TALKBACK - Regular Show: The Lost Tapes Episodes 1-10 (May 11-22, 2026)

[CNFan1995]

Episodes 1-10

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Fix That Tape
premieres
MONDAY 5/11 at 4:00 PM

This week...
A broken VHS tape needs to be fixed.
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Skips' Luau
premieres
MONDAY 5/11 at 4:15 PM

This week...
Mordecai and Rigby want a burger with a special ingredient.
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Blade Games
premieres
TUESDAY 5/12 at 4:00 PM

This week...
Benson learns a better way to motivate.
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Nap Spot
premieres
WEDNESDAY 5/13 at 4:00 PM

This week...
A secret nap spot causes major problems.
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Coffee Shop Wars
premieres
THURSDAY 5/14 at 4:00 PM

This week...
A rival coffee shop moves into town.
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Boba or Bo-Bust
premieres
MONDAY 5/18 at 4:00 PM

This week...
Mordecai and Rigby have to unload a lot of boba.
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Corpse Flower
premieres
TUESDAY 5/19 at 4:00 PM

This week...
Some flowers smell really bad.
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Beginson
premieres
WEDNESDAY 5/20 at 4:00 PM

This week...
Benson gets booted out of Hair to the Throne.
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Good Mitch Spiking
premieres
THURSDAY 5/21 at 4:00 PM

This week...
Muscle Man reveals his secret past.
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Stilt Walkers
premieres
FRIDAY 5/22 at 4:00 PM

This week...
Rigby wants his photo to be taken, seriously.
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[Majin_Megabyte]

The first two episodes of The Lost Tapes was really good. It reminded me how much I missed this series, since the original run ended.

Spoiler

I'm curious where the Pop's in the afterlife storyline will be going.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Pretty good start.

"Fix That Tape". Interesting set-up with Pops watching lost tapes with memories he doesn't remember. I presume we haven't seen the last of him and the dubious guy wanting to replace tapes with streaming. This really bridges the two series together.

"Skips' Luau". This was funnier I thought, and closer to old random Regular Show. Some pretty good gags in there like the various wheeled modes of transportation, or the hovercraft plans, plus some classic music too.

All in all this was fun and I look forward to more.

 

[theredninja2003]

This was the first new episode of any CN show I've seen live since 2018. I really enjoyed the first episode, hope everything else is just as good! Btw, I didn't realize CN doesn't use the new episode screen bug anymore!

 

[DeanBurrito25]

Licensed '80s music, ratings pushing innuendos...oh yeah, Regular Show is so back.

Aside from the marginally stiffer/tweened animation at times and Mark Hamill's voice, it's like it never missed a beat. I was a bit weary when a Regular Show sequel series was announced, but I'm glad to see my fears were quelled. Makes me want to watch the original series again (which cynically plays right into David Zaslav's/David Ellison's/whoever's hands).

 

[Revomatic]

I loved pretty much all the episodes, caught 'em all live, which was fun. I like how they balanced the later season's storylines/characters with the early season's laid-back 'slacker' antics. Some episodes felt ripped straight out of Seasons 1-3 in the pacing and vibe! But yeah, I agree...it's a shame that the animation has taken a noticeable hit. I think it's less that it's tweened and more-so Snipple's involvment has bottlenecked Saerom's paper layout pipeline leading to stiffer in-betweening since both studios are most definitely in-betweening in software. Snipple doing purely digital segments leads to Saerom matching their output and it has sorta gutted alot of the "raw" charm the original run had.

 

[zakawer2]

I'm pretty Snipple isn't involved with this show at all. It's all Saerom.

They changed their animation style and more or less ditched pure hand-drawn animation somewhere in the early 2020s. You can already notice it in later(ish) episodes of Craig of the Creek, Jessica's Big Little World, Craig Before the Creek, We Baby Bears and Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, all of which Saerom had involvement in.

Z

Thread 'Regarding Saerom Animation and its stiffer animation nowadays (2020– or 2021–present)'

Mar 29, 2025

Is it just me, or did Saerom Animation start using rigged animation in their outsourced animation work beginning somewhere around 2020/2021? Before that, they largely used hand-drawn traditional animation (with only rare exceptions such as that one Henry Danger cartoon).

Compare their work on earlier episodes of Amphibia to their work on later episodes (beginning late in season 2 or during season 3). Also, notice the stiffer animation in later Craig of the Creek episodes (beginning around season 2 or 3) animated by Saerom compared to earlier episodes. Compare some of...

• zakawer2
• adventure time craig of the creek regular show saerom animation traditional animation
• Replies: 10
• Forum: The Toonzone - General Animation Discussion

 

[Revomatic]

I'm pretty Snipple isn't involved with this show at all. It's all Saerom.

They changed their animation style and more or less ditched pure hand-drawn animation somewhere in the early 2020s. You can already notice it in later(ish) episodes of Craig of the Creek, Jessica's Big Little World, Craig Before the Creek, We Baby Bears and Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, all of which Saerom had involvement in.

Z

Thread 'Regarding Saerom Animation and its stiffer animation nowadays (2020– or 2021–present)'

Mar 29, 2025

Is it just me, or did Saerom Animation start using rigged animation in their outsourced animation work beginning somewhere around 2020/2021? Before that, they largely used hand-drawn traditional animation (with only rare exceptions such as that one Henry Danger cartoon).

Compare their work on earlier episodes of Amphibia to their work on later episodes (beginning late in season 2 or during season 3). Also, notice the stiffer animation in later Craig of the Creek episodes (beginning around season 2 or 3) animated by Saerom compared to earlier episodes. Compare some of...

• zakawer2
• adventure time craig of the creek regular show saerom animation traditional animation
• Replies: 10
• Forum: The Toonzone - General Animation Discussion

Per sources that worked close to the project and industry credits, Snipple is involved but their role is likely sub-contracted. (Similar to Wang Film's work on Season 5 of PnF through Snipple.)

 

[ToonsJazzLover]

I enjoyed all the episodes so far. Feels like the old show, but with more expressive drawings (seasons 4-8 were really on-model, so it's jarring to see cartoony faces).

It looks like Nap Spot is the earliest set in the Regular Show canon after First Day. Coffee Shop Wars is obviously between seasons 2-4 (Eileen didn't appear until season 2 and Margaret left the shop after season 4) and I think Blade Games and Skips' Luau are set during season 3.

 

[Daikun]

I have to say that this might be the best of the revivals CN has had so far.
Gumball's revival is just average. Adventure Time has been a mixed bag of a revival on HBO Max (Distant Lands varied in quality while Fionna & Cake had a great first season, but season 2 was kinda boring, IMO). Regular Show was a pretty great transition from OG series to The Lost Tapes.

Also, it feels SO REFRESHING to watch premieres of CN original shows on Cartoon Network again--on a weekday afternoon and not just Saturday morning. Also not a streaming service or shoved to Adult Swim just because daytime CN was afraid of the TV-PG rating for whatever reason.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Blade Games. Benson's failed attempts to motivate Mordecai & Rigby were pretty fun. The crazy blade swinging gang appearing was a nice touch. Benson's "crying" at the end was kind of predictable, but still entertaining overall.

Nap Spot. The dreamscape stuff was neat. Also kind of interesting seeing Mordecai & Rigby's earlier days working at the park and their first interactions with Muscle Man.

Coffee Shop Wars. Nice spotlight for Eileen & Margaret. The all-out food fight with the godesses was pretty fun.