The Complete RICK AND MORTY Timeline (Seasons 1-6)

GameSpot's Dave Klein (@TheDaveKlein) portals into Fandom Entertainment to help us untangle Rick and Morty's timeline from Season 1 to Season 6!
Between its multiverse, infinite Ricks and Mortys on the Central Finite Curve, and Rick's past of trying to find his wife's killer, Rick and Morty can be a tricky series to map out. Dave plots out what we know so far about Rick and Morty's timeline from the first six seasons!
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[@GrandmasterBBC]

I have come to the realization that there is no way I will ever really follow what is going on with the show. I'm just there for the ride.

[@JustTubbyRich]

Best answer.

[@Default-A69]

Unlike me I’m all about lore 😂 this show is too much for me sometimes I just watch it for the comedy and funny adventure episodes

[@drink15]

Is it that hard to follow?

[@tobyhall3222]

its not that hard to follow actually

[@gdgiannini]

​@tobyhall3222 it's really not that hard. Agreed

[@barneseffect]

My head canon is Rick C-137 crashed into Prime Beth's house in a fit of drunken rage, intent on killing Prime's family. But when he saw Beth, couldn't bring himself to do it, realizing on a certain level they're both victims of Rick Prime. He didn't intend on staying but found himself going back often.

[@jonnyb.animationstutorials7119]

Maybe he was going to kill them, but then decided he could stay instead, and wait for Rick Prime to return, and when he didn't, during Rick Potion #9, Rick C-137 decided to just abandon the prime universe, realizing Rick Prime was never going back.

[@Raddish-IS-Radd]

My head canon is that the writers hadn't thought of that yet.

[@jonnyb.animationstutorials7119]

@@Raddish-IS-Radd We know that, but we have to put the story together. It's easy to just say "Oh, the writers hadn't thought of that yet." but it's nice to use everything available and put together the story.

[@equatiks97]

it literally says in the show and in clips in this video that rick showed up looking for rick and stayed hoping that hed show up, he would have no reason to kill prime ricks family because theyve done nothing and its long after any immediate rage defused, he already stopped killing ricks why would he kill a beth and morty

[@Raddish-IS-Radd]

@@jonnyb.animationstutorials7119 yeah no dip, I was joking.

[@doggking001]

Dude this explanation was even more confusing than the show!! 😂

[@killingfield]

This is why I love the show. None of that makes any sense to me, but I find almost every episode hilarious. Something for everyone!

[@CodyConnerty-zc7ij]

Mll

[@treyler]

You can just say "That was an alternative dimension"

[@juliusfebra4004]

45:19 that "Your crush will call you" fortune was actually happen in S7 where Unity, Rick's Ex, call a lot of time but rick doesn't respond on this until the end of the episode

[@aneskurpejovic5674]

S7 where can i watch that?

[@tbnprathades1631]

Imagine Rick created the central finite because he wanted to make sure that every universe he went to is a universe where Rick is the smartest since Rick prime is the smartest person in his universe. Which means that he forced Rick prime to get stuck within the central finite but when Rick prime tried to escape he got stuck which is why Rick wasn't able to find him all this time

[@DogInATaco]

I thought the Evil Morty storyline was absolutely bonkers and I can't wait to see where they're gonna take him. Revealing that the entire show and all of it's occupants are trapped in a carefully constructed reality where the only universe they exist in are ones where Rick is the smartest is such an insane idea. I can only imagine what universes where he isn't the smartest look like. Will we see a new "smartest man in the universe" where Morty goes?

[@MagiconIce]

I think Evil Morty is a Morty, who got way more intelligence than the "Prime Morty" that we know, hence he is such a brilliant schemer. He probably got way more genetic intelligence from Rick via Beth. So since he left the finite curve and probably became the smartes being in one of the outside-curve-universes, I think it is possible that he will return to fight and kill Rick for good. Though it would be interesting to know Evil Morty's Origin Story.

[@DogInATaco]

@@MagiconIce So now that Morty has left the finite curve, you think HE is the smartest man in all of those other universes? That would be an even crazier premise. EVERY universe where Rick isn't the smartest, Morty is.

[@Laurie-eg8ct]

It's too boring being the smartest one in your own universe. I would rather go to the real world where I'm not the smartest.

[@robery4008]

The dinosaurs are smarter than rick

[@tdward23]

​@DogInATaco I just had the same thought from 2 weeks in the future! Everything is possible, right? So the answer has to be no. Rick seemingly "lassoed" a portion of infinity. [The set that I am smartest]. A FINITE SET That leaves evil morty amongst the mathematically insignificant. THE SET OF INFINTY. .....chuckle Anyway, evil morty might just want to live his life where there are no smartest ricks. I'm OK if we never see him again. He won

[@talariswatts-el9196]

The writers don't get enough credit with how well written this show is. They might've out did the MCU.

[@isaacnydegger6334]

lmao no one praises the mcu for their writing

[@razofdead]

Council of Khans is the best….

[@RickachuCXVI]

37:00 dont even look at the screen, listen to this next minute, then reread what you just said

[@buritomaster]

mcu ? bruh

[@yourmom8845]

@@RickachuCXVIWell its not like surpassing the MCU writers *isn’t* easy 💀 Plus at least some things in Rick and Morty are taken and brought back in other episodes. Whether for fun or actual character development, it’s better than how the MCU likes to spit stuff out and then forgetting about it a week later.

[@empoweredchoice1893]

Thank you for this content. I can only imagine how much time it took to watch and analyze all the episodes. Well done.

[@SadhoursXL]

I always fail to understand how someone sat down and made this whole universe, the mind is wonderful

[@Sky-es4xr]

⁰ 48:17

[@gamepitchway3500]

Good content is usually what u never knew u needed. This was a well done breakdown. 🎉

[@FoolsGil]

One thing i disagree with is that C-137 made froopyland before creating portal tech. His version of Beth didn't get a chance to be a neighborhood menace, while the other Rick's in the multiverse, namely Prime, did have to make Froopyland after creating or gaining portal tech

[@TheSweatDivision]

Y'know you have a point his/c137's beth ceased to well live so he couldn't have made froopy land for her thats actually pretty big brain thinking my guy

[@verminlordwarbringer2894]

Well seeing that Rick C-137 has already been through several timelines/dimensions with other versions of his family maybe he just takes credit for froopyland in that universe cause he's seen it before

[@TheSweatDivision]

@@verminlordwarbringer2894 its the only way it would makes since

[@commandershepard2490]

There are only TWO Ricks who really invented Portal Travel. Rick Prime and "Our" Rick. All the other Ricks are multiversions of the Rick AFTER this Event. This is something that leads to so much confusion but makes sense if you think about it.

[@Quantum_Bluntz]

@@verminlordwarbringer2894yeah like Kang in the MCU. “You’re an Avenger? Have I killed you before…?”

[@patrickhenry1249]

There’s no way Rick C-137 wasn’t trying to cronenberg the prime dimension.

[@adambushman6096]

He was super drunk so he wasn't at his best state of mind

[@camjay8637]

The thing I find confusing is if all these ricks beths survived then surely diane survived in some realities but we never see other versions of her

[@koced1]

Probably how Rick made the finite curve .pretty Mitch every Rick we see has a Beth except him

[@blossomorchard-pine1127]

Yes but the only Rick's on the curve are the ones who discovered portal travel, and the only ones who discovered portal travel are the ones who had their families murdered. He can go anywhere in the universe except back home to his wife 💔

[@jasondean88888]

Yet.

[@TheSweatDivision]

​@@blossomorchard-pine1127thank ctuthulu for Evil Morty/Rickest Morty opening the finite curve 💪

[@juaniquilador3121]

thats not it@@blossomorchard-pine1127

[@varial-bs6nk]

lowkey sometimes jerry is a good dad, bro just wants to spend time w his kids but doesnt know how

[@BotBehavior]

Perfect video to refresh the mind before the new season.

[@dteed6282]

I think season 7 has been one of the better seasons in the last few years.

[@mantistobogganm.d.6895]

Agreed. “Ooopen your Miiind”

[@mikecasey3055]

I don’t think I’m subbed but I will be now, damn u broke it down. Had to rewind and start over it’s so deep. Thanks much!!!!!

[@Valhallan]

Excellent recap!

[@wraithTAS]

Great video. Glad you saved me 5 seasons of episodes.

[@Blackouts2B]

This is an awesome video.

[@AnonBinary123]

I enjoy your coverage on this topic. thanks 100

[@ilovemyweed24480]

Jeffrey write is definitely the right man for the man in the Seat! Such a funny Episode 😂 No pun intended about write & right 🤣

[@MagiconIce]

Well technically, the original dimension, where "our" Morty is from, is the Prime Dimension, since his grandfather from his dimension is called "Prime Rick" and killed the family of the Rick we know for whatever reason. So our Protagonist Rick is probably really Rick C-137 and from the dimension of that designation, but Morty is definitely not really Morty C-137, Morty C-137 for that matter never existed. The dimension they switch too after turning Prime Earth into Cronenberg Earth is unknown, but apparently bonding with Bird Person and other Freedom Fighters/Rebels/Terrorists (The Ricks on the Citadel called themselves like that) is somewhat of a constant across some of the universes. Morty just calls himself "Morty C-137" since he doesn't know better at the time. PS: I totally forgot about Rick switching Bodies on several occassions, either against Toxic Rick or when he breaks out of federal prison. So basically, only the mind of Rick C-137 is alive, his body is definitely not from dimension C-137.

[@aleksa44]

pretty sure the body part isnt that important, its basically the question: If a ship gets repaired to the point where every single part of it has been replaced, is it a new ship? In rick's case, yes, obviously because his mind doesnt change, but for him its a daily thing to switch bodies: Project Phoenix, Disintegrating like Obi Wan, Toxified body etc.

[@zechs5079]

That first paragraph was explocitly stated in the video

[@kysonmccluney4436]

Everything is cannon it’s all connected 😂😂 season 5&6 are basically bridge seasons

[@ethanaleman]

Huge task that timeline.

[@aaron9285]

45:35 Season 7 episode 3 lol

[@rocky.rocks1445]

Now we need the complete time line seasons 1-7

[@kosmalaanimations2864]

It's kind of weird just seeing baby Morty and the slightly younger Rick just casually seeing this is normal while Morty's like why are you new each week

[@JGCoolfella]

How they deal with switching realities though, especially the recent parmesan one suggests that almost everything can be identical to the reality they left. This makes me wonder if switching from the squirrel dimension led to a new dimension where that rick and Morty also accidentally swapped Jerrys.

[@potsdam28]

No that was at the Jerryboree

[@josephspencer139]

season 7 is now done cant wait for the next video

[@markmalone3619]

We need a Season 7

[@BrandonHex]

Sorry they gave you such a hard time with this video but I'm so glad it finally made it to where I can finally watch it on full ❤❤❤❤

[@tyeyung4027]

25:50 it wasn't the lack of modern conveniences it was the modern conveniences that broke them up 😅

[@TommyP365]

29:05 Beth murders Tommy? Was that explicitly definitive? I always thought that she just managed to hack off a piece of him for Rick to clone, and Tommy is still in Froopyland.

[@Elipson52008]

she murdered him. What she gave Rick was all that was left of him.

[@TheSweatDivision]

Yeah bro she was completely covered in his blood ain't nooo way that much blood came from a finger 😂

[@jasondean88888]

​@@TheSweatDivisionHow do we know that all of the blood was from a single source?

[@ilovemyweed24480]

​@@jasondean88888is it not fairly self explanatory?

[@jasondean88888]

@@ilovemyweed24480 If you're in to making assumptions, sure. Maybe the blood was from the froopies? Maybe some was hers.

[@DaveLopez575]

A Phd on Rick and Morty. Excellent!

[@ricaard]

Well done!

[@ayoitsantknee6714]

Kang The Conqueror and Rick Sanchez would be an insane fight.

[@LeoSessom]

Let me take a nap... great concept, anyway.

[@dragonicdragon3460]

I wanna know whats up with evil morty. After all, he outsmarted rick in a universe where ricks the smartest being

[@jordancave3089]

Well, remember he scanned countless Ricks’ brains…so he’d have all of their collective thoughts and ideas.

[@Yetta-meta]

My brain has just imploded while turning into itself?

[@lundylow]

I tuned out pretty quickly with the news anchor narration. WHERE is this SHOW gonna go NEXT?

[@klumsykayla9445]

I was today years old when I found out Rick prime is our morty’s real Rick 😭 and I lowkey think our Rick’s real morty is evil morty🤷🏾‍♀️

[@miisf1t546]

Our rick doesn't have a Morty, his Morty was never born because his Beth died.

[@blackholeguy1529]

already mentioned by miisf1t546, but yeah our rick dont got a morty. but i still would like to see "evil" morty and our rick interact more whilst not being purely hostile towards each other

[@saditalian_dorito4289]

So our main Morty (C-137) is actually Prime Rick's Morty? thus making him Prime Morty? And since our Rick is from the C-137 dimension, where his family died, there has never been a Morty.. wow, confusing yet entertaining

[@brandonbooker9301]

i love your crazy wall

[@johnphillips5310]

The universe the show is mainly set in c 132. C 132 is where dictator morty was from.

[@sidd_not_vicious2609]

this show is insane

[@CardboardHippie]

It was confirmed by adult swim that our rick and morty switch their jerry for that other jerry by accident

[@DF9000k]

The rick from mortys universe is Rick prime not evil Rick Just felt like clarifying that but it was a good vid

[@CardboardHippie]

If rick is about 60-70 in 2013 that means he was born in 1943-53 so that means he was a teen from 1966-1971 at youngest or 1956-1961 at oldest but judging by the flashback it could more likely be on the younger side but closer to the middle so maybe it could be 1959-1965 or 1960-1966 but i believe the youngest one is it or aleast closet so then beth would have been born in 1977-1979 since summer would have been born around 1996 or 1997 since beth was 17 and jerry was 18 when they went to the prom so if summer was 17 in 2013-2014 she was born in about 1996 or 1997 l

[@twoshirts1842]

Season 5 Mr. Nimbus says Diane.

[@rogerlamvert9378]

its been proven that the rick and morty we follow in episodes 2 and 4 of season 2 are our rick and morty cuz the canon of mr.poopybutthole in the beginning of season 7 suggests so (and that cant be the supposed other ones cuz rick is looking for rick prime in the beginning)

[@missingpng7225]

I understand rick and morty is weird to show in a timeline, but could you keep it clear? We know from season 6 Jerryboree did swap the correct Jerry for another, and we also know Rick Prime's dimension IS the Kronenberg, since C-137 Rick's is just frozen in time.

[@Fries811]

We need a season seven video a lot of lore

[@cameronholmes2002]

Season 7 timeline pleasw

[@rogtronius]

I forgot how neat season 1 animation was

[@yourmom8845]

So when Rick and Morty replace universes, does that replace the entire universe or just Earth? When they begin hopping universes I can see how Earth is relatively the same in some instances but does that mean that space is out the picture? When they travel through space is it unaffected by their universe hopping? I mean if they’re changing *entire* universes then shouldn’t, say, the galactic federation or at the least small planets be slightly or even drastically changing? Are these things just outside of time?

[@metal87power]

he took pity on citadel Ricks because is the rickiest Rick

[@HeroTechnik]

Is the audio messed up on the clips or is it just my audio.

[@spyguy8681]

I think beth was 17 when she went to prom. That's why summer emphasized that she herself wasnt pregnant when beth said she couldnt leave because she was 17.

[@bezalelganam6308]

28:47 Or maybe in this episode we follow on different Rike and Morty...

[@Grandmas_Favorite]

15:06 I love this shot at the cdc and FDA… They’re Rick but if Rick was actually dumb

[@rluv4evr]

I watched Rick mix up the Beth's and the original one stayed on the planet. I don't think Rick noticed that though .

[@nikolaimcfly6883]

To be fair, you have to have a really high iq to understand Rick and morty

[@omarvelasquez2279]

Wasn’t sure I wanted to watch this whole video until I realized it was narrated by DaveControl

[@bobbicatt]

Yeah…after this, I feel like I have Morty waves. 😂

[@cooper3189]

What is it Ricks are always saying? Don't think about it?

[@A-Clear_View]

rick and morty cool.

[@user-ph9bg9rf2s]

the jauneee hoodie

[@Saito232005]

Wait, froopy-land throws things awry. His first time showing up to 137 was when Beth was older. How could "rickest Rick" have made froopy land of he wasnt there yet?

[@chaycefletcher987]

Can you make a updated version with seasons 1-7

[@tonyram1054]

Summer isn't jerry's daughter. You heard it here first!

[@twoshirts1842]

She is Jerry's face witha ponytail.

[@tonyram1054]

@@twoshirts1842 Keep drinking the cool aid!

[@TheSweatDivision]

Wow this is deep

[@zeleeba8774]

The only reason why Beth and Jerry are married is because they conceived Summer, Summer is his daughter.

[@tonyram1054]

@zeleeba8774 That's what Beth wants everyone to believe!! But in reality, she got knocked up. And decided to get the sweet, yet simple, Jerry Smith to raise her daughter. She knew if she stayed with Summers real father, he would just abandon her (like her father did)

[@jaysenherndon7268]

I just had a amazing idea can you make a good ending of befas death(I know I know I miss spelled a word

[@jancerny3315]

Wow, nice

[@Alphoric]

Did evil Rick kill his Jerry in the kronenburg world

[@user-br4ek5cz8t]

what episode did he crash into the garage?

[@aiken_sk]

“Your crush will call you” could be unity, since she technically called season 7 ep 3

[@bumpinator]

tiny planet was better than corn planet because everything was on the cob on corn planet... everything

[@thiccbaby2967]

The morty thats with c137 rick is the last of his original dimension. Primes gone. His dad. Mother and summer. For him it happened a log time ago when had to bury himself. He detached from them till he ran into his dad again. This morty we follow is some piece of work.

[@Fromstew2u]

JERRICKY LOL

[@station992]

Rick's remind me of Jhonny Silverhand but no science ❤😂

[@Volgotha]

Was the squirrels thing a nod to Foamy?

[@allecazzam8224]

I hope you make and updated version of this after season 7!!! Like asap please

[@tonydabaloney]

The only true Rick and Mortu C-137 are without Mr. PoopyButtHead. Any with that character are not cannon to the series, entertaining, yes, but not the true R&M!

[@drewstead316]

Dumbledore died today

[@C-Ra]

He's probably the rick he's looking for.

[@danialwilker]

woldnt the cronenberg universe just be called prime? or first? or maybe "Rickunivers A-001"?

[@KaedeharaLilia]

The part with time not being consistent in regards to phenix' child... it grew up on another planet, right? So gravitation might be severely different wich means time flow also is severely different. Checks out.

[@glenobelionconstantine2192]

I have a headache 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@enzomolina5309]

so morty that we follow is morty prime ?

[@budlightsnotthatbad]

exactly

[@thepoetoffall7820]

Something doesn't add up... Rick, the Rick we follow, made Froopy Land for Beth. The Rick we follow lost his Beth before he discovered portal travel. Which he would have needed to make Froopy Land. So, are the Froopy Land Rick/Beth not "our" rick and beth?

[@orenofficial4410]

I think our Rick just claims that he makes froopyland since he had travel to infinite universe and froopyland exist in almost all these universe😮

[@tacobeartaco7140]

Time can move at different rates on different planets. With every trip to a different universe the planet visited could meet those needs. (Ie Tsunami planet in Interstellar).

[@uxwofficial5722]

I watched this but it was the 5 one

[@TIMMYNICKEH30]

13:31 likes it

[@Mlindley87]

I need video explaining this video. lol

[@lowkey213]

Infinite means infinite. Their are an infinite amount of our Ricks, morty’s, evil morty’s, and prime ricks plus clones. Infinite. Each the exact same, except a single attoms functions that are slightly different in an infinite timeline.

[@Jaydenworld3821]

COOL

[@beastybear4499]

The cob planet is like mr frundles hazard

[@Kroggnagch]

I thought that after the flu season dance, when Rick tried to cure the Morty love potion, thing, it turned everyone into mantids of sorts, not Cronenbergs?

[@y.dylanhusband8664]

Okay idk who’s gunna see this but let me tell you, I understand depression I feel that me and Dan had this connection and I can say without a doubt that the original ending if there ever woulda been one is the version of Rick that Rick is looking for is himself. His portal gun is unfinished and it’s a time gun witch all the specifics of that doesn’t matter because what’s actually happening is rigormortus (spelling hard I dumb) and he’s killed himself inventing it or figured he himself from the future did this and killed himself.