TripTank

TripTank
Genre Sketch comedy
Animated
Starring Carlos Alazraqui
Bill Oakley
Wayne Brady
Bob Odenkirk
Curtis Armstrong
Nat Faxon
Tom Kenny
Rachel Butera
Larry David
Yotam Perel
Rob Yulfo
Zach Galifianakis
Kumail Nanjiani
Brett Gelman
Kyle Kinane
John DiMaggio
Duncan Trussell
Joey "CoCo" Diaz
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 18 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) ShadowMachine Films
Release
Original network Comedy Central
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02) – present
External links
Website

TripTank is an American animated television series which premiered April 2, 2014 on Comedy Central.[1]

The show is made up of various sketches, portrayed by multiple animation styles and writers. Although no direct correlation exists between the different stories, a continued theme of dark satire prevails throughout.

Voicing talent includes Carlos Alazraqui, Bill Oakley, Wayne Brady, Bob Odenkirk, Curtis Armstrong, Nat Faxon, Tom Kenny, Rachel Butera, Larry David, Yotam Perel, Rob Yulfo, Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani, Brett Gelman, Kyle Kinane, John DiMaggio, Duncan Trussell, and Joey "CoCo" Diaz among others.[1]

Recurring sketches

Several sketch characters and scenarios recur within the series sometimes inter-spaced throughout the same episode or only once per episode. These include:

Episodes

Season 1 (2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Original air date
11"Shovels Are for Digging"April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02)
Ricky the Rocketship takes some friends to the moon, a paranoid and delusional homeless man hosts a talk show, and "the birds and the bees" talk gets an update.
22"Crossing the Line"April 9, 2014 (2014-04-09)
A drunk hobo faces off against six gorillas, a group of friends plots revenge on Gary, and Mr. There's Got To Be A Better Way tries to solve world hunger.
33"Game Over"April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16)
A man falls in love with an artificial vagina, Roy becomes obsessed with a video game, and a cult leader struggles to keep his followers interested in his revelations.
44"The Green"April 23, 2014 (2014-04-23)
A third grade soccer team takes on the Mongolian horde, the aliens help Jeff through a breakup, and Jesus makes a terrible mistake.
55"Ahhh, Serenity"April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)
A spokesman hawks a device that allows women to pee silently, a trucker has a life-changing experience while on mushrooms, and Billy meets the Dick Genie.
66"Candy Van Finger Bang"May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07)
A Chinese man looks for an American mail-order bride, two piñatas come to a terrifying realization, & Bethiffer goes shopping for lingerie.
77"Roy & Ben's Day Off"May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)
Larry David has lunch with Larry Flynt, an “Animal Hitman” takes out various pets, and Gary’s day out playing mini-golf with his son is interrupted by pranks on “Suck It, Gary.”
88"XXX Overload"May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)
Jeff must find someone to have sex with to prevent aliens from destroying the planet, a doctor performs magic tricks while delivering babies, and Bethiffer tries out a virtual reality video game.

Season 2 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
91"The W.A.N.G."September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)N/A
102"Let Me Transfer You"October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)N/A
113"Dirty Talk"October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)N/A
124"Cold War 2"October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)N/A
135"Short Change"October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)N/A
146"Hot Box"October 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)N/A
157"Cereal Interruptus"November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06)N/A
168"Precipice of Yesterday"November 13, 2015 (2015-11-13)N/A
179"Mr. Winchester Goes to Washington"November 20, 2015 (2015-11-20)N/A
1810"Steve's Family"November 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)N/A

Reception

The first two episodes of TripTank were met with very mixed reviews, as the A.V. Club stated: "TripTank is a mixed bag by default. If the good stuff doesn't stick around long enough, the silver lining is that the stinkers and the duds don't last much longer".[3]

General feeling among reviewers was of much the same mind, with some reviewers calling the show "rude and irreverent",[4] while some noted that the better quality sketches were enough to overcome the failure of the negative sketches, and compared the show to Liquid Television.[5]

References

External links

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