The Chicken Squad

The Chicken Squad is a CGI Disney Junior show by Tom Rogers based on a book series of the same name. It aired from May 14, 2021 to April 29, 2022.

Plot
Inspired by Doreen Cronin's popular children’s book series, the show follows Coop, Little Boo, and Sweetie – a trio of young chicken siblings – and their mentor Captain Tully, a retired search and rescue dog, who use teamwork and critical thinking skills to solve problems and keep the peace in their neighborhood. Whether rescuing a stranded puppy from a creek, helping a bird track down its missing food, or solving the mystery of how their mom's prized flowers got trampled, the Chicken Squad is always ready to lend a helping wing. Whenever a character thinks of something, his/her thought bubble can be seen and edited by anyone around.

Why It's Ready to Get Scrambled

 * 1) Off the bat, the CGI animation is rendered terribly for 2021 standards, and also looks very stilted. It was made by the same people who even made Kamp Koral.
 * 2) *The characters, while decent on paper, look uncanny and even ugly to look at.
 * 3) *The backgrounds look rather generic, being the stereotypical houses and farms.
 * 4) *This is especially surprising because Wild Canary Animation produces the show. Previous shows from the company had way better, well rendered CGI.
 * 5) All of the characters are stereotypical, bland, and/or unlikable.
 * 6) *Coop is the smart nerdy one who likes making gadgets.
 * 7) *Sweetie is the strong Mary Sue.
 * 8) *Little Boo is the cool egotist one who is speedy.
 * 9) **And out of all of the Chicken Squad, he is by far the worst. He shows off his speed and hair constantly, and there is even a whole episode centered on him being upset the squad made a car and he is no longer the fastest (which by the way, is a ridiculous reason to even get upset over).
 * 10) *Captain Tully is nothing more but used for filler.
 * 11) **She also is a perfect example of wasted potential, as she could have been a great representation of a retired rescue dog, especially due to her unique condition, heterochromia iridium (two different colored eyes), but what do they do with her? Nothing.
 * 12) *Frazz is the fancy squirrel who is obsessed with tea.
 * 13) *Dr. Dirt is a stereotypical genius who is a snail and likes acting hip.
 * 14) *Dinah is the mother of the main trio who is another filler character.
 * 15) *Riley is a rat who is another filler character and is the sidekick of Frazz.
 * 16) *Lt. Scruffy is an offensive fire dog stereotype.
 * 17) *Snick and Wheeze are annoying redeemed antagonists who make terrible jokes and love to steal.
 * 18) *Maizie is another redeemed antagonist who loves stealing stuff for her mom.
 * 19) *Nibbles is yet another filler character who is in love with vegetables.
 * 20) *The characters that are voiced by guest stars, Rebeecca, Quilla, and Cornelius, also serve as filler as well as plot devices.
 * 21) *Not to mention, expect for the Blue Booted Baddie, the show can't decide on making an antagonist, as there is usually only one per episode, and then they redeem themselves.
 * 22) Horrible pacing, as the scenes either last too long with unnecessary jokes or scenes last too short and you can't grasp your attention.
 * 23) The show's "humor" is bland for its demographic, and filled to the brim with gross or dumb jokes, or sometimes even inappropriate. One major example was Honey Bee Boogie Woogie, in which the bees, including The Chicken Squad, who are minors, twerkǃ'
 * 24) Extremely poor grasp on the original book, as some characters are missing or added only 2 of the 4 book Chicken Squad members are in the show, Little Boo, and Sweetie, and they had very different personalities compared to the show counterparts.
 * 25) Unlike most other Disney Junior shows, and similar to the later seasons of Barney & Friends, the tone is way too childish and treats the viewers as if they are idiots, creating an "It's made for kids" excuse. Other Disney Junior shows, like Bluey at least understand the viewer, and at least add an interesting and realistic tone, whilst this show can't take anything seriously.
 * 26) On that topic, the show most often also suffers from an identity crisis, as the episodes can't seem to figure out which tone the audience will need in each scene.
 * 27) The show can also teach bad morals at times. An example is in the previously mentioned Honey Bee Boogie Woogie, where it teaches kids that going around bees is fine. In reality, this is actually dangerous as bees can sting you if you get near them.
 * 28) The episodes follow the exact same formula almost every time, with the cliche "the group has a problem, they do it the wrong way, but they do it right the 2nd time" story. As a result, many mediocre bland episodes to just mean-spirited atrocious episodes are produced, includingː
 * 29) *Chicken Squad to the Rescue (which began the show on a sour note)
 * 30) *A Speedy Exit
 * 31) *A Dirty Job
 * 32) *Roommate Rubble (depending on your view)
 * 33) *The Problematic Puppy
 * 34) *The Squirrel Next Door
 * 35) *The Stakeout Mistake
 * 36) *Tech Trouble (depending on your view)
 * 37) *A Visit from the Bearded Dragon
 * 38) *The Lemonade Letdown
 * 39) *The Prankster Returns
 * 40) *Honey Bee Boogie Woogie (which is arguably the worst episode of the entire series)

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) In concept the show's premise is somewhat interesting, but it was botched horribly.
 * 2) *Along with that, the books the show are based off are way better than this.
 * 3) The theme song, even if consisting of annoying lyrics, is somewhat catchy.
 * 4) Passable voice acting for the most part, except for Monty.

Reception
The Chicken Squad received mixed-to-negative reviews from viewers, parents, and critics, with the main criticisms being the poor animation, childish tone, stereotypical characters, and humor. It is often regarded as the worst Disney Junior show as of now. It currently has a 5.1/10 on IMDb.

Not even Disney Junior was happy with the show. On April 29, 2022, they cancelled it after only one season. It implies that they hate the show as well.

Trivia

 * The theme song was sung by Kids Incorporated star Renee Sands.
 * The director for many episodes is Pat Pakula, also responsible for joining working on The Loud House and writing parts for The Emoji Movie.
 * Many of the crew of The Chicken Squad moved to Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures.
 * This is the second Disney Junior show to have ended after one season, following The Rocketeer.