# 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:** 27
**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, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/522 "2018-08-30T14:36:56Z")
Happy Ricksgiving, beyotches! ---
**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 30, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/523 "2018-08-30T14:41:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Happy Ricksgiving, beyotches! The gesture I’m making means “Peace Between Worlds” ---
**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 30, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/524 "2018-08-30T21:22:25Z")
Blow me. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/525 "2018-08-31T02:13:13Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Summer. Keep Summer safe. ---
**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 31, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/526 "2018-08-31T02:37:02Z")
SUMMER: “You know you’re kind of a dick, right?” SHIP: “My function is to keep Summer safe, not to keep Summer ‘being, like, totally stoked about, like, the general vibe and stuff.’ That’s you. That’s how you talk.” ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/527 "2018-08-31T13:44:51Z")
I don’t have cable at the moment so I am a little out of touch. Are there new episodes? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/528 "2018-08-31T16:21:57Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I don’t have cable at the moment so I am a little out of touch. Are there new episodes? Nope. Probably not for several years. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/529 "2018-09-04T01:53:01Z")
In Bird culture, not having new episodes for several years is considered a dick move. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/530 "2018-09-04T10:54:26Z")
“Wubba Lubba dub-dub” means “I am in great pain - I need new episodes” ---
**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:** [September 30, 2018, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/531 "2018-09-30T08:56:17Z")
The official soundtrack for the series dropped on Friday. It’s 26 tracks, and it’s a mix of instrumental pieces from various episodes, Rick’s songs, pre-existing songs that featured on the show (such as “Look On Down From the Bridge” by Mazzy Star), and a new orchestral medley based on the show’s theme. Also, an original single by hip-hop group clipping. that samples several songs from the show, with the colorful title [“Stab Him In the Throat”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cytCPLQiU6k). I picked it up at Walmart on Friday as an impulse buy. It’s a fun listen, the packaging/sleeve art is rather creative, and it comes with a poster! It’s worth a buy if you still buy music on physical media. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/532 "2018-09-30T12:54:08Z")
I think the question that everyone is thinking is does it have _Terryfold_? ---
**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:** [September 30, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/533 "2018-09-30T20:00:34Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I think the question that everyone is thinking is does it have _Terryfold_? Indeed it does. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/534 "2018-09-30T21:32:56Z")
_Doo-doo butt?_ ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/535 "2018-09-30T21:44:33Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Nope. Probably not for several years. Is it really that long? About a year or so ago I recall reading that the issue was Comedy Central did not have a good plan in place to monetize the show. Apparently they were surprised by the success of Gravity Falls and failed to capitalize on all the ways they could make money from it. Supposedly the same has happened for Rick & Morty so the network put the brakes on till they could manage to find a million ways to make money off of it. IIRC new shows would appear in late 2018 or sometime in 2019. Several years seems nuts though. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/536 "2018-09-30T22:19:37Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > About a year or so ago I recall reading that the issue was Comedy Central did not have a good plan in place to monetize the show. Apparently they were surprised by the success of Gravity Falls and failed to capitalize on all the ways they could make money from it. Is this a Comedy Central over seas? I don’t think either of those shows air on CC in the US, do they? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/537 "2018-09-30T22:22:25Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Is it really that long? > > About a year or so ago I recall reading that the issue was Comedy Central did not have a good plan in place to monetize the show. Apparently they were surprised by the success of Gravity Falls and failed to capitalize on all the ways they could make money from it. > > Supposedly the same has happened for Rick & Morty so the network put the brakes on till they could manage to find a million ways to make money off of it. > > IIRC new shows would appear in late 2018 or sometime in 2019. > > Several years seems nuts though. Late 2019 is what I read. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/538 "2018-09-30T23:06:44Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > _Doo-doo butt?_ It’s on there too, under the name “Father’s and Daughters”.Other highlights include a remix of “Get Schwifty” and an extended version of “Human Music”. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/539 "2018-10-01T16:30:37Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > About a year or so ago I recall reading that the issue was Comedy Central did not have a good plan in place to monetize the show. Apparently they were surprised by the success of Gravity Falls and failed to capitalize on all the ways they could make money from it. > > Supposedly the same has happened for Rick & Morty so the network put the brakes on till they could manage to find a million ways to make money off of it. Bwuh?? That can’t be right. Gravity Falls was from Disney; Rick and Morty is from Williams Street (Turner) and airs on Adult Swim. Completely different corporate masters, neither of which is connected to Comedy Central (Viacom). And there’s been tons of Rick and Morty merchandise available since at least the gap between seasons 2 and 3. According to an interview with Harmon, he and Roiland were holding out for the massive 70 episode order to give them more creative freedom and job security. While negotiating, they were not working on the show at all. The renewal order came less than 5 months ago (May 2018), so it’s going to take time to get the pipeline flowing again. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/540 "2018-10-01T17:11:29Z")
If Rick and Morty was [anime](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7oG0vUrpBY&t=0s&index=5&list=PLx3C-F_vt3dyT-xEry4AZxVrCcLSQUuTs). ---
**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:** [October 26, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/541 "2018-10-26T18:46:26Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > If Rick and Morty was [anime](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7oG0vUrpBY&t=0s&index=5&list=PLx3C-F_vt3dyT-xEry4AZxVrCcLSQUuTs). That is… deeply troubling. The _RAM_ head writer is to develop a _Star Trek_ animated comedy: [Star Trek Animated Series Coming From a Rick and Morty Writer](https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-head-writer-of-rick-and-morty-is-creating-a-new-ani-1829997669) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380.md?page=28)