Tripping the Rift Genre Animated, sci-fi, sitcom Running time 30 minutes Creator(s) Chris Moeller, Chuck Austen Starring Stephen Root Carmen Electra Maurice LaMarche Country of origin Canada Original network/channel Sci Fi Channel Original run March 4, 2004 – present No. of episodes 26 Tripping the Rift is a Canadian CGI science fiction comedy television show that aired on Sci Fi Channel in March 2004. It is based on two popular short animations published on the Internet by Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen. Sky One began airing the show in the United Kingdom in early 2005. The American Sci Fi Channel aired the second season in the fall of 2005. Both seasons are now available on DVD in North America. As of April 2006 the series had yet to be renewed for a third season, however in an interview with Pan and Scan.com published on April 6, 2006, voice actor Stephen Root indicated that plans are under way for a feature film version of the series.[1] Contents 1 Setting 2 Characters 3 Episodes 3.1 Pilot 3.2 Season 1 3.3 Season 2 4 Trivia 5 See also 6 External links Setting Space, our universe, the future. The universe is modelled mostly after Star Trek's, including things such as warp drive, beaming up, occasional time travel, the Confederation and the Volcans, but with plenty of elements borrowed from other sources or original. Characters Chode — (Stephen Root) Chode is a three-eyed, purple alien with green spots, who serves as captain of the smuggling spaceship Jupiter 42. His race believes that one's job should be determined by society and not by the individual. Since he strongly disagrees with this philosophy, he left his home planet as soon as he could. He is fairly stupid and is constantly horny. Chode was raised by a sexually promiscuous single mother. He has a twin brother, Regis Filbrick who was adopted out at birth and is king of the planet Moldania. His grandfather, Benito, has also appeared. Six of One (or just Six) — (Gina Gershon season 1, Carmen Electra season 2) Six is a sexy android that was designed as a sex slave. 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, and the common phrase "Six of One, Half a Dozen of the other" (although coincidentally there is another sexually charged robotic female character named Number Six in the current revival of Battlestar Galactica). It may also be a reference to sex, as they sound similar and 'sex' in Latin means 'six'. Her name could also have something to do with the sex act of "69ing". The final episode of the second season revealed that she was modelled after an exotic dancer. T'nuk — (Gayle Garfinkle) T'nuk is the maltempered, three breasted pilot of the ship. She has a highly repulsive alien appearance and a great libido. She was chosen as the pilot because she is particularly good at keeping Spaceship Bob in check. She is also apparently half owner of the ship. Whip — (Rick Jones) Whip is a bipedal alien reptile, and Chode's nephew. He serves as the ship's foreman, though he is rarely seen working. As a chameleon, he is able to conceal his appearance. Gus — (Maurice LaMarche) Gus is Chode's robot-slave. He is the ship's engineer and exhibits foppish behavior. Though smarter than those around him, he is forced to serve them, as inorganic beings don't have the same rights as organic ones. He has a cynical attitude due to the many failures he has experienced due to his less intelligent organic bosses' actions. His appearance and voice is a parody of C-3PO. Spaceship Bob — (John Melendez) Spaceship Bob is the A.I. that controls the ship. He suffers from agoraphobia, and often has panic attacks at inconvenient times. Only T'nuk's insults can snap him out of his panic attacks. He also lusts after Six. Darph Bobo — (Chris Moeller) Darph Bobo is the supreme Dark Clown. He wants to take over the universe because he was teased as a child. Attended high school with Chode. He has a wife, Bernice, and a daughter, Babette. Both his name and outfit are a parody on the Darths of the Star Wars movies. Captain Adam — Captain Adam is the captain of a Confederation ship. He resembles Al Gore, has a wife named Nancy and a son named Adam 12. Adam's speech pattern is a parody of James T. Kirk. Adam 12 is a reference to Adam-12, the police-themed television show. Episodes Pilot Love and Darph Oh Brother (Teaser) Season 1 God Is Our Pilot Mutilation Ball Miss Galaxy 5000 Sidewalk Soiler The Devil and a Guy Named Webster Totally Recalled 2001 Space Idiocies Power to the Peephole Nature vs. Nurture Aliens, Guns & A Monkey Emasculating Chode Love Conquers All...Almost Android Love Season 2 Cool Whip You Wanna Put That Where? Honey, I Shrunk The Crew Ghost Ship Benito's Revenge All For None Extreme Chode Roswell Santa Clownza Chode and Bobo's High School Reunion Creaturepalooza Chode's Near-Death Experience Six, Lies and Videotape Trivia In one of the original short films made for the Internet, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine alumnus Terry Farrell provided the voice of Six. In the opening sequence, 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. 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 name of the protagonist, Chode, is also a ironic reference to the slang word for the male reproductive organ. 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. See also List of science fiction television programs External links Official site sky.com (UK) site Tripping the Rift at the Internet Movie Database Episode Summaries Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripping_the_Rift" Categories: Sci Fi Channel shows | Science fiction television series | Comedy television series | Animated television series | 2000s TV shows in the United States