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Is Rick and Morty a homage, or shameless rip-off, to this classic?


Just looking at the characters, you can't help but notice the resemblance, but I only ever saw one or two episodes of the disgustingly vile R+M show, whereas I could watch this classic trilogy over and over again.

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Here's an early version of the cartoon where the parallels are more apparent.

https://vimeo.com/49664066

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the first season of rick and morty I enjoyed a lot when it first came out. The rest of it has all been awful, so if you started with those you goofed. It's very clearly a loose parody of BTTF at least on a character level

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BTTF IS DEFINITELY A HUGE INSPIRATION,BUT THE SHOW HAS BECOME ITS OWN THING...ITS CLEVER AND FUNNY...I ENJOY IT QUITE A BIT.

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