We’re here if you need to talk about your deep-seated issues with parenting as we discuss the 7th episode in the series, Raising Gazorpazorp!

SHOW NOTES – Raising Gazorpazorp

Semi Pertinent News

* That April Fools thing

* Jimmy Neutron Nonsense

* Bushworld Adventures

* Written and directed by Michael Cusack

* Seth Rogan’s Hilarity for Charity. Justin Roiland’s Char & Ity and “The Apple Stand Caper”

* Netflix – 39:50 time stamp, go watch it

* Dungeons and Dragons comic crossover

* IDW and OniPress

* Written by Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Zub

* https://nerdist.com/rick-and-morty-dungeons-and-dragons-comic/

* Dan Harmon tweet minute

* No joke, very curious, when you get deja vu, do you immediately think “oh fun” or do you immediately think “oh fuck, this means I’m about to die.” Spoilers, I am in the latter category and would like to hear that’s not a totally unique reaction

MAIN THANG – Raising Gazorpazorp

* S1E7 – “Raising Gazorpazorp”

* Originally aired: March 10, 2014

* Written by Eric Acosta & Wade Randolph

* Directed by Jeff Myers

* Synopsis

* In a pawn shop in space, Rick buys Morty a sex robot. Soon after, the robot conceives Morty’s child, who is half human half alien. Rick and Summer go to the sex robot’s planet of origin, Gazorpazorp, to find better suited parents for Morty Jr. After discovering that the Gazorpian females are the dominant gender on the planet, Rick and Summer discover that the males of this species mature in only days. After breaking a planetary rule, Rick and Summer try and figure out how to escape death. Morty Jr’s quick aging teaches Morty about parenting.

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Production Notes

* When this episode was first screened, a bunch of crew members happened to bring their kids/families along to the studio for the semi weekly animatic (animated storyboard) screening. After the family breakfast scene, it was pretty clear that it would be an especially hilarious/awkward viewing.

* The giant head on planet Gazorpazorp is based off the film Zardoz starring Sean Connery.

* From my understanding, nobody had a particular grudge against Marmaduke creator Brad Anderson, they just needed someone to poke fun at who was less likely to get stupid and sue them vs. someone like Jim Davis.

* Look at the background art in the female-centric part of Gazorpazorp and count the boobs/yonic symbols. So many boobs.

* The latin wording on Mar-Sha’s throne translates out to “You’re always wrong/lying” or something similar. It was recently brought to our attention that the translation is actually incorrect. Thanks a bunch, Google Translate.

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Reddit Discussion Points:

* What did you think about the black and white portrayal of gender in this episode? Do you think it was inspired by genre science fiction, an all male writers room, a purposeful caricature poking fun at the way things are portrayed, or something entirely different?

* Thought exercise: Based on everything you’ve seen, what do you think Rick’s views are towards women? Is he resentful or indifferent? Does he respect women, or lean more towards the mensrights side of things? Discuss.

* What are your thoughts on the development of Summer’s character? Is she underwritten or “just your standard teenage girl”? Does she provide a strong counterpart to Morty ...