The Great Jerry Ticket Theory
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There is no shortage of forums, videos, and social media comment sections that have been set ablaze over this particular theory. This is probably because the physical evidence supporting the theory is pretty strong. Indeed, it’s hard to deny that something mysterious is going on here. What exactly that mysterious thing is, however, is still up for debate.
All throughout Rick and Morty, we hear references to the dimension “our” Rick and Morty belong to. Whenever we see or hear someone mention C-137, it seems to serve as confirmation that we are indeed dealing with the Rick and Morty from the original dimension we started following at the beginning of the series. In some episodes, however, we never receive confirmation that we are dealing with the Rick and Morty from C-137. The popular ticket theory that originates from the episode “Mortynight Run” seems to be pretty strong evidence that we often aren’t even following the original Rick and Morty we have come to know and love. In fact, the theory suggests that in one episode alone we somehow switch between dimensions without being any the wiser.
In this episode, there is a special daycare for Jerrys called Jerryboree where Rick and Morty can drop off their Jerry to make sure he isn’t getting into any trouble. When Rick and Morty arrive here and drop off Jerry, they receive a ticket so they can know which Jerry is theirs. In this case, the ticket reads “5126.” This means that the Rick and Morty that have arrived here from dimension C-137 are the rightful Rick and Morty to Jerry 5126. After following Rick and Morty throughout the entirety of the episode, we then see them return to the Jerry daycare and retrieve a Jerry right before another Rick and Morty appear from off screen and ask if they have mistakenly picked up Jerry 5126. The pairs switch Jerrys and go on about their way. The theory here is that the Rick and Morty who appear from off screen are actually the Rick and Morty from C-137 and we have been following a completely different Rick and Morty ever since Jerry was left at the daycare. This not only has great implications for this particular episode, but it also raises the question: how many other times have we been given the old switch-a-roo without even noticing?
