The Season 9 trailer was released and we're getting some more glimpses of the upcoming season!

Semi Pertinent News

• Season 9 - May 24th at 11pm
• Rick and Morty Production art! - https://www.instagram.com/p/DXUTgC4DiD_/?img_index=1
• Smiling Friends Finale
• Thoughts?
• Convention Appearances
• Harry and Ian will be at Geek Culture Con - Orlando, FL May 2nd and 3rd
• Ian, Harry and Spencer will all be at Comic Con Revolution - May 16-17 - Ontario, CA
• Ian will be at Terrificon in Uncasville, CT - Aug 7-9

MAIN THANG - Season 9 Episode Titles

Our Synopsis: Let's see what the titles tell us!

Discussion

• Season 9 Episode Titles!
• Two Release Videos
• YouTube with Animatics - https://youtu.be/EuLzlDQ8Ohs?si=XPa_Coi0-33YhecL
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/DXKIJBNhXDX/
• Lets break it down!
• "There's Something About Morty" (Episode 1)
• "Ricks Days, Seven Nights" (Episode 2)
• "Rick Fu Hustle" (Episode 3)
• "A Ricker Runs Through It" (Episode 4)
• "Jer Bud" 
• "Erickerhead" 
• "MortGully: The Last Rickforest"
• "Rickuiem Mort a Dream"
• "Salute Your Morts"
• "Field of Dreams"

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The Season 9 trailer was released and we're getting some more glimpses of the upcoming season!

Semi Pertinent News

• Jeopardy Answer
• Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden were an answer on Jeopardy in the category of “TV Title Pairs” 
• Convention Appearances
• Harry and Ian will be at Geek Culture Con - Orlando, FL May 2nd and 3rd
• Ian will be at Terrificon in Uncasville, CT - Aug 7-9
• Ian, Harry and Spencer will all be at Comic Con Revolution - May 16-17 - Ontario, CA

MAIN THANG - Season 9 Trailer Review!

Our Synopsis: The Season 9 trailer gives us a collection of clips!

Discussion

• Season 9 Teaser Trailer is here!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO43hYFRSbs&list=PLQl8zBB7bPvL6GycjAtAibVp6FsLWvMcY
• General thoughts

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Rick and Morty Season 9 is officially on its way in May! Let's taco bout it!

Semi Pertinent News

• Rick and Morty X Fortnite with Mr. PB and Squanchy
• End of a Smiling Friends Era

MAIN THANG - Season 9 Premiere Date Announcement!

Our Synopsis: Season 9 releases on May 24th! OF 2026!!!!

Discussion

• Images
• Season synopsis

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We get our first taste of Season 9 with a lil' animatic!

Semi Pertinent News

• Rick and Morty at SCAD Tv Fest (Savannah College of Art and Design annual TV festival)
• Creators and Cast did a Q&A and screened the Vat of Acid episode
• They also showed the animatic for a S9 Cold Open which was then released online later
• Kickstarter Comic!

MAIN THANG - Season 9 Preview

Our Synopsis: We get the taste of Season 9 in an animatic form and we check it out!

Discussion

• Quick Cold open chat
• PV’s Office
• Kids getting into high-concept trouble
• Genie allegations
• Jerry being a mime
• Other thoughts



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Let's discuss some of the questions and answers from the Reddit Ask Me Anything with Scott Marder and Steve Levy!

Semi Pertinent News

• Smiling Friends S3
• Oct 5th
• HaHa, You Clowns
• Oct 19th

MAIN THANG - Reddit AMA

Discussion

• Intro to the AMA
• Questions answered
• Questions NOT answered...

To check out the AMA, go to REDDIT! https://www.reddit.com/r/rickandmorty/comments/1np0f8e/ama_were_rick_and_morty_executive_producers_scott/

We open up emotionally about the fantastic season 8 finale of Rick and Morty!

Semi Pertinent News

• Haunted Hotel - Dan's new Netflix Series
• Sept 19th 
• Will Forte, Eliza Coupe, Skyler Gisondo, Natalie Palamides, and Jimmi Simpson.
• Rick and Morty Season 8 on HBO Max - Sept 1st
• Watch it all again

MAIN THANG - S8 Recap

Our Synopsis: Season 8 recap time!

Discussion

• How'd we do with our predictions?
• Favorite episodes
• Least favorite

We open up emotionally about the fantastic season 8 finale of Rick and Morty!

Semi Pertinent News

• SDCC Comic Con Panel
• Panel Members
• Spin Off Announcement 
• President Curtis with Keith David
• Other thoughts
• Live Table read
• Panel Members
• The CurRickous Case of Bethjamin Button
• Highlight of the con
• Dan Harmon Social Media Minute
• Talk about RaM cast following us, lol

MAIN THANG - S8E10 Hot Rick

Episode Details

• Air Date: 7/27/2025
• Written by: Albro Lundy & James Siciliano
• Directed by: Brian Kaufman
• Guest Stars: John Rhys-Davies and Tom Davis

Broh-nopsis: Brohhhh. Broh. Sometimes we try weird stuff to let go of the past, broh. 

Our Synopsis: Rick is more emotionally open, but at what cost?

Discussion

• Title Reference: Hot Rod? Hot Fuzz?
• Themes
• Letting go of your past
• Taking the risk to try new things and be open to what scares you
• Interesting note about how the Omega device messes with the mind making Beth only think that she remembers Diane
• Being open to trying to get close with BugAnne
• Memory Rick trying to keep his family together
• Gaslighting the past doesn’t make it real
• Escaping with Memory Diane
• Favorite Bits

We got to check out the Season 8 finale on the Green with Adult Swim. It airs tonight, but here are our early reactions!

Semi Pertinent News

• Haha, You Clowns is funny as heck

MAIN THANG - Season 8 Finale Reactions

Travis and Brandon got to hang out in San Diego for Comic Con, and they got to check out Adult Swim's panels!

Semi Pertinent News

• President Curtis was announced!

MAIN THANG - SDCC Panel Recap

The penultimate episode of Season 8, Morty Daddy, is upon us. Did any one else foresee the return of Morty Jr.?

Semi Pertinent News

• SDCC this week!
• That’s it, that's the news
• Dan Harmon Social Media Minute
• Laptop fans

MAIN THANG - S8E9 Morty Daddy

Episode Details

• Air Date: 7/20/2025
• Written by: Beth Sterling
• Directed by: Eugene Huang
• Guest Stars: Charlie Day and Eliza Coupe

Broh-nopsis: Summer and Rick dine out, broh. Fancy restaurant stuff. Morty reconnects with somebody from his past

Our Synopsis: Do you hear that? No sirens, not clickity-click of little spiders… it’s cause right now, the Precogs aren’t cooking a thing

Discussion

• Title Reference: Big Daddy I was assuming
• My-Morty Rickport (alternate title, you can have this one for free, writers)
• Theme
• Parenthood and restoring connections with your parents?
• Making peace with Morty Jr’s Mom
• PrixCogs Restaurant 
• Minority Report Precogs using Rick to get what they want
• Favorite Bits
• Is someone requesting pancakes?
• The vibrations (rule of threes)
• Phone
• Reservations
• (our) Vibrator
• “It’s okay to hate your kids morty” -Beth
• Downbeat The Game, The Show
• The “soft canceling”
• I love when restaurants have a big tank (there is a precog swimming in it)
• Avocado Toast
• Rick’s Gar-bage Por-tal
• Easter Eggs in the garbage area
• Plumbus
• Boob World hat
• Butter Robot
• Morty-O’s Spaghetti
• Is there a garbage creature based on PeeWee’s drawing board?
• Salvatron trying to kill Morty and Morty Jr
• It looks like there is Lava Cake in the precog kitchen after Rick talks about it at the table
• The ‘cogs’ setting summer up to hang out with Rick
• The Enchanted Goblin stage show, based on a book series Morty Jr. wrote, that HAPPENS to be in the garbage portal (It’s like their bible down there)
• The secret handshake
• I need a dry person to hand me stuff
• She was finest I’ve ever had, top 3, top 5 at least
• Morty Jr not actually dying (you inferred)
• Ranking women as “trash planet talk”
• The cog car chase that turns the van into a food truck
• Morty reading and being the target audience for Enchanted Goblin
• Rick really hates The Goonies
• The cut to Morty Jr’s new book (with goofy looking Morty)
• Best/Worst Parts
• Food truck in the garbage portal
• If I may… I would never ask for onions on my hot dog (Post credits)

Episode 8! Only two episodes left! It's time for a long awaited Jerry episode in NoMortLand!

Semi Pertinent News

• Ooooh Rick and Morty Panel at SDCC
• Not to mention all the other stuff that is happening at SDCC

MAIN THANG - S8E8 NoMortLand

Episode Details

• Air Date: 7/13/2025
• Written by: Albro Lundy & James Siciliano 
• Directed by: Fill Marc Sagadraca
• Guest Stars: Ryan Ridley

Broh-nopsis: The funemployed life, broh. Jerry makes a friend just as jobless as he is. 

Our Synopsis: Life isn’t easy on the road, but it’s worth the trip, EagleMan. 

Discussion

• Theme
• Favorite Bits