8. Rixty Minutes
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Rick and Morty

Is Rick and Morty S1 E8 OK for kids?

8. Rixty Minutes

When Rick hooks up the family's tv receiver with reality-tv shows from alternate dimensions, and allows them to see themselves in different versions of their lives, they begin to wonder what they have, and more importantly - what could have been.

📺 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

Preview first — about 14+

Rick and Morty S1 E8, “8. Rixty Minutes”, scores 2/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 14+. When Rick hooks up the family's tv receiver with reality-tv shows from alternate dimensions, and allows them to see themselves in different versions of their lives, they begin to wonder what they have, and more importantly - what could have been.

Across the episode we counted 19 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (8); Alcohol & drugs (4). 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 4 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E8:

  • And now trunk men? We know science has created men that have a trunk that allows them to have sex with both male and female partners.
  • Hey, let the trunk people have sex and get married, huh? Paid for by Trunk People.
  • Gimme a break! We're not heroes for having unprotected sex on prom night.
  • Hey, isn't Gazorpazorp where uh where those Sex robots came from, remember? That whole thing? Yeah hey, that's pretty, pretty that's true.

Violence & injury 3 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E8:

  • Guilty! Sentenced to murder.
  • And every morning, Summer, I eat breakfast, own rotting corpse.
  • See this knife and all the blood on it? Here's my fingerprints.

Swearing 8 moments

How Swearing shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E8:

  • This shit is delicious.
  • A movie about a guy eating shit.
  • Step on it, we all got places to be! Son of a bitch! See, that must be where he lives OK.
  • field, bitch! Now give me my [BLEEP.]
  • You show us your concept of "good TV", and we'll crap all over that.
  • Letterman from a time line where Jerry's famous - Wait! - What in the hell? I agree.
  • Hey man, I don't give a crap about myself, Rick.
  • Where the hell am I going? What are you asking me for Jerry? I'm sitting here trying to figure out why the cops don't just take you out.

Alcohol & drugs 4 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E8:

  • I love doing cocaine with you.
  • Whoa I love doing cocaine with you too, Johnny Depp! Haven't we spent enough time on you? I'm performing surgery but not on a horse, on a human! That's great, Beth! You always wanted to be a real surgeon.
  • What is either code for crystal meth, or a gateway to it.
  • You'd also be drinking wine, alone in a house full of exotic birds.

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