天才兼疯子科学家Rick在失踪多年后突然回到女儿Beth的身边，并且在她的车库里搞了一个科学实验室。Rick有一把“传送门枪”，可以穿越到宇宙的各个次元。孙子Morty莫名其妙就成了他的助手，经常被拖进他的自制太空船内，跟他一同开展各种疯狂刺激的宇宙冒险。女儿女婿对他的疯狂行为感到不满，却又对这个天才科学家无可奈何。
本动画是由美剧《废柴联盟》的创作人Dan Harmon和Justin Roiland开发的动画连续剧。每集一个独立小故事，精妙无比的剧情安排，天马行空的想象力，突破天际的脑洞，是本剧最大的特点。

The sixth season of the American adult animated television series Rick and Morty premiered on September 4, 2022. Starring Justin Roiland as both titular characters, Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, and their inter-dimensional counterparts, the season was ordered before the fourth season of the show finished airing, in May 2020.