Rick and Morty
Cryo Mort a Rickver
TV Flash files “Cryo Mort a Rickver” as hour 76 of 91 in the TV Flash guide — Rick and Morty (2013–present) on Adult Swim, season 8, episode 5, aired 2025-06-22, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E05: listed hour 76 of 91 in the Rick and Morty guide, hour 5 of 10 in season 8. It aired 2025-06-22 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Last Temptation of Jerry” (S08E04). Next is “The Curicksous Case of Bethjamin Button” (S08E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Broh! Rick and Morty wanna rob a ship in cryosleep. But people are light sleepers, broh.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Cryo Mort a Rickver sit in the Rick and Morty guide?
S08E05 is listed hour 76 of 91 — hour 5 of 10 in season 8, season 8 episode 5.
When did Rick and Morty S08E05 air?
Cryo Mort a Rickver aired 2025-06-22 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Why are there long waits between seasons?
Production complexity and schedule issues. The gaps are infamous; they are not a secret second show. Patience is part of the Adult Swim contract.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Drunk genius Rick drags anxious Morty across multiverses of cosmic jokes and trauma. Harmon and Roiland's Adult Swim series made Szechuan sauce, portal memes, and season-gap rage into industrial fandom. Dense sci-fi premises, dark humor, later recasting after Roiland's exit. Peak episodes are structurally dazzling — if you can stomach the meanness and the wait.
So about the sauce. Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon's Adult Swim series premiered December 2, 2013, and the group chat never recovered: drunk genius Rick dragging anxious grandson Morty across multiverses of cosmic jokes and trauma, catchphrases as industrial fandom, Szechuan frenzy as a civic event nobody asked for. Dense sci-fi premises, dark humor, continuity as a toy and a weapon. Production gaps became their own rage cycle. (I said spoiler-free. The wait is the spoiler.) Lana can have the gown. **The timeline…
Filed against
- Justin Roiland as Rick Sanchez / Morty Smith (early)
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- Chris Parnell as Jerry Smith
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- Spencer Grammer as Summer Smith
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- Sarah Chalke as Beth Smith
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