Content guide
Skip for under 14
Rick and Morty S2 E2, “Mortynight Run”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14.
Across the episode we counted 15 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (5); Swearing (7); Alcohol & drugs (3). 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.
Parents need to know
Age 14+Violence, drinking, language in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Rick and Morty S2 E2, "Mortynight Run", is a adult animation episode. The series is known for tV-MA. Rated here so you know which episodes are roughest, not because it is kids TV. Driven by violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue), with alcohol & drugs alongside it. Violence includes Listen, if you ever need anybody murdered, please give me a call. Language includes strong swearing — for example, Sh shit! Oh! Whoa! What the hell?! W-w-where am I?! - What in the hell?! - 55 years. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — …Y-you know what those guys do in their fancy boardrooms? They take their balls and they…. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 5 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E2:
Listen, if you ever need anybody murdered, please give me a call.
You sold a gun to a murderer so you could play video games?! Yeah, sure, I mean, if you spend all day shuffling words around, you can make anything sound bad, Morty.
I buy guns from your grandpa.
Hey! You sold a gun to a guy that kills people!
You know, you could stop this killing from happening, Rick! You know, you did a bad thing selling that gun, but you could undo it if you wanted.
Swearing 7 moments
How Swearing shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E2:
Sh shit! Oh! Whoa! What the hell?! W-w-where am I?! - What in the hell?! - 55 years.
Holy shit! This guy's taking Roy off the grid! This guy doesn't have a social security number for Roy! Hi.
Whatever you want to do, you little punk-ass little bitch.
Number one is me, asshole! You're supposed to be my friend! Friend?! Do you even know my real name? It's Revolio Clockberg Junior.
Oh, you still use south in space? Whoa! Jesus, Jerry! What the hell are you doing here?! What are you talking about? We agreed a boy's father should be present - when he's learning to drive.
What?! I don't know how this works! Help me! What the hell?! I know, right? Oh, what the hell?! I know, right? Jerryboree!? You created a day care for my dad? Are you kidding? I wish I had this idea.
Morty, take the wheel! Whoa! Whoa! Geez! Damn it, Morty! Who taught you to fly this thing? I'm kidding.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E2:
…Y-you know what those guys do in their fancy boardrooms? They take their balls and they dip them in cocaine and wipe them all over each other.
It's got beer, games, prizes, and you can never tell what time it is.
You kind of wasted your 30s, though, with that whole bird-watching phase.
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