Daryl (Daryl)

Daryl is the main protagonist of the 2009 short film Daryl for Channel 101, a non-profit short film festival situated in Los Angeles, California. He is portrayed by Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon.

Daryl
Daryl is a parody of Dexter Morgan from the Dexter TV series. Unlike Dexter who murders other murderers, Daryl's mordus operandi was to rape infants, under the belief that this would prevent them from becoming murderous individuals later in life. What had brought him to this conclusion is unknown, but Daryl views it as a way of cleansing the world, even if he would be branded a monster for it. Sometime later, Daryl became a therapist who would oversee therapy sessions with his clients. While talking to one of his clients, he prescribes sleeping pills for him. That night, he breaks into the married couple's home and sneaks into the baby's room. He then pulls his pants down and rapes the baby (which is represented by a baby doll). Afterward, Daryl consoles his therapist about his dirty little secret. Angered by his confession, the therapist tries to stab Daryl to death. However, he stops this when his son catches him in the act. Fearful that his son would mimic that behavior when he got older, he is forced to allow Daryl to rape his son.

After committing the misdeed, the father suggests potential opportunities where Daryl could do whatever he pleased without being shamed for it.

Controversy
As a result of the controversy, Dan Harmon deleted his Twitter account earlier in July after the video resurfaced on multiple websites. As such, Adultswim had released a statement criticizing the video whilst continuing to defend Harmon. Harmon himself has since apologized for the distasteful skit.