A Nightmare on Elm Street
Rick and Morty ’s Scary Terry is a fan - favorite , thanks to the fact that he ’s a pitch - perfect lampoon ofA Nightmare on Elm Street ’s Freddy Krueger . Portrayed byRobert Englundin eight feature film and two seasons of theFreddy ’s Nightmaresanthology TV series , Freddy Krueger is no doubt one of the most iconic horror villain in the history of the musical style . From his red and green striped sweater to the custom knife glove he uses to whoop up victims , just about every aspect of Freddy contribute to his renown .
Outside of his closet and weapon , Freddy ’s most popular feature is definitely theone - liners he throw away prior to killing his fair game . This did n’t really become a matter untilA Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream warrior , but Freddy ’s wisecrack chop-chop became one of the most talked about aspects of his quality . These air also often come to include the word " bitch , " added on the face of it to emphasize Freddy ’s disdain for his opposition , many of which foolishly think they had a chance of intercept him for honest .
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WhileRick and Morty ’s Scary Terry was far from the first attempt to parody Freddy Krueger -The Simpsons’Treehouse of Horrorstory " Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace " did it splendidly - it ’s arguably the honorable of the bunch . Here ’s why .
Rick & Morty: Scary Terry Is A Perfect Freddy Krueger Parody
Surprisingly enough , consider his popularity , Scary Terry has actually only appear in a undivided episode ofRick and Morty . That instalment came right near the beginning , entitled " Lawnmower Dog , " and was in fact only the second installment of the show to broadcast . The plot sees Rick and Morty setting out to inscribe the dream of Morty ’s math teacher in the hopes they can get Morty an A in the class . As common for Rick and Morty , things get weird , and the two run into Scary Terry while inside the dream universe , who pursue them through multiple unlike dreams . As pointed out by Rick , Scary Terry looks like a " legally - safe clone of an ' 80s horror character with miniature swords for fingerbreadth rather of knife " .
Every aspect ofFreddy Kruegeris parodied by Scary Terry , from the knives becoming swords , to the striped perspirer now being blue and green , to the fedora he wear , and wring hide , now violet . Scary Terry also has a set of testicles on his Kuki-Chin , but that ’s neither here nor there . His defining character trait is his leaning for sum " kick ! " to essentially every line of dialogue . However , in a fun turn , Terry is shown to be a sort of lick - clock villain , buy the farm home at the end of the daytime to married woman Melissa and unseasoned son Scary Brandon . Rick and Mortyeventually befriend Scary Terry , leading to a hilarious " awww , gripe " from him after a kind gesture . Amusingly , Robert Englund himself was once demand for his thoughts on Scary Terry , and carry his approval of the send - up .
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