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Alvin & the Chipmunks

  • TV Series
  • 1983–1990
  • TV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.2K
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Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983)
Hand-Drawn AnimationParodyAdventureAnimationComedyFamilyMusicMusical

Three chipmunk brothers named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have been adopted by and are living with Dave (human). Each episode finds them getting into trouble and new and unusual situations.Three chipmunk brothers named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have been adopted by and are living with Dave (human). Each episode finds them getting into trouble and new and unusual situations.Three chipmunk brothers named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have been adopted by and are living with Dave (human). Each episode finds them getting into trouble and new and unusual situations.

  • Stars
    • Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
    • Janice Karman
    • Frank Welker
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
      • Janice Karman
      • Frank Welker
    • 24User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations total

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    Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
    Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
    • Alvin Seville…
    • 1983–1990
    Janice Karman
    Janice Karman
    • Theodore Seville…
    • 1983–1990
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Additional Voices…
    • 1983–1990
    Dody Goodman
    Dody Goodman
    • Miss Rebecca Miller…
    • 1986–1990
    Thomas H. Watkins
    • Additional Voices…
    • 1988–1990
    Alan Young
    Alan Young
    • Additional Voices
    • 1983–1987
    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
    • Additional Voices…
    • 1983–1987
    Derek Barton
    Derek Barton
    • Additional Voices
    • 1984–1987
    Julie McWhirter
      • 1983–1985
      Johnny Haymer
      Johnny Haymer
        • 1983–1985
        Kerrigan Mahan
        Kerrigan Mahan
        • Additional Voices
        • 1984–1986
        Walker Edmiston
        Walker Edmiston
          • 1983–1984
          June Foray
          June Foray
          • Additional Voices
          • 1983–1984
          Peter Cullen
          Peter Cullen
            • 1984–1985
            Nancy Cartwright
            Nancy Cartwright
            • Additional Voices
            • 1984–1985
            Barbara Goodson
            Barbara Goodson
            • 1984–1985
            Mona Marshall
            Mona Marshall
            • 1984–1985
            Jan Rabson
            Jan Rabson
            • 1986–1987
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            dootuss

            I LOVED this show when I was a kid!!!

            "Alvin and the Chipmunks" was, and is STILL one of my childhood favorites. This show had good story plots, characters, humor, and it was original. The music was great as well. I loved it when Alvin, Simon and Theodore were singing songs from that time, and years earlier. This show is indeed one of the best. P.S. Don't watch the episodes where they lampoon movies. Those ones suck.

            This gets a perfect 10!
            Monika-5

            Childhood memories...

            Another Saturday morning cartoon I have a soft spot for...I even got a Chipmunks coloring book for Christmas one year! Cute characters and stories, and I thought it was so cool that Alvin, Simon and Theodore sang and did videos to the hot pop songs of the day (Up Where We Belong, Hungry Like The Wolf, etc). OK, it's cheesy now but it was great fun. By the way, has anyone else noticed that the Chipmunks theme song and Van Halen's "Jump" sound awfully similar?
            Legend_Killa

            A classic cartoon!

            I just came across the theme song (we're The Chipmunks ooohhhh!). I started crying when I heard it because it reminded me of a happier time. A time when my entire week was built up toward Saturday morning TV. Once Saturday morning TV was over, a cloud of darkness appeared because I knew that I had school on Monday. This cartoon was one of the classic cartoons of all time. I feel sorry for todays generation, they don't get to experience the Saturday morning TV that my generation got to experience.

            This cartoon is up there with Captain Planet, Thundercats and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
            8OllieSuave-007

            A hip cartoon show!

            This was a hip cartoon show that I've watched during my childhood - about three chipmunks named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore and their misadventures, with their adopted owner, Dave, thrown into the mix. I've always remember Alvin to be the adventurous one, Simon to be the brainy one, and Theodore to be the cuddly and thoughtful one.

            A different cartoon that shows the hipness and a little bit of young-adult fun that attracts an audience of all ages. A catching opening tune and some unique stories.

            Grade B
            klutzulmaniack

            I love the Chipmunks

            I think anything to do with the Chipmunks is AMAZING. I have been a fan of the series ALL the series for years now.

            Since then I've wished to have them at home. The songs are catchy all the movies and series are GREAT if your a real Chipmunks fan you'll appreciate all the series and their cuteness and the fact that they and the Chipette's are so cute.

            The series I would particularly like is "The Chimunks" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks".

            Alvin is cute and a lead singer. He's a babe and a star, Simon is smart back up singer and helps Alvins stay in line, Theodore is little babyish plays the drums loves his brothers and food.

            Brittany is a perfect match for Alvin she's also cute lead singer and very conceited she and Alvin are constantly challenging each other as they are both stubborn. Jeanette isn't so much naturally smart but more so clumsy and a gorgeous dweeb she's interested in the same things as Simon only that she must study to be half his equal. Eleanor and Theodore are a very good match because they share the same interests they both like food and are both chubby and proud except little blonde Eleanor is maternal and not so innocent.

            P.S. Does anyone know where it's possible to buy the series?!! Thanx

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            Jodi Benson, Jason Marin, and Samuel E. Wright in The Little Mermaid (1989)
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            Animation
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            Comedy
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            Music
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            Musical

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            • Trivia
              The complete series was lost media for a while as it's never been officially available on home video, DVD, or streaming, making viewing all episodes virtually impossible. Not to mention, the DVDs that have actually released have only select episodes which are out of order and severely edited from their original state (title cards and bumpers removed as well entire segments completely cut out). Eventually the full series was found and unofficially recovered on Internet Archive.
            • Goofs
              The Chipmunks clearly live in the United States, yet several of their adventures show them as secret agents travelling to "the border" and crossing over into what appears to be an Eastern European country.
            • Quotes

              Alvin Seville, Simon Seville, Theodore Seville: Watch out, 'cause here we come / It's been a while, but we're back with style / So get set to have some fun / We'll bring you action and satisfaction / We're the chipmunks / C-H-I-P-M-U-N-K / We're the chipmunks / Guaranteed to brighten your day / When you feel like a laugh / Give us a call we'll give you our all / And if you feel like a song / Tune in to us and sing right along / We're the chipmunks / Coming on stronger than ever before / We're the chipmunks / Alvin, Simon, Theodore! Do, do, do-do-do-do! Do, do, do-do-do-do!

            • Alternate versions
              In syndication, the first 52 episodes, from when the show was animated by Ruby-Spears Productions, along with the Valentine's and Reunion specials, from 1984 and 1985 respectively were purchased along with the first 11 episodes of season 6. In addition, most of, if not all of the episodes were time-compressed, and resulted in an increase in pitch. All episodes that have been released on VHS and DVD, have the original proper pitch reinstated.
            • Connections
              Featured in NBC Saturday Morning Preview: The Yummy Awards (1983)
            • Soundtracks
              We're The Chipmunks
              Written by Janice Karman and Chris Caswell

              Performed by The Chipmunks

              Produced by Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman

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            • Release date
              • September 17, 1983 (United States)
            • Countries of origin
              • United States
              • South Korea
            • Official sites
              • Fred Wolf Films
              • Ruby-Spears Productions
            • Language
              • English
            • Also known as
              • The Chipmunks
            • Production companies
              • Bagdasarian Productions
              • Ruby-Spears Enterprises
              • Murakami Wolf Swenson
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            • Runtime
              • 30m
            • Color
              • Color
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.33 : 1

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