Rick and Morty's Best Episode Ever: "Total Rickall"

[@captainmidnight]

What's your favorite episode of Rick and Morty? Get both Nebula and CuriosityStream here: curiositystream.com/captainmidnight for less than $15 a YEAR.

[@user-cz3qr4vc9k]

The Ricklantis Mixup

[@Joel-FBUC]

The vat of acid episode

[@rockon609]

This one. “Marmalade is served”

[@donaldpetersen2382]

@@Joel-FBUC I think it's the lowest rated episode but it's also my favorite.

[@slavchochakarov2714]

Definitely the one with the micro/mini -verse , specially the part when the are greeting the aliens in the micro verse.

[@technocore1591]

The negative memory moments were the best. Also the writers room must have been a blast when they were coming up with parasite characters.

[@trequor]

Tbh i think that the artists were given a lot of freedom to draw whatever they wanted... especially for the mid part of the episode when there's like a hundred of them.

[@alessandropereira4976]

I’m sure they had a wheel with characters concepts and just kept spinning while writing the episode

[@chimp4225]

True story: this is the first episode I ever saw so I was incredibly confused when they killed cousin Nicky and Uncle Steve

[@Prince-pd2uf]

this must have been a very confusing first episode

[@BrokieTheJokie]

Who starts on the second season

[@chimp4225]

@@BrokieTheJokie It was playing on a plane screen I always start everything from the start but it looked cool

[@TheJadedJames]

@@BrokieTheJokie I mean, the first episode I ever saw was the first episode of season 3 when they stuck it in Samurai Jack’s time slot

[@jacobgirling7739]

First episode I ever saw was get swifty when it was on TV. I only found the rest of the series a few years later on Netflix.

[@BryndenStrom]

Honestly this episode was so smart for using such a well-known character like Mr. Poopybutthole, who appeared almost in every episode before. Therefore we questioned wether Morty was a Parasite or not.

[@endcensorship874]

See, now I NEED to go back and re-watch season 1 and 2 to see if that is the deal.

[@PeiceofNick]

Still can't belive Beth shoot and completely crippled him, he just wanted to participate in the Olympics.

[@andbo7937]

@Travis Griffin u missed the joke

[@maximiliangalinski6183]

Haha funny

[@channel45853]

Yeah, I like this show, Rick and Mr. PoopyButthole. This Morty "kid" is pretty odd though.

[@antoniorivera6863]

Tales from the Citadel with its surprisingly deep sociological storytelling and The Rick must be crazy with its theme of Creators and Createe and Simulation theory are probably my favorite from the show

[@tristan8940]

I think I've watched Tales from the Citadel at least 3x as much as any other episode. So much about it just blows my mind. Way to take the idea of parallel realities to the extreme and beyond.

[@Crick1952]

Very much agree. I rarely rewatch the other episodes, but I watch Tales from the Citadel every couple of months

[@tristan8940]

That being said, I want to know what happens with evi- President Morty. I get that R&M successfully subverts expectations, but dammit daddy wants some closure.

[@TooOldForML]

My favorite episode as well

[@Giganfan2k1]

Tales is my favorite.

[@kennethmartin8879]

I believe that the "Vat of acid" is the best episode. It contains almost everything you expressed in this episode; while also showing the extreme nature of what Rick is willing to do when he feels invalidated. Not to mention Morty's line: "A vat of acid? Are you DYING of dementia!?", is just delicious on so many levels!

[@langdonogeay1141]

Literally my two favorite episodes

[@harrisonlucero74]

Morty’s character growth in that episode is fantastic

[@FlipFlopGod]

You are actually speaking the language of god

[@ShivamPatel-yq7rr]

Mine favourite is ricklatis mixup it's just such a genius episode

[@kristianTV1974]

@@FlipFlopGod oh shut up.

[@andrewmcmullen8064]

So glad to hear someone else say it, this episode just encapsulates the best parts of the show. Makes me think of episodes like Cooperative Calligraphy, Paradigms of Human Memory, and Remedial Chaos Theory.

[@vitali2980]

Yes, very strong Paradigms of Human Memory vibes for me too

[@ZZPikachu]

Paradigms of Human Memory is incredibly underrated, such a fantastic episode

[@jamiedavis692]

You can yell at me all you want, I’ve seen enough movies to know popping the BACK of a raft makes it go faster.

[@luciferangelica]

@@jamiedavis692 even better if you ride it out a crashing plane and down a mountain

[@justinriley]

The people closest to you in life are the ones who you've had pleasant AND unpleasant memories with. That's what I took away from the episode at least.

[@urphakeandgey6308]

Whether intentional or not, I think that's is the _"moral"_ of this episode. I think Harmon has commented on this scene about what you said, so it probably was intentional.

[@trequor]

My favourite thing about the Mr. Poopybutthole twist is that they give it away in the opening: almost every scene in the intro is a bad experience and Mr. Poopybutthole is present for all of them. The audience should know that he must be real

[@benma1116]

But the problem is. We know that he wasn’t there for the actual memories. He wriggled his way into them. Using the holes in the memories. I’m pretty sure Dan Harmon said that Mr PBH is an advanced sort of parasite that instead of creating memories it puts itself in ones that have holes.

[@trequor]

@@benma1116 How do we know that...? Infinite timelines. Different episodes might not even follow the original rick and morty.

[@benma1116]

@@trequor good point. Guess we'd just have to take Harmon's word for it.

[@trequor]

I think that certain episodes, like this one, should follow different characters in another universe... at least for the sake of continuity. Both Beth and Jerry had a lifetime of memories being in love with Sleepytime Gary and it just doesn't make sense that he's never brought up again and that this never affects their relationship going forward. It makes a lot more sense if the rest of the series is about different characters, sometimes in C-137, but not always

[@Caveman05256]

I wish this was the first episode of the show so we really would be guessing who was a real character or not

[@CapitaoAmerica737]

I think part of the fun is knowing who's the parasite, but seeing the characters interact with them oblivious to the fact.

[@actualbeargrills3086]

This was my first episode of the show. I remember being confused the entire time, yet I was completely enthralled by it.

[@TheJadedJames]

I feel like even if this was the first episode of the show I ever saw it would still be clear early on that Rick and the Smiths are real characters, as the story still centers on their perspective of events

[@Kirokill1]

This was the second episode I watched right behind the vat of acid. But still was confused as heck,

[@WapitalismandWreedom]

Best episode to introduce people to rick and morty with.

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

haha my friend showed me this episode and got me hooked

[@epicstuff7522]

@@DyslexicMitochondria Sup bro I watch ur channel. Love ur content

[@endcensorship874]

I was on a work trip to San Antonio, TX, and I saw this episode one night. Got me right in. I couldn't stop talking about it at work the next day, and I still love this episode.

[@DawnsRage]

That or meseeks in my opinion.

[@sillysimic79]

Also coincidentally the first one I ever saw

[@JiroAndroid]

There’s a moment where Morty’s convinced Rick is a parasite and just as he’s about to kill him, Rick rants about all the unpleasant memories he has and practically goads Morty into shooting him and getting it over with. After which Morty realizes the parasites only create pleasant memories and assumes Rick was trying to get him to realize that. Then you remember this episode took place after Auto Erotic Assimilation.

[@TheEviltaco666]

stop

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

His mental state never gets much better.

[@wandanemer2630]

Oh my god

[@komodotheism8519]

Bro why

[@T0YCHEST]

So what ur saying is rick did this to commit suicide by morty?

[@ty-guy4458]

You didn't mention how they even show the family having a bad memory with Mr. Pooybutthole, trapped in an elevator.

[@arthurfortes8398]

Exactly.

[@jbcatz5]

He’s not the cause of the bad memory though, he’s simply present for the moment. All the other bad memories are one character doing harm to each other, like Summer getting hit by Beth or groining Morty.

[@arthurfortes8398]

@@jbcatz5 yes, but he is the one talking about the memory, and parasites can only talk about good fake memories, as shown by the refrigerator parasite.

[@benjamin6194]

That was a fake memory, created by another parasite. It wasn't real.

[@9nikola]

​@@arthurfortes8398 It's explained by Morty as being "bad memories" but it seems more like the parasites just can't make memories that can make the real characters disliking them. The memories can be "bad" considering the situation (i.e. trapped in an elevator) but they're considered "good" because of the parasite characters in it (i.e. cousin Nicky saving them). Another example could be when they were captured by a nazi and were saved by the butler. Or it could be that the conclusion of the memory has to be good. The memories that proved real characters were "bad" memories with how Beth ruined Summer's eye, and how Summer kicked Morty, etc. These memories can't be considered "good" other than if you would consider any reasons for any character developent "good", so that's how Morty explained it.

[@ekaj_]

I googled a list of best Rick and Morty episodes like a year ago, and this was actually number 1

[@JiroAndroid]

I still quote Rick’s rambling about the Nintendo 3DS on a regular basis

[@Drekromancer]

nintendopleasesponsorme

[@patrickward8505]

Theyre the Legend of Zelda edition!! We can flip those babies on eBay for $300!!!!

[@therealbensoule652]

This episode is so clear of the rest of the series it’s unbelievable. It should be the blueprint going forward

[@frederikharboe5264]

Fav episode is either “total rickall” or “the vat of acid”

[@harrisonlucero74]

Omg dude so much character growth for Morty

[@JDXtraction]

I always rewatch this episode on Netflix it's also my favourite.

[@endcensorship874]

Same. Very rewatchable.

[@Pramerios]

on netflix? where are you from?

[@JDXtraction]

@@Pramerios UK

[@lovelybtches]

They have literally never had rick and morty on netflix in america. Gotta buy an adult swim subscription just to watch rick and morty every season

[@JDXtraction]

@@lovelybtches I live in the United Kingdom it's available there. Try using a VPN.

[@arthurfortes8398]

There was some foreshadowing of Mr Puppybutthole not being a parasite. In the flashback of the Hulk opera, the family is not having a good time and Puppy is with them while they are having a bad time, so, If the parasites can only create good Memories, him being in a bad memory shows he is not a parasite. But, they never bring this fact in the episode, leaving the audience to think for themselves. That IS great masterpiece writing for any medium.

[@mountainmiscreant]

I'd argue though that he was simply present in the setup to the ultimately good memory of being rescued. However the poopareeno was in the intro, and the intro is mostly sinbits of horrible happenings.

[@e-122psi3]

@@mountainmiscreant Even in the intro, he's not CAUSING the horrible things. I think that's the catch. It's showing that these parasites feed on being perfect loving foils for their hosts when the real characters have flaws and moments of screwing up bad. So it's a 'not QUITE but might count' situation with Mr Poopy Butthole's earlier incidents.

[@TheCaptainCrack]

"Mr. Poopybutthole says he is sorry that you dont have any bad memories of him" xDD

[@lostnthasauce4262]

Always been between this one and the Ricklantis mixup as the best episode for me both kinda being completely different in tone really shows how great Rick and Morty really is

[@Emeries40]

You don’t know how happy it made me seeing my favorite episode being called the best in the series

[@FawlkesStudios]

I just rewatched the series and I absolutely agree, Total Rickall continues to hold up

[@PeiceofNick]

The first episode of Rick and Morty I saw in its entirety, definitely got me hooked.

[@samsmith9232]

The first episode I watched. I was high af and my friends were so excited to show me. I was glued to the screen the whole time and the ending blew my mind. Started my love of this show

[@shayshayshayshayshayshayshay]

It’s funny that you uploaded this because I literally just rewatched this episode days ago after a long time and it became my favorite.

[@caruser4]

My favorite was the Pickle Rick episode. Get this: he turns himself into a pickle. I shit you not

[@9nikola]

That was actually the first episode I watched and I still think it was a fairly good introduction, not considering the spoilers.

[@fvrlit]

Pickle Rick is overhated I avoided that episode bc of people saying how bad it was and now it’s one of my favorites

[@epoxhy7301]

funniest shit i’ve ever seen

[@vinithepooh4514]

@@fvrlit it's not a bad episode people just hate it because it was a turning point where Rick became a God which many people disliked.

[@macsmith2013]

Pickle Rick!

[@marcosdebenitomayor9299]

I literally introduced my father to the show with this episode and I loved it, one of the best

[@Impeldown77]

I’ve been watching R&M for the first time and just finished season 2. I’ve never seen a cartoon this consistently creative and unique. Total Rickall, A Rickle in Time, and The Ricks Must Be Crazy are genuinely some of my new favorite episodes of any show. This show has quickly become my new obsession…

[@emmettmayer2575]

I love Rick and morty so much and this is the episode that I introduce people to Rick and morty with. I could not be more happy when I saw this video’s thumbnail, I agree with everything that was said in this video.

[@Unfunniest_Asian]

Thank you! This is my favorite episode too and I never see anyone talk about it. There was always just something about this episode that made me keep coming back to it, but you finally put it into words.

[@drneotech7254]

I never realised that the memory thing was used in other episodes of TV like Buffy the vampire slayer and (my personal fav) “Adam” in Torchwood which is about an alien that infiltrated their memories and makes them think that they were always their too.

[@danielcoreas6886]

It's actually the first episode I ever saw. My friends talked about the show and I happened to catch this one the night it aired. So glad I did.

[@BugsyFoga]

Whenever I watch Rick and Morty this will always be an episode I make it a priority to revist .

[@blowc1612]

I think the kronenberg is also as good as this episode and shows that unlike shows resolves everything at the end of the episode, it left us of Rick and Morty abandoning everything. It also show us how Rick takes the multiversal reality as a joke at the same I think it will reveal a big plot to the whole series.

[@stringer2295]

"im walking here"

[@morokei9394]

Favourite has got to be The Wedding Squanchers/Rickshank Redemption. Tells an excellent two part story with some genuinely hard hitting moments.

[@AlejoConejo-vb8ln]

In my opinion: "The Ricks Must Be Crazy" is the best episode of R&M. It's captures just the essence of the show perfectly.

[@aidanshea5942]

Thank you, this has always been my favourite episode.

[@racheldeschaine]

This episode and every interdimensional cable episode are my favorites

[@Somegoy]

The first interdimentional cable is my favorite. It's the perfect balance of random comedy that doesn't matter, and the deep emotional interesting plot with Jerry and Beth's marriage and their lives in other realities

[@somebodynobody484]

Do you think he’s called “sleepy Gary” because if Gary was sleepy he may pronounce his own name as jerry

[@paradoxproductions4211]

This has hands down my favorite episode. Thank you for covering it!

[@michaelsuezo]

Has anyone mentioned that Mr. PBH is in the intro as part of the bad memories of rick and morty to foreshadow he isn't a parasite?

[@madogthefirst]

That was just the writers/animators wanting you to question your own memory of the intro.

[@terryf3282]

I love how they combined plot one of my favorite tv shows with one of my favorite movies for an episode of one of my favorite current TV shows.

[@Mirrorcomics24]

Then it’s followed by my favourite episode the ricks are getting crazy and get schwifty

[@endcensorship874]

Love it. I use "get schwifty" all the time now when I tell my wife the cat shit on the floor. She has no idea what I mean, and refuses to watch the episode to find out...

[@Mirrorcomics24]

@@endcensorship874 cool

[@Shanghaimartin]

The Ricks Must Be Crazy is a contender for number 1. Every time Zeep says "This isn't a fucking chocolate factory" it slays me :D

[@Mirrorcomics24]

@@Shanghaimartin yeah it’s my favourite episode

[@GabrielGomes-lc1ef]

Ricklantis mixup is probably my favourite

[@glorygloryholeallelujah]

This is my all time favorite episode too (so far). The false memory implant concept is SO fun and full of limitless potential and I LOVE the way they resolve the memory problem!

[@superrobotfish6701]

this one and the miniverse episode are my favorites. Peak rick and morty!

[@drakemendicina2365]

This has always been a favorite of mine, it really never gets old and it’s always the first episode I show new viewers. I remember the first time watching this high, best time ever

[@stickershock66]

I love how the episode sets itself up as a "bottle episode" confined to one location with only the few characters.

[@kargoncoppercoin2093]

I think I'd have to say my favorite episode is the tales from the citadel one, but before that one came out it was the one with Fart. Watching Morty do the right thing only to have it come back to bite him is what really sold me on both the show and Morty as a character. And tales from the citadel is a perfect deconstruction of the hopelessness of modern life and I absolutely love it

[@rkochamp07]

I remember when you know who got shot. The first time i saw it was with my friends and I almost flew off the couch in surprise lol

[@eschmabriel]

Tales from the Citadel was my favorite episode, it felt so intricate and yet natural and sensible.

[@obama281]

so among us is a game based on an X-files episode based on a movie based on another movie based on a book

[@steambrowser6185]

sus sus sus sussy vbaka

[@munashemhungu3219]

Finally I got to a Captain Midnight video first second of all love you videos chief keep doing what you doing.

[@obama281]

i love total rickall but im a "The Ricklantis Mixup" kinda guy

[@nanabonsu2349]

When Mr Poopy Butthole apologised to Beth for not having any negative memories of him, I was on the floor. Plus, the way he looked through the window when he had the brace and was learning to walk. This was one of their funniest endings.

[@dfferentpoint]

Rick said "i guess, that's why i aim for his shoulder." meaning Beth shoot him on purpose

[@brianmerkosky9243]

So coincidental that I just watched this episode again last night and it's still one of my favs

[@jakescribner9986]

“The thing has a happy ending” that has to be the biggest misunderstanding of any piece of artwork I’ve ever heard of. Like by far. I’m not exaggerating it blew my mind that you said that. I feel sick to my stomach having heard that

[@TheCopyNinja733]

Well, the door’s right there lmao

[@rinmathews9337]

Rewatching this video after watching your latest ranking. Love your work. My favorite episode was Rick Potion #9 for the longest time until The Vat of Acid episode. The vat of Acid is truly the best episode.

[@andrewjpalla]

My favourite R&M episodes are probably Meseeks and Destroy and also the one where they’re beefing with POTUS.

[@jonathanwilson7957]

why would they do that? Because they are assholes!

[@jessesins7380]

My favorite One has to be The Vat of Acid Episode just because its so funny and Morty with his Checkpoints and The Plane Crash and Jerry mistaking it for a TV remote

[@jackfarnan5332]

Vindicators , promortyus, rickmancing the stone, childrick of mort, ricksy business, mortynight run are the best

[@LGDaDon]

My condolences goes out to those who haven’t discovered this channel yet🙏

[@timehasstoppedandthefunbeg4467]

I always love the sense of 'out of control' in rick and morty, and this is clearly the best example of it

[@MrDarthT]

I always thought this episode was a reference to the "Cousin Oliver Syndrome", where a newly introduced character kills the show, kind of like a parasite. Basically implying that all of those characters were actually brain parasites.

[@carrotcakefork9492]

You should talk about Ricklantis mixup. I love how it shows the disfunction of the citadel and the reveal of evil morty.

[@rosyreverie]

Honestly my favorite episode was the pilot, the first time I watched it I laughed so hard I was legitimately crying.

[@alanfoxman5291]

Agreed. That was the first episode I saw. And when they're running through the spaceport and Morty sneezes out the snot creature that ages and dies and Rick just says "Dont think about it. Keep going" had me laughing so hard I had to pause the video and go back and rewatch what I'd missed.

[@JoshuaHenelyThornhill]

Definitely the most rewatchable episode of the series for me 🖤🖤

[@gellister]

I tried to interpret it in a somewhat more positive light. What defines a relationship as "real" is that it both has positive and negative moments in it. Something that actually has any value that's worth keeping requires patience when it's bad cuz it's not always going to be good.

[@Wiziliz]

I agree on the points, also my favourite episode. Endlessly rewatchable!

[@ThrottleKitty]

I don't see a lot of people pick this as their favorite, but it is a pretty good episode! Pretty sure it was actually the first episode I saw, now that I think about it

[@goldentronicc.]

This is my favorite episode I have watched it so much

[@thecuddlysatan]

Total Rickall is my most replayed episode. This episode has insane replaybility!

[@masteryoda4993]

This was literally Rick and Morty’s way of making fun of cutaways jokes and I love it. Sure there was more aspects to the episode that developed its story a lot, but this was the one that truly stuck wit me all these years lml

[@ivy_angels]

Personally my favourite episode so far is the ricklantis mixup idk it's the tone and the storytelling that do it for me especially Morty's speech at the end when he says "now it's time for action" every time I watch it I still get chills

[@henrygrace138]

FINALLY, someone who agrees with me

[@ThePendulum-d6j]

What's funny is this was the first episode shown to me by my brother and it was the best way to introduce anyone to Rick and Morty.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Make a video about why LEGEND OF KORRA deserves a TV special

[@Aphercotropes]

Just found this channel. Totally agree with your favorite episode pick. Subbed instantly.

[@jayabhaskardadi6836]

This is one episode where they went wrong. The parasite is supposed to give you false memories which are good. They can't remove your own memories most of which are bad. Infact that is the logic to beat this parasite. But they show that Gerry and Beth completely forgot about their marriage for a while until someone reminded them. A better way to do it is to introduce sleepy Harry as the neighbour character with whom both Beth and Jerry cheat on each other (false memories) without the other person knowing.

[@ernestoosuna4594]

The scene where Beth shoots Mr. Poopybutthole I was left silent of laughter. I can't explain it, but it was so funny for me, the sound of laugh couldn't even go out

[@dariusq8894]

The connection to Carpenter's The Thing is just made stronger having Keith David in the episode. =D

[@sengbush0077]

I love this episode. Also Scary Terry and the Galactic Cable box are my favorite ones

[@bliots8369]

I totally agree, even before I saw this video I watched this episode every time I thought of Rick and Morty because it's just perfect.

[@BartasRapowanie]

And „who goes there” seems to be heavily inspired by Lovecraft’s „At the Mountains of Madness”

[@theclintonvance]

Total Rickall is the first Rick and Morty episode I watched. A friend of mine introduced me to the series with the episode. I love it, and it's definitely in my top 3 favorite Rick and Morty episodes.

[@mapatep9033]

This was the first episode of Rick and morty I ever saw, I was hooked ever since

[@Bob-fj7lr]

I can't watch this episode it literally makes my knees shake. This and that one Yugioh episode where they are in VR and a dog goes through the guy. Gives me fucking chills

[@el1ato]

I think this is the perfect episode to introduce the series to a friend. I know that because that's what happened to me. Since I didn't know the original characters, it was waaay more interesting to discover who was real and who wasn't.

[@trol68419]

This is also my favorite (although the vat of acid episode is a close second). The constant escalation was just brilliant. Remember the barbecue...

[@javierel22]

The Ricklantis Mixup and The Vat of Acid episodes are my favorites but this one is great too

[@trequor]

I agree totally. I've rewatched it many times

[@Hotwopper]

This is by far my favorite episode of the series, I can rewatch it any day

[@TerminatorT--oj8uv]

This my favorite episode, too! It's really great, and creative.

[@sam0wings]

The newest 3 episodes that have come out are up there in my favorites. You should’ve done this vid at the end of season 5!

[@tazinboor3913]

You can see a great and cool detail that you probably didn’t realize watching this the first time, the more the aliens impersonate people, the more weirder they become, from the normal uncle Steve, to the slightly weird cousin Nicky, to the very weird Mr. Beauregard, and then Frankenstein, probably surprised to now realize that huh?

[@eman_1806]

This is the episode I always come back and watch it my fav ep

[@YggdrasilAudio]

There's actually kind of an uplifting message to this episode that I didn't really catch until recently. I think the episode is telling us that we don't love our family because of the great things we've shared, but because of something deeper, that makes us overlook all the bad moments we've shared

[@Feyer7Death]

One of the best episodes, wonderfull job

[@sasukebum6458]

This episode got me into rick and morty

[@enis7675]

The episode with the rickverse and evil morty playing everyone probably my fav