J.G. Quintel on ‘The Lost Tapes,’ Cartoon Network’s Golden Age and Pushing the ‘Regular Show’ TV-PG Rating to the Limit: ‘They Were Like, “We Need You Guys to Tone It Down”‘
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J.G. Quintel on ‘The Lost Tapes,’ Cartoon Network’s Golden Age and Pushing the ‘Regular Show’ TV-PG Rating to the Limit: ‘They Were Like, “We Need You Guys to Tone It Down”‘
by MarvelsGrantMan136
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Quintel on the show’s PG rating:
>”We were all just trying to make ourselves laugh, and it was within the parameters of this TV-PG show. So, you know, they had to be drinking soda, they had to be eating hot wings. And if you get it, you get it. And if you don’t, maybe watch it again when you’re a little bit older. Usually, we’re the pickiest ones about the episodes, and we would totally get episodes all the way up to an outline and then shelve it and be like, ‘Nah, it’s not good enough.'”
>”But the story I tell the most is about “Eggcellent.” We initially wanted it to be about Rigby trying to eat this 12-egg omelet to win a hat, but then he just barfs, and the barf comes to life and, like, trains him to do the challenge so he can win. And they were like, “You can’t have barf come to life.” We’re like, “Dude, it’s gonna be funny.” And finally, after a long time of pushing on it, we were like, “Well, what if it wasn’t barf? And what if Rigby goes into a coma, because he’s allergic, so then Mordicai promises to win it for him?” It ended up being way better, and we won an Emmy for that episode.”