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Rick and Morty
S3.E9
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The ABCs of Beth

  • Episode aired Sep 24, 2017
  • TV-14
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
14K
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Sarah Chalke in Rick and Morty (2013)
AdventureAnimationComedySci-Fi

Rick brings Beth to a world he created for her when she was younger while Beth looks for a long-lost childhood friend trapped there for years.Rick brings Beth to a world he created for her when she was younger while Beth looks for a long-lost childhood friend trapped there for years.Rick brings Beth to a world he created for her when she was younger while Beth looks for a long-lost childhood friend trapped there for years.

  • Directors
    • Juan Jose Meza-Leon
    • Wesley Archer
    • Nathan Litz
  • Writers
    • Justin Roiland
    • Dan Harmon
    • Mike McMahan
  • Stars
    • Justin Roiland
    • Chris Parnell
    • Spencer Grammer
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Juan Jose Meza-Leon
      • Wesley Archer
      • Nathan Litz
    • Writers
      • Justin Roiland
      • Dan Harmon
      • Mike McMahan
    • Stars
      • Justin Roiland
      • Chris Parnell
      • Spencer Grammer
    • 16User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Justin Roiland
    Justin Roiland
    • Rick Sanchez
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    Chris Parnell
    Chris Parnell
    • Jerry Smith
    • (voice)
    Spencer Grammer
    Spencer Grammer
    • Summer Smith
    • (voice)
    Sarah Chalke
    Sarah Chalke
    • Beth Smith
    • (voice)
    Thomas Middleditch
    Thomas Middleditch
    • Tommy Lipnip
    • (voice)
    John DiMaggio
    John DiMaggio
    • Trandor
    • (voice)
    Dan Harmon
    Dan Harmon
    • Student
    • (voice)
    Alex Jayne Go
    Alex Jayne Go
    • Froopyland Creature
    • (voice)
    Jennifer Hale
    Jennifer Hale
    • Keara
    • (voice)
    Brandon Johnson
    Brandon Johnson
    • Mr. Goldenfold
    • (voice)
    Tom Kenny
    Tom Kenny
    • Male Varix
    • (voice)
    Maurice LaMarche
    Maurice LaMarche
    • News Reporter
    • (voice)
    • …
    Asy Saavedra
      Chloe Saavedra
        Kari Wahlgren
        Kari Wahlgren
        • Jessica
        • (voice)
        Mariana Wise
          • Directors
            • Juan Jose Meza-Leon
            • Wesley Archer
            • Nathan Litz
          • Writers
            • Justin Roiland
            • Dan Harmon
            • Mike McMahan
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          User reviews16

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          10calebmccranie-78430

          Great

          I feel like it's just really good. People are mad that it's messed up but it's funny ig. I enjoy the show and this is the show at its higher notes
          10MickandRorty

          Not as good as the others this season, but still solid

          Don't get me wrong, I love every episode. There is not a single episode that a flat out dislike. With that said, for me this a pretty solid episode, but nothing classic.

          It deserves a 10/10, as does every R&M episode. But on the R&M scale, I'd put this one as average for them.

          Thought the scenes with Tommy were great. Love the voices, as always. Good work.
          8ericstevenson

          It's a good episode

          I personally didn't find this episode to be as good as most people make it out to be, but it was still nice. If nothing else, it was confusing how halfway they just abandon the Froogleland and go into mostly another plot. The best part might be Rick bonding with Beth. I guess it's hard to tell if Rick's got a heart of gold or not, but I suppose it just depends on the situation. My favorite joke from him was when he mentioned Stone Cold Steve Austin. He then realized that joke made no sense, but he was going with it anyway. I loved when the kid made fun of Morty leaving school and then questioned if he got his values right.

          The scene at the very end and the very last joke in the entire episode is probably the funniest. I admit it's satisfying to see Rick get injured when it's mostly Morty. I guess the plot was just a little out of focus. It still ended up being pretty creative and I do like the jokes as always. There's this pretty good subplot where Jerry dates an alien that he later breaks up with. It's more interesting than the stuff with Beth and it does end up being relevant in the end. ***
          10shipwreckjack

          One of the best, underrated episodes

          Some of the best lines and it's just nonstop humor.
          10amarbdmi

          I don't understand the rating

          This episode is clearly the one of the better ones in this season other the the first episode in my view, and it just got abysmal rating that I don't understand. Episode like 'The Ricklantis Mixup' is so bloated that no one seems to find the plot is so generic and predictable. Another episode "Vindicators 3" which is one of my favorites in this season, is clearly something that they would do in season 1 or 2, the quality and the sprite is totally the same as any episode from season 1 or 2,it also get bad ratings. I don't know who is responsible for this rating, but I have to except the fact that rick and morty has gone main stream and hopefully the writer won't abandon their creativity from season 1 or 2 and ran this show into a s*** hole in order to gratify the "new coming" main stream viewers

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          • Trivia
            The title of this episode is a play on "The ABCs of Death", a project where several film makers were each given a letter of the alphabet and they had to make a short film about a method of death that started with the letter they were given.
          • Goofs
            When Rick bubbles Morty and Summer to send them to Jerry's motel, the bubbles also enclose a hand-held game (Morty) and TV remote (Summer) before they float away to Jerry's. When they arrive at the motel and the bubbles pop, the electronics are not present.
          • Quotes

            Beth Smith: I was traumatized, Summer; okay, your generation wouldn't get that.

            Summer Smith: Bitch, my generation gets traumatized for breakfast!

          • Connections
            Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Rick and Morty Original Songs (2017)
          • Soundtracks
            Rick and Morty Theme
            Written by Ryan Elder

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          • Release date
            • September 24, 2017 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • United States
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          • Language
            • English
          • Production companies
            • Williams Street
            • Green Portal Productions
            • Harmonius Claptrap
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          • Runtime
            • 22m
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            • 16:9 HD

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