However, it was also an inventive and fast-paced adventure that proved the show’s early, still-rough potential. Like “Meseeks and Destroy,” this season 1 outing featured some juvenile gross-out humor that likely wouldn’t have made it to air in Rick & Morty's later seasons. Rick & Morty’s first Christmas episode arrived as early as the show’s third outing way back in 2013’s season 1. Related: Rick & Morty: Why The Darkest Scene in "Meeseeks and Destroy" Split Fans Whether they are violent, surreally silly, or just barely related to Christmas, all of Rick & Morty’s Yuletide outings have shifted the definition of the phrase “holiday special” to include more absurdity than even South Park and American Dad offered before the Adult Swim hit. Similarly, the few Christmas episodes that Rick & Morty have starred in are darker than most show’s Halloween outings.
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The anarchic animated comedy has been subverting sci-fi television cliches and family sitcom tropes alike for five seasons now, offering darkly comic spins on familiar conventions.Īs such, few viewers were surprised when Rick & Morty’s season 5 Thanksgiving episode was a high-octane action movie parody that satirized everything from for-profit healthcare to permanent war. Since the series began in 2013, Rick & Morty has never been an average animated sitcom, nor has the show been content with playing into television conventions when it could warp audience expectations beyond recognition. Although there are three festive Rick & Morty episodes across the show’s five seasons, none of them quite fit the normal Christmas special format.
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