Q 01/05

What was the title of the Channel 101 short that Rick and Morty grew out of?

A) Back to the Cartoon: A Time-Travel Story

B) The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti

C) Dog World and the Wubba Lubba Dub Dubs

D) House of Cosbys Meets Doc Brown

Answer · why

B) The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti

Roiland made it in 2006 after being fired from a show he found creatively stifling; Doc Brown and Marty McFly were the targets.

Q 02/05

Which Adult Swim executive suggested that Rick should be Morty's grandfather?

A) Nick Weidenfeld

B) Keith Crofford

C) Jason DeMarco

D) Mike Lazzo

Answer · why

A) Nick Weidenfeld

Harmon wanted a family around the two voices, and Roiland had wanted just an eleven-minute segment.

Q 03/05

How long did the first draft of the pilot take, and where was it written?

A) A month, at Adult Swim's Atlanta offices

B) Two weeks, in Roiland's apartment

C) Six hours, in Harmon's empty Community office

D) One night, at Channel 101

Answer · why

C) Six hours, in Harmon's empty Community office

That office was on the Paramount Pictures lot, and it had no furniture yet.

Q 04/05

Ryan Elder's theme song was originally written for which rejected Cartoon Network pilot by Roiland?

A) 2 Girls 1 Cup: The Show

B) Dog World

C) House of Cosbys

D) Unbelievable Tales

Answer · why

B) Dog World

The episode Lawnmower Dog nods to it.

Q 05/05

On what date did the pilot air on Adult Swim?

A) October 15, 2013

B) November 18, 2013

C) December 2, 2013

D) January 6, 2014

Answer · why

C) December 2, 2013

Season one ran eleven episodes and ended with Ricksy Business in April 2014.