Chip and Potato
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Directed by | Joel Dickie Ridd Sorensen Matt Ferguson |
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Theme music composer | My Kite Music Productions |
Opening theme | "Chip and Potato" |
Ending theme | "Chip and Potato" (Instrumental) |
Composer | My Kite Music Productions |
Country of origin |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 28 |
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Running time | 11 minutes[1] |
Production companies | WildBrain Studios Darrall Macqueen |
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Network | Family Jr. Netflix |
Release | 15 October 2018 24 October 2021 | –
Release | 17 May 2019 3 October 2022 | –
Chip and Potato is an 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 pug who faces challenges in kindergarten and Potato, her snuggly "toy" who is secretly a living mouse. It first premiered on Family Jr. on 15 October 2018.[2] The first twenty episodes (released as two segments per episode) of the series were released on Netflix on Friday 17 May 2019. The second half, labeled as a second season, was released on Netflix on Friday 29 November 2019 and Family Jr.[3] A third season premiered on Tuesday 8 March 2022 on Netflix. A fourth season premiered on 3 October 2022 on Netflix.[citation needed]
Plot
[edit]Chip and Potato is about Chip, a young little pug who faces big challenges and embarks on the new stages of her life. There to help and comfort Chip whenever she needs it is her best friend Potato, a toy who she snuggles in her pocket. However, Potato is actually a real, living mouse who must be kept a secret.[4][1][5]
Characters
[edit]Main characters
[edit]- Chip (voiced by Abigail Oliver; Ava Talbot in the UK dub in season 1[6] and Megan Heavey in season 2 and onwards in the UK dub), is a friendly, curious, and kind-hearted 5/6-year-old pug girl. She is Nico and Potato’s best friend.
- Potato (voiced by Andrea Libman) 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
[edit]- Spud (voiced by Chance Hurstfield; Sam Day in the UK dub and Ben Riley in season 2 and onward in the UK dub) 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.[2]
- Little Momma (voiced by Briana Buckmaster; Kate Harbour in the UK dub) is Chip's mother. Formerly a receptionist, she is now a stay at home mother after having her third puglet, Totsy Tot.[2]
- Little Poppa (voiced by Brian Dobson; Wayne Forester in the UK dub) is Chip's father. He is a police officer and does most of the house work like cooking whenever he's off-duty.[2]
- Nico (voiced by Dominic Good) is a panda and Chip's best friend. By the end of season two, he is one of few people who knows about Potato's secret.[2]
- Totsy Tot (voice actress not credited) 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 (voiced by Christina Jastrzembska) 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 fourth season, she and her husband moved into Welcome Walk for their new business.
- Stomp and Stamp (voiced by Evan Byarushengo and Scotia Andersen) 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 (voiced by Teryl Rothery) 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 (voice actress not credited) 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 (voiced by Alessandro Juliani) 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 (voiced by Emma Jayne Maas) 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 (voiced by Brenden Sunderland) is a hyena. He is mischievous kindergartener at Rainbow Forest School. He likes blowing raspberries and always causes trouble. Despite this, he has a softer side and cares.
- Gordie (voiced by Garry Chalk) 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 (voiced by Naomi Tan) is a dalmatian and Gordie's granddaughter.
Production
[edit]Chip and Potato is co-produced by WildBrain Studios in Canada and Darrall Macqueen in the United Kingdom. The series' target demographic is children under seven years old.[1] Maddy Darrall, the co-founder and co-MD at Darrall Macqueen, told C21 regarding the series that "series arcs in preschool animation are simply not done; we want to prove they should be."[7]
A British dub by Adrenaline Studios was released on the same day the series debuted on Netflix.
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2018–2019)
[edit]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date [8] | Netflix release date | |
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1 | "Morning Potato!" | Joel Dickie | Catherine Williams | Jason Horychun and David Wiebe | 15 October 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
It's Chip's first day of kindergarten, and she wants to show that she is ready to get ready for school all by herself, just like her big brother Spud. | |||||||
2 | "Chip Starts Kindergarten" | Ridd Sorensen | Catherine Williams | Krista-Marie Porter | 16 October 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
It's Chip's very first day at school. Chip is so excited, she wants to be first to see and do everything, but she'll have to learn to wait her turn. | |||||||
3 | "Chip Gets Lost" | Joel Dickie | Catherine Williams | David Wiebe | 17 October 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
Chip volunteers to take the class attendance to the school office, but the school is a pretty big place for a little pug to navigate all on her own! | |||||||
4 | "Car Wash Chip" | Ridd Sorensen | Catherine Williams | Joel Dickie | 18 October 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
Chip volunteers for her first ever chore: washing her neighbors' RV! The RV is huge compared to little Chip, but she's determined to finish the job. | |||||||
5 | "Chip Goes Rollerskating" | Joel Dickie | Simon Nicholson | Kent Webb | 19 October 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
Mr. and Mrs. Dazzle give Chip a pair of rollerskates, and she wants to go rollerskating right away. | |||||||
6 | "Chip n Grandma Day" | Ridd Sorensen | Denise Cassar | Marta Demong | 20 October 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
Chip gets to spend the day with her Grandma! But when traffic and line-ups delay their plans, Chip worries they won't have time for a special treat. | |||||||
7 | "Nico's First Day" | Joel Dickie | Catherine Williams | Karine Charlebois | 21 October 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
Chip's new neighbour Nico is nervous about his first day at Rainbow Forest Elementary School, and Chip wants to be his First Day Buddy helper. | |||||||
8 | "Sporty Chip" | Ridd Sorensen | Dave Ingham | Marta Demong | 22 October 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
Chip is excited for her first gym class, but she struggles to compete with the other Happy Hoppers because of her short puggy legs. | |||||||
9 | "Stomp and Stamp's Slide" | Joel Dickie | Miranda Larson | Sidne Marat | 23 October 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
The Welcome Walkers want to play with Stomp and Stamp's new slide, but they have to wait for it to be built first. | |||||||
10 | "Show and Tell Chip" | Ridd Sorensen | Denise Cassar | Kaylea Chard | 24 October 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
It's Show and Tell day for the Happy Hoppers! But when Chip's homemade mouse house gets squished, she has to think of something else to show. | |||||||
11 | "Chip and Deely Bear" | Joel Dickie | Dave Ingham | Krista-Marie Porter | 25 October 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
After taking care of the class snuggly toy, Deely Bear, for the weekend, it's the night before school, and Chip can't find Deely Bear! | |||||||
12 | "Chip's Piano Lesson" | Ridd Sorensen | Denise Cassar | Gerry Fournier | 3 December 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
It's Chip's first piano lesson with her teacher Corella Cockatoo! Chip wants to play a tune just like Momma, but first she has to learn just one note. | |||||||
13 | "A Playdate at Nico's" | Joel Dickie | Soulla Eriksen | Kent Webb | 10 December 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
Chip goes to Nico's house all on her own for their first playdate, where Potato makes friends with baby Body and Chip learns to try new things. | |||||||
14 | "Roxy the Babysitter" | Ridd Sorenson | Simon Nicholson | Marta Demong | 17 December 2018 | 17 May 2019 | |
Chip is nervous about having a new babysitter, Roxy the rhino, she wants bedtime to be the same as it always is with Momma and Poppa. | |||||||
15 | "Chip's Class Show" | Joel Dickie | Catherine Williams | Karine Charlebois | 7 January 2019 | 17 May 2019 | |
The Happy Hoppers are performing a pirate show for their families. Chip is confident about her line, until she has to go on stage without Potato. | |||||||
16 | "Double Playdate Chip!" | Ridd Sorensen | Chris Parker | Jason Horychun | 14 January 2019 | 17 May 2019 | |
Spud's best friend Paco and Chip's best friend Nico come over for a double play date, but they have trouble finding an activity they all enjoy. | |||||||
17 | "Chip's First Sleepover" | Joel Dickie | Denise Cassar | Sidne Marat | 21 January 2019 | 17 May 2019 | |
Chip goes to Nico's house for her first sleepover. But bedtime is a lot different at the Panda house, and Chip isn't sure she wants to stay overnight. | |||||||
18 | "Doctor Chip" | Ridd Sorensen | Helen Farrall | Kaylea Chard | 28 January 2019 | 17 May 2019 | |
When Potato catches a cold during a family fun day, Chip tries to help her get better. | |||||||
19 | "Chip's Swimming Lesson" | Joel Dickie | Dave Ingham | David Wiebe | 28 January 2019 | 17 May 2019 | |
It's time for Chip's first swimming lesson, along with the rest of the Happy Hoppers! But jumping into the pool can be pretty scary for a little pug. | |||||||
20 | "Spud's Homework" | Ridd Sorensen | Emma Nisbet | Simon Piniel | 11 February 2019 | 17 May 2019 | |
Chip wants to help Spud with his homework assignment even though he asked her not to. When she tries to help out anyway, she accidentally ruins it. | |||||||
21 | "Police Pug Chip" | Joel Dickie | Chris Parker | David Wiebe | 4 March 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Chip joins her Poppa for Bring Your Child to Work Day, but when Potato goes missing at the Happyton Police Station, she has an emergency on her hands. | |||||||
22 | "Pumpkin Picking Chip" | Ridd Sorensen | Lizzie Ennever | Gerry Fournier | 11 March 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
During the annual pumpkin picking competition, Chip and Potato find the biggest pumpkin ever, but they need to get it home to win the competition. | |||||||
23 | "Chip's School Trip" | Joel Dickie | Dave Ingham | Steve Daye | 18 March 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
The Happy Hoppers are going on their first school trip to the museum, but nothing goes according to plan for Chip. | |||||||
24 | "Big Sister Chip" | Ridd Sorensen | Helen Farrall | Luke Gustafson | 25 March 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
The new Pug baby is about to be born. While she waits for news from Momma and Poppa, Chip has a sleepover with the Pandas next door. | |||||||
25 | "Chip's Baby Sister" | Joel Dickie | Catherine Williams | Karine Charlebois | 1 April 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Chip's new baby sister has come home, and Chip wants to hold her for the first time. But the baby puglet cries every time Chip tries. | |||||||
26 | "After School Chip" | Ridd Sorensen | Catherine Williams | Jason Horychun | 8 April 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Chip is going to the Rainbow Forest After School Club for the first time. | |||||||
27 | "Grandma Pug's Birthday" | Joel Dickie | Gillian Corderoy | Sidne Marat | 15 April 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Chip has planned the best birthday party ever for Grandma Pug, but when Grandma brings an unexpected friend to the party, nothing goes as planned. | |||||||
28 | "Puggy House Guest" | Ridd Sorensen | Mark Robertson | Kaylea Chard | 22 April 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Momma's friend Fernanda introduces the family to foosball. Chip struggles to win, even with expert advice from Fernanda. | |||||||
29 | "Puggy Butterfly" | Joel Dickie | Simon Nicholson | David Wiebe | 29 April 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Chip doesn't feel well at school, but she doesn't want to miss the class butterfly emerging from is chrysalis, so she tries to hide how she feels. | |||||||
30 | "Itchy Chip" | Ridd Sorensen | Denise Cassar | Katherine De Vries | 29 April 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Chip has the itchy puggy spots, but she isn't allowed to scratch. She'll need to get creative to stay busy and forget about her itchy spots. | |||||||
31 | "Back to School Chip" | Joel Dickie | Dave Ingham | Krista-Marie Porter | 13 May 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Chip's Puggy Spots are healing so she returns to school, but it seems like everything changed while she was away. | |||||||
32 | "Chip's Big Bike Ride" | Ridd Sorensen | Alexandra Owen | Gerry Fourenier & Karine Charlebois | 20 May 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Chip wants to go on a bike ride to Happyton Park with Momma and baby Tot. But first she'll have to learn to ride Spud's old big pug bike! | |||||||
33 | "Bye Bye Dazzles" | Joel Dickie | Chris Parker | Steve Daye | 27 May 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Chip's neighbors, the Dazzles, are moving away. She's sad to see her beloved neighbors leave, and wants them to know how much she'll miss them! | |||||||
34 | "Puggy Parent-Teacher Day" | Ridd Sorensen | Chris Parker | Luke Gustafson | 3 June 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
It's Parent-Teacher Day, and Chip has been a perfect student all year. But then she gets in trouble for talking too much, ruining her perfect record! | |||||||
35 | "Chip's First Piano Exam" | Joel Dickie | Denise Cassar | Jason Horychun | 10 June 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
It's time for Chip to take her first piano exam. But every time Chip thinks about the exam, she gets scared and her paws go wobbly. | |||||||
36 | "Chip's Homework Project" | Ridd Sorensen | Catherine Williams | Jason Horychun | 17 June 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Chip is having trouble with a homework project; she can't fit all her family and friends in one drawing. | |||||||
37 | "Hospital Trip Chip" | Joel Dickie | Catherine Williams | Sidne Marat | 24 June 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
Chip's friend Nico must stay overnight at the hospital with a broken arm and a bump on his head. It's up to Chip and Potato to help him feel better! | |||||||
38 | "Chip Without Potato" | Ridd Sorensen | Catherine Williams | Kaylea Chard | 1 July 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
It's Chip's first time without Potato. Chip misses having her friend to talk to, and she worries she won't be able to sleep without a Potato snuggle. | |||||||
39 | "Chip's Birthday" | Joel Dickie | Catherine Williams | David Wiebe | 8 July 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
It's Chip's fifth birthday but she is worried her most special friends Nico and Potato won't be home in time for her birthday party. | |||||||
40 | "Snow School Chip" | Ridd Sorensen | Catherine Williams | Katherine De Vries | 15 July 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
During a snowy school day, Chip and Nico share the job of looking after Potato. |
Season 2 (2021)
[edit]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date [8] | Netflix release date |
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1 | "Fairground Chip" | Matt Ferguson | Catherine Williams | Kaylea Chard | 18 September 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
2 | "Chip, Meet Mrs. Whale" | Joel Dickie | Sam Barlow | Vincent K. Smith & Jocelan Thiessen | 18 September 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
3 | "Chip and Glenda" | Matt Ferguson | Emma Boucher | Erika Schnellert & Selena Marchetti | 19 September 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
4 | "Chip, the Picnic Entertainer" | Joel Dickie | Kate Scott | Pat Waind | 19 September 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
5 | "Chip's Haircut" | Matt Ferguson | Mark Robertson | Harinam Virdee | 25 September 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
6 | "Chip's Sleepaway T-shirt" | Joel Dickie | Dave Ingham | Airin Budiman | 25 September 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
7 | "Tot's New Bed" | Matt Ferguson | Emma Hogan | Flora Huang | 26 September 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
8 | "Chip's Cake Bake" | Joel Dickie | Alexandra Owen | Colleen Lofstrom | 26 September 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
9 | "Kevin Comes to Stay" | Matt Ferguson | Chris Parker | Kaylea Chard | 2 October 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
10 | "Tot's First Birthday" | Joel Dickie | Denise Cassar | Chris Johnson | 2 October 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
11 | "Bridespup Chip" | Matt Ferguson | Denise Cassar | Erika Schnellert | 3 October 2021 | 3 October 2022 |
12 | "Chip and Nico's Fun Day" | Joel Dickie | Chris Parker | Pat Waind | 3 October 2021 | 3 October 2022 |
13 | "Chip is Sorry" | Matt Ferguson | Catherine Williams | Sujan Chowdhury & Jocelan Thiessen | 9 October 2021 | 3 October 2022 |
14 | "Grandma and Gordie's Taqueria" | Joel Dickie | Emma Hogan | Airin Budiman | 9 October 2021 | 3 October 2022 |
15 | "Flingos' Show" | Matt Ferguson | Chris Parker | Flora Huang | 16 October 2021 | 3 October 2022 |
16 | "Boo-bam's School Visit" | Joel Dickie | Mark Robertson | Colleen Lofstrom | 16 October 2021 | 3 October 2022 |
17 | "Tot and Potato" | Matt Ferguson | Jen Upton | Vincent K. Smith & Selena Marchetti | 17 October 2021 | 3 October 2022 |
18 | "Howie Has Heart" | Joel Dickie | Dave Ingham | Renee Howerton | 17 October 2021 | 3 October 2022 |
19 | "Wedding Rehearsal Chip" | Matt Ferguson | Catherine Williams | Erika Schnellert | 23 October 2021 | 3 October 2022 |
20 | "Grandma and Gordie's Big Puggy Wedding" | Joel Dickie | Catherine Williams | Pat Waind | 23 October 2021 | 3 October 2022 |
21–22 | "Chip and Potato: Flying Chip" | Matt Ferguson | Catherine Williams | Renee Howerton & Carlo Marcelo | 24 October 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
23–24 | "Chip and Potato: Chip's Holiday" | Matt Ferguson & Joel Dickie | Catherine Williams | Chris Johnston & Kaylea Chard | 24 October 2021 | 27 June 2022 |
25–26 | "Chip and Potato: Chip's Thanksgiving" | Joel Dickie | Catherine Williams | Antonius Elkommos, Jocelan Thiessen, Ziqing Sophia Li, & Flora Huang | 10 October 2021 | 3 October 2022 |
Broadcast
[edit]Chip and Potato first premiered on Family Jr on 15 October 2018. The series was released to Netflix worldwide as a "Netflix original" on 17 May 2019,[9] The show is broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 5's Milkshake! block on 27 May 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Chip and Potato". Darrall Macqueen. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Briana Buckmaster Voices Pug in New Children's Show, 'Chip and Potato'". Nerds and Beyond. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "When Does "Chip and Potato" Start? Netflix Release Date, News". 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Chip and Potato". Family Jr. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Chip and Potato". Eye On Canada. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "News". 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Netflix binges on Chip and Potato". Darrall Macqueen. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Chip and Potato (Children)".
- ^ "Chip & Potato". Netflix.
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