Rick and Morty: 109: Needful Things (2013) — Screenplay
A teen takes a job at a pawn shop run by the devil, while her brother teams up with their dad on a science project that goes wildly wrong.
- Written by
- Mike McMahan
- Genre
- Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Animation
- Studio
- Adult Swim, Cartoon Network
- Length
- 37 pages
This episode is a masterclass in balancing parallel storylines and tonal shifts, moving from sharp workplace satire to absurd family bonding. Study how McMahan uses quick-fire dialogue and escalating stakes to keep both plots propulsive, and how the devil's casual evil serves as a perfect foil for suburban awkwardness.
Read the full Rick and Morty: 109: Needful Things (2013) screenplay in PDF, page by page, right here on Laper — or download the original script to study Mike McMahan’s scene work, dialogue and structure at your own pace. A free resource for screenwriters and film students learning Hollywood script format.