{"id":19249,"date":"2021-04-05T14:20:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T19:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=19249"},"modified":"2021-04-05T14:20:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T19:20:48","slug":"disney-juniors-the-chicken-squad-inspired-by-the-popular-childrens-book-series-premieres-friday-may-14-on-disney-junior-and-disneynow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/05\/disney-juniors-the-chicken-squad-inspired-by-the-popular-childrens-book-series-premieres-friday-may-14-on-disney-junior-and-disneynow\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Junior&#8217;s &#8220;The Chicken Squad,&#8221; Inspired by the Popular Children&#8217;s Book Series, Premieres Friday, May 14, on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xGXT8Y4fvKA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Disney Junior&#8217;s egg-citing new animated comedy-adventure series &#8220;<strong><em>The Chicken Squad<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; premieres FRIDAY, MAY 14 (7:30PM.EDT\/PDT), with two back-to-back episodes on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW. 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A digital soundtrack, &#8220;<em>Disney Junior Music: The Chicken Squad<\/em>,&#8221; featuring the theme song and music from the series is also set for release Friday, May 14, on Walt Disney Records.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the previously announced lead voice cast &#8211; Yvette Nicole Brown (Captain Tully), Ramone Hamilton (Coop), Gabriella Graves (Sweetie) and Maxwell Simkins (Little Boo) &#8211; the recurring guest voice cast includes Tony Hale (Disney+&#8217;s upcoming &#8220;<em>The Mysterious Benedict Society<\/em>&#8220;) as Frazz, a nervous squirrel; Jane Lynch (&#8220;<em>Glee<\/em>&#8220;) as Dr. Dirt, a forensic scientist snail; Melissa Rauch (&#8220;<em>The Big Bang Theory<\/em>&#8220;) as Dinah, the chicks&#8217; mother; Sean Giambrone (&#8220;<em>The Goldbergs<\/em>&#8220;) as Riley, a gruff pack rat; Malcolm-Jamal Warner (&#8220;<em>The Resident<\/em>&#8220;) as Lt. 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The guest voice cast for season one includes Rachel Bloom (&#8220;<em>Crazy Ex-Girlfriend<\/em>&#8220;) and Chrissie Fit (&#8220;<em>Pitch Perfect&#8221;<\/em> franchise) as Rebeecca, a nervous honeybee, and Quilla, a friendly porcupine, respectively.<\/p><div id=\"morty-848183729\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whether rescuing a stranded puppy from a creek, helping a bird track down its missing food, or solving the mystery of how their mom&#8217;s prized flowers got trampled, the Chicken Squad is always ready to lend a helping wing. 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