"Tripping the Rift" (2004) TV series 2004-

Creators:

Chuck Austen
Chris Moeller
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

4 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Lust in space.

Plot Keywords:

Sex Comedy | Bare Midriff | Parody | Satire | Alien

Cast

Stephen Root	...	Chode (39 episodes, 2004-2007)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Gus (39 episodes, 2004-2007)
John Melendez	...	Bob (39 episodes, 2004-2007)
Gayle Garfinkle	...	T'nuk / ... (39 episodes, 2004-2007)
Rick Jones	...	Whip (39 episodes, 2004-2007)
Terrence Scammell	...	Darph Bobo / ... (35 episodes, 2004-2007)
Pauline Little	...	Additional Voice (18 episodes, 2004-2007)
John Stocker	...	Additional Voice (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mark Camacho	...	Additional Voice (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
Harry Standjofski	...	Additional Voice (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
Susan Glover	...	Additional Voice (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
Ellen David	...	Additional Voice (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
Richard Dumont	...	Additional Voice (16 episodes, 2004-2007)
Holly G. Frankel		(16 episodes, 2004-2007)
Rikee Madoff		(16 episodes, 2004-2007)
Danny Blanco Hall		(16 episodes, 2004-2007)
Walter Massey		(16 episodes, 2004-2007)
Pier Paquette		(16 episodes, 2004-2007)
Jennifer Seguin		(15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Liz MacRae		(15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Craig Francis		(15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Arthur Holden		(15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Eleanor Noble		(15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Emma Campbell		(15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Cary Lawrence		(14 episodes, 2004-2007)
Bronwen Mantel		(14 episodes, 2004-2007)
Jane Wheeler		(14 episodes, 2004-2007)
Carmen Electra	...	Six (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jenny McCarthy	...	Six (13 episodes, 2007)
Gina Gershon	...	Six (13 episodes, 2004)
Daniel Brochu		(13 episodes, 2007)
Bruce Dinsmore		(13 episodes, 2007)
Alain Goulem		(13 episodes, 2007)
Matt Holland		(13 episodes, 2007)
Alex Ivanovich		(13 episodes, 2007)
Jessica Kardos		(13 episodes, 2007)
Anik Matern		(13 episodes, 2007)
Carlo Mestroni		(13 episodes, 2007)
Jennifer Morehouse		(13 episodes, 2007)
Michael Yarmush		(13 episodes, 2007)

Series Directed by
Bernie Denk		(25 episodes, 2004-2007)

Series Writing credits
Chuck Austen		(31 episodes, 2004-2007)
Chris Moeller		(31 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mark Amato		(10 episodes, 2004-2007)
Ken Goin		(9 episodes, 2004-2007)
Lanier Laney		(7 episodes, 2004-2007)
Terry Sweeney		(7 episodes, 2004-2007)
Dode B. Levenson		(3 episodes, 2004)
John Minnis		(3 episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Michel Lemire	....	executive producer (34 episodes, 2004-2007)
Jacques Pettigrew	....	executive producer (34 episodes, 2004-2007)
Andrew Makarewicz	....	producer (26 episodes, 2004-2007)
Danièle Joubert	....	producer (5 episodes, 2004)
Peter Schankowitz	....	producer / executive producer (5 episodes, 2004)
John W. Hyde	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Mario Sévigny		(39 episodes, 2004-2007)

Series Film Editing by
Thomas Gill		(3 episodes, 2004)
Etienne St-Amour		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Casting by
Margaret Tang		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Louyse Lambert		(3 episodes, 2004)

Series Production Management
Chantal Desrochers	....	post-production supervisor (5 episodes, 2004)
André-Gilles Gagné	....	post-production executive / post-production director (4 episodes, 2004)
Goga Vrbanc Duquet	....	production manager (3 episodes, 2004)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Guy Harvey	....	assistant director (13 episodes, 2004)

Series Art Department
Mark Dubois	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004)
Wade Konowalchuk	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004)
Jean Lajeunesse	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004)
Daniel Miodini	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004)
Venz Vesselinov	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004)

Series Sound Department
Éric Ladouceur	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound mixer (29 episodes, 2004-2007)
Jacques-Alexandre Levesque	....	foley artist / voice recordist / ... (18 episodes, 2004-2007)
Cory Rizos	....	sound re-recording mixer (13 episodes, 2004)
Bruno Auclair	....	foley recordist (5 episodes, 2004)
Michel Maheu	....	sound editor / sound supervisor (3 episodes, 2004)
Lori Paquet	....	sound editor (3 episodes, 2004)
Geneviève Lapointe	....	foley artist (2 episodes, 2004)
Simon Meilleur	....	foley artist (2 episodes, 2004)
Sylvain Bourgault	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Henry Godding Jr.	....	voice recordist: French version (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Marco Marandola	....	modeling artist / rendering artist (26 episodes, 2004-2007)
Sébastien Gagné	....	digital compositor (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Erico Caselle	....	digital artist (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Martin Ciastko	....	digital compositor (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Philippe Maalouf	....	visual effects (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Stéphane Rioux	....	digital compositor (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
François Vachon	....	digital compositor (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Carol VanHook	....	visual effects (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Antoine Gagné	....	digital compositor / technical coordinator (13 episodes, 2007)
Emmanuel Pelletier	....	digital artist (13 episodes, 2007)
Jean-Christophe Boue	....	digital compositor (10 episodes, 2007)
Martin Lutteral	....	digital effects artist (7 episodes, 2004)
Michel Bergeron	....	digital artist (6 episodes, 2007)
Daniel Coupal	....	visual effects supervisor / digital compositor (4 episodes, 2004-2007)
Ramiro Bélanger	....	animator (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Thai Son Doan	....	digital compositor (3 episodes, 2004)
Virginie Lamotte	....	digital compositor (3 episodes, 2004)
Kim Richardson	....	animator (3 episodes, 2004)
Claudio Alvaro	....	animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Benoit Dubuc	....	character animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Chun Seong Ng	....	character animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Peter Gend	....	lighting: Film Roman (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Mathieu Langlois	....	lighting technician (1 episode, 2004)

Series Animation Department
Vineet Verma	....	animator (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Christopher Hansen	....	lipsync animator (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jonathan Veltman	....	lead animator (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Cary Friedman	....	background artist (13 episodes, 2007)
Alexandre Masse	....	lip sync animator (13 episodes, 2007)
Nicolas Sparks	....	lip sync animator (13 episodes, 2007)
Bernie Denk	....	animation director (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tammy Smith	....	animator (5 episodes, 2004-2005)
Hugo L. Morales	....	animator (5 episodes, 2004)
Marc-Antoine Legault-Lamarche	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 2007)
Benoît Gagné	....	lead animator (unknown episodes)
Stephen Greenberg	....	animator: "Cool Whip" (unknown episodes)
Stephane Lemire	....	lipsync animator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Everett A. Oliver	....	casting coordinator (13 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Editorial Department
Mathieu Boulanger	....	assistant editor (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sonia Boisvert	....	post-production administrator (4 episodes, 2004)
Martin Briand	....	on-line editor (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Carole Lalonde	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Jessica Kardos	....	assistant production coordinator / production coordinator (26 episodes, 2004-2007)
Christopher Hansen	....	production assistant (14 episodes, 2004-2005)
Annie Cliche	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michel Marois	....	optimization (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sidney Clifton	....	creative consultant (13 episodes, 2007)
John Minnis	....	story editor (13 episodes, 2007)
Sofi Degenais	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 2004)
Normand Gauthier	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 2004)
Lanier Laney	....	creative consultant / story editor (5 episodes, 2004)
Guillaume Lefebvre	....	technical director (5 episodes, 2004)
Arnaud Massenet	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2004)
Terry Sweeney	....	creative consultant / story editor (5 episodes, 2004)
Julie Tighe	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 2004)
Terrence Scammell	....	voice director (4 episodes, 2004)
Annie-Catherine Valiquette	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2004)
Sylvain Chevrefils	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2004)
Isabelle Cote	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2004)
Ken Katsumoto	....	production executive (3 episodes, 2004)
Andre Merineau	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2004)
John Petrovitz	....	director of overseas production (3 episodes, 2005)
Alexander Merineau	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2004)
Joey Herman	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Margaret Tang	....	voice director (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• CinéGroupe
• Film Roman Productions

Distributors

• AXN (2008-) (Hungary) (TV)
• AXN (2008-) (Romania) (TV)
• AXN (2008-) (Poland) (TV)
• AXN (2008-) (Bulgaria) (TV)
• AXN (2008-) (Czech Republic) (TV)
• AXN (2008-) (Slovakia) (TV)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The
• Space (2004) (Canada) (TV)

Other Companies

• Brand-in Entertainment  product integration
• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Canada:18+ | Australia:M

Company:

CinéGroupe

Quotes:

Chode:Just once, I'd like to time travel and not see Nazis!

Movie Connections:

Follows Tripping the Rift (2000)

Duckman in outer space?

Not too bad altogether. The cgi is good. Middle of the road edginess. The Choode character is basically Duckman with a bit more of a spine. Even the voice sounds the same. They have just started showing the first season here in Canada and they've already trotted out the dark clowns in just about every episode. Gershon's voice over is improving as time goes by. I hate Stuttering John and if the ship undergoes a voice modulation, that would be fine with me.

There's a decided lack of imagination being exhibited here but it doesn't stop it from being entertaining in a sophomoric way. Doesn't move very far outside its orbit on any occasion. They could really do something with this if they stepped outside the box a little, but it stands on its own for entertainment value as it is.