# Rick and Morty -- the new animated show from Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [January 21, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380 "2014-01-21T17:43:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/261 "2016-05-06T16:53:01Z")
Just discovered this show. Came to it by way of _Gravity Falls_, which my kid loves & got me into. Someone I was talking to said ‘if you like Gravity Falls, you will love Rick and Morty - there’s a lot of similarities, and even some crossover stuff’. Well, they aren’t similar in _tone_, that’s for damn sure. Heh. Rick & Morty are a lot darker - well, as you would expect, as it’s not a kid’s show. But yeah, it’s a great show, I’m loving it - so inventive it blows my mind. Not suitable for my kid to watch yet, unfortunately. Looking forward to season 3. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/262 "2016-05-06T18:47:59Z")
> [@Malthus](#): > > Well, they aren’t similar in _tone_, that’s for damn sure. Heh. Rick & Morty are a lot darker - well, as you would expect, as it’s not a kid’s show. But yeah, it’s a great show, I’m loving it - so inventive it blows my mind. Not suitable for my kid to watch yet, unfortunately. And that’s the _waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay_ the news goes. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/263 "2016-05-06T23:40:40Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > And that’s the _waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay_ the news goes. Heh, been binge watching. It is awesome how many similarities there are between Rick & Morty and Gravity Falls. I would not be surprised if the creators of the two shows, who are apparently good friends and do voice work on each other’s shows, came up with a basic concept together and basically decided to make parallel variants. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/264 "2016-05-07T00:58:27Z")
Anybody who hasn’t watched this little fan dissection/plot hypothesis really should - I think he may be on to something: [THE SECRET OF THE TICKET - Rick and Morty Theory - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Kgl9aqOnI) ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/265 "2016-05-07T01:01:49Z")
Is this show coming to Netflix streaming soon? Or some other place I can stream it for free? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/266 "2016-05-07T01:48:04Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Is this show coming to Netflix streaming soon? Or some other place I can stream it for free? It’s on Hulu. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/267 "2016-05-07T14:33:49Z")
Netflix has the seasons on DVD but not streaming. And the Cartoon Network plays it once a week so you could slowly catch up that way. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/268 "2016-05-09T16:48:16Z")
Also on YouTube, or was a few months ago. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/269 "2016-07-26T18:50:37Z")
And now, courtesy of Comic-Con, enjoy Rick and Morty’s (very NSFW, link spoilered) re-enactment of an actual court transcript from the state of Georgia; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXB988kF3hI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXB988kF3hI) ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/270 "2016-07-27T21:26:01Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Anybody who hasn’t watched this little fan dissection/plot hypothesis really should - I think he may be on to something: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Kgl9aqOnI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Kgl9aqOnI) Very interesting. > [@Smapti](#): > > And now, courtesy of Comic-Con, enjoy Rick and Morty’s (very NSFW, link spoilered) re-enactment of an actual court transcript from the state of Georgia; > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXB988kF3hI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXB988kF3hI) That was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/271 "2016-07-27T21:40:37Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > And now, courtesy of Comic-Con, enjoy Rick and Morty’s (very NSFW, link spoilered) re-enactment of an actual court transcript from the state of Georgia; > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXB988kF3hI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXB988kF3hI) I’ve shared this with some folks at my firm … 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/272 "2016-08-11T14:32:27Z")
You-know-who make cameo appearances in this fascinating short animated film about the rewards and risks of genetic engineering: [Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR - YouTube](https://youtu.be/jAhjPd4uNFY) ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/273 "2016-08-11T19:41:41Z")
> [@Octarine](#): > > The “finding a new Earth” sequence reminded me of Arthur’s similar quest in The Hitchhiker’s Guide. Also, the bit where Rick turned himself in had the perfect comedic balance - the bittersweet “. . . oh” when you realize what he’s doing, and then the fact that he just had to slip a dig at Jerry in there. > > That ending, though . . . The dig at Jerry works in a second way - when his family hears the details of the message that Jerry supposedly sent, they’ll know it wasn’t really Jerry - and that way Jerry’s family won’t hate him for turning in Rick. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/274 "2016-08-11T23:09:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > You-know-who make cameo appearances in this fascinating short animated film about the rewards and risks of genetic engineering: [https://youtu.be/jAhjPd4uNFY](https://youtu.be/jAhjPd4uNFY) Start about 3:20. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/275 "2016-08-12T14:53:14Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Start about 3:20. Although the whole video is worth seeing. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/276 "2016-08-30T15:46:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …I think we should celebrate Ricksgiving every Aug. 30 (the day the episode aired) from now on. “Happy Ricksgiving, beeeeyitch!” :: popping champagne cork :: ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/277 "2016-08-31T00:52:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > :: popping champagne cork :: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, beeyotch! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/278 "2016-08-31T00:58:54Z")
[Everyone get Schwifty!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1188GO4p1E) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/279 "2016-08-31T01:02:44Z")
Lick Lick Lick Ma BALLZ! I say that all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/280 "2016-08-31T01:21:49Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Lick Lick Lick Ma BALLZ! I say that all the time. And that’s why I always say, shum-shum-schlippity-dop! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380.md?page=15)