Tripping the Rift: Difference between revisions

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.
Content added Content deleted
VisualWikitext
(Import from TV Tropes TVT:WesternAnimation.TrippingTheRift 2012-07-01, editor history TVTH:WesternAnimation.TrippingTheRift, CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported license)
 
m (Robkelk moved page Tripping the Rift (Animation) to Tripping the Rift over redirect: Moving back, because there are no other works with this title to be disambiguated from)
 
(9 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
[[File:tripping_the_rift_01_3803.jpg|frame|Left to right: T'Nuk, Gus, Chode, Six, Whip]]
[[File:tripping_the_rift_01_3803.jpg|frame|Left to right: T'Nuk, Gus, Chode, Six, Whip]]


⚫
'''''Tripping The Rift''''' is a computer-animated sci-fi parody created by Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen (of [[X-Men (Comic Book)|"The Draco"]] infamy) in 1998 as a short film released on the Internet. The film gained popularity, especially after being shown on the [[Syfy]], and was made into a television series that ran from March 4, 2004 to December 13, 2007.


{{Needs More Info}}
⚫
'''''Tripping The Rift''''' is a computer-animated sci-fi parody created by Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen (of [[X-Men (Comic Book)|"The Draco"]] infamy) in 1998 as a short film released on the Internet. The film gained popularity, especially after being shown on the [[Sci Fi Channel]], and was made into a television series in 2004.

----
----
{{tropelist}}
=== This show provides examples of: ===

* [[All CGI Cartoon]]
* [[All CGI Cartoon]]
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Gus. In Season One, at least. [[Flanderization|Season Two, however...]]
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Gus. In Season One, at least. [[Flanderization|Season Two, however...]]
Line 13: Line 12:
* [[Big Bad]]: Darph Bobo
* [[Big Bad]]: Darph Bobo
* [[Bigger Than Jesus]]: In the episode "Cool Whip", Whip becomes an instant celebrity on a planet where the king proclaims him "Bigger than Jesus" but not [[The Beatles]]. {{spoiler|Though he learns that he is [[Hunting the Most Dangerous Game|going to be hunted]] and mounted.}}
* [[Bigger Than Jesus]]: In the episode "Cool Whip", Whip becomes an instant celebrity on a planet where the king proclaims him "Bigger than Jesus" but not [[The Beatles]]. {{spoiler|Though he learns that he is [[Hunting the Most Dangerous Game|going to be hunted]] and mounted.}}
* [[Catch Phrase]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]
* [[Class Reunion]]
* [[Class Reunion]]
* [[Couch Gag]]: The different phrases shouted by Spaceship Bob during the opening credits.
* [[Couch Gag]]: The different phrases shouted by Spaceship Bob during the opening credits.
* [[Cross Dresser]]: Chode dresses like a hooker in "Nature vs. Nurture" to hide from peasants with [[Torches and Pitchforks]].
* [[Crossdresser]]: Chode dresses like a hooker in "Nature vs. Nurture" to hide from peasants with [[Torches and Pitchforks]].
* {{spoiler|[[Decapitation Presentation]]: In "God Is Our Co-Pilot", Six beheads T'Nuk.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Decapitation Presentation]]: In "God Is Our Co-Pilot", Six beheads T'Nuk.}}
* [[The Empire]]
* [[The Empire]]
Line 27: Line 26:
* [[Fan Service]]: Six
* [[Fan Service]]: Six
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: The 50-foot giantess from "Creaturepalooza"
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: The 50-foot giantess from "Creaturepalooza"
* [[Five Man Band]]
* [[Five-Man Band]]
** [[The Hero]]: Chode
** [[The Hero]]: Chode
** [[The Lancer]]/[[The Big Guy]]: T'Nuk
** [[The Lancer]]/[[The Big Guy]]: T'Nuk
Line 41: Line 40:
* [[The Greys]]
* [[The Greys]]
* [[Gainaxing]]: ANY female with a noticeable chest (which is pretty much ''every female on the show''), but Six is the one who is noticed the most.
* [[Gainaxing]]: ANY female with a noticeable chest (which is pretty much ''every female on the show''), but Six is the one who is noticed the most.
* [[Hello Nurse]]: Surprise, surprise; Six.
* [[Hello, Nurse!]]: Surprise, surprise; Six.
* [[Het Is Ew]]: One episode had a planet with this as its [[Planet of Hats|hat]].
* [[Het Is Ew]]: One episode had a planet with this as its [[Planet of Hats|hat]].
* [[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]: Six
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: Six
* [[Hunting the Most Dangerous Game]]: Whip in "Cool Whip"
* [[Hunting the Most Dangerous Game]]: Whip in "Cool Whip"
* [[Impossible Hourglass Figure]]: Six, Babette and [[Fanservice Extra|really just about any female character that's supposed to be attractive]] is drawn with large breasts, equally wide hips and a waist that looks nowhere wide enough to be in between the two former.
* [[Impossible Hourglass Figure]]: Six, Babette and [[Fanservice Extra|really just about any female character that's supposed to be attractive]] is drawn with large breasts, equally wide hips and a waist that looks nowhere wide enough to be in between the two former.
* [[Jury of the Damned]]: "The Devil and a Guy named Webster"
* [[Jury of the Damned]]: "The Devil and a Guy named Webster"
* [[Les Yay]]: On the first episode "God is Our Copilot" {{spoiler|When Chode and Gus kill God and they find that the world has changed because of it, they discover that Six and T'nuk are a lesbian couple}}.
* [[Les Yay]]: On the first episode "God is Our Copilot" {{spoiler|When Chode and Gus kill God and they find that the world has changed because of it, they discover that Six and T'nuk are a lesbian couple}}.
** In "You Wanna Put That Where?" Fabulous Heaven has lesbian couples and Six and T'nuk pose as one (with Six merely wearing an "I'm With Butch" T-shirt and mini-skirt and T'nuk wearing a women's softball uniform).
** In "You Wanna Put That Where?" Fabulous Heaven has lesbian couples and Six and T'nuk pose as one (with Six merely wearing an "I'm With Butch" T-shirt and mini-skirt and T'nuk wearing a women's softball uniform).
** In "Six, Lies, & Videotapes", {{spoiler|T'nuk is dressed like a butch cop ([[It Makes Sense in Context|Rosie O'Donnell]]) and put her hand inside Six's butt for a cavity search. Six gasp in a mix of shock, pain, and ecstasy}}.
** In "Six, Lies, & Videotapes", {{spoiler|T'nuk is dressed like a butch cop ([[It Makes Sense in Context|Rosie O'Donnell]]) and put her hand inside Six's butt for a cavity search. Six gasp in a mix of shock, pain, and ecstasy}}.
* [[Luke I Am Your Father]]: A variation of it. {{spoiler|The crew encounter a crooked stripper named Haffa Dozen, whom Six was modeled after. Six wasn't [[Weird Science (Film)|created as a fantasy girl by nerds]] as Gus always assumed.}}
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: A variation of it. {{spoiler|The crew encounter a crooked stripper named Haffa Dozen, whom Six was modeled after. Six wasn't [[Weird Science (film)|created as a fantasy girl by nerds]] as Gus always assumed.}}
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The confederation captain's son apparently has a future in [[Adam-12|Law Enforcement.]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The confederation captain's son apparently has a future in [[Adam-12|Law Enforcement.]]
* [[Meaningful Name|Meaningful]] [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: T'nuk.
* [[Meaningful Name|Meaningful]] [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: T'nuk.
Line 57: Line 56:
* [[Monster Clown]]: Darph Bobo and everyone else in the Clown Federation
* [[Monster Clown]]: Darph Bobo and everyone else in the Clown Federation
* [[Mooks]]: Clown Troopers
* [[Mooks]]: Clown Troopers
* [[Near Death Experience]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Chode's Near Death Experience]]
* [[Near-Death Experience]]: [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Chode's Near Death Experience]]
* [[Not So Different]]: Chode and Philbrick.
* [[Not So Different]]: Chode and Philbrick.
* [[The Nudifier]]
* [[The Nudifier]]
Line 63: Line 62:
* [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]
* [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]
* [[Religious Robot]]: The robots justify their belief in God by stating:
* [[Religious Robot]]: The robots justify their belief in God by stating:
{{quote| '''Gus:''' If we didn't believe in God, we'd have to worship the engineering dweebs who designed us<br />
{{quote|'''Gus:''' If we didn't believe in God, we'd have to worship the engineering dweebs who designed us
'''Six:''' And frankly, the God I pray to doesn't need acne medicine and chronically masturbate. }}
'''Six:''' And frankly, the God I pray to doesn't need acne medicine and chronically masturbate. }}
* [[Reset Button]]: Lampshaded by Chode at the end of {{spoiler|''The Need For Greed''}}
* [[Reset Button]]: Lampshaded by Chode at the end of {{spoiler|''The Need For Greed''}}
* [[Ret Gone]]
* [[Ret-Gone]]
* [[Reunion Revenge]]
* [[Reunion Revenge]]
* [[Ridiculously Human Robots]]: Six in spades. Though she doesn't age, she DOES need to breathe.
* [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]]: Six in spades. Though she doesn't age, she DOES need to breathe.
* [[Roswell That Ends Well]]
* [[Roswell That Ends Well]]
* [[Sapient Ship]]: The space ship was both sapient and afraid of wide open spaces...
* [[Sapient Ship]]: The space ship was both sapient and afraid of wide open spaces...
Line 74: Line 73:
* [[Sex Bot]]: Six
* [[Sex Bot]]: Six
** And this will give you an idea of the caliber of the crew on this ship: She doubles as the ship's science officer, because she's STILL the most intelligent and best educated member of the crew, INCLUDING the ship's built-in AI.
** And this will give you an idea of the caliber of the crew on this ship: She doubles as the ship's science officer, because she's STILL the most intelligent and best educated member of the crew, INCLUDING the ship's built-in AI.
* [[Shout Out]]: To EVERYTHING.
* [[Shout-Out]]: To EVERYTHING.
* [[Show Some Leg]]
* [[Show Some Leg]]
* [[The Slacker]]: Whip
* [[The Slacker]]: Whip
Line 82: Line 81:
* [[Team Mom]]: Six tends to fall into this, being the only member of the crew with any sense of responsibility or compassion.
* [[Team Mom]]: Six tends to fall into this, being the only member of the crew with any sense of responsibility or compassion.
* [[Thank the Maker]]
* [[Thank the Maker]]
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Six, twice. She went from [[Gina Gershon]], to [[Carmen Electra]], to [[Jenny McCarthy]].
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Six, twice. She went from [[Gina Gershon]], to [[Carmen Electra]], to [[Jenny McCarthy]].
** Three times if you count the Internet short.
** Three times if you count the Internet short.
*** Or four, if you count the one time they aired the short in [[Sci Fi]] and [[Terry Farrell]] redubbed Six's lines.
*** Or four, if you count the one time they aired the short in [[Sci Fi]] and [[Terry Farrell]] redubbed Six's lines.
** Lampshaded on the interior of the DVD jacket, where Chode mentions that he changes her voice every so often. And by Bob in one of the couch gag openings, saying something along the lines of "Who's voicing Six this season?"
** Lampshaded on the interior of the DVD jacket, where Chode mentions that he changes her voice every so often. And by Bob in one of the couch gag openings, saying something along the lines of "Who's voicing Six this season?"
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Doesn't the Jupiter 42 have a shuttlecraft? So when you're conscripted to find the commander of the Confederation and have 24 hours until an earwig eats your brain (think ''[[Escape From New York]]''), [[Fridge Logic|wouldn't it be a good idea to USE THAT to find who you're looking for, rather than waste all your time wandering around on the surface of a planet infested with dangerous B-movie monsters?]]
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Doesn't the Jupiter 42 have a shuttlecraft? So when you're conscripted to find the commander of the Confederation and have 24 hours until an earwig eats your brain (think ''[[Escape from New York]]''), [[Fridge Logic|wouldn't it be a good idea to USE THAT to find who you're looking for, rather than waste all your time wandering around on the surface of a planet infested with dangerous B-movie monsters?]]
* [[Transparent Closet]]: Gus
* [[Transparent Closet]]: Gus
* [[Ugly Guy Hot Wife]]: Chode is in an active relationship with Six. Basically, a short, fat, purple, multi-eyed alien, manages to get with an incredibly hot space-babe.
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: Chode is in an active relationship with Six. Basically, a short, fat, purple, multi-eyed alien, manages to get with an incredibly hot space-babe.
** Isn't that mostly cuz Six is a sex-bot that he stole.
** Isn't that mostly cuz Six is a sex-bot that he stole.
*** And reprogramed as the science officer. That's the important part, she likes him because he gave her a purpose beyond nerd fantasy.
*** And reprogrammed as the science officer. That's the important part, she likes him because he gave her a purpose beyond nerd fantasy.
*** Also he treats her with respect. Well, not respect, but as close to respect as Chode is capable of.
*** Also he treats her with respect. Well, not respect, but as close to respect as Chode is capable of.
** Also since the universe is big there are plenty of species who actually consider ''Chode'' the attractive one and Six ugly
** Also since the universe is big there are plenty of species who actually consider ''Chode'' the attractive one and Six ugly
Line 97: Line 96:


{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Prime Time Cartoon]]
[[Category:Prime Time Cartoon]]
[[Category:Sci Fi Channel]]
[[Category:Sci Fi Channel]]
[[Category:Turn of the Millennium/Western Animation]]
[[Category:Science Fiction Western Animation]]
[[Category:Science Fiction Western Animation]]
[[Category:Western Animation]]
[[Category:Western Animation]]
[[Category:Tripping The Rift]]
[[Category:Western Animation of the 1990s]]
[[Category:Western Animation of the 2000s]]
[[Category:All CGI Cartoon]]

Latest revision as of 13:56, 8 May 2021

Left to right: T'Nuk, Gus, Chode, Six, Whip

Tripping The Rift is a computer-animated sci-fi parody created by Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen (of "The Draco" infamy) in 1998 as a short film released on the Internet. The film gained popularity, especially after being shown on the Syfy, and was made into a television series that ran from March 4, 2004 to December 13, 2007.

Tropes used in Tripping the Rift include:

Gus: If we didn't believe in God, we'd have to worship the engineering dweebs who designed us
Six: And frankly, the God I pray to doesn't need acne medicine and chronically masturbate.

Retrieved from "https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Tripping_the_Rift?oldid=1888840"