[4] The character also serves as the protagonist of the 2016 miniseries Lil' Poopy Superstar, exploring her adventures after the events of the second season episode "Total Rickall",[5] as well as the anthology series Rick and Morty Presents.

She occasionally expresses jealousy that Morty gets to accompany Rick on his inter-dimensional adventures, whom she sees as a hero, though he is often contemptuous and dismissive of her teenaged life perspective and values.

As the series progresses, Summer begins accompanying Rick and Morty on their adventures and is trusted with restoring their memories in the scenario of the pair being rendered amnesiac.

The Mary Sue praised Summer as "the most interesting female character to ever appear on Adult Swim [and] a great example of powerful, funny feminine youth.

[11] VerbStomp described Summer as "[one] of those girls in high school everyone hated, but simultaneously tried to be [and] primarily concerned with increasing her status amongst her peers, and [classmates] — she’s a necessary trope that adds to the dynamic of the Smith family.