4. M. Night Shaym-Aliens!
🎞️ S1 E4 🚫 Hard pass

Rick and Morty

Is Rick and Morty S1 E4 OK for kids?

4. M. Night Shaym-Aliens!

Aliens send Rick, Morty and Jerry into an alternate reality, and Rick tries to get them out as oblivious Jerry pitches a marketing slogan for apples.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 14

Rick and Morty S1 E4, “4. M. Night Shaym-Aliens!”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14. Aliens send Rick, Morty and Jerry into an alternate reality, and Rick tries to get them out as oblivious Jerry pitches a marketing slogan for apples.

Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (1); Swearing (7). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 2 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E4:

  • Man, how does a guy like that go home and have sex with his wife? Hey, Morty.
  • That's the best sex I've ever had in my life.

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E4:

  • Give it to me! No! You give it to me! G-g-give it! No, Rick! Oh, God, sir! They're still naked! Ugh.

Swearing 7 moments

How Swearing shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E4:

  • But we do now! We do now, sucka! You simulated my grandson's genitalia?! You bunch of diabolical sons of bitches! Kevin fought real hard to supervise that project.
  • All right, Rick you little son of a bitch! Are you a simulation?! Huh?! Are you a simulation?! No! No! No! You little son of a bitch! I'm sorry, Morty.
  • Ow! Oof! Ugh! Damn it! I'm all right.
  • Holy crap! Come on, Morty.
  • Holy crap! Get in, Morty.
  • I am finally complete! My my my my man! What the hell?! No.
  • Now empty the water bottle into the bucket and pour it all into the fuel tank so we can get the hell out of here! What are you doing, Morty?! There's no time! Oh, no.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.