Sure, there’s thousands of unofficial Rick and Morty merch made by very talented fans. It’s a testament to not only how popular the show is, but how dedicated their fans are.
Just see how many people have already made “Pickle Rick Enamel Pins” on Etsy.
On the more officially licensed merch side, there’s plenty of stuff that you might want to cop that you didn’t know about.
As part of a chat with Vulture, Justin Roiland, Dan Harmon, Ryan Ridley, Spencer Grammer, and Sarah Chalke (AKA cast and creators of Rick and Morty) not only improvised what a few scenes from a crossover of Rick and Morty and SpongeBob Squarepants might be like, but also got some accompanying animation to really bring it to life.
Spoiler alert, the crossover is definitely more Rick and Morty than it is SpongeBob.
Watch and enjoy here before you sit and tune into tonight’s new Rick and Morty at 11PM tonight.
In case you weren’t aware, Rick and Morty had its humble beginnings from a beautiful thing called Channel 101.
Channel 101 is the indie TV institution created by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab that still runs to this day with its own self-sustaining creative community. It’s also the place where Harmon met his Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland.
All of you watched last night’s Rick and Morty’s Pickle Rick episode last night, right?
If you haven’t, stream it (while you can) at Adult Swim here and be stunned at what might end up being one of the show’s most daring and ambitious episodes ever.
On top of that, here’s an inside look that went into what designing “Pickle Rick”, the rats, and more.
Hopefully, that’ll satiate you for now.
By the way, has anyone made a connection that “Pickle Rick” is literally about getting out of a pickle (other than the woman who points that out at the end of this Ricking Morty)?
Ricking Morty, the after-show for Rick and Morty is happening once again this Sunday starting at 7:30PM (that probably means you’ll get to watch the episode too), live from Starburns Castle,
Hosted by Sam Jay, it’s the first after-show of its kind as it is covering an animated comedy series seriously.
Tickets are free so long as you RSVP, which you can do here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
First off, take note of a few things to take away from the headline on the Rick and Morty after-show, Ricking Morty.
Rick and Morty is the first animated series and the first comedy series (outside of some late night bits and some sketches from sketch comedy shows) to get a legitimate (i.e. put on by the network) “after show” a la Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Mr. Robot, Game of Thrones, etc.
Though not as serialized as all the other dramas we just name-checked, every episode of Rick and Morty has so much to unpack and analyze underneath the brightly colored, uber-clever, hilarious exterior, which makes room for plenty of discussion in an after show.
We can only hope that this is a recurring thing and not just a special one-off for the premiere only, especially since it’s billed as the Official Rick and Morty After-Show.
Also, you’ll note that the host is the very funny Sam Jay (and not Chris Hardwick or any other famous TV personality). We’re glad to see that whoever made the call gave Jay a shot that is well deserved.
Watch Ricking Morty here (after you watch the premiere of season 3 here).
An integral part of the premiere episode of Rick and Morty season 3, as you might know, is McDonalds promotional Szechuan Sauce.
Well, after the livestreaming of the premiere on April Fools’ Day this year, it would seem McDonalds got in on the fun and sent this package to Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland.
We can only imagine what other multinational companies will bend to the will of Rick and Morty season 3.
The season 3 premiere of Rick and Morty is just a few days away and, we thought, what might be nice to get you in the mood is some of these inside looks to specific episodes coming up this season.
Harmon, Roiland, and company talk the motivations behind the premiere episode as well as the design of a Mad Max parody that they’re doing.
Keep in mind that you only have to wait until Sunday night on Adult Swim before season 3 arrives.
The good people at Titmouse Animation got to have draw out their wildest Rick and Morty fantasies/nightmares and put them altogether in this uber-trippy montage/exquisite corpse.
Also, just a friendly reminder: season 3 of Rick and Morty premieres Sunday, July 30th on Adult Swim.
“The Art of Rick and Morty” Book Coming Out Soon
Tweeted out a few days ago, “Coming soon from dark horse…”.
As you can see, it’ll be a behind the scenes book focusing on not only the art of the celebrated series, but the process of how Rick and Morty is exactly made and details behind their many wondrous characters.
There is no official release date yet, but, if it comes out before or during this year’s holiday season, we’re guessing it’ll be one of the more popular gifts that people will be buying up.
Sentient pickles, a parody of Mad Max, and more multiverse Ricks are just a bit of what makes season 3 of Rick and Morty seem like it will rise to the occasion of being one of the most highly anticipated new seasons of television right now.
See for yourself in the trailer.
Then, mark down Sunday July 30th at 11:30PM EST/8:30PM PST to tune into Adult Swim for Rick and Morty’s season 3 premiere.
Earlier today, a mysterious link was tweeted out about a live Rick and Morty event this Thursday somewhere in the LA area. Unsurprisingly, tickets to the live event were sold out.
Fret not for those unable to get tickets or not in the LA area. The live event (though its not clear what it is outside of it involving the “Rick and Morty team”) will be live streamed on adultswim.com/streams at 6PM PST on Thursday, June 29th.
Ahead of that, all two seasons of Rick and Morty will be streamed also at adultswim.com/streams starting at 3AM PST that same day.
Don’t think so? Watch it the announcement from Adult Swim’s YouTube channel.
There have been a handful, if not a bushel full, of philosophical breakdowns and dissections of Rick and Morty. While there are often dozens of jokes a minute, existential quandaries pervade the many universes of the show.
So, series co-creator Dan Harmon sat down and gave his own personal take on what Rick and Morty says about the search for the meaning of it all. Please enjoy it here.
Few get to pour so much of their blood, sweat, tears, and soul into their show quite like Justin Roiland does with Rick and Morty.
Dozens of cities across the continental U.S. will be graced by a Rick-Sanchez-shaped vehicle that houses a Rick and Morty merch store over the next few months.
The tour starts this Thursday, March 11th in Atlanta and goes in and around the country across several states.
Get more details, dates, locations, etc. here.
We can imagine very many other ways to enjoy 4/20 then playing a brand spankin’ new Rick and Morty VR game.
Get a full look of not only what’s possible in the game, but how much the game stays on brand by making fun of itself in the full trailer.
You can get Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality from Steam for $29.99. If there was a reason to get a VR headset, this might be it.
If there’s a thing that VR would be great for, it’d definitely be adventures in the Rick and Morty universe, or universes rather, where portal guns can you take you pretty much anywhere that Harmon and Roiland have thought up.
Just a few days from now, on 4/20, Virtual Rick-ality will bring that VR experience to HTC Vive and Oculus.
Here’s the teensiest preview in this teaser that should get you hyped for this even if you’ve been skeptical of VR over the years.
If you were busy reveling in April Fool’s Day and missed out on the Rick and Morty season 3 premiere live stream, fret not.
Adult Swim will be airing reruns of the long-awaited premiere episode every night this week at 10PM EST/PST.
Whether you have or haven’t seen it, do take this opportunity to delight in another brilliant episode of Rick and Morty as many times as you can.
Season 3 Premiere of Rick and Morty Now Streaming Until Midnight
You get the point and we don’t want to waste time you could be spending watching brand spanking New Rick and Morty. It’s currently live streaming on a loop at AdultSwim.com. Also, this is not an April Fool’s Joke. Thank goodness.
The jump scare game phenomenon known as Five Nights at Freddy’s got the Rick and Morty treatment with aliens having to stay at a human home instead of humans having to keep watch at a haunted Chuck E. Cheese knock-off.
If you’re unfamiliar of why the game deserves parody, here’s Honest Game Trailers’ take on Five Nights at Freddy’s.
Rick and Morty Created a Site for the “Galactic Federation”
The details about season 3 of Rick and Morty are still murky, especially with the cliffhanger that they ended with.
However, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland have made up an entire website for the interstellar governing body within the show known as the Galactic Federation. It offers up message boards and satirically parallel Internet articles that are supposedly from millions of light years away. Whether it be digging for clues or just enjoying the nuances of the Rick and Morty universe(s), it’s one step closer to season 3.
Explore it all here.
DCAY design “Get Riggity-Riggity Wrecked Son” by Sean Naylor
This past weekend, Gallery 1988 held an art show in tribute to the one and only Rick and Morty on Adult Swim. Several artists made some pretty amazing pieces as you can see above and below.
The opening was this past weekend and had, as you can imagine, a very long line. So, if you wanted to see all the works on display, you can see them online at Gallery 1988 and maybe even buy some pieces (if they’re not already sold out).
Wanted by the Council of Ricks by Ryan Brinkerhoff
What Is My Purpose by Bennett Slater
Wubba Lubba Dub Dub by Joey Spiotto
Le RICK by Brandon Griffith
Portrait of Birdperson by Erin Gallagher
Sometimes Science Is More Art Than Science by Anthony Petrie
Sure, Rick would probably comment on how making 8-bit versions of things is just capitalizing on your nostalgia, but Paul Robertson does such a good job of making an 8-bit version of the Rick and Morty opening that it’s worth it.
Gallery 1988 (7308 Melrose Ave.) will be hosting an exhibition of art in tribute to one of our favorite shows, Rick and Morty. The opening will happen this Friday, January 13th starting at 7PM and going until 9PM and the art will be for sale. The event itself has free admission.
Note that many of these art shows are highly attended and often form a line well before the doors open.
The piece above was made by Scott Listfield.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
There is still no premiere date for season 3 of Rick & Morty, but at least there is this leaked scene of animatics that you can hold on to and obsess over until then.
