Caffeinated Concert Tickets

"Caffeinated Concert Tickets" is the third episode of the first season of the American animated television series, Regular Show. It was written by series creator J.G. Quintel and directed by Mike Roth. The episode originally aired on September 20, 2010 on Cartoon Network. The song Working for the Weekend by Loverboy was featured in the episode. Guest stars S. Scott Bullock as the Coffee Bean. This episode is the official debut of the recurring Regular Show character Margaret.

This episode was produced as the series premiere (697–001) although it was aired as the third episode and "The Power" aired as the first episode on September 6, 2010.

Plot

Eager to see their favorite nostalgia band Fist Pump (after the band's latest stay in jail and rehab), Mordecai and Rigby demand overtime work to get extra cash for tickets. Benson obliges, giving them additional work to earn money. The pair earns $50 for tickets, but when they get to the box office, the employee tells them regular seating is sold out and only the deluxe diamond platinum seats are available for $400. Despite the fact they don't have any money, Mordecai and Rigby beg Benson to give them more jobs.

Unable to keep up with the additional demands of their workload, an anthropomorphic coffee bean and his human translator approach the pair offering them a contract to keep them in supply of coffee so they can work overtime. Mordecai and Rigby make enough money to buy the tickets, but the coffee bean tells them that their contract stipulates that he and his translator would get tickets as well. However, Mordecai and Rigby only purchased enough for themselves. After refusing them tickets, the bean gives them chamomile tea and they fall asleep and when they wake up they go through a wild goose chase across town until Mordecai and Rigby manage to get their tickets back in time for the concert.

At the concert, Mordecai sees Margaret and her boyfriend and he gets upset that she has one and falls asleep. Rigby attempts to stay awake but fails and they both sleep through the entire performance.

Reception

This episode received mainly positive reviews through fans and critics. It received a 7.3/10 on IMDb while on TV.com the episode earned a 7.9/10.^[1] The episode was watched by 1.72 million viewers on its premiere night on September 20, 2010.

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