• Air date: 27 Jul '05 13 episodes
      Tripping the Rift is a CGI science fiction comedy television series. It is based on two short animations published on the Internet by Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen. The series was produced by CineGroupe in association with the Sci Fi Channel. It did very well in ratings; however, because Sci Fi didn't have a major 18-34 demographic coming to the network regularly and Sci Fi was not seen as a source of comedy programming, the network decided to postpone ordering more episodes. CineGroupe continued producing the series for the other North American and International broadcasters. The series aired on the Canadian speciality channel Space in 2004. Canada's cartoon network Teletoon has been airing the series since August 2006. The third season aired on Teletoon in 2007, and a feature-length movie version was released on DVD in 2008. Its main character is Chode McBlob. Many episodes parody or allude to movies, television shows or novels. For example, "23½" makes reference to the series 24 and Snakes...
  • List of Episodes (13)
    • 1. Cool Whip

      27 Jul '05
      Whip accidentally takes control of the ship and lands on the planet Kraven, where he becomes a star.
    • 2. You Want To Put That Where?

      27 Jul '05
      When Chode is stuck with a load of G-Y jelly, they must make for Fabulous Heaven. a world inhabited by homosexuals.
    • 3. Honey, I Shrunk the Crew

      03 Aug '05
      Darph Bobo seeks revenge when Chode steals his identity and credit card. and reprograms the Jupiter to self-destruct.
    • 4. Ghost Ship

      10 Aug '05
      When they run out of fuel, Chode and crew must board a ghost ship to refuel and must confront their greatest fears.
    • 5. Benito's Revenge

      17 Aug '05
      Chode responds to a request for assistance (sorta) from his grandfather Benito and uncovers Darph Bobo's latest evil scheme.
    • 6. Extreme Chode

      31 Aug '05
      The Jupiter 42 crew is unwittingly sold into slavery after a mutiny against Chode.
    • 7. All For None

      24 Aug '05
      One of Chode's old rivals tries to one-up Chode in an x-treme space-boarding event.
    • 8. Roswell

      14 Sep '05
      Trying to avoid two aliens holding them up for an insurance scam, Chode inadvertently crashes the ship at Roswell, N.M. in the 20th century.
    • 9. Santa Clownza

      21 Sep '05
      Chode plans revenge when Darph Bobo sabotages his vacation.
    • 10. Chode & Bobo's High School Reunion

      28 Sep '05
      Chode heads back to his high school reunion, but ends up having to make Bobo a "cool" kid.
    • 11. Creaturepalooza

      05 Oct '05
      When Captain Adam goes missing on the most dangerous planet in the universe, his wife Nancy blackmails Chode into going to rescue him.
    • 12. Chode's Near Death-Experience

      12 Oct '05
      After choking on a hamburger and having a near-death experience, Chode tries to make up for the things he has done wrong.
    • 13. Six, Lies and Videotape

      19 Oct '05
      A surprise from Six's past revisits her while she is in jail for a crime she did not commit.