Unraveling the Mystery: The Truth Behind Rick & Morty's Plush Site - Exposed!

Summary

Rick and Morty's season 6 gag about a Rick plushie creates confusion about the availability of the merchandise on Rick-Plush.Biz.

The intentional ploys of Harmon resulted in the creation of the fake websites, Rick-Plush.Biz and Story-Train.Com, as a means to highlight the fanbase's enthusiasm and critique capitalism.

Within Rick and Morty season 6, one of the most humorous gags caused considerable confusion regarding the availability of a specific show-related merchandise: Rick-Plush.Biz. The show, co-created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, has led to Roiland being replaced in season 7 due to allegations of sexual assault and domestic battery. This animated sitcom revolves around the adventures of a mad scientist named Rick Sanchez and his young grandson Morty, who navigate various absurd escapades while traveling across different universes.

The Rick-Plush.Biz Site Is Real (But The Toy Is Not)

Overflowing with memorable and uproarious characters, Rick and Morty has delivered uproariously funny episodes and achieved iconic status in popular culture. Despite Roiland's departure from the animated sitcom, Adult Swim is set to launch Rick and Morty season 7 on October 15, 2023. A significant factor in the rapid rise of Rick and Morty's adoration and critical acclaim is the abundant presence of Harmon's trademark meta-humor, exemplified by the renowned Rick-Plush.Biz website.

Rick and Morty find themselves pitted against an extraterrestrial antagonist named Story Lord (Paul Giamatti) in season 6, episode 7 titled "Full Meta Jackrick". The nefarious plot concocted by Story Lord involves the establishment of a factory that churns out Rick Sanchez plushie dolls. However, just before Rick dispatches Story Lord using his very own plushies, the episode abruptly gets interrupted by a commercial for Rick plushies. The advertisement directs interested individuals to visit Rick-Plush.Biz, the designated website for purchasing these cuddly replicas of Rick.

However, upon entering this site in the real world, users are redirected to an Adult Swim page showcasing the identical advertisement from the episode. The toy is cleverly marketed as being "Now 50% heavier," featuring characteristics such as "Reusable," "Realistic Bald Spot," and "Senitient Resistant" listed as its attributes. The Rick plushie is priced at $29.99 (plus tax), but with a disheartening disclaimer stating that the doll is regrettably "Unavailable in this reality." Harmon intentionally made this decision not only as part of an elaborate prank, but also to showcase the immense dedication of the Rick and Morty fanbase, hereby known as

Rick And Morty's Story-Train.Com Is Also A Fake Site

Coincidentally, a similar humorous reference to advertising took place in season 4, episode 6 of Rick and Morty titled "Never Ricking Morty." In this particular episode, Rick and Morty find themselves confronting a character known as the Story Lord, who is the ruler of both the Story Train and its actual physical manifestation. Interestingly, towards the conclusion of this adventure, it is unexpectedly unveiled that the entire escapade was a fabrication. As it turns out, the characters, the narrative, and even the train itself all stem from a toy train set that Morty had purchased at the Citadel of Rocks.

Everything that unfolded in this episode was simply a cleverly orchestrated scheme to promote the Story Train toy set. To amplify this joke, the show even created a website (www.story-train.com) where interested buyers could supposedly purchase the train set themselves. Although the actual website is a fake and non-functional, the widespread attempts to visit both Story-Train.com and the Rick-Plush.Biz websites are simultaneously amusing and crafty tactics employed by Dan Harmon. These tactics highlight not only the cutthroat nature of capitalism but also the rapid mobilization of Rick and Morty's fervent fanbase.