Chip Chilla

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Chip Chilla
Genre Animation, Children's, Comedy, Family, Preschool
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 is an American animated television series created by Eric Branscum and Ethan Nicolle that premiered on Bentkey on October 16, 2023. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

A second season was released on April 6, 2024. [6]

Synopsis

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

Cast

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 StoneEthan NicolleOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)TBA
55"The Three Chillateers"Cassidy StoneEric BranscumOctober 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 DorfEric BranscumApril 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 HanleyEthan NicolleMay 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

Reception

Chip Chilla was criticized by many people seeing it as an blatant right-wing rip-off of Bluey . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] On The Today Show, the news channel acknowledged the show where two actors in Bluey and Bingo costumes join them, when asking the Bluey performer how they feel about the show, they just turn around and swish their tail around as a rude gesture.

The show is also criticized for the main characters having prideful and self-centered personalities, this is evident in the episode "The Fall of Room" where Chip pretends to be Julius Caesar where he treats his house like an empire, where it was later trashed by his family as an act of rebellion. What also is criticized is that the father Chum Chum mainly comes up with the lessons instead of the family, the main premise of the children being homeschooled also meant less locations could've been explored outside of their home.



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