Chip and Potato
Chip and Potato is an flash animated children's television series created by Billy Macqueen, Catherine Williams, and Maddy Darrall. The series is co-produced by WildBrain Studios and Darrall Macqueen.
The series follows Chip, a young 5/6-year-old pug girl who faces challenges in kindergarten and Potato, her snuggly "toy" who is secretly a living mouse. It first premiered on Family Jr. on October 15, 2018. The first twenty episodes of the series were released on Netflix on May 17, 2019. The second half, labeled as a second season, was released on Netflix on November 29, 2019 and Family Jr. The third season premiered on Netflix on March 8, 2022 on Netflix. The fourth season premiered on Netflix on October 3, 2022.
Plot
Chip and Potato takes place in the fictional town of Happyton, populated with anthropomorphic animals. The show is about Chip, a young little 5/6-year-old pug girl who faces big challenges and embarks on the early stages of her life. There to help and comfort Chip whenever she needs it is her best friend Potato, a living toy mouse who she snuggles in her pocket and must keep a secret.Characters
Main characters
- Chip, is a friendly, curious, and kind-hearted 5/6-year-old pug girl. She is Nico and Potato’s best friend.
- Potato is Chip's best friend, who is a tiny mouse. Potato keeps herself a secret to everyone else; she appears as a toy when anyone else is around, except for Chip. She gives Chip security and confidence. In the Thanksgiving special, Potato willingly exposed herself although nobody was aware that she was Chip's toy.
Supporting characters
- Spud is Chip's older brother. His relationship with his sister is healthy and often gives advice to his sister when she's having trouble. Spud enjoys skateboarding.
- Little Momma is Chip's mother. Formerly a receptionist, she is now a stay at home mother after having her third puglet, Totsy Tot.
- Little Poppa is Chip's father. He is a police officer and does most of the house work like cooking whenever he's off-duty.
- Nico is a panda and Chip's best friend. Unlike most characters, he is shoeless.
- Totsy Tot is Chip's baby sister. Despite getting off on the wrong foot, Chip adores her little sister and even gave her the name "Totsy Tot". Tot is one of the few characters Potato shows her true self around.
- Grandma Pug is Chip's grandmother. Grandma Pug does not live with Chip and her family and often makes visits, but she enjoys seeing her family whenever she has the chance. However, in the second season, she and her husband moved into Welcome Walk for their new business.
- Stomp and Stamp are a pair of twin elephants. They are Chip's friends and neighbors. Stomp and Stamp enjoy doing things together and are rarely seen apart.
- Amanda is Nico's mother. She raises both of her sons in Welcome Walk. Her husband Andy does not live with her and travels the world to help people decorate their homes as his job, but he and Amanda still love each other.
- Bodi is Nico's baby brother. Bodi is one of the few who's aware of Potato's secret, Potato occasionally plays with him whenever they're alone.
- Mr. Diggerty is the kindergarten teacher of Rainbow Forest School and teaches Chip's class. He is a fair and dedicated teacher and makes sure that his class is fun and fair for his students. In the Thanksgiving special, his first name is revealed to be "Desmond".
- Gigglish is a giraffe and is one of Chip's friends and neighbors. She's a sporty giraffe and enjoys any form of outdoor activity. She's seen doing cartwheels.
- Howie is a hyena. He's a mischievous kindergartener at Rainbow Forest School. He likes blowing raspberries and always causes trouble. Despite this, he has a softer side and cares.
- Gordie Pug is a pug and Grandma Pug's husband. They got married in the second season of the show, he moved into Welcome Walk with her. Gordie is also a magician.
- Glenda is a dalmatian and Gordie's granddaughter.
Production
A British dub by Adrenaline Studios was released on the same day the series debuted on Netflix.