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Rick realizes they are in a simulation and uses a "rap concert" to overload the system's RAM. They seemingly escape, but the "real world" they return to is actually a second simulation. Rick realizes this when his safe's passcode fails.

Their extreme discomfort with nudity is a likely nod to David Cross's "Never-Nude" character from Arrested Development . [S1E4] M. Night Shaym-Aliens!

Jerry is accidentally abducted and placed in a 5% capacity simulation. He remains completely oblivious to glitches—like people walking through walls—and successfully pitches his mediocre "Hungry for Apples?" ad campaign to a board of simulated clones. Rick realizes they are in a simulation and

The generic synth beat Jerry listens to in the car—"Human Music"—later reappears in the background of the Jerryboree in Season 2. Character Analysis & Themes [S1E4] M. Night Shaym-Aliens!