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This week, are we getting Rick-ity wrecked in order to learn about Rick and Morty fandom? Not exactly, but I guess that's the waaaaaaaay the news goes. We ARE chatting with Tyler Marchant (host of the [Cynical Cartoons Podcast](http://www.futurehorsepod.com/)) to learn more about the fandom and the appeal of Rick and Morty!
Next week, we'll be visiting the Ministry of Silly Walks to learn more about fans of Monty Python!
## Where can I learn more about Tyler Marchant?
The best way to learn more about Tyler are to check out his podcasts, [Cynical Cartoons](http://www.futurehorsepod.com/category/cynical-cartoons/) or [Tynami](http://www.futurehorsepod.com/category/tynami/). You can also [support him on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/Futurehorse)!
## Episode outline
### Fandom Facts
**History and Origins:**
> Rick and Morty is an American adult animated science-fiction sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim. The series follows the misadventures of cynical mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his fretful, easily influenced grandson Morty Smith, who split their time between domestic life and interdimensional adventures. The series premiered on December 2, 2013, and the third season concluded on October 1, 2017. A fourth season has been mentioned, first by Harmon in a September 2017 interview, and later in the post-credits scene of the third season's finale.
>
> — [Wikipedia - Rick and Morty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty)
**Search Data:**
[Interest in Rick and Morty is definitely on the rise](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=%2Fm%2F0z6p24j), overall (though is in a recent period of decline). It has had some huge spikes in interest, namely at the beginning of October 2015 (airing of season two premiere) and much more dramatically April 1, 2017 (Secret season three premiere) and during July to October 2017 (the remainder of season three).
The top 10 countries, by search volume, are: Canada, Australia, United States, New Zealand, Ireland, Russia, Belarus, United Kingdom, Norway, and Israel.
**Size of Fandom:**
Based on the data...
- There are over 700 000 subscribers to [r/rickandmorty](https://www.reddit.com/r/rickandmorty/) (the 75th most active subreddit, according to [this YouGov article](https://today.yougov.com/news/2017/10/23/dont-underestimate-rick-and-morty-fans/))
- It has [almost 200 000 ratings on IMDB](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2861424/ratings?ref_=tt_ov_rt) (and a score of 9.3 / 10)
Based on the scant data available, we would estimate the number of fans to be in the **low millions**.
**Fan Demographics:**
According to a [data provided by YouGov](https://today.yougov.com/news/2017/10/23/dont-underestimate-rick-and-morty-fans/):
> - 70% of fans are men
> - 44% are ages 25-34
> - 36% make less than $30 000 annually
> - 87% use the internet as their primary source of information
> - 71% think that ads are a waste of time
> - 68% consider themselves to be introverts
> - 61% don't feel there's a sense of community where they live
>
> — [YouGov - Don't underestimate Rick and Morty fans](https://today.yougov.com/news/2017/10/23/dont-underestimate-rick-and-morty-fans/)
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**Fast Facts:**
- Archive Of Our Own has over [2500 Rick and Morty fan works](https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Rick%20and%20Morty/works)
- ...Over 800 are rated as 'Explicit'
- ...Over 1300 are categroized as M/M, over 500 as F/M, and almost 500 as Gen
- ...The largest non-Rick and Morty fandom crossover: Gravity Falls (almost 400)
### [Last Episode's](http://fanthropological.com/e/overwatch-team-fortress-2-but-with-more-diversity-fight-me/) Famous Last Words
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Does the Sci-fi help Rick and Morty transcend English?
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What makes people think that th...
