Rick And Morty: 10 Best Jerry Moments (So Far)
2. Trying To Assassinate Rick
Jerry has never been the biggest fan of his stepfather Rick, but in the episode The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy he takes it a step further. Jerry joins in on a conspiracy with the help of one of Rick's enemies, Risotto Groupon, to assassinate Rick by leading him into a trap on The Wirly Dirly, a roller coaster on a resort planet.
If it were not for Jerry warning Rick beforehand about the plan, he would have been killed there and it would be all because of Jerry. As Rick says during his subsequent rant: Jerry's main strength doesn't lie in how strong or powerful he is, his main strength is that he is a master manipulator who makes himself appear so pathetic and helpless that people flock to help him out of pity.
This point is proven further when Rick decides to spare Jerry's life despite what happened, realizing that killing him would be more trouble than it's worth when he has to explain it to Beth.