Rick and Morty‘s most iconic episode has an extended version few fans may know about. Dan Harmon’s Rick and Morty has explored countless catastrophic and mindbending scenarios. Yet, Rick’s most famous adventure is one of the simplest.
Rick’s most ridiculous invention became a global phenomenon, spawning a meme cycle that was inescapable for at least a full year. The visceral thrill of watching an inebriated scientist slaughter rats with hardware store scraps, plus the absurdity of Rick’s “I’m a pickle!” line, made “Pickle Rick”‘s the show’s definitive episode.
An Extended Version Of Pickle Rick Exists In The Rick & Morty Comics
Rick and Morty Presents: Pickle Rick #1; Written by Delilah S. Dawson
In Rick and Morty Presents: Pickle Rick, Oni Press expands Rick Sanchez’s sewer-dwelling mayhem by introducing the dog-headed mutant leader of an underground society, “The Handler,” and his grotesque mutant army of sewer rats. After Rick creates a mecha suit in this version, he comes across a gruff banana man in the same predicament. The two mecha-fruits team up to fight Snowball before Rick arrives at the therapy session and turns his entire family into fruits.
Rick and Morty’s “Pickle Rick” episode perfectly encapsulates the show’s central thesis. Rick Sanchez will endure literal dehumanization and lethal violence just to avoid thirty minutes of self-reflection, and he’ll do it in the most absurd way possible. “Pickle Rick” is perhaps the most iconic episode in the whole show, having become a cultural phenomenon in 2017. Fans and pop culture aficionados may love what the extended version has to offer.
Rick And Morty’s Stories Are Infinite
In Rick and Morty‘s multiverse of infinite wild scenarios, comics allow for experimental stories, both original and derived from the animated show’s episodes. Anything that diverts too much from Rick and Morty‘s established canon can simply be regarded as interdimensional cable. Comics can also add new background gags and lore details, as well as reinterpret the show’s frantic energy into a purely visual format. Not to mention, the comic book medium removes the production constraints and budgetary limits of animation.
Rick and Morty‘s existing comics already navigate the animated show’s complex canon. Some volumes take place in a distinct timeline to avoid continuity clashes, whereas other arcs document original, unprecedented adventures. This approach allows the comics to serve as both a sandbox for non-canon reinterpretations and a vital expansion of the primary Rick and Morty’s history without restrictions.
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December 2, 2013
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Adult Swim
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Justin Roiland
Rick Sanchez / Morty Smith
