Ep 224 - Mortgully: The Last Rickforest

Rick and Morty go full circle of life (and death) in Mortgully: The Last Rickforest!

Semi Pertinent News

A/S new show announcementHeist Brothers - three frog brothers robbing a bank—10 quarter hour episodesScott Marder and Steve Levy AMA part 2 on July 21st at 1230 PSTAdult Swim on the GreenJuly 23-26, 1-10pmhttps://www.adultswim.com/sdcc

MAIN THANG - S9E7 Mortgully: The Last Rickforest

Episode Details

Air Date: 7/5/2026Written by: Michael KellnerDirected by: Daniel ColeGuest Stars: John Hodgman, Justin Long

Broh-nopsis: Rick and Morty gotta evolve, broh

Our Synopsis: Rick and Morty: SimLife Edition

Discussion

Title Reference: Ferngully: The Last Rainforest -- another great Disney movieThemesFavorite Bits"I just got tested and I have a bit of a soy allergy"Their yellow and blue orbs"I'm all woobly"Hollow earth - Morty struggling to breathe airThe Lion King esque bouncing (and the background music)Morty as a bee – hexagon houses"This stick is your god!"All Hands on opposable thumbs (immediately kills himself)Get Bent? Little toothless. Not that I can beat itThe step backwards and the hot air balloonYou always step on my stories!Best/Worst PartsThe montage of Morty growing upThe whole hyena and sheep love story

Listener Suggorstions and Short Outs

TwitterRyan Cohen - They originally had the looney tunes theme song in the tag, but WB asked them to remove it. Elder created a new song that sounded similar and they changed Rick's dialogue to fitEmail!Ranma - Does Jerry have an anxiety disorder. Not only did he become a breeding ground for Anxiety Worms, but he is repeatedly shown to be at his most competent when he doesn't have to think things through.InstagramTVtriviapod - I talk about Mission Impossible: The Final ReckoningOur Reel Relationships - I talk about Minority Report with my brother!