# 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:** 49
**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 4, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/962 "2021-08-04T01:37:47Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > might include the way the family rode/controlled the Giant Space Incest Baby. I have no screenshots, but I’d bet they drew it to match up with one or more Worm-riding shots from Lynch’s version of _Dune_ . That gave off more of a Rattatouie vibe to me. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/963 "2021-08-05T00:49:26Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > That gave off more of a Rattatouie vibe to me. - I never did see _ **Ratatouille** _–so I gather one or more of the animal characters “rides” one or more of the human characters? Maybe that _was_ the intended reference. Or maybe it was some third thing. …I wonder what will happen as the G.I.S. Baby grows. And in how many universes does one exist??? Will there be a Citadel of GISBs? ---
**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 5, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/964 "2021-08-05T00:54:03Z")
A rat rides on a human’s head and controls him like puppet by pulling his hair. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/965 "2021-08-05T00:55:53Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > A rat rides on a human’s head and controls him like puppet by pulling his hair. - Ah, just like in real life. ---
**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 5, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/966 "2021-08-05T02:37:47Z")
Just watched the latest two eps. Not wonderful, but some good laughs. The turkey-pardon ploy, and Rick and the President each trying to be three steps ahead of the other, was fun. Loved the stereotypical _anime_ characters giving their ultimatum to Morty in the back of the limo - inappropriate laughter, grimaces, glitching eyes, weird teeth and all. I lost track of all the movie references, but caught _Scarface, The Godfather, Pacific Rim_ and _Ratatouille_, for sure. Funny to have a Thanksgiving episode airing in the middle of the summer, too. And now I want to visit BoobWorld! > [@Smapti](#): > > …I do believe this is the first time they’ve given “President Curtis” a name instead of just referring to him as “the president”. Yes! I noticed that. > [@MrDibble](#): > > I did love Jerry’s immediate response to Summer saying she’d been keeping a secret > “OK, who’s on the Supreme Court and what state do we live in.” Definitely. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2021, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/967 "2021-08-05T04:34:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I lost track of all the movie references, but caught _Scarface, The Godfather, Pacific Rim_ and _Ratatouille_ , for sure. It was in general sweep a _Goodfellas_ reference (the voice-over, the spaghetti at the end) and the car/ferret bomb was from _Casino_. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/968 "2021-08-05T04:36:13Z")
Oh, and nobody has mentioned this yet, but Giant Incest Space Baby is named Naruto. ---
**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 5, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/969 "2021-08-05T13:38:43Z")
I thought that was an in-universe nickname/reference. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/970 "2021-08-05T14:03:03Z")
Not sure what you mean by that. > **[Naruto Smith](https://rickandmorty.fandom.com/wiki/Naruto_Smith)** > > Naruto Smith is the gigantic biological offspring of Summer Smith and Morty Smith, born from one of Rick Sanchez's experiments that went wrong. He is nicknamed the "Giant Incest Baby", and later the "Giant Incest Monster". He first appeared in... ---
**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 5, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/971 "2021-08-05T14:19:59Z")
I meant that calling him “Naruto” in a sentence like “Whoa, easy now, Naruto” didn’t necessarily mean that that was his name. But since fandom has taken that to be his name, I won’t argue. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/972 "2021-08-05T14:58:04Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > I meant that calling him “Naruto” in a sentence like “Whoa, easy now, Naruto” didn’t necessarily mean that that was his name. Just rewatched the sequence, and Summer calls him Naruto twice. Once could be a sarcastic remark, but pretty sure twice is meaningful. (Second time: “Put that down, Naruto, your great-grandpa is in there.”) ---
**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 5, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/973 "2021-08-05T15:25:34Z")
Ah. Yeah, that second one does make sense only as an actual name. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/974 "2021-08-05T17:08:06Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I lost track of all the movie references, but caught _Scarface, The Godfather, Pacific Rim_ and _Ratatouille_ , for sure. The giant space baby is a _2001_ reference. ---
**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 5, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/975 "2021-08-05T18:45:52Z")
Yeah, kinda, I guess. ---
**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 5, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/976 "2021-08-05T18:57:31Z")
Absolutely. Isn’t there some “Also Sprach Zarathusa”-ish music when the baby first turns up in space? ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/977 "2021-08-06T00:09:06Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Yeah, kinda, I guess. Hey, while we’re at it, surely the ferret-feet-of-the-Gotron shots were a reference to _A Christmas Story_. But, sure: _2001_ for any baby floating in space (giant or any other size; I don’t think Kubrick’s baby’s size was established.) ---
**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 9, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/978 "2021-08-09T11:56:55Z")
I didn’t care much for this episode. It was light on laughs aside from the garage trying to put the moves on the passerby in exchange for batteries and hard drives. The whole “journey to the center of the mind” story has been done before and this didn’t really add anything new to it, though the interplay between Rick and Memory Rick was pretty good. Rick is still a nihilist who only cares about himself - he only fought against the Federation because it was fun, and he only cares about saving Birdperson because he wants to hang out with him. There may have been a slight revelation when the two Ricks are talking about Beth and Memory Rick calls her “a version of our dead daughter”. Has Beth always been a clone? If so, was the vision of Rick’s past way back in the S3 opener actually true and not just something Rick made up to keep Cornvelius Daniel distracted inside the Shoney’s? Perhaps the season finale (which is now a two-parter that we have to wait until Labor Day weekend for) will elucidate. Best line of the episode; Rick: “Let’s bring you to life and get a beer.” Memory Rick: “Wait. If I live, will I turn into you?” Rick: “Probably.” Memory Rick: “Maybe you could just remember us getting a beer?” ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/979 "2021-08-09T15:53:47Z")
I liked it. It showed a lot of background stuff, and I liked Memory Rick. My favourite line was in the opening - “As soon as you guys are gone, the potential for a new Pickle Rick starts skyrocketing” > [@Smapti](#): > > Has Beth always been a clone? I don’t think so, because then why would she have been a kid in the Froopyland episode? I think _this_ Beth didn’t die, but _this_ Rick’s original Beth did (but who knows, with all the jumping) ---
**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/980 "2021-08-09T18:33:51Z")
Wasn’t she Cronenberg-ed? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380/981 "2021-08-09T21:02:19Z")
The Cronenburg episode is way before the Froopyland one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-and-morty-the-new-animated-show-from-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland/679380.md?page=50)