Rick and Morty — Episode Title References (S1–S9)
Almost every episode title is a pun on a film, book, song or show. This is the decoder ring.
Season 1 (2013–14)
| # | Title | References |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | — |
| 2 | Lawnmower Dog | The Lawnmower Man (1992), with an Inception (2010) plot |
| 3 | Anatomy Park | Jurassic Park (1993) + Fantastic Voyage (1966) |
| 4 | M. Night Shaym-Aliens! | M. Night Shyamalan |
| 5 | Meeseeks and Destroy | ”Seek & Destroy” (Metallica, 1983) |
| 6 | Rick Potion #9 | ”Love Potion No. 9” (The Clovers, 1959) |
| 7 | Raising Gazorpazorp | Raising Arizona (1987) / Raising Hope (2010) — Wikipedia names both |
| 8 | Rixty Minutes | 60 Minutes |
| 9 | Something Ricked This Way Comes | Something Wicked This Way Comes (Bradbury, 1962) |
| 10 | Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 11 | Ricksy Business | Risky Business (1983) |
Season 2 (2015)
| # | Title | References |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Rickle in Time | A Wrinkle in Time (L’Engle, 1962) |
| 2 | Mortynight Run | Midnight Run (1988) |
| 3 | Auto Erotic Assimilation | erotic asphyxiation |
| 4 | Total Rickall | Total Recall (1990) |
| 5 | Get Schwifty | — |
| 6 | The Ricks Must Be Crazy | The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) |
| 7 | Big Trouble in Little Sanchez | Big Trouble in Little China (1986) |
| 8 | Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate | — |
| 9 | Look Who’s Purging Now | Look Who’s Talking Now (1993) + The Purge (2013) |
| 10 | The Wedding Squanchers | Wedding Crashers (2005) |
Season 3 (2017)
| # | Title | References |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rickshank Rickdemption | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) |
| 2 | Rickmancing the Stone | Romancing the Stone (1984), Mad Max setting |
| 3 | Pickle Rick | — |
| 4 | Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender | the Avengers, via sequel-title convention |
| 5 | The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy | maybe the The Big Bang Theory episode-title formula (The __ __) — a pattern, not a specific title |
| 6 | Rest and Ricklaxation | ”rest and relaxation” |
| 7 | The Ricklantis Mixup | Atlantis (on-screen title: Tales From the Citadel) |
| 8 | Morty’s Mind Blowers | the Interdimensional Cable format, applied to memories |
| 9 | The ABC’s of Beth | The ABCs of Death (2012) |
| 10 | The Rickchurian Mortydate | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) |
Season 4 (2019–20)
| # | Title | References |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat | Edge of Tomorrow (2014), marketed Live Die Repeat |
| 2 | The Old Man and the Seat | The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway, 1952) |
| 3 | One Crew over the Crewcoo’s Morty | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) |
| 4 | Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim’s Morty | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
| 5 | Rattlestar Ricklactica | Battlestar Galactica |
| 6 | Never Ricking Morty | The NeverEnding Story (1984) |
| 7 | Promortyus | Prometheus (2012) |
| 8 | The Vat of Acid Episode | — |
| 9 | Childrick of Mort | Children of Men (2006) |
| 10 | Star Mort: Rickturn of the Jerri | Return of the Jedi (1983) |
Season 5 (2021)
| # | Title | References |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mort Dinner Rick Andre | My Dinner with Andre (1981) |
| 2 | Mortyplicity | Multiplicity (1996) |
| 3 | A Rickconvenient Mort | An Inconvenient Truth (2006) |
| 4 | Rickdependence Spray | Independence Day (1996) |
| 5 | Amortycan Grickfitti | American Graffiti (1973) |
| 6 | Rick & Morty’s Thanksploitation Spectacular | blaxploitation + the holiday-TV-special format |
| 7 | Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion | Voltron + Neon Genesis Evangelion |
| 8 | Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 9 | Forgetting Sarick Mortshall | Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) |
| 10 | Rickmurai Jack | Samurai Jack (2001) |
Season 6 (2022)
| # | Title | References |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solaricks | Solaris (Lem, 1961 / Tarkovsky, 1972) |
| 2 | Rick: A Mort Well Lived | Roy: A Life Well Lived, the in-show arcade game |
| 3 | Bethic Twinstinct | Basic Instinct (1992) |
| 4 | Night Family | Night Gallery (1969) |
| 5 | Final DeSmithation | Final Destination (2000) |
| 6 | Juricksic Mort | Jurassic Park (1993) |
| 7 | Full Meta Jackrick | Full Metal Jacket (1987) |
| 8 | Analyze Piss | Analyze This (1999) |
| 9 | A Rick in King Mortur’s Mort | A Kid in King Arthur’s Court (1995), itself an adaptation of Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889) |
| 10 | Ricktional Mortpoon’s Rickmas Mortcation | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) |
Season 7 (2023)
| # | Title | References |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Poopy Got His Poop Back | How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) |
| 2 | The Jerrick Trap | The Parent Trap (1961) |
| 3 | Air Force Wong | Air Force One (1997) |
| 4 | That’s Amorte | ”That’s Amore” (Dean Martin, 1953) |
| 5 | Unmortricken | Unforgiven (1992) |
| 6 | Rickfending Your Mort | Defending Your Life (1991) |
| 7 | Wet Kuat Amortican Summer | Wet Hot American Summer (2001) |
| 8 | Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) and its ilk |
| 9 | Mort: Ragnarick | Thor: Ragnarok (2017) |
| 10 | Fear No Mort | Fear No More (1961) |
Season 8 (2025)
| # | Title | References |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer of All Fears | The Sum of All Fears (Clancy, 1991) |
| 2 | Valkyrick | valkyries / Valkyrie (2008) |
| 3 | The Rick, The Mort & The Ugly | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) |
| 4 | The Last Temptation of Jerry | The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) |
| 5 | Cryo Mort a Rickver | ”Cry Me a River” (1953) |
| 6 | The Curicksous Case of Bethjamin Button | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) |
| 7 | Ricker than Fiction | Stranger Than Fiction (2006) / the idiom |
| 8 | Nomortland | Nomadland (2020) |
| 9 | Morty Daddy | Baby Daddy (2012) |
| 10 | Hot Rick | Hot Rod (2007) / hot rods |
Season 9 (2026)
| # | Title | References |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | There’s Something About Morty | There’s Something About Mary (1998) |
| 2 | Ricks Days, Seven Nights | Six Days, Seven Nights (1998) |
| 3 | Rick Fu Hustle | Kung Fu Hustle (2004) |
| 4 | A Ricker Runs Through It | A River Runs Through It (1992) |
| 5 | Jer Bud | Air Bud (1997) |
| 6 | Erickerhead | Eraserhead (1977) |
| 7 | Mortgully: The Last Rickforest | FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) |
| 8 | Rickuiem Mort a Dream | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 9 | Salute Your Morts | Salute Your Shorts (1991) |
| 10 | Field of Dreams | Field of Dreams (1989) |