Rick and Morty ( season 3 ) - Wikipedia Rick and Morty ( season 3 ) Rick and Morty ( season 3 ) Promotional poster Country of origin United States No. of episodes 10 Release Original network Adult Swim Original release April 1 ( 2017 - 04 - 01 ) -- October 1, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 01 ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 2 List of Rick and Morty episodes The third season of the animated television series Rick and Morty originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network 's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered with `` The Rickshank Rickdemption '', which aired unannounced on April 1, 2017 as part of Adult Swim 's annual April Fools ' prank. The remaining episodes began airing weekly four months later, on July 30, 2017. The season concluded on October 1, 2017 and consisted of ten episodes. Contents 1 Cast and characters 1.1 Main cast 1.2 Guest cast 1.3 Other cast members 2 Episodes 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Notes 6 References Cast and characters See also : List of Rick and Morty characters The actors and actresses listed below lend their voices to the corresponding animated characters. Main cast Justin Roiland as Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, the two main characters of the show ; Rick is an eccentric mad scientist and Morty is his kind but easily distressed grandson. Chris Parnell as Jerry Smith, Rick 's son - in - law and Morty 's father ; a simple - minded and insecure person, who disapproves of Rick 's influence over his family. Spencer Grammer as Summer Smith, Rick 's granddaughter and Morty 's sister ; a conventional teenager who worries about improving her status among her peers. Sarah Chalke as Beth Smith, Rick 's daughter and Morty 's mother ; a generally level - headed person, who is dissatisfied with her marriage. Guest cast Nathan Fillion as Cornvelious Daniel, a galactic federation agent. Tony Hale as Eli, Summer 's neighbor in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth. Joel McHale as Hemorrhage, the leader of the post-apocalyptic scavenger group Death Stalkers. Susan Sarandon as Dr. Wong, a family therapist. Danny Trejo as Jaguar, a human held prisoner by foreign government agents. Peter Serafinowicz as a foreign government agency director. Christian Slater as Vance Maximus Renegade Star Soldier, the leader of the superhero group The Vindicators. Gillian Jacobs as Supernova, a member of The Vindicators. Logic ( Bobby Hall ) as himself, a performer at a party. Lance Reddick as Alan Rails, a member of The Vindicators. Thomas Middleditch as King Tommy, a childhood friend of Beth. Keith David as President of the United States. Other cast members Other cast members of the season, who each have voiced one or more characters, include : Dan Harmon, Brandon Johnson, Tom Kenny, Maurice LaMarche, Nolan North, Cassie Steele, Kari Wahlgren, Laura Bailey, John DiMaggio, Ryan Ridley, Scott Chernoff, Dan Benson, Clancy Brown, Echo Kellum, Melique Berger, William Holmes, Tara Strong, Jeff B. Davis, Jonas Briedis, Phil Hendrie, Rob Paulsen, Alex Jayne Go, Jennifer Hale and Mariana Wise. Episodes See also : List of Rick and Morty episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) 22 `` The Rickshank Rickdemption '' Juan Meza - León Mike McMahan April 1, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 01 ) 0.68 Rick is interrogated via a mind - computer link, inside a galactic federal prison. Summer and Morty attempt to rescue him, but they are captured by SEAL Team Ricks, who take them to the Citadel of Ricks and decide to assassinate Rick. Back at the prison, Rick tricks both the federal agents and his aspiring assassins by switching bodies with them. He then teleports the entire Citadel into the federal prison, prompting a massive battle. Amid the confusion, Rick rescues Morty and Summer and uses the Galactic Federation 's mainframe to make its currency worthless. The Federation falls into chaos and collapses as a result, with the aliens leaving Earth. Rick, Morty, and Summer return home, where Jerry gives Beth an ultimatum to choose between him and Rick. Beth chooses Rick and they decide to get a divorce. After the new status quo is established, Rick reveals to Morty that his ulterior motive was to become his de facto male influence. This escalates into a nonsensical angry rant, centered around Rick 's desire to find more of the discontinued McDonald 's Szechuan sauce, a promotional product for the 1998 film Mulan. Post-credit scene : Tammy observes Bird Person 's resurrection as a cyborg dubbed `` Phoenix Person ''. 23 `` Rickmancing the Stone '' Dominic Polcino Jane Becker July 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 30 ) 2.86 Rick takes Morty and Summer to a Mad Max-esque version of Earth, where they are chased by a group of scavengers, known as Death Stalkers. Rick notices that the group is carrying a valuable rock of Isotope 322, so he and the kids join them in hope of stealing it. Summer falls in love with the Death Stalkers ' leader, while Morty is given the strength of a giant arm, which takes him in search of its previous owner 's killer. Rick leaves and replaces the kids with androids to fool Beth. When he returns, he helps the Death Stalkers use the Isotope to power a more advanced civilization. Summer does n't like how the change softens the Death Stalkers, and she decides to follow Rick and Morty back home. Before leaving, Rick steals the Isotope. The experience helps the kids overcome their parents ' divorce. Summer reconciles with Jerry, and Morty realizes he must live his own life. Post-credit scene : As Jerry receives his unemployment check, a growling wolf appears and bullies him into handing it over. The wolf eats the check and regurgitates it, thus further ruining Jerry 's new life. 24 `` Pickle Rick '' Anthony Chun Jessica Gao August 6, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 06 ) 2.31 Rick turns himself into a pickle to get out of attending school - ordered family therapy, but Beth takes Rick 's serum which would revert the transformation. Left alone, Rick eventually rolls down into an open sewer drain, where he manages to manipulate the nervous systems of dead roaches and rats to build himself a mobile exoskeleton, with added weapons such as razors and drills. He unwittingly escapes into a foreign government agency. The guards try to kill Rick, under orders from the agency director, but Rick kills them all. In the process, Rick battles and ultimately befriends a prisoner named Jaguar. Rick changes his mind and decides to attend the therapy session, arriving towards the end. Dr. Wong gives her diagnosis, observing that Rick crafts relationships that punish emotions and vulnerability. On their way home, Rick apologizes to Beth for deceiving her and uses the serum to turn human again. Morty and Summer wish to continue seeing Dr. Wong, but Rick and Beth ignore them. Post-credit scene : Jaguar saves Rick and Morty from being killed in an elaborate piano death machine by a villain named `` Concerto ''. 25 `` Vindicators 3 : The Return of Worldender '' Bryan Newton Sarah Carbiener & Erica Rosbe August 13, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 13 ) 2.66 At Morty 's insistence, Rick agrees to join the Vindicators, a group of intergalactic superheroes, to fight their arch - nemesis, Worldender. Rick can not hide his disdain for the superheroes, while Morty is thrilled. The next morning, the Vindicators enter Worldender 's base, only to find that the previous night a blackout drunk Rick had killed him and set up a variety of puzzles that the Vindicators must solve to survive. They start arguing and kill one another, while Morty solves all the puzzles, as he knows what Rick had in mind when he put them up. After all puzzles are solved, the only ones left alive are Rick, Morty and Supernova, a member of the Vindicators. Supernova tries to kill Rick and Morty, but before she can do so, the three of them are transported to a party that Rick also set up while blackout drunk, where she gets away. Post-credit scene : Gearhead tries to use a Vindicators vest to pick up some young girls, but when an alien terrorist attack strikes, he runs away eventually tripping and falling, breaking into pieces. 26 5 `` The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy '' Juan Meza - León Ryan Ridley August 20, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 20 ) 2.29 To bolster Jerry 's self - esteem, Rick takes him on an adventure at Morty 's request. They visit an otherworldly resort within an immortality field so Jerry wo n't be harmed while away. Jerry encounters Risotto Groupon, an alien who blames Rick for his kingdom being usurped. Risotto enlists Jerry in a plot to kill Rick, but Jerry backs out after Rick apologizes for ruining his marriage. Meanwhile, Summer deals with self - esteem issues as well. Her boyfriend, Ethan, leaves her for a larger - breasted girlfriend, and Summer attempts to enlarge her own breasts using one of Rick 's devices. Her aim is off, and she grows to freakish proportions. Morty wants to call Rick for assistance, but Beth refuses. Arrogantly trying to prove her own self - worth, Beth repeatedly fails to fix the problem and is tricked into releasing three tiny technical support workers that were trapped inside the machine. Once Morty figures out how the machine works, he restores Summer 's size and spitefully uses it to deform Ethan in an act of vengeance. Post-credit scene : The three tiny workers are enjoying their retirement next to a river. As an extremely deformed Ethan walks by, one of them is snatched by an eagle. 27 6 `` Rest and Ricklaxation '' Anthony Chun Tom Kauffman August 27, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 27 ) 2.47 After a six - day outer space adventure that leaves them on the verge of psychological collapse, Rick and Morty decide to spend some time at an alien spa. There, they use a machine that extracts a person 's negative personality traits. However, without Rick and Morty knowing, those traits are transposed into toxic physical counterparts, characterized by Rick 's arrogance and Morty 's self - loathing. On the other hand, the true Rick becomes more considerate, and Morty 's confidence soars, which allows him to start dating girls. Toxic Rick uses a moonlight tower to remake the whole Earth in his own image, but the true Rick reverts the situation by merging back with him. Morty avoids merging back with his toxic counterpart and goes on to live a life as a stock broker in New York City. Rick tracks him down with the help of Jessica, Morty 's classmate, and restores order by re-injecting the negative personality traits into him. Post-credit scene : A tour of the same moonlight tower releases Stacy, one of the girls Morty dated in the episode, who had been inadvertently trapped inside the toxin machine. 28 7 `` The Ricklantis Mixup '' Dominic Polcino Dan Guterman & Ryan Ridley September 10, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 10 ) 2.38 This episode 's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ( October 2017 ) As Rick and Morty adventure to Atlantis, the episode shifts focus towards the Ricks and Mortys living at the Citadel. A group of Mortys, reminiscent of the protagonists in Stand by Me, journey to a portal to have their wishes granted. A rookie cop Rick starts working with an experienced Morty cop to take down drug dealers, in a plot - line reminiscent of Training Day. A Rick working at Simple Rick 's wafer factory, where the key ingredient comes from said Simple Rick hooked up to a machine to re-experience his best memories, holds Simple Rick hostage after he does n't get a promotion. An election is held for the new president of the Citadel. Despite being the underdog, the Morty Party candidate manages to secure the presidency thanks to his views on Ricks and Mortys. His former campaign manager attempts to assassinate him after receiving information that the new president is actually Evil Morty from `` Close Rick - counters of the Rick Kind '' but fails. Sentenced to death, the campaign manager attempts to warn his executioners of Evil Morty 's true identity but is soon killed after he and the files revealing Evil Morty 's identity are sucked into space via airlock. Evil Morty soon has a shadow council of Ricks executed and implements new policies throughout the Citadel while also killing any Ricks and Morty 's who pose as potential threats to his rule. Post-credit scene : Rick and Morty come back from Atlantis satisfied with their trip. Morty wonders what happened on the Citadel, but Rick tells him it 'll likely have no effect on their lives. 29 8 `` Morty 's Mind Blowers '' Bryan Newton Mike McMahan, James Siciliano, Ryan Ridley, Dan Guterman, Justin Roiland & Dan Harmon September 17, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 17 ) 2.51 After Morty requests to have a traumatic memory deleted, Rick reveals a room where he has been storing a number of memories he has removed from Morty 's mind. However, as it turns out, besides the memories that Morty did n't want to keep from their adventures, the room also contains memories of moments where Rick was made to look foolish, so he had them forcibly removed. This revelation prompts a fight, during which Rick and Morty have their memories accidentally erased. Morty scours the memories to replace the ones he lost, but he is displeased with the truth he finds, and convinces Rick to both kill themselves. Summer enters the room moments before they commit suicide. At this point, it is revealed that Rick has a contingency plan should this happen. Summer, following written instructions, tranquilizes Rick and Morty, restores their memories and drags them to the living room. Rick and Morty wake up on the couch, believing that they slept through an entire `` Interdimensional Cable '' episode. Post-credit scene : Jerry discovers a box labeled `` Jerry 's Mind Blowers '', which contains a memory of him being accidentally responsible for the death of an alien. 30 9 `` The ABC 's of Beth '' Juan Meza - León Mike McMahan September 24, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 24 ) 2.49 Rick and Beth enter Froopyland, a fantasy world created by Rick for young Beth. Their goal is to recover Tommy, Beth 's childhood friend who 's been trapped in Froopyland, and prevent the execution of his father, who is being falsely accused of eating him. Tommy, who has survived all these years by resorting to bestiality, incest and cannibalism, refuses to return to the real world. Rick and Beth manage to save his father 's life by creating a clone of Tommy. Back at home, Beth is presented with the option of having a replacement clone of her created, so that she will be free to travel the world. Meanwhile, Jerry dates an alien hunter named Kiara, to Morty and Summer 's dismay. When he decides to get out of the relationship, Kiara is enraged and tries to kill the kids, whom she holds responsible. The situation is resolved following the revelation that Kiara was using Jerry to get over her previous boyfriend, much like Jerry was doing with her. Post-credit scene : Jerry 's answering machine plays messages warning him that Kiara 's boyfriend is coming to kill him, and Rick saying that he has killed Kiara 's boyfriend, but also had sex with her. 31 10 `` The Rickchurian Mortydate '' Anthony Chun Dan Harmon October 1, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 01 ) 2.60 The President calls on Rick and Morty to defeat a monster in the tunnels underneath the White House, which they do with little effort. Annoyed that he constantly calls on them without any gratitude, they go back home, with the President quickly finding out. The resulting argument leads to a battle of egos that culminates in a fight in the White House between Rick and the President 's security. Meanwhile, fearing she might be a clone made by Rick, Beth reunites with Jerry to figure out the truth. Shortly after, the entire family gets together to hide from Rick, but he tracks them down. Rick eventually submits to Jerry once again being a family - member. Rick ends his conflict with the President by pretending to be Fly Fishing Rick, a Rick from a different reality, and calling a truce. The episode ends with the family happy to be together again, except for Rick who is disappointed by this outcome. Post-credit scene : Mr. Poopybutthole returns to apologize for not appearing in Season 3, but he has gotten married and has a wife and son. He ends the scene by saying that it will be a long wait until Season 4. Production On August 12, 2015, Adult Swim announced that the series had been renewed for a third season. Roiland reportedly began writing on November 2, 2015. Mike McMahan announced that the first episode was recorded on February 18, 2016. On February 5, 2017, Dan Harmon, answering questions regarding the delayed release, announced on his podcast, Harmontown, that the show was in the animation process, after a long period of writing. On June 24, 2017, Harmon wrote a series of posts on Twitter, explaining that the writing process took that long to complete because of his perfectionism. As a result, the third season of the show consisted of only ten episodes instead of fourteen, as was initially intended. Reception The season currently holds a 98 % approval rating from review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes based on ten reviews, with an average rating of 8.81 out of 10 and an audience score average of 4.7 out of 5. Notes Jump up ^ The third season of Rick and Morty premiered unannounced on April 1, 2017 as part of Adult Swim 's annual April Fools ' prank. Jump up ^ `` The Rickshank Rickdemption '' premiered unannounced and re-ran for four hours straight with improving ratings. This is the viewership of only the first broadcast of the episode. Jump up ^ `` The Ricklantis Mixup '' is also known as `` Tales from the Citadel ''. References Jump up ^ Matar, Joe ( April 3, 2017 ). `` Rick and Morty Season 3 Air Date Released, Episode Currently Streaming on Adult Swim ''. Den of Geek. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Framke, Caroline ( August 6, 2017 ). `` In season 3, Rick and Morty is still one of TV 's most inventive shows ''. Vox. Retrieved September 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Virtue, Graeme ( April 3, 2017 ). `` Rick and Morty : how the world 's most ingenious animation punk 'd its fans ''. The Guardian. Retrieved September 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Greene, Steve ( July 30, 2017 ). `` ' Rick and Morty ' Review : Summer Takes Center Stage in a ' Mad Max : Fury Road ' Therapy Session ''. IndieWire. Retrieved September 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Starkey, Adam ( July 19, 2017 ). `` Rick And Morty : Susan Sarandon, Danny Trejo and more set to star in season 3 ''. Metro. Retrieved September 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Greene, Steve ( August 14, 2017 ). `` ' Rick and Morty ' Review : ' Guardians of the Galaxy ' Gets a Deadly Twist in ' Vindicators 3 : The Return of Worldender ' ''. IndieWire. Retrieved September 3, 2017. Jump up ^ Greene, Steve ( September 25, 2017 ). `` ' Rick and Morty ' Review : ' The ABCs of Beth ' is a Touching Father - Daughter Adventure Drenched in Plenty of Alien Blood ''. IndieWire. Retrieved September 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Swift, Andy ( October 2, 2017 ). `` Rick and Morty Wage War With the President in Season 3 Finale ''. TVLine. Retrieved October 2, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 4, 2017 ). `` Saturday cable ratings : Surprise ' Rick & Morty ' premiere gets solid numbers ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 2, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( August 1, 2017 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Rick & Morty ' returns strong, more highs for ' Insecure ' and ' Ballers ' ''. TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( August 8, 2017 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Sharknado 5 ' lacks bite, ' Game of Thrones ' hits total - viewer high ''. TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( August 15, 2017 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Game of Thrones ' scores another series high ''. TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( August 22, 2017 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Survivor 's Remorse ' premiere steady, ' Game of Thrones ' down a little ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 22, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( August 29, 2017 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : VMAs hit all - time low opposite ' Game of Thrones ' finale ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( September 13, 2017 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' The Deuce ' starts off on par with ' The Night Of ' ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 13, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( September 19, 2017 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Outlander ' and ' The Deuce ' steady with second episodes ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( September 26, 2017 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Outlander ' hits total - viewer high, ' Fear the Walking Dead ' ticks up ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( October 3, 2017 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Curb Your Enthusiasm ' returns, ' Outlander ' ticks up again ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 3, 2017. Jump up ^ Denise Petski ( August 12, 2015 ). `` ' Rick And Morty ' Renewed For Season 3 By Adult Swim ''. Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2017. 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Retrieved October 18, 2017. Rick and Morty Characters Rick Sanchez Episodes Season 1 `` Pilot '' `` Lawnmower Dog '' `` Meeseeks and Destroy '' `` Rick Potion # 9 '' `` Rixty Minutes '' Season 2 `` A Rickle in Time '' `` The Ricks Must Be Crazy '' `` The Wedding Squanchers '' Season 3 `` The Rickshank Rickdemption '' Video games Pocket Mortys Rick and Morty : Virtual Rick - ality Related `` Mathlete 's Feat '' ( The Simpsons episode ) `` Terryfold '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rick_and_Morty_(season_3)&oldid=808013890 '' Categories : 2017 American television seasons Rick and Morty seasons Hidden categories : Infobox television season articles that use the season name parameter Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from October 2017 All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Gaeilge Italiano 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 31 October 2017, at 10 : 41. 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