It’s Morty’s turn for an adventure. He chooses a “peaceful” mission of exploration a la Star Trek. Meanwhile, Jerry and Butter Bot search for their purpose in life.
Type:
Episode
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
35pp
Genre:
Comedy
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
13+
Synopsis/Details
Butter Bot believes there is more to life than just passing butter. Jerry agrees and the two explore a wide range of potential life purposes. Rick, Morty, and Summer board a starship to explore space with a crew of Mr. Meeseeks and Morty as captain. The Mortyprise runs into Beta 7, the male hive mind in love with Unity. Rick wants to shoot him dead on sight but Captain Morty intervenes and asks Beta 7 to come aboard to share knowledge and culture. Beta 7 invades the Mortyprise. Assimilating Meeseeks as they take over. Rick offers to save the situation, but Morty must first make Rick captain. Implicitly admitting that Rick is the one, true leader. Meanwhile, Jerry and Butter Bot start a podcast where Butter Bot has an epiphany: he loves passing butter. It was his purpose the whole time and he loves it. Morty admits Rick is the true captain and with Rick in charge, he blows up the Beta 7 ship and self destructs his own. Safe on Earth, Rick makes sure that Morty learned his lesson that Rick is the star of this show.
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Submitted: 2021-Apr-24
Last Updated: 2021-Apr-24
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The Writer: Adam Everett

Hey everyone. I'm Adam. Before becoming interested in film/TV, I was a software engineer for the Department of Defense. As fulfilling as that was, I felt I was lacking creativity in my work. This led me to search for some artistic endeavors and I found it in community theatre. I performed on stage in many plays and loved it. I decided to write my own short scripts so I could act more often. I discovered I loved writing even more than performing. Since I was responsible for making these shorts, I had to learn to work a camera, light, sound, etc and I was fascinated by it all. I've since worked on countless sets of all sizes in several different departments (camera, electric, grip, production… Go to bio
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