Rickdiculous Facts About Rick And Morty
Rick and Morty keeps on pushing the boundaries of television animation with outrageous stories, multidimensional traveling, and a morbid sense of humor. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, it has connected with audiences like few other shows from the past decade. But, between production delays, behind-the-scenes turmoil, and a fanbase that sometimes takes things too far, reading about Rick and Morty is almost as compelling as watching them.
Get your Rick on with the following facts!
Rick And Morty Facts
1. Morty, We Have to go Back!
Rick and Morty is based on The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti, a series of shorts created by comedian and animator Justin Roiland that parodied the two protagonists from Back to the Future.
2. Time Well Spent
Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland made planned out Rick and Morty, sold their pitch, and wrote the pilot in a single day. The first draft was completed in just six hours in Dan Harmon's unfurnished Community office (he'd just been fired from the show). Harmon has made no secret about his procrastination, so Roiland forced him to stay inside until the first draft was completed. He told Harmon, "If you go home, it might take us three months to write this thing."
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3. Morty Stoltz
In the episode "Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind," one of the Mortys looks like Eric Stoltz in the movie Mask. Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty in Back to the Future, but was famously replaced with Michael J. Fox during production. How many of you noticed that meta-reference?
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