At Stan Lee's L.A. Comic Con: Comikaze in 2016, Harmon confirmed that the Mr. Meeseeks character had been "ripped off" from Scud.[9] After the idea for Rick and Morty, in the form of Doc and Mharti was brought up to Adult Swim and a full television series entered development, Roiland had the idea for the episode "Meeseeks and Destroy" when, frustrated with the progress of a writing session, he suggested the introduction of a character who would blurt "I'm Mister Meeseeks, look at me!" in a "most annoying" voice, which was then combined with Harmon's variation on Rob Schrab's Scud character,[10] each member of the species uttering the catchphrase upon being created or making a point.[11][12] Series writer Ryan Ridley also cited The Smurfs as an inspiration for the character.[13][14]