Quis the Chicken

Quis the Chicken is an American animated television series created and produced by Ray John. The series premiered in first-run syndication in 1997, and would move to the Fox Family Channel between 1998 and 2000.

Plot
The series focuses on Quis, a chicken with a job at a fictional version of Bear Bones Productions, the studio where the series was produced. He works with his assistant, Sonia, his secretary, Rolia, and Boss Bear, their boss. They deal with the normal everyday happenings around the studio, including investors wanting to take part in projects, and villains attempting to perform hostile takeovers. The series is best described as a workplace comedy that pokes fun at 1990s pop culture and various television series of the era.

Main characters

 * Jim Cummings as Quis the Chicken
 * Debi Derryberry as Sonia the Chicken
 * Candi Milo as Rolia the Witch
 * Rob Paulsen as Dave the Fox
 * Maurice LaMarche as Eddie the Bear

Minor characters

 * Neil Ross as Boss Bear (inspired by Mala Miles)
 * Frank Welker as Kyle Koala / Peter Pig
 * Kath Soucie as Sadie
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Blake Bird
 * Barbara Goodson as Caroline Cow

Recurring characters

 * Anndi McAfee as Pebella Panda
 * R. Lee Ermey as Sgt. Farmer
 * Tara Charendoff as Stella Fish
 * Stephen Root as Armacost Squirrel
 * Adam Wylie as Kid Pete
 * Brad Garrett as Enzi
 * Clancy Brown as Buster
 * Brian Cummings as Announcer #1
 * Mark Elliot as Announcer #2
 * Tress MacNeille as Thalia
 * Jack Carter as The Powers That Be
 * Tom Kenny as Oscar

Antagonists

 * Laraine Newman as Mrs. Olivia Heast
 * Alex Rocco, Sherman Howard, William Sanderson, and Charles Napier as Syndication Executives

Guest characters

 * Mala Miles as
 * Malachi, the main character of Malachi and Friends
 * Purple, Malachi's best friend, also from Malachi and Friends
 * Anndi McAfee as Sarah, the protagonist of the Sarah segments on Malachi and Friends
 * Frank Welker as
 * Takashi, a major character from Malachi and Friends
 * Scott Pig, a major character from The Animal Farm segments on Malachi and Friends
 * Ratchet, a major character from the Sarah segments
 * Jake, the titular character from the Jake the Robot segments
 * Melissa Disney as
 * Bloom, the main protagonist from Winx Club and the Fairy of the Dragon Flame
 * C.C., a major character from Code Geass
 * Cheryl Chase as
 * Stella, a major character from Winx Club and the Fairy of the Shining Sun
 * Tsuyu Asui, a major character from My Hero Academia
 * Charlie Adler as
 * Nate, a major character from the Sarah segments and Sarah's best friend
 * Nicolas, a major character from Time Warped and the younger brother of Siana
 * Cree Summer as
 * Siana, a major character from Time Warped and the older sister of Nicolas
 * Aisha, a major character from Winx Club and the Fairy of Waves
 * Jason Marsden as
 * Dino, the main character from Dino's Re-Historic World
 * Lelouch Lamperouge, a major character from Code Geass
 * Dan Castellaneta as
 * Captain Turbo, a major character from Malachi and Friends
 * All Might, a major character from My Hero Academia
 * Charlie Schlatter as Dak, one of two main characters from Legend of Galactic
 * Jodi Benson as Alexia, one of two main characters from Legend of Galactic
 * Alyson Court as Ami, the main character from the Ami the Mermaid Princess series
 * Rob Paulsen as
 * Corey, a major character from Game Over
 * Timmy, one of the Red Fountain specialists and a major character from Winx Club
 * Jennifer Hale as Flora, a major character from Winx Club and the Fairy of Nature
 * Janice Kawaye as Musa, a major character from Winx Club and the Fairy of Music
 * Ellen Gerstell as Zombila, an undead zombie and a major character from the Sarah segments
 * Cam Clarke as
 * Izuku Midoriya, the main character of My Hero Academia
 * Sky, one of the Red Fountain specialists and a major character from Winx Club
 * Suzaku Kururugi, a major character from Code Geass
 * Julie Nathanson as Kallen Stadtfeld, a major character from Code Geass
 * Rebecca Forstadt as Nunnally Lamperouge, a major character from Code Geass
 * Syo Tortellini as Lugustine King, a major character from Troublemaker!
 * Diedrich Bader as Brandon, one of the Red Fountain specialists and a major character from Winx Club
 * Neil Ross as
 * Shoto Todoroki, a major character from My Hero Academia
 * Riven, one of the Red Fountain specialists and a major character from Winx Club
 * Townsend Coleman as Helia, one of the Red Fountain specialists and a major character from Winx Club
 * Phil LaMarr as Nabu, one of the Red Fountain specialists and a major character from Winx Club
 * Scott Menville as Simon, a major character from Gurren Lagann
 * Jess Harnell as Kamina, a major character from Gurren Lagann
 * E.G. Daily as
 * Alexis, a major character from Game Over
 * Ochako Uraraka, a major character from My Hero Academia
 * Jeannie Elias as Chiyo Mihama, a major character from Azumanga Daioh
 * Sherry Lynn as Tomo, a major character from Azumanga Daioh
 * Katie Leigh as
 * Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga, a major character from Azumanga Daioh
 * Tecna, a major character from Winx Club and the Fairy of Technology
 * Nia Teppelin, a major character from Gurren Lagann
 * Veronica Taylor as Diaspro, a minor character from Winx Club
 * Cathy Cavadini as
 * Mirta, a minor character from Winx Club
 * Yoko Littner, a major character from Gurren Lagann
 * Tress MacNeille as
 * Arpeggio, the main villain of the Sarah segments and the creator of Sarah herself
 * Mina Ashido, a major character from My Hero Academia
 * Sakaki, a major character from Azumanga Daioh
 * Icy, a villain from Winx Club and the leader of the Trix
 * Kath Soucie as Darcy, a villain from Winx Club and a member of the Trix
 * Candi Milo as
 * Kyoka Jiro, a major character from My Hero Academia
 * Stormy, a villain from Winx Club and the youngest of the Trix

Additional voices

 * Mala Miles -
 * Dee Bradley Baker -
 * Mark Benninghofen -
 * Sheryl Bernstein -
 * Susanne Blakeslee -
 * Max Brooks -
 * Ziggy Miles -
 * Toran Caudell -
 * Pat Corley -
 * Jeffrey Garcia -
 * Blake Ewing -
 * Craig Ferguson -
 * Cameron Finley -
 * Shaun Fleming -
 * John Forsythe -
 * Bernard Fox -
 * Alice Ghostley -
 * Dean Haglund -
 * Jess Harnell -
 * Sandy Fox -
 * Billie Hayes -
 * Kathy Ireland -
 * Carol Kane -
 * Brandan Kaplan -
 * David Kaufman -
 * Whitney Clare Kaufman -
 * Charles Kimbrough -
 * Phil LaMarr -
 * Paige Moss -
 * Kevin Michael Richardson -
 * Alan Roberts -
 * Lindsay Schnebly -
 * Susan Silo -
 * Natasha Slayton -
 * Paul St. Peter -
 * Cree Summer -
 * Ashley Michelle Tisdale -
 * Billy West -
 * April Winchell -

Production
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Broadcast
The show initially aired in first-run syndication through the Bear Bones Lineup, and it moved to the Fox Family channel, where it continued to air new episodes until 2000, and last aired in 2001. In broadcast syndication, it has aired on the Bear Bones Channel, Nicktoons TV, Hub Network, and BBToons in the United States. YTV aired it in Canada. Internationally, the series was broadcast on Fox Kids where available and CITV in the UK. In Australia, the series aired on Nickelodeon.

Home media releases
The series was released on DVD by Lionsgate Home Entertainment between 2004 and 2006. The DVD releases are based on the original versions of the episodes, which restore certain scenes that were often cut in later reruns. Some of the licensed music was cut from the DVDs and replaced with stock music cues due to licensing issues. The DVD version of "The Contest" (season 3) features the original ending, followed by the later ending with Diaspro's message of the real-life contest inspired by the episode having ended, and the alternate ending message with Big Boss.