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Tripping the Rift ()

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Seasons: 3 2 1 Years: 2007 2005 2004
CGI sci-fi comedy series set in universe divided between Confederation and Dark Clown Empire. Follows outlaw group led by Chode aboard Spaceship Bob evading both powers while pursuing schemes in lawless "Rift" border region.
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  Chode (39 episodes, 2004-2007)
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  Gus (39 episodes, 2004-2007)
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  Bob (39 episodes, 2004-2007)
Gayle Garfinkle ...
  T'nuk / ... (39 episodes, 2004-2007)
Rick Jones ...
  Whip (39 episodes, 2004-2007)
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  Darph Bobo / ... (35 episodes, 2004-2007)
Pauline Little ...
  Additional Voice (18 episodes, 2004-2007)
John Stocker ...
  Additional Voice (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
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  Additional Voice (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
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  Additional Voice (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
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  Additional Voice (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
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  Additional Voice (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
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  Additional Voice (16 episodes, 2004-2007)
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Rikee Madoff
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Danny Blanco Hall
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  (15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Liz MacRae
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Craig Francis
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Cary Lawrence
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Bronwen Mantel
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  Six (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
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  Six (13 episodes, 2007)
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  Six (13 episodes, 2004)
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Michael Yarmush
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Jennifer Morehouse
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Alex Ivanovich
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  Additional Voice (4 episodes, 2004)
Sonja Ball ...
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Kathleen Fee ...
  Additional Voice (3 episodes, 2004)
Maria Bircher ...
  Additional Voice (3 episodes, 2004)
A.J. Henderson ...
  Additional Voice (3 episodes, 2004)
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  Additional Voice (3 episodes, 2004)
Laura Teasdale
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Donovan Reiter
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Tripping the Rift is a CGI science fiction comedy television series. The universe is modeled largely after the Star Trek universe, with references to "warp drive" and "transporter beam" technology, occasional time travel, the Federation and the Vulcans. The series also includes elements borrowed from other sources such as Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Battlestar Galactica. The general setting is that known space is politically divided between two superpowers: the Confederation (led by Humans, and a parody of the Federation from Star Trek) and the Dark Clown Empire (a parody of the Galactic Empire from Star Wars). The Dark Clown Empire is a totalitarian, tyrannical police state, led by the evil Darph Bobo. In contrast, the Confederation is technically a democratic and free society, but in practice, is dominated by mega-corporations and bloated bureaucracies. Ultimately, both superpowers end up exploiting and restricting their inhabitants, albeit in different ways. For example, the value placed on life is so commercialized in the Confederation that clearly sentient robots and androids are reduced to essentially slave-status. The Dark Clown Empire practices actual slavery, and while the Confederation does not, most of its inhabitants (including the Human ones) are openly described as living in wage slavery. The only place that anyone can truly be free is in the border region between the two superpowers, which is directly controlled by neither. This borderland is known as "the Rift", hence those outlaws on the fringes of society who cling to their freedom by moving back and forth around the Confederation/Dark Clown Empire border to evade detection are said to be "Tripping the Rift." The series follows one such group of outlaws led by Chode aboard the Spaceship Bob, taking odd-jobs and usually pursuing various get-rich-quick schemes. Written by Anonymous

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Also Known As
  • Les décalés du cosmos (France)
  • Tropiezos estelares (Spain)
  • Neispravitii galaxiei (Romania)
  • Улётный трип (Russia)
  • Zűrutazók (Hungary)
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  • 30 min
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Trivia The character Six was voiced by three different actresses, a different one each season. Season 1 voiced by Gina Gershon, season 2 voiced by Carmen Electra and season 3 voiced by Jenny McCarthy. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Top 10 SyFy Channel Shows (2015). See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits feature items that resemble some of Sci-Fi's biggest legends: Whip's radio-controlled ship is the original Starship Enterprise from Star Trek (1966); Gus uses a vacuum that resembles R2-D2 from Star Wars (1977); the back of T'nuk's chair resembles the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). See more »
Quotes Chode: Just once, I'd like to time travel and not see Nazis!
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