Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life

Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life is an animated streaming television series based on the cartoon characters Chip 'n' Dale.[1] The series premiered on Disney+ on July 28, 2021,[2][3] and is co-produced by The Walt Disney Company France and Xilam Animation. Unlike other iterations of the characters, the series is non-verbal, similar to other shows produced by Xilam.[4]

Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life
Promotional poster
GenreComedy
Slapstick
Based onChip 'n' Dale
by Bill Justice
Directed by
  • Jean Cayrol (season 1 and 2)
  • Frédéric Martin (season 2)
  • Khalil Ben Namaane (season 2)
Voices of
ComposerVincent Artaud
Country of originUnited States
France
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12 (36 segments)
Production
Executive producerMarc du Pontavice
ProducerMarc du Pontavice
Running time22 minutes (7 minutes per segment)
Production companiesXilam
The Walt Disney Company France
Release
Original network
Original releaseJuly 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) –
present

On June 15, 2022, it was announced the series was renewed for a second season.[5]

In the U.S., it premiered on Disney Channel on January 9, 2023, and on Disney XD on January 14, 2023 on linear television,[6] making it the first Xilam animated series to air in the United States since Shuriken School in 2006.

Cast

Episodes
No.Title [7]ScriptStoryboardOriginal release dateDisney Channel air date [6]Prod.
code [6]		 Viewers
(millions)
1a"Thou Shalt Nut Steal"Frédéric MartinLéa CoustyJuly 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)January 9, 2023101aN/A
Dale takes acorns from a vendor cart protected by Pluto to feed himself and Chip, only for Chip to realize that they just took food from Pluto's pups. Pluto hunts them down for stealing the acorns.
1b"The Baby Whisperer"Léo BocardGuillaume PicardJuly 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)January 9, 2023101bN/A
Chip and Dale bond with babies in the park playpen, but Chip has difficulty bonding with a particularly angry baby dressed in a unicorn onesie, accidentally causing a baby stampede in the process.
1c"It Takes Two to Tangle"Baljeet Rai
Jean Cayrol		Cédric Frémeaux
Nicolas Bougard		July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)January 9, 2023101cN/A
Chip and Dale accidentally get their tails knitted together. When Chip does his daily exercise and cleaning with Dale still attached, Dale tries but fails to undo the knitting, leading Chip to believe that Dale doesn't want him anymore.
2a"The Whole Package"Hugo GittardLéa CoustyAugust 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)January 10, 2023102aN/A
Chip gets obsessed to get a nut wrecker from a delivery locker while Dale try to make the best of their time while waiting and gets delighted with the other contents they receive.
2b"Bird Brains"Baljeet Rai
Frédéric Martin		Léa CoustyAugust 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)January 10, 2023102bN/A
Chip's good-intended actions makes him ending up being banished from the park by a very suspicious Dale and some of the other also-suspicious park residents.
2c"Acorn in My Side"Frédéric MartinGuillaume PicardAugust 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)January 10, 2023102cN/A
Chip is unable to reach a mysterious acorn that becomes sinister and possibly supernatural and gets hypnotized by it tricking him to try to retrieve him from a dangerous branch Dale tried to keep him away from and now both must try to save themselves from the haunting.
3a"The Jungle"Hugo GittardRomain CisloAugust 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)January 11, 2023103aN/A
While trying to retrieve a fruit a couple of rabbits lost while playing, Chip and Dale get lost in a bush that looks like a jungle from the inside and impossible to find a way out for Chip, but not for Dale, and every attempt to show Chip the way out goes awry.
3b"The Flight"Julien DinseGuillaume PicardAugust 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)January 11, 2023103bN/A
Chip uses Dale to tests different ways to reach a cherry tree planted in a building roof farther from the park by flying.
3c"Deep Dive"Hugo GittardLéa CoustyAugust 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)January 11, 2023103cN/A
Chip and Dale dive into the depths of the water pond to get a giant golden acorn they dropped, while Chip and Dale ensue in a battle of brains, with Chip trying to dive into his mind looking for solutions, and Dale deciding to think outside the box.
4a"A Nut You Can't Refuse"Julien DinseGuillaume PicardAugust 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)January 12, 2023104aN/A
Chip bribes Dale with nuts to do the home chores, but get in debt himself with the park mafia to get more nuts.
4b"Chipmunks Away"Henry GiffordLéa CoustyAugust 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)January 12, 2023104bN/A
Chip and Dale decide to have a vacation, but Chip's insistence to find a perfect place ends annoying Dale.
4c"Ruff Justice"Baljeet Rai
Jean Cayrol		Nicolas BougardAugust 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)January 12, 2023104cN/A
Chip uses a policewoman's megaphone to scare bad guys and mean people away, but does that for misunderstandings and ends getting into problems with Butch, who has stolen Pluto's bone.
5a"Dog in the House"Baljeet Rai
Jean Cayrol		Cédric FrémeauxAugust 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)January 13, 2023105aN/A
Pluto gets stuck in the Chip and Dale's tree when Chip steals his ball and Dale gets infatuated with him, making Chip jealous.
5b"Cone Alone"Fanny CourtillotGuillaume PicardAugust 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)January 13, 2023105bN/A
Dale decides to use a street cone to trick Chip he is sick so he can pamper him like Pluto's pups, but soon begins to regret his decision the hard way after Chip gets too worried for Dale's safety.
5c"Highway to Hugs"Baljeet Rai
Frédéric Martin		Cédric Frémeaux
Nicolas Bougard		August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)January 13, 2023105cN/A
Dale takes examples of a birthday party thrown by a couple of bikers to make a busy Chip hug him, but to no avail.
6a"The Hazelnut King"Vincent SouchonGuillaume PicardSeptember 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)January 16, 2023106aN/A
While trying to steal a hazelnut from a birthday cake guarded by Pluto, Chip and Dale get trapped in an inflatable castle and Dale believes he is the one and only king of the bouncy castle, so he becomes greedy and keeps the nut all to himself.
6b"Egg Baby"Hugo GittardLéa CoustySeptember 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)January 16, 2023106bN/A
Chip adopts a lost egg and while inside there is a cute but dangerous baby snake, Chip still treats him as his son, but soon realizes the reality of the situation when it eats him and Dale.
6c"Mega Muscle Chip"Henry GiffordCédric FrémeauxSeptember 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)January 16, 2023106cN/A
Chip realizes he's very weak, but a remote controlled robot toy wrestler found in the sandlot makes him the strongest of the park, making Dale feel usurped.
7a"Struggling Duckling"Fanny CourtillotRomain CisloSeptember 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)January 17, 2023107aN/A
In an attempt to keep warm, Chip and Dale try to bond with ducklings to protect themselves from the harsh winter by using disguises. While Dale fits in, Chip has a distinctively hard time to join them and keeps getting kicked out.
7b"Friends of the Family"Vincent SouchonLéa CoustySeptember 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)January 17, 2023107bN/A
Chip and Dale become the thugs of the park mafia when they save its leader from a leaf vacuum cleaner and have fun with a spider turned weapon.
7c"Top Dog"Fanny CourtillotGuillaume PicardSeptember 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)January 17, 2023107cN/A
Dale defeats Pluto and Butch in a dog contest so he can eat the dog treats that come with the trophy, making him feel and act like a dog to Chip and Pluto loses his identity in the process, but his spirit is reignited when Butch captures Chip and Dale and re-challenges him.
8a"The Ghost"Léo Bocard
Alice Giordan		Léa CoustySeptember 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)January 18, 2023108aN/A
After being accidentally passed over and painted white in the street while everyone grants him as dead, Dale uses Chip to prank Butch (who was chasing them before Dale was painted white and whom Chip takes the blame on Dale's "death"), making the dog believe he is a ghost.
8b"The Imperfect Crime"Julien DinseRomain CisloSeptember 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)January 18, 2023108bN/A
A microphone tries to catch the chipmunk's sound and ends up losing its cover, that makes Chip and Dale believe that they accidentally killed another chipmunk, so they try to hide it from everybody.
8c"Nut Soup"Vincent SouchonGuillaume PicardSeptember 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)January 18, 2023108cN/A
Chip and Dale compete themselves to impress the park residents with the best soup they've ever had and loved.
9a"The Unusual Nutspects"Julien DinseRomain CisloSeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)January 19, 2023109aN/A
Chip finds two acorns shaped like him and Dale so he decides it to put them as a special ornament, but when they mysteriously disappear, he and Dale try to find the guilty between the suspects in the scene: Clarice, Pluto, and the park mafia's leader.
9b"An Evening with Clarice"Vincent SouchonLéa CoustySeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)January 19, 2023109bN/A
Dale falls head over heels with Clarice's way of life and invites her to dinner. While Dale has a good time, Chip gets scared by her manners.
9c"Craft Craze"Hugo GittardRomain CiscoSeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)January 19, 2023109cN/A
When Chip accidentally destroys the home while mounting a picture, injuring himself in the process, Dale tries to fix the house by himself using Chip's tool box while getting annoyed by Chip's unwanted (and dangerous) help when he abuses the toolbox by misunderstanding how they work.
10a"Too Late to Hibernate"Hugo Gittard
Léo Bocard		Léa CoustySeptember 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)January 20, 2023110aN/A
While looking for some privacy on a hot summer day to cool down, Dale tries to makes Chip believe that winter has arrived and he needs to hibernate.
10b"Sorry Nut Sorry"Hugo GittardRomain CisloSeptember 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)January 20, 2023110bN/A
When accidentally breaking their smartphone, Chip decides to blame a careless Dale without proof.
10c"Never Trust a Sausage"Hugo GittardLéa CoustySeptember 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)January 20, 2023110cN/A
Looking for a new couch, Chip and Dale wants to buy a toy from Pluto's yard sale, but when they take a sniff to the sausage in the hot dog Pluto wants in exchange, hilarity ensues.
11a"Night of the Pizza Moon"Vincent SouchonRomain CisloOctober 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)January 23, 2023111aN/A
Chip follows Clarice into the big city to find where she gets more food than he and Dale, but his plans go awry when Dale gets madly obsessed over pizzas.
11b"Who's Your Granny?"Leo Bocard
Alice Giordan		Guillaume PicardOctober 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)January 23, 2023111bN/A
The mafia leader tricks Chip and Dale to move out of their home to bring space to his mother. The tender manners of the grandma chipmunk moves Dale, while Chip tries to do his best to pull her out of their home for good.
11c"Summer Sidekick Syndrome"Leo Bocard
Alice Giordan		Guillaume PicardOctober 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)January 23, 2023111cN/A
During their summer vacation, Chip helps the other animals stay happy by using Dale as his sidekick, but the latter insists that Chip should do everything himself.
12a"Delivery Duck"Simon PerrinRomain CisloOctober 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)January 24, 2023112aN/A
The chipmunks discover the wonder of food delivery, annoying Donald, as long as he should bring the food to their house in the tree while avoiding the Beagle Boys.
12b"Dark in the Park"Simon PerrinGuillaume PicardOctober 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)January 24, 2023112bN/A
When Donald is stranded in the park at night, Chip and Dale try to get him to safety from a mob of hungry raccoons that haunts the park in the dark and are after Donald's food as well as Chip and Dale.
12c"Choppin' Dale"Vincent SouchonRomain CisloOctober 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)January 24, 2023112cN/A
Dale accidentally gets the powers of a chainsaw after being electrocuted by one and begins to work with Donald in chopping the old trees in the park, while Chip gets profit on selling refugee to the animals that lost their homes in the process.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a rating of 80% based on reviews from 5 critics.[8]

Kristy Puchko of IGN rated the series 8 out of 10 and found it to be a refreshing interpretation of Chip and Dale, while praising the animation and complimenting the humor of the show.[9] Ashley Moulton of Common Sense Media rated Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life 3 out of 5 stars, found agreeable the presence of positive messages and role models, citing friendship and curiosity, and found the series entertaining across its humor.[10] Jenna Anderson of Comicbook.com rated the series 3 out of 5 stars, acclaimed the animation style and complimented the performances of the voice actors, but stated that the series is narratively too simplified.[11]

References
  1. Puchko, Kristy (28 July 2021). "Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life Premiere Review". IGN. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. Peterson, Erik (24 February 2021). "Disney+ Sets Premiere Dates, First Images For 'Turner & Hooch', 'Mysterious Benedict Society', 'Chip 'N' Dale: Park Life' & 'High School Musical: The Series'". Deadline. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. "Opening Title Sequence for Disney+'s Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life Revealed". 16 June 2021.
  4. Zahed, Ramin (11 June 2019). "First Look : Disney+ Unveils Pics from New 'Chip 'n' Dale' Series at Annecy". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. "Disney Reveals Animated Series Slate at Annecy Festival (EXCLUSIVE)". 15 June 2022.
  6. "Shows A-Z – chip 'n' dale: park life on disney plus". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  7. "Shows A-Z – chip 'n' dale: park life on disney plus". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  8. "Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  9. Puchko, Kristy (28 July 2021). "Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life Premiere Review". IGN. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  10. "Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life TV Review | Common Sense Media". www.commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  11. "Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life Review: A Gorgeous, But Underwhelming New Adventure". TV Shows. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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