Season 5 of Rick and Morty consisted of 10 episodes. Production was confirmed in July 2019.[1]
It premiered on June 20, 2021 and ended on September 5. [2]
Characters[]
Main[]
- Rick Sanchez (Justin Roiland) A genius scientist and alcoholic whose inventions and experiments serve as the basis for the episodes.
- Morty Smith (Justin Roiland) Rick's impressionable grandson who is often dragged along on his grandfather's escapades.
- Jerry Smith (Chris Parnell) Morty's insecure father, whose disapproval of Rick's influence on Morty only deepens his marital troubles with Beth.
- Summer Smith (Spencer Grammer) Morty's angst-ridden older sister who occasionally joins Rick on his adventures.
- Beth Smith (Sarah Chalke) Morty's holier-than-thou mother, a cardiac surgeon for horses.
Recurring[]
These are the characters present in more than one episode in the fifth season.
Single Appearances[]
These are the characters present in one episode within the fifth season.
- Jessica
- Mr. Nimbus
- Space Beth
- Tina-Teers
- Planetina
- Daphne
- Diesel Weasel
- Princess Poñeta
- Bruce Chutback
- Dwayne
- Turkey President
- Big Fat Rick
- Ricardo Montoya
- Hothead Rick
- Little Ricky Wrap-it-up
- Yo-Yo Rick
- Kendra
- Birdperson
- Memory Rick
- Squanchy
- Gene
- Tammy Guterman
- Nick
- President Morty
Crew[]
Writers[]
- Jeff Loveness: “Mort Dinner Rick Andre” and “Rickmurai Jack”
- Albro Lundy: “Mortyplicity” and “Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort”
- Rob Schrab: “A Rickconvenient Mort”
- Nick Rutherford: “Rickdependence Spray”
- Anne Lane: “Amortycan Grickfitti”
- James Siciliano: “Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular”
- John Harris: “Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion”
- Siobhan Thompson: “Forgetting Sarick Mortshall”
- Scott Marder: “Rickmurai Jack”
Directors[]
- Jacob Hair: “Mort Dinner Rick Andre”, “Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion” and “Rickmurai Jack”
- Lucas Gray: “Mortyplicity”
- Juan Meza-León: “A Rickconvenient Mort”
- Erica Hayes: “Rickdependence Spray” and “Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort”
- Kyounghee Lim: “Amortycan Grickfitti”
- Douglas Einar Olsen: “Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular”
Episodes[]
| No. | # | Title | Airdate | US Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | "Mort Dinner Rick Andre" | June 20, 2021 | 1.29[3] |
| Rick plays host when he has to prepare an important dinner for his ocean-dwelling nemesis. Meanwhile, when Morty is sent to get the wine for the big man, the booze needs to be checked. | ||||
| 2 | 43 | "Mortyplicity" | June 27, 2021 | 1.15[4] |
| The Smiths suspect they're being hunted, but they don't even know who is real. | ||||
| 3 | 44 | "A Rickconvenient Mort" | July 4, 2021 | 1.00[5] |
| Morty learns that it may be too late to reduce and reuse after he falls in love with an environmental superhero. Meanwhile, Rick and Summer go on an apocalypse bar crawl. | ||||
| 4 | 45 | "Rickdependence Spray" | July 11, 2021 | 0.95[6] |
| A failed experiment by Rick creates monsters that threaten the entire country as well as himself. | ||||
| 5 | 46 | "Amortycan Grickfitti" | July 18, 2021 | 0.77[7] |
| Summer and Morty steal Rick's car to impress a new transfer kid at school. Rick and Jerry have a guys' night from Hell. | ||||
| 6 | 47 | "Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular" | July 25, 2021 | 0.93[8] |
| In this Thanksgiving episode, Rick and Morty need to get a presidential pardon. | ||||
| 7 | 48 | "Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion" | August 1, 2021 | 0.82[9] |
| Summer enables Rick's addiction to collecting giant combining robots, and the family becomes The Family. | ||||
| 8 | 49 | "Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort" | August 8, 2021 | 0.83[10] |
| Rick attempts to save a beloved friend. | ||||
| 9 | 50 | "Forgetting Sarick Mortshall" | September 5, 2021 | 0.91[11] |
| Rick gets new sidekicks, while Morty makes a new friend. | ||||
| 10 | 51 | "Rickmurai Jack" | September 5, 2021 | 0.94[11] |
| Rick is living his best anime life, making new friends and taking down new enemies. | ||||
Videos[]
FIRST LOOK Rick and Morty Season 5 adult swim
OFFICIAL TRAILER- Rick and Morty Season 5 - adult swim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2AFf9wSAdM
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Trivia[]
- Despite the overall positive reception of Season 5, the series' co-creator Justin Roiland, stated that he has mixed reviews with Season 5.
References[]
- ↑ https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/07/17/rick-and-morty-season-4-10-episodes-season-5-writing/
- ↑ Season 5 Premiere Date on Deadline. [1]
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