Space Chickens in Space
Space Chickens in Space is a science fiction-comedy animated television series created by José C. García de Letona and Rita Street and developed by Tommy and Markus Vad Flaaten, Alan Keane, Shane Perez, and Scott Sonneborn for 9Go! and Disney XD. The series was produced by Ánima Estudios, Studio Moshi, Gingerbread Animation, and distributed by Cake Entertainment, with the participation of Disney EMEA.[4]
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Theme music composer | Markus Vad Flaaten |
Opening theme | "Space Chickens in Space" (performed by Tommy Vad Flaaten, Markus Vad Flaaten, and Sunniva Funderud) |
Ending theme | "Cosmic Love" (performed by Tommy Vad Flaaten and Markus Vad Flaaten) |
Composer | Jonathan Casey |
Country of origin | Australia Mexico United Kingdom Ireland |
Original languages | English Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 (51 segments) |
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Executive producers | Fernado De Fuentes S. Jose C. Garcia de Letona Tom van Waveren Ed Galton Andrew Davies Julia Adams |
Producers | Andrew Davies Lindsey Adams |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production companies | Ánima Estudios Studio Moshi Gingerbread Animation Ingenious Media[3] |
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Original network | 9Go! (Australia) Disney XD (international) |
Original release | September 30, 2018 – June 9, 2019 |
Plot
Chuck, Starley, and Finley are taken from their home and mistakenly enrolled in an elite intergalactic former military academy. It would take all their strength, and teamwork, to survive every escapade they have.[2]
Characters
Main
- Chuck (voiced by David Menkin) is a male tall chicken who is the leader of the chicken siblings. He is cool, daring, and wacky. He can be selfish and stubborn when it comes to challenges, but he is a true softie when it comes to his siblings. In Rebel to the Beak, it was revealed that he is allergic to Monstonuts and In The Good, The Bad, and The Clucky, it was also revealed that he used to be one of the Scouts from Slurp, a little cowboys camp along with Finley, Ainta and Hugo. He is the youngest of the three.
- Finley (voiced by Nick Mohammed and Dash Kruck) is a male short chicken who is the brains of the chicken siblings. He is smart, inquisitive, and mostly calm-mannered. But he can become short-tempered when no one (especially his brother and sister) describes his ideas as good ideas. İn The Good, The Bad, and The Clucky, it was revealed that he used to be one of the Scouts from Slurp, a little cowboys camp along with Chuck, Ainta, and Hugo. He is the oldest of the three.
- Starley (voiced by Laura Aikman) is a female chicken who is the loving one of the siblings. Being the middle sister, Starley always looks after her brothers and defends them no matter what. She also has born super-strength. In Sweet little Puff-Cloud, it was revealed that Starley has won the Cuddlebug contest when she was a chick.
Recurring
- Glargg (voiced by Roger Gregg and Damien Garvey) is a Green Alien.
- Niven (voiced by Lynette Callaghan) is a Female Blue Alien.
Production
Space Chickens in Space is fully animated in-house at Studio Moshi (Australia) using their bespoke hybrid Harmony animation pipeline, incorporating a mixture of hand-drawn and rigged high-quality animation. Studio Moshi provided animation direction, design (original production-ready characters and original world development), storyboard supervision & artwork, hand-crafted digital animation, visual FX.
Release
The series premiered on 9Go! in Australia on September 30, 2018,[5] on 2x2 TV Channel in Russia on January 1, 2020,[6] and had its Disney XD premiere in Europe, Middle-East and Africa on 19 November 2018.[7][8] In April 2022, all episodes and shorts were made available on Disney+.[9]
Episodes
No. | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code | Australian viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Trolling Thrognak" "Bliblisitting" | Tim Allsop & Stewart Williams Shane Perez | Jakob Foged Aaron Davies | September 30, 2018 | 101 | N/A |
"Trolling Thrognak": Chuck accidentally causes an intergalactic space battle when he insults the Horde of Darkness on the internet. "Bliblisitting": Principle Glargg puts his faith in Starley to babysit his pet Blibli while he's away from the academy. | ||||||
2 | "Best Pal" "The Egg" | James Hamilton & James Huntrods Tim Allsop & Stewart Williams | Jakob Foged Barry Reynolds | October 7, 2018 | 102 | N/A |
"Best Pal": Chuck plays on Finley's insecurities, making him question his friendship with PAL 9000. To win the petty argument, Finley gives PAL 9000 free will and it changes everything. "The Egg": When Starley plays with a cute but dangerous creature, he is suddenly transformed into an adorable chick. Now Chuck and Finley must look after Baby Starley. | ||||||
3 | "Atori" "Players Gotta Play" | Stuart Kenworthy James Phelan | Barry Reynolds Krystal Georgiou | October 14, 2018 | 103 | N/A |
"Atori": Chuck, Starley, and Finley need to find jobs and realise that bounty hunting is a lucrative way to make money. "Players Gotta Play": Chuck, Starley, and Finley organize a play that accidentally incited an intergalactic war. They attempt to stage another play in order to bring about peace. | ||||||
4 | "Green-Eyed Monster" "I Believe I Can Fly" | Alan Keane Shane Perez | Luke Allen & Aaron Davies Barry Reynolds | October 21, 2018 | 104 | N/A |
"Green-Eyed Monster": When Starley and Chuck bail on another science project, a frustrated Finley searches for a new partner and is pleased to discover his intellectual equal in new student, Adele. "I Believe I Can Fly": Starley struggles to control her temper as she yearns to fly, and must wait for the mysterious Supreme Chickeness to help or hinder her quest, | ||||||
5 | "Friendchip" "Freezing Awesome" | Story by : Stuart Kenworthy Teleplay by : Mike Heneghan Ciaran Morrison & Mick O'Hara | Gavin Fullerton Patricia Ross | October 28, 2018 | 105 | N/A |
"Friendchip": When Narcy reprograms an old Killbot robot to be the perfect best friend, it falls on Narcy and Starley to join forces to stop the rogue robot from destroying the academy. "Freezing Awesome": Finley decides to create the ultimate time-freezing device, but his obsession with freezing time causes serious damage to AIIA's core. | ||||||
6 | "Idle Idols" "Try Not to Laugh" | James Hamilton & James Huntrods Richard Preddy | Marylène Sun Krystal Georgiou | November 4, 2018 | 106 | N/A |
7 | "Food Fight" "Poor Dweezil" | Kristina Yee James Hamilton & James Huntrods | Gavin Fullerton Dan Hamman | November 11, 2018 | 107 | N/A |
8 | "Floofy Flibby Kiss Kiss" "You Snooze You Cruise" | Ciarán Morrison & Mick O'Hara James Phelan | Krystal Georgiou Gavin Fullerton | November 18, 2018 | 108 | N/A |
9 | "Three Trippion Parsec Trip" "Final Exam" | Alan Keane Tim Allsop & Stewart Williams | Jakob Foged Barry Reynolds | November 24, 2018 | 109 | N/A |
10 | "Alpha Chuck" "Being Glargg" | Mike Heneghan Alan Keane | Barry Reynolds Krystal Georgiou | November 25, 2018 | 110 | N/A |
11 | "All Flying and Chill" "Jail Birds" | Diarmuid O'Brien Shane Perez | Chuck Klein Barry Reynolds | December 1, 2018 | 111 | N/A |
12 | "Ommminous Foreshadowing" "Draw Anything" | James Hamilton & James Huntrods Ciarán Morrison & Mick O'Hara | Krystal Georgiou Barry Reynolds | December 2, 2018 | 112 | N/A |
13 | "Academy Rules" | Tommy Vad Flaaten & Markus Vad Flaaten | Tommy Vad Flaaten & Markus Vad Flaaten | December 8, 2018 | 113 | N/A |
14 | "Cadet Clarkk" "Stop Bugging Me" | Evan Menzel Diarmuid O'Brien | Marylène Sun Dan Hamman | December 9, 2018 | 114 | N/A |
15 | "Personal Spacetime" "Chicken in the Egg" | James Hamilton & James Huntrods Mike Heneghan | Marylène Sun Krystal Georgiou | December 15, 2018 | 115 | N/A |
16 | "Chuck's First Command" "One of a Kind" | Diarmuid O'Brien James Hamilton & James Huntrods | Barry Reynolds Gavin Fullerton | March 31, 2019 | 116 | N/A |
17 | "Beat Beat Chicken Chicken" "Finley Cleanly" | Ciarán Morrison & Mick O'Hara Evan Menzel | Krystal Georgiou Dan Hamman | April 7, 2019 | 117 | N/A |
18 | "The Chicken Feed" "Quizardry" | Lucy Heavens Evan Menzel | Valentina Delmiglio Gavin Fullerton | April 14, 2019 | 118 | N/A |
19 | "Pale Blue Rock" "Blibli Squared" | Shane Perez Brydie Lee-Kennedy & Tobi Wilson | Marylène Sun Barry Reynolds | April 21, 2019 | 119 | N/A |
20 | "The Good Guy Choice" "Presidential Coop" | Diarmuid O'Brien James Phelan | Dan Hamman Patricia Ross | April 28, 2019 | 120 | N/A |
21 | "Phil My Heart" "Snot Like This" | Alan Keane James Hamilton & James Huntrods | Jessica Toth Krystal Georgiou | May 5, 2019 | 121 | N/A |
22 | "No Brain No Pain" "Who's Wearing the Cool Pants?" | James Hamilton & James Huntrods Paul McKeown | Krystal Georgiou Mark Flood | May 12, 2019 | 122 | N/A |
23 | "Secret Society of the Secret Thing" "Bad Bad Bad" | James Hamilton & James Huntrods Lucy Heavens | Jessica Toth Marylène Sun | May 19, 2019 | 123 | N/A |
24 | "Smells Like Chicken" "Smartest Chicken in Town" | Evan Menzel James Phelan | Dan Hamman Barry Reynolds | May 26, 2019 | 124 | N/A |
25 | "Ultimate Niven" "Camp Ghosty Pants" | Lucy Heavens | Barry Reynolds Patricia Ross | June 2, 2019 | 125 | N/A |
26 | "Chicken Out" "Chicken Back Again" | Ciarán Morrison & Mick O'Hara | Gavin Fullerton | June 9, 2019 | 126 | N/A |
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