Chip Chilla

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Chip Chilla
Created by
Story by
  • Eric Branscum
  • Ethan Nicolle
  • Frank J. Fleming
Voices of
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes23
Production
Running time
  • 8 minutes
  • 15 minutes ("The Thanksgiving Holiday Special" only)
  • 9 minutes ("The Tale of Potato Chip" only)
Production companyMatchbox Hero
Original release
Network Bentkey
ReleaseOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) 
present (present)

Chip Chilla (originally titled Chilla Time) [1] is an American animated television series created by Eric Branscum and Ethan Nicolle that premiered on Bentkey on October 16, 2023. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] A second season was released on April 6, 2024. [7]

Contents

Synopsis

Chip Chilla follows Chip, a chinchilla who lives with his homeschooling family, and learning about the world around him.

Characters

Main characters

Supporting character

Episodes

Season 1 (2023)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
11"To the Moon"Dante TumminelloFrank J. FlemingOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
22"Extra! Extra!"Rod DouglasFrank J. FlemingOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
33"Dr. FrankenChip"Rod DouglasFrank J. FlemingOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
44"Chilla Swap"Cassidy Stone Ethan Nicolle October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
55"The Three Chillateers"Cassidy Stone Eric Branscum October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
66"Chillympics"Jordan BattlePatrick GreenOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
77"Ahab Goes Bananas"Rod Douglas & Dante TumminelloEthan NicolleOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
88"Community Garage Sale Day"Rod DouglasEric BranscumOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
99"Chip's Odyssey"Clay Song & Jordan BattleEthan NicolleOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
1010"President Charla"Rod DouglasEric BranscumOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
1111"The Fall of Room"Cassidy StoneFrank J. FlemingOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
1212"Snow Battle"Cassidy StoneFrank J. FlemingOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
1313"The Thanksgiving Holiday Special"Cassidy StoneEric BranscumNovember 18, 2023 (2023-11-18)TBA

Season 2 (2024)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
141"The Truth"Jason Dorf Eric Branscum April 6, 2024 (2024-04-06)TBA
152"All About the Benjamins"Clay SongFrank J. FlemingApril 13, 2024 (2024-04-13)TBA
163"Robinson Chipcrusoe"Cassidy StoneEric BranscumApril 20, 2024 (2024-04-20)TBA
174"Connect the Stars"Clay SongEric BranscumApril 27, 2024 (2024-04-27)TBA
185"The Snow-Kay Corral"Tamal Hanley Ethan Nicolle May 4, 2024 (2024-05-04)TBA
196"Eggstreme Sports"Cassidy StoneFrank J. FlemingMay 11, 2024 (2024-05-11)TBA
207"Ninja Time"Tamal HanleyFrank J. FlemingMay 18, 2024 (2024-05-18)TBA
218"The Sheriff of Chippingham"Jason DorfEthan NicolleMay 25, 2024 (2024-05-25)TBA
229"The Cupcake Factory"Clay SongPatrick GreenJune 1, 2024 (2024-06-01)TBA
2310"The Tale of Potato Chip"Mike KunkelEthan NicolleJune 8, 2024 (2024-06-08)TBA

Production

Chip Chilla was first announced in 2022 with an animated trailer of the characters which are different before their finalized design.

Reception

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]

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