Rick Sanchez, a scientist with spiky blue hair and a white lab coat, stands in a cluttered laboratory, gesturing emphatically with his hands while speaking to his daughter Beth and grandson Morty, who stand beside him with concerned expressions; the scene then cuts to a grotesque, red, fleshy alien creature with sharp teeth and multiple limbs, wearing a lab coat, who is holding a piece of raw meat and attempting to place it into a machine on a workbench.