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Rick and Morty – Season 2, Episode 5 Get Schwifty

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Rick and Morty – Season 2, Episode 5

Get Schwifty

Aired Aug 23, 2015

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9 Reviews

Rick and Morty don gotta step up and save things in this one broh. A new religion starts up too broh.

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Enjoyment of Rick and Morty's stint as songwriters will depend on how viewers feel about getting "Schwifty," but this installment's half-baked premise is elevated by the smooth vocal presence of Keith David's President of the United States.

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Justin Roiland

Morty

Sarah Chalke

Beth

Spencer Grammer

Summer

Chris Parnell

Jerry

Keith David

Mr. President

Kurtwood Smith

Gen. Nathan

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Zack Handlen

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It's just more of a placeholder than anything else, and after the highs of the first few episodes this season, it's probably more of a let down than it ought to be.

Rated: B

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Chris Moore

Tulsa World

Rick and Morty perhaps hit a low-point with their adventure this week. The singing competition was rather bland and even the B storyline tied to it caused some inconsistencies.

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Evan Macy

Metro

The song is really annoying, but the gags are fantastic.

Feb 15, 2019

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Sean Fitz-Gerald and Eric Vilas-Boas

Thrillist

Rick and Morty end up improvising two so-bad-they're-amazing songs... while scribe Tom Kauffman also skewers the blind faith of organized religions and gifts rapper-actor Ice-T with an extraordinary (but understandable) superpower.

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Adam Chitwood

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Bolstered by a subplot involving Jerry, Beth, Summer and other townspeople mistaking the giant alien heads for new gods, and while this story probably could've been improved by taking the lead in an episode, it's enjoyable enough.

Feb 14, 2019

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Vrai Kaiser

The Mary Sue

This episode was a solid, welcome breather before we dive headlong into the back half of the season.

Sep 19, 2017

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Synopsis

Rick and Morty don gotta step up and save things in this one broh. A new religion starts up too broh.

Executive Producer: Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland
Network: Adult Swim
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date: Aug 23, 2015