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The saddest thing about all this is that all the drama began when Margaret came back into Mordecai’s life. While CJ certainly overreacted and has a dangerous short temper, she did have a point when she said that Margaret didn’t have to keep hanging with Mordecai since they didn’t keep in touch when she left for college.

Always hated Mordo's love triangle, but loved Rigby's relationship with Eileen.

I always felt sorry for CJ going through all that. She was a cool character and a welcome addition to the friend group, but she had to have her emotions constantly played with due to Mordecai's stupidity and his lingering feelings for Margaret. I was saddened that after she and Mordecai broke up for good, she was basically out of the show and only had a couple minor cameos afterward. I wish we, at least, got to see her have a happy life in the timeskip ending. She definitely deserved it.

Rigsby was way more mature then Mordecai when it came to relationship. And the though of Rigbsy been the mature one in something is really scary.

is funny Rigby got a steady relationship while Mordecai always chokes in every possible way. i never knew Rigby would be the one to have a real relationship in regular show

Moral of the story: Not every character needs a story arc involving a romantic relationship.

The only thing I like about Mordecai's love arc is the ending. He spent his 20s desperately looking for a relationship when he wasn't ready for one, he needed to work on himself and mature. That's why Mordecai getting married to a random bat he randomly met years later is such a perfect end for him. He found love when he stopped looking for it.

"You know who else thinks Mordecai is the worst Cartoon Network boyfriend ever?" *"MY MOM!"*

I think Mordecai’s relationship journey is one of the most realistic arcs dealing with relationships. I also like how he ended up with someone completely different once he managed to find himself on his own path. But yeah he did crush on Margaret pretty hard

I think Mordecai relationship arcs is a perfect realistic example of young guys in their 20s figuring out love. They don’t do the cliché main character ends up with crush that’s so predictable. Instead we see Mordecai struggle and eventually end up with someone completely different once he matures

I think CJ was a better girlfriend for Mordecai. But it was obvious that he treated her more like a buddy than a romantic relationship.

Ironically Rigby is the one who ended up with the most stable relationship 😆

The real thing that comes to mind to Regular Show fans is every time it's the first day of summer: *It's summertime and you know what that means ? Gonna head down to the beach, gonna do some beachy things! It's summertime, it feels just right. Gonna gather all my friends and we'll party through the night!*

I actually liked Mordecai's dating arc, I think it was a good and realistic example of guys in their 20s figuring out dating. That's why I don't think Mordecai's a bad guy for it, he's a young dude who makes some immature choices and mistakes because he's still growing up. And yeah, of course it sucks for CJ to have her heart broken because of it, but it also taught her that indecision and immature partners ultimately equal bad partners. I'm sure she found a better match later on. That's why it makes sense for Mordecai to have met his bat wife later on, he'd had time to grow as a person before getting into another relationship, which is why he was able to eventually get married and have a family.

Finn from Adventure Time is hands down the worst boyfriend in Cartoon Network history……..he literally had his girl fight someone just so he could have wet dreams 🤣🤣💀

Mordecai and Margret was basically a ship with no absolute pay off.

Mordecai to me is a cautionary tales on the dumb things people do when in love and the mistakes they make under good intentions.

I remembered when Mordecai and Margaret kissed in front of the shooting stars! That’s on the same day when Grojband premiered! I also remembered Cherry Grapestain in Grojband!

I don't hate Mordecai as a character or in general but from his love relationship perspective it shows how much that the writing staff wanted to show the dangerous field of a love triangle or having a relationship but they feel like on dating the wrong person or guys/girls trying to impress a person they don't even know

Mordecai and Rigby basically shared maturity and immaturity. While Mordecai could take work stuff more seriously and know when shit hits the fan, Rigby was more mature in regards to relationships and just being chill with people he liked

He kept pulling a Mordecai man, plus it was clear he sucked at relationships at his age

What Finn did to Flame princess was bad but killing best friend for a girl and kissing your ex in front of your current..that’s way worse.

Mordecai's story is perfect honestly. Love isn't perfect or easy it is complex and hard. so the story of him failing and not knowing what to do till the very end is perfect.

I personally liked how they ended mordecais relationship arc. It's supposed to show "yeah break ups are sad. But life goes on bro" and I think they convayed that perfectly

It was so sad and tragic to see Mordecai and CJ’s relationship end like that. For over a whole season Mordecai and CJ had a great relationship as both lovers and friends till Margaret came back into his life.

Yeah, Regular Show's romance sucked, and sadly, it's soured on me since then since it can do everything else well. It can be funny, it can be surreal, but it feels like anytime it did romance, the writing team hit a major crutch because it kinda requires almost everyone to be stupid for no reason, specifically Mordecai and ESPECIALLY C.J., who's main personality is her reacting in jealousy so suddenly. Yeah, that's...not good character writing. Doesn't help that she suddenly disappears. At least Margaret got a big break by having a big job, C.J. got freaking squat because, yeah, this show mostly being in Mordecai's POV REALLY doesn't help.

I feel like this arc aged perfectly. Regular Show’s initial audience (including myself) have all grown up into the age group of Mordecai. We all now see how realistic this love triangle actually was and how much of a douche Mordecai couldn’t help being. I feel like if we asked ourselves what we would have done in Mordecai’s position, we probably would have ended up doing something similar to the ending. Get confused and eventually resolve this leading into nothing.

Well Rigby did Say In Dumptown USA, "Take a Break from Dating, Focus on what's best for Mordecai"

I remember hearing this somewhere, basically how Mordecai ending up with neither is reflective of life. People don't end up with their past lovers but they can still have a happy ending.

Mordecai's relationships are the only cartoon character relationships that closely resembled mine, being a introvert weirdo myself.

I honestly remember the episodes with Benson and the girl he liked more than the Mordecai ones

I just think he represents how everyone makes mistakes in their firsts loves

That year was just had a slew of failing relationships in media. You had Korra and Mako constantly arguing with each other (to the point that it was sickening). Then there was Mordecai failing with CJ because Margaret was back in his life. Then Finn killed his relationship with Flame Princess because he thought it was okay to have her fight another person for the sake of him having a wet dream afterwards. And as a bonus, SwaySway had that one episode when he changed into a bad boy to entice his love interest... Yeah that was an era where everyone wanted to make terrible relationship in their cartoon

To be fair CJ is the textbook definition of a safety hazard & she seems to not really show any sort of regard for those in her vile fits of chaos

As someone who likes Mordo, it kinda sucks that it didnt work out with him and CJ, but at least he remained likeable throughout season 8 and was more developed in the finale

I kind of feel that he should have ended up with Margaret but the fact that he didn't and that was with someone completely different works too. I never saw him as like the worst boyfriend or even bad he just fumbled through life and some people do that

I remember arguing with my sister about it. From what I remembered, Mordecai tried to do the right thing. He messed up here and there but he still tried to do the right thing. It was CJ's temper that made things worse. She couldn't see Mordo's effort and always assumed the worst. There's a little fault in Margarette too. He is her ex. She knows that. But decided to come back into his life like that without setting boundaries. She had her chance. She should've let Mordo move on.

I wouldn’t call him the worst boyfriend. There were things in his control he could’ve done better in but him being the worst is a reach.

I don't think Mordecai is as bad as people say he is, but they definitely make him a moron when it comes to dating, I just don't like the story of it, after all the drama he honestly should have been with Margret at the end.

I think it's was complicated and still have mixed feelings on it. I would love to see you do a video on Rigby and Eileen's relationship next. Keep up the awesome work.

After rewatching this as a (ahem) older adult. I did really love Rigby and Eileen relationship. He wasn't really looking for love or interested in girls. And even though Eileen liked him her goal was to be his friend first. She was always just there to help him when he needed it. Rigby fell in love with her caring heart. ❤️

"including the one where rigby dies" Rigby dies like twenty times in the show

Man, poor Mordecai and his chances with CJ

In Dumped at the Altar, I always thought Mordecai was confessing his love to CJ, but CJ thought he was confessing to Margaret and dumped him over a misunderstanding.

Was thinking that for a while. He’s also a terrible best friend. Back to the horrible bf he was horrible material for woman ofc him being a suck up or a simp. It took many seasons for him and Margaret to finally end up only for her to leave for college. Then after a while he got back on his feet only for him to be weirded out again by an old flame being CJ. Cj was a gir who he had a lot in common with but gave her up no problem since he was more unit Margaret and ruined his chances with her until the New Years party. Eventually they have an arc where they go from friends into an actual relationship and it’s legit as they had good chemistry for that season. Next season pulls up and drama starts as it’s revealed Margaret is back in town and mordecai still being a weirdo is immediately shaken and weird that he can’t act right around a girl who wasn’t really his girlfriend and to top that that’s where problems arose as he ended up kissing Margaret and had Cj suspicious of him. More episodes add on that the relationship wasn’t gonna last as cj didn’t want Margaret joint them on trips because of the stunt mordecai pulled. As if that wasn’t enough that episode where mordecai tried to apologize to cj was so horrible Ik surprised she didn’t dump him as the dude shows he’s still in contact with Margaret even hugging her. It’s gets tense when mordecai is invited to Margaret’s party and is weird about it although it can be argued Margaret should’ve told her dad not to invite them about the current situation. Heck she even tried coming up to him in the party despite knowing he has a gf which set cj to a frenzy. Skipping to the end ultimately mordecai being a weirdo and making muscle man’s wedding about him showed how sucky of a person he was as cj thought the worst and dumped him. It’s inferred he wasn’t that happy in the relationship by rigby but was a huge mess that he dipped work. So as if that whole situation wasn’t bad enough they have an episode where the two are still weirded out after everything and choose to remain friends. I honestly didn’t expect mordecai t be worth anyone in the finale since he ruined his chances with those two

Nah when Mordecai ruined Muscle Man's wedding to talk about how he didn't know who his soulmate was while CJ was with the other guests😬

enjoy it when nemo comes back for these funny as hell rants, keep it up fr

I felt the same way about Gumball and Penny, many things went wrong in their relationship and then it all was ruined in The Mess when Penny insulted Gumball :(

Margaret was 100% the reason why Mordacai & Cj broke up, and the show kind of didn’t acknowledge this because the show try to hook mordecai and Margaret back up. But anyway how Margaret left was missed up. Not saying Margaret should of dropped her dream school for Mordacai. But she kind of just abandoned him at the end of S4. And Her coming back was inappropriate because of the way she left. Cj on the other head really liked Mordacai and deserved better. Mordacai clearly came to the conclusion that he couldn’t be in a successful relationship with Cj while Margaret was around. I’m happy thay cj doesn’t talk or associate with mordaecai and the other anymore. That was for the best.

I'm glad you didn't call Mordecai a simp; the dude was just experienced we were all there and we all learned. Good video!

As much as I liked the idea of Mordecai and Margaret together it’s also really important to see that sometimes love and relationships aren’t always going to last! And I wish they showed this in a better and less messy manner, it felt like the show was constantly contradicting its self and never gave the viewers a solid reason on why Margaret and Mordecai weren’t intended to end together. They really did CJ dirty and for no reason at all lol so I’m not surprised they essentially just made up a new girl that he ends up with just to erase everything that happened though out the show lol

I liked the CJ love arc way more than Mordechai being an awkward simp in the first seasons.

I’ve watched the entire run of this show 7 times . Thank you for still making content 5 years after it has ended. Absolute legends.

I admit he’s not the best when it comes to relationships

I blame piss poor writing on the show’s part.

I'm glad someone else is actually defending mordecai for a first, it seems like the narrative going nowadays is mordecai bad, rigby good, even though rigby was a shitty person at the start of the show and still sometimes at the end too, but people tend to forget that at time and just throw the whole thing at mordecai, to the point where it's impossible to go to a video or a post about regulr show, without people trashing on mordecai and talking how much of a simp he is, even though mordecai did change at the end and stopped simping but fans rememeber him as being like that for the whole show somehow, he even refused to stay with margret despite teh whole world wanting to pair them together and accepted that they were only friends at that point, wich shows that he grew as a character, at least a little But you know, nowadays whoever wants some clout should write "mordecai simp haha" even in scene with him not simping at all I do think that the dumb romance in the show did not do him any favor in terms of people liking him, but at least he ended his life with a totally different person with a healthy relationship which doesn't get talked about enough somehow

The problem is he just couldn't let go of Margaret. He was already happy with CJ and yet he reciprocated by always being in doubt about his feelings.

Here's the thing, it was pretty obvious after CJ's initial episode, she was supposed to be a single episode character. I don't think we were ever meant to see her again. That's why they could make her as over reactive as possible. But when it came to her reappearance, they mellowed her out, made her more well-rounded character. The only time she even went Darth Cloud, was when she thought Mordecai was hurt, not an over reaction. When Margaret came back, they wrote her out to be that same one episode character. She over reacted to every thing having to do with Margaret and Cj. And it was clear the writers were just trying to break them up. Which sucks, because they were actually interesting to see as a couple. Instead of giving Mordecai and CJ an opportunity to talk about it like people in a relationship would, they just act like it's resolved in some way by the end of each episode. They couldn't even give a satisfying breakup, or send-off to her character. She had become friends with Eileen, never mentioned again. They treated her like Mordecai did, a placeholder until something better came along.

I mean his dating life is “complicated “I mean I’m surprised he found a wife when he was becoming an artist .Surprised the writers would to write that

I love and hate how when I start to rewatch a show, it all of a sudden becomes relevant in now media…

I swer I wanted Mordecai and CJ to work out so freaking bad 😩😩😩😩

Great video, lmao I do have to contest Margaret joining the main cast tho. Eileen definitely. But Marg kinda just popped in and out after the wedding. Then the whole space nonsense happened

Poor Margret! She didn't deserve to be hated on as much as she did with CJ!

He's the kind of boyfriend who got turned on by beauty, not character, thus making him flunk having relationships, whereas Rigby is the complete opposite

They should have just made him end up with Margaret. Or honestly just pulled a korrasami and made CJ and Margaret together. I would kill to see Mordicaci's reaction to that 😂

Rigby and Eileen are the only normal relationship their like the couple who literally have no drama

Love having you do your video essays Nemo

Honestly I loved the arc. Yeah it got a little annoying at points, and sometimes the writers felt like they didn't know what they wanted, but after everything, I feel the writers did have a plan with this, and scripted it out in a really great manner. Like you said it's messy and real, and near the middle of the show, I got so invested once I knew this was different. So many shows have a pretty standard relationship arc. Either straight up will they won't they until it happens, or already established romance that goes through lots of trauma. But this show really felt like it was approaching this in a way that wanted to be taken seriously. It kinda helped me personally set grounds as I started transitioning into my 20s since I hadn't really dated anyone until after highschool. So many things overly romanticize things and portray very cutesy perfect relationships. And I, in my youth, held on to that mental image of what love should be and apparently always is, until regular show threw that out the window for me. All of that got so messy and just awful on every one involved, but it also showed that there was still everything after, that it wasn't the end of the world. I think that's admirable for a kids show, especially for teens. My first relationship was pretty far from fantastic, and alot of it was bad desicions on my part, that I had to learn from and make amends for

honestly i feel like it’s technically margarets fault for constantly just coming back into his life when he was “finally over her” since mordecai is a mature person he just likes and cares for someone who really doesn’t reciprocate those feelings back and thats the only reason why some hate him

Crazy to think that this is RetroNemo's first video since March, considering that Vox seems to be the ONLY Roundtable Member covering video content for the past 3 months and keeping the channel afloat now that Tom and especially RetroNemo aren't active on RoundTable like they used to.

Bro i m gonna be honest. I needed ur video.. Thank you, personally CJ was my favourite even their relationship was like more sadness than hapiness.. They are still the best for me. Tbh i also understand the margaret fans since yeah shez OG and stuffs

In the end, this love triangle was useless. Mordecai didn't take either of them.

Not as bad as Finn was.

Bruh she really ruin a mordecai relationship because she thought she had feeling for him then goes nah actually let's just be friends lol beuh you could said that earlier like what?

I kinda watched as a kid but not really, but I recently watched this show and i was so hype whenever a relationship episode would come on bc it was one of the few parts of the show that truly felt episodic and like the story was building towards something. I get it cant be all of it bc theres only so much story to tell but shows like this, Rick and Morty, and Solar Opposites handle the occasional episodic side plot along with the crazy random hijinx so well.

Omg your voice is so much more enjoyable and your not trying way to hard to sound like a monster trunk salesman

Cj didn't deserve what she got and honestly they had good chemistry the problem was just the miscommunications always happening. Bc CJ wanted to make amends w Margaret after the helicopter episode she invited her to the double date n she did acknowledge her anger issues. I think dumped at the alter was mordecai actually choosing Cj but he did it in his way which led to them splitting. Even thought he and Margaret had chemistry and could have been a thing after, they made the right decision of focusing on themselves rather than trying again. But definitely watching the show when you're older and around mordecai's age, there's more sympathy for some of his actions after realizing how messy some relationships are

I'm glad that in the series finale he found someone new and the creators didn't leave him hanging

The wedding one had my mouth gaping open for at least two and a half minutes

4:41 WTF. The way you said that... That coffee bean episode did a number on you.

It just says no stream

Inviting Margaret to that Christmas party was a bad move on Eileen's part. If Margaret never came back & Eileen ended her friendship with Margaret, Mordecai & CJ would've been together for the rest of the show.

I want a place you can go to buy ice cream when its 1 am sounds real "convenient" :)

Even though i felt bad for Mordecai during every break up he went through, i also always thought that Rigby's advice about Mordecai focusing on what's best for himself was also good advice. because you know there are a lot of guys out there that focus on their love lives too much, so sometimes it's better for their mental health to just focus on themselves instead of trying to find a relationship i mean that's how it was with Mr. Peanutbutter from Bojack Horseman after Pickles dumped him, because after that Mr. Peanutbutter decided that it was time for him to just focus on himself and do what was best for him.

this is why when I wrote my love stories in story, the characters, while getting into whacky situations at times, finds a time and a place for romantic stuff to take place and also write the romance to be mature even when it's crazy at times

i actually don't dislike the romantic aspects of the show, especially as it pertains to Mordecai's character. it's definitely the most uncomfortable aspect of the show, but i think that's why it resonates. Mordecai isn't a scumbag. he's not Brian Griffin or anything like that. the problem is he isn't comfortable in his own skin and he doesn't know exactly what he wants. it's definitely painful to watch, but i think it's painful to watch because it's realistic. no one had any bad intentions, and no one was solely responsible for things not working out. so in that sense i actually kind of like it.

CJ was perfect. I was so wanting them to get together because I related so much to having a “Margaret” in my life, I rooted for Mordecai to finally grow past that.

I don’t get why going to college less than a day away for only a couple years meant they had to break up

The one thing Rigby can boast about having over Mordecai is the fact Rigby formed a stable relationship with a girl that liked him. Honestly, Mordecai could've been fine with CJ if he just got over his old feelings for Margaret. What held him back was that he kept living in the past.

There needs to a video about rigby and ellien cause their relationship is good and underrated

He dumped his gf at his friends wedding though 🗿🤷‍♂️

Back when I'd recently gone through a breakup, I saw one of the relationship based Regular Show episodes, and started crying. That is all.

He did find love eventually

Since there was a screening for Unicorn Warriors Eternal earlier this week (at some festival for animation) will you do a video on it?

Sigh…if I had one word to describe Mordecai, it’d be SIMP. Whenever he was around Margaret he turned into a pillar of jelly. His relationship with CJ was more bearable and then the writers decide to just have them breakup.

Mao Mao needs more love on this channel and some comic book adaptations by IDW or Kaboom comics!~ ;D

Man I have so many things to say about mordecai’s relationship with CJ, I’ve been put through something similar, I was CJ in the situation. I was really rooting for mordecai but he would constantly fumble her, it was so sad to watch. I’m glad they broke things off and she doesn’t keep in touch with Mordecai because he literally put CJ through hell just because he didn’t want to be honest with himself.

Question, is there anywhere we can still watch Regular Show?

I always thought that title belonged to Ben Tennyson