Underplayed Gems

Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983)

Alvin and the Chipmunks poster
Genre
comedy television series
Country
United States
Length
8 seasons, 102 episodes
Rated
TV-G
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 81 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of singing chipmunks live with their human caretaker and get into mischievous adventures. They often perform music and try to balance fame with everyday life.

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What happens

Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated sitcom 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. Much of the overseas animation was done by Hanho Heung-Up for seasons 2-5. Season 6 episodes were animated by A-1 Productions. The last two seasons were animated by Sei Young Animation and KK C&D Asia. 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. 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 and the series was renamed to The Chipmunks; the sixth season was co-produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. 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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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