TripTank Shovels Are for Digging (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

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TripTank

Shovels Are for Digging (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

In this animated sketch series, a suicidal chicken interrupts a wedding, Ricky the Rocketship's educational trip to the moon with eager children goes horribly awry, and the aliens have to sleep with Jeff's mom to cure her cancer.

Directors

Sean Donnelly | Alessandro Minoli | Jason Plapp | Chris Osbrink

Writers

Wes Citti (creator) | Felix Colgrave (written by) | Angelo DiNallo (written by) | Sean Donnelly (creator) & 14 more

Producers

Jed Hathaway | Scout Raskin

Composers

Ryan Franks | Scott Nickoley | Mark Rivers

Editors

Robby DeFrain (as Robby Defrain) | Garret Elkins | Matt Mariska

Casting Director

Ivy Isenberg

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 2, 2014

Release date

Apr 2, 2014 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
30 cast members

Name	Known for
Diedrich Bader Dad (voice) Dad (voice) See fewer	Office Space (1999)
Eric Bauza Shen / Iron Shogun / Delivery Boy (voice) Shen / Iron Shogun / Delivery Boy (voice) See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
Wayne Brady Dad (voice) Dad (voice) See fewer	Foodfight! (2012)
Rachel Butera Hot Dog Girl (voice) Hot Dog Girl (voice) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Felix Colgrave Businessman / 3-Eyes Guru (voice) Businessman / 3-Eyes Guru (voice) See fewer	TripTank (2014)
Elizabeth Daily Kids 2-6 (voice) Kids 2-6 (voice) See fewer	Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Nat Faxon Army Bob (voice) Army Bob (voice) See fewer	The Way Way Back (2013)
Brett Gelman Jeff (voice) Jeff (voice) See fewer	The Other Guys (2010)
David Herman Announcer (voice) Announcer (voice) See fewer	Idiocracy (2006)
Tom Kenny Ricky the Rocketship (voice) Ricky the Rocketship (voice) See fewer	SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Kyle Kinane Shadow Warrior (voice) Shadow Warrior (voice) See fewer	Funny People (2009)
Richard Kind Stanley (voice) Stanley (voice) See fewer	Inside Out (I) (2015)
Jeff LaPensee Killer Bee 2 (voice) Killer Bee 2 (voice) See fewer	X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Yuri Lowenthal Guy (voice) Guy (voice) See fewer	Spider-Man (2018)
Tress MacNeille Martha (voice) Martha (voice) See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Eric Magnussen Roy (voice) Roy (voice) See fewer	TripTank (2014)
Alessandro Minoli Sammy (voice) Sammy (voice) See fewer	TripTank (2014)
Chris Parnell Blood Ninja (voice) Blood Ninja (voice) See fewer	Rick and Morty (2013)
Rob Paulsen Groom (voice) Groom (voice) See fewer	Animaniacs (1993)
Yotam Perel Doctor / Mother (voice) Doctor / Mother (voice) See fewer	Neon Konbini (2021)
Andrew Racho Jogger (voice) Jogger (voice) See fewer	TripTank (2014)
Scout Raskin Southern Belle (voice) Southern Belle (voice) See fewer	Cry-Baby (1990)
Enn Reitel Fox (voice) Fox (voice) See fewer	Corpse Bride (2005)
Brendan Sussman Toasterphile / Old Lady (voice) Toasterphile / Old Lady (voice) See fewer	TripTank (2014)
Nick Swardson Killer Bee 1 (voice) Killer Bee 1 (voice) See fewer	Grandma's Boy (2006)
Jill Talley Bride (voice) Bride (voice) See fewer	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
Alan Tudyk Bootf*er (voice) Bootf*er (voice) See fewer	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
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Gary Anthony Williams Leroy Smax (voice) Leroy Smax (voice) See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Ben Wolfinsohn Ben (voice) Ben (voice) See fewer	Nowhere (II) (2011)