Ricksy Business

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Not to be confused with Risky Business.
"Ricksy Business"
Tom Kauffman
Produced byJ. Michael Mendel
Featured musicRyan Elder
Original air dateApril 14, 2014 (2014-04-14)
Running time22 minutes
Guest appearances
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"Ricksy Business" is the eleventh and final episode of the

Tom Kauffman and directed by Stephen Sandoval, the episode aired on April 14, 2014. The title of the episode is a pun to the film, Risky Business
.

Plot

Abradolf Lincler (a DNA combination of Adolf Hitler and Abraham Lincoln). Not only do they make a mess, but the whole house is accidentally sent into another dimension, where Lincler seemingly dies (he actually survives). Ultimately, the guests are sent away and the house is returned to its place. Rick, Morty and Summer only have minutes to spare before Beth and Jerry arrive, so they use a contraption to freeze time, allowing them to repair the house. They watch Titanic and unanimously agree on how terrible it is. In the post-credits scene
, giant alien beasts repeatedly insert and remove Lincler and a teenager from the party in their bodies.

Reception

Ratings

On its airdate, "Ricksy Business" was watched by 2.13 million American viewers.[1]

Critical response

The first season has an approval rating of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 8.19 out of 10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Rick and Morty zaps onto screens and makes an instant impression with its vivid splashes of color, improvisational voice acting, and densely-plotted science fiction escapades -- bringing a surprising amount of heart to a cosmically heartless premise."[2]

Joe Matar of Den of Geek praised the episode, giving it four out of five stars and saying "It’s less about the story and more about throwing ridiculous sci-fi thing after thing at us, making for a sort of a quantity over quality episode. But that’s not really accurate because all the sci-fi stuff is pretty quality. The one-off characters are loads of absurd fun and there are a number of fantastic one-liners"[3] Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club said "Here were are the end of season one, with an episode that sits firmly in the show’s comfort zone; nothing remarkable, nothing really envelope pushing, but consistently inventive, funny, and just the right amount of sweetness to set off the sour."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Monday Cable Ratings: 'WWE Raw' Wins Night, 'Basketball Wives', 'Bates Motel', 'Archer', 'Dallas' & More - Ratings". TVbytheNumbers. 2014-04-15. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  2. Fandango Media
    . Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Joe Matar (2014-04-15). "Rick and Morty: Ricksy Business review". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  4. ^ Zack Handlen (2014-04-14). "Rick And Morty: "Ricksy Business"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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