Who is the father of Beth on "Rick and Morty"?

Rick is the father of Beth on Rick and Morty. The character is Rick Sanchez, the eccentric scientist whose return to Beth’s life forms the emotional center of the Smith family.

Beth was born Beth Sanchez and later took the surname Smith after marrying Jerry Smith. She is a skilled equine veterinarian who often feels torn between her ordinary family life and her father’s dangerous, extraordinary adventures. Rick’s intelligence and confidence fascinate Beth, but his alcoholism, selfishness, and long absences also create deep tension between them.

The show’s multiverse means that many versions of Rick and Beth exist, and some Beths are clones or alternate counterparts. That complexity can make family-tree questions surprisingly tricky, but the canonical relationship remains the same: Rick is Beth’s father. Jerry is Beth’s husband, not her father, and he is the father of Beth’s children, Summer and Morty, alongside Beth.

Rick’s relationship with Beth is explored repeatedly through storylines about abandonment, identity, cloning, and whether Beth wants to follow her father’s path.