History Recap / RickAndMortyS1E5MeeseeksAndDestroy

* {{Homage}}: The concept of the Meeseeks, a creature brought into existence for a single task who then self-destructs when said task is done, is borrowed from ''ComicBook/ScudTheDisposableAssassin''. Co-creator Dan Harmon wrote several issues while the comic's creator Rob Schrab had been a writer on Harmon's ''Series/{{Community}}''.

* AmusingInjuries: One scene involves the Meeseeks fighting each other, causing a lot of these since Meeseeks can’t actually die until they fulfill their tasks.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While on the surface it might look like Beth and Summer made absurd requests and Jerry's is far more down to earth, the truth is that their requests are each something a Meeseeks can accomplish with a conversation. Meanwhile, Jerry's requires a lot of effort and cooperation on ''his'' part to accomplish the difficult task of athletic improvement, something outside the Meeseeks' control.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After the situation with the Meeseeks the restaurant owner informs Beth and Jerry they have to answer to the police for inadvertently causing a hostage crisis.

* BigRedButton: Morty has to press one in the ActionPrologue.

* FreezeFrameBonus: Summer's Meeseeks makes a speech at school to fulfill its purpose of making her popular at school, and several girls crowd around her afterwards, to her delight. One of them is recognizable from the back as [[Recap/RickAndMortyS1E11RicksyBusiness Tammy]] [[Recap/RickAndMortyS2E10TheWeddingSquanchers Guetermann]].

* FreezeFrameBonus: Summer's Meeseeks makes a speech at school to fulfill its purpose of making her popular at school, and several girls crowd around her afterwards, to her delight. One of them is recognizable from the back as [[Recap/RickAndMortyS1E11RicksyBusiness Tammy]] [[Recap/RickAndMortyS2E10TheWeddingSquanchers Guetermann]].

* FreezeFrameBonus: Summer's Meeseeks makes a speech at school to fulfill its purpose of making her popular at school, and several girls crowd around her afterwards, to her delight. One of them is recognizable from the back as [[Recap/RickAndMortyS1E11RicksyBusiness Tammy]] [[Recap/RickAndMortyS210TheWeddingSquanchers Guetermann]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: Summer doesn't appear again for the rest of the episode after she and Beth come home from the Meeseeks helping them.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?:Summer doesn't appear again for the rest of the episode after she and Beth come home from the Meeseeks helping them.

* SherlockScan: Part and parcel for Rick's extreme intellect, he immediately deduces what happened to Morty in the bathroom when he sees Morty's terror and dishevelled appearance and how beaten up Jellybean is. [[PapaWolf Rick]] is emphatically not thrilled.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Adventures that seem simple can be just as difficult as those on a grand scale. Morty’s adventure reminiscent of Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk leads to the giant accidentally killing himself and his wife getting Rick and Morty arrested and tried for what she perceived as a murder.
** After the situation with the Meeseeks the restaurant owner informs Beth and Jerry they have to answer to the police for inadvertently causing a hostage crisis.

* {{Homage}}: The concept of the Meeseeks, a creature brought into existence for a single task who then self-destructs when said task is done, is borrowed from ''ComicBook/ScudTheDisposableAssassin''. Co-creator Dan Harmond wrote several issues while the comic's creator Rob Schrab had been a writer on Harmond's ''Series/{{Community}}''.

'''Season 1, Episode 5:'''

* BreakTheCutie: Morty is almost raped in a bathroom. The whole thing is played extremely seriously.

* RealityEnsues:
** When the Giant slips and dies from his head wound, his wife wants legal justice, and the story briefly changes from an adventure into a CourtroomDrama.
** After the Meeseeks disappear, Beth and Jerry try to get their meal to go, but are instead told that they can't leave until the police arrive, since they have a lot to explain for the hostage situation.

* RapeAsDrama: Despite the silly setup that the rapist is a Jellybean and the fact that it's only an attempt, the aforementioned scene averts both BlackComedyRape and DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale and shows [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped just how horrifying the act actually is]].

After Morty is traumatized (again), he refuses to go on any more adventures with Rick because they're not "simple or fun". Rick dares Morty to come up with a better adventure. However, the rest of the family needs Rick's help, so Rick gives them a Meeseeks box. A box that summons a blue man (named Mr. Meeseeks) to do tasks for them.

* YourCheatingHeart: Beth became too enamored with her Meeseeks helping her become a complete woman and nearly kissed him until it vanished when his task was completed.