Adult Swim

Rick and Morty often visit other dimensions and time periods, something that is easily done in animation. "If an episode needs the Loch Ness monster in it, so be it," Harmon told BuzzFeed. "A running joke on Community is the line producer asking if [a scene] could take place in the cafeteria," he added, since they have an actual set that needs to be used. Roiland also said that while other animated shows have to be aware of story arcs and character lists, he and Harmon intentionally made their show "not bound by rules," thus letting the characters and stories move in a more organic way.