<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined, unverified or indiscriminate . Please help to clean it up to meet Wikipedia's quality standards . Where appropriate, incorporate items into the main body of the article . (January 2018) </Td> </Tr> <P> Rick and Morty is an American adult animated television series created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, which premiered in 2013 . It revolves around Rick, an eccentric, elderly, alcoholic scientist who takes his young grandson Morty on dangerous, outlandish adventures throughout the cosmos and alternate universes . The following is a list of characters from the Rick and Morty television series . </P> <P> Rick Sanchez (voiced by Justin Roiland)--A genius, sociopathic, emotionally abusive, dismissive, narcissistic, self - centered, incredibly intelligent and alcoholic mad scientist who is the father of Beth Smith and the maternal grandfather of Morty and Summer . His alcoholic tendencies lead his daughter's family to worry about the safety of their son Morty . The series is often retroscripted for Rick's lines . He displays "diagnosable qualities of various mental illnesses". An extremely intellectual character that views his time as valuable, he disparages the usefulness of many ordinary human conventions such as school, marriage, and even love, though he displays genuine affection towards his grandchildren and daughter throughout the series . His reaction to the mundane requests asked of him by Morty and other family members suggests he considers himself wholly superior to them, though in several instances throughout the series he shows a lonelier side . He frequently' burp - talks' words in the middle of a sentence while speaking, presumably as a result of his alcoholism . He is identified as Rick Sanchez of Earth Dimension C - 137 . In "The Wedding Squanchers", Rick alongside Squanchy and Birdperson were revealed to be freedom fighters against the Galactic Federation who labeled them terrorists with warrants for their arrest . In order to guarantee the safety of his family, Rick leaves a tip on where he can be found as he surrenders to the Galactic Federation and is incarcerated in one of their prisons . In "The Rickshank Rickdemption" it is revealed that Rick actually turned himself in, in a scheme to destroy the Federation's economy; when the Council of Ricks interferes, Rick also takes the opportunity to take down the Council of Ricks . Rick also orchestrated "sending" Jerry away for his earlier attempt to convince the family to turn him into Federation custody, and making Rick "the de-facto patriarch of the household". However, Rick's attempt at driving Jerry away was unsuccessful, resulting in a diminished role in the family . The character was inspired primarily by Emmett Brown from Back to the Future . </P> <P> Morty Smith (voiced by Justin Roiland)--Rick's 14 - year - old grandson who is frequently dragged into Rick's misadventures . Morty is a good kid but he is easily distressed . He is often reluctant to follow Rick's plans, and he often ends up traumatized by the unorthodox and morally questionable methods Rick uses to' fix' situations . The main Morty the episodes follow is referred to as the "Mortiest Morty" by Rick due to his courage, which nearly every other Morty lacks due to their main use being makeshift cloaking devices, in which "Morty waves" cancel out a Rick's "genius waves" (a concept Morty takes offense to). In "The Rickshank Rickdemption", Morty is angry at Rick for abandoning them and convinces Summer not to do so, and even comes close to killing Rick when it appears that he is threatening Summer's life, though in the end after Rick returns home, Morty is glad to have his grandfather back . However, in "The Rickchurian Mortydate", Morty refuses to be at Rick's side when he decides to leave and stays with his parents and Summer . In "Raising Gazorpazorp" he accidentally impregnates an alien breeding robot, which gives birth to his half - alien son, Mortimer Smith Jr . Throughout the series, several characters mention that Morty has a learning disability, and he often displays low self - esteem . Despite this, he's shown to be intelligent and resourceful at times and as the series progresses he learns how to use many of Rick's devices and even manipulates Rick into taking Jerry on an adventure . By the end of season three he displays an uncanny degree of common sense as well as a deep understanding of Rick's twisted mind, as seen in "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender". The character was inspired primarily by Marty McFly from Back to the Future . </P>

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