Rick and Morty: Prop Process | adult swim

Prop designers show us from start to finish what goes into the creation of Rick and Morty's countless sci-fi props, revealing alternate, never-before-seen versions of some of the most iconic images (for example: the plumbus, Rick’s portal gun, etc).

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[MO-khzy]

Love the attention to detail in the show and getting to see the people who make it all happen.

[viveleshistoires]

Honestly I’ve always been impressed by the design of the plumbus. It just looks so... _Perfectly_ confusing yet oddly sexual. Even its name sounds confusing, alien-ish, but also vaguely lewd...? The perfect design. I don’t know how anyone could come up with it.

[gilbertorodriguez]

I saw the thumbnail and I was like "ahh yes, a plumbus"

[zirconia]

"I draw spaceships, and exploding spaceship paraphernalia."

[jeanbutinfrench]

i realized i take "for granite" the prop design in this show, its not like i dont notice, i always could tell most of the background is meticulously created, but i usually just accept it, honestly they deser as much praise if not more than the writers themselves in regards to creativity, i would love to have this job but i get overwhelmed just thinking about it...

[vishaljobanputra]

You guys are doing a great job...hats off to the team..!

[ChrisJones-hsnj]

Huh, I've always wondered how a plumbus was made.

[oki.k]

I love that they take the time to film these behind the scenes looks into the show.

[auds]

As an animation student watching all these behind the scenes how things get made is really inspiring great job

[whoopdawoop]

Glad to see the wonderful people behind Rick and Morty's animation

[opufy]

This guy plays such a vital role. He’s so damn creative and the team of course that we don’t get to see.

[macyslaysxx]

It doesn't take a high iq to understand rick and morty it just takes a bong

[IScottTheScotch]

I’m loving this behind the scenes videos allowing us to appreciate everyone who makes this amazing show. It takes a village, people.

[LuneyTune]

The fact that Brent gives credit where it's due (listing the process of approval, notation, and even source of an idea) tells me that he is easy to work with and enjoys working with the people around him. If that's not the case then he's really good at hiding it. Despite the fact that Justin isn't aiming to be the greatest draftsman, he actually contributes to approvals and notating designs. I think what's great about that is that it follows through on Justin's sense of humor which grounds it with the source of the show's inspiration.


The art director is probably a huge weight carrier on this production, based on the number of assets (props, color keys, backgrounds, layouts, and character designs) that are involved in every episode. It seems like they are aiming for feature-quality work from a TV schedule, which explains the drawn-out release dates and seasons being cut in half.

[danielskomorovsky]

petition for a Rick and Morty episode where a hat shop experiences an earthquake

[dcab]

BAM Animations Bret Noll!!!! He has said he worked on Rick and Morty Prop Design before but its cool to finally see him detailing the process :3

[maodebo]

These videos are making me appreciate even more the show :D

The video for how plumbuses are ACTUALLY made.

[edceldionisio]

It's brent from Bam Animation~ I love their channel

[brandominoeffect]

Whoever did the detail for the wall stuff in solar opposites is insanely talented