See If Your Rick and Morty Tastes Match The Crowd. IMDb's Top 5 Episodes

It's been four months since the finale of Rick and Morty Season 7 landed on Adult Swim. And while the new installment may have elicited some mixed emotions from the show's massive fandom, the craving for more mind-blowing sci-fi and psychological goodness, spiced with unique cynical humor, is already in the air.

Unfortunately, due to the WGA strike, the fan-favorite animated series will break its annual release streak and not release new episodes until 2025. Instead, this year we get the Japanese anime spin-off Rick and Morty: The Anime, which may or may not satisfy fan hunger.

If you already miss the narcissistic genius and his spineless grandson, this might be the time for a rewatch. After all, the creators crafted 71 mind-boggling episodes, all of which are available to stream on major platforms.

Where to start? Let's hit the best of the best, the top 5 Rick and Morty episodes according to IMDb users, and see if the audience's tastes match yours.

S3E3 Pickle Rick

IMDb rating: 9.3/10

The episode where Rick pickle-fies himself to dodge family therapy is iconic for its storytelling layers. Rick's pickle journey, laced with hyper-violence and espionage, is hilariously gripping. But beneath the laughs lies a profound metaphor. 'Pickled' both literally and figuratively, Rick refuses to address his alcoholism, which hurts his family and adds a layer of existential darkness to the story.

S4E8 The Vat of Acid Episode

IMDb rating: 9.4/10

This is the Emmy-winning episode in which Rick hands Morty a time-reset button, setting off a massive massacre. As it turns out, the button only shifts Morty between universes, inadvertently offing his alternate selves and slotting him in their shoes. Countless Morties are wiped out, millions of lives are shattered, and heaps of universes are obliterated - all in Rick's classic style of teaching Morty a lesson.

S2E4 Total Rickall

IMDb rating: 9.5/10

Remember the episode where the Smith house is overrun by intergalactic parasites and the family goes on a memory-driven killing spree? If only for the introduction of Mr. Poopybutthole and other richly developed characters (who die in the next second), this sharp story is well-worth a rewatch. Or two. After all, we only have fond memories of it.

S3E1 The Rickshank Rickdemption

IMDb rating: 9.6/10

In the Season 3 premiere, Rick pulls off a wild scheme to bust out of a Galactic Federation prison, uncovering his true colors and laying the groundwork for future episodes. Plus, the episode sparked a frenzy for McDonald's iconic Szechuan sauce, proving that the show is breaking the fourth wall in more ways than one. Is our universe just part of the Rick and Morty multiverse?

S3E7 The Ricklantis Mixup

IMDb rating: 9.8/10

Believe it or not, the top-rated Rick and Morty episode on IMDb barely features our main duo from the C-137 universe.

Dubbed 'Tales from the Citadel,' it takes viewers to the Interdimensional Citadel of Ricks and bounces them through jaw-dropping tales involving different versions of Rick and Morty. Most importantly, it ramps up the Evil Morty storyline, crowning him as the Citadel's new president with mysterious motives.