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Rick and Morty is an animated science fiction and fantasy comedy series which began airing on Adult Swim in 2013.

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Is it possible to index an infinite number of timelines in a universe-agnostic manner?

One of the plot devices used in Rick and Morty is the concept of an infinite number of alternate (i.e. parallel) universes. The characters in the show seem to use some sort of multi-universal indexing ...
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How did Mr. Poopy-Butthole meet the Smiths?

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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Why did Rick burp less frequently in season 2?

In the brilliant sci-fi cartoon Rick and Morty, one of Rick's most obvious idiosyncrasies is his constant, mid-sentence burping. However, this quirk was far more pronounced in the first season than ...
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Were the memories fabricated or modified?

In S2E4 of Rick & Morty, Total Rickall, the alien parasites mess with the family's memories to insert themselves into the family's history. However, a detail of this is a little unclear to me. ...
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Why don't the Mr Meeseeks just kill themselves?

In the Rick and Morty episode "Meeseeks and Destroy", Rick gives the family a Meeseeks box to help them out. This box creates a being called Mr Meeseeks, whose only goal is to fulfill any request made ...
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How much of Rick and Morty is improvised?

In the Rick and Morty episode "Rixty Minutes", Rick points out that a lot of the commercials and TV shows from alternate realities have an improvisational feel to them. He isn't wrong, but the same is ...
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Do any Rick and Morty materials provide information about Rick's backstory?

With only 21 episodes released to date, we have precious little information about Rick and his biography. As I understand it, though, there are comic books based on the show, and I was wondering if ...
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