Tripping the Rift
Format	Animated series, science fiction, sitcom
Created by	Chris Moeller, Chuck Austen
Starring	Stephen Root Carmen Electra Maurice LaMarche
Country of origin	Canada
No. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Chuck Austen (born Chuck Beckum) is an American Writer and Artist of Comic books most famous for his controversial work on the popular Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American Actor. He is principally known for his comedic work but has won acclaim for Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian Voice actor and former stand up Comedian. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page  of episodes	26+
Production
Producer(s)	Andrew Makarewicz
Running time	20 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Sci Fi Channel Space Teletoon (Canada)
Original airing	March 4, 2004

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Many episodes parody or allude to movies, television shows or novels. (EX: "23 1/2" to series 24 and "The Graduate")

Contents 1 Origins 2 Production 3 Setting 4 Characters 5 Episodes 5.1 Pilot 5.2 Season 1 5.3 Season 2 5.4 Season 3 6 International broadcasting 7 The Movie 8 Trivia 9 See also 10 Notes 11 External links

Origins

In 1992 Chris Moeller, who was working on King of the Hill and who had been producing animation shorts with his Dark Bunny Productions, met Chuck Austen and pitched their idea for a sci fi comedy to animation studio Film Roman and in early 1998 they launched the first pilot Love and Darph on the Internet. 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American action Drama Television series. King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company Chuck Austen (born Chuck Beckum) is an American Writer and Artist of Comic books most famous for his controversial work on the popular Film Roman is an animation studio founded by Phil Roman, best known for producing the animation for the television shows The Simpsons and The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks The Chode character first appeared in Chris' 1994 short Wisconsin. ^[1] In 2001 Film Roman released the Oh Brother Teaser for episode 2, and Chris claimed the full version was made but up to Film Roman to release. ^[2]

Production

In 2002, production company CinéGroupe had acquired the rights to the five minute short Love and Darph and approached animator Bernie Denk to direct the series, with Sci Fi US submitting the scripts and ordering changes. CinéGroupe is an Animation studio founded in Montreal Quebec, Canada, in 1974 Bernie Denk's team worked in Montreal on preproduction (character design, modelling, texture) while both Montreal and Malaysian teams worked on animating, lighting and compositing. Rendering is the process of generating an image from a model, by means of computer programs Compositing is the combining of visual elements from separate sources into single images often to create the illusion that all those elements are parts of the same scene Keyframe animation was chosen instead of the requested motion capture to give a more cartoony effect, and to save work. A key frame in Animation and Filmmaking is a drawing which defines the starting and ending points of any smooth transition. Motion capture, motion tracking, or mocap are terms used to describe the process of recording movement and translating the movement onto a digital model ^[3]

Setting

Space, the future. The universe is modeled mostly after the Star Trek universe, including warp drive and transporter beam technology, occasional time travel, the Confederation and the Vulcans. The series also includes elements borrowed from other sources such as Star Wars and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded 2001 A Space Odyssey is a 1968 Science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C

Characters

• Chode McBlob — (Stephen Root) Chode is a three-eyed, purple alien with green spots, who serves as captain of the smuggling spaceship Jupiter 42. Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American Actor. He is principally known for his comedic work but has won acclaim for Extraterrestrial life is Life originating outside of the Earth. Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited such as out of a building into a Prison A starship is a theoretical Spacecraft designed for traveling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for Orbital spaceflight or Interplanetary His race believes that one's job should be determined by society and not by the individual. A society is a Population of Humans characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive Culture and Institutions As commonly used, individual refers to a Person or to any specific object in a collection Since he strongly disagrees with this philosophy, he left his home planet as soon as he could. He is not too bright and tends to be fairly selfish, putting himself in front of his friends numerous times. On top of this, Chode is constantly aroused and tends to think about and allude to sex constantly ("A useless masturbating teenager" as described by Gus). Chode was raised by a promiscuous single mother. He has a twin brother, Regis Filbrick, who was adopted at birth and is king of the planet Moldania. His grandfather, Benito, has also appeared. The ship's name is a reference to both the Jupiter 2 of "Lost in Space" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", which describes the number 42 as being "The answer to the ultimate question of life, the Universe, and everything. Lost in Space is a Science fiction TV series created and produced by Irwin Allen, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy series "

• Six of One/Six of Nine (or just Six) — (Patricia Beckmann and Terry Farrell in the pilot (two versions), Gina Gershon season 1, Carmen Electra season 2 and Jenny McCarthy in season 3) Six is a sexy cyborg that was designed as a sex slave. Terry Farrell (born November 19 1963 is an American actress and former fashion model best known for her roles in the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine Gina L Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American film and television actress, known for her roles in the films Cocktail Jennifer Ann "Jenny" McCarthy (born November 1 1972 is an American model, Comedian, actress, Author and Activist NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** A cyborg is a Cybernetic Organism ( ie, an organism that has both artificial and natural systems Sexual slavery refers to the organised coercion of persons into various different sexual practices forced Prostitution single-owner sexual slavery She acts as the ship's science officer, thanks to a programming upgrade by Chode; much to his chagrin, this upgrade has also given her a conscience and sense of decency (in spite of her sexual nature). She often gets the crew out of trouble by using her erotic attributes. Six's name is a parody of Star Trek: Voyager 's Seven of Nine, the phrase "Six of One, Half a Dozen of the other", and a parody of 69 - a sexual position. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Seven of Nine, full name "Seven of Nine Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix Zero-One" (born Annika Hansen) is a fictional character in the television series A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject 69, also known by its French name soixante-neuf (sixty-nine is a sexual position in which two people orient themselves so that each person's mouth is near the other's Six's character is also a parody of Zev the Love Slave from the Canadian Sci-fi series Lexx. Zev of B3K is a major character on the sci-fi television show Lexx. Lexx is a science fantasy television series that follows the adventures of a group of mismatched individuals aboard the organic space craft Lexx. The final episode of the second season revealed that she was modelled after a stripper named "Haffa Dozen". Although both Patricia Beckmann and Terry Farrell were listed in the credits of the pilot as Six of One, a small pamphlet included in the Season 1 DVD Box set listed her name as Six of Nine. Terry Farrell (born November 19 1963 is an American actress and former fashion model best known for her roles in the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine

• T'nuk Layor — (Gayle Garfinkle) T'nuk is the ill-tempered, triple-breasted, quadrupedal pilot of the ship. A pilot is a Mariner who guides Ships through dangerous or congested waters such as Harbours or River mouths Legally the master remains Most other characters consider her of grotesque appearance , while she believes herself attractive with a great libido. Libido in its common usage means Sexual desire however more technical definitions such as those found in the work of Carl Jung, are more general referring to libido She was chosen as the pilot because she is particularly good at keeping Spaceship Bob in check. She also acts as cook, and is apparently half owner of the ship. Her full name is a reverse misspelling of "Royal cunt," and the T-apostrophe at the beginning is taken from the spelling of various female Vulcan names in Star Trek shows and movies. Cunt ( IPA:/kʌnt/ is an English language Vulgarism referring generally to the Female genitalia.

• Whip — (Rick Jones) Whip is a bipedal alien reptile, and Chode's nephew. Rick Jones is a Canadian Writer and Voice actor. He has appeared in several cartoons from such Canadian producers as Pippi Longstocking, Bipedalism is a form of Terrestrial locomotion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Nephew is a term referring to the son of one's Sibling. Sons of siblings-in-law are also informally referred to as nephews even though there is no blood relation He serves as the ship's foreman, though he is rarely seen working, and is an impulsive, horny teenager. As a chameleon, he is able to conceal his appearance and cling to walls, as well as regenerate lost body parts. Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are squamates that belong to one of the best-known Lizard families

• Gus — (Chris Moeller in the pilot, Maurice LaMarche in the series) Gus is Chode's robot-slave. Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian Voice actor and former stand up Comedian. A robot is a mechanical or Virtual Artificial agent In practice it is usually an electro-mechanical system which by its appearance or movements As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another He is the ship's engineer and is implied to be homosexual (a running joke is that he frequently denies it, often while engaging in extremely stereotypically homosexual behavior). Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Though smarter than those around him, he is forced to serve them, as silicon organisms don't have the same rights as carbon-based ones. Silicon (ˈsɪlɪkən or /ˈsɪlɪkɒn/ silicium is the Chemical element that has the symbol Si and Atomic number 14 A right is a legal or moral Entitlement or Permission. Rights are of vital importance in theories of Justice and deontological ethics Carbon (kɑɹbən is a Chemical element with the symbol C and its Atomic number is 6 He has a cynical attitude due to the many failures he has experienced due to his less intelligent carbon-based bosses' actions. Cynicism (Kυνισμός originally comprised the various philosophies of a group of ancient Greeks called the Cynics, founded by His appearance and voice is a parody of C-3PO. C-3PO ( Nicknamed Threepio) is a Fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in both the original Further continuing the homosexuality joke, his chest is a replica of a penis.

• Spaceship Bob — (John Melendez) Spaceship Bob is the A.I. that controls the ship. John Edward Melendez (born October 4, 1965) commonly known as " Stuttering John " is an American television/radio personality He suffers from agoraphobia, and often has panic attacks at inconvenient times. Agoraphobia is an Anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a Panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape Panic attacks are sudden discrete periods of intense anxiety mounting Physiological arousal fear stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of Only T'nuk's insults can snap him out of his panic attacks. He also desires Six, even though she says they're just friends. Bob is a parody of 2001: A Space Odyssey's Hal 9000. 2001 A Space Odyssey is a 1968 Science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C HAL 9000 ( Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic Computer is a fictional Computer in Arthur C

• Darph Bobo — (Chris Moeller in the pilot, Terrence Scammell in the series) Darph Bobo is the supreme Dark Clown. Terrence Scammell is a Voice actor who commonly voices multiple characters in cartoon series He wants to take over the universe because he was teased as a child. The Universe is defined as everything that Physically Exists: the entirety of Space and Time, all forms of Matter, Energy CHILD syndrome (or congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects) is a genetic disorder He attended high school with Chode, and the two also spent time in prison together. He has a shrewish wife, Bernice, and an insanely attractive daughter, Babette. Bobo is often seen with his "clown trooper" guards - a direct parody of Storm Troopers. Both his name and outfit are a parody on the Darths of the Star Wars movies as well as his want of a Death Orb, a deadly battle station. In the fictional Star Wars universe, Darth is the traditional title of a Sith Lord the first part of the new name they take on Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded

• Captain Adam (Full name Adam Francis Shatner)— Captain Adam is the captain of a Confederation ship. He resembles Al Gore, has a domineering wife named Nancy and a clone/son named Adam 12. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former He has been known to blackmail Chode into doing his dirty work. Blackmail is the crime of threatening to reveal substantially true information about a person to the public a family member or associates unless a demand made upon the Adam's halting and exagerated speech pattern is a parody of James T. Kirk, who was played by William Shatner. William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Adam 12 is a reference to Adam-12, the police-themed television show. Adam-12 is a Television program which ran from September 21, 1968 until August 30, 1975 on NBC for 175 .

Episodes

Pilot

• Love and Darph (1998) (two versions with differing dialogue for Six)
• Oh Brother (Teaser) (2001)

Season 1

1. God is Our Pilot
2. Mutilation Ball
3. Miss Galaxy 5000
4. Sidewalk Soiler
5. The Devil and a Guy Named Webster
6. Totally Recalled
7. 2001 Space Idiocies
8. Power to the Peephole
9. Nature vs. Nurture
10. Aliens, Guns & A Monkey
11. Emasculating Chode
12. Love Conquers All. . . Almost
13. Android Love

Season 2

1. Cool Whip
2. You Wanna Put That Where?
3. Honey, I Shrunk the Crew
4. Ghost Ship
5. Benito's Revenge
6. All for None
7. Extreme Chode
8. Roswell
9. Santa Clownza
10. Chode and Bobo's High School Reunion
11. Creaturepalooza
12. Chode's Near-Death Experience
13. Six, Lies and Videotape

Season 3

1. Chode Eraser
2. Skankenstein
3. To eBay or Not to eBay
4. 23 ½
5. The Need for Greed
6. Chuckles Bites the Dust
7. Hollow Chode
8. Raiders of the Lost Crock
9. Witness Protection
10. The Son also Rises
11. Extreme Take-over
12. Battle of the Bulge
13. Tragically Whip
14. the Loch Ness Monster

International broadcasting

The show aired on Space in Canada and Sci Fi Channel in the United States in March 2004. Space (styled SPACE) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned and operated by CTVglobemedia Sky One began airing the show in the United Kingdom in early 2005. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Space and the Sci Fi Channel aired the second season in the fall of 2005. In Latin America it appeared on Adultswim. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon In Australia the show appears on the Sci Fi Channel. See Sci Fi Channel for a list of other Sci Fi channels Sci Fi Channel Australia is the an Australian Subscription television Reruns of the show now air in Canada on Teletoon. Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian Cable television specialty-channel that broadcasts Animation programming Both Seasons 1 & 2 are now available on DVD in North America. In Russia, a music television channel My3TB ( [[1]]) aired season 1 & 2 in 2007, and season 3 in early 2008. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time.

The Movie

Anchor Bay released the unrated Tripping the Rift: The Movie on DVD March 25th, 2008. ^[4]

Trivia

• Throughout the series, Chode has to answer to charges made by The Confederation. The Confederation is a parody of the United Federation of Planets from the Star Trek universe. The United Federation of Planets, (also known as the "The Federation" or UFP) is a fictional interplanetary state depicted in the Star Trek
• In one of the original short films made for the Internet, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine alumna Terry Farrell provided the voice of Six. Terry Farrell (born November 19 1963 is an American actress and former fashion model best known for her roles in the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine Originally, this film short featured Patricia Beckmann as the voice of Six and was subsequently replaced by Farrell's voice for an episode of the Sci-Fi Channel's short film series Exposure in which Farrell was guest host. Exposure is a short-film oriented science-fiction Anthology series that aired on the Sci Fi Channel between the years of 2000 and Farrell's version of Six was heard only once on television.
• In the opening sequence Six reads a book where the words "Once Upon a Time" resemble the Star Wars opening crawl, Gus is seen using a vacuum cleaner that looks and sounds like R2-D2, Whip flies a remote-controlled model of the Enterprise, and there is a view of the back of T'Nuk's chair that resembles the black monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Each film in the Star Wars series opens with a crawl (also known as a roll-up) of text which provides an explanation of the backstory R2-D2 (called R2, or " Artoo " for short is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, an Astromech droid The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701 is a Starship in Star Trek, which chronicles the vessel's mission "to explore strange new worlds to 2001 A Space Odyssey is a 1968 Science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C Bob the computer utters a different phrase in each opening sequence (as Darph Bobo threatens the ship), including on one occasion referencing voice actor John Melendez's recent appointment as announcer for The Tonight Show. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as appropriate --> The Tonight Show is a long-running
• Former SNL writer/castmember Terry Sweeney and his partner, Lanier Laney, are credited as story editors and creative consultants. Terry Sweeney (born March 23, 1960) is an American writer comedian and actor
• Several runs of the DVD box set include stickers stating that the material is uncensored, however, much of the show is the same as the censored, syndicated run.
• Ghostface from the Scream trilogy is a judge in some episodes.
• In the episode "Roswell" (Season 2), when the Greys try to use their "On Star" system to call for help, it mentioned that service will arrive in six centuries. Since the events of Roswell took place in 1947, that means that the characters from this series come from the year 2547. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• The writers reacted very fast in the second season, premiering with the "You want to put that where?" episode featuring a straight "Governor McJersey" on an all-gay planet, a direct take-off of disgraced New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. James Edward "Jim" McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) is an American Democratic politician

See also

• List of science fiction television programs

Notes

External links

• Official site
• Tripping the Rift - "Oh Brother" Trailer
• sky.com (UK) site
• Tripping the Rift at the Internet Movie Database
• Tripping the Rift at TV.com
• Rifts Highway Fansite
• www.bitte-downloaden.de - German Animation Fansite | Trailers and Pilot

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