RICK AND MORTY Has Made Fans Demand That McDonald?s Szechuan Sauce Return
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WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the Rick and Morty season 3 premiere that aired last night.
After creating fake memories, transporting his intelligence*from body to body, and playing brutal mindgames on Morty, Rick Sanchez concluded last night?s early April Fool?s Rick and Morty season premiere by explaining his motivations: revenge on son-in-law Jerry, and a craving for the sweet, sweet Szechuan sauce that McDonald?s introduced as a tie-in to Disney?s Mulan. And no, this wasn?t a made-up pop-culture joke: as you can see in the commercial above, it was a real thing.
You have to wonder what Hardee?s and Carl?s Jr., which ran a massive rebranding ad mid-show to demonstrate a new move away from sexy commercials, thought about the fact that McDonald?s seems to have gotten a bigger pop-culture boost, presumably without paying for it. Fans are already starting petitions for McDonald?s to bring back the sauce, and you can sign online if you agree?they?re pretty close to the 7,500 goal last time we checked.
While the Golden Arches might not do such a thing because a cartoon aimed at adults asked, it bears repeating that there is a live-action remake of Mulan coming from Disney, and while it reportedly won?t feature any songs, nobody has ruled out fast food tie-ins. It?s almost like some sort of cosmic convergence.
Perhaps the bigger question, though, is why aren?t people talking about Shoney?s, which was revealed as Rick?s mental safe space? They?re tougher to find in many parts of the country, but totally worth the search. A tie-in menu is probably too much to hope for when your lead character is always belching up green drool and has a friend named Mr. Poopybutthole, but we can dream. Ooo-wee!