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Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)

Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated television series featuring the Chipmunks, which was produced by Bagdasarian Productions in association with Ruby-Spears Enterprises from 1983 to 1987, Murakami-Wolf-Swenson in 1988 and DIC Enterprises from 1988 to 1990.[4]

Not to be confused with Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks.

Alvin and the Chipmunks

  • The Chipmunks (seasons 6–7)
  • The Chipmunks Go to the Movies (season 8)

  • Ross Bagdasarian[1]
  • Janice Karman[1]

United States

English

8

102 (100 segments) (list of episodes)

22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)

NBC[2][3]

September 17, 1983 (1983-09-17) –
December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01)

Much of the overseas animation was done by Hanho Heung-Up for Seasons 2-5.[5] The Murakami-Wolf-Swenson episodes were animated by A-1 Productions. The last Season was animated by Sei Young Animation.


The show aired from September 17, 1983, to December 1, 1990, on NBC and is the follow-up to the original 1961–1962 series, The Alvin Show.[6] The show introduced the Chipettes, three female Chipmunks with their female caretaker, Miss Beatrice Miller (who joined the cast in 1986). In 1988, the show switched production companies to DIC Enterprises; the first 11 episodes of season 6 were produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, and the series was renamed to The Chipmunks.[7]


In 1987, during the show's fifth season, the Chipmunks' first animated feature film, The Chipmunk Adventure, was released in cinemas by The Samuel Goldwyn Company. The film was directed by Janice Karman and featured the Chipmunks and Chipettes in a contest traveling around the world.


In the show's eighth and final season, the show's name was changed to The Chipmunks Go to the Movies. Each episode was a spoof of a Hollywood film like Back to the Future or King Kong. Several television specials featuring the characters were also released.[8] In 1990, the special Rockin' Through the Decades was produced. That year, the Chipmunks also teamed up with other well-known cartoon characters (such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Michelangelo, and Garfield) for the drug abuse-prevention special Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue.

The Chipmunks

[9]

The Chipettes

: The Chipmunks' adoptive father, the Chipettes' guardian, songwriter, and manager. Dave's patience is tested nearly every day by Alvin until he is reduced to his famous yell of "ALVIN!!!" He can get frustrated with Simon and Theodore too sometimes as Alvin often gets them into mischief, but regardless, he loves all of his boys equally.

David (Dave) Seville

Miss Beatrice Miller: The kindly, absent-minded adoptive mother of the Chipettes.

Cookie Chomper III: The Chipmunks' first pet, Cookie Chomper III was a stray kitten who found his way into the Seville residence one night while Dave was working late. For a time, the Chipmunks kept him a secret from Dave until the kitten made his presence known. Dave allowed them to keep Cookie Chomper III, and he became their pet. But one evening, Cookie Chomper left through an open window in the Chipmunks' bedroom, then was hit by a car and killed. The Chipmunks all grieved, but Alvin was hurt most of all and even blamed himself. Dave reassured the boys that it wasn't their fault and helped them remember the happy times they had with Cookie Chomper III. Most NBC stations refused to air the episode due to its plot.

Lilly: The Chipmunks' puppy who they adopted from the shelter following the death of their original pet, Cookie Chomper III.

Vinny: The Chipmunks' birth mother (originally voiced by , then by Janice Karman). The Chipmunks find their long-lost mother after days of searching. Alvin gets upset because he doesn't understand why she abandoned them. Their mother explains that the year she abandoned them there was a horrible winter and all of the animals in the forest were forced to leave their homes. She realized that they wouldn't survive the journey if she brought them with her, so she decided to leave them with a nice man who was always kind to the forest animals (Dave). She told them that when spring came and she could finally return to get them, she saw how happy they were with Dave, and thought they would be better off with him. Eventually, Alvin forgives his mother. They return to Dave, but the brothers agree to keep in touch with their mother. In a later episode, she and Dave clash on how to bring the boys up. Eventually, they make up.

June Foray

as Alvin Seville, Simon Seville, Dave Seville, Grandpa Seville (second voice), Harry, most additional male voices (1988–1991)

Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.

as Theodore Seville, Brittany Miller, Jeanette Miller, and Eleanor Miller, most additional female voices (1988–1991)

Janice Karman

as Beatrice Miller

Dody Goodman

Thomas H. Watkins as Uncle "Adventure" Willy, Lilly the dog (1988–1991)

Rainy Hayes as Chipette Song vocal artist

Sherwood Ball as Chipmunk Song vocal artist

Vanessa Bagdasarian

Michael Bagdasarian

at IMDb

Alvin and the Chipmunks