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"Terror Tales of the Park VI" is the nineteenth episode of Season Eight (and two hundred and thirty-sixth overall) of Regular Show. it aired on October 27, 2016.[1]

Synopsis[]

The Park crew encounter a black hole whilst telling scary stories on Halloween.

"Fear Planet" - The gang make a quick stop on a planet that brings their greatest fears to life.

"King Sized Candy Bars" - While trick-or-treating on the Space Tree Station, the gang encounter a house full of vampires.

"Alien Roommate" - In a parody of the Alien franchise, the crew must deal with an obnoxious new roommate.

Plot[]

The Beginning:[]

This episode begins inside the dome, where Mordecai, Rigby, Benson, Skips, Hi Five Ghost, Muscle Man, Pops, and Eileen are already beginning their Halloween Party. Soon, Chance Sureshot, Toothpick Sally, and Recap Robot enter wearing their Halloween costumes. Chance Sureshot informs them that the dome is on autopilot so that they can party without worrying. Benson asks Recap if he is excited for his first Halloween, and Recap responds that he had a Fearometer installed for that day (it's currently at negative 4 fears). When Mordecai asks him anyone already has a story prepared, Skips replies that he has one which he calls "Fear Planet".

Fear Planet (Skips's Story)[]

Skips's story begins with him, Mordecai, Rigby, Pops, and Benson driving in the van when they discover that they are low on fuel. The computer tells them of a nearby planet, a planet that "makes your innermost fears come to life". The guys decide to stop there (as they don't really have much of a choice) and they land on Fear Planet. Benson decides to get the gas and walks over to the pump, not believing in his fears being able to come to life. Just then his only fear, sharks, appear and they bite his arms off. As Benson fills up the gas can, another shark appears and it eats him before he can get the gas back to the van.

Skips then volunteers to get the gas can back to the van, and he tries to keep his mind clear so that none of his fears will appear. Skips is doing great until he is almost at the gas pump, when Rigby asks what he is afraid of. Just then, flying disk freestylers (Skips's greatest fears) appear and repeatedly hit him with their frisbees, killing him.

Pops then reveals he is afraid of the dark and the sun starts to go down. Rigby manages to get the sun back up by telling Pops to go through the alphabet and name cookies. Mordecai goes out and closes his eyes and asks Rigby to guide him to the gas can. Right after Mordecai picks up the can, Rigby thinks of his fear, Amusement Park Mascots. Mordecai opens his eyes and sees one standing right in front of him. He then runs to the van as the fears of Benson and Skips also appear due to Rigby now being afraid of them. As Mordecai gets into the car, he realizes a flying disk free styler has the key resulting in Pops, Rigby, and him staying stuck on the planet.

Interlude I:[]

After Skips's story, he adds that more flying disk freestylers had shown up and they finished off Pops, Rigby, and Mordecai. Mordecai inquires to if the story was really Skips's way of telling them he doesn't like flying disk freestylers, and Skips comments that they are "wobbly and unpredictable". Rigby asks him Recap has been scared by the story, to which Recap responds that he gained two fears (meaning that his Fearometer is currently at negative 2 fears). Just as Recap is about to leave, Eileen tells him she has a story she thinks he will have a hard time turning his back on, leading us into our second story.

King Sized Candy Bars (Eileen's Story)[]

This story begins with Skips, Muscle Man, Mordecai, Rigby, and Eileen wrapping up their trick-or-treating. Mordecai states he still wants candy (as they mostly received dental hygiene related substances) as candy is a major part of who he is. The five stumble upon a seemingly abandoned castle where king size candy bars are apparently being given out inside. Rigby is excited but then Eileen notices another sign which appears to read: "Dome Quarantined umpire Infestation", which excites Rigby even more as he believes baseball games have great snacks, which will give them even more. The group head up to the castle, and Eileen hesitates for a second, then joins the others.

Just as they make their way up the slope, A sharp wind blows away a leaf which slightly obscures the sign. The sign now reads: "Dome Quarantined Vampire Infestation, but the group is unaware as they have already made their way to the front entrance. They knock at they door but when no one answers right away, Rigby invites everyone inside and Eileen begins to have second thoughts, but Rigby refuses to leave without the peanut butter cups. Skips, Mordecai, and Rigby head to the kitchen to search, leaving Eileen and Muscle Man behind. Eileen suspects that something isn't right as Muscle Man tells her it reminds him of his mom's place, with more mosquitos. Eileen grows suspicious when he says the word "mosquitos" and Muscle Man tries to swat at one that lands on his neck, only to discover that it is really a vampire who pulls him into the darkness. This causes Eileen to scream and run to the others.

As Skips comments on the single use kitchenware, Eileen bursts in screaming, barring the door as she tells them that the sign on the gate said "Vampires", not "umpires". As the others aren't easily convinced, Eileen rummages through the closet for garlic, which will weaken the vampires. She manages to find boxes of mashed potatoes which have garlic inside and hands them to the others just as two vampires burst through the door. The garlic turns both vampires into bats, and they are running down the hall when Skips realizes that his box of mashed potatoes contains chives, not garlic, as he is pulled into the darkness as well, leaving Mordecai, Rigby, and Eileen as the only survivors.

They enter another room filled with weapons, allowing everyone to guard themselves against the horde of vampires. More vampires approach, and Mordecai and Rigby are able to flee as Eileen shoots an arrow at one of them. Rigby finally sees the bowl that contains the king sized candy bars they were promised, and despite Eileen telling him that it's too dangerous, he runs to the bowl to get some for him and Mordecai. Eileen manages to save Rigby as a vampire falls from the ceiling by shooting arrows at him and another one that nearly bites Mordecai. Rather suspiciously, all vampires morph into bats and then circle around them, surrounding them before they can escape. As Mordecai is bitten and Eileen is trying to fight them off, Rigby takes out a peanut butter cups, only to tragically discover that they are count size rather than king size, just before he and Eileen are bitten.

Mordecai, Rigby, Muscle Man, Eileen, and Skips, now all vampires, are talking to the other vampires when Mordecai comments that candy no longer tastes good, and a vampire replies that when you're a vampire the only thing that really tastes good is human blood (and cashews). As a group of trick or treaters ring the doorbell, a vampire asks if they are ready for real tasty treats, to which Mordecai responds, "Are we ever." They all turn into bats and fly off, leaving behind a cloud of smoke.

Interlude 2:[]

Eileen concludes her story by adding that they had moral indignations of what they were doing have decided to work out a deal with the local blood bank. Mordecai asks Recap what he thought of it. Recap says that he doesn't have any blood so he couldn't find an entry point for him in the story to which Recap responds that his Fearometer is stuck at two. Meanwhile after Benson asks what was going on Chance Sureshot tells everyone to head to the bridge and tells them that they're off course. Then Toothpick Sally says that somethings affecting their path, where Chance Sureshot says that something's not possible unless there's a collision with a black hole imminent. Then Muscle Man says that's a little scarier than Eileen's story. Sometime later, Rigby know that this is bad and asks them what are they looking at. Hi Five Ghost tells him that it's a black hole and says that if they don't regain control they will be pulled into the event horizon in 15 minutes. Pops says that it's horrible and asks them what will happen if they're sucked in a black hole. Recap explains that they'll travel to another part of the universe and as they approach the singularity, they will be stretched as thin as the strands of spaghetti. Where spaghettification, as it were, would be horrible agony and pain forever. And so Rigby begins to tell his third and final story about a roommate.

Alien Roommate (Rigby's Story)[]

Rigby's story begins with Mordecai pouring out a cereal that only contains one piece of cereal where Mordecai and Rigby split it and eat it. After Muscle Man tells the duo that eight people who live there, the park decide to put up a flyer for a roommate for $800 a month. The park interview various people with no luck until an alien named Shannon arrives. The park allow her to stay but later regret their decision when Sharon creates a chore wheel so she can watch Carter and Briggs. Sick and tired of Shannon's disrespectful behavior, the park decide to kick her out. The first time they try to kick her out, Shannon goes ballistic after Muscle Man turns off the TV, stabbing Chance Sureshot in the process. The gang split up into groups and try to find Shannon. Pops and Recap Robot find a note written by her saying that she is sorry for the trouble she caused. This turns out to be a trick after Shannon disassembles Recap Robot.

After Pops tells the gang what happened, the gang hatch a second plan to get her out. This time, they connect the TV to a cable connected to the cart. When Shannon arrives to watch the TV, the guys drive away, taking the TV with them. Shannon chases the gang until they reach the mini dome's air lock zone. Shannon is now trapped inside and cannot get out, however, she has eaten the cables that connect the outer lock door button. Everyone loses hope until Muscle Man arrives in a machine and tackles Shannon into space. Mordecai and Rigby are inside the Park with the Pregnant Spider, Sea Monkey Alien and Victorian Alien watching Carter and Briggs, ending Rigby's story.

Interlude 3[]

After Rigby finishes his story, Sureshot states that he is unable to steer away from the black hole. Upon being sucked into the black hole, everyone finds themselves to be a piece of spaghetti (with the exception of Pops, who is a meatball) and are eaten by Neil DeGrasse Tyson. The special ends with the restaurant being swirled away into a black hole.

Characters[]

Trivia[]

  • This episode marks the sixth and last installment in the Regular Show's Terror Tales of the Park yearly specials.
  • This episode takes place before the events of "Space Escape", but the characters are eaten at the end, making it non-canon.
  • "Fear Planet" reveals some of the characters' worst fears:
    • Benson's worst fear is sharks.
    • Skips' worst fear is flying disc freestylers.
    • Pops' worst fear is the dark.
  • Mordecai is the only one who worst fears we didn't get to see, because he had his eyes closed.
  • Chance, Sally, and Recap are also wearing costumes is this episode:
    • Chance is a bottle of cool ranch.
    • Sally is the famed painting by Leonardo da Vinci, the Mona Lisa.
    • Recap is wearing a leather jacket.

Episode Connections[]

  • Rigby fear of amusement park mascots is brought up again, which was previously revealed in "Temp Check."

Pop Culture References[]

  • In "Alien Roommate", Shannon's appearance and acid blood are a reference to the Xenomorph in the movie Alien.
  • In "Fear Planet" Benson has a fear of Sharks in chomping off both of his arms could be a similar reference to Jaws.
    • In addition to that, Muscle Man is seen in a walker resembling the power loader from the same film
      • This was previously referenced in the Season Three episode "Big Winner".
  • At the end of episode, when the restaurant is sucked into the black hole, the music you hear is a reference to the famous theme from The Twilight Zone.
  • This is the only Halloween special on Regular Show where all of the stories are references to different horror films; Fear Planet is a reference to Event Horizon, King Sized Candy Bars is a reference to Planet of the Vampires, and Alien Roommate is a reference to the Alien franchise.
  • The costumes the park crew wear are from characters who appeared in different medias:
    • Mordecai and Rigby both dressed as Shōtarō Kaneda and Tetsuo Shima from Akira.
    • Benson is dressed as Abe from Primer. Interestingly enough, Benson's costume is also the suit he wore in his scary story "Unfinished Business" from "Terror Tales of the Park IV".
    • Pops is dressed as Joel Robinson from Mystery Science Theater 3000.
    • Skips is most likely dressed as Mary, the three breasted mutant prostitute from Total Recall, or possibly Eccentrica Gallumbits from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (which Mary was a reference to).
    • Muscle Man is dressed as Zed from Zardoz.
    • Hi-Five Ghost is dressed as E.T. from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, including E.T.'s famed healing power within his fingertip.
    • Eileen is dressed as Samus Aran from the Metroid game series, in a papier-mâché model of Samus's recognizable orange-and-red suit of armor, and the gun on the left hand.
  • The costumes that the park crew wear in Eileen's story are also from characters who appeared in different medias:
    • Mordecai is dressed as Han Solo from Star Wars.
    • Rigby and Eileen are dressed as Kathryn Janeway and Chakotay from Star Trek Voyager.
    • Skips is dressed as John Nada from They Live.
    • Muscle Man is dressed as Dr. Zaius from Planet of the Apes.
    • When Mordecai, Eileen, and Rigby get dressed to fight the Vampires, they put on the hats, coat, gloves, and in Eileen's case crossbow of fictional vampire hunter Van Helsing.

Production Notes[]

  • The episode was made available on The Cartoon Network app on October 15, 2016.
  • This marks the first episode where a guest star plays himself in the show. In this case, it was Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
    • This is also the first time a real-world celebrity appeared in the show. However, because the episode was non-canon, it does not confirm the existence of real-world celebrities in the Regular Show universe.

Goofs[]

  • Before Eileen tells her story, her mouth is missing for a second.
  • In "King-Sized Candy Bars", when Eileen is grabbing the crossbow, she has Mordecai's fingers. And after she has the crossbow, her gloves are gone and they come back when the vampires enters the weapon room.
  • In "Alien Roommate", before Eileen entered the mini dome, Eileen isn't wearing her eyeglasses.
    • Also, when Mordecai complains about Shannon, one of his eyes appear slightly open.
    • Also, during the set up scene, after Hi-Five Ghost and Pops finish fluffing the pillows on the couch, when the camera pans away the pillows disappear.

References[]

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