Film Theory: What is the Cat HIDING? (Rick and Morty Season 4)

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    Episode 4 of Rick and Morty's 4th season was... interesting. I could make a theory about soul bonding with dragons and the cultural structure of dragon societies, but actually that wasn't the part of the episode that caught my interest. No, today I want to talk about that darn talking cat. Why does it talk and why does Rick react the way he does when he finds out? Why are we left in the dark, like the memory erased Jerry? Let me tell you, Theorists, this goes deeper than you would expect!
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  • @bengt1881
    @bengt1881 Před 2 lety +11401

    Imagine how horrific something has to be for Rick to contemplate suicide out of pure horror

    • @eternalfox1714
      @eternalfox1714 Před 2 lety +414

      Wow OK that puts things into perspective I mean rick has done horrible things so yea

    • @vauxcorsa
      @vauxcorsa Před 2 lety +59

      unity did it

    • @timothyharris1125
      @timothyharris1125 Před 2 lety +270

      Thats just it, Rick isn't that shaken that quickly. Rick is usually driven to hopelessness over time to long standing trauma and occasionally fixes it, the mind scan of the cat and his reaction was unnatural. It must've been unspeakably horrible.

    • @abigailhowe8302
      @abigailhowe8302 Před 2 lety +93

      @Xeno The Strange he's repeatedly ATTEMPTED it as well, but between his own failing out of drunken incompetence...and Morty's established proficiency at defusing Rick's EXPLOSIVE attempts at suicide...
      Rick is amazingly still here. One can only wonder how many OTHER Ricks have *SUCCEEDED* at killing themselves or destroying the entire species...

    • @silverlighting9959
      @silverlighting9959 Před 2 lety +18

      Bill Cypher

  • @gusballenger8806
    @gusballenger8806 Před 4 lety +29923

    The fact that the cats mouth doesn’t move makes me think it telepathically speaks to people and makes them perceive it as a cat, maybe jerry and rick saw it’s true form and what it can do.

  • @callmetalonpls
    @callmetalonpls Před rokem +283

    I find this "asking questions = bad" really interesting coming from the cat considering "curiosity kills the cat. But satisfaction brought it back"

  • @tigertoxins584
    @tigertoxins584 Před rokem +358

    I like the Schrödinger's cat theory, because instead of immediately tossing the headset like Jerry, Rick really takes some time to try and grasp what he's looking at. You can see his expression of disbelief and horror as he slowly manages to process what he's looking at. Rick, the so called 'smartest man in the universe', has to take time to think about something he's never witnessed and when it finally hits him, he reels back in well earned disgust. This man has been to greasy grandma world, a world where chairs eat people, and apparently the "blender dimension", but what is a horror so out of left field that not even Rick knows what he's looking at?
    Bam, Schrödinger's cat with an old people fetish. A world of pure horror, where everything you know is synesthetic and slowly melts into each other, a violently polarized reality of rabid old people going at it, guts spilled open from the fresh car accident that never happened, flesh rotting but not quite, an infinite amount of possibilities overlapping in a single material reality which is this cat's mind. It's like that episode with the machine of unspeakable doom, except with goatse mixed in.

    • @matthewboire6843
      @matthewboire6843 Před 4 měsíci +4

      This could be a possible theory

    • @MahabubAlam-dn1nq
      @MahabubAlam-dn1nq Před 4 měsíci +3

      This cat made me feel sick

    • @ltlukas4238
      @ltlukas4238 Před 4 měsíci

      With all respect. You are disgusting for coming up with all of this and I don't know if I should be interested or suicidal after reading this. Good job I guess

    • @dll3409
      @dll3409 Před 4 měsíci +7

      You own 3 minutes of my life, spoke and spoke and did not speak nothing

    • @tigertoxins584
      @tigertoxins584 Před 4 měsíci +4

      @@dll3409 good, you can't buy time back after all haha

  • @chickencurry420
    @chickencurry420 Před 3 lety +14539

    Whatever was in that scanner was so bad, it didn't just rattle Rick. It was so bad that Rick tried to protect Jerry (someone he actively, unapologetically hates) from seeing it.

    • @rocknrollcomedyguy
      @rocknrollcomedyguy Před 3 lety +592

      I never noticed that aspect of the situation. Very interesting.

    • @g_.06
      @g_.06 Před 2 lety +518

      So true It also made him point a gun at himself

    • @zootopiawilson
      @zootopiawilson Před 2 lety +374

      @@g_.06 yep, it was so disturbing Rick almost blew his own head off.

    • @slyhunter
      @slyhunter Před 2 lety +307

      I like the theory that it showed Rick and Jerry being lovers, really the only way I could imagine Rick wanting to clear Jerry's mind of it while also being so disgusting, he considered suicide

    • @diffooz6119
      @diffooz6119 Před 2 lety +25

      i can't like ur comment its at 420

  • @thepowerofbeans1816
    @thepowerofbeans1816 Před 4 lety +7609

    that was probably jerry's most noble moment, "someone has to remember"

    • @RandomPerson-cm2wg
      @RandomPerson-cm2wg Před 4 lety +733

      And also the nicest thing that Rick did for Jerry. “Someone will.”

    • @thejestor9378
      @thejestor9378 Před 4 lety +108

      Random Person the only time rick was nice to jerry.

    • @RandomPerson-cm2wg
      @RandomPerson-cm2wg Před 4 lety +154

      TheJestor “I didn’t respect your marriage, I certainly didn’t do any favours and for what it’s worth, I will apologize to Beth for it when we get home.” What do you mean by only time?

    • @TheRrandomm
      @TheRrandomm Před 4 lety +68

      @@thejestor9378 Well he helped Jerry to hang the christmas decorations and hid the fact that he messed up from Beth

    • @AD-bz2ci
      @AD-bz2ci Před 4 lety +23

      I still hate Jerry.

  • @Turgineer
    @Turgineer Před rokem +59

    4:32 As soon as I saw this scene, I wondered what could possibly have scared the cold-blooded Rick so much.

  • @ArthurMorgan0000
    @ArthurMorgan0000 Před rokem +278

    I think that since Rick is aware of the fourth wall, he knows that he is a fictional character.However, that cat was from beyond the fourth wall, otherwise from reality.
    From the sound that can be heard after Rick put goggles on, the scenes contains explosion, boots marching, chainsaw going through flesh and a baby crying. Maybe after Rick saw that the show he is on give the people in the cat's memory or real life entertainment, he was disgusted about it.And since Jerry is weak hearted in here and Rick doesn't want Jerry to be aware that he is in a show, Rick erases Jerry's memory.

    • @KaleZZ23
      @KaleZZ23 Před 7 měsíci +3

      Yes

    • @kendricklyon9633
      @kendricklyon9633 Před 6 měsíci +8

      Maybe the box the cat is in is a metaphor for the fourth wall.

    • @joeyward2662
      @joeyward2662 Před 6 měsíci +12

      ... How... How do you immediately recognize the sound of a chainsaw in flesh?

    • @baguetteking4417
      @baguetteking4417 Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@joeyward2662 groovy

    • @a-n..
      @a-n.. Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@joeyward2662 Experimentation...

  • @OmegaX9
    @OmegaX9 Před 4 lety +18352

    Pretty sure wiping Jerry's mind was the nicest thing Rick did.

    • @seandoyle6104
      @seandoyle6104 Před 4 lety +431

      How many times has he done it though

    • @roxas4930
      @roxas4930 Před 4 lety +353

      @@seandoyle6104 well this would be the second we know of

    • @FFAceDemon
      @FFAceDemon Před 4 lety +149

      what about when he went to prison to save his family?

    • @floxersadd4952
      @floxersadd4952 Před 4 lety +161

      FFAceDemon nah it was a plan to collapse of the government

    • @FFAceDemon
      @FFAceDemon Před 4 lety +41

      @@floxersadd4952 alright i'll give you that one lol

  • @esguittcisneros9562
    @esguittcisneros9562 Před 4 lety +3124

    I feel like this is just a joke by the writers to get fans to overthink the cat against overthinking

    • @Idk-ct5ky
      @Idk-ct5ky Před 4 lety +93

      Yup we'll probably never even get a hint or Easter egg about the cat just so fans try to comb every frame to find anything about cat

    • @IsaiahAmos017
      @IsaiahAmos017 Před 4 lety +1

      I will help you and you’re a challenge to get 5000 subscribers it’s a daunting task especially without a profile pic of a hot woman

    • @UncleRussian.
      @UncleRussian. Před 4 lety +15

      Your channel idea is as original as Instagram beach selfies

    • @COKTilYouDrop
      @COKTilYouDrop Před 4 lety +1

      @@IsaiahAmos017 yep that's true 4 years and I'm only at 400 subs...

    • @lolz-4940
      @lolz-4940 Před 4 lety +1

      Like literally every Rick and Morty fan theory

  • @jefftranson4529
    @jefftranson4529 Před rokem +151

    I’m actually very satisfied with the theory that the cat is just a fun metaphor for theorists to chill out with being over speculative

  • @johnminnick5434
    @johnminnick5434 Před rokem +46

    "Scratching at the wrong post?"
    "Screaming at the wrong door at 3am" more like.

  • @threedicksonabench3141
    @threedicksonabench3141 Před 4 lety +17771

    You know it’s bad when Rick try’s to protect Jerry from it.

  • @dingdawng
    @dingdawng Před rokem +53

    I think it's symbolic of Rick's story. You shouldn't ask too many questions because it would reveal just how horrible and evil his history is. The point of Rick and Morty is to have fun.

  • @jonathanleuck9525
    @jonathanleuck9525 Před rokem +41

    My theory is that they literally found out why the cat can talk. Why is a cat able to talk? Because the writers wrote a talking cat. It's stupid meta and very self-aware but also fits really well with Rick as a character. The cat is coming to terms with his knowledge and tries to act like everything is normal because he too struggles with the burden of knowledge. But there's a part of him that wants to share that burden but knows that it would only bring pain to others. What Rick and Jerry see is our world and something that Rick cannot do or change. He is now further burdened with knowledge. It would tie into the theory that Rick knows its a show and does odd things to make the show entertaining because if it's canceled they cease to exist. This may very well be the point Rick finds out.

  • @DBVerseVA
    @DBVerseVA Před 3 lety +5047

    I think what they saw was the cat responsible for making the Cats 2019 movie.

    • @xvor_tex8577
      @xvor_tex8577 Před 3 lety +125

      Oh! That’s horrifying, I’d be as scared or disgusted as jerry and rick

    • @geilesgesicht4046
      @geilesgesicht4046 Před 3 lety +41

      I... its to much for me!!! Noooop ahahhahahahhhhh ahhahahh ahah ahahahahhahahah help me no no no... its to much for me!

    • @biguplads6901
      @biguplads6901 Před 3 lety +12

      XD

    • @geilesgesicht4046
      @geilesgesicht4046 Před 3 lety +23

      I... i cant handel it...

    • @sirdeserter
      @sirdeserter Před 3 lety +11

      @@geilesgesicht4046 Then you should build the same memory wiping gun.

  • @bassman9261995
    @bassman9261995 Před 4 lety +2338

    It’s suspicious that the cat talks about the “point of a talking cat”, as if it chose to take the form of a talking cat.

    • @shreknskrubgaming7248
      @shreknskrubgaming7248 Před 4 lety +145

      That's honestly not a bad point. The other thing I could maybe see is if he was created intentionally with that purpose in mind, but I think I like your idea better. Sounds a lot more interesting to explore.

    • @MrDankTM
      @MrDankTM Před 4 lety +7

      hola samuel. laughing emojiiii

    • @Goabnb94
      @Goabnb94 Před 4 lety +60

      The cat also really seems to want people to ask it why it can talk when its on the boat.

    • @siregirl9599
      @siregirl9599 Před 4 lety +3

      @@MrDankTM shalom jod crying emoji

    • @alwaysyouramanda
      @alwaysyouramanda Před 4 lety +2

      Samuel Feinstein Ancient Egypt has been explained.

  • @Ethan_Studio_productions
    @Ethan_Studio_productions Před rokem +89

    If Rick gets horrified by it then it's bad

  • @TheRealSavlon
    @TheRealSavlon Před 4 měsíci +9

    mat is so good that even when he doesn’t know, he makes us feel bad for wanting to know

  • @lulumercer8704
    @lulumercer8704 Před 4 lety +2352

    curiosity killed the cat...

  • @tamirtet9796
    @tamirtet9796 Před 4 lety +5030

    You’ve mastered the art of saying a lot without saying anything at all

    • @ImEmpTy295
      @ImEmpTy295 Před 4 lety +246

      Recognized it after 4 mins in the video that it was "one of those videos ". Skipped to the last 3 mins and was right. Lol

    • @nijamagi1031
      @nijamagi1031 Před 4 lety +117

      His videos are lame

    • @breathingispog4707
      @breathingispog4707 Před 4 lety +45

      @@nijamagi1031 D:‹

    • @lesonarong54
      @lesonarong54 Před 4 lety +44

      Nijamagi no

    • @danarose2677
      @danarose2677 Před 4 lety +84

      I'm thinking this guy is made for politics, I have been reading the comments for minutes and he still ain't said nothing important.

  • @43gofficial75
    @43gofficial75 Před rokem +31

    Matpat has forsaken me 😪 a theory that does not answer my question

  • @m.degroot6837
    @m.degroot6837 Před rokem +10

    The cat knows who Justin Roiland realy is

  • @TheBurkissWay
    @TheBurkissWay Před 3 lety +4806

    There's only one thing that can cause Rick that much distress:
    The Cat
    IS ON A COB

  • @peppercornucopia_
    @peppercornucopia_ Před 3 lety +3272

    Matpat: What is the Cat HIDING?
    Short answer: idk
    Long answer: idk lol

    • @maxminton7861
      @maxminton7861 Před 3 lety +100

      Long answer: “Idk... *15 minutes later* idk it doesn’t matter.”

    • @merkyboy2662
      @merkyboy2662 Před 3 lety +49

      Short answer: idk
      Long answer: I don’t know

    • @takingtheshot9830
      @takingtheshot9830 Před 2 lety +22

      Short answer: idk lol
      Long answer: I don't know laugh out loud.

    • @agsilverradio2225
      @agsilverradio2225 Před 2 lety +13

      What's the difference between ignorance and apathy?
      ...
      I don't know,
      and I don't care!

    • @dragon-id5uj
      @dragon-id5uj Před 2 lety +9

      halfway thru glad i scanned comments, f this

  • @Nero.Joestar21
    @Nero.Joestar21 Před 6 měsíci +8

    3:25 keep in mind that Rick did a lot of bad things and horrifying, was shocked from the cat that means he found the one that worst then him.

  • @goatmom2980
    @goatmom2980 Před rokem +10

    2:29 the bot caught me off guard…

  • @fredlopez778
    @fredlopez778 Před 4 lety +1911

    This episode is an embodiment of the phrase "curiosity killed the cat"

  • @MissBlueEyeliner
    @MissBlueEyeliner Před 3 lety +9138

    Rick wiping Jerry’s memory was the kindest and most selfless act of his so far.

  • @ethanclark739
    @ethanclark739 Před rokem +7

    I always try to look at it from a comedic writing perspective while watching any Rick and Morty episode. When they think of something ridiculous and simply humor, they go with with and make a whole fucking plot out of it. They take the joke to the extreme, and while the characters are serious, they have to be to deliver the comedy. I absolutely fucking love it. In all honesty I don’t think the creators ever had an overall plot or timeline. They move from one idea to the next, simply compiling context and texture to the RaM world, one ridiculously hilarious concept at a time. Each season just fills in the picture a little more, they are artist. We are just witnesses

  • @najabicruz46
    @najabicruz46 Před rokem +26

    I remember watching the episode and immediately wondering wtf was up with that cat and what led them to insanity so quick so fast. But I do also think it might've been sexual in nature I just don't want to know of what haha

  • @ieroen
    @ieroen Před 2 lety +2453

    What really struck me, is that the cat doesn't actually talk: his mouth never moves. It seems a kind of telepathic thing or a narration thing.

    • @biscuitboy9861
      @biscuitboy9861 Před 2 lety +158

      Rick and Jerry were also yelling “get out” so maybe they were telling him to get out of their heads

    • @ieroen
      @ieroen Před 2 lety +132

      @@biscuitboy9861 Wow, great point! Matpat says @ 5:04 that they yell "go away" but they're actually yelling "get out". That's kind of a strange thing to say outdoors.

    • @ieroen
      @ieroen Před 2 lety +82

      Another thing: Rick doesn't consider killing the cat, but turns the gun on himself.

    • @RemorsefulPsycho
      @RemorsefulPsycho Před 2 lety +12

      Or what if it's a humongous creature who can literally mind control cats and talks like hes there

    • @tilkilit
      @tilkilit Před 2 lety +12

      Although this is a good way to look at it, i think the whole "talking cat but mouth never moves" things is a Garfield reference. At least in older cartoons Garfield's mouth didnt move when he spoke. And almost no one was asking questions about why Garfield is not an ordinary cat. Jon can definitely hear and understand him, but looks like he's the only one (other than Oddie)

  • @DANIELGORMANN
    @DANIELGORMANN Před 4 lety +3078

    but why is no one talking about how the cat speaks without MOVING HIS MOUTH

  • @Glitchy_Memer
    @Glitchy_Memer Před 5 měsíci +3

    I know what they watched.
    2 Cats 1 Cup. And they did it public.

  • @neriswonderfulvlog4070
    @neriswonderfulvlog4070 Před rokem +84

    Great work this was so well put together

  • @radicalxedward8047
    @radicalxedward8047 Před 4 lety +1700

    “Deviant sexual act” with screaming and a baby crying sounds pretty bad.

    • @Nytemare2all
      @Nytemare2all Před 4 lety +81

      its called A Serbian Film. Don't look it up!

    • @Reelix
      @Reelix Před 4 lety +15

      @@Nytemare2all Overhyped movie. Not that great.

    • @BeckyNosferatu
      @BeckyNosferatu Před 4 lety +66

      That was my thought... I _really_ don't want to think about that, but he failed to mention the sounds.

    • @coldfusionstormgaming1808
      @coldfusionstormgaming1808 Před 4 lety +12

      @@BeckyNosferatu You mean the sound of marching? And the sound of Starcraft Academy scream? (That sound haunts me to this day still , Jesus christ that sound was haunting)

    • @BeckyNosferatu
      @BeckyNosferatu Před 4 lety +35

      @@coldfusionstormgaming1808 hahah yeah, all the background sounds were more like... a war going on over something sexual... unless uh... he was doing something to dead bodies... >_>

  • @donsmith1198
    @donsmith1198 Před 3 lety +2468

    Curiosity usually kills cats. No wonder he doesn’t like questions.

  • @Mradulwhy
    @Mradulwhy Před rokem +8

    I think that cat reflects people what they are most feared or digusts to , that makes a fine explaination why rick also got awfully scared , 😅 it was very weird to see something like this

  • @kianjelogiorgio1713
    @kianjelogiorgio1713 Před 4 měsíci +2

    The sound from the scanner shows that durring it , people were screaming, and a main part of it was a SINGLE baby crying

  • @justchilling177
    @justchilling177 Před 3 lety +4884

    I wish In the future the creators makes a Jerry mind blowers episode where they reveal the story behind this mystery

    • @kirubiel3079
      @kirubiel3079 Před 3 lety +54

      Yh that would be good then we can see what they saw

    • @moth_milk
      @moth_milk Před 3 lety +3

      Ye

    • @mattrix8174
      @mattrix8174 Před 3 lety +24

      an equally valid theory, lets talk over hear...

    • @NLWilmar
      @NLWilmar Před 3 lety +96

      nah don't want that. leave it a mystery. way more fun

    • @rochellegomes1792
      @rochellegomes1792 Před 3 lety +3

      Yessss plssssss ADULT SWIM YOU LISTENING?!?!

  • @kjiyere7224
    @kjiyere7224 Před 4 lety +545

    The cat said it himself:
    "No answer would be satisfying."

  • @galaxyorca2029
    @galaxyorca2029 Před rokem +14

    Here's a theory: Zordon is a kidnapper and is guilty of Minority endangerment

  • @AtikaTas
    @AtikaTas Před 5 měsíci +4

    I thought in this episode matpat would analize the sounds rick heard and find secret messages but he never talked about it😢

  • @theramonjr
    @theramonjr Před 4 lety +1342

    The creators: “We will never do time travel”
    One week before their time travel episode, The creators via cat: “don’t ask too many questions, ok!”

    • @shaggyspade2468
      @shaggyspade2468 Před 4 lety +14

      LoLz!

    • @ellisellis3141
      @ellisellis3141 Před 4 lety +12

      Ha to true dude!!!🎉

    • @Nukepositive
      @Nukepositive Před 4 lety +9

      This is the real theory.

    • @lawyi4056
      @lawyi4056 Před 4 lety +3

      Didnt episode 5 season 4 had time travel

    • @shaggyspade2468
      @shaggyspade2468 Před 4 lety +10

      @@lawyi4056 Thats the joke lol The creators said they would never use time travel because its been over done and contrived. :D

  • @9-bitfox
    @9-bitfox Před 4 lety +1748

    They just saw the Movie CATS in his head, mystery solved

    • @KirosSkye
      @KirosSkye Před 4 lety +12

      Now I await this meme

    • @9-bitfox
      @9-bitfox Před 4 lety +6

      @@KirosSkye I'm honestly surprised it hasn't been thought up before lol

    • @maloku4619
      @maloku4619 Před 4 lety +6

      It actually could because Taylor swift is in one scene of the episode 🤔

    • @maineain4911
      @maineain4911 Před 4 lety +1

      @@maloku4619 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

    • @QuokkaWaka
      @QuokkaWaka Před 4 lety

      @@maloku4619
      Yo wth I didn't know Game Theory had a secret channel named Maloku

  • @cloudum6569
    @cloudum6569 Před rokem +2

    i love how i watched the full 20 min video and i still actively have no idea about anything relating to the cat

  • @HeyPich
    @HeyPich Před 12 dny +5

    Man took 18 minutes to say “idk”. I’m satisfied

  • @Athithan_2000
    @Athithan_2000 Před 4 lety +1082

    The cat is not talking, it’s mouth’s not moving or doesn’t even have a mouth, it’s telepathic! (Probably says “talking” to simplify or lessen chance of “asking questions”)

  • @orthochrome8022
    @orthochrome8022 Před 4 lety +1152

    Me: Soooo, whats the answer?
    Matt: Yes.

    • @ethanbarnett2462
      @ethanbarnett2462 Před 4 lety +49

      Kinda hated how he didnt give us like a guess of what it was he just said "oh his parents, now let's talk about how you dont want to know answers or some bs for like 10 mins"

    • @Kraakaroni
      @Kraakaroni Před 4 lety +2

      Pial legend

    • @Kraakaroni
      @Kraakaroni Před 4 lety +2

      Karina Cat whats your sc

    • @terronscibe3218
      @terronscibe3218 Před 4 lety +7

      He didn't even factor in the sounds from mind reader device.

    • @JaidenTheBest
      @JaidenTheBest Před 4 lety +2

      @Karina Cat no thanks

  • @shr00mski
    @shr00mski Před rokem +4

    Why is NOBODY talking about the fact that the screaming sounds we hear as Rick looks into the cat’s mind are from the terrifying Event Horizon film???

  • @gabrieladjei832
    @gabrieladjei832 Před rokem +2

    Awesome delivery. Sometimes, it's more interesting to have a mystery than a revelation.👍🏿

  • @sjenkins91812
    @sjenkins91812 Před 2 lety +3751

    "Is there a reason you can talk?"
    _"There is, and I'm ashamed of it."_
    "Then let us speak of it no more."

    • @cellogum
      @cellogum Před 2 lety +75

      So simple.

    • @kashrager3888
      @kashrager3888 Před 2 lety +40

      @Miguel Messina thanx ima go check that one out, this was a long winded video for nothing.

    • @eighterthabest9024
      @eighterthabest9024 Před 2 lety +18

      @@kashrager3888 Thats Matpat a lot of the time...

    • @WhiskeyFiend
      @WhiskeyFiend Před 2 lety +8

      Was it that time you killed 2 people in Ireland?

    • @kashrager3888
      @kashrager3888 Před 2 lety

      @@doofus33 who? Your mom?

  • @asafupps
    @asafupps Před 2 lety +4333

    Turns out that the cat is actually meant to represent the writers themselves, reminding themselves to keep things simple, not overthink it and just relax. It was also a bit of a gimmick based off of movies like Oliver and Company or Aristocats, where how the cats can talk is never explained, they’re just there to have fun.

    • @NutmegBGB
      @NutmegBGB Před 2 lety +103

      In fairness, the Aristocats didn't need to explain why the animals talk for the same reason 101 Dalmatians didn't: They never spoke to the humans in the way the humans could understand. Granted, both those movies have bigger questions whose only answer is, "It's a Disney movie," like how Duchess could teach her kittens how to paint, sing, and play piano without Edgar or the heiress noticing or how Pongo and Perdy could bring home 84 more puppies covered in soot with no explanation as to where they came from, but that's besides the point. The cats meow and the dogs bark whenever people are the focal characters of the scene. In contrast, The Cat speaks directly to the humans in Rick and Morty. I think Roger and Anita would've definitely been more concerned if their dogs blatantly said, "Cruella definitely took our puppies," and the heiress would probably think she'd gone crazy had she heard Marie singing Scales and Arpeggios, and therein lies the difference. In all three cases it is firmly established that normal animals cannot speak human languages, making it a foregone conclusion that any situation counteracting that fact without an explanation would be questioned.
      I just realized that I wrote what amounts to a thesis paragraph in a CZcams comment section, but I'm posting this reply anyway because I spent too much time on this train of thought to just delete it.

    • @asafupps
      @asafupps Před 2 lety +25

      @@NutmegBGB LMFAO- oh my lord, props to you for writing that but yeah you’re right, bad example

    • @fistermcsploogeyesquire8412
      @fistermcsploogeyesquire8412 Před 2 lety +17

      @@NutmegBGB ppl like you make me still have hope for humans
      Stop it

    • @NutmegBGB
      @NutmegBGB Před 2 lety +8

      @@fistermcsploogeyesquire8412 What about my way too long paragraph helped restore your faith in humanity, if I may ask?

    • @reupholsteredculture8446
      @reupholsteredculture8446 Před 2 lety

      Thanks Ace saved me from watching the 3 minutes of him explaining gag reflex

  • @sbonteidk6645
    @sbonteidk6645 Před rokem +2

    I always just love to watch matpat explain all of this he does such a great job at it and he makes it fun to

  • @jstsmakestuff
    @jstsmakestuff Před měsícem +1

    Holy, 4 years later and Mat retired. I remember watching all of his old fnaf videos back in the day and then these rick and morty theories. I miss those days, but new and better days are ahead. I hope you have a good retirement Mat, if anyone deserves a happy life it's you.

  • @jacksquatjb
    @jacksquatjb Před 4 lety +1097

    I find it insulting that he never called it a Cat Scan.

    • @joyanngitau6682
      @joyanngitau6682 Před 4 lety +4

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂made my night😚

    • @tinyflyingdragons9432
      @tinyflyingdragons9432 Před 4 lety +1

      😭

    • @christophermcewen4571
      @christophermcewen4571 Před 4 lety

      Lol that would have been to Easy

    • @abdulazizotaibi7629
      @abdulazizotaibi7629 Před 4 lety

      You just broke my funny bone

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 Před 4 lety

      Disgust is the Natural Reaction in some Situations.
      That's something a lot don't seem to know in this oh so modern Society.
      Tolerance is so Hyped that people actually came to think that everything and anything under all circumstances needs to be Tolerated. Yes, that's a Mindset. And it's spreading. Like a disease.
      I see so many Disgusting things, even on CZcams, but it's ok for CZcams as long as it's maked '18+' (or not even that!), and its more than Ok for Viewers. Viewers are often Fans of disgusting things, evidend by good Old (Messed up) CZcams.

  • @ry-xw6te
    @ry-xw6te Před 4 lety +1100

    Me: sees title*
    “pretty odd that he could stretch something like this out to 18-19 mins”

  • @lukejurdak7874
    @lukejurdak7874 Před rokem +3

    I am honestly scared to know what was so horrifying that it even horrified Rick, and that dude isnhard to scary

  • @pokemaniacalex8031
    @pokemaniacalex8031 Před rokem +2

    Man. Remembering Jerry's disgust regarding his parents' arrangement with Jacob makes a certain recent episode much more interesting to think about.

  • @KaseemJacobs
    @KaseemJacobs Před 4 lety +483

    This went from “What did the cat see???” To “Justifying why theorizing is fun and an ok thing to do get off my back I do this for FUN”

    • @littlebigb5370
      @littlebigb5370 Před 4 lety +6

      Don't ask too many questions.

    • @KuhTuhKuh
      @KuhTuhKuh Před 4 lety +1

      Don’t ask questions, you don’t wanna know.

    • @joshanonline
      @joshanonline Před 4 lety +5

      Film Theory: What is the Cat HIDING?
      Answer: Don't ask questions.
      Me: Y Dafuk did I watch your video then??

    • @MrDankTM
      @MrDankTM Před 4 lety +1

      hi xd. laughing emojiiii

    • @llamawearingsombrero6764
      @llamawearingsombrero6764 Před 4 lety +3

      Infinity Dragon it was a stale video

  • @eebydeeby03
    @eebydeeby03 Před 4 lety +8161

    The cat saw Cats: The movie and then Rick and Jerry saw it.
    Edit: please for the love of God, this comment is so old, just let it die.
    Edit 2:. You guys win. It won't die

    • @bananalimeboy5927
      @bananalimeboy5927 Před 4 lety +191

      That movie is a fucking abomination
      I'm gonna watch it

    • @SomewhereFireworks
      @SomewhereFireworks Před 4 lety +71

      **Insert long gasp** Woahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, genius

    • @oliverpeachey1852
      @oliverpeachey1852 Před 4 lety +56

      He was in it he was in the movie 🤮

    • @alienqueen3324
      @alienqueen3324 Před 4 lety +12

      ethan in general you’ve figured it out : 0

    • @qqxyz6550
      @qqxyz6550 Před 4 lety +18

      I’m actually gonna believe that’s true. Super funny 😁

  • @finnthefun1
    @finnthefun1 Před rokem +1

    The Rise Of Skywalker Really Turns That Reveal Around

  • @XAtmo97
    @XAtmo97 Před rokem +1

    This was the content I had secretly been hoping for for ages. So glad this landed in my recommended ^_^

  • @aparicioj03
    @aparicioj03 Před 4 lety +847

    The Truth: The cat was licking himself, like all cats do.

    • @rainloopzz7436
      @rainloopzz7436 Před 4 lety +5

      First reply of manyyy

    • @UndeadGhostGirl
      @UndeadGhostGirl Před 4 lety +24

      Okay, but it's a memory scanner. What they saw was from the cat's point of view.
      And he was licking himself, like all cats do...
      … think about that...

    • @voltstrike1486
      @voltstrike1486 Před 4 lety +4

      Interesting but the cat was in the house where Jerry haves photo of his parents

    • @reyrey.ak-47
      @reyrey.ak-47 Před 4 lety +8

      that wouldnt explain y he talks tho...

    • @joey8870
      @joey8870 Před 4 lety

      I’m also one of the first replys

  • @MindbendaAMV
    @MindbendaAMV Před 2 lety +5594

    Hot Take: It's Schrödinger's cat and what they saw was the paradox of being and not that it lived with constantly to both extremes.

  • @jessicalepolt2484
    @jessicalepolt2484 Před 4 dny +1

    “He’d want to contain it…. or CAT-tain it” - cuts to ad 🤣

  • @lbell1703
    @lbell1703 Před 4 měsíci +1

    His hair looks nice styled like that. I like it now fs, but it's interesting to see how he's changed. Also I notice that's the jacket he pointed out in a Style Theory video. I like rewatching series theories.

  • @SpicyMB
    @SpicyMB Před 4 lety +677

    I bet they saw all of the *ahem* “interesting” fan art people have drawn

  • @jayjkids4915
    @jayjkids4915 Před 4 lety +1791

    Mat: So the theory is... THERE IS NO THEORY THERE IS NO ANSWER!
    Me: Well there's 19 minutes I won't get back.

    • @sicmunduscreatusest3027
      @sicmunduscreatusest3027 Před 4 lety +79

      now i dont have to watch the video, wondering what is the secret till the end. thanks to you...

    • @jayjkids4915
      @jayjkids4915 Před 4 lety +8

      Yw there's another theory video which makes alot of sense

    • @Qantum802
      @Qantum802 Před 4 lety +6

      @@jayjkids4915 well what is it?

    • @jayjkids4915
      @jayjkids4915 Před 4 lety +7

      Something about the cat being rapist or something just look up theorys

    • @thesaintzor625
      @thesaintzor625 Před 3 lety +3

      Thanks

  • @KatoChaotix
    @KatoChaotix Před 4 měsíci +2

    I just read it could be something from H.P. Lovecrat. Something called the Cats of Uthar, I think it was. Could be something worth looking into. Apparently it has something to do with Cats eating an elderly couple... An Elderly couple who's photos just so happen to be in the Smith family's house.

  • @thejustinsteffan
    @thejustinsteffan Před rokem +1

    I think leaving the most subtle hints that the majority wouldnt believe would be the most satisfying for a supposed answerable question.

  • @RoyBRollin
    @RoyBRollin Před 3 lety +2077

    It's more than likely a dramatization of the saying "curiosity killed the cat." They kept bringing up the asking of too many questions(questions stem from curiosity). Also, at the end Rick and Jerry's curiosity drove them to see what the cat actually is, and what they got were the unforeseen horrors that came with it.

    • @artygothy8193
      @artygothy8193 Před 3 lety +26

      Haha and rick almost killed himself because of it, and with how muhc jerry was throwing up its a posdiblity that he coulda probably died from just that

    • @SceneWins
      @SceneWins Před 3 lety +19

      Nailed it

    • @chillycereal
      @chillycereal Před 3 lety +11

      This is most likely it. However I want to imagine it is something so much worse lol.

    • @Jaidem2346
      @Jaidem2346 Před 3 lety +9

      Took the words right out of my mouth after I saw this because of the "asking too many questions" part being of curiosity so yeah

    • @entelektuel.yolculuk
      @entelektuel.yolculuk Před 3 lety +4

      @@chillycereal o there is much worse. What they found in cat is probably that it has sexual bonds with pretty much everything

  • @thegreatmajora5089
    @thegreatmajora5089 Před 4 lety +800

    “What is the cat hiding” so you’re telling me this *isn’t* Infinity train ?

    • @ynnelynnel1068
      @ynnelynnel1068 Před 4 lety +2

      HAH

    • @mrgastn
      @mrgastn Před 4 lety +4

      It was how boring the series would become if the audience keep pushing the crew to make more perfect content with fans trying to find meanin in everything

    • @Quinhala11
      @Quinhala11 Před 4 lety +3

      Just saying, Infinity Train was disappointing

    • @racool911
      @racool911 Před 4 lety +1

      Mordomo Sá Nah I think it was rlly good

    • @abstract0407
      @abstract0407 Před 4 lety

      @@mrgastn
      Me: *cough *cough yeah matpat 0:55 *cough *cough
      Mattpat : 11:29

  • @elijahpoe916
    @elijahpoe916 Před rokem +2

    I still remember walking into my history teacher's classroom when he was watching this episode

  • @McLarenKeith
    @McLarenKeith Před 4 lety +3208

    Spoiler: he doesn't actually have an answer.

    • @kubahavlicek1933
      @kubahavlicek1933 Před 4 lety +111

      The answer is in the episode. You can literally hear what is happening in cat´s memory.

    • @powderedwater4742
      @powderedwater4742 Před 4 lety +32

      @@kubahavlicek1933 so what is it?

    • @einekartoffel2490
      @einekartoffel2490 Před 4 lety +19

      @@kubahavlicek1933 Elaborate.

    • @kubahavlicek1933
      @kubahavlicek1933 Před 4 lety +64

      @Comment War Ender Rick was disgusted by looking at common Purge so why coundn´t answer be that the cat is just brutal murder/torture/raping machine. Why should answer be something difficult.

    • @Motionsheavy
      @Motionsheavy Před 4 lety +115

      Kuba havlíček because if you purchased the season pass through iTunes, the extras have commentary from all the writers. They clearly state, including Harmon, that the cat has no prior attachment & was just a fun meta commentary. There isn’t a definitive answer. If you’re such a super fan or the omnipotent being you think you are then direct to your attention to the people who wrote the show who have given an answer.
      Your assumptions are far off base & completely incorrect.
      Also, Rick wouldn’t be disgusted by that. Much doesn’t phase him & he was pro purge in the cat episode.

  • @jpcriddle6446
    @jpcriddle6446 Před 3 lety +2084

    Basically a 19 minute way of saying "we dont know" 😂😂
    Still enjoyed it tho

    • @BestDropSpots
      @BestDropSpots Před 2 lety +1

      Lol

    • @MrCjmw0980
      @MrCjmw0980 Před 2 lety +76

      You saved me from watching the rest of this " I dunno, what do you think?" bullshit... Thx

    • @maximilliannilar755
      @maximilliannilar755 Před 2 lety +2

      I think you guys missed the point.

    • @Juan-xn8ef
      @Juan-xn8ef Před 2 lety +15

      @@maximilliannilar755 nah it was just disappointing

    • @elpablo5960
      @elpablo5960 Před 2 lety +5

      How did you enjoy it

  • @vgr4786
    @vgr4786 Před rokem +8

    what's the music at 5:00 ?

  • @mark_jayden3206
    @mark_jayden3206 Před rokem

    Rick & Morty was one of the many shows I wasn't allowed to watch growing up. But these theories have convinced me to try it anyway

  • @sonnywild1043
    @sonnywild1043 Před 4 lety +830

    “Curiosity killed the cat” *facepalm*

    • @_CJotaaaRL
      @_CJotaaaRL Před 4 lety +5

      this is the episode message

    • @Rashed1255
      @Rashed1255 Před 4 lety +4

      Carlos Silva well in this case, curiosity kicked the cat, twice

    • @easy02_
      @easy02_ Před 4 lety +4

      but satisfaction brought it back.

  • @mooselove
    @mooselove Před 4 lety +423

    The cats punishment is having to live with what he’s done.

  • @yungwopofficial
    @yungwopofficial Před rokem

    This man jus changed the whole topic and went with it

  • @chuabobby4317
    @chuabobby4317 Před 8 měsíci

    Lol this guy present the video so good, top notch presentation

  • @dorksdomain8355
    @dorksdomain8355 Před 4 lety +773

    Everyone: what was the cat thinking matpat
    Matpat: idk lol

  • @Xx..xx..1233
    @Xx..xx..1233 Před 4 lety +366

    What if the plot is linked to the saying “curiosity killed the cat”

    • @navebushes5717
      @navebushes5717 Před 4 lety +1

      Good theory

    • @nicki9408
      @nicki9408 Před 4 lety +4

      "But satisfaction brought it back" so maybe he will come back

  • @joshuadumas6774
    @joshuadumas6774 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Watching this during MatPat’s “final ten” series. Remembering how at one point he was physically on camera recording these instead of cutout MatPat. Both forms will be missed

  • @user-1936-unknown
    @user-1936-unknown Před měsícem +2

    I am about 5 min in the video and I just noticed something, the cats eyes are exactly like when Bill cipher from gravity Falls abducts/takes over the body of someone… now thats just a theory
    A FILM THEORY

  • @angelos883
    @angelos883 Před 4 lety +595

    The cat is the survivor of a society where people never ask question and just have fun. And the most horrible thing will happen when people don’t ask questions.

    • @microsunny4380
      @microsunny4380 Před 4 lety +4

      Wow true

    • @RadenWA
      @RadenWA Před 4 lety +5

      in other word, Florida.

    • @rashadpreston7389
      @rashadpreston7389 Před 4 lety +1

      If no one asked questions everyone would be ignorant

    • @zebefreod871
      @zebefreod871 Před 4 lety +2

      @@rashadpreston7389 that's the point, just like in any dictatorship regime

  • @happycamperds9917
    @happycamperds9917 Před 4 lety +834

    Plot Twist: It wasn’t Florida man, it was a talking cat who blamed it on them.

    • @Super-or9fm
      @Super-or9fm Před 4 lety +1

      DekuShrub 99 banana poop lol of cream cheese strawberry bagel from that no no mo mo aw aw teee free meeee beeeeee lweeeeeeee

    • @aykoacket5782
      @aykoacket5782 Před 4 lety

      @@Super-or9fm are you ok?

    • @couchsock
      @couchsock Před 4 lety

      Super Savage what happened

    • @90min_nutmegs
      @90min_nutmegs Před 4 lety +2

      "He's too dangerous to be left alive!"

    • @mura_saki
      @mura_saki Před 4 lety

      @@Super-or9fm gg? Tru Tru big reee oof stinky poopoo oh boi iweee weee stinky stink

  • @Levicandoit
    @Levicandoit Před rokem +2

    The secret was that the cat ran over and killed another cat, but got away with it

  • @Hello-bs7ll
    @Hello-bs7ll Před 6 měsíci +1

    “Oblivion is bliss”
    “KNOWLEDGE”

  • @ashleychristine1837
    @ashleychristine1837 Před 4 lety +552

    The full quote is, "Curiosity killed the cat; satisfaction brought him back."

    • @Crygear
      @Crygear Před 4 lety +11

      Ashley Christine 9 lives

    • @JollibeenosHasYourCoordinates
      @JollibeenosHasYourCoordinates Před 4 lety +19

      The Early Bird gets the Worm, The Second Mouse gets the Cheese.

    • @BrEAcHxROWDY
      @BrEAcHxROWDY Před 4 lety +11

      Better late than never, better never late.

    • @Blue-mr7fe
      @Blue-mr7fe Před 4 lety +1

      GG you literally took this man's job 😂

    • @Blue-mr7fe
      @Blue-mr7fe Před 4 lety +1

      GG you literally took this man's job 😂

  • @genkoti
    @genkoti Před 3 lety +1351

    Curiosity killed literally EVERYTHING except the cat here.

  • @lifeiscats1337
    @lifeiscats1337 Před rokem +2

    3:23 rare moment of Rick being genuinely horrified and scared. This is almost as bad as Cob Planet or that Mr Frundles scene in s6.

  • @Teo117
    @Teo117 Před rokem

    Love how you got into the philosophy of it.

  • @fluffythecat4560
    @fluffythecat4560 Před 3 lety +1719

    Mat, we heard SCREAMS coming from the memory reader.

  • @Billious
    @Billious Před 3 lety +1054

    Let’s not forget the audio of the cat’s memories are marching, screaming, and a baby crying

  • @pkthunder7008
    @pkthunder7008 Před rokem +2

    Every time I want to analyze something in a CZcams comment someone else replies "it's a movie just have fun, what are you doing? "False Dichotomy for sure

  • @America17760
    @America17760 Před rokem +1

    I've got a theory.
    The cat time travels in order to escape the people who've found out its secret. It somehow produces substances which grow into terrifically horrifying beings. These beings in turn give the cat its power of speech- a trade of some kind. One of these beings was Mr. Nimbus, whom in the future (rick found out what happens by looking into the time-traveling cats brain) revealed that he was actually smarter than rick. In fact- Rick and Mr. Nimbus would have hundreds of millions of battles throughout time and different realities, but out of these battles, rick won none of them. In every battle, he is defeated in every way possible, and then Mr. Nimbus goes and does horrific, unspeakable acts. Rick isn't horrified from these terrible acts (although they are incredibly brutal and terrible) but he is horrified from the fact that he is unable to be the smartest being alive (being Mr. Nimbus), and eventually he will fade into obscurity and irrelevance. He only gets rid of Jerry's memory because he can't bear to have someone know of his secret. He gets rid of the cat, because no matter what, killing the cat won't do anything.

  • @andreicanubida16yearsago9
    @andreicanubida16yearsago9 Před 3 lety +3767

    plot twist: inside the cat's mind is actually 2 girls 1 cup

    • @homeschoolhd596
      @homeschoolhd596 Před 3 lety +185

      Recent search: how to bleach eyes without dying

    • @otmdai6814
      @otmdai6814 Před 3 lety +68

      Yooooo nobody will understand this🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @DayBreakEntNOW
      @DayBreakEntNOW Před 3 lety +111

      @@otmdai6814 Pretty sure the majority of people will lmao unless they’re super young.

    • @chillycereal
      @chillycereal Před 3 lety +24

      Close but I am sure they would have taken themselves out if they saw that. C137 however is a freak he would probably enjoy it.

    • @r.cherry2590
      @r.cherry2590 Před 3 lety +20

      @@otmdai6814 no everyone will know

  • @CT--bm6ve
    @CT--bm6ve Před 3 lety +1285

    Maybe a small yellow triangle made a deal with a cat that wanted to talk...

    • @missy2375
      @missy2375 Před 3 lety +117

      Maybe...a...top hat wearing....dream demon?

    • @carmellourens3423
      @carmellourens3423 Před 3 lety +32

      Yes... indeed

    • @splashy3045
      @splashy3045 Před 3 lety +72

      Maybe his gravity fell

    • @RandomPerson-oh8zi
      @RandomPerson-oh8zi Před 3 lety +42

      Maybe he's a demon dorito that has a bow tie and top hat, and one eye

    • @Bisweetserpent
      @Bisweetserpent Před 3 lety +31

      Maybe said triangle lived in a place with pine trees and shooting stars