9. Something Ricked This Way Comes
🎞️ S1 E9 🚫 Hard pass

Rick and Morty

Is Rick and Morty S1 E9 OK for kids?

9. Something Ricked This Way Comes

Rick is skeptical of Summer's new job at a shop run by the devil. Jerry and Morty argue about Pluto's status as a planet and end up traveling there.

📺 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 E9, “9. Something Ricked This Way Comes”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14. Rick is skeptical of Summer's new job at a shop run by the devil. Jerry and Morty argue about Pluto's status as a planet and end up traveling there.

Across the episode we counted 16 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (2); Suicide & self-harm (1); Swearing (10). 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 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E9:

  • This aftershave made women want me, but it also made me impotent! A price for everything, mr.

Nudity & bodies 2 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E9:

  • Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • If it's athletic prowess you desire, principle vagina, I might -- - I'll take it.

Violence & injury 2 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E9:

  • I thought you might want it so you didn't accidentally sell anybody, say A typewriter that generates best-selling murder mysteries and then makes the murders happen in real life? - Ooh.
  • This eerily intelligent doll was threatening to murder its family.

Suicide & self-harm 1 moment

How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E9:

  • He tried to kill himself.

Swearing 10 moments

How Swearing shows up in Rick and Morty S1 E9:

  • Store comes out of nowhere, all the shit's old and creepy.
  • Some committee of fancy assholes disagree.
  • You think you're so great, you stupid piece of shit.
  • planet, bitch! Oh, man.
  • I'm the devil, bitch! What, what?! Hey! Hey! - Hey, Morty.
  • It detects and catalogs all your "twilight zone", "ray bradbury", "Friday the 13th" the series voodoo crap magic.
  • Whoa! - Whoa! What the hell?! I'm king Flippy Nips, ruler of Pluto.
  • I just want to go back to hell, where everyone thinks I'm smart and funny.
  • Seriously? Holy crap.
  • …go hard, getting busy with it but I got such a good heart that I'll make the mother wonder if he did it damn right, and I'll do it again, 'cause I am right so I gots to win break bread with the enemy but no matter…

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