Chip Chilla
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| Genre | Preschool Comedy |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
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| Production company | Matchbox Hero |
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| Network | Bentkey |
| Release | October 16, 2023 – June 8, 2024 |
Chip Chilla (originally titled Chilla Time)[1] is an American animated television series for preschool children created by Eric Branscum and Ethan Nicolle that premiered on Bentkey, a DailyWire children's entertainment subscription service, on October 16, 2023.[2][3][4][5][6] A second season was released on April 6, 2024.[7]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]Chip Chilla follows Chip, a chinchilla who lives with his homeschooling family consisting of himself, his older sister, Charla, his baby brother, Chubbly, his mom, Chinny, and his dad, Chum Chum, and learning about the world around him.
Characters
[edit | edit source]Main characters
[edit | edit source]- Chip Chilla (voiced by Josiah Hildago) is a homeschooled chinchilla. Although he is very friendly, cheerful, and almost always in a good mood, Chip is also selfish, arrogant, impatient and disobedient, but tries his hardest to fight his flaws and learn lessons.
- Charla Chilla (voiced by Lucy Capri) is the older sister of Chip. She is bossy, short-tempered and serious, but she is also sweet, caring, kind and cute.
- Chubbly Chilla (voiced by Deacon Branscum) is the baby brother of Chip and Charla. He is the youngest of the group and is happy, silly, funny and affectionate.
- Chinny Chilla (voiced by Laura Osnes) is the mother of Chip, Charla, and Chubbly. She is full of unconventional wisdom. Her family looks up to her and asks her for advice.
- Chum Chum Chilla (voiced by Rob Schneider from episodes 1-12, James Arnold Taylor from episodes 13-23) is the husband of Chinny and the father of Chip, Charla, and Chubbly. He is laid-back and easygoing, often telling jokes while making his family laugh.
- Bug is a dog-ladybug hybrid who always wants to take part in his owners' adventures by having fun as much as he can.
Supporting characters
[edit | edit source]- Arnie Dillo (voiced by Travis Ariza)
- Greg Guinea Pig (voiced by Rockne Moenkhoff)
- Captain Brontor (voiced by Jeremy Boreing)
- Tyrant Rex (voiced by Matt Walsh)
- Buck Rabbit (voiced by John Eric Bentley)
- Ellen Squirrel (voiced by Brett Cooper)
- Chupie Chilla (voiced by Rich Little)
- Yaya Chilla (voiced by Chonda Pierce)
- Andy Cat (voiced by Taylor Smitherman)
- Alex Bunny (voiced by Isaiah Dolan)
- Mike Mouse (voiced by Everett Good)
- Pookey Hedgehog (voiced by Elira Zorelle)
Episodes
[edit | edit source]Season 1 (2023)
[edit | edit source]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "To the Moon" | Dante Tumminello | Frank J. Fleming | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 2 | 2 | "Extra! Extra!" | Rod Douglas | Frank J. Fleming | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 3 | 3 | "Dr. FrankenChip" | Rod Douglas | Frank J. Fleming | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 4 | 4 | "Chilla Swap" | Cassidy Stone | Ethan Nicolle | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 5 | 5 | "The Three Chillateers" | Cassidy Stone | Eric Branscum | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 6 | 6 | "Chillympics" | Jordan Battle | Patrick Green | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 7 | 7 | "Ahab Goes Bananas" | Rod Douglas & Dante Tumminello | Ethan Nicolle | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 8 | 8 | "Community Garage Sale Day" | Rod Douglas | Eric Branscum | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 9 | 9 | "Chip's Odyssey" | Clay Song & Jordan Battle | Ethan Nicolle | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 10 | 10 | "President Charla" | Rod Douglas | Eric Branscum | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 11 | 11 | "The Fall of Room" | Cassidy Stone | Frank J. Fleming | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 12 | 12 | "Snow Battle" | Cassidy Stone | Frank J. Fleming | October 16, 2023 | TBA |
| 13 | 13 | "The Thanksgiving Holiday Special" | Cassidy Stone | Eric Branscum | November 18, 2023 | TBA |
Season 2 (2024)
[edit | edit source]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 14 | 1 | "The Truth" | Jason Dorf | Eric Branscum | April 6, 2024 | TBA |
| 15 | 2 | "All About the Benjamins" | Clay Song | Frank J. Fleming | April 13, 2024 | TBA |
| 16 | 3 | "Robinson Chipcrusoe" | Cassidy Stone | Eric Branscum | April 20, 2024 | TBA |
| 17 | 4 | "Connect the Stars" | Clay Song | Eric Branscum | April 27, 2024 | TBA |
| 18 | 5 | "The Snow-Kay Corral" | Tamal Hanley | Ethan Nicolle | May 4, 2024 | TBA |
| 19 | 6 | "Eggstreme Sports" | Cassidy Stone | Frank J. Fleming | May 11, 2024 | TBA |
| 20 | 7 | "Ninja Time" | Tamal Hanley | Frank J. Fleming | May 18, 2024 | TBA |
| 21 | 8 | "The Sheriff of Chippingham" | Jason Dorf | Ethan Nicolle | May 25, 2024 | TBA |
| 22 | 9 | "The Cupcake Factory" | Clay Song | Patrick Green | June 1, 2024 | TBA |
| 23 | 10 | "The Tale of Potato Chip" | Mike Kunkel | Ethan Nicolle | June 8, 2024 | TBA |
Production
[edit | edit source]Chip Chilla was first announced in 2022 with a series of promotional material, including original character designs that looked like children shows from the 2000s, and a hand-drawn animated trailer.
Reception
[edit | edit source]Chip Chilla was negatively received by journalists, seeing it as an inferior, right-wing imitation of the animated series Bluey.[2][3][4][5][6] Janine Israel of The Guardian described the show as "a bit dull, at least for this adult [Israel]", at its worst and remarked on how its portrayal of gender roles is more traditional than Bluey's.[2]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Chip Chilla at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Internet properties established in 2023
- 2020s American animated television series
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- 2020s preschool education television series
- American children's animated comedy television series
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- Animated preschool education television series
- Animated television series about rodents
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