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"The Unicorns Have Got to Go" is the eighth episode of Regular Show's first season. It first aired on October 25, 2010.
Synopsis
Mordecai accidentally attracts a group of unicorns after using a bottle of cologne.
Plot
Mordecai and Rigby are at the Coffee Shop and after watching a commercial for the cologne, Dude Time, Mordecai decides to buy it in order to get Margaret. Rigby refuses to let Mordecai purchase the cologne and reminds him that the two were gonna chip in for a new video game called "Strong Johns" but Mordecai ignores him and buys the cologne. Rigby tells him that the cologne won't work which is proven when Pops appears and runs away from the smell of the cologne. Mordecai decides to prove Rigby wrong by spraying more of the cologne on himself but he ends up attracting a group of unicorns.
The leader is willing to help Mordecai impress Margaret but he and the other unicorns back down on their promise and prank him. After agreeing to stop, they tell Mordecai to gel his hair back and tell Margaret that he wants to "Lay it down" but this only confuses Margaret. The Unicorns continue to annoy Mordecai by partying at his house. At the party, Rigby agrees to help Mordecai but psyches him out at the last minute and tells him to ask Margaret for help instead. Rigby's new friendship with the Unicorns is short-lived after he gets farted on and witnesses one of the Unicorns eating Benson's gumballs, so he decides to run back to Mordecai and ask for help but Mordecai refuses and tells him to ask his "new" friends for help. He eventually agrees to help him after Rigby constantly apologizes numerous times.
The duo decide to ask Skips who already knows about the Unicorn problem (they peed on his lawn). He agrees help get rid of them by hosting a Drag Racing contest, and after the Unicorns' car is blown up by Benson, he hoses Mordecai and Rigby down as a punishment and orders to clean up the mess they have made or he'll make them wish that they were the ones driving the Unicorns' car. After Benson leaves and tells Mordecai to stop using Dude Time, Rigby then asks Mordecai "Strong Johns?", to which Mordecai replies by saying "Yeah".
Characters
Locations
Videos
Trivia
Initial Broadcast & Reception
- The episode premiered on Cartoon Network on October 25, 2010 at 8.15pm as part of the channel's Monday Nights block, following the premiere of Adventure Time's "Loyalty to the King" and preceding the premiere of MAD's "Fantastic Megan Fox, MAD vs. Wild".
- This episode received 2.417 million views domestically in the United States.
Continuity
- The Unicorns later made a reappearance in the No Rules Land in "House Rules".
- Despite being aired one month later, Mordecai recalled this scene when remembering all the times he had punched Rigby in "Death Punchies".
- This episode was produced earlier in the series than "Death Punchies". The shot taken from this episode is also tinted with lighter colors to give the impression that the scene takes place during the daytime.
Pop Culture References
- One of the Unicorns is wearing clothes similar to Alex's "Droog" clothes from the 1971 film "A Clockwork Orange".
- The scene where Mordecai puts gel on his hair is a reference to the 1998 film "There's Something About Mary".
Goofs
- When Rigby leaves the Coffee Shop in the first scene, no food is shown on the main counter. However, when Mordecai enters with his slick hair, various food appears.
- The table, which two of the Unicorns destroy in a fight, disappears after Mordecai is knocked on the ground.
- The food and drink contents from earlier in the scene also disappear.
- In Mordecai and Rigby's room, the closet is positioned parallel to the room's door, despite it being positioned parallel to the window throughout the rest of the series.
- The nipple piercings on one of the Unicorns disappear during the closet scene, but return when Benson's lid is opened.
- There are two copies of Unicorn #2 when the unicorns fart on Rigby.
- Pops, Muscle Man, and Hi Five Ghost disappear in most shots during the drag race.
Alternate Versions
UK
- The flashback of the unicorns "knowing all about the ladies" is cut.
- Benson's line, "You two morons had better get this mess cleaned up..." is changed to, "You two idiots had better get this mess cleaned up..."
- It is worth noting that this line was not re-dubbed, and instead just reuses the same word from the previous line: "I can't believe you idiots let those unicorns in here."
- The following was cut on the Region 2 DVD:
Rigby: "How did you know?"
Skips: "They peed on my lawn."
Official Releases
- On iTunes and Amazon Prime, the episode was paired with "Grilled Cheese Deluxe" under "Volume One". It was released digitally on October 25, 2010 for the price of $2.99 in HD, or $1.99 in SD.
- This episode is available as part of the following home media releases:
- The Complete First and Second Seasons
- Special Feature: Commentary with JG Quintel & Mike Roth
- Season One (Region 2 DVD)
- The Complete Series
- The Complete First and Second Seasons
External Links
- Regular Show: Production Errors - The Unicorns Have Got to Go
- Regular Show: UK Edits: The Unicorns Have Got to Go