The Chicken Squad
The Chicken Squad is an American animated television series created by Tom Rogers that aired on Disney Junior from May 14, 2021 to April 22, 2022. It is based on the books written by Doreen Cronin. The series features the voices of Yvette Nicole Brown, Ramone Hamilton, Gabriella Graves and Maxwell Simkins. The series theme song is performed by former Kids Incorporated star Renee Sands.
Premise
The show follows Coop, Little Boo and Sweetie – a trio of young chicken siblings and their mentor Captain Tully, a retired search and rescue husky, who use teamwork and critical thinking skills to solve problems and keep the peace in their neighborhood.If an animal, mostly referred to as a "critter", needs the aid of the Chicken Squad, he/she can summon them through an electronic sounding device. Upon hearing that critter's report, the Chicken Squad head to their headquarters, where they don their uniforms, and gather certain equipment.
To get to certain places, the Chicken Squad has a variety of forms of transportation. One of their vehicles is a car, which they won in a basketball tournament. Coop would later build other vehicles such as a motorcycle and a helicopter.
Whenever a character thinks of something, his/her thought bubble can be seen and edited by anyone around.
Characters
Main
- Coop is the tech-savvy chicken.
- Sweetie is the strong chicken.
- Little Boo is the speedy chicken.
- Captain Tully is a retired search and rescue Alaskan husky with two different colored eyes, and mentor to the trio. Long before getting her job, she was a stray pup until she met a dog who took her to a dog school where she received food and shelter.
Recurring/Supporting
- Frazz is a tea-loving squirrel.
- Dr. Dirt is a forensic scientist snail. She does not call other characters by name, but instead nicknames them. Whenever the view is not on her, she would quickly but mysteriously move from one location to another.
- Pumpkin is a shy female calico cat.
- Pinky is a female pink pig.
- Dinah is the chicks' mother.
- Riley is a gruff pack rat who is Frazz's roommate. Before moving in with Frazz, he lived in a hollow tree with a ground-level entrance which makes the place prone to flooding during rainy weather.
- Lt. Scruffy is a retired firehouse Dalmatian.
- Snick and Wheeze are two mischievous brown raccoons. They live in the attic of a human house.
- Maizie is a cute but crooked sheep who is the main antagonist of the series.
- Nibbles is a hare with a fondness for vegetables.
- Scout is a happy-go-lucky corgi.
- Gizmo is a tech-savvy young vixen.
- Monty is a black pony.
- Ramona is a goat who is a close friend of Monty.
- Queen Bae is a honeybee who runs a hive where Rebeecca resides. She has a sister who also runs a hive.
- Endicott is a lizard with a large vocabulary and a passion for art.
- Scoop is a fire chicken who looks and sounds similar to Coop.
- Salty is a fire chicken who is the smallest of the group and looks and sounds similar to Sweetie.
- Big Roo is a fire chicken who is the biggest of the group and looks and sounds similar to Little Boo.
Guests
- Rebeecca is a nervous honeybee.
- Quilla is a friendly porcupine.
- Cornelius is the Chicken Squad's cousin who paints pictures at high fidelity that anyone who sees his works could mistake them for reality.
- Dash and Chance are two grey raccoons who are the younger cousins of Snick and Wheeze.
Episodes
Release
The Chicken Squad premiered on Disney Junior in the United States on May 14, 2021. It was later made available to watch on DisneyNOW.On May 28, 2023, the series was removed from Disney+ as a cost-cutting measure.