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Rick and Morty Take an Improvised Trip to See Spongebob Squarepants

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Right now, it’s a crazy scientist and his grandson, and also Prince Namor and Aquaman. Things got a little weird. Vulture asked the team behind Rick and Morty, currently in its third season, to improvise a scene where travel to Bikini Bottom, the underwater haven of Spongebob…

io9 Beth Elderkin Aug 18

This Fan Art of Rick and Morty‘s Vindicators Is So Good It Hurts to Look At

Yeah, yeah, Rick Sanchez is great and so is Morty and that joke you just made about McDonald’s Szechuan sauce was incredibly clever, but I need you to be quiet for a second and look at this art of the Vindicators. I mean really look at it. Drink it in. Savor it. Bask in its…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 16

Someone Just Paid $15,000 for Rick and Morty‘s Szechuan Sauce

It’s just like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, only it costs a lot more money and, surprisingly, is even stickier than a river of chocolate. An eBay auction for one of McDonald’s coveted cases of the now-discontinued Szechuan sauce has come to an end, with one lucky winner paying $15,350 to take hold of…

io9 Beth Elderkin Aug 11

The Only Way These Rick and Morty Shorts Could Be Better is If They Were Canonical

Rick and Morty’s willingness to blatantly riff on and make fun of narrative tropes seen in scifi/pop culture is a large part of what makes the show so fun. While the show works perfectly find as 2D animation, it’s even more satisfying to see Rick and Morty getting into all kinds of craziness in as…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 12

The First Trailer for the FLCL Sequel Is Weird, But Not in the Way I Expected

FLCL, a six-episode anime series that’s a stirring coming-of-age tale complete with great rock music, giant robots that grow out of kids’ heads, and aliens that hit people with bass guitars, was announced to be getting not one but two sequels series last year. Now we have the footage, and it looks weird… but in…

Television Rob Bricken Jul 4

Rick and Morty Season 3 Gets a New Trailer and Release Date

It’s finally happening! Adult Swim has announced the release date for the much-hyped third season of Rick and Morty, as well as unveiled a brand-new trailer. In short, it’s the “darkest year” ever. The Rick and Morty team held a livestream on Thursday where they confirmed the series will return July 30. They also unveiled…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 29

Alcoholism Saves Rick and Morty From a Face Hugger in Alien: Covenant Crossover

You know what they say, kids: Don’t use drugs. That is, unless it would save you from getting killed by an alien. Adult Swim recently shared a Rick and Morty video promoting Alien: Covenant, with the space-traveling duo (reluctantly) answering a distress call from the Covenant after it was infested by aliens. Rick is immediately…

io9 Beth Elderkin May 14

Rick and Morty Lead Got Super Drunk for Season 3 Taping, and I Feel Tipsy Just Watching It

Adult Swim recently shared a video where Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon challenged Justin Roiland, show creator and voice actor, to go method in shooting a season 3 scene where Rick gets really, really drunk. Talk about a contact buzz. The behind-the-scenes featurette shows Roiland knocking back a few shots before getting into the…

io9 Beth Elderkin May 7

Rick and Morty‘s Rick Is a Truck Now

It’s a truck! It’s a store! It’s the world’s biggest Rick! Adult Swim is hitting the road in “the Rickmobile,” a vehicle that will be hauling exclusive Rick and Morty merchandise under its lab coat. You can’t actually take a ride in the Rickmobile, but you can marvel at its magnificence. Check out the dates…

io9 Cheryl Eddy May 5

Don’t Expect More New Episodes of Rick and Morty Any Time Soon

Hey, did everyone enjoy the surprise premiere of Rick and Morty season three? Did you think it meant—as it often does—that the season proper would start airing after it? Well, hold your horses because you’ve got a couple of months to wait. Rick and Morty’s season three premiere aired as a surprise on Saturday (if…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Apr 3

So, What Did You Think of Rick and Morty‘s Season 3 Debut?

Not to be outdone by the plethora of ridiculous April Fool’s Day jokes, Adult Swim decided to pull the best prank of all: show something real. https://kotaku.com/surprise-theres-a-new-episode-of-rick-and-morty-that-y-1793930208 On Saturday night, Adult Swim streamed the first episode of the long-anticipated season three, just about 18 months after season two ended. It closes out some of the…

io9 Beth Elderkin Apr 2

Samurai Jack Creator on Season 5’s Opening: ‘VROOOOOOOM BLAMABLAMABLAMABLAM’

Normally you should never send a producer to do a voice actor’s job… except when it comes to Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky. At last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Tartakovsky brought some footage from the latest season of Samurai Jack, which is currently airing on Adult Swim. He couldn’t actually show any of it, so…

io9 Beth Elderkin Mar 16

The Return of Samurai Jack Is Everything You Wanted, and So Much More

When Adult Swim announced it would be bringing back Genndy Tartakovsky’s beloved animated scifi series Samurai Jack for one last season, many fans expected to see a show that would give them a darker, more violent Jack. The new season does give us that darker hero, but not in the way you might have expected.…

Television James Whitbrook Feb 27

Samurai Jack Wanted to Show a Dog’s Butthole, but Adult Swim Said ‘Nope’

The fifth and final season of Samurai Jack is going to be darker, tougher, and violent as hell. But there’s one thing it won’t have: dog buttholes. Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky recently chatted with IGN about the upcoming season, which he said will likely be his last. He said putting Samurai Jack on Adult…

io9 Beth Elderkin Feb 24

Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty Rickroll Makes Me Want to Burn the Internet

Adult Swim Australia promised the first look at the opening for season 3 of Rick and Morty. I got excited, because this has been a long time coming, and I was pumped to see what happens next. And then it rick rolled me. Fuck that noise. The latest video from Adult Swim Australia was all,…

io9 Beth Elderkin Feb 20

Great New Samurai Jack Footage Made Even Better With Bonus Genndy Tartakovsky Beatboxing

Adult Swim has released a new featurette about the music in Samurai Jack’s upcoming fifth season, and it’s packed with a good chunk of new footage from the show. That’s not the best part, though—the best part is creator Genndy Tartakovsky, who’s so excited about Jack’s return he provides his own vocalized soundtrack for the…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 14

10 Samurai Jack Episodes You Need to Rewatch During Its Massive Online Marathon

Excellent news: Samurai Jack is back next month! Even excellenter news: To celebrate, Adult Swim is streaming all 52 episodes of the show on loop, available for free online with no ads, right goddamn now. You should watch all of it, of course, but here are 10 episodes you just can’t miss before the new…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 7

The Full Trailer for Samurai Jack Season Five Is Dark as Hell

In the first full trailer for the return of Samurai Jack, it looks like mega-mystical archvillain Aku has won a decisive victory over the series’ main character. After a long wait and a bunch of recent teasers, Cartoon Network dropped a promo clip that properly sets up the stakes for the new season of Genndy…

io9 Evan Narcisse Feb 6

Here’s Our First, Tiny Glimpse of Samurai Jack Season 5

It’s very short, but oh so sweet. Adult Swim has dropped another new teaser for the incoming return of Genndy Tartakovsky’s beloved animated series, and it doesn’t exactly give us much in the way of details—it’s literally just Jack standing in the rain. But it looks so slick and stylish that a shot of Jack…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 4

Samurai Jack Is Back on March 11

Fans freaked out last year when Cartoon Network announced Genndy Tartakovsky’s cult-fave series would be coming back with an all-new fifth season. We haven’t known just when those episodes would start rolling out but the network just told everyone in its own inimitable style. https://gizmodo.com/holy-christ-samurai-jack-is-returning-to-tv-1745717993 New Samurai Jack episodes will begin airing on March 11,…

io9 Evan Narcisse Jan 23

Rick and Morty Take an Improvised Trip to See Spongebob Squarepants

This Fan Art of Rick and Morty‘s Vindicators Is So Good It Hurts to Look At

Someone Just Paid $15,000 for Rick and Morty‘s Szechuan Sauce

The Only Way These Rick and Morty Shorts Could Be Better is If They Were Canonical

The First Trailer for the FLCL Sequel Is Weird, But Not in the Way I Expected

Rick and Morty Season 3 Gets a New Trailer and Release Date

Alcoholism Saves Rick and Morty From a Face Hugger in Alien: Covenant Crossover

Rick and Morty Lead Got Super Drunk for Season 3 Taping, and I Feel Tipsy Just Watching It

Rick and Morty‘s Rick Is a Truck Now

Don’t Expect More New Episodes of Rick and Morty Any Time Soon

So, What Did You Think of Rick and Morty‘s Season 3 Debut?

Samurai Jack Creator on Season 5’s Opening: ‘VROOOOOOOM BLAMABLAMABLAMABLAM’

The Return of Samurai Jack Is Everything You Wanted, and So Much More

Samurai Jack Wanted to Show a Dog’s Butthole, but Adult Swim Said ‘Nope’

Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty Rickroll Makes Me Want to Burn the Internet

Great New Samurai Jack Footage Made Even Better With Bonus Genndy Tartakovsky Beatboxing

10 Samurai Jack Episodes You Need to Rewatch During Its Massive Online Marathon

The Full Trailer for Samurai Jack Season Five Is Dark as Hell

Here’s Our First, Tiny Glimpse of Samurai Jack Season 5

Samurai Jack Is Back on March 11

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