Rick and Morty (franchise)#Merchandise

Justin Roiland conceived of the idea for Rick and Morty as an evolution of his 2006 short film parody series The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti, inspired by Back to the Future and Scud: The Disposable Assassin, the latter series of which future Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon had written for.

Dan Harmon has described Rick and Morty as "a never-ending fart joke wrapped around a studied look into nihilism".{{cite web |url=https://decider.com/2017/10/04/rick-and-morty-is-better-with-strong-women/ |title='Rick And Morty' Is Better When It Embraces Its Strong Women |last=Cobb |first=Kayla |date=October 4, 2017 |website=Decider |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224214013/https://decider.com/2017/10/04/rick-and-morty-is-better-with-strong-women/ |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |url-status=live }} The formula of the series consists of juxtapositioning two conflicting scenarios: an extremely selfish, alcoholic grandfather dragging his grandson along for interdimensional adventures, intercut with domestic family drama, while addressing the insignificance of human existence as compared to the size of the universe, with no recognizable divine presence, as described by H. P. Lovecraft's philosophy of cosmicism. The characters of the series deal with existential dread and cosmic horror, either by asserting the utility of science over magic or by choosing a life in ignorant bliss.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/10/2/16395818/rick-and-morty-season-3-finale-review |title=Rick and Morty season 3 finale review: hitting the reset button |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=October 2, 2017 |website=Polygon |access-date=November 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020112/https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/10/2/16395818/rick-and-morty-season-3-finale-review |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |url-status=live }} However, as Joachim Heijndermans of Geeks notes, none of the characters appear able to handle the absurd and chaotic nature of the universe, as Jerry gets by through denial while Rick is a "depressed, substance-addicted, suicidal mess".{{cite web |title=The Meaning (or Lack Thereof) of Life with "Rick and Morty" |url=https://geeks.media/the-meaning-or-lack-thereof-of-life-with-rick-and-morty |website=Geeks |first=Joachim |last=Heijndermans |date=April 12, 2017 |access-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806225639/https://geeks.media/the-meaning-or-lack-thereof-of-life-with-rick-and-morty |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |url-status=live }}

Harmon describes the titular Rick Sanchez as a self-interested anarchist, who doesn't like being told what to do.{{cite web |last=Pearl |first=Mike |title=A Very Psychedelic Conversation with the Creators of 'Rick and Morty' |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wj8b9z/a-very-psychedelic-conversation-with-the-creators-of-rick-and-morty |publisher=VICE |date=July 19, 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731001541/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wj8b9z/a-very-psychedelic-conversation-with-the-creators-of-rick-and-morty |archive-date=July 31, 2017 |url-status=live }} He believes that the character's life on a larger scale has caused him mental illness, and opines that "the knowledge that nothing matters—while accurate—gets you nowhere".{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de2grEPn7rg |title=The Search For Meaning |type=YouTube |people=Dan Harmon |publisher=Adult Swim |date=June 23, 2017 |access-date=December 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123161939/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de2grEPn7rg |archive-date=November 23, 2017 |url-status=live }} Matthew Bulger of The Humanist noted that the creators of the series were trying to communicate the message that we need to focus on human relationships and not preoccupy our minds with unanswerable questions, in order to find a sense of purpose and live a better life.{{cite web |url=http://thehumanist.com/arts_entertainment/culture/the-sad-and-silly-world-of-rick-and-morty |title=The Sad and Silly World of Rick and Morty |last=Bulger |first=Matthew |date=September 1, 2015 |website=TheHumanist.com |access-date=January 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120172511/http://thehumanist.com/arts_entertainment/culture/the-sad-and-silly-world-of-rick-and-morty |archive-date=January 20, 2016 |url-status=live }} Eric Armstrong of The New Republic notes that Morty represents the audience, as he is "mostly there to react to Rick's deranged schemes". The character is transformed by the truths he discovers during his interdimensional adventures with his grandfather. However, instead of sinking into depression, Morty accepts these truths that empower him to value his own life.{{Cite magazine |last1=Armstrong |first1=Eric |title=The Existential Hokiness of Rick & Morty |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/141205/existential-hokiness-rick-and-morty |magazine=The New Republic |date=March 17, 2017 |access-date=March 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321170331/https://newrepublic.com/article/141205/existential-hokiness-rick-and-morty |archive-date=March 21, 2017 |url-status=live }}

Occasionally, characters will acknowledge an episode's narrative or hint at the presence of a fourth wall, suggesting that they are aware of the fact that they are characters of a television series. Thereunder, Troy Patterson of The New Yorker notes that Rick and Morty "supplies an artful answer to the question of what follows postmodernism: a decadent regurgitation of all its tropes, all at once, leavened by some humanistic wistfulness."{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/rick-and-morty-is-just-the-show-we-need-for-the-american-apocalypse |title="Rick and Morty" Is Just the Show We Need for the American Apocalypse |last=Patterson |first=Troy |date=October 18, 2017 |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=March 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308185204/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/rick-and-morty-is-just-the-show-we-need-for-the-american-apocalypse |archive-date=March 8, 2018 |url-status=live }} Sean Sebastian of Junkee says that the show can be both hilarious and deeply disturbing at the same time as it excels at the "intersection between big ideas, flippancy and wit."{{cite web |url=http://junkee.com/the-mad-genius-of-adult-swims-rick-and-morty/62141 |title=The Mad Genius of Adult Swim's 'Rick And Morty' |last=Sebastian |first=Sean |date=July 28, 2015 |website=Junkee |access-date=August 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814104116/http://junkee.com/the-mad-genius-of-adult-swims-rick-and-morty/62141 |archive-date=August 14, 2018 |url-status=live }}

{{See also|List of Rick and Morty characters}}

The main characters of the show are the members of the Smith household, which consists of parents Jerry and Beth, their children Summer and Morty, and Beth's father, Rick Sanchez, who lives with them as a guest. According to Justin Roiland, the family lives outside of Seattle, Washington.{{Cite tweet |number=772269394084802560 |user=JustinRoiland |title=Washington state- outside of Seattle |first=Justin |last=Roiland |date=September 4, 2016 |access-date=September 30, 2017}}

• Richard "Rick" Sanchez, voiced by Justin Roiland,{{cite video | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74dgHFEJksI | format = YouTube | title=SDCC 2013 – Rick and Morty – Adult Swim | author = Adult Swim | author-link = Adult Swim | date = July 29, 2013 }}{{cite video | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74dgHFEJksI | format = YouTube | title=SDCC 2013 – Rick and Morty – Adult Swim | author = Adult Swim | author-link = Adult Swim | date = July 29, 2013 }}(season 1-season 6), Ian Cardoni (season 7-present) is a sociopathic, nihilistic, narcissistic, self-centered, alcoholic mad scientist who is the father of Beth Smith and the maternal grandfather of Morty and Summer. One of Rick's interdimensional counterparts, Rick Prime, serves as the main antagonist of the series. Roiland considers his voice for Rick to be a "horrible Doc Brown manic impression".{{cite news|first= Fred |last= Topel|date=2 December 2013|title=Exclusive Interview: Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland on 'Rick and Morty' |publisher= CraveOnline |url=http://www.craveonline.com/tv/interviews/612291-exclusive-interview-dan-harmon-justin-roiland-on-rick-and-morty| access-date=18 October 2014}}
• Mortimer "Morty" Smith Sr., voiced by Justin Roiland, (season 1-season 6), Harry Belden (season 7-present) is Rick's neurotic 14-year-old grandson, son of Jerry and Beth Smith and younger brother of Summer Smith, who is frequently dragged into Rick's misadventures. One of Morty's interdimensional counterparts, President Morty Smith (nicknamed "Evil Morty" by fans and the media), serves as the secondary antagonist of the series. Roiland considers his initial voice for Morty to be a "horrible Marty McFly impression".
• Gerald "Jerry" Smith, voiced by Chris Parnell, is Summer's and Morty's insecure 34-year-old father, Beth's husband, and Rick's son-in-law, who strongly disapproves of Rick's influence over his family.
• Summer Smith, voiced by Spencer Grammer, is Morty's 17-year-old (18 after season 5) older sister, a more conventional and often superficial teenager, who is obsessed with improving her status among her peers. Summer is generally similar to her mother, as she is often shown to be very smart and humorous, but she has also shown elements of Jerry's approval-seeking.
• Bethany "Beth" Smith (née Sanchez), voiced by Sarah Chalke, is Rick's daughter, Summer and Morty's mother, and Jerry's wife. She is the most assertive force in her household, while also displaying traits of selfishness, humor, and intelligence. Beth is unperturbed by her father's destructive and dangerous tendencies around her son. She, from childhood, views Rick more favorably than her mother due to the parental separation. Harmon expanded upon this origin in an interview: "Kids can sometimes idolize their worst parent and blame their supportive parent for chasing off the dad with the guts to leave. ... She believes that Rick, as crazy as he is, is the better of her two parents even though she was raised by her mother and she blames her mother's unremarkability on her father's departure and will do anything to keep her father back in her life."{{cite news|first=Alan|last= Sepinwall|date=March 24, 2014|title=Mega Dan Harmon interview, part 3: 'Rick and Morty'|url=http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/mega-dan-harmon-interview-part-3-rick-and-morty/1|work=HitFix|access-date=October 18, 2014}} In "The ABC's of Beth", it is revealed that Beth shares the same sociopathic tendencies as her father. Rick offers to make Beth a clone of herself to tend to her family while she can explore the multiverse. In "Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri", it is revealed that Rick did indeed make a clone of Beth, as there is another Space Beth fighting a new and improved version of the Galactic Federation, having usurped Rick as the "Most Wanted" in the galaxy. However, Rick erased his memory so that he does not remember which Beth is the original and which is the clone, which results in both Beths not caring about the truth or about Rick. Chalke praised the "really interesting dynamic" between the characters, expressing interest in future seasons of the series depicting "all of the things she used to do [as a child], like force Rick to make her mind control hair clips so people would like her. Just seeing her behave so much like Rick at such a young age would be really fun."{{cite news|first=Corey|last=Plante|title=Scene Stealers 2020 — {{'}}Rick and Morty{{'}} Season 5: Sarah Chalke on the Future of Space Beth|url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/rick-and-morty-season-5-space-beth-sarah-chalke-interview|publisher=Inverse|date=October 18, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2020}}

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Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon first met at the latter's Los Angeles-based non-profit monthly short film festival Channel 101, at which participants submit a short film in the format of a pilot, and a live audience decides which pilots continue as series. Roiland, then a producer on reality programming, began submitting shock value—"sick and twisted" pilots to the festival a year after its launch, in 2004, eliciting confused reactions from the audience to which Harmon took a liking, leading to the two beginning an ongoing collaboration. In 2006, following the cancellation of Roiland's House of Cosbys, a series he regarded as "intensely creatively stifling," Roiland funneled his creative energies into creating a web series for Channel 101. The result was The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti, an animated short starring parodies of Doc Brown and Marty McFly, characters from the Back to the Future film trilogy, while promoting Harmon's run on Scud: The Disposable Assassin.{{cite web |url=http://splitsider.com/2013/11/dan-harmons-rick-and-morty-premieres-on-adult-swim-on-dec-2/ |title=Dan Harmon's Rick and Morty Premieres on Adult Swim on Dec. 2 |work=Splitsider |publisher=The Awl |date=November 12, 2013 |access-date=November 26, 2013 |last=Czajkowski |first=Elise |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702121402/http://splitsider.com/2013/11/dan-harmons-rick-and-morty-premieres-on-adult-swim-on-dec-2/ |archive-date=July 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }} Harmon would later dub the shorts "a bastardization, a pornographic vandalization" of what Rick and Morty would ultimately represent, despite their positive critical reception.{{Cite news |first=Yvonne |last=Villarreal |date=March 5, 2014 |title=Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland talk bringing absurd to 'Rick and Morty' |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2014-mar-05-la-et-st-dan-harmon-justin-roiland-on-bringing-the-absurd-to-adult-swims-rick-and-morty-20140304-story.html |access-date=October 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005042531/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/05/entertainment/la-et-st-dan-harmon-justin-roiland-on-bringing-the-absurd-to-adult-swims-rick-and-morty-20140304 |archive-date=October 5, 2014 |url-status=live }}

Roiland, who voiced the title characters in Doc and Mharti, would later reprise his roles in Rick and Morty.

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In 2012, Harmon was briefly fired from his NBC sitcom Community. The Adult Swim network, searching for a more prime-time, "hit" show, approached Harmon shortly afterward, who initially viewed the channel as unfit for his style, citing his unfamiliarity with animation and his process for creating television focusing more heavily on dialogue, characters, and story than popular animated series of the time. Instead, Harmon phoned Roiland to inquire if he had any ideas for an animated series, to which Roiland proposed a series focused on the Doc and Mharti characters, ultimately renamed Rick and Morty. Roiland initially wanted the show's run time to consist of one eleven-minute segment, but Adult Swim pushed for a half-hour program.{{Cite news |first=Fred |last=Topel |date=December 2, 2013 |title=Exclusive Interview: Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland on 'Rick and Morty' |publisher=CraveOnline |url=http://www.craveonline.com/tv/interviews/612291-exclusive-interview-dan-harmon-justin-roiland-on-rick-and-morty |access-date=October 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026042114/http://www.craveonline.com/tv/interviews/612291-exclusive-interview-dan-harmon-justin-roiland-on-rick-and-morty |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |url-status=live }} Harmon felt the best way to extend the voices into a program would be to build a family around the characters, to which decision Adult Swim development executive Nick Weidenfeld suggested that Rick be made to be Morty's grandfather. Having pitched multiple television programs that did not get off the ground, Roiland was initially very unreceptive to others attempting to give notes on his pitch. Prior to developing Rick and Morty, he had created three failed animated pilots for Fox, and he had begun to feel "burned out" with developing television.

The first draft of the series' pilot was completed in six hours on the Paramount Pictures lot in Dan Harmon's unfurnished Community office.{{Cite AV media notes |work=Rick and Morty season 1 |title=Commentary for the episode "Pilot" |first=Dan |last=Harmon |year=2014 |medium=Blu-ray Disc |publisher=Warner Bros. Home Entertainment}} The duo had broken the story that day, sold the pilot, and then sat down to write.{{Cite AV media notes |work=Rick and Morty season 1 |title=Commentary for the episode "Pilot" |first=Justin |last=Roiland |year=2014 |medium=Blu-ray Disc |publisher=Warner Bros. Home Entertainment}} Roiland, while acknowledging a tendency for procrastination, encouraged Harmon to stay and write the entire first draft. "We were sitting on the floor, cross-legged with laptops and I was about to get up and go home and he said, 'Wait, if you go home, it might take us three months to write this thing. Stay here right now and we can write it in six hours.' He just had a premonition about that," recalled Harmon. Adult Swim was initially unsure of Roiland doing both voices, partially due to the undeveloped nature of the character of Morty. Harmon wrote four short premises in which Morty took a more assertive role and sent it to Mike Lazzo. Adult Swim subsequently placed a tamer TV-14 rating on the program, which initially was met with reluctance from the show's staff. The network's reason behind the rating was that it would soon begin broadcasting in prime-time, competing with major programs.

Harmon described the series as a cross between Matt Groening's two shows The Simpsons and Futurama, balancing family life with heavy science fiction.{{Cite news |first=Bradford |last=Evans |date=December 2, 2013 |title=Talking to Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland About Their New Adult Swim Show, 'Rick and Morty' |publisher=Splitsider |url=http://splitsider.com/2013/12/talking-to-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland-about-their-new-adult-swim-show-rick-and-morty/ |access-date=October 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023015809/http://splitsider.com/2013/12/talking-to-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland-about-their-new-adult-swim-show-rick-and-morty/ |archive-date=October 23, 2014 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |first=Ivan |last=Cohen |date=January 24, 2014 |title=Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland on Rick and Morty, How Community Is Like Star Trek, and Puberty |work=Vulture |url=https://vulture.com/2014/01/rick-and-morty-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland-interview.html |access-date=October 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706120428/http://www.vulture.com/2014/01/rick-and-morty-dan-harmon-and-justin-roiland-interview.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |url-status=live }} Harmon has stated that his inspiration behind much of the concept and humor for the series comes from various British television series, such as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Doctor Who. He figures that the audience will only understand developments from Morty's point of view, but stated "we don't want to be the companions. We want to hang out with the Doctor, we idolize the Doctor, but we don't think like him, and that's really interesting."{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/11/dan-harmon-rick-and-morty-will-be-the-doctor-who-of-adult-swim-cartoons.html |title=Dan Harmon: Rick and Morty will be the Doctor Who of Adult Swim cartoons |work=From Inside the Box |publisher=Zap2it |date=November 25, 2013 |access-date=November 26, 2013 |last=Schwartz |first=Terri |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130024125/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/11/dan-harmon-rick-and-morty-will-be-the-doctor-who-of-adult-swim-cartoons.html |archive-date=November 30, 2013 }}

Rick and Morty has received universal acclaim, holding an approval rating of 94% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes for the entire series.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rick-and-morty/|title=Rick and Morty|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710091815/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rick-and-morty/|archive-date=July 10, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=July 10, 2019}} While later seasons would focus on the wider Smith family, Rick was the lead character in most of the first two seasons. In July 2020, following the conclusion of the fourth season, it was revealed that 70 episodes were ordered by Adult Swim in 2018, leaving 60 more to air over an unspecified number of seasons.{{Cite magazine|last1=Hibberd|first1=James|title='Rick and Morty' posts a scene from upcoming season 5 online|url=https://ew.com/tv/rick-and-morty-sesaon-5-scene/|date=July 24, 2020|access-date=November 6, 2020|magazine=EW|language=EN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025014011/https://ew.com/tv/rick-and-morty-sesaon-5-scene/|archive-date=October 25, 2020|url-status=live}} Hallmarks of the show include the opening sequence;{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/interviews/silverman/page4.shtml |title=Top titles |access-date=2007-08-01 |publisher=BBC}} its theme song;{{cite web |url=http://elfman.filmmusic.com/elfman_la_times.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001024519/http://elfman.filmmusic.com/elfman_la_times.html |archive-date=2011-10-01 |title=Danny Elfman in the L.A. Times |access-date=2006-07-03 |author=Glionna, John M. |year=1999 |publisher=Danny Elfman's Music For A Darkened People}} the Mr. Meeseeks and Mr. Poopybutthole characters, which have themselves inspired an offshoot of merchandise; its use of cultural references; sight gags; and the use of catchphrases, such as Rick's drunken "Wubba lubba dub dub".

Rick and Morty has won several awards since it debuted as a series, including a Critics' Choice Television Award,{{cite web |url=http://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/2018-critics-choice-awards-winners-list/ |title=2018 Critics' Choice Awards: Full winners list in the 25 film and 22 TV categories |last=Sheehan |first=Paul |date=January 11, 2018 |website=GoldDerby |access-date=January 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112044254/http://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/2018-critics-choice-awards-winners-list/ |archive-date=January 12, 2018 |url-status=live }} two Annie Awards,{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/annie-awards-winners-list-2018-live-blog-1202277765/ |title='Coco' Dominates Annies; 'Rick And Morty' Tops TV: Complete Winners List |last1=Pedersen |first1=Erik |last2=Haithman |first2=Diane |date=February 4, 2018 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=February 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204055112/http://deadline.com/2018/02/annie-awards-winners-list-2018-live-blog-1202277765/ |archive-date=February 4, 2018 |url-status=live }} an American Cinema Editors Award,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/minari-trial-of-the-chicago-7-among-american-cinema-editors-eddie-awards-nominees|title='Minari,' 'Trial of the Chicago 7' Among American Cinema Editors' Eddie Awards Nominees|date=March 11, 2021|accessdate=March 11, 2021|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Carolyn|last=Giardina}} and two Primetime Emmy Awards.{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/rick-and-morty |title=Rick and Morty - Awards & Nominations |website=Television Academy |access-date=September 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019063538/http://www.emmys.com/shows/rick-and-morty |archive-date=October 19, 2018 |url-status=live }}

"Mathlete's Feat" is the twenty-second episode and season finale of the twenty-sixth season of the animated television series The Simpsons, and the 574th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on May 17, 2015. The couch gag of "Mathlete's Feat" is a crossover with Rick and Morty, featuring the titular duo crashing into the Simpson family.

{{main|Vindicators 2: Last Stand Between Earth and Doom}}

On May 20, 2021, Adult Swim announced a short spin-off series entitled The Vindicators was in development, alongside spin-offs from other Adult Swim shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, and Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell. The ten-episode series premiered on Adult Swim's YouTube channel, with each episode being between two and three minutes.{{cite web |title=Rick and Morty's Vindicators Spin-Off is Now Streaming All Episodes: Watch |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/rick-and-morty-vindicators-spin-off-watch-adult-swim-online/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Anime |language=en}} The series centers on the characters Supernova, Vance Maxiumus, Alan Rails, Crocubot, Million Ants and Noop Noop previously introduced in the Season 3 episode, "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender", along with Diablo Verde, Lady Katana and Calypso, the former Vindicators first mentioned in the Season 3 episode and featured in the Rick and Morty comic series arc "Vindicators 1: Origin of the Vindicators".{{cite web|last=Bankhurst|first=Adam|date=May 19, 2021|title=Rick & Morty and Three Other Adult Swim Shows are Getting Spin-Off Digital Shorts|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/rick-morty-and-three-other-adult-swim-shows-are-getting-spin-off-digital-shorts|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=IGN}} Following the series premiere on YouTube in July 2022, entitled Vindicators 2: Last Stand Between Earth and Doom, or simply Vindicators 2, showrunner Sarah Carbiener expressed interest in further seasons of the series being produced.

{{main|Rick and Morty: The Anime}}

On May 18, 2022, Adult Swim ordered a 10-episode anime series, Rick and Morty: The Anime, directed by Takashi Sano and from Telecom Animation, who also helmed two anime short films for the franchise.{{Cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=2022-05-18 |title='Rick and Morty' Anime Spinoff Announced by Adult Swim |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rick-morty-anime-spinoff-1235149017 |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} The anime series premiered on Adult Swim on midnight of August 16, 2024 and on Toonami on midnight of August 18.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-11/rick-and-morty-the-anime-trailer-confirms-august-15-debut-bilingual-casts/.213131|title=Rick and Morty: The Anime{{'}}s Trailer Confirms August 15 Debut, Bilingual Casts|date=July 11, 2024|access-date=July 11, 2024}}

Following the series premiere of Vindicators 2 in July 2022, Rick and Morty spin-off showrunner Sarah Carbiener expressed interest in a further spin-off ses potentially being produced about Dr. Wong (voiced by Susan Sarandon), tentatively entitled In Treatment with Dr. Wong, featuring "different Rick and Morty characters [doing] the five-episodes-a-week therapy session. Never cut away, it's just her and like a year ahead doing therapy."{{cite web|last2=Pie|last1=Dubey|first2=David|first1=Shivani|date=July 26, 2022|title=Rick and Morty spin-off boss shares genius idea for next official spin-off|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a40714253/rick-and-morty-spin-off-dr-wong-idea|access-date=July 26, 2022|website=Digital Spy}}

From 2017 to 2019, Adult Swim released a series of claymation short films called Rick and Morty: The Non-Canonical Adventures on YouTube. They were created by Lee Hardcastle, and parody films in the horror and science fiction genres.{{cite web |last=Rossignol |first=Derrick |date=September 11, 2017 |url=https://nerdist.com/article/rick-and-morty-claymation-shorts-movie-parodies/|title=RICK AND MORTY's Claymation Adventures are Non-Canonical Movie Parody Fun|publisher=Nerdist |access-date=July 28, 2020}}

On March 29, 2020, an anime short film called Samurai & Shogun on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block and were promptly uploaded to the network's YouTube channel. It was directed by Kaichi Saton and produced and animated by Studio Deen.{{cite web |last=Stinson |first=Catherine |date=March 29, 2020 |url=https://screenrant.com/rick-morty-anime-short-samurai-shogun/|title=Rick And Morty Anime-Inspired Short Is A Super Bloody Samurai Adventure|publisher=Screen Rant |access-date=July 28, 2020}}

On July 26, 2020, a second special Rick and Morty anime short was aired, titled Rick and Morty VS. Genocider. It was written and directed by Takashi Sano, produced by Sola Entertainment, and animated by Telecom Animation Film. The 8-minute, 15-second-long short features Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.{{cite web|title=Rick and Morty Debuts New Anime Short From Tower of God Director|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/rick-and-morty-new-anime-short-adult-swim-tower-of-god-director/|access-date=2020-07-26|website=Comicbook.com|language=en}}

On April 30, 2021, a pixel art-animated short film was aired, titled Rick + Morty in the Eternal Nightmare Machine. The 17-minute short film was written, directed, and animated solely by animator Paul Robertson, in the style of a 16-bit video game.{{Cite web|last=Lederer|first=Donnie|date=May 1, 2021|title=Rick and Morty Venture Into the Eternal Nightmare Machine to Prepare for Season 5 Premiere|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/rick-and-morty-eternal-nightmare-machine-season-5|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=Syfy Wire|language=en-US}}

On August 2, 2021, a third anime short film titled "Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil)" was uploaded to YouTube and aired on Adult Swim the next day. It was also written and directed by Takashi Sano and produced and animated by Sola Entertainment and Telecom Animation Film, respectively. Like the previous short films, the 15-minute feature contains Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.{{cite web |title=Rick and Morty Debuts New Anime, "Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil)" |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/rick-and-morty-new-anime-watch-adult-swim-summer-meets-god-rick-/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804074425/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/rick-and-morty-new-anime-watch-adult-swim-summer-meets-god-rick-/ |archive-date=August 4, 2021 |access-date=2021-08-02 |website=Comicbook.com |language=en}}

On October 10, 2021, a fourth anime short film titled "The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara" was released on YouTube and aired on Adult Swin the following day. It was directed by Masaru Matsumoto, written by Naohiro Fukushima, animated by Yamato Works Inc and produced by Sola Entertainment. The 10 and a half minute animation has Japanese dialogue with English subtitles and continues with Yōhei Tadano and Keisuke Chiba voicing Rick and Morty respectively.{{cite web |last1=Whitbrook |first1=James |date=October 11, 2021 |title=Rick and Morty's Anime Halloween Special Put the Screws on Some Demons |url=https://gizmodo.com/rick-and-mortys-anime-halloween-special-put-the-screws-1847838384 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013193502/https://gizmodo.com/rick-and-mortys-anime-halloween-special-put-the-screws-1847838384 |archive-date=October 13, 2021 |access-date=October 14, 2021 |website=Gizmodo |language=en-us}}

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In 2014, Rick and Morty's Rushed Licensed Adventure, a Flash point-and-click adventure game, was released on the Adult Swim website.{{cite web |url=https://www.leviathyn.com/2014/03/23/flash-game-week-rick-mortys-rushed-licensed-adventure/ |title=Flash Game of the Week: Rick and Morty's Rushed Licensed Adventure |first=Cody |last=Heintz |date=March 23, 2014 |website=Leviathyn |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905053149/https://www.leviathyn.com/2014/03/23/flash-game-week-rick-mortys-rushed-licensed-adventure/ |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |url-status=live }} In December 2014, Rick and Morty: Jerry's Game was released for iOS and Android. The game consists of the player endlessly popping balloons, with characters showing up from time to time. The number of balloons popped is counted and used as currency for unlocking special balloons, backdrops and features. The game is based on a game Jerry was seen playing in an episode. The game includes micro-transactions.{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/12/10/rick-and-morty-jerrys-game-mobile-ios/ |title='Rick and Morty' mobile game lets you pop balloons all day like Jerry |last=Dornbush |first=Jonathon |date=December 10, 2014 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905054107/http://ew.com/article/2014/12/10/rick-and-morty-jerrys-game-mobile-ios/ |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |url-status=live }} On August 10, 2015, a Rick and Morty-themed announcer pack was released for the competitive multiplayer video game Dota 2.{{cite web |url=http://www.dota2.com/store/itemdetails/20737 |title=Rick and Morty Announcer Pack |work=Valve |access-date=August 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821031612/http://www.dota2.com/store/itemdetails/20737 |archive-date=August 21, 2015 |url-status=live }} The announcer pack can be purchased by players and replaces the Default announcer and Mega-Kills announcer with characters from Rick and Morty, voiced by Justin Roiland.

Both Rick and Morty appear as playable characters in MultiVersus, along with a stage based on the episode "Get Schwifty".{{Cite news |last=Foster |first=George |date=July 22, 2022 |title=Rick, Morty, And LeBron James Confirmed For MultiVersus At SDCC |work=TheGamer |url=https://www.thegamer.com/multiversus-sdcc-reveal-rick-morty-lebron-james/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722175651/https://www.thegamer.com/multiversus-sdcc-reveal-rick-morty-lebron-james/ |archive-date=July 22, 2022}}

{{main|Pocket Mortys}}

Pocket Mortys is a Pokémon parody game,{{Cite journal |last1=Mufson |first1=Beckett |title=Wubba Lubba Dub Dub! 'Rick and Morty' Becomes a Pokémon-Style Game |journal=The Creators Project |date=January 6, 2016 |url=http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_uk/blog/pocket-mortys-pokemon-game |access-date=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919063608/http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_uk/blog/pocket-mortys-pokemon-game |archive-date=September 19, 2016 |url-status=live }} released on iOS and Android as a free-to-play game from Adult Swim Games, released early on January 13, 2016.{{cite web |url=https://nerdist.com/review-pocket-mortys-is-a-funny-somewhat-deep-ode-to-pokemon/ |title=Review: POCKET MORTYS Is A Funny & Somewhat Deep Ode to POKEMON |last=Rossignol |first=Derrick |date=January 13, 2016 |website=Nerdist |access-date=December 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226021807/https://nerdist.com/review-pocket-mortys-is-a-funny-somewhat-deep-ode-to-pokemon/ |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }} Coinciding with the many-worlds interpretation, the game follows versions of Rick and Morty that belong to an alternate timeline, rather than the duo followed in the show. The game uses a style and concept similar to the Pokémon games, with catching various "wild" Mortys, battling them with a variety of Aliens, Ricks, and Jerrys. The game features voice acting from Roiland and Harmon.

{{main|Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality}}

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, announced on July 15, 2016, and released on April 20, 2017, for Microsoft Windows and on April 10, 2018, for PlayStation 4,{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/rick-and-morty-virtual-rick-ality-hits-ps4-in-april-489699.phtml|title=Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality hits PS4 in April|first=Jordan|last=Devore|date=February 16, 2018|website=Destructoid|access-date=May 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221034252/https://www.destructoid.com/rick-and-morty-virtual-rick-ality-hits-ps4-in-april-489699.phtml|archive-date=February 21, 2018|url-status=live}} is a VR game for HTC Vive VR and Oculus Rift developed by Owlchemy Labs, the developers of Job Simulator.{{Cite news |last1=Kuchera |first1=Ben |title=Watch the stunning first trailer for the Rick and Morty VR game |url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/15/12199160/rick-and-morty-vr-job-simulator |access-date=July 15, 2016 |work=Polygon |date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716132305/http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/15/12199160/rick-and-morty-vr-job-simulator |archive-date=July 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=Devore |first1=Jordan |title=The HTC Vive is getting an official Rick and Morty simulator |url=https://www.destructoid.com/the-htc-vive-is-getting-an-official-rick-and-morty-simulator-375280.phtml |access-date=July 15, 2016 |work=Destructoid |date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715222714/https://www.destructoid.com/the-htc-vive-is-getting-an-official-rick-and-morty-simulator-375280.phtml |archive-date=July 15, 2016 |url-status=live }}

The 11-episode first season of Rick and Morty was released by Warner Home Video on DVD (2-disc set) and Blu-ray (single BD-50 disc) on October 7, 2014. Special features include commentary and animatics for every episode, deleted scenes, behind the scenes featurette and commentaries by special guests Matt Groening, Robert Kirkman, Pendleton Ward, Al Jean and others.{{cite web |url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rick-And-Morty-The-Complete-First-Season/38198856 |title=Rick And Morty: The Complete First Season |website=Walmart.com |access-date=February 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209063549/https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rick-And-Morty-The-Complete-First-Season/38198856 |archive-date=February 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rick-and-Morty-Season-One-Blu-ray/108339/#Review |title=Rick and Morty: Season One Blu-ray |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=February 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209182207/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rick-and-Morty-Season-One-Blu-ray/108339/#Review |archive-date=February 9, 2018 |url-status=live }} The 10-episode second season was released on DVD (2-disc set) and Blu-ray (single BD-50 disc) on June 7, 2016. Special features include behind the scenes, commentary and animatics for every episode, deleted animatic sketches and a "Plumbus Owner's Manual" booklet.{{cite web |url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rick-And-Morty-Season-2/50636976 |title=Rick And Morty: Season 2 |website=Walmart.com |access-date=February 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209064031/https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rick-And-Morty-Season-2/50636976 |archive-date=February 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rick-and-Morty-Season-Two-Blu-ray/152259/#Review |title=Rick and Morty: Season Two Blu-ray |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=February 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208195603/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rick-and-Morty-Season-Two-Blu-ray/152259/#Review |archive-date=February 8, 2018 |url-status=live }} The 10-episode third season, was released on DVD (2-disc set) and Blu-ray (single BD-50 disc) on May 15, 2018. Special features include exclusive commentary and animatics for every episode, "inside the episode", the origins of Rick and Morty, and an exclusive "inside the recording booth" session.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/rick-and-morty-season-3-bluray-release-date-details-special-features/ |title='Rick and Morty' Season 3 Blu-ray Details Reveal When You Can Bring Pickle Rick Home |last=Trumbore |first=Dave |date=February 14, 2018 |website=Collider |access-date=February 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025513/http://collider.com/rick-and-morty-season-3-bluray-release-date-details-special-features/ |archive-date=February 16, 2018 |url-status=live }} On February 12, 2019, a set containing seasons 1-3 was released on DVD and Blu-ray.{{cite book|author=Contributor Various |title=Rick and Morty: Seasons 1-3 (DVD) : Various, Various: Movies & TV |date= | asin=6317625964 }}

Uncensored versions of the show are also available to purchase on various digital platforms, including iTunes and Amazon, with the digital releases of each season containing bonus material.{{cite web |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/30322-rick-and-morty-on-netflix-streaming-watch-hulu |title=Here's When 'Rick and Morty' Is Probably Coming to Netflix |last=Plante |first=Corey |date=April 14, 2017 |website=Inverse |access-date=December 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130358/https://www.inverse.com/article/30322-rick-and-morty-on-netflix-streaming-watch-hulu |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |url-status=live }} The digital release of the first season includes the 2013 Rick and Morty Comic-Con panel,{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/rick-and-morty-season-1-uncensored/id741096885 |title=Rick and Morty, Season 1 (Uncensored) on iTunes |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=December 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708061536/https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/rick-and-morty-season-1-uncensored/id741096885 |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |url-status=live }} the digital release of the second season includes the 2015 ATX Television Festival panel,{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/rick-and-morty-season-2-uncensored/id1009519316 |title=Rick and Morty, Season 2 (Uncensored) on iTunes |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=December 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234423/https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/rick-and-morty-season-2-uncensored/id1009519316 |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |url-status=live }} and the digital release of the third season includes commentary on every episode, as well as seven more short videos featuring co-creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland.{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/rick-and-morty-season-3-uncensored/id1245275367 |title=Rick and Morty, Season 3 (Uncensored) on iTunes |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=December 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226073921/https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/rick-and-morty-season-3-uncensored/id1245275367 |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |url-status=live }}

The show streamed on Netflix in all regions internationally and while has since been removed in multiple regions, it remains available in over a dozen countries.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2023-05-15 |title=When will 'Rick and Morty' Season 6 be on Netflix? |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/when-will-rick-and-morty-season-6-be-on-netflix-05-2023/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=What's on Netflix |language=en}}

On August 27, 2017, the song "Terryfold", recorded by the American indie pop band Chaos Chaos and featuring Justin Roiland on vocals, was released onto music streaming platforms and made available for digital download. The song was created for the third-season episode "Rest and Ricklaxation".{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7965691/rick-and-morty-terryfold-debuts-hot-rock-songs |title='Rick and Morty' Song 'Terryfold' Debuts on Hot Rock Songs Chart |last=Rutherford |first=Kevin |date=September 14, 2017 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910071022/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7965691/rick-and-morty-terryfold-debuts-hot-rock-songs |archive-date=September 10, 2018 |url-status=live }} On March 16, 2018, Adult Swim released a music video directed by Juan Meza-León in which the series' eponymous characters embark on an adventure, while the song "Oh Mama" from the American hip hop duo Run the Jewels plays in the background. The video promoted the duo's appearance in the 2018 Adult Swim Festival.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-rick-and-morty-in-run-the-jewels-oh-mama-video-w517944 |title=Watch 'Rick and Morty' Slay Aliens in Run the Jewels' 'Oh Mama' Video |last=Reed |first=Ryan |date=March 16, 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=October 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618130107/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-rick-and-morty-in-run-the-jewels-oh-mama-video-w517944 |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |url-status=live }}

On June 22, 2016, Cryptozoic Entertainment released Total Rickall, a co-operative strategy card game based on the plot of the second-season episode of the same name, where players must determine which characters are real and which ones are parasites.{{cite web |url=https://www.cryptozoic.com/rick-and-morty-total-rickall-cooperative-card-game |title=Rick and Morty 'Total Rickall' Cooperative Card Game |website=Cryptozoic Entertainment |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905051809/https://www.cryptozoic.com/rick-and-morty-total-rickall-cooperative-card-game |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |url-status=live }} On August 3, 2016, Cryptozoic Entertainment released Mr. Meeseeks' Box o' Fun, a game combining elements of dice games and truth or dare featuring the popular Mr. Meeseeks character from the first-season episode "Meeseeks and Destroy".{{cite web |url=https://www.cryptozoic.com/rick-and-morty-mr-meeseeks-box-o-fun-game-dice-dares |title=Rick and Morty Mr. Meeseeks Box 'o Fun: Game of Dice & Dares |website=Cryptozoic Entertainment |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905055215/https://www.cryptozoic.com/rick-and-morty-mr-meeseeks-box-o-fun-game-dice-dares |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |url-status=live }} On July 12, 2017, Cryptozoic Entertainment released Anatomy Park — The Game,{{cite web |url=https://cryptozoic.com/rick-morty-anatomy-park |title=Rick and Morty: Anatomy Park — The Game |website=Cryptozoic Entertainment |access-date=December 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230230014/https://cryptozoic.com/rick-morty-anatomy-park |archive-date=December 30, 2017 |url-status=live }} a co-operative tile-placing strategy game based on the plot of the first-season episode of the same name, where players score points by placing park tiles into the best spots within the body.{{cite web |url=https://cryptozoic.com/blogs/rick-and-morty-anatomy-park-game-—-gameplay-basics-part-1-theme-and-actions |title=Rick and Morty: Anatomy Park — The Game — Gameplay Basics, Part 1: Theme and Actions |last=Wheeler |first=Dekan |date=February 20, 2017 |website=Cryptozoic Entertainment |access-date=December 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230230316/https://cryptozoic.com/blogs/rick-and-morty-anatomy-park-game-%25E2%2580%2594-gameplay-basics-part-1-theme-and-actions |archive-date=December 30, 2017 |url-status=live }} On November 19, 2019, Wizards of the Coast released Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick and Morty, a starter box set for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. It includes a Rick and Morty themed adventure (The Lost Dungeon Of Rickedness: Big Rick Energy), a rulebook, five pre-generated character sheets inspired by characters in the show, a specially designed DM screen, and a set of dice.{{cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/review-dungeons-dragons-vs-rick-and-morty-box-set/|title=Review: "Dungeons & Dragons" Vs. "Rick And Morty" Box Set|last=Sheehan|first=Gavin|date=December 22, 2019|website=Bleeding Cool|access-date=2020-04-27}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/19/dungeons-dragons-rick-morty-game-impressions-dnd-starter-set|title=The D&D vs Rick and Morty Game is Just as Wild as You'd Expect|last=Ryan|first=Jon|date=November 19, 2019|website=IGN}}

As a promotion for the third season of Rick and Morty, on May 11, 2017, the Rickmobile, a traveling shop with exclusive merchandise, made its first stop in Atlanta for the Rick and Morty Don't Even Trip Road Trip.{{cite web|url=http://www.adultswim.com/promos/rickmobile/|title=Rick and Morty's Don't Even Trip Road Trip|website=Adult Swim|access-date=July 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803162020/http://www.adultswim.com/promos/rickmobile/|archive-date=August 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://laughingsquid.com/rick-morty-rickmobile-touring-america/|title=Rick and Morty Is Touring America in a 'Rickmobile' Merch Truck Shaped Like Rick Sanchez|last=Page|first=Justin|date=May 8, 2017|website=Laughing Squid|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115083033/https://laughingsquid.com/rick-morty-rickmobile-touring-america/|archive-date=November 15, 2017|url-status=live}}

Several licensed Funko Pops have been based on various characters of Rick and Morty.{{cite web |date=July 31, 2021 |title=FUNKO POP FIGURES OF RICK AND MORTY |url=https://pop-figures.com/franchise/rick-and-morty-635 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021050656/https://pop-figures.com/franchise/rick-and-morty-635 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |access-date=October 14, 2021}} Hot Topic has sold many licensed Rick and Morty products such as T-shirts, Boxer Briefs, Hats, socks, Tank tops, shoes, hoodies, and Sweatshirts.{{cite web |title=Official Rick and Morty Merchandise & T-Shirts |url=https://www.hottopic.com/pop-culture/shop-by-license/rick-and-morty/?start=0&sz=60 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417023128/https://www.hottopic.com/pop-culture/shop-by-license/rick-and-morty/?start=0&sz=60 |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |access-date=October 14, 2021 |website=Hot Topic}}

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• [https://onipress.com/collections/rick-and-morty Rick and Morty] at Oni Press
• [https://www.myneobuxsolutions.com/2021/05/bequizzed-rick-and-mortys-spectacular-quiz-answers.html Rick and Morty's Spectacular Quiz Answers]

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