Rick and Morty's Jerry is known for being a bit pathetic. Eight seasons and it's kind of... well, his thing. But longtime viewers had better gear themselves up to see a different side of the character in upcoming episodes, say Chris Parnell and Sarah Chalke.
In a new interview with GamesRadar+, the voice actors were asked why they think Jerry's pitifulness is still so funny 12 years in – and their responses were kind of surprising, albeit in different ways.
For Parnell, Jerry is the "everyman" that grounds all of the show's zany goings-on elsewhere for those tuning in. "Every now and then, we'll get to see Jerry be a little bit of a badass," he teases. "But you know, it's a very fun character to play. It's fun to play someone that's put upon the way that Jerry is. I think people can relate to that aspect of [him] – you know, he doesn't always know what's going on. He's not usually in command of much, including his family. He's just sort of trying to make the best of it, and roll with it. He's come to accept, for the most part, this reality of having Rick in his life, with all of the dimensions and everything. I just think [he's] an every person that people can relate to."
"It’ll feel like a return to form and kind of like a 'we’re back, baby' kind of feeling, and hopefully, season 9 will be that but, you know, even more so. But it’ll be because it’s been a gradual process of just trying to get our wind in our sails again."
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