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Good show, jolly good show!
~ Pops Maellard
Bad Show!
~ Pops Maellard when things went bad
Don't worry, Mordecai and Rigby. I know you're sad, but I promise, this is a happy ending. Take care of each other. Goodbye.
~ Pops before sacrificing himself.

Pops Maellard (birth name, Mega Kranus) is the tritagonist of Cartoon Network's Regular Show, as well as one of the five tritagonists in the Regular Show: The Movie.

Pops appears to be a rich, thin humanoid alien lollipop from Lolliland whose father owns the park as well as the house, in which Pops shares with Mordecai and Rigby. He is a billionaire that was locked up and protected for all or most of his childhood, which is why he takes such childlike delight in everything he sees and does. He has an evil brother who is opposite of himself, Anti-Pops (real name Malum Kranus) and they both died in the final episode.

He was voiced by Sam Marin, who also voices Benson and Muscle Man.

Appearance[]

Pops is a pale pink lollipop-shaped man, standing at 6'3" without his hat. His body and limbs are all very stick-like, while his head is an abnormally large sphere shape. He usually wears a gentlemanly outfit, consisting of an always buttoned-up dark gray vest; a long-sleeved, off-white dress shirt; lighter gray pants; dress shoes in the same dark gray as his vest; and a top hat. Pops also sports a white handlebar mustache. Aside from his mustache, Pops is entirely bald. In the finale, it's revealed that he has a 6 pack.

Personality[]

Pops is a naïve, lollipop-shaped man who is almost always in a jolly mood. Pops works with Benson as a park manager, but he acts as a groundskeeper. He tends to be overly ecstatic about every situation and expresses himself as an upright gentleman to the point where he overly extends his words and sentences formally. Despite being an elderly man, Pops is very childlike and naïve about the world around him. Therefore, he serves as somewhat of a non sequitur character. He also seems to like Mordecai and Rigby more than Benson, ironically, despite Mordecai and Rigby's irresponsible behavior and Benson's more responsible behavior (and Benson being his good friend). Pops's father, Mr. Maellard, owns the park.

Even so, Pops relies on Benson for the upkeep of the park. Benson also seems to be responsible for taking care of Pops due to his childlike nature. Pops's character is taken from Quintel's short animation "The Naïve Man from Lolliland." In "Prank Callers," it is implied that Pops was once a (somewhat) more serious man, until Mordecai and Rigby (who had traveled back in time to the 80s) collided with his younger self, causing him apparent brain damage and turning him into the quirky character he is known as in the series. Pops is in a perpetually optimistic mood, and most of the time, he can best be described as bubbly. However, Pops isn't one to be jolly when disrespected.

Whenever he is not acting childishly, Pops acts like a gentleman, always addressing others politely, with one sole exception in "Think Positive", where he demands Benson to stop yelling at Mordecai and Rigby. Pops's childish demeanor makes him very gullible, but even though anyone can take advantage of this, most people still respect Pops as a friend. Pops also possesses the most pleasant voice out of all the characters; his language style is unique where he will go to larger extents to scientifically or vividly describe an object that would normally be said in a few words.

He is also known to take an interest in little things, such as butterflies. An example of this is when, in "The Power", he laughs when a butterfly flies near him, and in "Think Positive", he is trying to catch butterflies in a jar. Another example would be in "Saving Time", when he says that the songbirds don't usually visit him until the afternoon. Pops is also known to love his car, which he polishes and waxes in nearly every episode.

Pops seems to be easily amused as seen in "Jinx", when he laughs at his reflection in the water.

Death[]

Ahh, jolly good show!
~ Pops Maellard's last words

Pops ultimately sacrifices himself to save the universe, making him one of the few main characters to die.

Skills/Habits[]

  • Keyboard Player - As seen in "This Is My Jam", "But I Have a Receipt", and "Return of Mordecai and the Rigbys", Pops is adept at playing the keyboard. He is also said to play his harpsichord at night, but he might have stopped this because Benson made a rule against this.
  • Butterflies: Pops most likely has an interest for butterflies, as seen in "Think Positive".
  • Skilled Artist: As seen in "Think Positive", Pops can draw very well.
  • Good Wrestler: In "Really Real Wrestling", Pops is a very good wrestler. This is because he used to wrestle in his high school or college days. He can easily also wrestle a polar bear in "The Christmas Special".
  • Fanciness: As shown in "Fancy Restaurant", Pops is an expert in the art of being fancy and has even published a book on the subject, titled Fanciness Theory and Practical Application.
  • Singing: Pops can sing fairly well in "Karaoke Video" when he sang Footloose.
  • Easily Scared: Benson claimed that Pops can't stand scary stories in "Terror Tales of the Park II".
  • Baking: In "Pie Contest", Pops is an excellent baker, and appears to have a fondness for it. His pie was the only one Mordecai and Rigby actually liked. As such, he has won 1st place for his pies for ten consecutive years. And in "Meat Your Maker", he made pies for the BBQ. Lastly, he suggested a bake sale as a fundraiser in "Grave Sights".
  • Poetry: As seen in "Rap It Up" it is shown that he likes and is talented at poetry.
  • Surfing: In "Catching the Wave" Pops learned how to surf and became one with nature.
  • Carsick: In "Terror Tales of the Park II", he suggested that they play I Spy. Rigby then replied sharply that Pops got carsick the last time they played I Spy.
  • Birdwatching: It's shown in "Free Cake" that Pops is using binoculars and looking around, possibly birdwatching.
  • Cosmic power:
  • Telekinesis: Pops, along with his brother were born to have this power from beginning to levitate object and themselves. Ironically, Pops himself is the "Chosen One", embodied by a power of good. His brother is the embodiment of evil.
  • Teleportation: Pops can teleport himself in different location.
  • Energy Manipulation: Pops can fire energy blast that strong enough to set a tree on fire.
  • Shield Generation: Pops can form an energy shield to protect himself from harm.

Trivia[]

  • Pops owns three cars, his Checker Taxi cab from "Ello Gov'nor", his flying Mini Cooper from "Really Real Wrestling", and Carmenita. Out of all of them, only the latter appeared after its debut.
  • He makes an appearance in the short The Naive Man from Lolliland as the main character, but with the name Lolliland Man.
  • He also made a cameo appearance in 2 in the AM PM when the two clerks are fighting, the proto-Mordecai becomes proto-Pops.
  • He is the only main character who has not been an antagonist to Mordecai and Rigby before. Margaret and Eileen were rivals with them in "Cruisin' ", Skips tried to stop the two from having fun in "The Power", Thomas helped to prank them in "Starter Pack" and posed a threat in "The Real Thomas". Benson, Muscle Man, and Hi Five Ghost are regular antagonists to them.
    • However, in "Brain Eraser", although directly not an antagonist, Mordecai's memory of a naked Pops antagonizes him throughout most of the episode.
  • An explanation for Pops using lollipops, instead of money, is that he is from Lolliland, where it is possible that lollipops were used as a form of currency. (For instance, a butterscotch ripple equates to $100). However, his father does not seem to share this confusion. In the short The Naive Man from Lolliland, Pops is beaten by restaurant employees because he paid his bill in lollipops.
  • He was born sometime between 1879 and 1910, as revealed in "Skips vs. Technology".
    • However, it was also revealed by Mr. Maellard and Earl that he is just as old as the universe, perhaps even older due to the universe supposedly resetting each time he and Anti-Pops fought.
  • In "Skips vs. Technology", Pops is shown as a child with brown hair in the year 1910.
  • Pops is the third oldest in the park gang, the second being Mr. Maellard and the first being Skips.
    • However, it was also revealed by Mr. Maellard and Earl that he is just as old as the universe, perhaps even older due to the universe supposedly resetting each time he and Anti-Pops fought.
  • Pops, along with Mordecai and Rigby, are the only ones who live in the park house.
  • His name Pops comes from one of two places, the fact that he's based on a lollipop, as seen in The Naïve Man from Lolliland, or because of his age
  • Many have made jokes about Pops's huge head in various episodes, leading to a singular gag in "Terror Tales of the Park IV", when Pops' head still stuck out of the gaping hole, even after Benson stomped on his head.
  • Pops and Muscle Man are the only workers at the park who always wear shoes.
  • It is shown that Pops can be really smart and cunning, as he was able to fool everyone and get away from the TV station in "Win That Prize".
  • Pops is the only main character to never be seen in a romantic relationship.
  • Pops' actual origin is almost identical to some alien character who is adopted by Earthlings, like DC Comics' Superman.
  • Pops is the only main character to die onscreen along with his twin brother.
  • His destiny as the Chosen Ones is a reference of the destiny of the One from the Matrix franchise. His fate is similar to Neo since both of them break the cycle of destruction and reborn (Pops end the cycle of universal destruction and reborn by destroying himself and his brother similar to Neo refuses to submit his prime program to restart the Matrix instead he fights Smith to save both the Machine and the human race as well as ending the cycle of destruction and rebuild of Zion).
  • Pops says the last line of the series "Jolly Good Show."
  • Pops is the only character not too threatened to be fired, Benson almost fired Muscle Man, Mordecai, Rigby, and High Five Ghost, along with Skips for no reason in "Firework Run".

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Main
Mordecai | Rigby | Benson Dunwoody | Pops Maellard | Skips | Muscle Man | Hi Five Ghost

Supporting
Thomas/Nikolai| Margaret Smith | Eileen Roberts | Starla | Cloudy Jay | Mr. Maellard | Audrey | Baby Ducks | Guardians of Eternal Youth | Gary | Death | Don | Frank Smith | Denise Smith | God of Basketball | Techmo | Sensai | Dr. Reuben Langer | Pam | Chance Sureshot | Toothpick Sally | Recap Robot | Colonel Rawls | Archie the Archivist | HD DVD | Blu-Ray | Guardians of Obsolete Formats | Lemon Chef | Principal Dean | Earl

Minor
John | Mona | Andy | Jack Farley | Donny G.| Muscle Dad | Muscle Bro | Peter Hermanverfal| Santa Claus | Quips | Bruce Rock | Dave | Hecho

Organizations
Park | Spark Initiative

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