<P> Harmon has noted that the writers room at the show's studio bears a striking resemblance to the one used for Community . In comparing the two, he noted that the writing staff of Rick and Morty was significantly smaller, and more "rough and tumble verbally". The first season writing staff consisted of Roiland, Harmon, Tom Kauffman, Ryan Ridley, Wade Randolph, and Eric Acosta, while writer's assistant Mike McMahan was also given writing credit . Described as a "very, very tiny little writers' room with a lot of heavy lifting from everybody," the show's writing staff, like many Adult Swim productions, is not unionized with the Writers' Guild of America . The writing staff first meets and discusses ideas, which evolve into a story . Discussions often include anecdotes from personal life as well as thoughts on the science fiction genre . After breaking the story--which consists of developing its consistency and logical beginning, middle, and conclusion--a writer is assigned to create an outline . Roiland and Harmon do a "pass" on the outline, and from there the episode undergoes several more drafts . The final draft of the script is last approved by either of the co-creators . Harmon has admitted that his perfectionism can some times be disruptive and cause writing schedule delays . For the most part, this was the reason why the third season of the show consisted of only ten episodes instead of fourteen, as was initially intended . </P> <P> Animation for the show is done using Toon Boom Harmony, post-production work is done in Adobe After Effects, and background art is done in Adobe Photoshop . Production of animation is handled by Bardel Entertainment in Canada . Roiland's cartooning style is heavily indebted to The Simpsons, a factor he acknowledged in a 2013 interview, while also comparing his style to that of Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time) and J.G. Quintel (Regular Show): "You'll notice mouths are kind of similar and teeth are similar, but I think that's also a stylistic thing that...all of us are kind of the same age, and we're all inspired by The Simpsons and all these other shows we're kind of subconsciously tapping into ." John Kricfalusi's The Ren & Stimpy Show was another strong influence for Rick and Morty, which is why, according to Roiland, the small "w - shaped mouths" that the characters occasionally make is a reference to a similar expression that Ren frequently makes . When recording dialogue, Roiland does a considerable amount of improvisation, in order to make the characters feel more natural . </P> <P> Although there has not been an official renewal announcement by Adult Swim, Dan Harmon talked about the possibility of creating more than ten episodes per season, in a September 2017 interview, where he stated "I'm about to do season 4 of Rick and Morty and want to prove that I've grown". On October 1, 2017, similarly to the second - season finale, the animated character Mr. Poopybutthole re-appeared in the post-credits scene of the third - season finale and said that it will be a long wait until the fourth season of the show . Writer Ryan Ridley, in a December 2017 interview with The Detroit Cast, said that he "highly doubts" there will not be a fourth season, but he does not expect it to air any sooner than late 2019 . In January 2018, Adult Swim told Variety that "there is no timing to share on premiere or status of production". On March 16, 2018, Harmon tweeted that he had not begun writing new episodes for season four, in part because Adult Swim had not ordered any new episodes yet nor have they picked up the show for a fourth season . Harmon also explained that the contract negotiations for the season were "complicated this time around" as a reason for the delay . </P> <P> Morty Smith (character), "Rixty Minutes" </P>

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