When thrill-seeker Cricket tricks his family into taking a "road trip" in space, chaos in the cosmos quickly ensues. Despite growing frustrations between Cricket and his dad, Bill, the two must learn to appreciate each other's unique perspectives in order to prevent Big City from being destroyed by an interstellar disaster.
Anna O'Brian
Director
Chris Houghton
Cricket Green (voice)
Marieve Herington
Tilly Green (voice)
Artemis Pebdani
Alice 'Gramma' Green (voice)
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Nancy Green (voice)
Bob Joles
Bill Green (voice)
Cheri Oteri
Gwendolyn Zapp (voice)
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Colleen Voyd (voice)
Lorraine Toussaint
Rashida Remington (voice)
Zeno Robinson
Remy Remington (voice)
Anna Akana
Gloria Sato (voice)
Anna O'Brian
Cookie (voice)
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