▁the ▁writing ▁team . ▁She ▁explained ▁that ▁a ▁story ▁that ▁for ▁other ▁shows ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁entire ▁episode , ▁for ▁Rick ▁and ▁Mort y ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁only ▁its ▁first ▁few ▁minutes . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁story ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁short ▁time . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁del ays ▁and ▁conclusion ▁ ▁Writing ▁began ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁was ▁recorded ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁already ▁behind ▁on ▁schedule , ▁the ▁production ▁team ▁admitted ▁that ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁had ▁increased ▁pressure ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁expect ations ▁of ▁the ▁view ers . ▁The ▁cre ative ▁freedom ▁provided ▁by ▁Ad ult ▁Sw im ▁ent a iled ▁taking ▁responsibility ▁for ▁product ▁quality , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁bar ▁had ▁ris en ▁higher , ▁work ▁had ▁become ▁harder , ▁improvements ▁were ▁constantly ▁being ▁sought , ▁and ▁this ▁often ▁resulted ▁in ▁del ays . ▁Harm on ▁told ▁the ▁assemble d ▁press ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁San ▁Diego ▁Com ic - Con ▁that ▁" it ’ s ▁not ▁an ▁end less ▁per fection ism ▁because ▁you ▁know ▁when ▁something ▁finally ▁clicks ▁and ▁you ▁go ▁' this ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁episode ▁of ▁TV .' " ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁anim ators ▁had ▁to ▁suffer ▁the ▁worst ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁schedule ▁del ays , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁work ▁week ends ▁in