Regular Show

The plot conflicts are exclusively centered on character flaws like laziness, irresponsibility, and emotional immaturity, not on any characters' immutable characteristics. The cast is a diverse group of non-human entities whose problems are universal and based on merit or lack thereof; political identity is entirely absent.

The central conflict of nearly every episode is Mordecai and Rigby's attempts to fix or save the Park, their place of work and home, from the chaos they accidentally unleash. This emphasizes a defense of their established institutions and environment against their own destructive tendencies.

Male characters Mordecai and Rigby are consistently portrayed as incompetent and bumbling, particularly in their professional and romantic lives, which satisfies the 'emasculation' trope. However, the female characters, while competent, are also depicted with realistic flaws like jealousy and emotional struggles (CJ, Margaret), and the overall story trajectory is pro-traditional relationships and family formation.

The season's entire focus on relationships is centered on the male-female dynamics of Mordecai's love triangle and Rigby and Eileen's heterosexual relationship. There is no presence of alternative sexual ideologies, deconstruction of the nuclear family, or lecturing on gender theory.

Supernatural elements like Death, time travel, and mystical beings are used exclusively for absurdist comedy and action plots. These elements do not criticize or attack organized religion, and the morality of the show remains simple and objective: irresponsible actions have consequences, which is the opposite of moral relativism.