Tripping the Rift

TV-MA

39 episodes3 seasons

US Release

Overview:

The continuing comic saga of a bizarre gang of misfits who live, work and play on the starship Jupiter 42, which is controlled by a neurotic A.I. known as Spaceship Bob. The ethically-challenged shipmates travel through the galaxy taking on one epic adventure at a time all while looking to make a quick buck and avoid getting thrown in jail.

Created by:

Chuck Austen & Chris Moeller

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

3/4/2004

Last air date:

1/10/2008

Key words:

Seasons

Specials

7 Episodes

Season 1

13 Episodes

Season 2

13 Episodes

Season 3

13 Episodes

Cast

Stephen Root

~ as ~

Chode (voice)

Maurice LaMarche

~ as ~

Gus (voice)

John Melendez

~ as ~

Bob (voice)

Rick Jones

~ as ~

Whip (voice)

Terrence Scammell

~ as ~

Darph Bobo (voice)

Gayle Garfinkle

~ as ~

T'nuk Layor (voice)

Billie Lou Watt

~ as ~

Jane Wheeler

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(voice)

Carmen Electra

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Six of One (voice) and 1 more

Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg

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Six of One (voice)

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Reviews (1)

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Written 7 year(s) ago
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This is an animated sci-fi comedy featuring Chode McBlob, a purple outlaw space captain, and his crew as they adventure throughout space. His crew consists of Six, the ship's science officer and Chode's sex robot, T'Nuk, the ship's pilot and cook, Gus, the ship's butler and engineer, Whip, the ship's foreman, and Bob, the ship's AI. Chode and his crew are a for-hire crew whose jobs could range from smuggling to mercenary work to being a legitimate courier, but they frequently take time away from paying work to chase after get-rich-quick schemes.

The show's comedy revolves mainly around sex. In addition to sex jokes, there are many references to other science-fiction series throughout the show including but not limited to Star Wars, Star Trek, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Battlestar Galactica. It also has references to many other novels, movies, and television series in other genres. Other humor involves body humor, puns, wordplay, relationship humor, dysfunctional family humor, and insult humor.

Overall, it's a fun 20-minute cartoon that works perfectly for watching right before bed or to have on in the background when doing something else.