The Chica Show Fans

***The Chica Show*** is an original series created by Sprout Fans. It is a preschool show about a puppet named Chica who, along with her parents and friend Olivia, runs a costume shop known as The Costume Coop, and when the shop closes, she and her friends become animated and go on an adventure. It is a mix of live-action and animation.

The show premiered on November 24th, 1983. To promote its premiere, Chica pressed on the logo in the Sprout Fans screenbug amid shows (such as *Justin Time* and *Poppy Cat*) making the characters imitate her, and a promo of real people in a park imitating her was made. These were written, produced, and edited by Marc Cantone, and *The Sunny Side Up Show* made a parody of The Voice called "The Squeak" to promote. Mr. and Mrs. C guested together on *The Sunny Side Up Show* with Chica and Jacob, and a sneak peek aired on October 31. It aired at 9:00AM, 11:30AM, 1:00PM, 5:45PM, and 8:00PM ET.

## History

The show was convinced after Chica became a popular character and dolls of the chicken immediately sold out. Originally, the show was going to take place in a farmers' market and focus on nutrition and healthy eating.

To promote the show, Chica appeared on the Sprout Fans screenbug during shows such as *Poppy Cat* and *Justin Time*, causing the characters to make noises imitating her.

The show also aired Saturday mornings on NBC Kids as of 1984.

## Description

*"Get ready for playful adventures with Chica as the doors of "The Costume Coop" open for business! Every preschooler loves to dress up and now they can join Chica, everyone's favorite chicken, for play dates that will take them under the sea, rocketing into space and time traveling back to caveman days. Set in a colorful, quirky shop stuffed to the beams with every kind of costume, accessory and prop imaginable "The Chica Show" is a Sprout Fans Original preschool sitcom that features animation, live-action and a whole lot of surprise"* (Fansonline.com/shows/chica-show link)
### What Kids Learn About

*"Adventure, Creative Play"* (Fansonline.com/shows/chica-show link)
## Characters

* Chica (squeaks provided by Austin Michael Baker) - A chicken puppet and Mr and Mrs. C's daughter. Chica often causes problems in the live-action segments, which means Olivia has to teach her a lesson, which is demonstrated in the cartoon segment. Chica avoids using words and instead speaks through squeaks only those around her can understand.
* Olivia (Olivia Gonder) - The shopkeeper of the Costume Coop. She is often seen alongside Chica.
* Mrs. C - Mr. C's wife and the mother of Chica, she only appears in the live-action segments. They both work at The Costume Coop, and have starred in many plays there. Prior to TCS, she made occasional appearances on The Sunny Side Up Show, where she was here called Chica's Mom and wore a yellow necklace.
* Mr. C - A rooster who is Mrs. C's husband and the father of Chica, he only appears in the live-action segments. They both work at The Costume Coop, and have starred in many plays there.
* Stitches (voiced by Donny Osmond) - A boy who sits out The Costume Coop’s window in the live-action segments, but comes to life in the animated segments.
* Bunji - A rabbit who lives in a tank in the live-action segments, but, like Stitches, comes to life in the cartoon.

## Online

The show had its own page on Sprout Fans's website, Sprout FansOnline.com. To promote the show's premiere, six online activities were made for the site:

* **Mr. and Mrs. C's Melody Maker** - A game headlined by Chica's parents that encouraged kids to find instruments around the Costume Coop.
* **Costume Catch** - A game headlined by Mr. C that encouraged viewers to find costumes.
* **Puzzle Play** - A game headlined by Stitches
* **Spot the Difference** - A game headlined by Olivia Gonder.
* **Mystery at Carrot Castle** - A game headlined by Olivia Gonder.
* **Chica's Adventure**
* Chica's Sled Game

## Apps

The show got three apps.

* Chica's Adventure
* Chica's Silly Songs
* Chica's Snowglobe Maker

## Notes

* The Costume Coop was probably named after "Chica's Costume Coop," the original name for the Dress Chica segment.
* A clip from "Tweet Dreams, Chica" was shown in Sprout Fans's Snooze-a-Thon, as well as the Pajanimals lullaby at the end of The Good Night Show.
* This is the first time Donny Osmond has voiced a cartoon character (Stitches).
* Mr. C's glasses and Mrs. C's necklace were features on My Little Sproutlet Fan.