The eight toon participants are parodies of famous cartoon figures Spanky Ham is a downloaded internet cartoon as mentioned in a previous episode (Newgrounds.com). Captain Hero is like Superman (DC Comics). Ling-Ling is like Pikachu from Pokémon (Nintendo Games). Xandir is like Link from The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Games). Princess Clara is like various heroines from animated feature films (Walt Disney). Toot Braunstein is like Betty Boop (Max Fleischer, Paramount). Foxxy Love is like Valerie Brown from Josie and the Pussycats (Hanna-Barbera). Wooldoor Sockbat is like SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon Network). Guest toon Bucky Bucks is a combination of Donald Trump and Richie Rich (Harvey Comics).
Adult Swim宣布《瑞克和莫蒂》推出一部衍生剧:日本动画风的《Rick and Morty: The Anime》,佐野隆史(《神之塔》)执导,已获预订整季10集,被描述为一个关于“这个很棒的家庭”的新故事,独立于主线之外,但会包括《瑞克和莫蒂》的主题和事件。
佐野隆史此前打造过两部《瑞克和莫蒂》的衍生短片:《瑞克和莫蒂对抗种族灭绝者》和《瑞克和莫蒂外传姐姐遇见上帝》。