Chirp (TV series)

Chirp is an animated Canadian TV series that has run on Kids' CBC since 2014. It was created by JJ Johnson^[1] who is also the voice director and one of the writers.^[2] Each episode is approximately 11–12 minutes.

The television series was based on an ongoing children's magazine.^[3] It is produced by Yowza! Animation.^[4]

Characters

Main:

• Chirp (voiced by Jacob Ewaniuk) is a male yellow bird who wears red boots.
• Tweet (voiced by Brianna Daguanno) is a female yellow bird with purple spots.
• Squawk (voiced by Adrian David Lloyd) is a male blue bird.

Recurring:

• the Mail Squirrel
• the Vole Brothers
• Sparky voiced by (Elana Catherine) is a male dog who gives advice to the birds.

Episodes

As of 22 April 2016 there were 52 full episodes^[5] including:

• Knights of the Awesome Castle^[6]
• Monster Trucks^[7]

Appisodes

In addition to televised and internet broadcasting, the show is divided into 2-episode volumes:

• Volume 1: There She Blows! and To The Peak!^[8]
• Volume 2: Astro-Birds! and Waddle of the Penguins!^[9]
• Volume 3: A River Leaks Through it! and Ghost Town!^[10]
• Volume 4: Sandnado and Guardian Of The Sandcastle^[11]
• Volume 5: Reach For The Sky and Dungeons and Owls^[12]

Games

Nine^[13] games were created based on the toon, hosted on the CBC site:

1. Dress Up Mix-Up
2. Find It
3. Follow the Birds
4. Letters
5. Shadow Fun
6. Snap It
7. Space Race
8. Spot the Difference
9. Squawk's Jokes

References

1. "Chirp". CBC.ca. Watch our CBC Parents exclusive interview with show creator JJ Johnson!
2. "CBC Parents Exclusive - Behind the Scenes of Chirp!". 2 March 2015.
3. "Chirp". The Parents' Choice Foundation. the magazine (also the basis for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's "Chirp" TV series)
4. Zahed, Ramin (11 January 2012). "Yowza Animation to Produce 'Chirp' Preschool Show". Animation Magazine.
5. "Chirp Full Episodes".
6. "Chirp - Knights of the Awesome Castle - Kids' CBC 1". 6 March 2016.
7. "Chirp - Monster Trucks - Kids' CBC 1". 3 May 2016.
8. http://www.cbc.ca/parents/apps/view/chirp-appisodesvolume-1
9. http://www.cbc.ca/parents/apps/view/chirp-appisodesvolume-2
10. http://www.cbc.ca/parents/apps/view/chirp-appisodesvolume-3
11. http://www.cbc.ca/parents/apps/view/chirp-appisodesvolume-4
12. http://www.cbc.ca/parents/apps/view/chirp-appisodesvolume-5
13. "Chirp: Play all nine games!".

External links

• Chirp at the Internet Movie Database}