Man. How on Earth does one even go about counting the jokes in the unusual, revelatory and ultimately fantastic “The Ricklantis Mixup”, which is far more mixup than Ricklantis. While our usual Rick and Morty go on an exciting adventure to Atlantis, we get to check in with many of the other Rick and Mortys of the multiverse who are trying to make a go of it at the Citadel after Rick C-137 blew it up (this show is so brilliantly weird and hard to describe in mixed company). The result is Rick and Morty’s version of The Wire – an in-depth (and shockingly so for 22 minutes) look at the Citadel, its various inhabitants and the bureaucracy that is crushing them all.

That premise is so out of left field that I’ll be honest with you: I have no idea how many jokes are in “The Ricklantis Mixup.” I watched it twice. Once to get the feel for this new, strange universe and once to count the jokes. I settled on 218 but I really just don’t know how accurate that can possibly be. Is Slick Morty coming to a tragic realization of the Citadel’s ultimate game-laying bullshit before he launches himself into a trash portal a joke? I have no idea. But I counted it. Because it’s so bizarre to even write that how could I not? At the same time it’s also a genuinely brutal moment in an episode full of them. “The Ricklantis Mixup” boasts a 9.86 JPM – good for second highest recorded of ALL TIME. Put an asterisk next to it if you must.

Episode 6: Rest and Ricklaxation

Running Time: 22:35

Total Number of Jokes: 211

JPM: 9.44