Storyline
The Smith house is locked down after parasites threaten to take over the world by multiplying through flashbacks.
Quotes
[a montage of Rick’s made-up catchphrases]
Rick: Wubba-lubba-dub-dub!
Rick: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, biatch!
Rick: And that’s the waaaaay the news goes!
Rick: Hit the sack, Jack!
Rick: Uh-oh, somersault jump!
Rick: AIDS!
Rick: And that’s why I always say, “shum-shum-schlippety-dop!”
Rick: Grassssss… tastes bad!
Rick: No jumpin’ in the sewer!
Rick: Burger time!
Rick: Rubber baby bubby bunkers!
Rick: Lick, lick, lick my balls! Ha ha ha, yeah! Say that all the time!
Morty: We all remember you as a friend.
Rick: Oh, really? Well, I remember you as a whiny little piece of shit, Morty.
Morty: Oh, yeah?
Rick: Yeah! I’ve got about a thousand memories of your dumb little ass and about six of them are pleasant. The rest is annoying garbage. So why don’t you do us both a favor and pull the trigger? Do it! Do it, motherfucker! Pull the fucking trigger!
Rick: We’ve got a lot of friends and family to exterminate.
Rick: Get off the high road Summer. We all got pink eye because you won’t stop texting on the toilet.
Summer: [cynical tone] Ooh yeah, shame me. At least when I’m disgusting it’s on purpose.
Pencilvester: [begging] Rick, I’m Pencilvester! Listen to that name! You can’t kill me!
Rick: [crying] You’re right.
[turns to Morty]
Rick: Kill Pencilvester.
Morty: [shoots Pencilvester in the face]
Rick: We’ve got to keep an eye out for any zany wacky characters that pop up.
Mr. Poopybutthole: Ooo, wee, Rick. Whatever you want, we’re here to help.
Rick: Thanks, Mr. Poopybutthole. I always could count on you.
Beth: Dad, why does our house have blast shields?
Rick: Trust me Beth, you don’t want to know how many answers that question has.
Summer: All I have are pictures are of me and my friends from school. What? What teenage girl has pictures of her family? It’s not like we’re Mormon or dying.
Frankenstein: I was on the wrong side of the pitchfork on this one.
Mr. Beauregard: Ah, Master Rick, remember when you weren’t going to shoot me?
Rick: [shoots Mr. Beauregard in the face] I guess Iiii did the butler! Hahaaa! Does that, does that scan?
Ghost in a Jar: Oh, I-I get it. It’s a play on “the butler did it”.
Rick: Thanks Ghost in a Jar. You always were good at pointing out potentially obscure comedy.
[shoots Ghost in a Jar]
References
- Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein’s monster is one of the Alien Parasites - Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Cousin Nicky’s catchphrase “I’m walkin’ here” and constant mention of being from Brooklyn. - Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
Jerry mentions Chewbacca - The Incredible Hulk (1978) (TV Series)
Mr. Poopybutthole: “Remember the time we got stuck on the elevator after we saw the Hulk musical” - Burger Time (1982) (Video Game)
“Burger time!” is one of Rick’s made-up catchphrases - Cocktail (1988)
Mention by Rick - Hello Kitty and Friends (1991) (TV Series)
Hello Kitty is seen along side with the other Alien Parasites - Jurassic Park (1993)
Photography Raptor reuses the raptor sound effects from this movie - Late Night with Conan O’Brien (1993) (TV Series)
Rick: “What is this 90’s Conan?” - Friends (1994) (TV Series)
Mention by Jerry - The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (2000) (Video Game)
Rick excitedly explains to his family his plan to scalp limited edition The Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask Nintendo 3DS systems and get rich. - Evolution (2001)
Alien parasites creatures look alike - The Boondocks (2005) (TV Series)
Morty: “Now we can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way. The choice is yours.” - The Butler Did It (2011) (Short)
Mention by Rick - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Sleepy Gary: “I hear that they are filming the new Star Wars movie right now”
Spoofs
- Sesame Street (1969) (TV Series)
One of the Alien Parasites is a parody of Oscar the Grouch. - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Spoofs the idea of Nazis finding mystical objects. - The Care Bears Family (1985) (TV Series)
Tinkles and her friends are a parody of Care Bears and My Little Pony who takes Summer to a magical world called Never Past Bedtime Land. - My Little Pony ‘n Friends (1986) (TV Series)
Tinkles and her friends are a parody of Care Bears and My Little Pony who takes Summer to a magical world called Never Past Bedtime Land. - Total Recall (1990)
The title of this episode is a pun on this film - Family Guy (1999) (TV Series)
The false memories are set up and delivered very similarly to Family Guy’s famous cutaway gags.
Goofs
- After Rick shoots “Uncle Steve,” the largest pink blood splatter (on the wall and horse picture) disappears and reappears twice.