Is Rick and Morty based on Back to the Future?

Although Rick and Morty has almost zero grounds in reality and has created its own larger-than-life world, it isn't an entirely original concept. It's clear that the hit animated show takes a lot of inspiration from the beloved Back to the Future film trilogy.
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Is Rick and Morty a spinoff of Back to the Future?

Roiland voices the eponymous characters, with Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer and Sarah Chalke voicing the rest of Rick and Morty's family. The series originated from an animated short parody film of Back to the Future, created by Roiland for Channel 101, a short-film festival co-founded by Harmon.
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Is Morty based on Marty?

Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, Morty is an anxious 14-year-old based on Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly from Back to the Future.
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Is Rick and Morty based on Doc Brown and Marty McFly?

Even though the show has come a long way from its origin which was a lewd, crude little short film called Doc and Mharti — The names are still the same and it matches Doc Brown and Marty McFly from the movie.
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Is Rick and Morty Doc and Marty?

Rick and Morty began as a Back to the Future spoof called The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti, and Rick still retains the lab coat and wild hair look of Lloyd's Back to the Future character, Doc Brown.
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Is Rick And Morty Just A Parody Of Back To The Future?



What is Rick and Morty based on?

Rick and Morty are heavily influenced by the characters Dr. Emmett Brown and Marty McFly in Back to the Future (1985). The cartoon was inspired by an animated short that creator Justin Roiland previously developed called The Real Adventures of Doc and Mharti, a Back to the Future spoof.
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Is Rick and Morty a parody of Doctor Who?

Rick And Morty is heavily inspired by Doctor Who, and here are some of the key nods the show has made to the classic British sci-fi series. Rick And Morty has been heavily inspired by Doctor Who, so here are all the times the show has played tribute to the classic sci-fi series.
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Why is Rick and Morty Cancelled?

Rick And Morty Might Get Cancelled After Dan Harmon's Doll Rape Video Resurfaces. The beloved Rick and Morty series might soon come to an end, due to a controversial, and mortifying video of co-creator Dan Harmon resurfacing.
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Why does Hulu censor Rick and Morty?

Rick and Morty- Strong Language is always censored on Live TV in order to make the TV-14 rating. Seasons 1 and 2 are censored on Hulu and HBO Max, but are uncensored on DVD/Blu-Ray. Seasons 3 and 4 are both uncensored everywhere except for Live TV.
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Is Rick and Morty child friendly?

This show is not meant for kids, this show is intented with content for Adults ONLY.
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Did Netflix Buy Rick and Morty?

Netflix bought the rights to stream the first two series and picked up the third, showing it as part of its Originals series.
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Why does the Rick and Morty theme song sound familiar?

In an interview with TV Over Mind, Justin oiland talked about the two TV shows he wanted to base the Rick and Morty theme song around. "The theme song is written by the guy who wrote The Wizards of Waverly Place theme song, who is a very good friend of mine.
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Does Morty have a disability?

In this episode, it's revealed that Morty suffers from PTSD, because of his traumatic experience with Mr.
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How scientifically accurate is Rick and Morty?

In a YouTube description, Adult Swim calls Rick and Morty its “most scientifically accurate animated comedy.” The show does pack in a good amount of physics references and puts its own hilarious, bizarre twist on them—which as a lapsed physicist–turned–science writer, I certainly appreciate.
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What is the green stuff in Rick's mouth?

The Green Stuff From Rick's Mouth Is From Mega Seeds

In the Pilot episode of Rick and Morty, Rick gets Morty to sneak mega seeds from dimension C-35 in his anal cavity. As a result, this gives Morty superior heightened intelligence where he can calculate the square root of Pi and quote the first law of thermodynamics.
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Is Morty vegan?

Please edit the article to state that Morty is a vegan. This is now confirmed Canon! Told to us by Rick himself in the VR game. He literally says the words, "Ha-ha, bet you never thought there'd be canon in a VR game, did you?
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Will Morty become evil?

But in explaining why he is "evil," the villainous Morty suddenly becomes sympathetic. Evil Morty's ultimate goal is to escape the Central Finite Curve, a concept first mentioned by the Council of Ricks in "Close Rick-counters" but only now has it been explained.
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Why does drool burp Rick?

That's the hallmark of Rick's speech patterns ("burp-talking") on Rick and Morty—possible due to alcoholic gastritis, according to one theory, since the character drinks a lot.
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What's that sad song from Rick and Morty?

The Season 4 finale, "Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri," gave us one such moment: As Rick watched his own preserved memory of cloning his adult daughter Beth, only to realize he would never know which version of her was the real one, a mournful and contemplative song titled “Don't Look Back” by Elder and Lauren Culjak ( ...
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Is Rick and Morty Season 5 censored?

Adult Swim's Rick and Morty has released the uncensored version of its entire season five premiere on YouTube, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The season four finale aired in May 2020, with the return episode, titled Mort Finner Rick Andre, having launched Sunday evening.
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Is Hulu losing Rick and Morty?

In 2019, HBO Max acquired the streaming rights to Rick and Morty. It joined Hulu as one of two over-the-top online destinations for the popular sci-fi comedy. While this means that HBO Max and Hulu subscribers can watch all four previous seasons of the show right now, it does not give them access to Season 5 episodes.
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Is Rick and Morty censored on HBO Max?

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Nudity is censored. (There is no uncensored version of any scene that contains nudity while the uncensored blu-rays and DVD's due have all swears uncensored they never uncensored the nudity so as a result Rick and Morty on HBO Max has the nudity still censored.)
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Should I let my 12 year old watch Rick and Morty?

“Pickle Rick” is a phenomenal episode of television. But Rick and Morty is not a cartoon for a 13-year-old. So much violence, so much sex, so many ideas that turn violence into sex, with a healthy helping of liquor and space travel.
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