1. Episode 1. "The Rickshank Rickdemption"
This episode begins with Rick as a prisoner of the Galactic Federation, but he quickly turns the tables on them. How does Rick collapse the Galactic government?
From Quiz "Rick and Morty" Season 3 Episodes
Answer:
Resetting the value of the central currency to zero
Rick escapes from captivity by transferring his consciousness to a Galactic Federation agent. When the Council of Ricks finds out that he has been captured by the Federation, they send a team to assassinate him to ensure that the Federation does not get access to any of their secrets, but he manages to transfer his consciousness again several times to other Ricks. He then teleports the Citadel of Ricks into the prison he just escaped from, sparking an all-out conflict between the Citadel and the Federation. During the chaos, he gains access to a Federation computer and resets the currency so that it is worth zero of itself! Despite how nonsensical this sounds, this causes a crisis that collapses the Federation's economy and government. In the episode's B-plot, Rick's family is adjusting to life on an Earth controlled by the Galactic Federation. Jerry seems happy, as he reports that he just received his sixth promotion this week and he still doesn't even know what his job is! Beth, however, is unhappy, because the Federation's advanced technology means that her skills as a horse surgeon are no longer needed, as horses now live longer than tortoises. Later, when the Galactic government collapses, all the aliens on Earth quickly leave. Beth is delighted when Rick returns accompanied by Morty and Summer. Jerry, on the other hand, is less than pleased to see Rick, and gives Beth an ultimatum - she must choose between him or Rick. In the next scene, she calmly tells Rick that "Jerry is going to spend some time divorced." After Beth leaves the room, Rick reveals to Morty that this development was part of his master plan to become patriarch of the family, particularly as Jerry crossed him in the Season 2 finale.
The title is a parody of the movie "The Shawshank Redemption," which involves an escape from prison.