Solar Opposites is far from the opposite of Rick and Morty but that was always to be expected. While Adult Swim fans waited patiently for new inter-dimensional exploits, Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland developed a new show which bears more than a striking resemblance to its forebear, both in terms of subject matter and animation style.
This story of five aliens stranded on Earth even shares some of the same voice talent as Rick and Morty, including Roiland himself, which has led fans to wonder if the two shows are directly connected in the same universe.
Unfortunately, Korvo's family are unlikely to meet the Smiths anytime soon. Solar Opposites is produced by 20th Century Fox Television (now owned by Disney), while Rick and Morty airs on Adult Swim, a subsidiary of Warner Bros Entertainment.
Since the release of Solar Opposites, Roiland has expanded on this further with The Hollywood Reporter, explaining the legal issues which would prevent such a crossover from taking place:
"Navigating those IP waters, those are two behemoths," Roiland said. "We got Disney+ or Disney, and you have the HBO/AT&T/Time Warner behemoth. Those are very separate pools of water, I dont know."
Despite all that, Roiland does suggest the two shows exist in the same multiverse together, and eagle-eyed fans might have already spotted some evidence which proves that to be true.
In the Solar Opposites pilot 'The Matter Transfer Array', Terry and Korvo watch a fictional show-within-a-show called Funbucket where a creature plays around with portals in its basement. Sound familiar?
Later in the same episode, Rick's favourite word, "schwifty" can be seen on a poster describing "live jazz" outside the principal's office.
These homages to Rick and Morty make sense given Roiland's involvement on both shows, but things get far squanchier in the third episode thanks to one easy-to-miss Easter egg which directly connects Solar Opposites to Rick and Morty.
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If you look closely at the background of a NYC-like cityscape around ten minutes in, you'll spot a five-star poster for something called Trover Saves the Universe, which just so happens to be a VR game created by Roiland in real life.
That title is crammed full of nods to Rick and Morty, even though the game itself revolves around a chair-bound alien who's tasked with saving the universe from a puppy-stealing monster.
Since the release of Trover Saves the Universe, Rick and Morty returned the favour by including a billboard poster of the game in the season-four premiere. You'll notice it when the show quickly cuts to a video of Morty in Times Square.
Trover Saves the Universe exists in both Solar Opposites and Rick and Morty, therefore creating a small but concrete connection between the two. Bizarrely though, that's not the only animated show which directly crossed over with Korvo's family in their first season.
At one point in the Solar Opposites finale, Terry and Corvo reminisce about the time they beat basketball players from the movie Space Jam with help from the Simpsons (!!), and they even appear briefly on screen.
While no other yellow-skinned people show up in Solar Opposites, it's not impossible to imagine the aliens visiting Springfield at some point using inter-dimensional travel. After all, Rick and Morty did exactly that just a few years ago in The Simpsons 26th season finale.
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Given that The Simpsons didn't end up as Rick/mutant hybrids in season 27, it's safe to say that this couch gag shouldn't be considered as canon. And given that the two shows belong to different networks, don't expect more crossovers between Bart and Morty anytime soon either.
However, Solar Opposites is a different story. Disney now owns Fox and it also owns Hulu too, which makes future guest appearances from The Simpsons on that show surprisingly viable.
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And if Solar Opposites is indeed connected to Rick and Morty (like Roiland himself confirmed), then perhaps, somewhere out there in that big wide multiverse, there's a show where all three families cross over with each other.
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Solar Opposites is available to watch on Hulu in the US. There is currently no UK broadcaster yet.
Rick and Morty season 4 airs Sundays on Adult Swim in the US, and airs in the UK on E4 and All 4 on Wednesdays.
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