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"Skips Strikes" is the third episode of Season Three (and forty-third episode overall) of Regular Show. It first aired on October 3, 2011.

Synopsis[]

When a secret of his comes under threat of being let out by a rival bowling team, Skips leaves the park's bowling team, putting the souls of Mordecai, Rigby and Benson on the line after Rigby makes a deal with the rival team for a paranormal ball.

Plot[]

Skips, Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson finish a winning game of bowling at Stardust Lanes for their team, the Park Strikers. The losing team tells the Park Strikers that if it weren't for Skips, they would not be nearly as good. The Strikers admire the championship trophy, which could be theirs if they win their upcoming championship game against their final opponents: the Magical Elements team of Death, Gary, the Wizard, and one of the Guardians of Eternal Youth. Death says that his team will be victorious, but the Park Strikers say otherwise.

The Park Strikers then go to eat at Giorgio's Tower of Pizza, where they all agree that Skips is the best player on the team. Skips then goes to the bathroom as the pizza is being brought out. There he meets Death, who threatens to reveal a secret from Skips' past unless Skips will sit the game out.

Back at the house, Benson give a presentation, discussing the schedule of who gets possession of the trophy and when. Skips then enters the room and delivers the bad news that he cannot play, although he does not say why. Benson then converts his presentation into one on how to deal with losing because they we are going to lose. Mordecai says he's fine with forfeiting. Rigby, however, is not satisfied with defeat, and convinces the team that they will have to win without Skips.

In practice next day at the bowling alley, Pops is revealed as the ill-suited replacement for Skips, the old man only managing to knock down a single pin. Death then appears, makes fun of Pops, and tells Rigby to not forget their "little wager". When asked about what Death was talking about by Mordecai, Rigby reveals that after when they dissed the Magical Elements and started leaving the bowling alley, he forgot his bowling towel and ran inside to get it. After getting it and taunting the Magical Elements, Death makes a wager with Rigby: if the Park Strikers win, they would receive Death's "Soul Ball" (a bowling ball full of ghostly souls), but if the Magical Elements win, Death would get the Park Strikers' souls. Rigby, enthralled by the Soul Ball, makes the deal with Death. The Strikers are appalled with Rigby's betting of their souls. Rigby apologizes for his actions, saying that the ball was cool with its encased souls and that he made the bet because they were easily winning by having Skips as their teammate but was too embarrassed to tell them after Skips quitted. The Park Strikers go to search for Skips, as they know he is their only hope of salvation.

When they arrive at his house, Pops sees a note from Skips, telling them that something from his past has returned to haunt him and he is rethinking his life, going "to where the road takes [him] now". He also states they might not see him for awhile and he apologizes for letting them down by quitting the team.

Later, the Park Strikers are driving to the game, feeling understandably depressed, knowing that they cannot win, while Skips - alone in the woods - reminisces about the times they had together.

The game begins with the Strikers losing, but just as Pops comes up to bowl, Skips appears, reclaiming his place. Skips manages to turn the game in the Park Strikers' favor, leading the Magical Elements to start cheating by using magic. After an epic match, the last frame comes, with the two teams perfectly tied. Skips comes up to bowl, and Death threatens to reveal his secret. Skips replies that his friends' souls are more important than his secret, which is revealed that "Skips" isn't his real name. Skips proceeds to bowl, and even the combined magical powers of the Magical Elements cannot keep Skips from hitting a strike. The Park Strikers are victorious, and Death holds up his end of the wager, giving the team his "soul ball."

In the final scene, the team is driving home. Rigby and Mordecai fiddle with the soul ball, and Benson asks why Skips changed his name. Skips explains that his name was formerly "Walks", but since he skips instead of walking, he thought that Skips would be a more appropriate name. When everyone asks why he does skip, he tells them he told them enough of his secrets for one night, much to their disappointment.

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Trivia[]

  • The Magical Elements had stood undefeated for thousands of years up until Skips defeated the team at the end of the episode.
  • Skips reveals that his original name was Walks.

Episode Connections[]

Pop Culture References[]

  • This whole episode is an homage to the 1998 cult classic The Big Lebowski.
    • The nameless Bowling Manager even resembles one of the characters, Donny Kerabatsos.
  • The roof shape and interior decor of Giorgio's Tower of Pizza pays homage to Pizza Hut's old "red roof" design.

Production Notes[]

  • This episode received 2.079 million views.
  • In the original storyboard, the following was changed:[1]
    • The Wizard is interrupted by his bowling teammates as he is about to urinate into a bowling ball bag was removed.
    • Rigby originally tells the Magical Elements that they have 'crappy' matching uniforms instead of 'lame' matching uniforms.

Goofs[]

  • When Skips reclaims his space during the final game of the tournament, he is shown on the projector writing his name with his finger, but in physical form he was using a pen.
  • When Benson originally reveals the trophy agenda, it's missing the key showing each person's letter and name.

References[]

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUF0N1QC1jY
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