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Wormageddon: 'Rick And Morty' Statue Pops Up In Malibu

Overlooking the Malibu coastline, Rick Sanchez sits on a toilet. He's preparing to save the "Rick and Morty" world from an alien invasion.

A "Rick and Morty" statue popped up in Malibu as part of Adult Swim's promotion for the popular show's sixth season.
A "Rick and Morty" statue popped up in Malibu as part of Adult Swim's promotion for the popular show's sixth season. (Nicholas Reid/NICKREIDPHOTO.COM via Adult Swim)

MALIBU, CA — It looks like Malibu has an unlikely visitor: Rick Sanchez.

A massive statue of "Rick and Morty's" main character sitting on the toilet popped up on Latigo Canyon Road, one of 14 elusive living scenes popping up across the world ahead of the Adult Swim series' sixth season.

The Malibu statue, which sits at 6029 Latigo Canyon Rd, is one of nine stops on a global treasure hunt leading up to the season premier. The scenes tie together the season five finale with the season six opener, according to Adult Swim.

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“To celebrate the new season, we are inviting fans around the globe to take part in an immersive experience that allows them to go on a real-life Rick and Morty adventure,” said Tricia Melton, chief marketing officer for Warner Bros. Discovery Kids, Young Adults and Classics group. “Our world is being invaded by alien space worms so menacing that #WORMAGEDDON has been declared on nearly every continent.”

The first statue was revealed in Mexico City on Saturday, but spotting these colorful installments is anything but easy. Fans of the show were challenged to use clues to find the 14 living scenes in nine different hidden locations across the globe. The first fan to find each spot was given a life-size golden "Rick" head.

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(Courtesy of Adult Swim)

Unofficial "Rick and Morty" podcast creator Brandon Cruz found the Malibu statue first.

The statues were complimented by a series of animated shorts setting the scene for the "wormageddon" alien invasion.

Want to check out the Latigo Canyon installment? Stop by between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. through Sept. 2. "Rick and Morty" season six will premier at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 4.

Participate in the hunt on the show's website.

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