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In case you didn’t know, today is National Dance Like a Chicken Day, and Disney Junior is making a huge clucking deal of it, by launching its new animated show
Chicken Squad this evening.
The series is inspired by the children’s book of the same name by
Doreen Cronin, and follows three young chicken siblings Coop, Sweetie, and Little Boo as they go on adventures.
Yvette Nicole Brown, a self-described Disney geek who can currently be seen opposite
The Chicken Squad!
The young actor voices Coop on the show, who is the enthusiastic and inventor leader.
The Chicken Squad is a brand new series for the network and follows Coop, Little Boo (
Gabriella Graves) a trio of young chicken siblings and their trusted mentor, Captain Tully, a retired search and rescue dog, who team up on problem-solving adventures in their backyard to help their animal friends.
The Mysterious Benedict Society) as Frazz, a nervous squirrel; Jane Lynch (
Glee) as Dr. Dirt, a forensic scientist snail; Melissa Rauch (
The Big Bang Theory) as Dinah, the chicks’ mother; Sean Giambrone (
The Goldbergs) as Riley, a gruff pack rat; Malcolm- Jamal Warner (
The Resident) as Lt. Scruffy, a retired firehouse dog; and Melissa Villaseñor (
Saturday Night Live) and Zack Pearlman (
Dragons: Race to the Edge) as Wheeze and Snick, mischievous raccoon siblings. The guest voice cast for Season 1 includes Rachel Bloom (
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and Chrissie Fit (
Pitch Perfect franchise) as Rebeecca, a nervous honeybee, and Quilla, a friendly porcupine, respectively.
Gabriella Graves has an exciting new role!
The 15-year-old actress will soon be starring as the voice of Sweetie in the new Disney Junior series
Sweetie is the strong and big-hearted sister in the series which follows Coop, Little Boo and Sweetie a trio of young chicken siblings and their trusted mentor, Captain Tully, a retired search and rescue dog, who team up on problem-solving adventures in their backyard to help their animal friends.
Premieres Friday, May 14, on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW
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Disney Junior s egg-citing new animated comedy-adventure series The Chicken Squad premieres FRIDAY, MAY 14 (7:30 P.M. EDT/PDT), with two back-to-back episodes on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW. Inspired by Doreen Cronin s popular children s books, the series follows a trio of young chicken siblings - Coop, Sweetie and Little Boo - and their retired search and rescue dog mentor, Captain Tully. Together, they team up on problem-solving adventures in their backyard to help their animal friends, while modeling what it means to be good community helpers and finding the joy in assisting others. A digital soundtrack, Disney Junior Music: The Chicken Squad, featuring the theme song and music from the series is also set for release Friday, May 14, on Walt Disney Records.