The second season of the animated television series ''

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'' originally aired on

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's late night programming block

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in the

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on July 26, 2015 with "

A Rickle in Time "A Rickle in Time" is the first episode in the second season of the American animated television sitcom ''Rick and Morty'', and the twelfth overall episode of the series. Written by Matt Roller and directed by Wes Archer, the episode first aired o ...

", and concluded on October 4 with "

The Wedding Squanchers "The Wedding Squanchers" is the tenth and final episode of the second season of the American animated television sitcom ''Rick and Morty'', and the 21st overall episode of the series. Written by Tom Kauffman and directed by Wes Archer, the episod ...

". This season aired a total of ten episodes.

Cast and characters

The actors and actresses listed below lend their voices to the corresponding animated characters.

Main cast

Justin Roiland Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's ''Rick and Morty'' and its subsequent Rick and Morty (franchise), franchise. H ...

Rick Sanchez Rick Sanchez is one of the two eponymous characters from the Adult Swim animated television series ''Rick and Morty'' and resulting franchise. Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon and voiced by the former, Sanchez is a misanthropic alcohol ...

and

Morty Smith Mortimer Chauncey "Morty" Smith, Sr. is one of the eponymous characters from the American animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, and voiced by the former, Morty is a 14-year-old boy loosely ins ...

, the two main characters of the show; Rick is an eccentric

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and Morty is his kind but easily distressed grandson. *

Chris Parnell Thomas Christopher Parnell (; born February 5, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1998 to 2006 and played the role of Dr. Leo Spaceman on ''30 Rock''. In animation, he voices Cyril Figgis ...

as Jerry Smith, Rick's son-in-law and Morty's father; a simple-minded and insecure person, who disapproves of Rick's influence over his family. * Spencer Grammer as Summer Smith, Rick's granddaughter and Morty's sister; a conventional teenager who worries about improving her status among her peers. * Sarah Chalke as

Beth Smith Bethany "Beth" Smith (née Sanchez) is one of the main characters of the American animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, Beth is a veterinarian who specializes in horse surgery, who is struck ...

, Rick's daughter and Morty's mother; a generally level-headed person, who is dissatisfied with her marriage.

Guest cast

Other cast members

Other cast members of the season, who each have voiced one or more characters, include: Jay Johnson, Tom Kenny,

Jill Talley Jill Talley (born December 19, 1962) is an American actress and comedian. She is a main cast member on the animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', in which she voices Karen Plankton. Her other voice roles include Sarah Dubois on Adult Swim's ...

Paul F. Tompkins Paul Francis Tompkins (born September 12, 1968) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television on such programs as ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'', ''Real Time with Bill Maher'', and ''Best Week Ever'', later ...

, Scott Chernoff, Ryan Elder, Will Jennings, Maurice LaMarche,

Tress MacNeille Teressa Claire MacNeille (née Payne; born June 20, 1951) is an American voice actress, whose credits include voicing Dot Warner on the animated television series ''Animaniacs'', Babs Bunny on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', Chip and Gadget Hackwrench ...

, Ryan Ridley, Kari Wahlgren,

John Kassir John Kassir (born October 24, 1957) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as the voice of the Cryptkeeper in HBO's ''Tales from the Crypt'' franchise. He is also known for his role as Ralph in the off-Broadway show ''Reef ...

, Dawnn Lewis, Nolan North,

Rob Paulsen Robert Frederick Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956) is an American voice actor, known for his roles in numerous animated television series and films. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and three Anni ...

, Gary Anthony Williams,

Tony Barbieri Anthony J. Barbieri (born August 26, 1963, in Framingham, Massachusetts) is an American comedic writer and performer. He is known for his appearances as the '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' character "Jake Byrd." Career Barbieri was the writer of the mon ...

Kevin Michael Richardson Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) ...

, Jevin Smith,

Tara Strong Tara Lyn Strong (née Charendoff; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as ''The New Batman Adventures ...

, Dan Benson,

Dan Harmon Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC/Yahoo! Screen sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast ''Harmontown ...

Jess Harnell Jess Harnell (born December 23, 1963) is an American voice actor and singer. His notable roles include Captain Hero in the animated TV series ''Drawn Together'', Wakko Warner in ''Animaniacs'', Ironhide in the first three ''Transformers'' films ...

, Phil Hendrie, William Holmes, Cassie Steele, Mike McCaffery, Brandon Johnson, James Atkinson,

Rob Schrab Robby Christopher Schrab (born November 12, 1969) is an American comic book creator, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is the creator of the comic book '' Scud: The Disposable Assassin'', co-writer of the feature film '' Monster House'', co ...

and Arin Hanson.

Episodes

Production

In January 2014, the series was renewed for a second season that began on July 26, 2015. Wes Archer, Dominic Polcino, Bryan Newton and Juan Meza-León served as directors, while series co-creators

and

, Matt Roller, David Phillips, Ryan Ridley,

Mike McMahan Mike McMahan is an American comedy writer and television producer. He is the creator of the animated comedies ''Solar Opposites'' (with Justin Roiland) and '' Star Trek: Lower Decks''. Career McMahan, a native of Chicago, first worked in prod ...

, Tom Kauffman,

Dan Guterman Dan Guterman is a Canadian television writer and producer based in the United States. He was a writer for the satirical website ''The Onion'' between 1999 and 2010. He has also worked on ''The Colbert Report'', ''Community'', and ''Rick and Morty' ...

and

Alex Rubens Alex Rubens is an American writer. He is best known for his work on ''Key & Peele'', ''Community'', and ''Rick and Morty''. Life and career Rubens attended Yale University, where he was a member of the improv-comedy group the Purple Crayon. He r ...

served as writers. All episodes in the second season originally aired in the

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. All episodes are rated TV-14, with the exception of "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate", which was rated

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Reception

The second season has an approval rating of 91% on

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based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 7.81 out of 10. The site's critics consensus reads: "''Rick and Morty'' gains even more slimy layers of complexity throughout its sophomore season, with the dysfunctional duo knocking heads and diametrically opposed philosophies during a string of intricately hilarious misadventures." Annie Howard of the ''

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'' wrote: "The show's hyperactive, off-the-cuff energy is a special treat, even in an increasingly crowded animated-comedy field where other great shows like ''

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'' and '' Bob's Burgers '' compete for eyeballs."

Home media

The second season was released on

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(Region 1) and

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on June 7, 2016.

Notes

References

External links

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