▁initially ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁and ▁staff ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁Cart oon ▁Network ▁series ▁Camp ▁Laz lo ▁and ▁The ▁Marvel ous ▁Mis ad vent ures ▁of ▁F lap jack ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁short ▁for ▁the ▁network ' s ▁show case ▁project ▁The ▁Cart oon st itute . ▁Quint el ▁developed ▁the ▁Reg ular ▁Show ▁pilot ▁for ▁the ▁project , ▁util izing ▁characters ▁from ▁his ▁California ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁student ▁films ▁The ▁Na ï ve ▁Man ▁from ▁L oll il and ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁and ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁AM ▁PM ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁While ▁The ▁Cart oon st itute ▁was ▁ultimately ▁scra pped , ▁Cart oon ▁Network ▁execut ives ▁approved ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁a ▁Reg ular ▁Show ▁series . ▁Its ▁first ▁two ▁seasons ▁were ▁ratings ▁success es , ▁with ▁N iel sen ▁Media ▁Research ▁ranking ▁the ▁series ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁its ▁time ▁period ▁amongst ▁its ▁primary ▁dem ographic . ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁program ▁aver ages ▁approximately ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁view ers ▁each ▁week . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁Show ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁appeal ▁towards ▁different ▁age ▁groups , ▁simpl istic ▁animation ▁style , ▁and ▁frequent ▁references ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁popular ▁culture . ▁It ▁has ▁att ained ▁four ▁Prim etime ▁Em my ▁Award ▁nomin ations , ▁including ▁a ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁Short - format ▁An imation ▁category ▁for ▁the