiss.
Pop Cultural References[]
- The title of this episode is a reference to the song "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco.
- Kessler and Costello's appearances are parodies of FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from the science-fiction horror series The X-Files.
- During Margaret and Mordecai's date montage, Mordecai performs the classical "roll dance" by putting meatballs on two forks and making them dance. This is a reference from Charlie Chaplin's 1925 film The Gold Rush.
- The Capicola Gang in a very run-down and withered state resembles that of the Withered Animatronics in the game Five Nights at Freddy's 2.
- The instrumental played in the “suit up” scene at 4 minutes 41 seconds is similar to “SOBER” by TOOL.
- The instrumental played during the final scene is similar to "Tuesday's Gone" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
- After Amadeus Martinez destroys the leader of the Capicola Gang with a bazooka, he speaks in a similar voice to Tony Montana from Scarface.
Goofs[]
- The leader of the Capicola Gang lost an eye after getting shot by the bazooka, but he has both his eyes when he arrived at the shore.
- In one of the scenes during the firefight, Mordecai and Margaret are shown hiding behind the same table that the Capicola Gang leader is hiding behind, but in the next scene, they are behind a different table.
Official Releases[]
- On iTunes and Amazon Prime, the episode was paired with "Party Re-Pete" under "Volume Six". It was released digitally on August 12, 2013 for the price of $2.99 in HD, or $1.99 in SD.
- This episode is available as part of the following DVD sets: