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"The Ice Tape" is the twentieth episode in Season Eight (and two hundred and thirty-seventh overall) of Regular Show. The episode first aired on November 3, 2016.

Synopsis[]

The gang must travel to an ancient VCR that will play a VHS tape, made of ice, so that they can learn about Pops' origins.

Plot[]

The episode starts with the gang walking to a video store. The trio (Joel, Fi and Kai) ask if the gang are there to rent a movie or for any other reason. Benson tells them that he and the park gang don't know what they are trying to look for. He then pulls out a hologram map (given by Mary Stone) and tells Joel, Fi and Kai that the map might be a clue. The trio then take Pops to a secret base underneath the video store and find a tape made out of ice. Unfortunately, the tape cannot be played in any regular VCR and can only work at a forbidden mountain, where the contents of the tape will be revealed.

The gang later head on snowmobiles and travel to the mountain. Whilst on the snowmobiles, Mordecai and Rigby wonder what Pops actually is. They are interrupted when they come across three obstacles being a lava lake, a stormy sea and a lake frozen off in ice. The group take the frozen lake route, seeing that it is the only safe route to the mountain. Whilst on the snowmobiles, Eileen notices the ice cracking, forcing the gang to go off the snowmobiles and make a run for it. Everyone except Joel manages to make it over to the other side as Joel reveals that he doesn't know how to swim. He is then eaten by a fish, causing the gang to mourn his loss.

Fi, Kai and the park gang reach the mountain and take refuge there. At the time, Pops stares into a lit fire and has a flashback about him playing with a ball and then noticing a fire tape. After resting, the gang continue with their journey. During the trip, they get a glimpse of some bones and skulls from past visitors to the cave. They then realize why the bones are present when a snow mammoth arrives. Fi attempts to get rid of the mammoth herself, but fails as she is eventually dragged away by the mammoth and eaten by it, devastating Kai.

With Kai being the only one left, she and the gang approach a dark hole and enter it, only to find it being a cave with rushing water. When the gang stop, the find themselves at the three VCRs: one covered in fire, one made out of ice, and a regular VCR. When they approach the three tapes, they meet the Eggscellent Knight, who tells the gang about the three tapes. Since Pops is the "chosen one", he decides to put the tape in the fire tape after yet again having the same vision as earlier. Before he can insert the tape, the snow mammoth returns, forcing Kai to (albeit foolishly) sacrifice herself. Before her death, she tells the park gang that "It was totally worth it to die for Pops!".

After Kai's death, Pops plays the tape where Mr. Maellard reveals that he is not Pops' biological father, and instead, found him after a meteorite crash. He also states that Pops has an evil-twin brother, who is Anti-Pops. Towards the end of the tape, Mr. Maellard tells Pops that, in order to defeat Anti-Pops, a mentor named Earl will train him on his journey. The tape stops playing and melts. Later, Earl arrives and tells the Park Gang that it is time for training, setting up the events of the next episode, "The Key to the Universe".

Characters[]

S8E20 The Ice Tape Credits

Trivia[]

  • Mr. Maellard reveals that he is not the biological father of Pops.
    • He also reveals that Pops is actually an alien being who arrived on Earth and was adopted by Mr. Maellard as a baby.
    • It is also revealed that Anti-Pops is Pops' evil brother, and they're both part of a prophecy that deals with the fate of the Universe.
  • This is Mr. Maellard's and Eggcellent Knight's last speaking appearances in the series.
    • This is also Eggsellent Knight's last appearance in the series.
    • This episode is also David Ogden Stiersā€™ final television appearance before his death in March 2018.
  • Muscle Man is correct when he predicts that the Ice Tape contains Pops' origin story.
  • Joel predicts his, Fi's, and Kai's deaths at the beginning of the episode by stating that they would "willingly die" to allow Pops to watch the Ice Tape.

Episode Connections[]

  • This is the second appearance of Pops' mother and Mr. Maellard's wife, who previously appeared during a flashback montage in "Skips vs. Technology."
  • The events of the episode "Alpha Dome" are mentioned by Benson at the beginning of the episode.
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