Mr. Poopy-Butthole is a long time family friend of the Smith's in Rick and Morty. Has there been any explanation of how he met them?
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6I object to calling them Smiths. We all know they are really the Sanchez family. – Wad Cheber stands with Monica Jan 26 '16 at 15:33
Unknown.
According to his Wikia page:
Mr. Poopybutthole is a long-time family friend of the Smiths. Rick clearly considers him to have long been a dependable person, although it's uncertain how long they've known each other. [...] Mr. Poopybutthole is a very good friend to the Smiths, and although his exact relation to them is unknown, he is described as a long-time friend of the family.
There is a theory that he never really existed, or was never a close friend of the family, and just a false memory implanted by the parasitic aliens. But this theory has been debunked in an interview with Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland, who confirmed that Mr Poopybutthole was real.
answered Nov 22 '15 at 11:45
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3Mr. Poopybutthole is real though, he got shot and didn't turn into a parasite. And then he wen't through rehab therapy to learn to walk again, and well... now I'm just sad for him :( – user20155 Nov 22 '15 at 11:47
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@LegoStormtroopr Yes, he's definitely real. I just mentioned that theory and its debunking in case you (or anyone else reading) might be a proponent of it :-) – Rand al'Thor♦ Nov 22 '15 at 11:49
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4Rick and Morty is a story set in multiverse. Mr. Poopybutthole is real, but nobody ever told that he's from the dimension C-137. Therefore most probable theory is that S02E04 happened in some alternate universe. – oski86 Nov 22 '15 at 17:46
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That theory you linked has this comment: "Mr. Poopybutthole's origin episode, it's one of the S1 BluRay Easter Eggs." Am I correct in assuming that person was a troll? – kaine Dec 1 '16 at 19:32
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1@oski86 I believe they confirmed that multiple episodes in season 2 did not follow our normal Rick and Morty pair. – JMac Aug 1 '17 at 11:58
