"Alvin & the Chipmunks" (1983) TV series 1983-1991

Writers:

Ross Bagdasarian (characters) and
Cynthia Friedlob (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

17 September 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Comedy | Music

Plot:

Long running cartoon series about three chipmunk brothers, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. The trio have been adopted by and are living with Dave (human)...

Plot Keywords:

Surrealism | Character Name In Title

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Ross Bagdasarian Jr.	...	Alvin Seville / ... (97 episodes, 1983-1990)
Janice Karman	...	Theodore Seville / ... (97 episodes, 1983-1990)
Frank Welker	...	Additional Voices (60 episodes, 1983-1990)
Dody Goodman	...	Miss Rebecca Miller / ... (46 episodes, 1986-1990)
Tress MacNeille	...	Additional Voices (42 episodes, 1983-1987)
Alan Young	...	Additional Voices (42 episodes, 1983-1987)
Thomas H. Watkins	...	Additional Voices / ... (41 episodes, 1988-1990)
Derek Barton	...	Additional Voices (39 episodes, 1984-1987)

Also Known As:

The Chipmunks (USA) (new title)
The Chipmunks Go to the Movies (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo (1990-1991) | Mono (1983-1990)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-Y

Company:

Bagdasarian Productions

Quotes:

Simon Seville: Good job, Theodore. You got an A-.
Theodore Seville: All right! Wait a minute. What's the minus for?
Simon Seville: You only missed one question. Our country's bird is the bald eagle, not the stuffed turkey.
Theodore Seville: Oh.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Donkey Punch (#2.19)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Vinnie's Lullaby

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?