If the statement of eccentric character Mr. Poopybutthole of the American adult animated TV series “Rick and Morty” made during the credits sequence of the Season 2 finale is the basis, the earliest that Season 3 of the popular show would hit Adult Swim again is on March 5, 2017.

The expected long gap between Season 2 and Season 3 of “Rick and Morty” has a good leg to stand on too. Season 1 premiered on December 2, 2013, and ended on April 14, 2014. Season 2, however, happened on July 26, 2015, or a gap of about one year and three months.

Fans of TV series would love nothing but a regular schedule of their favorite shows year in and year out so it was no different from what avid viewers of “Rick and Morty” like. But Mr. Poopybutthole shot that dream to smithereens when he said that fans should tune in to Season 3 of the show in like a year and a half or longer to see how they unravel the mess, details iDigital Times.

When he spoke about the mess, Mr. Poopybutthole was referring to a couple of cliffhangers that were left hanging during the Season 2 finale of “Rick and Morty” that was aired on October 4.

But since showrunners Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon or Adult Swim has yet to make a statement regarding the premiere date of Season 3 of “Rick and Morty,” everything is speculation at this point in time.

Unlike Season 1 though which has 11 episodes, Season 2 only had 10 episodes with the finale titled “The Wedding Sqaunchers,” which had the least number of American viewers at 1.84 million in all of the second season.

Early confirmation

Adult Swim actually confirmed the renewal of “Rick and Morty” early last month, which means that even before Season 2 drew to a close early this month, it was already greenlit for Season 3.

The network has already ordered more intergalactic adventures of “Rick and Morty” for Season 3, which is expected to continue bringing in the laughs, the viewers, and the impressive ratings.

Co-executive producer Dan Harmon says that he felt honored to see “Rick and Morty” join the exclusive club of TV shows with over 19 episodes. He said that it is about time for them to demand that the network allow them to draw the characters going to Hawaii.

Justin Roiland, the other co-creator and co-executive producer of “Rick and Morty,” who also lends the voice to both Rick and Morty, says that he is kind of blown away with the instant success of the TV series and he really looks forward to continuing the adventures of the two in the animated TV show.

Jokes per minute

As an obvious fan of the animated show, the Den of Geek has always made it a point to calculate the jokes per minute (JPM) rate of “Rick and Morty” to see how does it fare not from any possible competition but more against itself. The outlet describes its joke counting effort as an initiative of not leaving any joke behind.

Based on its computation, “Rick and Morty” averaged 5.96 jokes per minute for its Season 2, which is an improvement over the 5.40 jokes per minute it registered in Season 1.

At an average running time of 22 minutes, that’s about over 130 jokes per episode during Season 2. No wonder, viewers are glued to their TV sets on “Rick and Morty” because aside from wanting a good laugh, a good number of them also do not want to miss a joke or two.

Because of its remarkable jokes per minute rate, “Rick and Morty” is actually considered as one of TV’s best-animated comedies. It also proves that comedy is and should not be subjective and that “Rick and Morty” is as perfect and as beautiful as the “Fibonacci Spiral,” some critics say.