Rick and Morty is an American adult animated science fiction series that follows Rick Sanchez, a cynical genius inventor, and his grandson Morty on chaotic adventures across dimensions. Rick's foul-mouthed, impatient rants became one of the show's signatures, and short clips of him swearing are widely shared as reaction sounds online. They work because the character is instantly recognisable, even out of context, and his anger feels exaggerated enough to be funny. That combination has kept Rick's outbursts popular in memes, edits and short videos.