Tripping the Rift

Season 1

13 episodes 4 seasons

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Tripping the Rift Season 1 released on March 4, 2004.

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S01E01 Aired March 04, 2004

God is Our Pilot

Chode and Gus decide to take their vacation at the beginning of time. When the first attempt fails, they steal the spacecraft and drive it themselves, and kill God in the process! However, upon their return to their present-day lives, they find that the absence of God has resulted in a world of peace and harmony. How long can Chode stand living in a "perfect" world?

S01E02 Aired March 11, 2004

Mutilation Ball

The crew is enlisted by the Confederation to kidnap Malik, a sports superstar who retired from the game of Mutilation Ball (a fast-paced but violent sport where players use chainsaws to disable their opponents), and bring him into the big game as a ringer. The crew then kidnaps Malak and brings him back to the ship, where T'Nuk inadvertently kills him - only to find out that he is a robot! Now they must find the real Malak and get him into the big game before the Confederation finds out.

S01E03 Aired March 18, 2004

Miss Galaxy 5000

Chode enters the reluctant Six in a beauty pageant with a million dollar payoff. Darph Bobo enters his daughter Babette in the same contest. All's fair in love, war, and beauty - until contenstants are not-so-mysteriously killed off, one by one.

S01E04 Aired March 25, 2004

Sidewalk Soiler

When Bob's cloaking device malfunctions, the crew decides to beam down to the squeaky-clean, morally pristine planet Snozzle to pick up a reconditioned device. They realize too late that Darph Bobo; who, knowing Chode's penchant for littering, has set a trap whereby Chode is immediately arrested and put on trial for littering has lured them to the planet. The sentence? Death! Can Chode escape the wrath of Snozzillians?

S01E05 Aired April 01, 2004

The Devil and a Guy Named Webster

The ship is hurtling toward a black hole, and death is imminent! Suddenly, the Devil appears on the ship and Chode unwittingly sells him his soul to save the lives of his crew. when T'Nuk remembers the famous case "The Devil"

S01E06 Aired April 08, 2004

Totally Recalled

Chode's Scatterbrained, bumbling grandfather Benito pays the crew a visit on the same day that Gus is recalled and replaced with an upgrade - the super efficient Gus XP. The new improved Gus is everything the crew needs, but unbeknownst to the crew, it has a hidden and evil agenda.

S01E07 Aired April 15, 2004

2001 Space Idiocies

Chode is enlisted by a mysterious figure to implant a huge monolith on the planet Kubrickia. Turns out that Darph Bobo (the mysterious figure) is using the monolith as a Trojan Horse of sorts to enslave the Kubrickians and plunder the planet's gold. An incensed Six convinces Chode that they must follow the Prime Directive and leave primitive people in peace. The crew (minus Whip, who is left alone on the ship) set forth to free the Kubrickians without the Dark Clowns discovering their plans.

S01E08 Aired April 22, 2004

Power to the Peephole

While in the midst of a turbulent plasma storm, Chode decides to escape his boredom by beaming the crew down to the planet Florida 7 aka "the Spring Break" planet. While there, Chode is engaged by a shady Presidential candidate to help undermine his "Mr. Perfect" opponent. But as it turns out, "Mr. Perfect" isn't quite what he appears to be.

S01E09 Aired May 06, 2004

Nature vs Nurture

To escape direct attack from the Dark Clowns, the crew lands on the planet Muldavia 5, where King Philbrick is throwing a lavish soiree. The crew crashes the party, and to both Philbrick's and Chode's surprise, the two blobs discover that they are long lost twin brothers. Intrigued with each others lives and bored with their own, they decide to pull a switch. Can the refined King Philbrick fool the crew? Can a scoundrel like Chode fool the people of Muldavia? Or are the two blobs not so different after all?

S01E10 Aired May 13, 2004

Aliens, Guns and a Monkey

While on a mission to sell the prized Monkey Diamond, the crew crash lands on the planet Harmonia, rumored to be the most peaceful planet in the galaxy. Once on Harmonia, it becomes clear that the rumors are't true - Harmonia is a planet whose inhabitants make the NRA look like Tibetan monks. Worse, the mayor of the planet is in a war with his peacenik son. Can the crew fix their ship and escape the planet without getting caught in the crossfire?

S01E11 Aired May 20, 2004

Emasculating Chode

Chode is "The Man" - or so he thinks until a battle with Bobo leaves him with one tentacle cut off. Now Chode considers himself less of a man that even Gus, and his timing couldn't be worse - Bobo has kidnapped Whip!

S01E12 Aired May 27, 2004

Love Conquers All… Almost

The crew decides to land on the "Party Planet" for some R&R. At the same time and unbeknownst to each other, mortal enemies The Dark Clowns and the Confederation are also vacationing on the same planet. The crew decides to hatch a scheme to end the war between the enemies - by playing matchmaker with the son and daughter of Adam and Bobo. Unfortunately, the scheme works too well, much to their parent's chagrin. Can the crew break up this intergalactic Romeo and Juliet?

S01E13 Aired June 03, 2004

Android Love

In an intergalactic spoof of Casablanca, the crew takes a little time off on a planet where Six is reunited with Ten, the hunky android who helped her escape her home planet. Now caught up in a battle between androids and their owners, Six is experiencing "feelings" she never knew she had. Can androids love?