1. Summer of All Fears
🎞️ S8 E1 🚫 Hard pass

Rick and Morty

Is Rick and Morty S8 E1 OK for kids?

1. Summer of All Fears

Rick left the kids in a matrix. Not chill, broh.

📺 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 S8 E1, “1. Summer of All Fears”, 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 left the kids in a matrix. Not chill, broh.

Across the episode we counted 19 flagged moments in 4 themes: Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (12); 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

Nudity & bodies 2 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Rick and Morty S8 E1:

  • Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • for Principal Vagina.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in Rick and Morty S8 E1:

  • Put that mindblower gun down.

Swearing 12 moments

How Swearing shows up in Rick and Morty S8 E1:

  • Fuck you! None of this is real!
  • Nothing out here fucking matters.
  • That means no chargers, you old bitch!
  • Oh, shit. How long was I out?
  • Eat my ass, you shallow bitches!
  • slowly up your asshole.
  • I thought you were my friend, bitch!
  • What the hell?
  • The hell are you doing, Morty?
  • Damn, Morty. Maybe I should
  • Damn. That got out of hand fast.
  • and piss in its bed,

Alcohol & drugs 4 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Rick and Morty S8 E1:

  • pouring her bedtime wine!
  • bedtime wine. [SLURPS]
  • Toss me a beer.
  • If this is about the beers,

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