The third season of "Rick and Morty", an American animated television series created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, originally aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered with "The Rickshank Rickdemption", which aired unannounced on April 1, 2017, as part of Adult Swim's annual April Fools' prank. As a result of production delays, the remaining episodes began airing weekly nearly four months later, on July 30, 2017. The season comprised ten episodes, and its initial airing concluded on October 1, 2017. The premiere picks up where the second-season finale left off, as the show continues to follow the adventures of the members of the Smith household.
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Rick and Morty (season 3)
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Introduction
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Zack Handlen considered Jerry's return to be an anticlimax and "a necessary corrective to an arc that was in danger of going off the rails completely". Handlen appeared skeptical about Beth's statement in the final episode, that from this point things will be like season one again, saying that "the problem with going as far as season three went is that bridges stay burned."
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Critical response
The actors and actresses listed below lend their voices to the corresponding animated characters.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Cast and characters
He added that too many of the season's episodes were weak, since the show focuses on character development only in its first half, resulting in an uneven season. He considered the season to be a disappointment, rating it 6.5 out of 10. Kayla Cobb of "Decider" focused on the dynamism displayed by Beth and Summer, as the characters broke the stereotypical conventions of the first two seasons. Cobb stated that "Season 3 is the first time "Rick and Morty" really to its leading ladies, and it was a horrifying delight." Julia Alexander of "Polygon" highlighted the philosophical conflict between nihilist realism and life in ignorant bliss as the season's main theme, and noted that "after an introspective season built on the importance of self-realization and reflection, "Rick and Morty" third year ended on a total reset," with Beth and the kids reuniting with Jerry in the season-finale, as they seek comfort through escapism and ignore the realities of their lives.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Critical response
The third season of "Rick and Morty", an American animated television series created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, originally aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered with "The Rickshank Rickdemption", which aired unannounced on April 1, 2017, as part of Adult Swim's annual April Fools' prank. As a result of production delays, the remaining episodes began airing weekly nearly four months later, on July 30, 2017. The season comprised ten episodes, and its initial airing concluded on October 1, 2017. The premiere picks up where the second-season finale left off, as the show continues to follow the adventures of the members of the Smith household.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Introduction
Sarah Carbiener, one of the new female writers, said that she managed to learn many things from her experience as a member of the writing team. She explained that a story that for other shows would have been an entire episode, for "Rick and Morty" it will be only its first few minutes. Therefore, the team had to write a large amount of story in a very short time.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Renewal and staff additions
Although it was originally intended for the season to consist of fourteen episodes, as a result of production delays it eventually comprised only ten.
Rick and Morty | Episodes
The season has also received a number of awards and nominations, including the win of a Critics' Choice Award for Best Animated Series, and the show's first Emmy Award which it won for the third-season's standout episode "Pickle Rick", in the category for Outstanding Animated Program.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Introduction
This season began production in January 2013.
Rick and Morty (season 1) | Production
When Jerry asks Beth to choose between him and Rick, the strength of their marriage is tested. Jerry is confronted with the loss of his family, while Beth begins to discover her independence again. Morty and Summer deal with their parents' separation by seeking more control over their lives. Rick's nihilistic way of life continues to prevent him from bonding with his family, as he remains unable to change his self-destructive behavior. The third season of "Rick and Morty" delivered the highest ratings in Adult Swim's history and was the top-rated comedy among millennials on television. The season received largely positive reviews, with many critics highlighting its focus on character development.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Introduction
The second season of the animated television series "Rick and Morty" originally aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim in the United States on July 26, 2015 with "A Rickle in Time", and concluded on October 4 with "The Wedding Squanchers". This season aired a total of ten episodes.
Rick and Morty (season 2) | Introduction
For instance, in the first-season episode "Rick Potion #9", after turning the entire world population into monsters, Rick and Morty move to a different dimension, leaving Summer, Beth and Jerry behind.
Rick and Morty | Premise and main characters
The episode "The Vat of Acid Episode" won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Program".
Rick and Morty (season 4) | Accolades
The third season of "Rick and Morty" originally aired Sundays at 11:30 p.m EST. on Adult Swim, the adult-oriented nighttime programming block of Cartoon Network. The network offered free livestreams for the first two episodes of the season, with the remaining episodes requiring a cable subscription to watch the show live as it aired. Following the conclusion of the show's third season, Adult Swim made a livestream marathon of "Rick and Morty" available to watch on its official website in select regions, hoping to dissuade viewers from watching other illegal livestreams. The episodes were made available to watch on Netflix in a number of countries outside the United States, one week after their original airdate.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Release
The season was added to Hulu on June 23, 2018, with the expansion following a similar timeline with that of the two previous seasons for the streaming service. Uncensored versions of the season are also available to purchase on various digital distribution platforms, including iTunes, Amazon and Microsoft Store. The digital release includes commentaries on every episode, and seven more short videos featuring co-creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland. The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 15, 2018, with special features including exclusive commentary and animatics for every episode, the origins of "Rick and Morty", "inside the episode" material and an exclusive "inside the recording booth" session.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Release
Gaudette noted that these groups do not represent the "Rick and Morty" fanbase, but they "tend to suck all the oxygen out of the virtual room." Series co-creator Justin Roiland said on his Twitter account that he sees more good than bad in the series' fanbase, and chooses to focus on that.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Fanbase reactions
He stated that "We've gone from having zero spec scripts [in the running from female] candidates, to having five or six of them, so it's looking very likely that season three will have one, potentially two gals in the room." Eventually, four female writers were added to the staff, and—counting out the co-creators of the show, Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon—the writing room for the third season was gender-balanced. The writing staff consisted of eleven writers, who collectively wrote and repeatedly rewrote each episode. Harmon noted that the writers' ideas were blended and refined during the writing process, and that the name of the writer that appeared in the opening credits of an episode is usually that of the person who had been assigned to prepare the episode's outline.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Renewal and staff additions
In February 2017, Harmon announced on his podcast, "Harmontown", that the season was in the animation process, after a long period of writing. Around the same time, Bardel Entertainment's production supervisor Mark Van Ee confirmed that "everything is on track." In June 2017, when production of the season had been completed, Harmon wrote a series of posts on Twitter, where he refuted reports about his disagreements with Roiland being the main cause of the delay, and explained that the writing process took longer than expected to complete because of his perfectionism. As a result, the third season of "Rick and Morty" consisted of only ten episodes instead of fourteen, as was initially intended.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Schedule delays and conclusion
In September 2016, the writing team had finished writing new episodes and they were waiting on their return from Bardel Entertainment, "Rick and Morty"s Canadian animation studio, for in-house screenings. After the animatics (video recorded versions of a hand-drawn storyboard with very limited motion) for each episode were made, and the production team was able to pre-visualize the animation, additional passes on the scripts would follow. In an interview with "The Detroit Cast", writer Ryan Ridley revealed that the writing process for the third season was completed in November 2016, and noted that a season of "Rick and Morty" takes a long time to write and animate.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Schedule delays and conclusion
Talking about the style guide the animators of the show have to follow, season three art director Jeffrey Thompson explained that the characters are often drawn with odd or asymmetrical features, in order to avoid looking "too normal to live in the "Rick and Morty" universe." When recording dialogue, Roiland does a considerable amount of improvisation, in order to make the characters feel more natural.
Rick and Morty | Animation and voice recording
"Game of Thrones" star Peter Dinklage and showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss recorded audio commentary for the episode "Pickle Rick". Other guest commentaries include Marilyn Manson, Courtney Love, Russell Brand, and the winner of a crowdfunding campaign launched by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon to support Planned Parenthood. In his Blu-ray review for "Forbes", Luke Y. Thompson describes the release as "a thorough set that seems to have covered all the angles, and will provide hours of fun to even those fans who've watched every episode multiple times already."
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Release
Justin Roiland won an IGN Award for "Best Comedic TV Performance", while Christian Slater was nominated for a BTVA Voice Acting Award for his performance in "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender".
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Accolades
The fourth season of the animated television series "Rick and Morty" was confirmed by Adult Swim in May 2018. The season consists of 10 episodes. The first five episodes of the season aired from November 10, 2019 to December 15, 2019, while the remaining five aired from May 3, 2020 to May 31, 2020.
Rick and Morty (season 4) | Introduction
The actors and actresses listed below lend their voices to the corresponding animated characters.
Rick and Morty (season 2) | Cast and characters
on Sundays, it is very likely that people would have watched them on-demand the next day or several days later. Christina Miller, the president of Adult Swim, told "Fortune" that "Rick and Morty" "goes beyond just appealing to millennials," as numbers suggest that people of all ages are watching the show. The second episode of the season, which aired nearly four months after the unannounced premiere, was the season's most-watched episode with 2.86 million viewers, and the second-best on cable for the day it aired in adults 18–49, behind the weekly episode of "Game of Thrones". The season finale was watched by 2.6 million live plus same day viewers and it was the most-watched telecast across all age groups.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Ratings
Jesse Schedeen of "IGN" awarded the episode with a 6 star rating out of 10 saying that the episode "is an amusing addition to Rick and Morty's fourth season, but certainly not one of this season's better episodes. Like so many installments of the series, the plot veers in some pretty wild and unexpected directions. However, the early momentum starts to fade after Rick and his grandson return to their killing grounds in search of Summer. "Promortyus" either needed a few extra plot twists or a good subplot to add more variety." Steve Greene of "IndieWire" gave it an "C+" rating, who felt that the episode in "borrowing a page from a handful of films in the long-running franchise (and a few outside of it), this is an episode that's mostly on sci-fi reference cruise control."
Promortyus | Critical response
Holding a similar position, Corey Plante of "Inverse" said that "Rick and Morty" managed to be both dark and funny in its third season. Zack Handlen of "The A.V. Club" agreed that this was the darkest season of "Rick and Morty", though he noted that the viewers have become desensitized to the show's violence. He said: "In previous seasons, the show managed a balance between self-mockery and honest joy in absurd scenarios. That joy is still there, more or less, but there’s a bitterness to it that’s harder and harder to ignore." Mike Cosimano of "Comics Gaming Magazine" did not think that the third season was dark; he said that it used "cheap gut punches to elicit that very reaction".
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Critical response
9", confessing that the Morty from her reality is dead, and he is her brother from another reality. He then concludes by saying "Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody's gonna die... Come watch TV?" Summer agrees to stay, and the two of them go back downstairs to watch TV with Rick.
Rixty Minutes | Plot
The writing staff first meets and discusses ideas, which evolve into a story. Discussions often include anecdotes from personal life as well as thoughts on the science fiction genre. After breaking the story—which consists of developing its consistency and logical beginning, middle, and conclusion—a writer is assigned to create an outline. Roiland and Harmon do a "pass" on the outline, and from there the episode undergoes several more drafts. The final draft of the script is last approved by either of the co-creators. Harmon has admitted that his perfectionism can sometimes be disruptive and cause writing schedule delays. For the most part, this was the reason why the third season of the show consisted of only 10 episodes instead of 14, as was initially intended.
Rick and Morty | Writing
The actors and actresses listed below lend their voices to the corresponding animated characters.
Rick and Morty (season 1) | Cast and characters
The episode differs from previous season three episodes in that it is entirely set on Earth. However, like the previous two episodes in the season, "Pickle Rick" covers Beth and Jerry's divorce. This marks a change for the show, which previously had little continuity of storylines. Jenny Jaffe of "Vulture" describes the episode as an instance of how "Rick and Morty" "likes to back itself into corners with the world's dumbest ideas and execute them in the absolute smartest ways." Jesse Schedeen of IGN notes that this is the show "at its most violent", containing "a level of blood and gore" to match the season 2 episode "Look Who's Purging Now".
Pickle Rick | Analysis
The series has been acclaimed by critics for its originality, creativity and humor. The fourth season premiered on November 10, 2019, and consists of ten episodes. A fifth season was confirmed in May 2020, as part of a long-term deal in May 2018 that ordered 70 new episodes over an unspecified number of seasons.
Rick and Morty | Introduction
Jesse Schedeen of "IGN" wrote that "the episode unfortunately ranks among the show's bigger misses". Steve Greene of "IndieWire" awarded the episode with a "B" rating describing it as a spoof of high-fantasy, with two incredible guest cast contributions keep this goofy chapter afloat.
Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty | Critical response
The season has an approval rating of 96% from Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 8.95 out of 10, with the site's consensus reading, ""Rick and Morty" dives into new and even kookier cosmic dilemmas in a third season that interrogates familial bonds, love, and nihilism -- treating all existential topics to the series' trademark serrated wit." Jesse Schedeen of "IGN" described the third season of the show as darker and more unpredictable than the first two, and praised its high-concept storytelling and character development. Schedeen gave the season an 8.8 out of 10 rating, saying that it "didn't quite reach the heights of Season 2, but it is the series' most consistently entertaining and ambitious season yet".
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Critical response
Writing began on November 2, 2015, and the first episode was recorded on February 18, 2016. In July 2016, already behind on schedule, the production team admitted that the success of the series had increased pressure to meet the expectations of the viewers. The creative freedom provided by Adult Swim entailed taking responsibility for product quality, and as the bar had risen higher, work had become harder, improvements were constantly being sought, and this often resulted in delays. Harmon told the assembled press at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con that "it’s not an endless perfectionism because you know when something finally clicks and you go 'this is a good episode of TV.'" He added that the animators had to suffer the worst part of the schedule delays, as they were forced to work weekends in order to cope with the demanding workload.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Schedule delays and conclusion
The song played twice during "Rest and Ricklaxation", the sixth episode of the third season of "Rick and Morty". The title characters, Rick and Morty, hear and enjoy the song as it plays over a radio. The song also played during the episode's credits.
Terryfold | Background
The 11-episode first season was released by Warner Home Video on DVD (2-disc set) and Blu-ray (single BD-50 disc) on October 7, 2014. Special features include commentary and animatics for every episode, deleted scenes, behind the scenes featurette and commentaries by special guests Matt Groening, Robert Kirkman, Pendleton Ward, Al Jean and others. The 10-episode second season was released on DVD (2-disc set) and Blu-ray (single BD-50 disc) on June 7, 2016. Special features include behind the scenes, commentary and animatics for every episode, deleted animatic sketches and a "Plumbus Owner's Manual" booklet. The 10-episode third season, was released on DVD (2-disc set) and Blu-ray (single BD-50 disc) on May 15, 2018.
Rick and Morty | Home media
The first season of the American animated television series, "Rick and Morty" originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered on December 2, 2013 with "Pilot" and ended on April 14, 2014 with "Ricksy Business", with a total of eleven episodes. The first season received critical acclaim.
Rick and Morty (season 1) | Introduction
Other cast members of the season, who each have voiced one or more characters, include: Dan Harmon, Brandon Johnson, Tom Kenny, Maurice LaMarche, Nolan North, Cassie Steele, Kari Wahlgren, Laura Bailey, John DiMaggio, Ryan Ridley, Scott Chernoff, Dan Benson, Clancy Brown, Echo Kellum, Melique Berger, William Holmes, Tara Strong, Jeff B. Davis, Jonas Briedis, Phil Hendrie, Rob Paulsen, Alex Jayne Go, Jennifer Hale and Mariana Wise.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Other cast members
"Rixty Minutes" is the eighth episode of the first season of "Rick and Morty". It premiered on Adult Swim on March 17, 2014. The episode was written by Tom Kauffman and Justin Roiland, and directed by Bryan Newton. In the episode, Rick and Morty watch cable from other dimensions, while Jerry, Beth, and Summer watch alternate reality versions of themselves using a pair of interdimensional goggles. The episode was well received and watched by about 1.48 million viewers in the United States.
Rixty Minutes | Introduction
Special features include exclusive commentary and animatics for every episode, "inside the episode", the origins of "Rick and Morty", and an exclusive "inside the recording booth" session. On February 12, 2019, a set containing seasons 1-3 was released on DVD and Blu-ray. Uncensored versions of the show are also available to purchase on various digital platforms, including iTunes and Amazon, with the digital releases of each season containing bonus material. The digital release of the first season includes the 2013 "Rick and Morty" Comic-Con panel, the digital release of the second season includes the 2015 ATX Television Festival panel, and the digital release of the third season includes commentary on every episode, as well as seven more short videos featuring co-creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland.
Rick and Morty | Home media
"Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri" is the tenth and final episode of the fourth season of the Adult Swim animated television series "Rick and Morty". Written by Anne Lane and directed by Erica Hayes, the episode was broadcast on May 31, 2020 in the United States.
Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri | Introduction
Steve Greene of "IndieWire" awarded the episode a grade "B", saying that "with some subtle tweaks to a few of the show's past ideas, "Rick and Morty" heads into another off season on a surprisingly melancholy note." Joe Matar of "Den of Geek" gave the episode a 4.5 out of 5, saying:
Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri | Critical response
Harmon had also stated that he wishes for future seasons to consist of more than ten episodes, saying: "Now I'm about to do season 4 of "Rick and Morty" and want to prove that I've grown." This was in reference to him admitting that he should work more efficiently, control his perfectionism, and avoid past mistakes that had resulted in the third season of the show comprising only ten episodes instead of fourteen, as was initially intended. In May 2018, after prolonged contract negotiations, Adult Swim announced a long-term deal with the creators, ordering 70 new episodes over an unspecified number of seasons.
Rick and Morty (season 4) | Background and development
"Childrick of Mort" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the fourth season of the Adult Swim animated television series "Rick and Morty". Written by James Siciliano and directed by Kyounghee Lim, the episode was broadcast on May 24, 2020 in the United States.
Childrick of Mort | Introduction
"The Rickshank Rickdemption" is the first episode in the third season of the American animated television sitcom "Rick and Morty", and the twenty-second episode overall in the series. It was written by Mike McMahan and directed by Juan Meza-Leon. The season three premiere first aired unannounced on Adult Swim in the United States on April 1, 2017 when it was watched by 676,000 American households. On the first day of its original broadcast, "The Rickshank Rickdemption" was replayed every half hour from 8pm to 12am ET with improved ratings, as a part of Adult Swim's annual April Fools' Day joke.
The Rickshank Rickdemption | Introduction
The couch gag for the episode, "Mathlete's Feat", which aired on May 17, 2015, features Rick and Morty from the Adult Swim series "Rick and Morty".
The Simpsons opening sequence | "Rick and Morty"
Following the conclusion of the third season in October 2017, the future of the show had remained in question, with no announcement of renewal or status of production. In March 2018, Harmon tweeted that he had not begun writing for a new season, in part because Adult Swim had not ordered any new episodes yet. Harmon explained that contract negotiations were more complicated than previous seasons. Co-creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland wanted to have assurance that there would be many more seasons of "Rick and Morty" in the future, so that they would be able to focus on the show and minimize their involvement in other projects.
Rick and Morty (season 4) | Background and development
Although the series has now been started and went into the first seasons 3 episodes before beginning a 3-month hiatus. Now, back for the rest of the season, starting with the Halloween episode where the gang travels to "The Zombieverse".
Mort's End | Mort's End: The Lost Transmission
"Never Ricking Morty" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the Adult Swim animated television series "Rick and Morty". Written by Jeff Loveness and directed by Erica Hayes, the episode was broadcast on May 3, 2020 in the United States and on May 7, 2020 in the United Kingdom.
Never Ricking Morty | Introduction
"Rick and Morty" received a total of eight nominations for its third season in 2017 and 2018, of which it won an IGN Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award, both in the categories for "Best Animated Series". Furthermore, the episode "Pickle Rick" received three nominations, of which it won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Program" and an Annie Award for "Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production". With two nominations, "The Ricklantis Mixup" was another awarded episode of the season, that won its writers Ryan Ridley and Dan Guterman an Annie Award for "Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production".
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Accolades
Rick provides only one escape: jumping into a vat of fake acid to fake his death, the ultimate capitulation to Rick's "vat of acid" idea and intellect. Morty begrudgingly obeys. Satisfied that his point is proven, Rick reveals they have been in an alternate dimension this entire time, as he did not want to waste their home dimension.
The Vat of Acid Episode | Plot
"The Wedding Squanchers" is the tenth and final episode of the second season of the American animated television sitcom "Rick and Morty", and the 21st overall episode of the series. Written by Tom Kauffman and directed by Wes Archer, the episode first aired on Adult Swim in the United States on October 4, 2015.
The Wedding Squanchers | Introduction
Despite this, he's shown to be intelligent and resourceful at times and as the series progresses he learns how to use many of Rick's devices and even manipulates Rick into taking Jerry on an adventure. By the end of season three he displays an uncanny degree of common sense as well as a deep understanding of Rick's twisted mind, as seen in "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender". The character was inspired primarily by Marty McFly from "Back to the Future".
List of Rick and Morty characters | Morty Smith
"One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty" is the third episode of the fourth season of the Adult Swim animated television series "Rick and Morty". Written by Caitie Delaney and directed by Bryan Newton, the episode was broadcast on November 24, 2019.
One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty | Introduction
Tom Reimann of "Collider" awarded the episode with a 3 star rating out of 5, writing that the episode: Steve Greene of "IndieWire" gave it an "A-" rating, complimented the episode's use of an extra-strength dose of self-awareness to grapple with the show's future.
Never Ricking Morty | Critical response
In an interview with "The Hollywood Reporter", Roiland said that "Rick and Morty" will remain "a big priority above anything else" for him in the future, and expressed his intention to keep the show growing. Adult Swim renewed "Rick and Morty" for a third season in August 2015, shortly after a successful second-season premiere. The two co-creators and executive producers expressed their delight at the series' popularity. The season premiered unannounced on April 1, 2017, as part of an April Fools' prank. The remaining episodes began airing weekly almost four months later, continuing in the same time slot from season two, and the initial airing concluded in October 2017.
Rick and Morty | Episodes
"A Rickle in Time" is the first episode in the second season of the American animated television sitcom "Rick and Morty", and the twelfth overall episode of the series. Written by Matt Roller and directed by Wes Archer, the episode first aired on Adult Swim in the United States on July 26, 2015. The title of the episode is a pun to the novel, "A Wrinkle in Time". In the episode, Rick, Morty, and his sister Summer—having restarted time after freezing it in the season one finale "Ricksy Business"—are in a quantum-uncertain state of existence. An argument leads to the creation of two alternate timelines, which need to be stitched back together fast if they are to escape quantum collapse.
A Rickle in Time | Introduction
The second season was released on DVD (Region 1) and Blu-ray on June 7, 2016.
Rick and Morty (season 2) | Home release
Jesse Schedeen of "IGN" awarded the episode with an 8 star rating out of 10, saying that the episode "is another enjoyable addition to Rick and Morty: Season 4. If not the most zany or hilarious installment, it definitely benefits from having Jerry front and center for a change. Moreover, the slightly more downbeat approach feels appropriate given how much the Rick/Beth relationship is at the heart of this episode. Episode 9 is all about the struggle of being a good parent, and it's fitting that the conclusion leaves everyone a little unhappier and worse off than when they started." Joe Matar of "Den of Geek" gave the episode a 2.5 out of 5, saying that "with the whole Smith family involved, 'Childrick of Mort' is a welcome change of pace after a bunch of sometimes-samey, Rick-and-Morty-centric episodes, but only on the most basic of levels because it's kind of mediocre.
Childrick of Mort | Critical response
"Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the Adult Swim animated television series "Rick and Morty". Written by Jeff Loveness and directed by Anthony Chun, the episode was broadcast on December 8, 2019.
Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty | Introduction
In an interview with "The Hollywood Reporter", female writers Jane Becker, Sarah Carbiener and Jessica Gao addressed negative comments regarding their involvement in writing the third season of "Rick and Morty", recalling a post on Reddit that called them "the social justice warriors that Dan had to hire". Gao stated, "The people who say [hiring writers should be a meritocracy] have never ever thought about what that actually means and where that meritocracy comes from." Following the release of "Pickle Rick", one of the season's best-rated episodes, a number of fans participated in an online harassment campaign that targeted female writers of the show—especially Jane Becker and Jessica Gao—as they felt that they were "ruining the show" for them.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Fanbase reactions
The fourth season has an approval rating of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 8.65/10. The site's critics consensus reads, ""Rick and Morty" fourth season is both an exciting progression and a delightful return to form that proves more than worth the two-year wait." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the fourth season a score of 84 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."
Rick and Morty (season 4) | Reception
"Promortyus" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the Adult Swim animated television series "Rick and Morty". Written by Jeff Loveness and directed by Bryan Newton, the episode was broadcast on May 10, 2020 in the United States.
Promortyus | Introduction
The episode marks the reappearance of several former key plot developments, including the Cronenberg universe, the Citadel of Ricks, and Birdperson. The third-season premiere of "Rick and Morty" was expected to arrive as early as 2016. However, Harmon admitted in a conversation with "Indiewire" that new episodes were becoming more difficult to create because of artistic disagreements with co-creator Justin Roiland. Writing for "The Rickshank Rickdemption" commenced on November 2, 2015; a few months later in February 2016, episode director Juan Meza-Leon began work for the project's sound recording. In February 2017, to celebrate the beginning of the episode's animation phase, Adult Swim Australia released a teaser trailer, later revealed to actually be a "RickRoll": a compilation of clips taken from seasons one and two that offered no new insight into the upcoming premiere.
The Rickshank Rickdemption | Production
"Rick and Morty" is an American adult animated science fiction sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon. The series follows Rick Sanchez, an alcoholic, nihilistic super-scientist, and his easily distressed yet good-hearted grandson, Morty Smith, on their adventures to alternate dimensions and planets. These adventures commonly cause trouble for Morty's family, Jerry, Beth, and Summer, who are often caught up in the mayhem. The series premiered on December 2, 2013 on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim. On May 10, 2018, Adult Swim announced a long-term deal with the creators, ordering 70 new episodes of "Rick and Morty" over an unknown number of seasons.
List of Rick and Morty episodes | Introduction
"Rick and Morty" completed its third season with overall viewership numbers increased by 81% over the previous season, and delivered the highest ratings in Adult Swim's history. "Rick and Morty" was the most popular television comedy within the 18–24 and 18–34 age ranges in the United States, based on "Live+7" ratings data spanning from December 2016 to September 2017. This rating system tracks live viewership plus streaming and on-demand viewing over an initial week-long period, and provides a more accurate picture of delayed viewing as compared to "Live+Same Day" ratings. Considering that episodes of the third season originally aired at 11:30 p.m.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Ratings
The second season has an approval rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 7.81 out of 10. The site's critics consensus reads, ""Rick and Morty" gains even more slimy layers of complexity throughout its sophomore season, with the dysfunctional duo knocking heads and diametrically opposed philosophies during a string of intricately hilarious misadventures."
Rick and Morty (season 2) | Reception
Said writers received rape and death threats on Twitter, and had their personal information put online. In an interview with "Entertainment Weekly", Dan Harmon confronted the trolls, saying, "I think it’s all disgusting. These knobs, that want to protect the content they think they own — and somehow combine that with their need to be proud of something they have, which is often only their race or gender." The Szechuan sauce reference in the season premiere brought huge online attention for McDonald's discontinued promotional product. Internet memes spread rapidly on Reddit and Twitter, more than 40,000 people signed a petition at Change.org, asking for the return of the sauce, while an eBay auction resulted in a 20-year-old packet of this teriyaki sauce being sold for $14,700.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Fanbase reactions
The two co-creators expressed their satisfaction, with Roiland saying: "We're super excited that, for the first time ever, we're locked in, we know what the future is, we have job security." Harmon added: "Justin and I just needed enough episodes and the right kind of deal structure that would give us permission to do what we want to do, which is truly focus on the show. We got all that, and we’re both very excited."
Rick and Morty (season 4) | Background and development
"The A.V. Club"s Zack Handlen gave the episode an "A−" rating, and praise it as "about as close to a straight putt as the series is capable of: Rick and Morty go on an adventure, a concept is introduced, and there are then horrible consequences which keep escalating until the status quo is restored." Jack Shepherd of "GamesRadar+" gave it a four-star rating, describing it as "certainly a bold opening to the season" and lauding its closing monologue for a mission statement for the season as similar to that of the second season's premiere. Jesse Schedeen of "IGN" also praised it as the show's strongest to date, extolling the heavy emphasis on Morty himself, saying that it "helps the new season begin on a compelling and, at times, even heartwarming note".
Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat | Critical response
Adult Swim renewed "Rick and Morty" for a third season on August 12, 2015, shortly after a successful second-season premiere. Talking about the renewal, the two co-creators and executive producers expressed their delight at the series' popularity. Dan Harmon stated that it is "an honor to see "Rick and Morty" join the exclusive club of shows with over nineteen episodes", and Justin Roiland added "I am blown away by the seemingly instant success of "Rick and Morty". I look forward to continuing their adventures!" In an October 2015 interview with "The Hollywood Reporter", Roiland revealed that the team had received a lot of scripts from female writers for the upcoming season, which had never happened before.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Renewal and staff additions
The final season will begin airing in 2010, most likely in January, and will follow them back to Mount Pointy Nipple to wed Gloria and Sheffield.
Mort's End | Airing the final season
Joe Matar of "Den of Geek" gave the episode a 5 out of 5, while feeling that "the first half of "Rick and Morty"s fourth season goes out strong with this not-so-festive Christmas episode".
Rattlestar Ricklactica | Reception
The third and Final season came along using the same techniques. For "The Lost Transmissions" the format changed a little bit as it was rendered into 720p High-Definition.
Mort's End | History
For example, "Rick Potion #9" was the second episode written for the series, but was instructed to be animated as the fifth, as it would make more sense within the series' continuity.
Rick and Morty | Writing
The show is available to watch on Netflix in a number of countries, including Australia, while the first three seasons are available to stream in the United States on both Hulu and HBO Max. Following the conclusion of the show's third season, Adult Swim made a livestream marathon of "Rick and Morty" available to watch on its official website in select regions, hoping to dissuade viewers from watching other illegal livestreams. In the United Kingdom, public-service broadcaster Channel 4 outbid Netflix and began airing the series with season 4, which represents its first pickup by an international television channel. Season 4 was originally scheduled to premiere on Channel 4 in January 2020; viewer complaints resulted in the broadcaster moving the first episode forward to November 20 on E4.
Rick and Morty | International broadcast
The episode features guest actors Liam Cunningham as Balthromaw the dragon, Matthew Broderick as the talking cat, and Tom Kenny as Shadow Jacker.
Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty | Casting
There are subtle differences in several but not all duplicated shots. When the in-house animation unit for "Rick and Morty" would receive shots back from their international partner, Bardel Entertainment, they would attempt to edit shots further for more variety. To finalize single shots, a computer would have to be out of service for nearly fourteen hours to complete rendering. In one instance, a layer went missing nearing the end of a shot, necessitating another full composite. At the time of its post-production, Harmon was working on the sixth season of "Community" and Roiland was "really wishing he was here for [this] particular episode." The episode's troubled production put the entire season behind schedule.
A Rickle in Time | Animation
Summer's collar transports her back to her time, but one of the Mortys' collars is broken. With the garage falling away piece by piece, the Morty with the broken collar falls into the spaceless void and Rick jumps after him. He gives Morty his collar and accepts it, but spots Morty's collar floating below him. He hurriedly fixes it, and all three are reunited in their own time. Meanwhile, after getting ice cream, Beth and Jerry hit a deer with their car. As an animal surgeon, Beth attempts to help the deer at a veterinary hospital, but notices a gunshot wound in its side.
A Rickle in Time | Plot
Nearing the end of the episode, Rick knows that his own microverse would power his battery, or he dispose of it and create a new one. Rick's intelligence is portrayed to transcend that of metaphysical beings, as demonstrated in the episode "Something Ricked This Way Comes", where he outsmarts Satan.
Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty) | Fictional character biography
"Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat" is the premiere episode of the fourth season of the Adult Swim animated television series "Rick and Morty". Written by Mike McMahan and directed by Erica Hayes, loosely adapting "Akira" by Katsuhiro Otomo, the episode was broadcast on November 10, 2019.
Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat | Introduction
He is credited with directing the following episodes:
Dominic Polcino | "Rick and Morty" episodes
Morty returns to Rick, saying he has learned that one should not live a consequence-free life, that the consequences determine who we become and give our choices meaning. Rick then reveals that the remote does not reset anything, but instead teleports Morty to an alternate dimension, killing the Morty native to that dimension so that Morty can take his place. Horrified, Morty begs Rick to undo everything. Rick merges all of the alternate dimensions, causing Morty intense torment. While this undoes the deaths of the alternate Mortys, everyone now remembers the crimes Morty committed, and an angry mob of various groups and authorities gather at the Smith household demanding his surrender.
The Vat of Acid Episode | Plot
The first season has an approval rating of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 8.19 out of 10. The site's critics consensus reads, ""Rick and Morty" zaps onto screens and makes an instant impression with its vivid splashes of color, improvisational voice acting, and densely-plotted science fiction escapades -- bringing a surprising amount of heart to a cosmically heartless premise."
Rick and Morty (season 1) | Reception
Jerry, Beth and Summer take turns using the goggles. Jerry's alternate self lives a life of drugs and debauchery, while Beth sees herself operating on a person instead of a horse. Summer, however, finds that all realities in which she exists are largely unchanged. Jerry and Beth confess to Summer that she was an unwanted pregnancy, and that her birth prevented them from achieving their goals. This greatly upsets Summer, and she announces her plans to run away. While Summer begins to pack her bags, Morty attempts to console her. He shows Summer the graves that he and Rick dug in their backyard in the episode "Rick Potion No.
Rixty Minutes | Plot
We're three episodes in to "The Other Five", and so far each one has been (at least in part) a rant about how hard it is to write Rick and Morty. I hope the next two episodes manage to fully embrace the smart sci-fi deconstruction that made the show so unique in the first place." The episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.
The Vat of Acid Episode | Critical response
In January 2014, the series was renewed for a second season that began on July 26, 2015. Wes Archer, Dominic Polcino, Bryan Newton and Juan Meza-León served as directors, while series co-creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, Matt Roller, David Phillips, Ryan Ridley, Mike McMahan, Tom Kauffman, Dan Guterman and Alex Rubens served as writers. All episodes in the second season originally aired in the United States on Adult Swim. All episodes are rated TV-14, with the exception of "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate", which was rated TV-MA.
Rick and Morty (season 2) | Production
Michonne, however, agrees with Rick's choice.
Michonne | Season 8
Tom asks Rick to quit but he refuses, claiming Lynette "doesn't want him gone". Rick later tells Lynette about his lunch with Tom and his feelings for her and tries to get her to admit her feelings for him but Lynette refuses and fires him.
Tom Scavo | Season 3
In Rick's final episode What Comes After, Beth's voice is heard asking Rick, “What’s your wound?” during a lucid dream state. Beth's corpse appears alongside the corpses of past characters in Rick's hallucination.
Beth Greene | Season 9
"The Ricks Must Be Crazy" is the sixth episode in the second season of the American animated television sitcom "Rick and Morty", and the seventeenth overall episode in the series. Written by Dan Guterman and directed by Dominic Polcino, the episode first aired on Adult Swim in the United States on August 30, 2015. The title of the episode is a reference to the 1980 film "The Gods Must Be Crazy". In the episode, Rick and Morty go inside Rick's microverse car battery, an entire verse that generates electricity to power Rick's car, unbeknown to the citizens of the microverse.
The Ricks Must Be Crazy | Introduction
"The Ricklantis Mixup" (also known as "Tales from the Citadel") is the seventh episode of the third season of "Rick and Morty", and the twenty-eighth episode of the series overall. It premiered on Adult Swim on September 10, 2017. It was written by Dan Guterman and Ryan Ridley, and directed by Dominic Polcino. In the episode, as the main Rick and Morty adventure offscreen to Atlantis, the focus is shifted towards the Citadel, a secret interdimensional society populated by numerous versions of Ricks and Mortys from different realities. The episode was well received, with approximately 2.4 million viewers when airing.
The Ricklantis Mixup | Introduction
The following characters are seen when Rick and Morty watch the inter-dimensional cable in the episodes "Rixty Minutes" and "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate":
List of Rick and Morty characters | Characters seen on inter-dimensional cable
"Meeseeks and Destroy" is the fifth episode of the first season of "Rick and Morty". It premiered on Adult Swim on January 20, 2014. The episode was written by Ryan Ridley and directed by Bryan Newton. In the episode, Rick provides the family with a solution to their problems, freeing him up to go on an adventure led by Morty. The episode has been well received, and was seen by about 1.6 million viewers when it was first aired on Adult Swim.
Meeseeks and Destroy | Introduction
On October 7, 2017, McDonald's served limited quantities of the sauce, without explicitly naming "Rick and Morty" as a reason for the return. Many fans waited for hours in long queues, but not all of them were served as the fast-food outlets ran out of the product. The fiasco prompted enraged reactions by disappointed fans, with some of them acting out and mistreating the company's workers. In the wake of these events, the "Rick and Morty" fanbase received a bad reputation, with James Grebey of "Inverse" noting that ""Rick and Morty" is a good show, but it’s quickly gaining a (frankly well-earned) reputation for having a really, really shitty fan base.
Rick and Morty (season 3) | Fanbase reactions
"The King, the Widow, and Rick" is the sixth episode of the eighth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series "The Walking Dead", which aired on AMC on November 26, 2017. The episode was written by Angela Kang and Corey Reed, and directed by John Polson.
The King, the Widow, and Rick | Introduction
Glenn begins to let go of some of his anger, and his relationship with Maggie improves. In the episode "This Sorrowful Life," Glenn asks Hershel for his permission to marry Maggie, and Hershel gives Glenn his blessing. Glenn then asks Maggie to marry him, and she says yes. In the season finale "Welcome to the Tombs," the Governor launches his assault on the prison, but the group is prepared. Glenn and Maggie fight back while wearing riot gear. Later, when Rick returns with the survivors from Woodbury, and Glenn opens the prison gates for them.
Glenn Rhee | Season 3
It describes how the main character of the story leaves their comfort zone to pursue something they desire, how they are forced to adapt to an unfamiliar situation in order to achieve their goal, and how the story has changed them, as they return to their comfort zone. "Emmy" magazine, however, reported after an interview with Harmon that the writing team planned "to shake things up with a more anarchic writing style." This meant a rather deconstructive approach, where instead of focusing on story structure, attention would be given primarily to cultivating ideas, jokes, and pieces of dialogue, and then the stories would be built around those moments.
Rick and Morty (season 4) | Writing, recording and animation
"Pickle Rick" is the third episode of the third season of the Adult Swim animated television series "Rick and Morty". Written by Jessica Gao and directed by Anthony Chun, the episode premiered on August 6, 2017. In "Pickle Rick", the eccentric scientist Rick Sanchez turns himself into a pickle just as he and his family are scheduled to attend a therapy session. The episode separately follows Rick's adventures as a pickle and the rest of the family's trip to therapy. The episode parodies action films and was inspired by "Breaking Bad" episode "4 Days Out". In a continuation of the season's storyline of Beth and Jerry's divorce, "Pickle Rick" explores Beth's unhealthy relationship with Rick, who disregards the importance of family.
Pickle Rick | Introduction
The episode opens with Rick being bullied by Spinner and Jimmy who toss him into a dumpster. Following the opening credits, Spinner pulls up to school in his car and heads inside as the bell rings. Rick comes out from hiding with spray paint and vandalizes Spinner's car. Heading to class, Rick literally runs into Jimmy rounding a corner. They exchange words which Snake Simpson is witness to. Seizing an opportunity, Snake asks Jimmy to name the world's three longest rivers in order and asks a question about the NBA championships. Jimmy answers correctly and, as a result, is now one of Rick's team members for a trivia show called "Whack Your Brain".
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