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Plot Summary:
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 on a Plane. In fact, the opening of each of the series' episodes pays homage to three specific science fiction shows and movies; Star Trek, Star Wars, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult animation, exciting, humorous, stylized, not serious, parody, adult cartoon, offbeat, sex comedy, 3d animation
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Tenchi Muyo! GXP (2002)
Plot Summary:
Seina is unlucky, so unlucky that when he stumbles upon a recruiter looking for his senpai Tenchi he gets taken instead. Forced into the Galaxy police, his luck begins to change. A natural to randomly jumping near pirates, he is assigned his own decoy to draw out pirates. His luck brings him into the lives of four women who have a habit of cancelling out his bad luck, turning it into good. Armed with this luck, they pilot the most powerful ships in the Tenchi Universe to defeat the Barta pirates. Now the only uncertainty is whether the sexy Kaunaq, a former model turned GXP officer, sturdy Kiriko, who has known Seina for years, the mysterious Ryoko, a former pirate named after the legendary one, or the childish Neiju, a powerful witch, will win Seina.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 288
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, ecchi, offbeat, slapstick
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Clang Invasion (2007)
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Three alien robots, Rivet, Widget and Socket, accidentally crashed their spaceship on a backyard tree in Earth. Human twins Robin and Daisy Harrison, and their pet dog Sam went to investigate the crash, where they encounter the robots. Not capable of returning to Planet Clang, the robots becomes friends with Robin and Daisy, made Sam speak by installing a voice box, and utilize a spectrum of gadgetry for their goals. The twins also has to keep the robots a secret.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil, Singapore, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, not serious, captivating, fast, 2d animation
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Stargate Infinity (2002)
Plot Summary:
Stargate Infinity is an American animated science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise, but is not considered official Stargate canon. The show was created by Eric Lewald and Michael Maliani, as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1 created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner after the release of Stargate. The cartoon had a low viewership rating and poor reception; it was canceled after one season. Co-produced by MGM Television and DIC Entertainment and directed by Will Meugniot. The story arc of Stargate Infinity follows Gus Bonner being framed for opening the Stargate for alien enemies in a future version of Stargate Command. Bonner escapes with a group of fresh recruits through the Stargate. The team can not return to Earth before they have cleared their names. The show was cancelled before any of its major plots could be resolved. The story unfolds when the members of the team encounters different alien races from other planets.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 758
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: adult cartoon, adult animation, psychedelic, anime, exciting, offbeat, humorous, semi serious
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Titan Maximum (2009)
Plot Summary:
Sci-fi stop-motion parody centering on a group of teen heroes that pilot a giant robot in order to protect the galaxy from evil.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: adult animation, parody, exciting, humorous, not serious, mecha, offbeat
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, serious, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, mecha
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 979
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: adult animation, humorous, captivating, exciting, tense, adult cartoon, offbeat, not serious, mad
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Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys is an American animated television series. The show premiered on September 7, 1996 and ended after 26 episodes on June 21, 1997. It was produced by Hallmark Entertainment, Monkeyshine Productions.inc, and distributed by Bohbot Entertainment and aired as part of a syndicated animation block known as BKN. Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys ran for four years on American and international TV. The series includes many references and parodies of science fiction films and TV shows, such as Plan Ape from Outer Space. One episode has a creature hatching from an egg and stalking the crew in a manner similar to Alien. Captain Simian and his enemy Nebula were voiced by Jerry Doyle and Michael Dorn who had played the security officers in the sci-fi programs Babylon 5 and Star Trek: The Next Generation respectively. Despite the title only two of the members are monkeys.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Animation, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, parody, humorous, futuristic, not serious, fast, nostalgic
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 519
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, parody, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Based on the Lego Hero Factory toys, the show focuses on building heroes to protect the world from evil.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, stylized, offbeat
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Planet Sheen is an American CGI animated television series. It is the 2010 spin-off sequel of the 2002 series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as well as the 2001 Oscar-nominated film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The show was created by John A. Davis, Keith Alcorn, and Steve Oedekerk and based on characters created by John A. Davis. The series has been picked up for 26 episodes by Nickelodeon for its first season. Jeffrey Garcia returned as the voice of Sheen, and Bob Joles and Rob Paulsen are the voices of Nesmith and Doppy. The series was originally produced by C.O.R.E. in Toronto, but production moved to Bardel Entertainment in Vancouver after C.O.R.E shut its doors. Planet Sheen premiered on Nickelodeon on October 2, 2010 in the United States. The pilot episode was attached to a Fanboy and Chum Chum DVD.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: computer animated, feel good, humorous, stylized, not serious, exciting
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 904
Genere: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, mecha, ecchi, campy
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Action, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, not serious, adult animation, sitcom, exciting, offbeat, computer animated
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, mumblecore, anime, offbeat, fun
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IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 537
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, exciting, offbeat, semi serious
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
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Peter Quill is Star-Lord, the brash adventurer who, to save the universe from its greatest threats, joins forces with a quartet of disparate misfits — fan-favorite Rocket Raccoon, a tree-like humanoid named Groot, the enigmatic, expert fighter Gamora and the rough edged warrior Drax the Destroyer.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, humorous, semi serious, manga, saga, anime, stylized, futuristic
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Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles - The Phantom Clone (2013)
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Grievous lures Yoda away from the Jedi Temple and steals the Padawans light sabers. Dooku plans to use the crystals inside the light sabers to make Sith clones. It is up to Yoda and the Padawans to prevent Dooku from carrying out his plan.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 468
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Denmark, China
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, parody, feel good, humorous, witty, not serious, computer animated, fast
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Plot Summary:
Follow the elite and experimental Clones of the Bad Batch as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the aftermath of the Clone Wars.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, anime, tense, suspense, disturbing, saga, manga, 3d animation, postmodern
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Minoriteam (2005)
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Minoriteam is an animated television series on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The pilot episode premiered on November 6, 2010. The series officially started on March 20, 2011, and ended on July 24, 2011, with a total of 19 episodes, over the course of one season.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: adult animation, exciting, humorous, semi serious, parody, adult cartoon, offbeat, biting, spoof, suspense
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Spaceballs: The Animated Series, also known as Spaceballs: The Series, is an animated television series that premiered in 2008 on G4 and Canada's Super Channel, and is loosely based on the parody science fiction film Spaceballs. Similarly to how the original film parodied the original Star Wars films and the Star Trek universe, each episode of the series parodies a different film or other aspect of popular culture, such as the Star Wars prequel trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, or the Grand Theft Auto video games.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: parody, feel good, talky, not serious, humorous, witty, adult animation, adult cartoon, spoof, anime
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Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008)
Plot Summary:
What begins for Chode and crew as a routine mission to protect a pissed-off princess will soon become a filth- splattered saga of dismembered royalty, indestructible clown assassins and desperately horny housewives.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, surreal, exciting, parody, not serious, offbeat, spoof, campy, canadian science fiction
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 481
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult animation, sexy, parody, humorous, not serious, adult cartoon, adult comedy, offbeat, fast, sex comedy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: adult animation, sitcom, parody, humorous, not serious, feel good, adult cartoon, offbeat, futuristic, campy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, not serious, humorous, adult animation, captivating, entertaining, psychedelic, adult anime, parody, seinen
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Plot Summary:
An astronaut named Gary and his planet-destroying sidekick Mooncake embark on serialized journeys through space in order to unlock the mystery of “Final Space,” the last point in the universe, if it actually does exist.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, entertaining, light, captivating, adult animation, futuristic, humorous, anime, funny
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, adult animation, not serious, adult cartoon, unusual plot structure, entertaining, satirical, psychedelic, sketch comedy, offbeat
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Plot Summary:
Frisky Dingo is an American animated cartoon series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Adult Swim. The series revolved around the conflict between a supervillain named Killface and a superhero named Awesome X, alias billionaire Xander Crews, and much of the show's humor focuses on parodying superhero and action movie clichés. It debuted on October 16, 2006 and ended its first season on January 22, 2007; the second season premiered on August 26, 2007 and ended on March 23, 2008. A third season was in development, but in the absence of a renewal contract from Adult Swim, pre-production ceased. The production company itself, 70/30 Productions, subsequently went out of business in January 2009. A spin-off show, The Xtacles, premiered on November 9, 2008, but only two episodes were aired prior to the production company's closure.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: adult animation, adult cartoon, humorous, witty, cynical, not serious, cliffhanger, funny, epic, sitcom
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Futurama (1999)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 257000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: adult animation, adult cartoon, futuristic, sitcom, cynical, surreal, parody, anime, humorous, funny
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Rick and Morty (2013)
Plot Summary:
An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson.
IMDB Rating: 9.1
IMDB Votes: 582000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: adult animation, entertaining, humorous, offbeat, adult cartoon, cynical, sitcom, dark comedy, absurd, not serious