I've grown to like Regular Show, or perhaps they've grown to where I like them more; it seems that as I get used to the show's zany reality-bending antics, the stories have started to develop a better sense of pacing and have started to refine the skill of delivering a solid punchline at the end of an episode.
The skill they haven't honed, however, is putting together a well curated set of similarly themed episodes. The bar was set fairly low here; the name is Mordecai Pack and Mordecai is one of the two main characters. Almost any episode could probably be included, as long as it wasn't specifically Rigby-centric. What they opted to include, among other things, were several episodes that show Mordecai's relationship with his new love interest, C.J. (Linda Cardellini). This was not a bad decision, as these show some of his story arc. It seems like it would be relatively impossible to mess that up. But they did it. These episodes are out of order on the DVD. When I watched the first episode on the DVD with C.J. and Mordecai, I figured that C.J. was his new girlfriend. Then, there's an episode where C.J. and Mordecai kiss at a New Year's Eve party and then reveal who they are. Later, I saw the episode where Mordecai was depressed when Margaret first left him. Still later, there's another episode where C.J. and Mordecai are supposed to be going on a date, but they end up having to babysit Death's kid. (These things happen.) The last episode in the group is the first episode of Season 6, (Maxin' and Relaxin'), where C.J. meets Mordecai's mom, while he tries not to die of embarrassment.
The episodes included in this pack are pretty much all solid episodes. Every Meat Burritos features a guy stuck in the 70's in a world of shag carpet and bad Kung Fu movies. Paint Job and Portable Toilet pit our heroes against the U.S. Government as they simply try to stay alive and protect the park, while Tants features a manufacturer of Tants® - Half table, half pants - with a strict stance on copyright infringement and the paramilitary forces to back it up... and shows the true meaning of friendship. Fans of dimension-hopping and the four bowlers of the Apocalypse will enjoy Play Date, where Mordecai and C.J. take Death, Jr. to a playground in Hell, and perhaps Dodge This, where the supernatural wonder-team is trying their hand at dodgeball and the park has to take them out to earn the trophy. One episode, Caveman, was actually quite deep for the series, dealing with exactly what it means to be civil and just how important true love is.
Despite the generally good list of included episodes, it's hard to see who the appropriate target market is here. Casual viewers who might simply want a "taste" of the Regular Show could enjoy these episodes, but the fact that they're out of order would really confuse those unfamiliar with the show. Fans of the show would be better off waiting until the seasons are released and avoiding the headaches of missing episodes or ending up with duplicates across multiple packs. Fans also would probably like some special features, which are simply missing from Regular Show: Mordecai Pack, which is a noticeable difference from previous packs. They've never had many special features, but there was usually something.
As a friend of mine pointed out, the only obvious fit for these packs are for parents who just want to throw something in front of their kids to keep them entertained - for example when driving around in the minivan or whatnot. For the kid who loves Mordecai and has watched the show, this fits the bill; others would be better off buying the seasons of Regular Show.
