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Rick and Morty (season 3)
Promotional poster
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
10
Release
Original network
Adult Swim
Original release
April 1 (2017-04-01)[a] – October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 2
List of Rick and Morty episodes
The third season of the animated television series Rick and Morty originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered with "The Rickshank Rickdemption", which aired unannounced on April 1, 2017 as part of Adult Swim's annual April Fools' prank.[1] The remaining episodes began airing weekly four months later, on July 30, 2017. The season concluded on October 1, 2017 and consisted of ten episodes.
The season has received positive reviews, with critics highlighting its focus on character development. Beth and Jerry are given the opportunity to realize how much they need each other, Morty and Summer seek more control over their lives and Rick remains unable to change his self-destructive behavior.
Contents
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1 Cast and characters
1.1 Main cast
1.2 Guest cast
1.3 Other cast members
2 Episodes
3 Production
4 Home media
5 Reception
5.1 Critical response
5.2 Cultural influence
5.3 Awards and accolades
6 Notes
7 References
Cast and characters[edit]
See also: List of Rick and Morty characters
The actors and actresses listed below lend their voices to the corresponding animated characters.
Main cast[edit]
Justin Roiland as Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, the two main characters of the show; Rick is an eccentric mad scientist and Morty is his kind but easily distressed grandson.[2]
Chris Parnell as Jerry Smith, Rick's son-in-law and Morty's father; a simple-minded and insecure person, who disapproves of Rick's influence over his family.[2]
Spencer Grammer as Summer Smith, Rick's granddaughter and Morty's sister; a conventional teenager who worries about improving her status among her peers.[2]
Sarah Chalke as Beth Smith, Rick's daughter and Morty's mother; a generally level-headed person, who is dissatisfied with her marriage.[2]
Guest cast[edit]
Nathan Fillion as Cornvelious Daniel, a galactic federation agent.[3]
Tony Hale as Eli, Summer's neighbor in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth.[4]
Joel McHale as Hemorrhage, the leader of the post-apocalyptic scavenger group Death Stalkers.[4]
Susan Sarandon as Dr. Wong, a family therapist.[5]
Danny Trejo as Jaguar, a human held prisoner by foreign government agents.[5]
Peter Serafinowicz as a foreign government agency director.[5]
Christian Slater as Vance Maximus Renegade Star Soldier, the leader of the superhero group The Vindicators.[6]
Gillian Jacobs as Supernova, a member of The Vindicators.[6]
Logic (Bobby Hall) as himself, a performer at a party.[6]
Lance Reddick as Alan Rails, a member of The Vindicators.[6]
Thomas Middleditch as King Tommy, a childhood friend of Beth.[7]
Keith David as President of the United States.[8]
Other cast members[edit]
Other cast members of the season, who each have voiced one or more characters, include: Dan Harmon, Brandon Johnson, Tom Kenny, Maurice LaMarche, Nolan North, Cassie Steele, Kari Wahlgren, Laura Bailey, John DiMaggio, Ryan Ridley, Scott Chernoff, Dan Benson, Clancy Brown, Echo Kellum, Melique Berger, William Holmes, Tara Strong, Jeff B. Davis, Jonas Briedis, Phil Hendrie, Rob Paulsen, Alex Jayne Go, Jennifer Hale and Mariana Wise.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Rick and Morty episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)
22
1 "The Rickshank Rickdemption" Juan Meza-León Mike McMahan April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01) 0.68[9][b]
Rick is interrogated via a mind-computer link, inside a galactic federal prison. Summer and Morty attempt to rescue him, but they are captured by SEAL Team Ricks, who take them to the Citadel of Ricks and decide to assassinate Rick. Back at the prison, Rick tricks both the federal agents and his aspiring assassins by switching bodies with them. He then teleports the entire Citadel into the federal prison, prompting a massive battle. Amid the confusion, Rick rescues Morty and Summer and uses the Galactic Federation's mainframe to make its currency worthless. The Federation falls into chaos and collapses as a result, with the aliens leaving Earth. Rick, Morty, and Summer return home, where Jerry gives Beth an ultimatum to choose between him and Rick. Beth chooses Rick and they decide to get a divorce. After the new status quo is established, Rick reveals to Morty that his ulterior motive was to become his de facto male influence. This escalates into a nonsensical angry rant, centered around Rick's desire to find more of the discontinued McDonald's Szechuan sauce, a promotional product for the 1998 film Mulan.
Post-credit scene: Tammy observes Bird Person's resurrection as a cyborg dubbed "Phoenix Person".
23
2 "Rickmancing the Stone" Dominic Polcino Jane Becker July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) 2.86[10]
Rick takes Morty and Summer to a Mad Max-esque version of Earth, where they are chased by a group of scavengers, known as Death Stalkers. Rick notices that the group is carrying a valuable rock of Isotope 322, so he and the kids join them in hope of stealing it. Summer falls in love with the Death Stalkers' leader, while Morty is given the strength of a giant arm, which takes him in search of its previous owner's killer. Rick leaves and replaces the kids with androids to fool Beth. When he returns, he helps the Death Stalkers use the Isotope to power a more advanced civilization. Summer doesn't like how the change softens the Death Stalkers, and she decides to follow Rick and Morty back home. Before leaving, Rick steals the Isotope. The experience helps the kids overcome their parents' divorce. Summer reconciles with Jerry, and Morty realizes he must live his own life.
Post-credit scene: As Jerry receives his unemployment check, a growling wolf appears and bullies him into handing it over. The wolf eats the check and regurgitates it, thus further ruining Jerry's new life.
24
3 "Pickle Rick" Anthony Chun Jessica Gao August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06) 2.31[11]
Rick turns himself into a pickle to get out of attending school-ordered family therapy, but Beth takes Rick's serum which would revert the transformation. Left alone, Rick eventually rolls down into an open sewer drain, where he manages to manipulate the nervous systems of dead roaches and rats to build himself a mobile exoskeleton, with added weapons such as razors and drills. He unwittingly escapes into a foreign government agency. The guards try to kill Rick, under orders from the agency director, but Rick kills them all. In the process, Rick battles and ultimately befriends a prisoner named Jaguar. Rick changes his mind and decides to attend the therapy session, arriving towards the end. Dr. Wong gives her diagnosis, observing that Rick crafts relationships that punish emotions and vulnerability. On their way home, Rick apologizes to Beth for deceiving her and uses the serum to turn human again. Morty and Summer wish to continue seeing Dr. Wong, but Rick and Beth ignore them.
Post-credit scene: Jaguar saves Rick and Morty from being killed in an elaborate piano death machine by a villain named "Concerto".
25
4 "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender" Bryan Newton Sarah Carbiener & Erica Rosbe August 13, 2017 (2017-08-13) 2.66[12]
At Morty's insistence, Rick agrees to join the Vindicators, a group of intergalactic superheroes, to fight their arch-nemesis, Worldender. Rick cannot hide his disdain for the superheroes, while Morty is thrilled. The next morning, the Vindicators enter Worldender's base, only to find that, the previous night, Rick had killed him and set up a variety of puzzles that the Vindicators must solve to survive while he was blackout drunk. They start arguing and kill one another, while Morty solves all the puzzles, as he knows what Rick had in mind when he put them up. After all puzzles are solved, the only ones left alive are Rick, Morty and Supernova, a member of the Vindicators. Supernova tries to kill Rick and Morty, but before she can do so, the three of them are transported to a party that Rick also set up while blackout drunk, where she gets away.
Post-credit scene: Gearhead tries to use a Vindicators vest to pick up some young girls, but when an alien terrorist attack strikes, he runs away eventually tripping and falling, breaking into pieces.
26
5 "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy" Juan Meza-León Ryan Ridley August 20, 2017 (2017-08-20) 2.29[13]
To bolster Jerry's self-esteem, Rick takes him on an adventure at Morty's request. They visit an otherworldly resort within an immortality field so Jerry won't be harmed while away. Jerry encounters Risotto Groupon, an alien who blames Rick for his kingdom being usurped. Risotto enlists Jerry in a plot to kill Rick, but Jerry backs out after Rick apologizes for ruining his marriage. Meanwhile, Summer deals with self-esteem issues as well. Her boyfriend, Ethan, leaves her for a larger-breasted girlfriend, and Summer attempts to enlarge her own breasts using one of Rick's devices. Her aim is off, and she grows to freakish proportions. Morty wants to call Rick for assistance, but Beth refuses. Arrogantly trying to prove her own self-worth, Beth repeatedly fails to fix the problem and is tricked into releasing three tiny technical support workers that were trapped inside the machine. Once Morty figures out how the machine works, he restores Summer's size and spitefully uses it to deform Ethan in an act of vengeance.
Post-credit scene: The three tiny workers are enjoying their retirement next to a river. As an extremely deformed Ethan walks by, one of them is snatched by an eagle.
27
6 "Rest and Ricklaxation" Anthony Chun Tom Kauffman August 27, 2017 (2017-08-27) 2.47[14]
After a six-day outer space adventure that leaves them on the verge of psychological collapse, Rick and Morty decide to spend some time at an alien spa. There, they use a machine that extracts a person's negative personality traits. However, without Rick and Morty knowing, those traits are transposed into toxic physical counterparts, characterized by Rick's arrogance and Morty's self-loathing. On the other hand, the true Rick becomes more considerate, and Morty's confidence soars, which allows him to start dating girls. Toxic Rick uses a moonlight tower to remake the whole Earth in his own image, but the true Rick reverts the situation by merging back with him. Morty avoids merging back with his toxic counterpart and goes on to live a life as a stockbroker in New York City. Rick tracks him down with the help of Jessica, Morty's classmate, and restores order by re-injecting the negative personality traits into him.
Post-credit scene: A tour of the same moonlight tower releases Stacy, one of the girls Morty dated in the episode, who had been inadvertently trapped inside the toxin machine.
28
7 "The Ricklantis Mixup"[c] Dominic Polcino Dan Guterman & Ryan Ridley September 10, 2017 (2017-09-10) 2.38[15]
As Rick and Morty adventure to Atlantis, the episode shifts focus towards the Citadel, a secret society populated by numerous versions of Ricks and Mortys. There, a group of Mortys journey to a portal to have their wishes granted, a rookie cop Rick starts working with an experienced Morty cop to take down drug dealers and a worker Rick revolts at a wafer factory, where the key ingredient is extracted from a Rick hooked up to a machine to re-experience his best memories. Meanwhile, an election is held for the new president of the Citadel. Despite being the underdog, the Morty Party candidate manages to secure the presidency. When his campaign manager receives information that the new president is in fact Evil Morty from the first-season episode "Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind", he attempts to assassinate him but he fails. Evil Morty orders the execution of a shadow council of Ricks and anybody else he considers a potential threat to his rule.
Post-credit scene: Rick and Morty return home from Atlantis, satisfied with their trip. Morty wonders what happened at the Citadel, but Rick tells him it will likely have no effect on their lives.
29
8 "Morty's Mind Blowers" Bryan Newton Mike McMahan, James Siciliano, Ryan Ridley,
Dan Guterman, Justin Roiland & Dan Harmon September 17, 2017 (2017-09-17) 2.51[16]
After Morty requests to have a traumatic memory deleted, Rick reveals a room where he has been storing a number of memories he has removed from Morty's mind. However, as it turns out, besides the memories that Morty didn't want to keep from their adventures, the room also contains memories in which Rick was made to look foolish, so he had them forcibly removed from Morty. This revelation prompts a fight, during which Rick and Morty have their memories accidentally erased. Morty scours the memories to replace the ones he lost, but he is displeased with the truth he finds, and convinces Rick to both kill themselves. Summer enters the room moments before they commit suicide. At this point, it is revealed that Rick has a contingency plan should this happen. Summer, following written instructions, tranquilizes Rick and Morty, restores their memories and drags them to the living room. Rick and Morty wake up on the couch, believing that they slept through an entire "Interdimensional Cable" episode.
Post-credit scene: Jerry discovers a box labeled "Jerry's Mind Blowers", which contains a memory of him being accidentally responsible for the death of an alien.
30
9 "The ABC's of Beth" Juan Meza-León Mike McMahan September 24, 2017 (2017-09-24) 2.49[17]
Rick and Beth enter Froopyland, a fantasy world created by Rick for young Beth. Their goal is to recover Tommy, Beth's childhood friend who's been trapped in Froopyland, and prevent the execution of his father, who is being falsely accused of eating him. Tommy, who has survived all these years by resorting to bestiality, incest and cannibalism, refuses to return to the real world. Rick and Beth manage to save his father's life by creating a clone of Tommy. Back at home, Beth is presented with the option of having a replacement clone of her created, so that she will be free to travel the world. Meanwhile, Jerry dates an alien hunter named Kiara, to Morty and Summer's dismay. When he decides to get out of the relationship, Kiara is enraged and tries to kill the kids, whom she holds responsible. The situation is resolved following the revelation that Kiara was using Jerry to get over her previous boyfriend, much like Jerry was doing with her.
Post-credit scene: Jerry's answering machine plays messages warning him that Kiara's boyfriend is coming to kill him, and Rick saying that he has killed Kiara's boyfriend, but also had sex with her.
31
10 "The Rickchurian Mortydate" Anthony Chun Dan Harmon October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01) 2.60[18]
The President calls on Rick and Morty to defeat a monster in the tunnels underneath the White House, which they do with little effort. Annoyed that he constantly calls on them without any gratitude, they go back home, with the President quickly finding out. The resulting argument leads to a battle of egos that culminates in a fight in the White House between Rick and the President's security. Meanwhile, fearing she might be a clone made by Rick, Beth reunites with Jerry to figure out the truth. Shortly after, the entire family gets together to hide from Rick, but he tracks them down. Rick eventually submits to Jerry once again being a family-member. Rick ends his conflict with the President by pretending to be Fly Fishing Rick, a Rick from a different reality, and calling a truce. The episode ends with the family happy to be together again, except for Rick who is disappointed by this outcome.
Post-credit scene: Mr. Poopybutthole returns to apologize for not appearing in Season 3, but he has gotten married and has a wife and son. He ends the scene by saying that it will be a long wait until Season 4.
Production[edit]
Dan Harmon is the co-creator of Rick and Morty.
On August 12, 2015, shortly after a successful second-season premiere, Adult Swim renewed the series for a third season.[19] Female writers were added to the staff for the first time, and—counting out the co-creators of the show, Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon—the writing room was gender-balanced.[20] Talking about the writing process, Harmon said that the writers "all write the show together", and that the name of the writer that appears in the credits is usually that of the person who has been assigned to create the outline of an episode.[21] Writing began on November 2, 2015,[22] and the first episode was recorded on February 18, 2016.[23]
In July 2016, already behind on schedule, the production team admitted that the success of the series has increased pressure to meet the expectations of the viewers. Creative freedom provided by Adult Swim entails taking responsibility for product quality. As the bar rises higher, work becomes harder, improvements are constantly being sought, and this often results in delays.[24] Writing was finally completed in November 2016.[25] On February 5, 2017, Dan Harmon, answering questions regarding the delayed release, announced on his podcast, Harmontown, that the show was in the animation process, after a long period of writing.[26] On June 24, 2017, when production of the season had been completed, Harmon wrote a series of posts on Twitter, explaining that the writing process took that long to complete because of his perfectionism.[27] As a result, the third season of the show consisted of only ten episodes instead of fourteen, as was initially intended.[28]
Home media[edit]
Following the conclusion of the show's third season, Adult Swim has made a livestream marathon of Rick and Morty available to watch on its official website in select regions,[29] hoping to dissuade viewers from watching other illegal livestreams.[30] Uncensored versions of the season are also available to purchase on various digital platforms, including iTunes, Amazon and Microsoft Store.[31][32] The digital release also includes commentary on every episode, as well as seven more short videos featuring co-creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland.[33] The season is also available to watch on Netflix, in a number of countries outside the United States, including the United Kingdom.[34]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The season currently holds a 97% approval rating from review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 8.77 out of 10 and an audience score average of 4.7 out of 5.[35] Jesse Schedeen of IGN described the third season of the show as darker and more unpredictable than the first two, and praised its high-concept storytelling and character development. Schedeen gave the season an 8.8 out of 10 rating, saying that it "didn't quite reach the heights of Season 2, but it is the series' most consistently entertaining and ambitious season yet."[36] Julia Alexander of Polygon highlighted the philosophical conflict between nihilist realism and life in ignorant bliss as the season's main theme, and noted that "after an introspective season built on the importance of self-realization and reflection, Rick and Morty’s third year ended on a total reset", with Beth and the kids seeking comfort through escapism and ignoring the realities of their lives.[37] Kayla Cobb of Decider focused on the dynamism displayed by Beth and Summer, as the characters broke the stereotypical conventions of the first two seasons. Cobb stated that "Season 3 is the first time Rick and Morty really handed over the reigns to its leading ladies, and it was a horrifying delight."[38]
Cultural influence[edit]
The McDonald's Szechuan sauce reference in the season premiere brought huge online attention for the discontinued promotional product.[39] Internet memes spread rapidly on Reddit and Twitter,[40] more than 40,000 people signed a petition at Change.org, asking for the return of the sauce,[41] while an eBay auction resulted in a 20-year-old packet of this teriyaki sauce being sold for $14,700.[42] On October 7, 2017, McDonald's served limited quantities of Szechuan sauce, with the company calling it "the year’s most talked-about dipping sauce."[43]
Awards and accolades[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Animated TV Show Rick and Morty Nominated [44]
IGN Awards TV Series of the Year Rick and Morty Nominated [45]
Best TV Episode "The Ricklantis Mixup" Nominated [46]
Best Animated Series Rick and Morty Won [47]
Best Comedy Series Rick and Morty Nominated [48]
Best Comedic TV Performance Justin Roiland Won [49]
IGN People's Choice Award TV Series of the Year Rick and Morty Won [45]
Best TV Episode "The Ricklantis Mixup" Nominated [46]
Best Animated Series Rick and Morty Won [47]
Best Comedy Series Rick and Morty Won [48]
Best Comedic TV Performance Justin Roiland Won [49]
2018 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Animated Series Rick and Morty Won [50]
Annie Award Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production "Pickle Rick" Pending [51]
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Ryan Ridley, Dan Guterman (for "The Ricklantis Mixup") Pending [52]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ The third season of Rick and Morty premiered unannounced on April 1, 2017. The remaining episodes began airing weekly four months later, on July 30, 2017.
Jump up ^ "The Rickshank Rickdemption" premiered unannounced and re-ran for four hours straight with improving ratings. This is the viewership of only the first broadcast of the episode.
Jump up ^ An alternate title used for this episode is "Tales from the Citadel".
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Matar, Joe (April 3, 2017). "Rick and Morty Season 3 Air Date Released, Episode Currently Streaming on Adult Swim". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Framke, Caroline (August 6, 2017). "In season 3, Rick and Morty is still one of TV's most inventive shows". Vox. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
Jump up ^ Virtue, Graeme (April 3, 2017). "Rick and Morty: how the world's most ingenious animation punk'd its fans". The Guardian. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Greene, Steve (July 30, 2017). "'Rick and Morty' Review: Summer Takes Center Stage in a 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Therapy Session". IndieWire. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c Starkey, Adam (July 19, 2017). "Rick And Morty: Susan Sarandon, Danny Trejo and more set to star in season 3". Metro. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Greene, Steve (August 14, 2017). "'Rick and Morty' Review: 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Gets a Deadly Twist in 'Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender'". IndieWire. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Greene, Steve (September 25, 2017). "'Rick and Morty' Review: 'The ABCs of Beth' is a Touching Father-Daughter Adventure Drenched in Plenty of Alien Blood". IndieWire. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
Jump up ^ Swift, Andy (October 2, 2017). "Rick and Morty Wage War With the President in Season 3 Finale". TVLine. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (April 4, 2017). "Saturday cable ratings: Surprise 'Rick & Morty' premiere gets solid numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (August 1, 2017). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Rick & Morty' returns strong, more highs for 'Insecure' and 'Ballers'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (August 8, 2017). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Sharknado 5' lacks bite, 'Game of Thrones' hits total-viewer high". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (August 15, 2017). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Game of Thrones' scores another series high". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (August 22, 2017). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Survivor's Remorse' premiere steady, 'Game of Thrones' down a little". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (August 29, 2017). "Sunday cable ratings: VMAs hit all-time low opposite 'Game of Thrones' finale". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (September 13, 2017). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Deuce' starts off on par with 'The Night Of'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (September 19, 2017). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Outlander' and 'The Deuce' steady with second episodes". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (September 26, 2017). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Outlander' hits total-viewer high, 'Fear the Walking Dead' ticks up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (October 3, 2017). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' returns, 'Outlander' ticks up again". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Denise Petski (August 12, 2015). "'Rick And Morty' Renewed For Season 3 By Adult Swim". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
Jump up ^ Shanley, Patrick (August 11, 2017). "Meet the Women Behind 'Rick and Morty's' Third Season". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
Jump up ^ Hibberd, James (September 21, 2017). "'Rick and Morty' Co-Creator Slams Trolls Attacking Their Female Writers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
Jump up ^ Justin Roiland [@JustinRoiland] (November 1, 2015). "Great. Going to be hungover for first day of season three writing tomorrow" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Jump up ^ Mike McMahan [@MikeMcMahanTM] (February 18, 2016). "We're recording episode #301 today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Jump up ^ Longo, Chris (July 27, 2016). "Dan Harmon: Rick and Morty Season 3 Has Been Harder To Make". Den of Geek. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ Foutch, Haleigh (January 3, 2018). "'Rick and Morty' Writer Says Season 4 May Not Premiere Until Late 2019". Collider. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Rick and Morty Creators Give Season 3 Update: They're Drawing It". The Interrobang. February 7, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
Jump up ^ Cabin, Chris (June 24, 2017). "'Rick and Morty' Season 3: Dan Harmon Explains Delay". Collider. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Kettley, Sebastian (2017-08-16). "Rick and Morty season 3: How many episodes does the new season have?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
Jump up ^ "Adult Swim Streams - Rick and Morty". Adult Swim. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
Jump up ^ Alexander, Julia (October 25, 2017). "Adult Swim's Rick and Morty marathon calls out illegal YouTube livestreams". Polygon. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
Jump up ^ Plante, Corey (April 14, 2017). "Here's When 'Rick and Morty' Is Probably Coming to Netflix". Inverse. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Rick and Morty - Season 3". Microsoft Store. June 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Rick and Morty, Season 3 (Uncensored) on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
Jump up ^ Harrison, Mark (October 22, 2017). "Netflix UK TV review: Rick & Morty Season 3". VODzilla. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Rick and Morty: Season 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Schedeen, Jesse (November 5, 2017). "Rick and Morty: Season 3 Review". IGN. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
Jump up ^ Alexander, Julia (October 2, 2017). "Rick and Morty season 3 finale review: hitting the reset button". Polygon. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Cobb, Kayla (October 4, 2017). "'Rick And Morty' Is Better When It Embraces Its Strong Women". Decider. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ Nolfi, Joey (April 2, 2017). "'Rick and Morty' premiere ignites McDonald's Szechuan sauce craze". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
Jump up ^ Hathaway, Jay (April 5, 2017). "'Rick and Morty' just made a defunct McDonald's dipping sauce the hottest thing online". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
Jump up ^ Menta, Anna (October 9, 2017). "Why are 'Rick and Morty' fans so angry about a McNuggets sauce?". Newsweek. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
Jump up ^ Lisi, Brian (April 19, 2017). "McDonald's Szechuan sauce sells for nearly $15K on eBay". NY Daily News. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
Jump up ^ Alexander, Julia (October 1, 2017). "Rick and Morty fans, McDonald's is bringing back Szechuan sauce". Polygon. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
Jump up ^ Vulpo, Mike (August 13, 2017). "Teen Choice Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List". E! Online. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "TV Series of the Year - Best of 2017 Awards - IGN". IGN. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "Best TV Episode - Best of 2017 Awards - IGN". IGN. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "Best Animated Series - Best of 2017 Awards - IGN". IGN. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "Best Comedy Series - Best of 2017 Awards - IGN". IGN. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "Best Comedic TV Performance - Best of 2017 Awards - IGN". IGN. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
Jump up ^ Sheehan, Paul (January 11, 2018). "2018 Critics' Choice Awards: Full winners list in the 25 film and 22 TV categories". GoldDerby. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Annie Awards - Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production". Annie Awards. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Annie Awards - Outstanding Achievement For Writing In An Animated Television Broadcast Production". Annie Awards. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
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"Lawnmower Dog"
"Meeseeks and Destroy"
"Rick Potion #9"
"Rixty Minutes"
Season 2
"A Rickle in Time"
"The Ricks Must Be Crazy"
"The Wedding Squanchers"
Season 3
"The Rickshank Rickdemption"
"Pickle Rick"
Video games
Pocket Mortys
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
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"Mathlete's Feat" (The Simpsons episode)
"Terryfold"
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It's a Good Life (The Twilight Zone)
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"It's a Good Life"
The Twilight Zone episode
Episode no.
Season 3
Episode 8
Directed by
James Sheldon
Written by
Rod Serling from the story "It's a Good Life" by Jerome Bixby
Featured music
Stock plus "Moonglow" and "Stardust"
Production code
4801
Original air date
November 3, 1961
Guest appearance(s)
John Larch
Cloris Leachman
Don Keefer
Billy Mumy
Alice Frost
Max Showalter (as Casey Adams)
Jeanne Bates
Lenore Kingston
Tom Hatcher
Episode chronology
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"It's a Good Life" is episode 73 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It is based on the 1953 short story "It's a Good Life" by Jerome Bixby and is considered by many, such as Time Magazine and TV Guide, to be one of the best episodes of the series. It originally aired on November 3, 1961.
Contents
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1 Opening narration
2 Plot summary
3 Closing narration
4 Cast
5 Reception and legacy
5.1 Remake
5.2 Sequel
6 References
6.1 Bibliography
7 See also
8 External links
Opening narration[edit]
“ Tonight's story on The Twilight Zone is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction. This, as you may recognize, is a map of the United States, and there's a little town there called Peaksville. On a given morning not too long ago, the rest of the world disappeared and Peaksville was left all alone. Its inhabitants were never sure whether the world was destroyed and only Peaksville left untouched or whether the village had somehow been taken away. They were, on the other hand, sure of one thing: the cause. A monster had arrived in the village. Just by using his mind, he took away the automobiles, the electricity, the machines—because they displeased him—and he moved an entire community back into the dark ages—just by using his mind. Now I'd like to introduce you to some of the people in Peaksville, Ohio. This is Mr. Fremont. It's in his farmhouse that the monster resides. This is Mrs. Fremont. And this is Aunt Amy, who probably had more control over the monster in the beginning than almost anyone. But one day she forgot. She began to sing aloud. Now, the monster doesn't like singing, so his mind snapped at her, turned her into the smiling, vacant thing you're looking at now. She sings no more. And you'll note that the people in Peaksville, Ohio, have to smile. They have to think happy thoughts and say happy things because once displeased, the monster can wish them into a cornfield or change them into a grotesque, walking horror. This particular monster can read minds, you see. He knows every thought, he can feel every emotion. Oh yes, I did forget something, didn't I? I forgot to introduce you to the monster. This is the monster. His name is Anthony Fremont. He's six years old, with a cute little-boy face and blue, guileless eyes. But when those eyes look at you, you'd better start thinking happy thoughts, because the mind behind them is absolutely in charge. This is the Twilight Zone. ”
Plot summary[edit]
Six-year-old Anthony Fremont has godlike mental powers, including mind-reading. He has isolated his town of Peaksville, Ohio from the rest of the universe. The people must thus grow their own food, and supplies of common household items, such as bar soap, have been dwindling. He has blocked television signals and caused cars not to work. Everybody is under his rule, even his parents. The people live in fear of him, constantly telling him how everything he does is "good," since he banishes anyone thinking unhappy thoughts into the otherworldly cornfield from which there is no return. Never having experienced any form of discipline, Anthony does not even understand that his actions are wrong, and is confused when his father tells him that the neighbors are reluctant to let their children play with them after he sent several of his playmates to the cornfield.
One night each week, Anthony gives the townsfolk one hour of television, which he creates and projects onto the family TV set. The adults gather around in the Fremonts' living room, squirming uncomfortably as Anthony shows them a vision of screaming dinosaurs, engaged in a gory battle. Unable to voice their real feelings, they tell Anthony that it was far better than what used to be on TV.
After the program is over, the adults celebrate Dan Hollis' birthday. He gets two presents from his wife: a bottle of brandy and a Perry Como record. Dan is eager to listen to the record, but he's reminded by everyone that Anthony does not like singing and he must listen to it at home. Getting drunk from the brandy, he starts complaining about the miserable state of the town, not listening to the record, and no one singing "Happy Birthday" to him. Anthony at first ignores him after telling him to be quiet. Dan eventually snaps with repressed rage surfacing and confronts the child, calling him a monster and a murderer. While Anthony's anger grows, Dan yells for someone to attack Anthony from behind and end his reign of terror. Aunt Amy (who isn't able to sing anymore because of Anthony) tentatively reaches for a fireplace poker, but no one has the courage to act. Anthony transforms Dan into a jack-in-the-box, causing his wife to break down. The adults are horrified at what Anthony had done, and his father asks him to wish it into the cornfield, which he does.
Anthony causes snow to begin falling outside. The snow will kill off at least half the crops and the town will face starvation. Anthony's father starts to rebuke Anthony about this, but his wife and the other adults look on with worried smiles on their faces. The father then smiles and tells Anthony in a terrified voice, "...But it's good you're making it snow. A real good thing. And tomorrow... tomorrow's gonna be a... real good day!"
Closing narration[edit]
“ No comment here, no comment at all. We only wanted to introduce you to one of our very special citizens, little Anthony Fremont, age 6, who lives in a village called Peaksville in a place that used to be Ohio. And if by some strange chance you should run across him, you had best think only good thoughts. Anything less than that is handled at your own risk, because if you do meet Anthony, you can be sure of one thing: you have entered The Twilight Zone. ”
Cast[edit]
John Larch as Mr. Fremont
Cloris Leachman as Mrs. Fremont
Don Keefer as Dan Hollis
Billy Mumy as Anthony Fremont
Alice Frost as Aunt Amy
Max Showalter (as Casey Adams) as Pat Riley
Jeanne Bates as Ethel Hollis
Lenore Kingston as Thelma Dunn
Tom Hatcher as Bill Soames
Reception and legacy[edit]
Time Magazine named this the third-best Twilight Zone episode, behind "Time Enough At Last" and "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street".[1]
Rod Serling's map background intro which is seen at the beginning of this episode, was recycled and edited with a sound-alike voiceover artist to place him within the library preshow introduction for The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attractions at Disney theme parks.[2] The library room also contains other numerous episode artifacts from The Twilight Zone TV series such as Serling's name engraved on a shelf, books titled with all the episode names from the series, and a broken pair of glasses from "Time Enough At Last," among many other things.
In 1997 TV Guide ranked the episode number 31 on its 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time list.[3]
Remake[edit]
In a 1974 interview with Marvel Comics, Rod Serling said "I'm on my third draft of a feature film based on Jerome Bixby's short story, 'It's a Good Life'. We did it originally on Twilight Zone but now we're doing a full-length version. Alan Landsburg, who produced Chariots of the Gods, is producing it. It's in the fantasy-horror genre."[4] This was one of Serling's last interviews before his death in 1975.
An updated remake of this episode with a lighter ending, written by Richard Matheson and directed by Joe Dante, was featured as the third segment of 1983's Twilight Zone: The Movie. Bill Mumy also made a cameo appearance in the segment.
This episode was also remade as a parody in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror II" in 1991.
The episode "Johnny Real Good" from Johnny Bravo is also based in this episode. Johnny has to babysit a boy named Timmy, who also has supernatural powers and sends Johnny several times to a nearby cornfield for "thinking bad thoughts".
The episode was referenced in an episode of American Dad!, "I Can't Stan You", where Stan listened in on his neighbors private conversations. Anyone who was heard criticizing him had their house seized by the CIA and was summarily banished to the Cornfield Motel.[citation needed]
Sequel[edit]
In the 2002 revival series, a sequel to this episode was broadcast, entitled "It's Still a Good Life". In the episode, Anthony is a middle-aged man who now has a daughter Audrey who has inherited his powers.[5] Bill Mumy and Cloris Leachman reprised their roles from the original episode.[6] Anthony Fremont's daughter, Audrey, is played by actor Bill Mumy's real-life daughter Liliana Mumy.[6][7]
A commercial for Me-TV airing on that channel in 2015 features an adult Bill Mumy as adult Anthony intercut with scenes from the original episode, apparently interacting as the adult Anthony uses his powers to beam Me-TV to little Anthony's set. In early 2017, the network used clips from this episode in promos for the show's late-night reruns.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Top 10 Twilight Zone episodes". Time. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
Jump up ^ MacDonald, Brady (July 28, 2015). "Disney voice-over actors bring theme park rides to life". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
Jump up ^ TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. p. 667. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
Jump up ^ Rod Serling Recalls—'Marvel Planet of the Apes' UK Issue 12 (1975)
Jump up ^ "Bill Mumy—Biography". Billmumy.com. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
^ Jump up to: a b "The Twilight Zone". Zap2it.com. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
Jump up ^ "The Twilight Zone Special Remake Episodes". Sci Fi Weekly. Archived from the original on 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-06-22. Played by Mumy's real life daughter, Liliana Mumy
Bibliography[edit]
Zicree, Marc Scott: The Twilight Zone Companion. Sillman-James Press, 1982 (second edition)
DeVoe, Bill. (2008). Trivia from The Twilight Zone. Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-136-0
Grams, Martin. (2008). The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic. Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9703310-9-0
Diaz, Junot. Penguin Books New York (2007) The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao p.g 224
See also[edit]
Narcissistic personality disorder
External links[edit]
"It's a Good Life" on IMDb
"It's a Good Life" at TV.com
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"Where Is Everybody?"
"One for the Angels"
"Mr. Denton on Doomsday"
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"Escape Clause"
"The Lonely"
"Time Enough at Last"
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"A World of His Own"
Season 2
"King Nine Will Not Return"
"The Man in the Bottle"
"Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room"
"A Thing About Machines"
"The Howling Man"
"The Eye of the Beholder"
"Nick of Time"
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"A Penny for Your Thoughts"
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"The Odyssey of Flight 33"
"Mr. Dingle, the Strong"
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"The Rip Van Winkle Caper"
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"The Mind and the Matter"
"Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?"
"The Obsolete Man"
Season 3
"Two"
"The Arrival"
"The Shelter"
"The Passersby"
"A Game of Pool"
"The Mirror"
"The Grave"
"It's a Good Life"
"Deaths-Head Revisited"
"The Midnight Sun"
"Still Valley"
"The Jungle"
"Once Upon a Time"
"Five Characters in Search of an Exit"
"A Quality of Mercy"
"Nothing in the Dark"
"One More Pallbearer"
"Dead Man's Shoes"
"The Hunt"
"Showdown with Rance McGrew"
"Kick the Can"
"A Piano in the House"
"The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank"
"To Serve Man"
"The Fugitive"
"Little Girl Lost"
"Person or Persons Unknown"
"The Little People"
"Four O'Clock"
"Hocus-Pocus and Frisby"
"The Trade-Ins"
"The Gift"
"The Dummy"
"Young Man's Fancy"
"I Sing the Body Electric"
"Cavender Is Coming"
"The Changing of the Guard"
Season 4
"In His Image"
"The Thirty-Fathom Grave"
"Valley of the Shadow"
"He's Alive"
"Mute"
"Death Ship"
"Jess-Belle"
"Miniature"
"Printer's Devil"
"No Time Like the Past"
"The Parallel"
"I Dream of Genie"
"The New Exhibit"
"Of Late I Think of Cliffordville"
"The Incredible World of Horace Ford"
"On Thursday We Leave for Home"
"Passage on the Lady Anne"
"The Bard"
Season 5
"In Praise of Pip"
"Steel"
"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"
"A Kind of a Stopwatch"
"The Last Night of a Jockey"
"Living Doll"
"The Old Man in the Cave"
"Uncle Simon"
"Probe 7, Over and Out"
"The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms"
"A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain"
"Ninety Years Without Slumbering"
"Ring-a-Ding Girl"
"You Drive"
"The Long Morrow"
"The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross"
"Number 12 Looks Just Like You"
"Black Leather Jackets"
"Night Call"
"From Agnes—With Love"
"Spur of the Moment"
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
"Queen of the Nile"
"What's in the Box"
"The Masks"
"I Am the Night—Color Me Black"
"Sounds and Silences"
"Caesar and Me"
"The Jeopardy Room"
"Stopover in a Quiet Town"
"The Encounter"
"Mr. Garrity and the Graves"
"The Brain Center at Whipple's"
"Come Wander with Me"
"The Fear"
"The Bewitchin' Pool"
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United States Department of Justice
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United States Department of Justice
Seal of the United States Department of Justice
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The Robert F. Kennedy Building in August 2006. The building serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Department overview
Formed
July 1, 1870; 147 years ago (1870-07-01)
Jurisdiction
Federal government of the United States
Headquarters
Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C., United States
38°53′36″N 77°1′30″W / 38.89333°N 77.02500°W / 38.89333; -77.02500Coordinates: 38°53′36″N 77°1′30″W / 38.89333°N 77.02500°W / 38.89333; -77.02500
Motto
"Qui Pro Domina Justitia Sequitur" (Latin: "Who prosecutes on behalf of justice (or the Lady Justice)"[1][2]
Employees
113,543 (2012)
Annual budget
$31 billion (2015)
Department executives
Jeff Sessions, Attorney General
Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General
Website
www.justice.gov
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the U.S. government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration. In its early years, the DOJ vigorously prosecuted Ku Klux Klan members.
The Department of Justice administers several federal law enforcement agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The department is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the United States government in legal matters (such as in cases before the Supreme Court), and running the federal prison system.[3][4] The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.[5]
The department is headed by the United States Attorney General, who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet. The current Attorney General is Jeff Sessions.
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2 Headquarters
3 Organization
3.1 Leadership offices
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3.3 Law enforcement agencies
3.4 Offices
3.5 Other offices and programs
4 Finances and budget
5 See also
6 Notes and references
7 External links
History[edit]
The office of the Attorney General was established by the Judiciary Act of 1789 as a part-time job for one person, but grew with the bureaucracy. At one time, the Attorney General gave legal advice to the U.S. Congress as well as the President, but in 1819 the Attorney General began advising Congress alone to ensure a manageable workload.[6] Until March 3, 1853, the salary of the Attorney General was set by statute at less than the amount paid to other Cabinet members. Early Attorneys General supplemented their salaries by running private law practices, often arguing cases before the courts as attorneys for paying litigants.[7]
Following unsuccessful efforts (in 1830 and 1846) to make Attorney General a full-time job,[8] in 1869, the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, led by Congressman William Lawrence, conducted an inquiry into the creation of a "law department" headed by the Attorney General and also composed of the various department solicitors and United States attorneys. On February 19, 1868, Lawrence introduced a bill in Congress to create the Department of Justice. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill into law on June 22, 1870.[9]
The Department of Justice officially began operations on July 1, 1870.[6] Just prior to the Civil War, in February 1861, the Confederate States of America established a Department of Justice.[10] Though "[t]he second American department of justice was brought into being on July 1, 1870, fifty years of amendments were required before it reached a status comparable to that of its Confederate predecessor."[11]
Grant appointed Amos T. Akerman as Attorney General and Benjamin H. Bristow as America's first Solicitor General. Both Akerman and Bristow used the Department of Justice to vigorously prosecute Ku Klux Klan members in the early 1870s. In the first few years of Grant's first term in office there were 1000 indictments against Klan members with over 550 convictions from the Department of Justice. By 1871, there were 3000 indictments and 600 convictions with most only serving brief sentences while the ringleaders were imprisoned for up to five years in the federal penitentiary in Albany, New York. The result was a dramatic decrease in violence in the South. Akerman gave credit to Grant and told a friend that no one was "better" or "stronger" then Grant when it came to prosecuting terrorists.[12] George H. Williams, who succeeded Akerman in December 1871, continued to prosecute the Klan throughout 1872 until the spring of 1873 during Grant's second term in office.[13] William's then placed a moratorium on Klan prosecutions partially because the Justice Department, inundated by cases involving the Klan, did not have the manpower to continue prosecutions.[13]
The "Act to Establish the Department of Justice" drastically increased the Attorney General's responsibilities to include the supervision of all United States Attorneys, formerly under the Department of the Interior, the prosecution of all federal crimes, and the representation of the United States in all court actions, barring the use of private attorneys by the federal government.[14] The law also created the office of Solicitor General to supervise and conduct government litigation in the Supreme Court of the United States.[15]
With the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887, the federal government took on some law enforcement responsibilities, and the Department of Justice tasked with performing these.[16]
In 1884, control of federal prisons was transferred to the new department, from the Department of Interior. New facilities were built, including the penitentiary at Leavenworth in 1895, and a facility for women located in West Virginia, at Alderson was established in 1924.[17]
In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order which gave the Department of Justice responsibility for the "functions of prosecuting in the courts of the United States claims and demands by, and offsenses [sic] against, the Government of the United States, and of defending claims and demands against the Government, and of supervising the work of United States attorneys, marshals, and clerks in connection therewith, now exercised by any agency or officer..."[18]
Headquarters[edit]
Main article: Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
The U.S. Department of Justice building was completed in 1935 from a design by Milton Bennett Medary. Upon Medary's death in 1929, the other partners of his Philadelphia firm Zantzinger, Borie and Medary took over the project. On a lot bordered by Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues and Ninth and Tenth Streets, Northwest, it holds over one million square feet (93,000 m²) of space. The sculptor C. Paul Jennewein served as overall design consultant for the entire building, contributing more than 50 separate sculptural elements inside and outside.
Various efforts, none entirely successful, have been made to determine the meaning of the Latin motto appearing on the Department of Justice seal, Qui Pro Domina Justitia Sequitur. It is not even known exactly when the original version of the DOJ seal itself was adopted, or when the motto first appeared on the seal. The most authoritative opinion of the DOJ suggests that the motto refers to the Attorney General (and thus, by extension, to the Department of Justice) "who prosecutes on behalf of justice (or the Lady Justice)."[19] The motto's conception of the prosecutor (or government attorney) as being the servant of justice itself finds concrete expression in a similarly-ordered English-language inscription ("THE UNITED STATES WINS ITS POINT WHENEVER JUSTICE IS DONE ITS CITIZENS IN THE COURTS") in the above-door paneling in the ceremonial rotunda anteroom just outside the Attorney General's office in the Department of Justice Main Building in Washington, D.C.[20] The building was renamed in honor of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in 2001. It is sometimes referred to as "Main Justice."[21]
Organization[edit]
Organizational chart for the Dept. of Justice. (Click to enlarge)
Leadership offices[edit]
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Associate Attorney General
Office of the United States Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General
Office of the Solicitor General of the United States
Divisions[edit]
Division
Date Established
(as formal division)
Antitrust Division 1933[22]
Civil Division
(originally called the Claims Division;
adopted current name on February 13, 1953)[23][24] 1933[23]
Civil Rights Division 1957[25]
Criminal Division 1919[26]
Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD)
(originally called the Land and Natural Resources Division;
adopted current name in 1990)[27] 1909[27]
Justice Management Division (JMD)
(originally called the Administrative Division;
adopted current name in 1985)[28] 1945[28]
National Security Division (NSD) 2007[29]
Tax Division 1933[30]
War Division (defunct) 1942
(disestablished 1945)[31]
Law enforcement agencies[edit]
Several federal law enforcement agencies are administered by the Department of Justice:
United States Marshals Service (USMS) – The office of U.S. Marshal was established by the Judiciary Act of 1789. The U.S. Marshals Service was established as an agency in 1969, and it was elevated to full bureau status under the Justice Department in 1974.[32][33]
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – On July 26, 1908, a small investigative force was created within the Justice Department under Attorney General Charles Bonaparte. The following year, this force was officially named the Bureau of Investigation by Attorney General George W. Wickersham. In 1935, the bureau adopted its current name.[34]
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) – the Three Prisons Act of 1891 created the federal prison system. Congress created the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1930 by Pub. L. No. 71–218, 46 Stat. 325, signed into law by President Hoover on May 14, 1930.[35][36][37]
National Institute of Corrections
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – Except for a brief period during Prohibition, ATF's predecessor bureaus were part of the Department of the Treasury for more than two hundred years.[38] ATF was first established by Department of Treasury Order No. 221, effective July 1, 1972; this order "transferred the functions, powers, and duties arising under laws relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives from the Internal Revenue Service to ATF.[39] In 2003, under the terms of the Homeland Security Act, ATF was split into two agencies – the new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was transferred to the Department of Justice, while the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) was retained by the Department of the Treasury.[38]
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Offices[edit]
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA)
Executive Office of the United States Trustee (EOUST)
Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM)
Office of the Chief Information Officer
In May 2014, the Department appointed Joseph Klimavicz as CIO.[40] Klimavicz succeeds Kevin Deeley, who served as acting CIO since November 2013 when the previous office holder, Luke McCormack, left to take the CIO post at the Department of Homeland Security.[40]
Office of Dispute Resolution
Office of the Federal Detention Trustee (OFDT)
Office of Immigration Litigation
Office of Information Policy
Office of Intelligence Policy and Review (OIPR)
Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison (merged with Office of Legislative Affairs on April 12, 2012)
Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Community Capacity Development Office
National Institute of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking Office (SMART)
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education
Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)
Office of Legal Policy (OLP)
Office of Legislative Affairs
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL)
Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR)
Office of Public Affairs
Office on Sexual Violence and Crimes against Children
Office of Tribal Justice
Office on Violence Against Women
Professional Responsibility Advisory Office (PRAO)
United States Attorneys Offices
United States Trustees Offices
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Community Relations Service
Other offices and programs[edit]
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States
INTERPOL, U.S. National Central Bureau
National Drug Intelligence Center (former)
Obscenity Prosecution Task Force (former)
United States Parole Commission
In March 2003, the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service was abolished and its functions transferred to the United States Department of Homeland Security. The Executive Office for Immigration Review and the Board of Immigration Appeals, which review decisions made by government officials under Immigration and Nationality law, remain under jurisdiction of the Department of Justice. Similarly the Office of Domestic Preparedness left the Justice Department for the Department of Homeland Security, but only for executive purposes. The Office of Domestic Preparedness is still centralized within the Department of Justice, since its personnel are still officially employed within the Department of Justice.
In 2003, the Department of Justice created LifeAndLiberty.gov, a website that supported the USA PATRIOT Act. It was criticized by government watchdog groups for its alleged violation of U.S. Code Title 18 Section 1913, which forbids money appropriated by Congress to be used to lobby in favor of any law, actual or proposed.[41] The website has since been taken offline.
Finances and budget[edit]
The Justice Department was authorized a budget for Fiscal Year 2015 of approximately $31 billion. The budget authorization is broken down as follows:[42]
Program
Funding (in millions)
Management and Finance
General Administration $129
Justice Information Sharing Technology $26
Administrative Reviews and Appeals
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Office of the Pardon Attorney
$351
$347
$4
Office of the Inspector General $89
United States Parole Commission $13
National Security Division $92
Legal Activities
Office of the Solicitor General $12
Tax Division $109
Criminal Division $202
Civil Division $298
Environmental and Natural Resources Division $112
Office of Legal Counsel $7
Civil Rights Division $162
Antitrust Division $162
United States Attorneys $1,955
United States Bankruptcy Trustees $226
Law Enforcement Activities
United States Marshals Service $2,668
Federal Bureau of Investigation $8,347
Drug Enforcement Administration $2,018
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives $1,201
Federal Bureau of Prisons $6,894
Interpol-Washington Office $32
Grant Programs
Office of Justice Programs $1,427
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services $248
Office on Violence Against Women $410
Mandatory Spending
Mandatory Spending $4,011
TOTAL $31,201
See also[edit]
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Notes and references[edit]
Jump up ^ Revision of Original Letter Dated 14 February 1992, United States Department of Justice.
Jump up ^ Madan, Rafael (Fall 2008). "The Sign and Seal of Justice" (PDF). Ave Maria Law Review. 7: 123, 191–192. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
Jump up ^ "Fraud Section (FRD) | Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
Jump up ^ "Organization, Mission & Functions Manual: Attorney General, Deputy and Associate | DOJ | Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
Jump up ^ "Conduct of Law Enforcement Agencies | CRT | Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
^ Jump up to: a b "United States Department of Justice: About DOJ".
Jump up ^ Madan, Rafael (Fall 2008). "The Sign and Seal of Justice" (PDF). Ave Maria Law Review. 7: 123, 127–136. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
Jump up ^ Madan, Rafael (Fall 2008). "The Sign and Seal of Justice" (PDF). Ave Maria Law Review. 7: 123, 132–134. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
Jump up ^ "Public Acts of the Forty First Congress".
Jump up ^ Act of February 21, 1861, An Act to organize and establish an Executive Department to be known as the Department of Justice, Prov. C.S. Cong.
Jump up ^ William M. Robinson, Justice in Grey, A History of the Judicial System of the Confederate States of America 38, additionally citing at n.33, Albert Langeluttig, The Department of Justice of the United States 12 (1927), and Arthur J. Dodge, Origin and Development of the Office of the Attorney General, House Doc. 510, 70th Cong., 2d Sess., at 65-78 (U.S. G.P.O., 1929).
Jump up ^ Smith 2001, pp. 542–547.
^ Jump up to: a b Williams (1996), The Great South Carolina Ku Klux Klan Trials, 1871–1872, p. 123
Jump up ^ "Act to Establish the Department of Justice". Memory.loc.gov. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
Jump up ^ "About DOJ - DOJ - Department of Justice".
Jump up ^ Langeluttig, Albert (1927). The Department of Justice of the United States. Johns Hopkins Press. pp. 9–14.
Jump up ^ Langeluttig, Albert (1927). The Department of Justice of the United States. Johns Hopkins Press. pp. 14–15.
Jump up ^ Executive Order 6166, Sec. 5 (June 12, 1933), at [1].
Jump up ^ Madan, Rafael (Fall 2008). "The Sign and Seal of Justice" (PDF). Ave Maria Law Review. 7: 123, 125, 191–192, 203. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
Jump up ^ Madan, Rafael (Fall 2008). "The Sign and Seal of Justice" (PDF). Ave Maria Law Review. 7: 123, 192–203. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
Jump up ^ "PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM DIRECTS DESIGNATION OF MAIN JUSTICE BUILDING AS THE "ROBERT F. KENNEDY JUSTICE BUILDING"". U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
Jump up ^ History of the Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice.
^ Jump up to: a b Gregory C. Sisk & Michael F. Noone, Litigation with the Federal Government (4th ed.) (American Law Institute, 2006), pp. 10-11.
Jump up ^ Former Assistant Attorneys General: Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
Jump up ^ Kevin Alonso & R. Bruce Anderson, "Civil Rights Legislation and Policy" in Postwar America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History (2006, ed. James Ciment), p .233.
Jump up ^ Organization, Mission and Functions Manual: Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice.
^ Jump up to: a b Arnold W. Reitze, Air Pollution Control Law: Compliance and Enforcement (Environmental Law Institute, 2001), p. 571.
^ Jump up to: a b Cornell W. Clayton, The Politics of Justice: The Attorney General and the Making of Legal Policy (M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 1992), p. 34.
Jump up ^ National Security Cultures: Patterns of Global Governance (Routledge, 2010; eds. Emil J. Kirchner & James Sperling), p. 195.
Jump up ^ Nancy Staudt, The Judicial Power of the Purse: How Courts Fund National Defense in Times of Crisis (University of Chicago Press, 2011), p. 34.
Jump up ^ Civilian Agency Records: Department of Justice Records, National Archived and Records Administration.
Jump up ^ Larry K. Gaines & Victor E. Kappeler, Policing in America (8th ed. 2015), pp. 38–39.
Jump up ^ United States Marshals Service Then … and Now (Office of the Director, United States Marshals Service, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978).
Jump up ^ The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide (Oryz Press, 1999, ed. Athan G. Theoharis), p. 102.
Jump up ^ Mitchel P. Roth, Prisons and Prison Systems: A Global Encyclopedia (Greenwood, 2006), pp. 278–79.
Jump up ^ Dean J. Champion, Sentencing: A Reference Handbook (ABC-CLIO, Inc.: 2008), pp. 22–23.
Jump up ^ James O. Windell, Looking Back in Crime: What Happened on This Date in Criminal Justice History? (CRC Press, 2015), p. 91.
^ Jump up to: a b Transfer of ATF to U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Jump up ^ Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau, Federal Register.
^ Jump up to: a b Malykhina, Elena (April 25, 2014). "Justice Department Names New CIO". Government. InformationWeek.
Jump up ^ Dotgovwatch.com, October 18, 2007
Jump up ^ 2015 Department of Justice Budget Authority by Appropriation, United States Department of Justice, Accessed 2015-07-13
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