Who hasn’t watched Rick and Morty once in his lifetime? When it comes to animated series, Rick and Morty can be regarded as the most renowned of all series, after Simpsons, and comes at the same level as the family guy show. However, this series has got its own unique story which may not be meant for all audiences. If you are in love with science fiction and that kind of stuff, Rick and Morty are just meant for you. This animated series has now been running for a long time. There have been a total of 5 seasons now and the last season of the show was released in the year 2021.
This show when it comes to its success, the huge fan base all over the world just speaks for itself. The critic comment on this show has also been almost all positive, and the IMDB ratings of the show stand at a huge 9.2 which is just amazing. It belongs to the sitcom genre; however, it may lack some of the main characteristics of becoming a sitcom but still, the setting of the show and other features makes it quite eligible to belong to this genre.
Now as we know every episode of this show has got its own story. For the basic who don’t know anything about Rick and Morty, the series follows the story of a chaotic family, and here we have Rick the mad and alcoholic scientist who is the grandfather in the family. It follows his tales, with his dumb grandson Morty, who is compelled to embark on various life-threatening adventures along with Rick. At some point, we have all felt sorry for Morty and we recently came to know the creation of Morty is just to neutralize the intelligence Rick has got in every universe. Without Morty, there wouldn’t be any Rick.
To know more about the show, you will have to watch it first and if you are not into watching all the five seasons of the show, we bring you the top 22 episodes, which will give you a brief idea about what goes on and how great a show this is. Without much delay and other introduction, we will just jump into the list after this.
1. Total Rickall
The name surely sounds funny to you right? But this episode isn’t a completely funny one, there are many aspects of this episode and it can be considered the most important episode of the respective season. Here we are talking about the 4th episode from season 2 and when it made its release, it had a huge fan base. The animation in this episode and every little detail that was taken care of in this episode is praiseworthy and the story that is followed in this episode, is the encounter with uncle Steve, who is killed by rick in the first few seconds only, and the truth about his real identity is revealed, the family comes to know how Steve is a parasite from space and he created happy memories and there is a scene where the family has to identify the real people among the fake memory characters among which Mr poopybutthole is shot and it turns out that he is the only real one.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
2. Ricklantis Mixup
This was the episode that answered the queries in the minds of the fans after a long during season 3. Yes, we are talking about the 7th episode of the season and the only episode from season 3 which didn’t give us that dark unholy vibe, which the entire season has been carrying around. We know that there are rick and Morty in various universes, and the one which we follow is rick C137, in the beginning of the episode we see that rick destroyed the citadel, we have originally seen the citadel much earlier when it was not much developed but this time it’s completely developed and in a new form, as rick c137 goes on a journey to Atlantis with Morty, many things go on in a citadel with Rick’s and Morty’s from the various universe, most of which end up killing them in each of their arcs from the citadel.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
3. The Vat Of Acid
Here we are talking about the episode where Morty and rick have a serious fight and Morty sets his life on the right track but still, the end gets messed up. This episode isn’t a very unique one but shows how genius rick is and his relationship with Morty. But still, Morty’s life can never be on the right track. We are here talking about the 8th episode of season 7, and in this episode due to a certain crystal trading deal, Rick and Morty have to jump in a fake cate of acid, to save themselves from the bad guys, but they soon turn up with a scientist to check up on the vat and Morty gets very pissed, because rick ignored all his other ideas to save themselves. He asks him to make a device that can rewind time and, though mostly uses it to sort his life and at last sorts it according to him the end gets messed up in a plane accident.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
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4. Pickle Rick
This can be regarded as one of the funniest and most adventurous episodes, which you are going to see on our list. Here we are talking about the third episode from season 3. In this episode, we see that Rick and his family have got an appointment for family therapy, but as we know rick isn’t the one to go to therapy, he ends up converting himself into a pickle and slides into the drainage. There he goes on an adventure fighting various types of creatures, which even include Russian secret agents. He has to find a way to turn himself back into a human because his daughter took away the serum to turn him back into a human as punishment and we also get glimpses of how the therapy session is going for the family.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
5. Story Train
This is quite a chaotic and messy episode on this list. However, it is a special one as this episode came after the break because of the lockdown periods, and this was the first episode that showed some effects of the coronavirus though it was at the end scene. This episode is mainly comprised of a scenario where rick and Morty disguised themselves on a space train were mostly all passengers wanted to kill Morty and some loved him. The ticket checker was a villainous character and the story lord who tried to use and capture them at the end was also villainous however they’re praying to Lord Jesus to save them. Very unique episode and there is a mention of the spreading virus in the last moments of the episode.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
6. Vindicator 3
Those who have been watching the rick and Morty series for a long time, already know about the vindicator, the superhero squad who have got their own powers, and their connection with our main two characters Rick and Morty. This time too, all of the vindicators are back with the entire squad, and this time there is a different adventure in which we see a lot of chaos with rick going on. The episode is special because sometimes in the series it is very important to see some new characters and the idea of the vindicators is very nice with each of their cool, custom powers. This is the 4th episode from season 3 of the show.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
7. Edge Of Tomorty
The season 4 first episode has always been one of the best starts to a season, the series has ever got. After a long time, fans were waiting for something different and this episode is quite great. Here we see rick and Morty searching for death crystals, where they are attacked by the crystal poachers, however, Morty touches one of the crystals and sees a desirable death, while all this is going on rick dies because of Morty’s acts, and with his holographic image he tries to control Morty, but Morty in search of his crush, just doesn’t listen because of which rick gets being reborn as a clone in a fascist universe and killed many times. However, it changes during the end.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
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8.Star Mort Rickturn Of The Jerri
After talking about the first episode of the 4th season we directly move to the season finale and that is the 10th episode, this episode has been so famous that it needed to be included in the list. This episode mainly followed the chaos related to the clone of beth. At the start of the episode only we see two beths one being the clone and the other sitting with family. The clone travels to ricks garage and tries to kill him, however, things turn around, and we also know that the beth clone is saving the world from the universe being taken over by the new galactic federation. Many a thing goes on and Morty needs to act more sincerely.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
9. Rick Potion
This is the 6th episode of season 1 and is one of the most classic stories that have been shown in the show. We all know how many problems Morty has with his crush Jessica and how much he wants to be with her but is unable to. To solve this problem rick decides to make a potion that will make his crush fall in love with Morty, but something goes on and rick ends up creating a potion that turns every human into a monster, now they have got all things messed up, and need to find a way to make things right. This isn’t a very unique story but shows how the show goes on and will go on in the future.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
10. Lawnmower Dog
This is the second episode of the series that ever came out and has been a fan favourite for a long time, most of us who have thought of starting the series, must have watched this by now, and if you are one of those who still haven’t watched this episode. You need to go now and watch it because this episode makes it to the top 10 episodes on our list. In this episode we see rick giving their family dog some kind of device using which he builds a world of dogs and plans to take over the world and at the same time, rick and Morty try to bring up Morty’s grades.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
11. Promortyus
Things get turned around in this episode, this is the 7th episode of season 4 and for this episode, we get to see a lot of flashbacks and get to know about all the destruction that rick has done while he went on his adventures. We also see that Rick and Morty along with summer have reached an alien civilization where rick and Morty are seen as the villains and summer lives the life of a hero. A chaotic episode for sure but a fun one to watch, this is the second-best episode from season 4 of the show.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
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12.Meeseeks And Destroy
One of the best episodes from season 1 of the show, this is the 5th episode from the show. This is not a very unique show, but we know how the family doesn’t let Rick go on adventures all the time and that is quite good because our poor Morty isn’t able to cope with rick. This time the family has got problems that they want rick to solve but rick gets some blue creatures called meeseeks, who are nice and can solve any problem but something causes all of their death. A truly weird family it is.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime.
13. The Ricks Must Be Crazy
The episode name is a hilarious one, right? Mon it actually isn’t, it’s the truth. This is season 2 episode 6, and rick just took his craziness, one step above. We find that Rick’s car isn’t working and for that rick and Morty get inside the engine of the car and Morty finds out an entire world was created there which solely powers the car of rick. Summer has also got a part to play in this episode, but it’s just unique, rick and his obsession with crazy ideas just go out of hand.
Where to Watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
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14. The Old Man And The Seat
This is season 4, the second episode and an episode that is worth a watch. Yes, the old man in the title of the episode is none other than rick, and the first plot of the episode is an alien invasion into our world, through a dating app which may sound funny but is a serious problem, they plan to take all the world that is present on the world and someone has to stop them from doing so, and the other story is of rick sitting on a seat and playing the act of a shy popper, while he waits for power. Quite a unique plot however there are various twits in it and worth a watch.
Where to Watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
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15. Auto Erotic Assimilation
This is also another interesting episode from the series and has got one of the best scenes in the entire series, this episode has been a fan favourite for a long time. This is the third episode from season 2, and as we know rick has got many exes, by now. This time it’s the story where rick meets one of his exes whose name is unity. They have a lot of alcohol and a lot of sex, and they don’t stop with alcohol and move on to drugs, towards the end of the episode, rick nearly kills himself which gives nearly everyone goosebumps.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
16. The Wedding Squanchers
This is the 10th episode from season 2 and one of the best from season 2. This episode shows a lot of maturities and character development from each character in the episode and mainly Rick. We also see how vicious the galactic federation is. A wedding is going on and Rick and Morty go to tammy and bird person’s wedding to enjoy whereas tammy ends up being a secret agent of the galactic federation and running everything. The main motive was to kill rick.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime.
17. Ratrtlestar Ricklactica
What does the episode name sound like? Snakes, right? Yes, this episode is one, where the entire episode is filled with snake characters and if you don’t like snakes, you should probably avoid this episode. This is the 5th episode from season 4 and another great episode. Here we see that Morty somehow ends up getting by one of the space snakes, whose entire species is very intelligent and rick has to go to save him at the same time, we see jerry being completed stupid which will lead to him nearly dying.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
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18. Rixty Minutes
This is the 6th episode from season 1 and for the first season, it’s one of the best and gives us a great idea about what kind of a person rick actually is and what kind of relationship the family shares. we see that in this episode the family receives certain goggles which let them enjoy their lives in a different universe, however, summer ends up understanding that she ruined her parent’s lives and wishes to leave them alone, however, rick is the one who stops her and calls the entire family to watch tv and be together.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
19. Rest And Riclaxation
The name sound very funny, and so is the episode which humour sense in every scene and the chaos we are going to see in this episode. This episode is the 6th episode from season 3 and follows the story where the duo goes to a spa to relax, after spending most days going on a difficult adventure they decide to relax, however, in the spa, all toxins from their body are removed and however, these toxins end up taking a shape like them and show their toxic characters, which rick and Morty deal with in their way.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
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20. Rickmancing The Stone
This is the season 3-second episode, and a fun episode to watch. We know from the previous episode of the season that the kids, have got themselves in trouble with their parents planning a divorce and to take care of it, rick takes them on a trip to a universe that is inspired by mad max. as usual, rick tries to seal some kind of crystal from the people there and have got all of them in danger. This episode is a fun one and there isn’t any specific reason for this being special.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
21. ABC’s Of Beth
This is the 9th episode from season 3 and as we know the parents have already parted their ways this though being a fun episode, has got its own vibe which you may or may not like. Rick has done something for his daughter beth, however, it is kind of scary and fun at the same time for beth. We get to know a lot about it and on the other hand, the kids are with their father and have their own fun.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
22. Mortynight Run
The end of our list is with the second episode from season 2 and this episode has got its own story, we see a great assassin in it, a lot of chaos, rick, and Morty playing a big role, and whatnot. Overall, this is a good episode but will be tough to understand if you haven’t watched the previous episode.
Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
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