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2[[caption-width-right:350:We got our own [[{{Gasshole}} *urp*]] trope page, Morty!]]
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4->''"I wanted you to have a normal life. That's something that you can't have when Rick shows up. Everything real turns fake, everything right is wrong, all you know is that you know nothing and he knows everything. And, well... well, he's not a villain, Summer, but he shouldn't be your hero. He's more like a demon or a super fucked-up god."''
5-->-- '''Morty''', "The Rickshank Rickdemption"
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7''Rick and Morty'' is an animated science fiction comedy series created by Creator/JustinRoiland and Creator/DanHarmon for Creator/CartoonNetwork's late-night programming block Creator/AdultSwim. Originally, the series was based on [[Website/{{Channel101}} Channel101's]] ''The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti'', a parody of ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''. The first episode was released online on November 27, 2013, and aired on Adult Swim five days later on December 2.
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9This bizarre series centers around the misadventures of Morty Smith ([[DescendedCreator originally voiced by Roiland]], Harry Belden from Season 7 onward), a kind-hearted yet troubled young high school student, and Rick Sanchez ([[ActingForTwo also originally voiced by Roiland]], Ian Cardoni from Season 7 onwards), Morty's snarky, morally-unsound and [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]] MadScientist grandfather. Rick constantly pulls Morty and his family out of their normal lives to go on sci-fi acid trip adventures across the multiverse and help him carry out insane science experiments. Morty's parents think of Rick as a negative influence on their son, but they keep Rick around the house anyway just as long as he sort of keeps Morty in school.
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11In May 2018, after months of contract negotiations following the end of the show's third season (and fears of cancellation), the series was announced as being renewed for [[https://deadline.com/2018/05/rick-and-morty-renewed-70-episode-order-creators-dan-harmon-justin-roiland-deal-adult-swim-1202386828/ an unprecedented 70 additional episodes]]. The first five episodes of Season 4 in 2019 aired from November 10 to December 15; after a five-month hiatus, the last five episodes aired from May 3-31, 2020. Season 5 started airing a year later on June 20, 2021. The sixth season started airing on September 4, 2022, and was simulcast in multiple countries.
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13In May 2022, a ten-episode anime adaptation directed by Takashi Sano, who directed the adaptation of ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' as well as two ''Rick and Morty'' shorts, was announced.
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15In January 2023, Adult Swim cut ties with Justin Roiland amid charges of domestic abuse. The series was announced to continue without his involvement, with two new actors to replace him as the voices of the titular characters, and Dan Harmon as the sole creative lead (at least until the 70-episode order is complete). Season 7 premiered in October 2023, revealing the new voice actors to be Ian Cardoni (as Rick) and Harry Belden (as Morty).
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17For episode-specific summaries and tropes, check out the [[Recap/RickAndMorty recap page]].
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19For other works based on the show, see [[Franchise/RickAndMorty the Franchise page]].
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21!!''Rick & Morty'' contains ''*URP*'' the following tropes, ''[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!!]]'':
22[[index]]
23* [[RickAndMorty/TropesAToD A to D]]
24** [[BaitAndSwitch/RickAndMorty Bait And Switch]]
25** [[ContinuityNod/RickAndMorty Continuity Nod]]
26** [[CurbStompBattle/RickAndMorty Curb-Stomp Battle]]
27** [[Deconstruction/RickAndMorty Deconstruction]]
28* [[RickAndMorty/TropesEToL E to L]]
29** [[EvenEvilHasStandards/RickAndMorty Even Evil Has Standards]]
30** [[Foreshadowing/RickAndMorty Foreshadowing]]
31** [[HiddenDepths/RickAndMorty Hidden Depths]]
32* [[RickAndMorty/TropesMToP M to P]]
33* [[RickAndMorty/TropesQToZ Q to Z]]
34** [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech/RickAndMorty The Reason You Suck Speech]]
35[[/index]]
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37->'''Morty:''' Jeez, Rick, I, uh, I'm not sure our own trope page is the best idea for the, uh, situation...\
38'''Rick:''' Oh yeah, Morty? Wha- What are you trying to say, Morty? You saying what you do on the internet is a more productive use of your time than TV Tropes? Y-You're saying you have better things to do than painstakingly cataloging every trivial storytelling device in every form of fiction ever as a means of studying and analyzing fiction as an entertainment medium? Is that what you're trying to say, Morty?\
39'''Morty:''' N-No, I just-\
40'''Rick:''' [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Well, t-*URP* too bad, because you'd probably be right.]]

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