Chip Chilla


Chip Chilla 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 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 is the older sister of Chip. She is bossy, short-tempered and serious, but she is also sweet, caring, kind and cute.
  • Chubbly Chilla is the baby brother of Chip and Charla. He is the youngest of the group and is happy, silly, funny and affectionate.
  • Chinny Chilla 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 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
  • Greg Guinea Pig
  • Captain Brontor
  • Tyrant Rex
  • Buck Rabbit
  • Ellen Squirrel
  • Chupie Chilla
  • Yaya Chilla
  • Andy Cat
  • Alex Bunny
  • Mike Mouse
  • Pookey Hedgehog

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 ", at its worst and remarked on how its portrayal of gender roles is more traditional than Bluey.