Chikn Nuggit is an American animated web series on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and later YouTube created by Kyra Kupetsky. The series follows Chikn Nuggit and his group of fast food-named animal friends as they get into all sorts of mostly comedic antics.[1] Since its initial release in October 2020, according to Genius Brands (now Kartoon Studios), Chikn Nuggit has included over three-hundred 15-20 second long shorts and over 9 million followers and a billion views on TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram,[2][3][4][1][5] entertaining fans worldwide with its "sweet and surreal adventures",[6] and has even released a merchandise line.[7]
Synopsis
The series follows a long-eared yellow dog named Chikn Nuggit and his fast food-named animal friends as they embark on sweet, spooky, and often surreal comedic adventures together.[1]
Voice cast and characters
Main characters
Kyra Kupetsky as Chikn Nuggit, a weird, but good-natured long-eared male golden retriever-basset hound mix. Chikn is later revealed to be the Demigod of Chaos, destined to break the fabric of reality, but he defects from it.
Vivian Nweze as Cheezborger "Chee", a cheerful, but sometimes shy female calico cat who wears a cheeseburger hat and Chikn Nuggit's best friend. She is currently dating Cofi.
Nate Charpentier as Iscream, a terrifying genderlessdemon disguised as a cute rabbit who loves causing chaos. "Iscream" is not their real name.
Carolina Reynoso as Slushi, a kind-hearted, nerdy female Arctic fox.
Cristina Vee as Fwench Fwy, a sweet, magical genderless wish dragon and Iscream's partner. "Fwench Fwy" is not their real name.
Elisabeth Riley as Cofi, a literal, mysterious female sheep in wolf's clothing and Chee's girlfriend.
Kellen Goff as Bezel, a personification of the Doomsday Clock who has come to reveal to Chikn his true nature. He formerly calls himself the "embodiment of time". Despite being a main character, he was not part of the group until 2024.[8][9]
Recurring characters
Nick Butera as Hawt Saus, a formerly obnoxious male squirrel.
Kevie Santos as Sassparilla, Sody Pop's mother.
Kyra Kupetsky as Milkshek, Slushi's friend who can't seem to stop dating bad partners until she eventually started dating Old Pea.
Matt Pierce as Old Pea, an old, green newt-like creature who is wealthy from his social media and is currently dating Milkshek.[9]
Joshua Waters as Onyn Ring, a male eastern red bat and theorist who comes to Chikn's world with plans to restart Armageddon.
Katsup and Meowstard, Cheezborger's younger siblings
Kellen Goff as Iscream's Overlord, their master
Fwench Fwy's Overlord, their master and the opposite of Iscream's Overlord
History and production
On October 15, 2020, Kyra Kupetsky, the lead animator of BuzzFeed's Animation Lab, premiered the series on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram[10] as a part of a few animated web series owned by BuzzFeed, such as The Land of Boggs.
In 2022, the show debuted on YouTube, as part of the YouTube Shorts platform, long-form videos are exclusively posted there every Saturday.
On February 4, 2023, Genius Brands International through its Frederator Networks subsidiary proposed a deal to BuzzFeed's Animation Labs that they would develop and produce a series based on the original works from BuzzFeed’s Animation Labs into an extended series, which included Chikn Nuggit in consideration because of its rapid growth in popularity, gathering over 7 million followers.[11]
Michael Hirsh, CEO of Wow Unlimited Media, the parent company of Frederator Network, stated on the project: "We are pleased to further expand our roster of original animated series with BuzzFeed, giving the global fans of wildly popular IP, such as Chikn Nuggit, more of what they love."[3]
Zee Myers, Head of BuzzFeed Animation Lab, also commented: "Millions of fans have let us know that they need the Chikn Nuggit animated series! We can’t wait to continue expanding our content universe for our global community in partnership with Frederator, a pioneer in animation and television."[3]
On June 23, 2023, Genius Brands confirmed and started development on Chikn Nuggit into making it into a "premium content series."[12] It became the second IP in development since the deal, after The Land of Boggs.[2] A release date is yet to be announced.[12]
As of August 11, 2025, the release schedule of regular shorts has been every Wednesday and Friday, with the lore episodes and Demigod Arc episodes releasing biweekly on Saturdays and Sundays, all at 9:00 AM PST (or 12:00 PM EST) Exceptions include occasional points in time when vital members are either at convention panels or other signifcant events, and additional minor disruptions.[13]
Notes
^Additional work done by Erin Chack, Allison Mehner, Simeon Kondev, Meredith Kesh and Brent Sievers
^Additional work done by Allison Mehner, Danny A. Reyes, Elizabeth Gotlieb, Emily Zullo, Meredith Kesh, and Brooke Burnett
