Doofus Rick Is The Smartest Rick Of All, According To This Theory

A major part of nearly every Rick's personality is a massive superiority complex, and a total disrespect for the feelings and emotions of everyone else in the multiverse. He does what he wants, even if it means hurting the people closest to him. Doofus Rick is the exact opposite. He's a man who understands the emotions of others and can feel empathy, even towards a pathetic Jerry.

When Jerry enthusiastically shows him his collection of R2-D2 quarters, Doofus Rick holds back his own judgment and tells Jerry that their value comes from Jerry's love for them. This brings Jerry to tears, and it's an act of empathy no other Rick is capable of.

The first thing most Ricks mention when talking about Doofus Rick is that he eats his own poop. It's a big joke on the Citadel that he comes from a dimension where everyone eats their own poop, but Doofus Rick denies it every time. He even breaks down and cries at one point when two Ricks try to convince Jerry that Doofus Rick is a poop-eater. 

But Justin Roiland himself said on the DVD commentary that Doofus Rick doesn't actually eat poop. The joke is just meant to show that the other Ricks have no respect for him, not that he's a coprophile. The creators of the show also admit they probably shouldn't have shown him inventing ovenless brownies in the same episode, because it falsely reinforced the idea he eats his own poop.

Doofus Rick and his Morty, who looks like Eric Stoltz from the movie Mask, appear to get along pretty well. This is, of course, a stark contrast to Rick C-137 and his Morty, who constantly squabble. In fact, pretty much every Rick treats their Morty like a used condom, and they can't seem to form a genuine friendship if their lives depended on it. 

Then we have Doofus Rick, a man who can connect with a "regular" person without a problem. Jerry's first reaction to meeting Doofus Rick is guarded apprehension and distrust, but Rick manages to tear down those walls within seconds, with a few well-placed questions about his career. By the end of the episode, Jerry is basically in love with Doofus Rick. His ability to make genuine friends and allies out of perceived enemies makes him just as competent as the best Ricks, who often can't even be friendly to themselves.

Transdimensional teleportation is tricky, and Rick is the only person in the multiverse who's invent a portable portal gun. The galactic government goes through major hoops to try to steal this technology from Rick, but all attempts have meant with abject failure. There is no easy way to dimension hop without a portal gun, except for one invention that only appears in the Rick and Morty comics. 

In issue #23 of the series, Jerry gets stuck in Doofus Rick's home dimension without a portal gun. Doofus Rick manages to improvise a "portal juice" that allows Jerry to return to his own dimension, without the need of a portal gun. Doofus Rick mentions is near impossible to travel interdimensionally without a portal gun, but he specifically has invented a way to do so. He's invented an extremely high-level technology all on his own, one that most Ricks wouldn't even think of. 

Ricks can be horribly cruel, both by themselves and in a group. Their judgment and cynicism only amplifies when there are more of them, and it seems like the entire Citadel gets off on treating Doofus Rick like a loser. They are the ones who gave him the nickname "Doofus Rick" after all.

Her prefers to go by Rick J19ζ7, after his home dimension. It almost seems like a concentrated effort by every other Rick to demean Doofus Rick, so maybe it's their way of keeping a kind Rick down, and holding back his potential. It's possible that a Rick with a heart of gold could be a serious threat to the Citadel if he were to decide the rest of the Ricks are too evil to be left alive. 

We first meet Doofus Rick during an investigation into a string of murders committed against Ricks, and the prime suspect is Rick C-137. A squad of Rick-vestigators barge into his home and ransack the place looking for evidence. That team includes Doofus Rick.

The fact that the Citadel of Ricks found Doofus Rick competent enough to bring along is a major red flag. Why would they trust a bumbling idiot to handle a crime scene, unless they know he's not as stupid as he looks? Even though the other Ricks trash talk him, they seem to believe he is at least smart enough to assist on a murder investigation.