If you know Rick and Morty, then you’ll know that in the third season there’s a story about how Rick broke out of prison and split up his daughter’s marriage and then is involved in a huge multi-dimensional battle involving other Ricks and when it ends Morty gives a speech that blames it all on McDonald’s Szechuan sauce. Look — I’m not about to explain Rick and Morty to you. Just watch it.
You won’t be alone. There are many people who love the Adult Swim cartoon. This became apparent last weekend when, with everything that’s been going on in the world lately, Rick and Morty fans took to the streets to protest — even violently in some places — a shortage of Szechuan sauce at McDonald’s.
Yes, Szechuan sauce.
It seems that McDonalds, after hearing about Rick’s alleged love for its sauce (which was briefly sold as part of a movie promotion back in 1998) decided to bring it back for a special day as a special promotion. That day was last Saturday, and legions of the show’s excited fans drove many miles and even across state lines to grab a packet in honor of Rick. Unfortunately, things didn’t turn out as planned.
The fast food giant underestimated the vast demand for the sauce and not only undersupplied its stores but failed to tell its employees about the oncoming wave of crazy Rick and Morty fans that were about to invade. The lack of product (and understandably…
