Chipocalypse Now
| "Chipocalypse Now" | |
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 Title card | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 21 |
| Production code | 221[1] |
| Original air date | January 16, 2021 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Chipocalypse Now" is the twenty-first episode of the second season of the American animated television series Big City Greens, and a television special. "Chipocalypse Now" originally aired in the United States on January 16, 2021, on Disney Channel.[2][3] A sneak peek was released on January 4, prior to its premiere.[4] In this episode, Chip Whistler threatens to tear down the Greens' house to build a new Wholesome Foods store.[2][5]
This episode was directed by Jonathon Wallach, and written and storyboarded by Caldwell Tanner, Kiana Khansmith, Faryn Pearl and Ariel Vracin-Harrell.
Plot
[edit]With Big Coffee sold, Gloria out of a job, and the Greens' neighborhood and house right in the crosshairs of Wholesome Foods CEO Chip Whistler,[a] the Greens - sans Nancy, who had just arrived - are in a state of panic. Their fears are confirmed when Chip razes the apartment block and the Big Coffee building, intending to build a massive Wholesome Foods Mega-Store right in its place; with the Greens' house serving as its parking lot. One week after the Mega-Store's construction and grand opening, the Greens have had enough, with the kids' Gramma Alice beginning a turf war between them and Wholesome Foods. However, they encounter Gloria, who was forced to take up a job with Wholesome Foods after Big Coffee was shuttered. Gloria sends the Greens away, having had enough of their conflict with Chip.
Despite the family's resillience against external threats in the past, Bill deems this a no-win situation: Chip would end up winning, no matter what they do. Nancy decides to take the kids to the office of the mayor, Hansock, who is revealed to have been influenced by a public vote regarding the destruction of the Greens' house. Nancy takes a tablet containing the votes, but is apprehended by the police. Bill, who is disappointed by the turn of events, affirms that there will not be any more conflict against Wholesome Foods. When the kids return home, they find out that many of the Greens' friends had signed the petition. The next day, Cricket interrogates Remy for answers; he did not sign any petition, and they find out the poll is faked. The kids, Remy and bodyguard Vasquez tell Nancy about their revelation; later that night, a group of wrecking crews arrive at the house, intending to demolish it.
The kids formulate a plan: Cricket and Remy will infiltrate the Mega-Store to get the evidence that Chip forged the poll, and Gramma and Tilly will buy them time. Chip's wrecking crew begins to tear down the house as Cricket and Remy begin their infiltration. They encounter Gloria once more; while she is initially hesitant to help them, Cricket is able to convince her to help him and Remy get into Chip's office. Meanwhile, the wrecking crew breaches the Greens' first line of defense, so Gramma and Tilly are forced to pick them off by means of bow and corncobs, later being joined by Vasquez. While Gramma and Vasquez battle the crew, Tilly tells Bill that the reason why the Greens had survived for many generations was because they stood up against a bigger opposition, which is broadcast across Big City.
Cricket and Remy reach Chip's office and are able to obtain the evidence, while Bill joins the fight, now determined to protect the family legacy. Chip enters the Mega-Store and catches Cricket and Remy in the act, but Remy distracts Chip and his two goons as Cricket takes the vents to the roof of the Mega-Store. Nancy, now freed from jail, officer Keys, and Hansock arrive at the scene just as the wrecking crew begins to tear the house down. Cricket begins to reveal the evidence of forgery, but Chip's helicopter tears the papers to shreds. The residents of Big City arrive, wanting the house and the Greens to stay, but Chip, having had enough and having reached a point of insanity, decides to try to murder Cricket and the Greens. However, Chip is stopped just inches away from the Greens by two electric poles, which sling him away into the distance.[b]
With Chip gone, the Wholesome Foods Mega-Store is demolished, with the Big Coffee building and the apartment block restored, and Gloria, who has lost her job, decides to make herself at home at the Greens' house.
Voice cast
[edit]- Chris Houghton as Cricket Green
- Marieve Herington as Tilly Green
- Bob Joles as Bill Green
- Artemis Pebdani as Alice Green
- Wendi McLendon-Covey as Nancy Green
- Zeno Robinson as Remy Remington
- Andy Daly as Officer Keys
- Anna Akana as Gloria Sato
- Raven-Symoné as Maria Media
- Danny Trejo as Vasquez
- Paul Scheer as Chip Whistler[2]
- Andy Richter as Mayor Hansock[2]
Ratings
[edit]The episode received 0.52 million viewers on its premiere.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ As depicted in "Chipwrecked".
- ^ In "Chipped Off", it is revealed that Chip has survived the crash.
References
[edit]- ^ "Big City Greens Episodes". Disney General Entertainment Content Press.
- ^ a b c d Milligan, Mercedes (December 22, 2020). "Disney Roars into 2021 with 'Dino Ranch,' 'Gigantosaurus', 'Big City Greens' & More". Animation Magazine. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Bishop, Rollin (January 13, 2021). "Disney Renews Big City Greens for Season 3". ComicBook.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Newsdesk, Laughing Place Disney (January 4, 2021). "Disney Channel Releases Clip From New "Big City Greens" Episode Called "Chipocalypse Now!"". LaughingPlace.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Betti, Tony (January 16, 2021). ""Big City Greens" Returns With Chip Whistler Taking Over The Green's Land in "Chipocalypse Now!"". LaughingPlace.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 20, 2021). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.16.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2025.