The episode features the debut of the "Butter Robot," which discovers its sole purpose is to pass butter and immediately falls into existential despair.
is the ninth episode of the first season of the animated sci-fi sitcom Rick and Morty . It first aired on March 24, 2014 , on Adult Swim . Core Narrative Summary "Rick and Morty" Something Ricked This Way Come...
The episode follows two distinct storylines that satirize classic literary tropes and scientific denialism: The episode features the debut of the "Butter
The title is a play on Ray Bradbury’s novel Something Wicked This Way Comes . The Devil's shop is a direct parody of Stephen King’s Needful Things . Core Narrative Summary The episode follows two distinct
Summer takes a job at "Needful Things," an antique shop run by Mr. Needful (revealed to be the Devil, voiced by Alfred Molina ). The shop gives away items that fulfill desires but carry ironic, tragic curses. Finding the premise "hackneyed," Rick opens a competing shop, Curse Purge Plus! , where he uses science to neutralize the curses for a fee, effectively putting the Devil out of business.
Jerry insists on helping Morty with a science fair project and stubbornly maintains that Pluto is a planet . This stance leads to them being abducted by Plutonians, where Jerry is hailed as a hero. However, it is revealed that Pluto’s leadership is suppressing the truth that the planet is shrinking due to plutonium mining. Key Production & Cultural Details
After being betrayed by Mr. Needful, Rick and Summer use steroids to build massive physiques and physically assault him to the tune of "X Gon' Give It to Ya" by DMX. Thematic Analysis S01E09 - Something Ricked This Way Comes : r/rickandmorty