# 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 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, and learning about the world around him.

## Characters
### Main characters

* Chip Chilla (voiced by Josiah Hildago) is a homeschooled chinchilla
* Charla Chilla (voiced by Lucy Capri) is the sister of Chip
* Chubbly Chilla (voiced by Deacon Branscum) is the brother of Chip and Charla
* Chinny Chilla (voiced by Laura Osnes) is the mother of Chip, Charla, and Chubbly
* Chum Chum Chilla (voiced by Rob Schneider from episode 1-12, James Arnold Taylor from episode 13-23) is the husband of Chinny and the father of Chip, Charla, and Chubbly

### Supporting character

* 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)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 1 | 1 | "To the Moon" | Dante Tumminello | Frank J. Fleming | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 2 | 2 | "Extra! Extra!" | Rod Douglas | Frank J. Fleming | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 3 | 3 | "Dr. FrankenChip" | Rod Douglas | Frank J. Fleming | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 4 | 4 | "Chilla Swap" | Cassidy Stone | Ethan Nicolle | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 5 | 5 | "The Three Chillateers" | Cassidy Stone | Eric Branscum | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 6 | 6 | "Chillympics" | Jordan Battle | Patrick Green | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 7 | 7 | "Ahab Goes Bananas" | Rod Douglas & Dante Tumminello | Ethan Nicolle | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 8 | 8 | "Community Garage Sale Day" | Rod Douglas | Eric Branscum | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 9 | 9 | "Chip's Odyssey" | Clay Song & Jordan Battle | Ethan Nicolle | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 10 | 10 | "President Charla" | Rod Douglas | Eric Branscum | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 11 | 11 | "The Fall of Room" | Cassidy Stone | Frank J. Fleming | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 12 | 12 | "Snow Battle" | Cassidy Stone | Frank J. Fleming | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | TBA |
| 13 | 13 | "The Thanksgiving Holiday Special" | Cassidy Stone | Eric Branscum | November 18, 2023 (2023-11-18) | TBA |

### Season 2 (2024)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 14 | 1 | "The Truth" | Jason Dorf | Eric Branscum | April 6, 2024 (2024-4-6) | TBA |
| 15 | 2 | "All About the Benjamins" | Clay Song | Frank J. Fleming | April 13, 2024 (2024-4-13) | TBA |
| 16 | 3 | "Robinson Chipcrusoe" | Cassidy Stone | Eric Branscum | April 20, 2024 (2024-4-20) | TBA |
| 17 | 4 | "Connect the Stars" | Clay Song | Eric Branscum | April 27, 2024 (2024-4-27) | TBA |
| 18 | 5 | "The Snow-Kay Corral" | Tamal Hanley | Ethan Nicolle | May 4, 2024 (2024-5-4) | TBA |
| 19 | 6 | "Eggstreme Sports" | Cassidy Stone | Frank J. Fleming | May 11, 2024 (2024-5-11) | TBA |
| 20 | 7 | "Ninja Time" | Tamal Hanley | Frank J. Fleming | May 18, 2024 (2024-5-18) | TBA |
| 21 | 8 | "The Sheriff of Chippingham" | Jason Dorf | Ethan Nicolle | May 25, 2024 (2024-5-25) | TBA |
| 22 | 9 | "The Cupcake Factory" | Clay Song | Patrick Green | June 1, 2024 (2024-6-1) | TBA |
| 23 | 10 | "The Tale of Potato Chip" | Mike Kunkel | Ethan Nicolle | June 8, 2024 (2024-6-8) | 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. 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.