Rick and Morty Co-Creator Dan Harmon: Show Should Run for 100 Years, Until AI Takes Over

Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon has laid out an ambitious vision for the Adult Swim hit: he wants the Emmy-winning series to run for a full century. That's right, a hundred years of dimension-hopping chaos. Harmon recently declared that animated comedies shouldn’t “take a bow” like live-action series. Instead, he believes the job is to be “dragged off kicking and screaming” by Adult Swim, or until AI replaces everyone.

This commitment to endless adventures is front and center as Season 9 nears its end. The latest episode, "Salute Your Morts," tackles a very relatable problem: Morty and Summer have become thoroughly spoiled. Rick, true to form, devises a "perfect" solution. He ships them off to a summer camp for some harsh, real-life lessons, after Beth, fed up with Rick's coddling, insists he deal with the consequences of his own spoiling. It’s classic Rick logic: outsource the problem to an absurd degree.

Harmon's stance on the show's eternal nature is a bold one. Many fans have wondered just how long Rick and Morty can maintain its sharp edge and comedic brilliance. His comments confirm a clear intent: this series isn't going anywhere unless forced off the air. Get ready for potentially many more decades of interdimensional hijinks.