Rick and Morty is an animated show that was created byJustin Roiland and Dan Harmon in 2013.

The show stars Rick Sanchez, an alcoholic, sociopathic super-intelligent galactic criminal as he drags his grandson Morty Smith through parallel dimensions and alternate universes in a quest for… Well, whateverRick decides is worth his time.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this show not be for viewers under the age of at least 16. The show’s themes range from alcoholism to murder, terrorism, suicide, and self-hatred.

In the pilot episode, Rick tells Morty to shoot the soldiers chasing them, as they are just robots. When Morty realizes they are definitely not robots, Rick says: “It’s a figure of speech, Morty. They’re bureaucrats. I don’t respect them. Just keep shooting, Morty. You have no idea what prison is like here!”. Apr 12, 2017 Rick and Morty is a Sci-fi animated sitcom created by comedian Justin Roland –known for voicing the Earl of Lemongrab on Adventure Time– and writer Dan Harmon, creator of the sitcom Community. The plot centers on the misadventures of a 14-year old boy named Morty, and his genius alcoholic grandfather, Rick.

That being said, it is hilarious.

Murder a bunch of bureaucrats. Rick and Morty are called to action by intergalactic superhero team the Vindicators, which consists of an assortment of inspired characters: the Star-Lord-esque.

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1. The outside world is our enemy, Morty. We're the only friends we've got, Morty. It's just Rick and Morty. Rick and Morty and their adventures, Morty. Rick and Morty forever and forever. Morty's things. Me and Rick and Morty running around, and Rick and Morty time. All day long, forever. All a hundred days. Rick and Morty forever 100 times.
2. Dec 02, 2013 Created by Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland. With Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke. An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson.

The show toys with some complex themes like existentialism and nihilism through the fact that there are an unlimited number of other universes with otherRicks and otherMorties, so many so that in order to hide from their respective Galactic Governments’ influence, there is a Council of Ricks that coordinate themselves in secret.

If there’s just another version of you out there, exactly like you, what importance do you have? [NOTE, heavy spoiler for that link.]

Kind of heavy for a cartoon, isn’t it? So why does my kid love it?

The show is also littered with fart jokes, poop jokes, and crude sex jokes too. Don’t go thinking it’s all intellectual.

Secondly, the comedy is deliciously dark. I can’t speak for every person of the 18-35 age demographic, but a common form of humor right now is humor that draws from dark irony, horrible situations and peoples’ ability to be unaffected, and laughing in the face of dread. Rick is a prime example of all three of these tropes.

In separate situations, Rick has:

1) Told Morty to shoot bug-like aliens, referring to them as ‘robots’ until Morty sees one bleed. Rick clarifies that the aliens are bureaucrats, and that’s basically the same thing.

2) Killed an entire ship of aliens by tricking them into thinking they had gained his recipe for ‘concentrated dark matter’ when in reality it was an explosive substance.

3) Created a robot with the single purpose of passing the butter, and gave it enough sentience for it to have an existential crisis over this fact.

Rick and Morty is surreal, but it also manages to take the time to talk about very real issues, such as the devolving marriage of Morty’s parents over the course of the first two seasons. Season 3 delves into themes of poor and good coping mechanisms for such a scenario.

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The show has spawned dozens upon dozens of memes, including “I’M MR.MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME! “, Wubba Lubba Dub Dub! [Which turns out to mean “I am in great pain, please help me”] “Get Schwifty”, Szechuan Sauce and practically every clip from the episodes Interdimensional Cable1 and 2. Notably, the dialogue for both of those episodes was largely improvised in the recording studio by Justin Roiland, who happens to voice Rick, Morty, and plenty of other characters.
My favourite clip from those last two is “Ants In My Eyes Johnson’s Electronics”.

All in all, Rick and Morty is a hilariously quotable show about coping with depression, sci-fi adventuring, and the consequences of life.

So your kid is into Rick and Morty. While I largely advise this for adolescents and teens, I recommend everyone watch it one day. Now you can too, and GET SHWIFTY IN HERE!

The adventures never end with Rick and Morty, and we have many reasons to believe that there’s more to this show than the writers are letting us in on. Since season 1, we’ve been getting clues as to how smart or how dumb Morty really could be. We all know that Rick is the mad genius of the family, but as much as the writers keep telling us that Morty is the complete opposite of Rick, we can’t help but think that that’s not actually the case. We’ve listed 5 reasons why Morty might be just as smart as Rick (or maybe even smarter).

1. Morty can concentrate really well.

For a kid with a supposed learning disability, this is just impossible. In episode 2 of season 2, Morty was able to surprise a Telepathic Alien. How can anyone surprise someone telepathic, let alone an actual alien? Morty did, and it’s the first proof of his actual smartness. It might’ve been a momentary thing, but he did it nonetheless.

2. Morty can recognize things he shouldn’t be able to.

In season 1, Morty was able to save his life and his Grandpa’s life by remembering about the shoes they were wearing. These shoes let them walk on walls when the Bureaucrats cornered them. Even Rick recognized him for that. Also in season 2, Morty was able to recognize the Parasites’ weakness, all while Rick stood confused. This took all types of critical thinking for Morty to do to begin with, and simply put critical thinking takes brains.

3. Morty can be a leader.

Another evidence of Morty’s smarts is episode 6 in season 2 when Morty assimilated with the jungle people easily and even became their leader. Without having to compare this to what Rick did, what Morty was able to achieve required just the amount and type of mental ability that Rick had (or at least used).

4. He can figure things out on his own.

In season 3 episode 5, Morty worked Rick’s Morphizer without having to ask Rick for assistance. Morty even went ahead and turned his sister and mom back to normal. The most interesting part of this, though, is that he also thought about getting revenge on Summer’s boyfriend. No one dumb could ever think about revenge. It takes a kind of reflective quality to do so.

5. Morty can copy.

As long as you can copy, there’s a possibility you can also learn. Morty has shown this time again. He can copy Rick’s language and mannerisms easily, and while Morty does this to mostly impress and get Grandpa’s affirmation. However, this also means that Morty probably wants to be like his Grandpa in every way.

Maybe Morty is being set up to be smart in the future or even smarter than his Grandpa Rick; these clues seem to be pointing at that sentiment. Either way, Morty is certainly beginning to come to his own. There wouldn’t be any surprise at all if he ends up becoming rivals with his Grandpa one day.