Chip Chilla

Chip Chilla (originally titled Chilla Time) 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. A second season was released on April 6, 2024.

Synopsis

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

Main characters

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 1Ã¢ÂÂ12, James Arnold Taylor from episodes 13Ã¢ÂÂ23) 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

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

Season 1 (2023)

Season 2 (2024)

Production

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

Chip Chilla was negatively received by journalists, seeing it as an inferior, right-wing imitation of the animated series Bluey. 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.