The basic foundation of the show Rick and Morty was inspired by the characters of the legendary movie Back to the Future. In the show, the character Grandpa Rick was inspired by the character Doc Brown in back to the future who was a mad scientist and also the grandfather to Marty Mcfly who is portrayed by Morty in the television show. In both the show and the movie the grandfathers can be seen as mad scientists who do not know the repercussions of their inventions, while their grandchildren who are nowhere as genius stick around to go on crazy adventures with them.

Rick and Morty Cover

While Rick and Morty may seem like a childish cartoon from the outside after seeing the way the characters look, it is the complete opposite. The show is very vulgar and lewd and should not be watched by children at all. Both Rick and Morty have no filter and the writers of this show have made it their mission to make it seem like they say the first thing that comes to their mind.

While Rick has become very involved in the family’s life this past couple of years it has not always been this way. He was very absent from his family life for a very long time and was not there for his daughter Beth the mother of Morty when she was growing up. The reason for this was because one of his experiments is the reason why Beth’s mother, his wife has died and he never forgave himself for that. It, in fact, turned him into a raging alcoholic. You can see at least five times per episode Rick taking out a flask from his lab coat and taking a quick chug and most of the time you will see spilled alcohol on his face. This is what makes Rick very interesting, as even though he is supposed to be one of the smartest beings in the universe, you will most likely see him sober. My favorite part about Rick is that he can come up with a solution on the spot to any problem without thinking twice. When the going gets tough the tough get going, and that is very true about Rick. Ricks’s character development is amazing and I think that the writers should be credited for it. No matter how difficult a situation gets he is always able to come up with a solution even if it is not obvious. He always does it in style and finds time to make fun or tease his grandson Morty.

A scene from Rick and Morty

While Morty might be an unintelligent high school kid he is learning from his grandpa Rick, especially life skills that he would never be able to learn in high school. I think that the show is great because it is able to put a comedic spin on life lessons in an unusual and creative way.