- (Rick burps)
- This guy's got some problems. He's got some digestive problems. - (Morty) You're gonna tell me
it's an alien [bleep] or something. - Oh, and it's a bit X-rated. ♪ (ragtime intro) ♪ - (FBE) So recently, we had the elders try the Szechuan sauce
from McDonald's. - Oh yeah, and I wasn't
that crazy about that. - (FBE) The sauce was released
thanks to the television show called Rick and Morty.
- Right, I did watch it finally. It was really funny. - (FBE) After that episode,
the fans all really wanted to see the elders react
to the show itself. - Oh.
- (FBE) So that's what we're gonna today.
- Oh, okay. I don't know what the show contains.
It's gonna be a new adventure. - (Jerry) Morty, just sit down
and eat with us. - (Morty) No! This isn't real life.
It's just another one of Rick's stupid promo commercials.
- Typical family. - (Jerry) Will you please explain
to Morty that this isn't a promo commercial,
and that we're trying to have a nice family...
- Sounds like an updated version of the Simpsons.
- (Rick) We're inside a promo commercial right now.
- I love the character voices. - (Jerry) What the hell
is a promo commercial anyway? - (Rick) It's a disposable
advertisement. It's meaningless. It doesn't matter.
- He's such a brat. - (Rick) It's gonna
misrepresent the show. - (Jerry) Beth, Summer,
do something! - (Rick) They're not
gonna help you, Jerry, because--
(plates shattering) - Damn!
- Ouch. - (Catherine laughs)
- (Rick) They were just aliens trying to catch me and Morty,
because guess why? We're a couple
of intergalactic criminals. - (Jerry) No! (cries)
- He's the funniest one. - (Morty) What's the show
about anyway? - (Rick) Oh, it's just
a crazy-- (burps) - This guy's got some problems.
He's got some digestive problems. - (Rick) All kinds of wild stuff
happens each week. - Sounds like our show.
All kinds of wild stuff happens. - It's a commercial, I guess,
I'm watching? It's like a show
within a show. - It's sort of
like the Simpsons. Traditional families that aren't
really so traditional. - I don't watch cartoons
much anymore, so I liked it, which doesn't happen too often. - (Morty) Where are you?
- (Rick) On my work bench, Morty. - (Morty) Are you invisible
and you're gonna fart on me? - Oh my goodness. - (Rick) Flip the pickle over.
- (Morty) What? I'm gonna touch it,
and you're gonna tell me it's an alien [bleep] or something.
- Oh, jeez. - (laughs) This is funny. - (Morty) You're gonna tell me
it's an alien [bleep] or something. - Oh, and it's a bit X-rated. - (Rick) The payoff is huge. I turned myself
into a pickle, Morty! Boom! - What?
- (Rick) I turned myself into a pickle, Morty! Boom!
- Fascinating. - (Rick) I turned myself
into a pickle! I'm Pickle Rick!!
- (laughs) I like when he thought
it was an alien, you know. (laughs) Alien penis. - A lot of these shows are written
for 10- to 12-year-old boys? - (FBE) This is actually
more for adults. - (laughs) Oh, no.
I don't know any adults who would watch this. - Good writing. It sticks around
no matter what the genre is. These guys seem to be very clever. - (Jerry) Bad dog! Bad! - (Rick) Morty, come on.
I need your help tonight. - Here we go.
- (Jerry) Hold on a second, Rick. You wouldn't, by any chance,
have some sort of crazy science thing you could whip up that might help
make this dog a little smarter? - (Rick) All right, Ruffles.
What's his name? - Leave the dog alone. (chuckles)
- (Rick) Snuffles, shake. Roll over.
- (laughs) - (Rick) Go to the bathroom.
- This is cute. - (Rick) Go to the bathroom.
- No. (toilet flushing)
- (Summer) No way. - (chuckles) That's funny. - Whoa. Hey, buddy.
- Uh-oh. There's Snuffles. - (Snuffles) Snuffles fix.
- Wow, this is pretty futuristic. - (Snuffles) Humans
understand Snuffles now? - (Summer) That... is... awesome!
- (laughs) - (Snuffles) Snuffles want
to be understood. - We've created a monster. (thunder crashing)
- (Summer) Ah! - A robotic dog. - Uh-oh. Oh dear!
He's like a Transformer. - (Snuffles) Where
are my testicles, Summer? - Oh my god.
- He's gonna be mad at you. - (Summer) That's an intense
line of questioning, Snuffles. - (Snuffles) Do not
call me that! - (Summer screams)
- (laughs) - (Snuffles) Snuffles
was my slave name. You shall now call me Snowball,
because my fur is pretty and white. - That's funny. The dog getting back
for being fixed. - "Where are my testicles?"
(chuckles) You've been neutered. - So many unpleasant images
in these things. I wonder why people
want to watch them. - (Rick) This is a Meeseeks box.
Let me show you how it works. You press this...
- (Meeseeks) I'm Mr. Meeseeks! Look at me!
- A Meeseeks. - Aww. That's cute. - (Rick) Mr. Meeseeks,
open Jerry's stupid mayonnaise jar. - (Meeseeks) Yes, sirree!
- So this is sort of a continuing theme of this guy
being sort of mad scientist. - (Meeseeks) Open!
- (Jerry) Wow. - (Rick) And then
it stops existing. - Uh-oh.
- (Summer) Oh my god! He exploded.
- (Rick) Trust me, they're fine with it.
Knock yourselves out. - (Meeseeks) Hey there,
I'm Mr. Meeseeks! - What's his name?
Mr. Meeseeks? - (Jerry) Mr. Meeseeks,
I would like to take two strokes off my golf game.
- (Mr. Meeseeks) Try again and keep your head down.
- There's gonna be trouble. Trouble.
- (Meeseeks) Let me try something. - (Meeseeks 2) I'm Mr. Meeseeks.
Look at me! - (Meeseeks 1) Hi, Mr. Meeseeks.
- (chuckles) - This is really boring. - (Meeseeks 3) We are created...
- Uh-oh. (laughs) They're taking over. - So the Meeseeks
are taking over like every other thing
created in every movie. - (Jerry) Innocent people
are going to die because of me. - I wouldn't watch this
for two seconds. - (Beth) Straighten your back.
- I could see how kids would like this, because they are
more into this kind of thing. Their brains are still fresh. - Yes!
- (all) Mr. Meeseeks! - (Meeseeks) That's
a lower handicap stroke! (rapid poofing) - Oh, once they--
he fulfilled it, so he's gone. - It's clever. That goes back
to the 2001 Space Odyssey. That's the first time we saw
where technology took over. - If you had absolutely
nothing to do, and you were bored to death,
you might watch this. - We got some Simpsons
in there now, huh? - What? Not the Simpsons! - (Rick) You killed
the Simpsons, Morty. - So he crashed
the Simpsons show? - (Morty) I didn't mean to!
- (Rick) Oh god. Look at the baby one. - (laughs)
- (Rick) Oh my god, Morty! Calm down. We'll take care of it.
- Eww! - (Rick) Okay, I want you
to take that vial of Simpsons goo and this picture to this address.
They'll make us new Simpsons. ♪ (eerie futuristic music) ♪
- This is pretty weird. - I wonder how the Simpsons
felt about this. - (Morty) Rick, I'm back! Wake up!
- Oh my goodness. - (Rick) Give me those. ♪ (suspenseful music) ♪ - He regenerated them. - Oh, it's like Invasion
of the Body Snatchers. - (Rick) Hey, Morty, little tip.
(burps) Don't clean DNA vials with your spit.
- (laughs) I'd probably watch it
because it is funny. - I like the creativity.
I like the direction it goes. Some smart ideas.
- Wow, that was totally a waste of time.
I'm beyond that as a grumpy old fart
who doesn't have any interest in this kind of [bleep]. - I know that there's creative people
behind this and you know, they're probably in a room
laughing their tukkises off thinking this is so hilarious,
but I just don't get it. - (FBE) So Rick and Morty
just finished airing its third season on Adult Swim.
- Yeah. I watch that.
I watch Archer sometimes. It just depends on my mood. - (FBE) So this show actually
started off as a direct parody of Back to the Future
with the main two characters, Rick and Morty,
emulating Doc and Marty. - Marty, okay.
I kept thinking to myself, "Where do I know
these two characters from?" - I would not have guessed it,
but I definitely see how that plays. - (FBE) Not only was it
the network's highest rated show... - Oh my goodness.
You're kidding. - (FBE) ...but it was also
the most watched comedy series for adults ages 18 to 34.
- I am shocked. - I don't consider 18
to 34 that adult. I remember when I was that age,
I was a moron. - (FBE) What do you think it is
about this show that makes it so popular?
- Well, I don't know. It's not clever.
It's not intelligent. - It's funny. They do a lot
of weird stuff that, you know, kind of cracks you up.
- Maybe the theme. If it's a take off
on feature film things talking about outer space.
- Something different, and it's not
a cutie cartoon. And it's just full
of weird characters. The crazy inventions
that he has, that's the fun part,
'cause you never know what it's gonna do. - (FBE) The fan base for Rick
and Morty has always been very vocal about the show.
As we mentioned, their fans were arguably
the primary reason McDonald's started serving one of their sauces.
In your experience, have TV show fan bases
always been this active and vocal about a show
outside of just watching it? Or is it more of a recent development?
- I think this is probably more of a recent development
with adult cartoons. There is something in 'em.
They do have messages. - Sounds more
like a recent development. It's not like anything in the past. - No, it's always been like that.
I Love Lucy, 1950s. People were insane for that show. - There were a lot of people
very active, writing letters to the station and this and that. - Star Trek's my first memory
of people doing-- Well, we had to write letters
back then, handwritten letters back then, and we did it.
And we saved Star Trek. - They've always had
different types of fan bases for different types of shows.
There's always been this cult following
for any successful or outrageous or new entertainment. - (FBE) So finally, Rick and Morty
has recently been in the news again since as the release of this episode,
the show has not been renewed for its fourth season as many people
anticipated it would be. From what you've seen today,
do you hope the show will be renewed
for season four? - Well, renew it
and announce it, Adult Swim! Come on!
- I would like to see it. I think it's interesting. I think if it isn't renewed,
somebody will pick it up. - I could care less. I don't give a damn
if it's renewed or not. - I hope it will. It's so fun. After a long day,
you love to just sit back and laugh. - It should. I think
that it's funny and it's creative. - Good riddance!
May it rest in peace. - It's interesting, and I think
they should give it another chance. - If they enjoy it, why not? I would hope that would
make people happy. - It should be.
I think it's clever. It's creative. It's silly.
It's got all the elements. (chuckles) - Thanks for watching
this episode of Elders React. - Subscribe and shoutout
to Squiggly Doodle and VICTORIA BOST. - Please let us know in the comments
what we should react to next. - Now if you'd excuse me,
I gotta go get schwifty. - Hey, guys. Ethan here from FBE.
Thank you so much for watching this episode of Elders React.
What do you think the elders should react to next time?
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