During its 11-episode Season 1 last year, “Rick and Morty” averaged 5.4 jokes per minute, with the highest posted by episode 8 titled “Rixty Minutes” with a remarkable 6.60 jokes per minute, and the least being the Season 1 premiere and pilot episode titled “Pilot,” with jokes per minute count of 4.74.
It appears that Season 2 of “Rick and Morty” has built on the massive and impressive gains of Season 1 in terms of jokes per minute count that most of its 10 episodes during Season 2 experienced an increased in jokes per minute count.
The Season 2 episode that has the most number of jokes per minute count was episode 4 titled “Total Rickall,” with 6.98 JPM, a record for the show. On the other hand, the episode which has the least JPM was episode 10 titled “The Wedding Squanchers,” netting only 4.91 jokes per minute. Even Season 2’s episode with the least number of jokes was better than Season 1’s tailender as far as JPM is concerned.
Obviously, apart from continuously bringing in the viewers and the laughs, “Rick and Morty” was again successful in packing in the jokes by setting a new record in terms of jokes per minute, which enabled the show to be considered by experts as a TV series that raised the level of comedy in the small screen.
“Rick & Morty” has to be one of the most clever animated series I’ve ever seen, and it takes the viewer into situations that are really out of the box. It has just the right amount of humor, both dark and light, to make it a top hit in my mind. With multiple universes as canvases, the plot lines are unlimited! Please keep up the quality entertainment!