Series synopsis
The Ripping Friends is an American animation television series that premiered on FOX on September 22, 2001. It ended on December 8, 2002. It was created by John Kricfalusi. It stars Harvey Atkin, Miriam McDonald, Kevin Michael Richardson and Phil LaMarr.
The Ripping Friends: The World's Most Manly Men! is a Canadian animated television series, created by John Kricfalusi. The show premiered September 22, 2001 on Fox Kids, but was cancelled in September 2002. Adult Swim later picked up the show. The series occasionally airs in Canada on Teletoon. The series also aired briefly in the UK on the CNX channel. The show is rated TV-Y7 on Fox Kids and TV-PG on [adult swim] in the United States, and C8 to 14+ on Teletoon in Canada.
Premise
The Ripping Friends: The World's Most Manly Men! is a Canadian animated television series, created by John Kricfalusi. The show premiered September 22, 2001 on Fox Kids, but was cancelled in September 2002. Adult Swim later picked up the show. The series occasionally airs in Canada on Teletoon. The series also aired briefly in the UK on the CNX channel. The show is rated TV-Y7 on Fox Kids and TV-PG on [adult swim] in the United States, and C8 to 14+ on Teletoon in Canada.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Harvey Atkin
- Miriam McDonald as Additional voices
- Kevin Michael Richardson
- Phil LaMarr
Guest cast
- Mike MacDonald as Rip
- Merwin Mondesir as Slab
- John Kricfalusi as Additional Voices
- Mark Dailey as Crag
- Michael Kerr as Chunk (voice)
- Michael Cera as Boy Boy (voice)
- Jonathan Malen as Daniel Wilson (voice)
- Ron Pardo as Man Man (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | September 22, 2001 | December 8, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Indigestible Wad A young girl's wad of chewing gum that she has been chewing since before she was born – the one her mother swallowed – is granted sentience/sapience from a dentist's x-ray machine that is powered by cosmic rays. The wad wanders the streets at night, sucking up people's moisture to sustain himself, turning them into "flavorless" zombies. |
September 22, 2001 |
| 2 |
The Infernal Wedding Citracett, a villainous dictator from the fictional country of Euroslavia, decides to seduce He-Mom in an effort to get close to, and rid himself of, the Ripping Brothers, eventually asking He-Mom to marry him. The Ripping Brothers must now follow his orders "as if they were Citracett's own". |
October 13, 2002 |
| 3 |
Flathead's Revenge When the boys go swimming in the local water hole Chunk finds that he has a flatworm attached to his armpit. After being removed, the flatworm decides to take one of the brothers' back bones and then wreaks havoc on the town with some of his invertebrate brethren. |
September 29, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 22, 2001 |
| Last aired | December 8, 2002 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |