The Chica Show is an original series created by Sprout. It is a preschool show about a puppet named Chica who, along with her parents and friend Kelly, 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 between live-action and animation.

The show premiered on November 24th, 2012. To promote its premiere, Chica pressed on the logo in the Sprout 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 Sean,^[1] and a sneak peek aired on October 31. It aired at 9:00AM, 11:30AM, 1:00PM, 5:45PM, and 8:00PM ET. The last new episode aired in December 2014, but reruns continued to air until July 2017. However, the show returned to Universal Kids on May 20, 2019, along with Moon and Me and Mofy, but stopped airing in early 2020. However, the show reaired on the network on December 24th and 25th, 2022.

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 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 2013.

To promote the show's second season in 2013, Sprout held the Call the Coop Contest, in which children could call Kelly via a video and a winner would receive a gift box.

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 Original preschool sitcom that features animation, live-action and a whole lot of surprise" (link)

What Kids Learn About

"Adventure, Creative Play" (link)

Characters

• Chica (squeaks provided by Forrest Harding) - A chicken puppet and Mr and Mrs. C's daughter. Chica often causes problems in the live-action segments, which means Kelly 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.
• Kelly (Kelly Vrooman) - 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 Mario Lopez) - 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's website, SproutOnline.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 Kelly Vrooman.
• Mystery at Carrot Castle - A game headlined by Kelly Vrooman.
• 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

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• The Costume Coop was probably named after "Chica's Costume Coop," the original name for the Dress Chica segment, as well as the show's pitch.
• What is presumably unused footage from "Tweet Dreams, Chica" was shown in Sprout's Snooze-a-Thon, as well as the Pajanimals lullaby at the end of The Good Night Show.
• This is the first time Mario Lopez has voiced a cartoon character (Stitches).
• Mr. C's glasses and Mrs. C's necklace were features on My Little Sproutlet.

Episodes

Season 1

• Episode 101: Captain Chica Redcomb / The Amazing Chicadini
• Episode 102: Chica Rocks / Chica Twinkle Toes
• Episode 103: Cowgirls and Cowchickens / Icky, Sticky Chicky
• Episode 104: Chica to the Rescue / Chica and the Vikings
• Episode 105: Commander Chica Lifts Off / Chica the Artist
• Episode 106: Chica Plays the Egg Games / Super Chica
• Episode 107: Special Delivery Chica / Chica's Big Comb Circus
• Episode 108: Reporting for WCluck / Doctor Chica
• Episode 109: Chica's Got the Chirples / Chica's Jug Band Jamboree
• Episode 110: Chica Fancy Fish / Chica's Halloween Adventure
• Episode 111: Chica Climbs a Mountain / Snow Princess Chica
• Episode 112: Vroom, Vroom Chica / Chica the Bock-a-Doodle Builder
• Episode 113: Farmer Chica / Bock a Doodle Doo, I Love You

Season 2

• Episode 201: Chica's Fashion Squeak / Cheerleading Chica
• Episode 202: Little Red Riding Chica / Blue Ribbon Chica
• Episode 203: Can Chica Play Too? / Detective Chica
• Episode 205: Chicasaurus Rex / Safari Chica
• Episode 206: Bock-a-Doodle-Loo Chica / Tweet Dreams Chica
• Episode 207: Lights! Camera! Chica! / Star Struck Chica!
• Episode 208: Chica's Checklist / Tippy Top Chica
• Episode 209: Chica's Tasty Treat / Chica's Sense-sational Day
• Episode 210: Techno-Chica / Chica's Comedy of Errors
• Episode 211: All of a Kind Chica / Chica's Beach Party
• Episode 212: Chica Bugs Out / Chica's Parade
• Episode 213: Chica's Royal Choice / All Seasons Chica
• Episode 216: Dance of the Sugar Cluck Chica

Gallery

See The Chica Show/Gallery

Videos

External links

• Behind the Scenes article
• Parents and Kids Share Together
• SproutOnline.com page (2012)
• SproutOnline.com page (2013)
• SproutOnline.com page (2015)

References

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