'Rick and Morty's' Rickmobile to come to Knoxville's the International

A piece of the adult animated science fiction show "Rick and Morty" will drive into Knoxville on Thursday.

The Rickmobile, a traveling shop shaped like the show's character Rick, will make a stop from 5-8 p.m. at the International, 940 Blackstock Ave., as a part of its 2017 holiday tour, according to the Rickmobile's website.

Get there early

The Rickmobile will have "Rick and Morty" merchandise for sale, according to its Facebook event page. It accepts only credit and debit cards. Merchandise supplies are limited, and queue lines may be capped, according to the Rickmobile's website.

The shop will have exclusive holiday "Rick and Morty" merchandise along with other items.

As of Tuesday morning, the Rickmobile's Facebook event page for Knoxville lists more than 700 people who are going to the event, so those planning to go should arrive early to snag a spot in line and to purchase merchandise.

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What is 'Rick and Morty'

"Rick and Morty" episodes air on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim, and some of them stream on Adult Swim's website.

The show tells of the adventures and misadventures of its two protagonists, Rick Sanchez, a mad scientist and alcoholic, and his nice and fretful grandson Morty. "Rick and Morty" focuses on their domestic lives and their travels throughout different dimensions.

The show's third season wrapped up in October of this year, and its first season premiered in 2013.

Since then, the show has garnered a large following with more than a million Twitter followers and received critical acclaim, holding a 97 percent rating on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.

"Rick and Morty's" third season finale alluded to its upcoming fourth season, which won't arrive for some time.

Rickmobile keeps rolling

After its time in Knoxville on Thursday, the Rickmobile will continue to make stops in the United States in the next few weeks.

It will travel to Asheville, North Carolina, on Dec. 2 and Charlotte, North Carolina, on Dec. 3, according to the Rickmobile website. It will go to other locations in North Carolina and Georgia before its final stop in Atlanta on Dec. 10.

For more information, visit http://www.adultswim.com/promos/rickmobile/.