# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Nekosoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Nekosoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nekosoft)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/21 "2014-03-15T02:52:42Z")
The Rixty episode may be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. I’m beginning to believe Dan Harmon can do no wrong. ---
**Author:** ![smokey78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/22 "2014-03-16T00:07:03Z")
the daughter is played by Spencer Grammer (from Greek the abcfamily series, and Kelsey’s eldest daughter) The mom is played by Sarah Chalke. the cronenberg eppy was the whoa factor with the twist ending ---
**Author:** ![notsoheavyd3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85e7bf/32.png) [@notsoheavyd3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notsoheavyd3)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/23 "2014-03-24T04:23:04Z")
> [@Nekosoft](#): > > The Rixty episode may be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. I’m beginning to believe Dan Harmon can do no wrong. Just watched the Rixty Minutes episode this weekend. Harmon really knocked it out of the park with that episode, it was hilarious. Oh I’m sorry, “That was a good episode. He really made the crap out of that cartoon.” 😃 (Oh, and that was the first time I’ve ever heard that song from Belly. Good song too.) ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/24 "2014-03-24T13:39:12Z")
> [@Tarwater](#): > > I love how the show seems to write itself into a corner, only to come up with a last-second solution that’s really not a solution at all. I wonder if they’re going to revisit the consequences of any of the previous episodes or if they’re going to play fast and lose with the continuity. It looks like that little bit of continuity hasn’t been forgotten. Morty talks to his sister about how every morning he eats breakfast 20 feet away from his own body at the end of Rixty Minutes. Definitely on my must-watch list. ---
**Author:** ![LorieSmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/25 "2014-03-25T04:37:48Z")
O\_O Oh my jesus. That short was the wrongest thing I’ve ever seen. I can’t believe I watched the whole thing. I’ve only caught 2 episodes of R&M. Looks like I need to catch more. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/26 "2014-06-03T20:29:04Z")
So this needs a bump. Holy cow this is the best cartoon I have ever watched. At the very least easily the best season 1 of a cartoon I’ve ever watched. Laugh-out-loud hilarious and bizarrely touching, I can’t name a single episode that doesn’t clock up there on my “must-watch” list (okay, the pilot isn’t the greatest thing ever, but still… hell of a show). And I cannot get over that tagline for MeeSeek and Destroy - “Rick and Morty have a real straightforward and fun adventure. Mr. Meeseeks has an existential crisis”. That episode definitely ranks up there in my “top 10 episodes of anything ever”, nestled in among the Breaking Bad and Dragon Ball Z Abridged and “Something Ricked This Way Comes”. I _loved_ Needful Things, and that spoof was just priceless. And the ENDING. DEAR GOD. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/27 "2014-06-10T15:51:22Z")
I have recently started watching Rick and Morty, and it blew me away. Hilarious and crude sci-fi with a bit of depth to it. The dialogue and voice acting is top-notch. The plots are zany but not so alien to me like Adventure Time. In the last week I’ve binge watched the entire first season, some episodes like Mr. Meeseeks more than once. “Hi, I’m Mr. Meeseeks! Look at me!” Also the interdimensional cable box was excellent, loved the commercials from other dimensions. The Sneezy XL, the Lucky Charms spoof. Best show since Archer, maybe better. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/28 "2015-07-27T04:29:45Z")
Season 2 premiered tonight! 1st episode was pretty fun. I liked that it picked up right where season 1 ended. I need to watch again to see if there were some “hidden” jokes among the many timelines on screen. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/29 "2015-07-27T15:59:40Z")
Awesome! It looks like you should be able to legally watch all the episodes here: [Watch Rick and Morty on Adult Swim](http://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty/) Might require cable provider login. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/30 "2015-07-27T20:10:47Z")
Is that mildew?! ---
**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:** [July 27, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/31 "2015-07-27T20:39:29Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Awesome! It looks like you should be able to legally watch all the episodes here: [Watch Rick and Morty on Adult Swim](http://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty/) Tease! I though for a second you meant all the second season episodes. Instead looks like I’ll have to wait for those week by week like some normal chump :mad: ;). ---
**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 29, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/32 "2015-07-29T18:12:08Z")
I discovered the show after seeing [the couch gag they did for the Simpsons](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ecYoSvGO60) and then ended up watching the entire first season in one go. I’ve since spent an inordinate amount of time pondering what the impact on human theology would be if a giant naked man appeared in the sky on Christmas Day and then exploded. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/33 "2015-07-30T18:18:48Z")
I finally gave this show a shot last week, and binge watched every episode up to the season 2 premier. Good stuff! ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/34 "2015-07-30T19:39:28Z")
I think my favorite moment wasn’t even funny, it was when Rick reveals to Morty he has so messed up earth or gotten the whole family killed he just slides into a alternate reality close enough to the original, and he has done it several times! The look on Morty’s face as he walks through his house looking at his mundane family life while pondering this, along with the music was a thing of beauty. Exactly the kind of mind fuck messed up shit I like scifi for. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/35 "2015-07-30T19:43:15Z")
> [@grude](#): > > I think my favorite moment wasn’t even funny, it was when Rick reveals to Morty he has so messed up earth or gotten the whole family killed he just slides into a alternate reality close enough to the original, and he has done it several times! > > The look on Morty’s face as he walks through his house looking at his mundane family life while pondering this, along with the music was a thing of beauty. Exactly the kind of mind fuck messed up shit I like scifi for. This episode stuck with me for days afterwards. Another vote for great show. I haven’t missed an episode. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/36 "2015-07-31T03:27:15Z")
> [@grude](#): > > I think my favorite moment wasn’t even funny, it was when Rick reveals to Morty he has so messed up earth or gotten the whole family killed he just slides into a alternate reality close enough to the original, and he has done it several times! A similar moment in one of the S2 episodes: [spoiler]When they go to pick up Jerry from the day care, and Morty has lost the ticket. They’re about to grab one of the Jerrys, but some other Rick shows them a ticket and they trade. The Jerrys look confused for a second… did they almost just go to the wrong family? Maybe they’re still going to the wrong family? Does it even matter at all? What would it even mean to be swapped with an identical version of you?[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/37 "2015-07-31T03:33:48Z")
Uh, don’t read that. It’s from an episode that… doesn’t exist yet. Just don’t even look. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/38 "2015-07-31T03:40:40Z")
I’ve seen a couple episodes seems like typical [as] fare: only funny if you’re a marijuana addict ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/39 "2015-07-31T03:44:53Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > I’ve seen a couple episodes > > seems like typical [as] fare: only funny if you’re a marijuana addict As a marijuana addict, I can tell you it’s funnier and more clever than typical shows. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/40 "2015-07-31T04:46:03Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > I’ve seen a couple episodes > > seems like typical [as] fare: only funny if you’re a marijuana addict lame threadshit, dude [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380.md?page=3)