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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful: Childhood memories..., 4 March 2002 Author: Monika-5 from United States
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?
6 out of 7 people found the following review useful: I LOVED this show when I was a kid!!!, 14 November 2002 Author: dootuss from PA
"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!
4 out of 4 people found the following review useful: A classic cartoon!, 16 May 2006 Author: Legend Killer from United Kingdom
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.
6 out of 8 people found the following review useful: That 80's Show, 14 April 2005 Author: bbethel66 from Buffalo, NY
Music has always been a very important part of The Chipmunks history, which is way throughout this series, you'd often hear the Chipmunks singing their own rendition of a popular song......a major feature in the 80's revival of a cartoon dating back to the late 1950s.Alvin and the Chipmunks is not only an extension of a famous cartoon into the next generation, but generally a showcase of what life was like back in the 1980's. Back then, rock n' roll (as it was often called) served as the backbone of the American music industry. Usually, Alvin, with the help of Simon and Theodore, would take advantage of any given opportunity to get their 15 minutes of fame.Of course, they sometimes find themselves competing with the Chipettes. These girl 'munks are the friends/rivals of the boy 'munks, and are a little more than a manifestation of politically-correct casting that was prominent during the 1980's.When these six characters weren't caught up in get-rich-quick schemes, or jumping the popular bandwagon, they went thru what most middle-schoolers have trouble with; homework, peer pressure, crushes, family issues, friends, and so on.I really enjoyed watching this show during the 1990's, because it gave me a clue as to what life was like during the 1980's. This was before HDTV, DVD's, and the Internet, and just when CD's, skateboards, and cellphones were introduced. Back then, they had Rubix Cubes, boom boxes, and hackeysacks, and stuff like Michael Jackson, the Care Bears, and Pac-Man were totally popular. Not all of these are seen in the show, but there are underlying messages of what was big at the time, and most of it brings back a lot of memories.The spin-off movie was beautiful. All I'm waiting for now is for both the series and the movie to come out on DVD.
6 out of 8 people found the following review useful: Another great '80's cartoon, 19 March 2001 Author: tweiss1981 from Pleasant Prairie, WI
This was probably the one cartoon made by Ruby-Spears Enterprises that lasted more than two seasons, but this is still a great cartoon. Even today, it looks more meticulously drawn and animated than a lot of other American cartoons now. I am a child of the '80s, and I grew up watching this show. It makes me wonder why we don't draw cartoons to this caliber anymore.Most of the episodes are about the Seville brothers Alvin, Simon and Theodore, who often get themselves into a jam, and needing to get out of it, without causing too much more trouble (and without getting Dave too angry). The three chipmunks kept their old personalities from "The Alvin Show" (1961), but they now have different voices. Sometimes they also involve the Chipettes, known as Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor.They also did some spoofs on TV shows of the '80's era. They included "The A-Team", "Miami Vice", "Charlie's Angels", "Moonlighting", (that episode is a favorite of mine) etc. The Chipmunks also occasionally go into a song number, but it's not stupid Disney-like garbage. They performed "Surfin' USA", "Uptown Girl", "Do you Love me", "Monster Mash", and even classic '80's hits like "Beat It". Makes you feel all nostalgic inside..."The Chipmunks Go To the Movies" offered parodies of late '80's/early '90s movies, like "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids", "King Kong", "A Christmas Carol", and "Batman".This cartoon is currently running in syndication on Cartoon Network. If you can, I suggest to try it. You'll love it. And if anyone hates the boys just because they're chipmunks who appear to be living in a human world...well, Bugs Bunny is taller than Elmer Fudd, but no one gripes about it. "Anyting's possible inna cartoon!" -Bugs BunnyRoss Bagdasarian's son, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., did this cartoon in 1983, and had a movie, "The Chipmunk Adventure", in 1987. Pick it up today!The 1980s had some of the coolest cartoons. It's, like, the stuff of legend, dude. Alvin and the Chipmunks forever....
3 out of 4 people found the following review useful: Good show, 4 May 2006 Author: Grace Zeh (filmgirlgz@gmail.com) from Chantilly, Virginia, USA
I used to watch this show when I was a little girl. I only remember it vaguely, though. If you ask me, it was a good show. I remember the opening sequence and theme song vaguely, too. In addition to that, everyone was ideally cast. Also, the writing was very strong. The performances were top-grade, too. I hope some network brings it back so I can see every episode. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that I'll always remember this show in my memory forever, even though I don't think I've seen every episode. Now, in conclusion, if some network ever brings it back, I hope that you catch it one day before it goes off the air for good.
3 out of 4 people found the following review useful: I love the Chipmunks, 25 September 2005 Author: klutzulmaniack from Australia
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
3 out of 4 people found the following review useful: Classic 80's Cartoon, 6 May 2000 Author: Mariorox (marioroxpc@yahoo.com)
What can I say? This was the perfect way to begin the excellent animation generation of the 80's. It had great plots, characters, humor, & originality. It also had great music. The Chipmunks had a cartoon series before. It was also very good. This is more of an updated versian of the original classic. And unlike other updates, doesn't ruin the original style. This is what cartoon animation is all about...FUN, Creativity, & just plain good.
2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: The beginning of a beautiful friendship!, 24 August 2005 Author: morgan-wikstrom from Nyköping, Sweden
The Chipmunks are almost unknown here in Sweden, but in the mid-1990s one TV channel showed the 1980-90s series on Sunday mornings. I found it by sheer coincidence while zapping between channels, and it was love at first sight! I was a nearly 30-yrs old cartoon buff with the penchant for classic Looney Tunes and the like, I couldn't dream of falling for a cutesy-pootsy "kiddies" cartoon like that. But I simply HAD TO get up early every Sunday morning to watch it! The plots were usually rather tame (with some brilliant exceptions), but the dialog was fun and witty with lots of jokes a grown-up could appreciate. And these little guys were soooo CUTE and so COOL! The animation was so well done, and then there was the MUSIC!! It was so fun hearing those classic rock-and-roll tunes sung with those silly Chip&Dale-type voices.But I must admit it took a few episodes to get the grip of things. Like: What are these very peculiar-looking little boys supposed to be? "Chipmunks"???!!!... They doesn't look the slightest like chipmunks to me. Why are they goofing around in those ridiculous nightshirts all the time? Why are they living with that human guy in a realistically drawn human world? All other talking cartoon animals live among other cartoon animals, not among humans. Weird, weird... For many years I assumed The Chipmunks was something new, that David Seville was just a cartoon character, and Alvin, Simon and Theodore had always looked like their 1980-90s versions. I didn't knew there had been something before! So it was rather confusing to come across songs written by "David Seville", plush animals from 1959 resembling an ugly rat or distorted guinea-pig but supposed to be "Alvin from the Chipmunks", gramophone records from 1960 showing the boys as "real" chipmunks on the cover, and so on! But the Internet soon made all clear to me. Anyway, a great cartoon, so unlike the mass produced cheap crap of today (but the "Chipmunks goes to the Movies" series were rather poor -the movie spoofs were often not even funny).
2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: "Watch Out, 'Cause Here we Come! It's Been A While, But We're Back With Style!", 5 December 2002 Author: (robocoptng986127@aol.com) from U.S.A
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[MAY BE SPOILERS] Remember the Chipmunks: Alvin, Simon and Theodore? They're back with more of their cartoon antics in a new animated series. These three and their manager-father Dave Seville and cause him all sorts of trouble. I faintly remember the episodes, but I do remember the one where Alvin decides to change his name so he wears all kinds of clothes, and Dave, Simon and Theodore make him see sense by all dressing up and acting like Alvin. And it works. How about the one where Dave, Simon and Theodore are going to the fair and Dave makes Alvin stay and clean the house (it's messiness was his doing). Some crooks break in and so does a visitor from another planet. The Chipmunks had female counterparts: the Chipettes, Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor who usually got caught up in their adventures. Simon was the inventive one. He once had a device that showed Alvin his probably future. Theodore was the heavy eater and Alvin was the cool-witted, sly one. I remember the one where he becomes RoboMunk. How about the one where Alvin and Simon help Theodore study for a test in a way that makes him think of food (i.e. General Custard, etc.). Ross Bagdasarian Jr. supplies the voices of Alvin, Simon and Dave, while Theodore and the Chipettes are done by Janice Karmen. The Chipmunks on this show seem to have more dimension than the '60s versions. I'm sure Ross Bagdasarian Sr. would've liked it. I'm sorry to say he's no longer with us. He died 30 years ago. But anyway, all you Chipmunk fans out there, I recommend you tune in to an episode of Alvin & The Chipmunks (if it's still on TV). The Chipmunks got their own movie (The Chipmunk Adventure) in 1989 and had TV specials like The Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, etc., in conclusion, I recommend Alvin & The Chipmunks: Alvin, Simon, Theodore. Doo, Doo, Doo-doo-doo-doo. Doo, doo, doo-doo-doo-doo!-
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