Film Theory: Rick and Morty Sold You Out!

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'Never Ricking Morty' maybe be the STRANGEST episode of Rick and Morty ever! It also may be one of the most genius. You see, this episode was the writers talking to us fans of the show. They were breaking the 5th wall, if you will. Yes, 5th. Rick and Morty won't just settle for 4 or below, they have to take it to a whole new level - one full of evil Mr. Poopybutthole, Evil Morty, half gone Ticket Takers, and more! What was hiding behind the absurdity of this episode? Hand over your tickets because you are about to board the Theory Train!
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Credits:
Writer: Matthew Patrick and Stephanie Patrick
Editor: Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, Forrest Lee, and Tyler Mascola
Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

[@MREmrdzcn]

"Used by MatPat as a narrative device to make a point" is going into my CV.

[@nguyenduyphuc3924]

At least there will be something interesting to look at in that CV

[@JLGamer]

@@nguyenduyphuc3924 XD

[@_vla]

Cool

[@Morgan_Vella]

What does CV mean!

[@Geoform187]

Your central vocabulary?

[@leelee-rf6px]

I've just found out that Pringle Rick exists. My life is now complete.

[@Dogetheun]

Yea that ad

[@purplecap1010]

Yup. ... uhh that was a curse... BUT a blessing...

[@syrus8842]

no you need quagmire the washing machine

[@arsyahr138]

That is not a valid statement

[@jaystreet46]

Your life is sad then

[@devslashuser2884]

I feel this episode was sort of vent art for the creators, let them get out their stress in a creative way but also make one that is able to be seen by their audience so they can get an understanding of their thoughts

[@brentgould958]

Thisis my favorite episode.

[@morgandavies9685]

The Rick and north episode or the film theory one lol

[@memnocktdevil]

Hands down my favorite lines ever come from this episode. The first was "you watch youbtubers reacting to other youtubers, ill decide how meta this gets." And "don't worry morty, nothing out there is cannon"

[@shpresimmuja467]

this reminds me of the Community episode that starts with a song about how they're going to start being less crazy and more relatable to all audiencies and ends with Jeff atacking everyone with a fireaxe after being poisened with monkey gas.

[@Merrick]

"Monkey GAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!"

[@bored9365]

Shpresim Muja right

[@rigovalentine]

YESSSSSS

[@antonitog3871]

what community episode xD

[@Thomas-dl4cb]

@@antonitog3871 S3E1

[@Zakk_Ross]

You can make whatever theories you want about this show and they’re all true. Infinite universes means it has to be true in at least one of them.

[@TinyKittenKisses]

No. There is only one evil morty. And it's ruined now

[@charliebrayn1353]

TinyKittenKisses infinite universes mean more than one evil morty but I understand what you mean

[@FallingStary]

@@charliebrayn1353 If all the universes are different then one could never have the exact same experience as its parallel. Even if they're mostly the same and one thing changes they will never be the same person because of that

[@TinyKittenKisses]

@@FallingStary exactly

[@thisisaguy6613]

@@FallingStary maybe some might have something familiar, but with a twist. PvZ would be owned by popcap, but EA never brought it (or something like that )

[@gunzab1]

The simpsons is a great example of what the writers are trying to avoid

[@captainjakemerica4579]

You shitting on Rick and Morty or The Simpsons or both?

[@StarcanWHAT]

​@@captainjakemerica4579 I think he's saying that the Simpsons often resets after each episode so each seems like it's a filler, like Morty's mindblowers or interdimensional cable. and that worked out great for the Simpsons writers. However, the writers of Rick and Morty want the show to have structure and character arcs, something the Simpsons doesn't have. and I am a fan of both but Rick and Morty is better in my opinion.

[@captainjakemerica4579]

Good point well I say so far Rick and Morty hits a great balance of episodic and ongoing arcs

[@StarcanWHAT]

@@captainjakemerica4579 I completely agree, Rick and Morty is indescribable in that feeling you get from watching it. I was trying to get my friend to watch it and I told him about the dragon episode, I can tell you the look on his face was amazing, he turned to another friend of ours and questioned him about it, he became more horrified. He watched it though. I think he thinks I'm weird. I have no clue what the point of that was, sorry for wasting your time have a good night mate.

[@captainjakemerica4579]

@@StarcanWHAT I see yeah I say the show is a good balance of comedy heart and drama

[@jamesmckenna5453]

The 3rd Wall: Characters able the break the mold and done the unexpected. The 4th Wall: Characters who gain awareness of their own fictional existence; "pierce the veil". The 5th Wall: Breaking through the veil to realize their world exists as a marketing tool of cosmic beings. The 6th Wall: finding the cosmic beings are also story-based with beings writing stories about THEM.

[@jamespilgrim3774]

Hol up

[@fumeister0992]

More like breaking through the viel to realise that they only broke through the veil because cosmic beings (writers) want them to

[@luciferangelica]

i'm pretty sure the fifth and sixth walls are the ceiling and the floor, but i don't know which is which

[@luciferangelica]

@@starfireseraphim9696 it's in the closet with the 8th and 9th

[@jamespilgrim3774]

@@luciferangelica pretty much, yeah

[@GFCOLCQuote]

I really do find it funny, though sad, that people got incredibly mad at the episode because of the fact that it basically made people feel like their "fan theories" on how the show will go/end were... well mocked. They felt like "Now it won't happen because they did this." and that's all they're mad about. Also, I never noticed how "Quality" wasn't a part of the machine, that's a really cool detail.

[@CuppaFalcon]

I didn't like it because it insulted my intelligence using meta "jokes" about story writing, from a show that's had a sharp decline in writing for some time. Most people don't care about theories, because they don't have them. Most people just watch the show to enjoy it.

[@icegod1]

@@CuppaFalcon what does this comment mean? You didn't like it because it "insulted your intelligence" but then you generalize and contradict yourself

[@CuppaFalcon]

@@icegod1 Sorry, where did I contradict myself? It seems like a pretty readable comment.

[@mysticsoul2490]

CuppaFalcon not really, you said how it insulted your intelligence than saying that you enjoyed the show...like what are you trying to say, that you like the show or not

[@pratyushchandra3354]

@@CuppaFalcon you said it insulted your intelligence and then you just want to enjoy the show. That's contradicting brotha

[@moflotime4512]

Matpat: “this is an episode with a lot of layers” Shrek: **menacing**

[@josemanuelgarciahernandez1254]

MOFLO TIME! Like onions!!!

[@tacklessstone0369]

ok but what would shreks stand be?

[@lenderindustry5088]

MOFLO TIME! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5TbmHtph957ac0

[@scottycz4918]

What?

[@ThatOneSka]

Let me rephrase your comment ahem. Matpat this story has so many layers. Shrek am i a joke to you

[@bankruptedwizard1413]

And the moral of the story, kids: Rick and Morty fans, chill out. Read a book.

[@AverageBrethren]

the bible?

[@bankruptedwizard1413]

@@AverageBrethren Ah yes, that's a good Novel. XD

[@heisen-bones]

@@bankruptedwizard1413 best fictional novel of all time hahah

[@reggie8370]

Lots of racism there

[@Nix-Foxx]

@@AverageBrethren cant wait for the bible 2

[@pilarthomasgaming3713]

*then he turned himself into pickle funniest thing I’ve ever seen*

[@TryHardCentral]

haha and then he said PICKLE RICK I laughed so hard. it is very intelligent.

[@anteaterking6728]

Wheres my seshuan sauce?!? Haha get it like in Rick and Morty! HOW HAVE YOU NOT SEEN RICK AND MORTY BRO!

[@Yetiii23]

Graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssss Tastes bad

[@nicanornunez9787]

Me: *Finally a bit of escapism from 2020 with an ol´rick and Morty theory* MatPat: *First minute*

[@joemclone6331]

I'm really glad that he made a breakdown of this episode because I had no idea what was happening when I watched it. This really clears things up for me.

[@SamaelMoneyStein]

Which is why you are blind to what is going on in the world please pay attention these next two years it's gonna get exciting

[@randommemes6323]

@@SamaelMoneyStein what do you mean?

[@kevinboros7427]

@@randommemes6323 He is speaking the language of Gods.

[@thatguyinit5656]

random memes nah he’s speaking the language of a man who truly knows nothing at all.

[@canturk_e9651]

Joe McLone it really wasn’t that hard to keep track off. It’s not that confusing.

[@SmokeyLaBear]

When the characters explained that this episode isn't canon, I thought of Matpat and laughed. It was as if Dan and Justin said "don't even bother theorizing about this one, Matty."

[@joenuts4679]

Wasnt the episode a big middle finger to theorists

[@RandomPerson-cm2wg]

They don’t do the typical “set up of events for an epic conclusion” schtick. They go for the most unpredictable and awesome of the plot twists. S4 finale definitely redeemed itself.

[@geckoo9190]

Well I think that so far they gave a bunch of them, maybe they enjoy messing with theorists.

[@Kazuma2goated]

It would be really f*cked up if they ended the show with them going back in time and to when rick asked morty to pass the screw driver and fixed every thing making the show an endless loop.

[@Kazuma2goated]

@AncientAstronautTheorist they would make multiple time lines . I mean alternat timelines.

[@benjaf1058]

Rick doesn’t do time travel tho, he doesn’t respect it

[@moodyowlproductions4287]

@@benjaf1058 that and it dangerous

[@mumpower]

@@benjaf1058 yet in the snake episode he used time travel to solve his problem.

[@benjaf1058]

B Mpower and complained the whole time about it

[@jay-virm]

“TV Theories” Nice to see we got a separate playlist for them now.

[@t65bx25]

Honestly it’s weird to think that there are 4 sides on the Game/Film Theory logo and only 2 of them have gotten a subset in all this time. It feels like there should be 4 channels instead of 2.

[@mathieuleader8601]

makes viewing so much easier

[@jay-virm]

T-65B X-Wing Fighter Well, there was that brief moment in time where the Game Theory intro featured a yellow side? (Bottom left)

[@liberalcitydweller]

Well there used to be one, then they stopped putting TV theories onto it for some reason, but now they’re back!

[@emadmary4271]

So now we have 2 channels and three collection, game theory, film theory and tv theory, with the first being the biggest; now we need one more

[@ethancooper1560]

No episode has ever made my brain hurt like the train episode did

[@zingara76]

Im a hard core Rick and Morty fan and I have never see this episode at all. WTF 😳 honestly I never miss any episode or season, why I have never seen this episode or this characters at all?

[@leeand2790]

There should be a movie... 2020: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Edit: You know what I just realized that that's Murphys law 😯

[@codybourn2082]

so just call it 2020: Murphys Law but if the events of this year were put into a movie, people would say your trying too hard cause there is no way all those things could happen in a year lol

[@sans-befriended-your-mom]

Theres a show by the creators of phineas and ferb called milo murphys law heavily underrated yall should check it out doesnt have to many seasons tho sadly

[@thumbs.down.]

"He praises Morty for buying merchandise" Matpat, you missed the perfect opportunity to plug some merch

[@eggheadusa9900]

‘Burp, blows in your face’

[@augustassamelis2299]

maybe he doesn't have any merch at the moment?

[@LokNWykLeer]

Scooby Doo theory: Was the ghost haunting the abandoned Jenkins farm actually old Mr. Jenkins in disguise?

[@ShimmerScarlet]

That's some dangerous territory you're poking your nose in. You better stop meddling, kid.

[@theintrovertedowl]

Here's your money kid, let's not talk about this again.

[@janelleada8159]

he’s caught us you meddling kid

[@youknowme2295]

LokNWykLeer that’s false *now take the money*

[@eggheadusa9900]

It’s possible because 20 years later shaggy says”zoinks” he also says that before unmasking jankins

[@lorissantarsiero5849]

3:20 this episode has layers. guess what also has layers? onions

[@_brokenmiddlefinger_]

And cake! Everybody loves cake

[@RicoEumaGreatestOfAllTime]

we need an episode named "rick n roll" where rick and morty needs to sing a rock song or something like that

[@igotdeportedbysix69]

have u not heard of get schwifty?

[@geckoo9190]

What about an episode in that they go back in time to the 50s in a car and teenager beth falls in love with morty, well, just to make it more obvious a thunder is supposed to strike a clock or something.

[@littlehawk22x]

or it's just a straight up rick roll. with rick.

[@chill1453]

Just an episode with rick astley.

[@juno.08]

Rick starts praying. Everyone: *Wait that's illegal*

[@Battledragon4]

After the episode i visited the website story-train.com or what was it? And i sent me to a website of rick and morty where it was a rick and morty marathon of all episodes, probably even on adult swim.

[@Battledragon4]

Ha, still works 😊 just without the stream.

[@TheGuardDuck]

Not to mention extremely blasphemous.

[@ADRooney1]

It isn't the first time he has done it though. He actively and fervently prays, then renegs in the time splitting episode with the testical monsters "please oh god hear my prayers - F u god!" He's pragmatic and understands that he doesn't know everything, so the ol hail Mary while not his go-to, is a viable last resort in the sense that it 'might' work.

[@mmWz-fz8to]

Dorime Interimo Adapare Dorime Ameno Ameno Latire Latiremo Dorime Ameno Omenavi Imperavi Ameno

[@nosleep6239]

TV THEORIES S1 E1: Comes out today TV THEORIES S1 E2: Came out 2 days ago Me: ....so time travel exists...

[@tifahefendijagaming9606]

Lmao

[@supernoot6368]

We gonna ignore the fact E3 came out like 2 years ago

[@green_hoodmonkey329]

I love this he actually has a good chance of being a researcher and sciencetist but uses it to make youtube videos with funny theories 🤣✌️

[@diamondking3785]

"Don't worry,Morty! Nothing out there is Canon!"

[@davidbjacobs3598]

How I took the 5th wall: Shows are expected to constantly one-up themselves. How do you one-up breaking the 4th wall? By breaking the 5th wall! Doesn't matter that this isn't a thing, just do it.

[@loganLPmaster]

Basically they will invade our reality

[@originaldave8216]

Takes a lot to make a stew

[@einekartoffel2490]

I thought that by that they meant "breaking the 8th wall, the 4th wall of the audience's reality". No, it's not 16 walls, Deadpool. Give me a baconator.

[@Battle_eye]

@@originaldave8216 thanks a lot, now i got too many cooks stuck in my head lol

[@callmefried544]

Maybe the fifth wall is the celling.

[@Alondro77]

"South Park" took the opposite approach: instead of appealing to various groups of people, Matt and Trey decided to offend EVERY group of people... 22 years later, I think it worked.

[@bossu5648]

I know it as “the filthy frank approach”

[@kaskjmerecollier3917]

Catered to all of our inner repressed racism sexism classism specism gendism ageism fascism mentalism intellegism progressism simpism otherism and other isms that I didn't mention

[@etherealdreams8343]

Kaskjmere Collier don’t forget homophobic and all the other phobias lol

[@djsoundwave5595]

@@bossu5648 FRANKKU

[@HealyHQ]

@@djsoundwave5595 papa bless

[@Drecon84]

I personally love that Rick explained the Bechdel test in a way to make us understand that the makers of R&M understand what the test is and why it's a thing, just to make sure that we understand that they're not making fun of the test itself.

[@harlizuga]

The episode shows that the test is stupid. You can do a sexist story that passes the test, as Rick and Morty do. And you can make a story for example about a woman who tries to escape from a toxic relationship in which she doesn't talk with any woman, and it will be a lot more of the taste of a feminist.

[@Drecon84]

@@harlizuga that depends on the way you interpret the test. The way it's classicly described is definitely stupid in this way, but what the test is actually for is to check if the female characters are actual characters instead of just objects to be interacted with. The intention of the test is reasonable, it's just that the best-known interpretation of it is stupid

[@CarbonatedGravy]

The only thing that’s very clear in this mental labyrinth of an episode is that they’re lampooning it and calling it stupid, generally any way you try to apply a “test” to story writing is easily bypassed and like in this case, you can always write a story that completely reverses it’s intent and still pass it, likewise you can usually do the opposite just as easily and still not pass it. Stories along with any art have infinite contexts so hard rules don’t work well with creativity

[@andrewprahst2529]

What would be the best "Rick Roll" of all time would if the series actually did end using that prayer bit, in some part of Rick's arc of embracing traditional family values.

[@abrafart]

"relatability" ah yes. i, too, turn myself into a pickle to escape family therapy

[@SoggyCoffeeAddict]

I too, worship giant heads floating in the skies. Practicing my singing to please them so my planet doesn't get blown up

[@HullsColby]

And going to a time paradox then praying to god would save me.

[@R.DumDum]

I to have a grandpa who is the smartest man in the universe that has a device that can take himself and others to other universes and often get dragged along with him on his wacky and very dangerous adventures.

[@SoggyCoffeeAddict]

@Azazel Dreciare sounds like a line from an Eminem song 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@HullsColby]

@Azazel Dreciare it sounds like it what more do you want?

[@midnightfm87]

What the US govt said: unidentified aerial phenomena are real but we can’t explain them What everyone heard: aliens exist!

[@Stettafire]

Yeah, these things invariably turn out to be manmade

[@oxymoron02]

@@Stettafire Yep, but it doesn't help that both the US government and media don't just say, "We can't anounce with absolute certainty what the object was, so we will only speculate in the attached studies rather than conclude any specific outcome".

[@MMXX_CE]

@ULGROTHA Can we get that in English?

[@chaseknickman1606]

That is because people are fucking retarded sadly matpat has become one of the idiots of the internet.

[@gigachad-jh1dh]

ULGROTHA what does that mean in english?

[@godparticle2770]

All I'm here to say is: Matthew Patrick's theory came true and is canon!

[@meowdasia]

you mean matrick pathew

[@Christopher-md7tf]

I think the side-story with Beth and Summer killing the scorpions is also about how you can technically pass the Bechdel test, but do so in a half-assed, non-sensical way. That writing up something lazy just to pass this test shouldn't really be considered an achievement and wasn't the point of the test in the first place.

[@RealLukeWilson]

“Too Many Cooks” a short film produced by (ironically enough) Adult Swim

[@elishevaw.4158]

Luke Wilson omg I remember that!!

[@lisaarmstrong5461]

Too Many Cooks the best 80s sitcom ever. Sadly went off the air in a time before the internet due to trying to please much too large a fanbase. Really too bad that it never made it to dvd because the masters of the episodes tragically were lost in a warehouse fire. At least they were able to stitch together all the opening credit scenes and they can still be seen on KZbin.

[@vanessawalker6666]

No one was ready for too many cooks lol

[@joshchampion6474]

@@lisaarmstrong5461 remember the episode when they had to many cooks? Great times

[@strateupgamr7]

It takes a lot to make a stew A pinch of salt and laughter too A scoop of kids to add the spice A dash of love to make it nice And you've got... Too Many Cooks (x8) It takes a lot to make a stew But when it comes to me and you And him, and her, and the baby too Too many cooks, it's true The saying goes it'll spoil the broth Honey, I think that's not true Well, maybe too many cooks will spoil the broth but they'll fill our hearts with so much, so much love ...too many cooks! A family is like a soup Everyone adds an extra scoop Mix an ounce of smiles so sweet A dash of cool to add the heat And you've got Too Many Cooks (x18) It takes a lot to make a stew Especially when it's me and you and him, and Steve from corporate too Too many cooks it's true The saying goes it'll spoil the broth Honey, I think that's not true Well maybe too many cooks will spoil the broth but they'll fill our hearts with so much, so much love so much love, fill our hearts with love... Too Many Cooks (x19) It takes a lot to make a stew I couldn't face these streets without you A dash of crime to add some spice The city's like a pressure cooker turned up too high Some people say it'll spoil the broth But that's not the American way Too many cooks Too many cooks will serve a helping of freedom and resist the forces of evil! It takes a lot to make a stew A pinch of salt and laughter too A scoop of kids to add the spice A dash of love to make it nice And you've got... (Spoken) This is the story of C.O.O.K.S. Cybernetic Operational Optimized Knights of Sciences Defending humanity against Beast Rebels of the Hellscape When it comes to the future you can never have Too Many Cooks Too Many Cooks (Repeat) (You're welcome!)

[@darkstone_official_2427]

The UFO's we've seen aren't actual aliens, it's Rick and Morty traveling through our dimension.

[@tokyobeats9248]

OmG true af 😂😂

[@madkirk7431]

they're still aliens! *reports them to the athorities*

[@s.t.-1094]

@@madkirk7431 And who would "the authorities" be? The U.N.? The G.G.?

[@mayijinyikosa7276]

That would actually be even worse

[@souljaceaza]

Do u know where to find the pic?

[@collectingducks]

i don’t understand why people dont like filler episodes. it’s great to just watch something i don’t need to understand completely + it’s easy and it continues a show i love

[@THE5lash]

Rick and morty: predicts future. The simpsons: i am four parrarel universes ahead of you

[@elliotholm184]

"You looked into the face of capitalism and said yes daddy, please." Dear god I cannot sometimes.

[@mariavanilla6781]

I love this quote. especially how he says "yes daddy, please" it's funny. But yeah, that's how society works kinda.

[@johnherrera5261]

Mat would know about selling out

[@billcasey2732]

Bleeding Jaws of Capitalism... What a visual...

[@leeviheiskanen1271]

I imagine Mark Cerny saying this to fanboy who buys PS5 Or Phil Spencer to one who buys Series X

[@nicorobin8761]

@@billcasey2732 bleeding implies its sick underneath/diseased from the roots, kinda like gum disease

[@lfamvs5520]

I love this theory, especially because I’m a story writer myself and the fear of becoming a sellout one day is very present. I’m always enjoying your theories Matpat, thank you for making them. And I’m looking forward to your upcoming Scooby Doo and Rick & Morty theories!

[@deathahoy8971]

What stories do you write?

[@zimriel]

I'm not popular enough to see 'sellout' in my future. Good for you that you've got this far.

[@bluesolace9052]

The capitalism part is true though, you eventually have to sell out to reach more people because things don’t become popular without broad appeal. Especially shows.

[@masonwhite3629]

You really don’t have to you just make more money that way

[@SoggyCoffeeAddict]

Yep, as someone who has followed a singer who started out here on KZbin. I see the whole, need to sell out to keep the money flowing problem

[@binoobear9607]

Therapist: Mr.PBH Matpat doesn’t exist, it cant hurt you. Mr.PBH Matpat: 3:12

[@hanakoisbestgirl4752]

Remember when the Hornets were a concern for all of a week

[@DenniWintyr]

I got the impression that the Bechdel test section was also to demonstrate just amazingly low a bar that test actually is

[@reecewithoutherspoon1324]

The test is ridiculous. Why should riders be limited because they feel they need to fulfil a mislead and absurd agenda. Not only this but be prosecuted if they don't

[@wretchedgames5194]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who looked up the story train. (Edit thanks this is most liked comment and also when I looked it up the episode was still premiering)

[@lisaaaaaaa2432]

Same

[@forsicen]

haha same

[@igiveup5585]

Same

[@nicholasmanig7190]

Same

[@aboody5813]

The sweat Boi the site opened for me

[@alexanderje8336]

0:36 When he didn't know about the riots yet

[@Smartfellafartsmella]

Yeah ‘cause that’s how time works, idiot.

[@alexoxo1]

The unconventional gamer No need to be a jerk

[@frankbruder3097]

↑ when he didn't know about the invasion of feds and the dictatorial suggestion to postpone the election yet.

[@irwinrudolf]

While watching the video, I had an idea I wanted to share: What if there was a story train with junctions on the tracks? Would that mean there was a story train with 2 formulas for the stories?

[@dominickvargas768]

6:40 so no one finna talk about how his voice lined up with her lips?

[@galadrix4528]

That's hilarious. Awesome discovery

[@AbdullahKhan-el6xw]

6:43

[@thisrandomdude_]

HOLY MOLY you're right! :O

[@Ferdiepie.]

holy sheti

[@mingebag1701]

@@galadrix4528 AND THATS A THEORY

[@asdafdsgsdfbfahdjfsdjfgaas2965]

The whole episode was directed towards this guy

[@birolklp5574]

Lol

[@colegordon9684]

ya it actually was so he then made another theory not listening to the episode at all so they called him out on this then he made a video about it like oh boy you really didnt learn

[@tag627]

cole gordon wait what happened?

[@planktonschum3969]

What happened

[@LinuxDog]

Rick happened lmao

[@qwertz_org4275]

1:00 did anyone else hear the gravity falls music in the title sequence??

[@supersundaze3297]

Holy carp! That toy train Mr.Poopybutthole pulled out was a blast from the past. I loved those train sets growing up.

[@manishsadalapure5040]

The last time I was this early, Evil Morty was still supposed to be canon

[@louie9373]

Morty can't be cool. How could you, even for a moment, believe that the offspring of Jerry could be cool? Just stay in the car.

[@gamerdweebentertainment1616]

Well I am curious to what happened to Citadel?

[@gojira8495]

Wait, he isn't?

[@accoladesmusic]

if he's not they fucked up a great plot line

[@Givemepeacealone]

Honestly that’s really shitty of them to act like there’s a whole bigger scope of story for us to look forward to and there’s not so I ain’t watching it anymore

[@dumpsterfire5886]

“When fans get so attached to those theories that they create a religious set of beliefs” Yeah that pretty much sums up the Dabi is Touya theory

[@Verylengthyapple]

@Dumpsterfire Shhhh it’s not a theory it’s fandom canon. Believe it’s canon. Believe. It’s. Canon. *B e l i e v e*

[@ludicrouS_406]

Or Shrek.

[@razorsharp1371]

Toya is todoroki's first name. The theory is that dabi is a todoroki

[@dumpsterfire5886]

Razor Sharp which todoroki? The family that we’ve seen is Shoto, Fuyumi, Natsuo and Enji (and Rei). Toya is said to be dead but assumed to be Dabi.

[@dumpsterfire5886]

ShmolKid i hope it is lmao

[@rogerhage7392]

Great episode I love how they make the viewers really sit and think deep about what is going on every episode is about the world we are living in and how complex it can be

[@flamevell3258]

The train episode reminded me of the adventure Time train

[@NickS-vt1hp]

He says they would never turn to prayer. Rick turns to prayer in the time ep.

[@chriscanfly6386]

I meam sort of. Hes begging for mercy

[@xephyre6955]

Maybe it's an ironic prayer?

[@sirrolanddestark58]

I think he does it out of panic or out of fear of the unknown.

[@CreatorsHubCreates]

X SkyChaser X it’s not, he always results to prayer as a last result

[@sirrolanddestark58]

Rick might be the smartest person in the muti-verse, but even he doesn't 💯 know what happens when ya die.

[@thefunkyfetus5043]

In case you didn't realize the play on words of the episode title- *Never Ricking Morty = Never ending story*

[@dorianburger3300]

didnt see that one comming

[@richmackin]

OH, and because Rick and Morty are the names of the characters! OH, I GET IT!

[@anniemal8030]

Honestly I didn’t get it😅, thanx

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Two random thoughts came to mind and they just linger in my mind: 1) There's no hidden meaning to "the fifth wall", it's just "the fourth wall plus one", rendering the concept silly in a Monty Python kind of way. 2) A show that comes to mind having an incredibly creative and daring first season then getting sabotaged by network greed taking it over is Ren & Stimpy on Nickelodeon back in the early 90s.

[@yam3946]

11:00 my interpretation was how solely focusing on whether or not something "passes" the bechdel test (duvernay test, vito russo test, ect.) as a metric of quality often doesn't make for a good story (or often even good representation). the bechdel test was coined as a humourously low bar that should be ubiquitous in most media and treating it like a boolean for whether a show is "good" or "bad" at representation misses the point. plenty of media with good representation doesnt pass it. plenty of media with bad representation does (morty's "story" is the example of this). im not going to pretend to know what the actual intention of this scene was but i do know rick and morty has a great deal of female writers. i dont think it was entirely roiland and harmon venting their frustration, as your graphics kinda suggest.

[@griffincibelli4896]

The story train link wasn’t broken but it j took me to the Rick and morty page

[@usiahz9640]

Same

[@sumdude9836]

Yep

[@econojon]

You must have watched late. It went nowhere when the show ended.

[@usiahz9640]

@@econojon Yup i watched it 3 days after it cam out

[@YouRadloff]

I think everyone trying to see it at the same time at the end of the show crashed the server with too much traffic to handle

[@doohickeyhandy758]

“TV Theories - S1 - E1” Something tells me this was just another matpat from a universe where they count from 10 - 0

[@chipsare-yummy8188]

1:57 Me: *who dosent watch Rick and Morty* Who's That? 1:59 Me: *CONFUSED SCREAMING*

[@NikolaiPike]

Hi Matt Pack, I actually don't think the story clock structure is absent at all in the interdimensional cable episode despite Rick referring to is as a one-off. In that episode, although the title is "Interdimensional cable" the true story clock narrative follows the relationship between Jerry and Beth. If you map their progression throughout the episode it matches the structure Dan Harmon uses almost perfectly- but what makes it different from some others is that they used it as a base, so they can then have their other characters (Rick and Morty) do anything they wanted and deliver as many random jokes and ideas that the audiences love. It creates the illusion that the entire episode was random joke, while at the same time providing a fulfilling a character arc within Jerry and Beth behind the scenes subconsciously.

[@shiningamaterasu2579]

the A plot of those EPs IS the cable their watching, the B plot is just there to do something with the characters that wouldn't partake in such event

[@fracture034]

I like how the episode's name is a reference to never-ending story

[@verotaylor]

So that's what it was!

[@soviet_monke]

THE NEVER- ENDING STORYYYYYYY

[@soviet_monke]

I wanted a luck dragon when I was young

[@soviet_monke]

Daedalus Game I mean it’s old but yes it’s good

[@beauzeller5097]

@@soviet_monke I'm 37 & I still want a luck dragon

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

So basically, soon as Rick and Morty becomes bad, Dan Harmon will be going through an existential crisis

[@IrethEdelstein]

but then he'll be ready to do the Community movie

[@andrewwiemken6443]

That episode was *literally* about this channel. The real fifth wall break is the fact that a fictional show not only referenced the real world, but referenced and reacted to theories about said fiction in the real world, and the reactions to those theories in the real world. It's bordering on sixth wall.

[@sreif78]

The first time I saw this episode, I got the idea it may have been a troll to any network executives who wanted more episodes and the seasons to come about more quickly.

[@treycorthell4819]

A few things: 1. I went to the story train site, it just redirects you to the Rick and Morty webpage 2. When are we gonna get a solar opposites theory 3. Can't wait for the 19th!

[@Vapor817]

back when the episode first aired, it would just take you to a blank page

[@Fantastic_Films06]

What channel number is adult swim? I really wanna watch this with direct cable.

[@IanBLacy]

@@Fantastic_Films06 It's just late-night cartoon network I think

[@treycorthell4819]

@@Fantastic_Films06 IDK what station it is on cable, ask google.

[@LM11116]

the link isn't broken, it redirects to the main rick and morty site

[@realitygamer3694]

Lol

[@oki.k]

the night of the premiere on tv, it did nothing. now, a week later, it redirects to their website.

[@stang2889]

@@oki.k Must've been the traffic. It was working a day later

[@stonedvagabond8692]

I LOST it at “AM I ON THE TRAIN?!” Lmao

[@fishpop]

16:16 That music makes me think of Bobby Roode's mustache...

[@Ona5200]

Can always go for a mustache break. Jam That Jam

[@RICOFRITO]

The front of the train is in the shape of a pen quill.

[@galadrix4528]

1:02 For people who wants to observe the image of the front frame of the train.

[@TatsumiOga682]

story train dot com does exist, it redirects to the official rick and morty website

[@ivanskif]

and +www also exists. It is some kind of reserved. Last few days it showed error, but now it shows advertising for Rick And Morty Merch Learn To Write for Television Online Ticketing System

[@kouseii3211]

@@ivanskif I looked it up up the day the episode was released and it showed the official Rick and Morty website

[@kifotheprotector]

7:50 So, a headcanon?

[@eyoshinthemaximum]

I just love how every day for a while, I would see an ad about Morty shouting about Pringles

[@Shnauften]

MatPat: 2020 started with the deadly virus Me: You already forgot about nearly going into WW3 and Australia being on fire???

[@heliveruscalion9124]

It's been a long year

[@AgentFlea]

Australia's always on fire. Just like California lol

[@ajfev1092]

We always nearly going into WW3

[@TheFireknight12]

Covid-19 is WW3...

[@mrsucc2138]

@@TheFireknight12 Funny joke.

[@elliott7m138]

This episode is like trying to understand the timeline of back to the future.

[@CreatorsHubCreates]

100,000 subscribers without any Vide LOL

[@furiouslight8888]

EXACTLY

[@OnTheRockVideos]

You only have 1 sub

[@ioannagemini]

Nope the timeline of back to the future was quite simple there are way more complex timelines

[@RavnicaRaven]

Oh oh meme man

[@deannacrowe6700]

16:30 I thought he was about to say Bill Nye! LOL

[@danielmims8467]

Abs??? I thought they were called something else

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

What can I say, Rick and Morty is well written, just like these Film/TV theories.

[@thomasdionesiomicayabas87]

It's nice to see you again

[@thebigo3752]

Even when i am in the depths of KZbin i can expect to see you

[@gugugi7657]

Why don’t you have a mustache yet you deserve one

[@lucymay56]

You again

[@weather9405]

hey

[@javiersantanaaviles5885]

Film Theory: How Rick and Morty predict the giant Hornets

[@dakotatheimp]

Javier Santana Avilés but hey that’s just a theory a film theory

[@aychiogaming9290]

Ok good

[@deac-hd2lo]

Why does this say ep1 season 1

[@tanman1975]

Near that it says tv theories so I guess he is starting tv theories edit grammar

[@MachineManGabb]

Random hornet event

[@maraudrr]

0:58 I can reassure you Mat, that if we were indeed in the Rick And Morty universe, you would’ve already broken the 4th wall by now.

[@wolfbeam9169]

I honestly feel like this might be the most important rick and morty episode in the entirety of the show. After you went in depth with it, I not only 100% agree with your points about it, it also gives me a certain amount of closure no matter what direction the show ends up going in. No matter how it ends, this episode is here to make a statement and even tease an alternative ending. It also makes me feel like fan fiction is actually a good idea in this instance.

[@telosnium]

"what is canon? what is not cannon?" *guess we'll never know.*

[@shlomolevi555]

Yeah I thought about that too

[@azha242]

Googled it. I already knew the definition but I thought I’d give the EXACT explanation of what it is. According to Google: Canon (fiction) ... In fiction, canon is the material accepted as officially part of the story in the fictional universe of that story. It is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction.

[@tomasdavid7829]

@@azha242 well it is meant that we will never know whats cannon in Rick and Morty since any given episode could be like the story train, this show is like: Nothing is true everything permitted

[@seantheegg4799]

y e s.

[@telosnium]

@@azha242 woooosh

[@cagefreeowl843]

0:14 When you were making that little list, You forgot to add The WW3 Threats, and The Australia Fires,

[@Tommy-gq5ik]

Cagefreeowl strike That wasn’t in march

[@christianflores3437]

@@Tommy-gq5ik 2020 though

[@exomancer3632]

And the locusts in Ethiopia.

[@dansnell5774]

no, this was just the list for april

[@djfhhfjdjfb951]

Kim jung un too

[@chasesmithproductions8484]

Something I just realized is that the Story Train is a quip to a filmmaking tool called a "Story Engine", which is a tool to create more episodes of a show, going further on this episode.

[@bennetttopper2155]

what if story lord is a representation of ricks mental heath, heres some points. He sorts himself almost in every episode s2 and up into different categories. He can beat up rick, and is the leader of his own story's, just like rick trys to be.

[@TheSwordfish009]

This is what happened to South Park in an experimental season of the show where each episode continued the storyline of the previous for one long cohesive story. Half the fan-base hated it for breaking the episodic nature of the show.

[@dr.deadpool5959]

Well it was because Cartman wasn’t being Cartman

[@-schattenpflanze-3755]

I think he was talking about Cartman being mostly held back by Heidi. I don't mind Heidi but Cartman acted out of character for nearly a whole season

[@peazeralus]

@@dr.deadpool5959 He's been the same Cartman since 1998. He can phone in a season.

[@extremelyonline]

I really liked that arc

[@godfather756]

I initially didn’t really understand or like this episode, but with the whole deeper explanation I definitely appreciate it more! Thx Matt!

[@randomguy6467]

9:01 i love how it says rick is a mprty from a future on top but he acually made a theory about that after this video

[@caracouch4367]

I wish there was a way to say to them, "Ignore us! You have a beautiful show for all without our (fans) OR Adult Swim's input." I hope they don't get tired...I really do love Dan and Justin.

[@kuyaleinad4195]

To be fair to them, it’s hard to ignore a fanbase where people are willing to riot just to reinstate a certain Szechuan dipping sauce shown in one of your shows 😂 But yeah some people need to chill 🤷‍♂️

[@CryoKeen]

Rick prays to Jesus when he's lost in the cat Void tho

[@benjaf1058]

But he tells God to eat it when the collar comes back

[@CryoKeen]

@@benjaf1058 very true!

[@bloodbrawler1438]

@@benjaf1058 I would say its more a "Aint Too Proud To Beg" moment. Which means, no matter how prideful you or your character is, there will come a time eventually when they or you beg for help to someone you loathe (ie Rick to God/ Jesus)

[@NopeNaw]

@@bloodbrawler1438 If you feel the need to explain it anyway, the heck's the point of referencing Tv Tropes (blech).

[@plasmawolf7960]

Also in the Pickle Rick episode

[@enrivaldez41]

Another jab at GoT, insert “Stop, stop! He’s already dead” Simpsons meme. Good video tho

[@Merilirem]

GoT deserves those jabs.

[@katanaquits5255]

When you realize Rick and Morty actually DID time travel... *.... and write the definition of the word META*

[@SethDakotaS]

Good video, I honestly didn't think about this episode that deeply. I just thought they were trying to show that they can do whatever they want, that they are not stuck in a narrative that certain fans expect. It can go wherever they want.

[@ZephyrGlaze]

What's that quacking I hear? Someone get those ducks out of here.

[@ZephyrGlaze]

This comment is actually just an attempt to see the overlap of Game Thoery viewers, Thunderfoot viewers, and comment readers

[@CDWCAULDRON]

But the ducks are all in a row Rick , Cute Ducks Quacking .

[@joshuakarovsky1207]

CEO of top comment

[@kx7500]

JohnBonoSmith imagine being an unironic thunderfoot fan

[@ZephyrGlaze]

@@kx7500 Imagine being an unironic MatPat fan? Like I don't see the horse you rode in on, so it must not be as high as you think.

[@hypnodust3794]

When matpat makes a Rick and Morty joke: Everyone: *laughter* Me: (laugh with them and they think you know what they're talking about)

[@Netherdan]

Everyone: *hoping everyone else won't find out they don't know what the others are talking about* endless pretend-to-know-what-they're-talking-about cycle

[@mumfi3400]

You should have included the fact that the "bechdel test" was originally a comedy cartoon made in 1985 by Alison Bechdel. She also said "The Bechdel test was a joke... I didn’t intend for it to become a real gauge’. Love these R&M theories, great videos :)

[@johnniemurray-monroe5959]

Thank You Film Theorists, My Goodness Thank You!!! This Breakdown was much need for me, and the other theorists I house. I was sad when wisecrack couldnt help me figure out exactly what the heck was happening. But this was perfect, thank you guys!