The episode was directed by Bryan Newton and written by various screenwriters, including Mike McMahan, who would later serve as a producer on the fourth season, and both series creators Roiland and Dan Harmon.
A comic sequel of the same name, written by Kyle Starks, Tini Howard, Sarah Graley, Benjamin Dewey, and Josh Trujillo, with designs by Angie Knowles and Roiland's personal approval, was published by Oni Press in Rick and Morty #50 on May 29, 2019.
Following written instructions, Summer tranquilizes Rick and Morty, restores their memories, and drags them to the living room, placing them on the couch.
The series' writers posted on Twitter on September 18, 2017, a day after the airing of the episode, that they had initially come up with "about a hundred mind blowers, then had to narrow it down and vote, then still wrote more.
Jonas Briedis voices Zick Zack, an alien a member of the Floop Floopian race who believes that there is an afterlife.
[6] Phil Hendrie and Kari Wahlgren reprise their roles in the episode as series recurring characters Principal Gene Vagina and Jessica.
Club praised the episode's uniqueness and the fact that it does not follow a single linear plot like the season premiere, "The Rickshank Rickdemption"; however, the review also noted that the show was "writing itself into a corner.
[12] In an episode review, Steve Greene of IndieWire said, "For a series that delights in its visual inventiveness, it’s hard to believe that this was the first time “Rick and Morty” ventured into the M.C.