Adult Swim and 'Rick and Morty' Just Played the Best April Fools' Day Joke on All of Us
Adult Swim Junior and 'Rick and Morty Babies' have been part of a prank pulled by way of Adult Swim on April Fools' Day. But are there any updates on Season 5?
Almost once a year, Adult Swim groups up with the creators of Rick and Morty to debut a distinct April Fools’ Day joke for viewers, and this year used to be no exception. While in the previous, the community has stunned fanatics with a brand new episode or unlock date, this 12 months, showrunners tried a distinct approach.
On March 31, fanatics of the collection gained a YouTube link that was scheduled to premiere in the dead of night, which we later discovered was once a trailer for a “new” Rick and Morty by-product series, Rick and Morty Babies. Fans also noticed that the network modified its YouTube identify to Adult Swim Junior, main lovers to wonder what used to be coming next.
Adult Swim Junior was never a thing — and neither used to be ‘Rick and Morty Babies.’
Putting apart the evident fact that a baby can’t in fact have a grandson, it was once transparent to audience that the Muppet Babies-inspired display teaser used to be just a prank — but a excellent one, nonetheless.
Along with the newly launched trailer for the non-existent collection, Adult Swim additionally aired an edited version of Season 2’s “Total Rickall.” In the episode, which aired in the dead of night, the display’s regulars were changed with kid actors, and Mr. Poopy Butthole’s title was once changed to “Mr. Poopy Butt Butt.”
On social media, viewers were impressed by Adult Swim’s ongoing willpower to the spirit of April Fools’ Day, even in the midst of a world pandemic.
One fan wrote in a comment, “I assumed this was once recommended to me by way of a real channel called Adult Swim Junior. My dumb--s realized it after reading the feedback. Brilliant.” Someone else said, “Adult Swim hit a brand new degree of dedication and loyalty.”
In 2020, Rick and Morty showrunners launched the trailer and premiere date for the again part of Season 4, and in 2018, a spoof by way of digital writer and YouTuber Michael Cusack premiered on the show’s web page on April 1.
But in the long run, we think we’re all type of hoping showrunners stored the identical power they'd in 2017 when they launched a full episode of the show for April Fools’ Day. Speaking of season premieres, many fanatics were waiting on Season 5 updates since ultimate May. So, when does Ricky and Morty come back?
The free up date for Season 5 of 'Rick and Morty' has in any case been announced.
On March 30, Adult Swim released the horror movie-esque trailer for Season 5 of Rick and Morty on YouTube. The video was captioned, “Now you can start asking us about Season 6."
Along with dropping a few hints about what to expect in the upcoming season, showrunners also generously revealed a release date. Season 5 will premiere on June 20, which has officially been dubbed Rick and Morty Day, at 11 p.m. ET on Adult Swim.
A fan of the show wrote on Twitter, “Rick and Morty Season Five leaning into extra plots with the family together is precisely what we'd like. Hope we get extra fascinating combos like some other Rick and Jerry plot.”
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