Alvin and the Chipmunks (Franchise)Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks: Alvin, the mischievous troublemaking lead vocal (and star) of the group.
Watch Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) full movie. Alvin and the Chipmunks synopsis: After the tree they called home is cut down and shipped to Los Angeles, talking. A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby. Sweet chimpunk Alvin is waiting for you with his harmonica. Alvin decided to record a new album and he needs your help. You can help him by pressing the left and.
- Three chipmunk brothers, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. The trio have been adopted by and are living with Dave (human). Each show finds the boys getting into trouble and.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. The group consists of three singing. Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Chipettes and Characters . All Rights Reserved. For additional ratings information please visit.
Simon, the tall, bespectacled intellectual and backup vocal. Theodore, the chubby, impressionable one as well as backup singer.
The trio is managed by their human adoptive father, David . He took the professional name after being stationed in Seville, Spain during World War II and liked the area (and also because Bagdasarian wouldn't fit on a '4. Bagdasarian named The Chipmunks after executives at Liberty Records who released Seville's and the Chipmunks' original albums: Alvin was named for company president Alvin Bennet, Simon for company vice president and record producer Si Waronker Theodore for recording engineer Ted Keep. The characters became a success, and the singing Chipmunks and their manager were given life in several animated cartoon productions, using redrawn, anthropomorphic chipmunks, and eventually films. The voices of the Chipmunks were sped up in the playback to create high- pitched voices. This oft- used process was not entirely new to Bagdasarian, who had also used it for two previous novelty songs, including a catchy little tune titled ? ALLLLLLLVIN! In addition, Bagdasarian insisted that The Alvin Show skip the addition of a laugh track, against the wishes of CBS.) A number of further Chipmunk albums were released, but interest eventually died down and Bagdasarian retired in the late '6.
The Alvin Show did get replayed on NBC at mid- season of the 1. TV listings billed it as Alvin and the Chipmunks) followed by a syndication run and another on Nickelodeon in the early 1. After Bagdasarian suddenly passed away from a heart attack in 1.
Ross Bagdasarian Jr. In 1. 98. 1, an animated TV movie was made, based (loosely) around the original . The series also introduced Distaff Counterparts to the Chipmunks, .
In addition to the usual Sitcom and Animated Series plots common to the era, the show features a great deal of musical numbers, with the Chipmunks and their female counterparts covering popular eighties hits in musical sequences, which is why the series (save for the last season) will never EVER see the light of day on DVD. Although, with the success of the new live- action movies, some select episodes have been released by Paramount. The show ultimately vanished from the airwaves in the 1. Holiday plotlines. In the last couple of years however, a live- action adaptation with computer- generated (and realistically sized) chipmunks and Jason Lee as the new David Seville, has revived the characters somewhat.
So much so, in fact, that it has spawned three sequels, at least one of which averts Sequelitis. In the 2. 00. 7 CGI/live- action movie adaptation and its 2. Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse Mc. Cartney. Bagdasarian, Jr. The project has earned five Grammy awards, an American Music Award, a Golden Reel Award, and three Kids' Choice Awards, and has been nominated for three Emmy awards. Then in 2. 00. 9 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, the CGI- rendered Chipettes were voiced in dialogue by Christine Applegate, Anna Faris and Amy Poehler. An animated series revival, titled !
It began airing in August 2. Nickelodeon. In fact, it had to be pointed out quite frequently throughout the series (untied shoelaces, holding a sign upside down, not watching where she's going), to point out she may be book- smart, but lacks common sense and general intelligence otherwise, since many people associated her glasses with her being The Smart Guy (it's simply because she has incredibly poor vision). Adaptation Dye- Job Throughout the franchise, beginning with The Alvin Show all the way up to the live- action ALVINNN!!! Simonnote Black in The Alvin Show, the first season of Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Chipmunks, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman and in the live action/CGI films; Blue in the rest of Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Chipmunks series, The Chipmunk Adventure and Little Alvin and the Mini- Munks and Jeanette note Black in the first season of Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Chipmunks and Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, Pink for the rest of Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Chipmunks series, The Chipmunk Adventure and Little Alvin and the Mini- Munks; Purple in the live action/CGI films (oval shaped) and ALVINNN!!! While the characters have experienced some natural Character Development over the years (especially true of the 1.
CGI movies. For example, Simon goes from being Deadpan Snarker with biting sarcasm to having a less cerebral sense of humor with a underlying perverted streak; Theodore's innocence and naivete not only becomes a thing of flanderization, but he also becomes more absent- minded (much like Jeanette usually is); and Brittany is hardly the Alpha Bitch diva that she's been known for in previous incarnations. Age- Inappropriate Dress: The Chipettes are often accused of this, two particular occasions that stand out are the episode, . In the former, The Chipettes entertain on a riverboat that's also a floating hotel, where they sing Creedence Clearwater Revival's, . This moment became the subject of controversy when the song surfaced on You. Tube in 2. 00. 7, with one troll's comments about The Chipettes being, . In the latter, The Chipettes find themselves in Egypt, where the Prince wants to marry Brittany, and they are later dressed in harem attire for the rest of the movie; the fact that they also charmed snakes by singing a song called, .
Dave wakes up in bed with his hand in the air at the end. There were some other episodes in the 8. Alvin had a fever or when Dave thought he'd shrunk where's he able to stand in someone's a palm. Animal Title Index The '8. Alvin and the Chipmunks, later The Chipmunks. The Chipmunk Adventure.
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman. Alvin and the Chipmunks film. Alvin and the Chipmunks The Squeakquel. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. Anthropomorphic Shift: The Chipmunks went from looking like actual chipmunks.
However, in their first live- action movie, they all started to look like chipmunks again, although not as much as they did on the original covers. Armenia: Creator Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. Ironically however, it seems more effort was put into the animation of the Ruby- Spears episodes, the supporting and one- shot characters look more human, and more detail was put into the backgrounds and layouts, while the Mukarumi- Wolf- Swenson and Di.
C episodes have a more effortless look to them. The character designs did improve with the MWS episodes, and the animation was pretty decent, but the backgrounds and layout were really simplistic; the Di. C episodes are pretty awful..
Now compare them all to the original cartoon designs of the 1. Format Films (an L. A. The Chuck Jones special, A Chipmunk Christmas is a very notable bridge between the two very different styles, which is lampshaded in the Alvin and the Chipmunks episode ? The Flintstones? In shifting from the series to various different movies, Jeanette is noticably reduced to minor roles (and she's been known to have A Day in the Limelight on the series on occasion). Conversely, Eleanor has a stronger presence in the movies (from rescuing the baby penguin and returning him home in The Chipmunk Adventure to pretty much being the unofficial female lead of Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman), as opposed to the series, where she had seriously been underused compared to the others.
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Alvin and Brittany have these moments sometimes. The Bet: Alvin and Brittany's egos make this a routine trope. Takes full effect in The Chipmunk Adventure. Big Brother Instinct: In his own ways, Alvin will come to his brothers' defense, such as when a school bully kept picking on Theodore. Big Eater: Theodore and Eleanor. Birds of a Feather: The trope mostly describes the relationship between The Chipmunks and The Chipettes when paired with their individual Distaff Counterpart. Somewhat subverted with Alvin and Brittany, as their similarities make them clash more than they come to understand each other in their ever Belligerent Sexual Tension.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: . Simon, starting from the CGI films (brown fur) to the CG- animated series. Brought To You By the Letter A: Alvin usually has a large 'A' on his sweater. Breakout Character: After their first appearance in the '8. Chipettes have become so popular and get more and more screen time overtime in the series becoming regular characters. Now the Chipettes are integral part of the franchise and appear in all media.
Butt- Monkey / Chew Toy: Dave, Simon, Miss Miller, Miss Frumpington, Clyde Crashcup, about anybody . In the 6. 0's version, it's Dave's . Brittany remained as egotistical as Alvin, though she (being a girl) was much more of a diva, who had to have everything her own way, from whatever Zany Scheme she and her sisters got into, to whatever ensemble she would be wearing. Jeanette became considerably more shy and withdrawn compared to Simon, while she expressed an interest more towards literature than science. Reversed for Eleanor, she became more outgoing and far more active than Theodore, playing just about any sport the school had to offer, while still maintaining a passion for culinary delights.
Characterization Marches On: Depending on the medium, and the portrayer, Dave could be rather strict, overbearing, and have a short fuse making him quick to losing his cool (Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.), to being more laid back, easy going, while still being easily flustered (Ross, Jr.), to seemingly like a very reluctant surrogate father- figure (Jason Lee).