![]() ![]() For example, in the episode “Anatomy Park,” what starts out as a Christmas special ends up with Rick shrinking Morty and sending him into the body of a homeless Santa (a nod to “Fantastic Voyage”), resulting in him having to navigate a disease-themed park inside the Hobo and thereby turning into a big “Jurassic Park” spoof. To call the show manic wouldn’t do justice to the breakneck speed of the plots, which constantly evolve through a deluge of science fiction tropes and pop culture references. ![]() Who’s Tardis and if Doc Brown were drunk for the whole adventure. It’s sort of like if Doc Brown and Marty McFly from “Back to the Future” stole Dr. Together, the duo embarks on strange adventures through time and space, tackling a constant barrage of strange, inter-dimensional threats including cyborg dogs, sentient jelly beans, and a cloned fusion of Abraham Lincoln and Adolf Hitler (by the name of Abradolph Lincler). Rick is an alcoholic, immoral super-scientist, and Morty is his nervous grandson. The show follows the misadventures of its titular duo. That said, “Rick and Morty” is kind of a weird show, even by Adult Swim standards. For a late night block with such a niche audience, it seems strange, then, that “Rick and Morty,” the new show created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, has been met with across-the-board critical acclaim and groundbreaking ratings (even beating the new season of “Archer”). Ultimately, a majority of the shows all deal in the same kind of weird anti-humor: they derive humor from making something strange and weird, almost to the point where you get a little uncomfortable. Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim block has always been a weird phantom zone for comedy. ![]()
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