The Blink-and-You’ll-Miss-It Indiana Jones Callback in ‘Rick and Morty’
What do Indiana Jones and Rick Sanchez have in common?
Aside from their love of liquor, penchant for khakis and status as the titular characters in franchises with absolutely insufferable fandoms, the adventurous pair shares one notable attribute: They’ve both witnessed partygoers lose their shit after being served a severed monkey head.
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Last week, Redditor oooohweeee13 dropped by the Rick and Morty subreddit with an observation connecting the Adult Swim series to the adventure franchise, noting what appears to be a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it homage to 1984’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in Season Two’s “The Wedding Squanchers.”
“I never connected the dots,” they captioned two juxtaposed screengrabs, one depicting Willie Scott being served a monkey brains dessert at The Guardian of Tradition Dinner and the other showing a plant-like attendee at Birdperson’s wedding screaming at a salad-filled skull.
While several weren’t surprised at Rick and Morty’s callback to the beloved ‘80s classic — “Get out of my head. And that monkey’s head,” joked one fan — Redditor disguy2k argued that much like the folds of the dead monkey’s brain, there is yet another gag layered into the clip.
“It’s even funnier because she’s some type of sentient plant, and there’s a salad instead of monkey brains,” they observed.
But no matter if you prefer your primate filled with exotic desserts or mixed greens and a sensible vinaigrette, we’re sure monkey-head meals go down best with the burp-filled backdrop of a drunken toast.
