About Rick and Morty. Rick and Morty is a televison show on adult swim. The show is about a kid named Morty who goes on crazy and insane types of adventures out in the multiverse with his grandpa Rick. The show was origanlly came from an animated short parody of Back to the Future, The real animated adventures of Doc and Mharti. It was aired on December 2, 2013 on adult swim. As of right now there has been 3 seasons. Each season is about 10-12 episodes per season.