7 best Rick and Morty episodes to re-watch to Laugh Out Loud as season 8 trailer gets released

Rick and Morty is an adult animated sci-fi sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

The sitcom centers on Rick Sanchez, a cynical mad scientist, and his nervous grandson Morty Smith. Rick's antics, which frequently include portal travel and his flying saucer, are juxtaposed with domestic drama.

Rick and Morty have won two Annie Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. And with a significant cultural impact, it has grown into a multimillion-dollar franchise.

Infinite universes await the Smith family, which includes Rick, his daughter Beth, her husband Jerry, and children Summer and Morty. Rick takes Morty on crazy adventures, and sometimes Summer joins in. Jerry disapproves of Rick's destructive influence, and Beth struggles with her profession and marriage.

Here is a list of 7 Rick and Morty episodes to re-watch to Laugh Out Loud as the season 8 trailer gets released.

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Ricks must be crazy, and 6 other Rick and Morty episodes to re-watch to Laugh Out Loud as season 8 trailer gets released

1) Ricks Must Be Crazy (Season 2, Episode 6)

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The episode's title alludes to the 1980 motion picture The Gods Must Be Crazy. In the episode, Rick and Morty enter Rick's microverse car battery.

Rick's car battery isn't working, and he, Morty, and Summer end themselves in a different dimension. Morty questions Rick's morality after discovering that the automobile is powered by a microverse founded on slavery.

They encounter Zeep, a scientist imprisoned in his battery, and Kyle, who guides them into a "teenyverse," as they traverse the multiverse of realities.

The ludicrous examination of power and morality, including Rick's use of entire universes as energy and Morty's frantic trip across several microverses, is what makes this episode a good one to re-watch.

2) Pickle Rick (Season 3, Episode 3)

The story follows Rick Sanchez, an eccentric scientist, as he transforms into a pickle to escape going to a family therapy session.

The Breaking Bad episode 4 Days Out serves as the inspiration for the parody of action movies. Following the plot of Beth and Jerry's divorce from the third season, Pickle Rick delves into Beth's problematic relationship with Rick and their perspectives on intellect and self-improvement.

To avoid family counseling, Rick transforms himself into a pickle. However, after being swept into a sewer, he uses a jetpack, bugs, and rat corpses to make a wild escape.

The episode is funny because Rick turns himself into a pickle to avoid therapy, leading to wild action scenes and humor, while also poking fun at family issues and Rick's refusal to face his emotions.

3) The Ricklantis Mixup (Season 3, Episode 7)

The Ricklantis Mixup (Image via Apple TV+)

With its deft transition from the main plot to the chaotic Citadel setting, this episode showcases darkly humorous stories of different Ricks and Mortys.

Titled The Ricklantis Mixup (sometimes referred to as Tales from the Citadel), the Citadel, a covert interdimensional civilization home to several Ricks and Mortys from various realities, becomes the main focus of the episode when the main Rick and Morty's journey moves offscreen to Atlantis.

They are seeking donations to rebuild the Interdimensional Citadel of Ricks after the events of The Rickshank Rickdemption. Before starting his journey with Rick, Morty ponders what is going on in the Citadel.

4) Total Rickall (Season 3, Episode 3)

The Smith family and Mr. Poopybutthole are depicted as being overpowered by a parasitic infestation that creates false memories in them.

To keep the family safe, Rick locks down the house while they struggle with disturbing flashbacks to made-up experiences with additional parasites. Mr. Poopybutthole and the rest of the family struggle to tell the difference between their real loved ones and the parasites attempting to mislead them.

Total Rickall is funny for its chaotic twist on memory, as the family frantically tries to figure out who is real, leading to hilarious moments.

5) Lawnmower Dog (Season 1, Episode 2)

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With its mix of surreal dream sequences and absurd humor, Lawn Mower Dog is one of the best episodes in Rick and Morty to re-watch. From Jerry's super-smart dog to Rick and Morty battling dream demons—this episode is guaranteed to make viewers laugh out loud.

In the episode, Rick and Morty lose themselves in the dreams of Morty's math teacher while Rick offers Jerry a gadget to make the dog smarter.

Snuffles, Morty's dog gains human-level intellect via the gadget Rick makes, while Rick enters Morty's teacher Mr. Goldenfold's dreams to raise Morty's grades. Chaos breaks out inside Goldenfold's dream, as Rick and Morty fight to get out by manipulating their dreams and avoiding threats.

6) Rick Potion #9 (Season 1, Episode 6)

A botched love potion in the episode results in a virus that spreads throughout the entire planet, causing everyone to fall in love with Morty. The episode's title refers to the Clovers song, Love Potion No. 9 (1959).

Rick unwillingly gives Morty a love serum since he has a crush on Jessica. But when Jessica, who has the illness, receives the serum, it changes and travels over the world, making everyone fall in love with Morty—aside from his family.

Rick uses mantis DNA to make an antidote in an attempt to calm the mayhem, but it turns the populace into ferocious mantis creatures that wish to mate with Morty.

This Rick and Morty epsiode is worth re-watching for a good laugh, as Morty becomes the unwanted object of global obsession, and the chaotic antidote attempts spiral into absurdity.

7) The Vat of Acid (Season 4, Episode 8)

Fans of the show who appreciate its crazy escapades on consequences should not miss this Rick and Morty episode, which is full of humor and unexpected turns.

After meeting with extraterrestrial criminals to trade precious crystals, Rick is forced to pretend to be dead by plunging into a fake acid vat after being betrayed.

But when Morty reveals the ploy and the gangsters falter, Rick is forced to remove them. Rick rejects Morty's suggestions, so Morty forces him to develop a "save point" button that would enable them to undo the repercussions and restart the events.

With the release of Rick and Morty's Season 8 trailer, viewers can re-watch the episodes from the list to laugh out loud or maybe share their funniest episodes.

Edited by Bharath S