It all started with a simple joke on April Fool’s Day of all days. The day was April 1, 2017, that is when Rick and Morty brought back a much-forgotten condiment from the dead. In the first episode of the third season of Rick and Morty, “The Rickshank Rickdemption,” the creators of the hit animated TV show breathed new life into McDonald’s Szechuan Sauce that was first introduced in the summer of 1998.
That is when McDonald’s offered the Asian-inspired condiment as a limited-time promotional McNugget dipping sauce to coincide with Disney’s release of the movie Mulan. Now the beloved condiment is coming back in a big way.Last August, the creators of Rick and Morty were treated to gallons of the sweet, yet spicy sauce. Then McDonald’s offered a very limited supply of the Szechaun Sauce, which caused pandemonium by Rick and Morty fans who needed their sauce.
