List of Alvin and the Chipmunks episodes
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This is a complete listing of episodes from the 1983 animated television series Alvin and the Chipmunks
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1A. "The C-Team"
Story by: Michael Maurer & Matt Uitz
After Alvin, Simon, and Theodore use Dave's antique gold pocket watch for Show & Tell at school, neighborhood bullies steal it. The Chipmunks find Mr. T to ask him for advice and with his help, they manage to get the watch back.
1B. "The Chipettes "
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
The Chipmunks meet Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor for the first time. However, there is one problem; both groups believe they have a claim to the name "The Chipmunks".
2A. "Uncle Harry"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
A charlatan
chipmunk named Harry claims to be the Chipmunks' long lost uncle and says he will have them see their mother as soon as they make enough money. The Chipmunks later not only find out that Harry is not their uncle but also the money he has them making is for a strongman whom he has owed for a long time.
2B. "Rock 'n' Robot"
Story by: Gordon Kent & Jack Enyart, Tom Swale & Duane Poole
The Chipmunks create a robot out of Alvin's video game, so that it can carry all of their equipment to their concerts. But, the robot goes berserk when it begins to capture every hat it sees, like the video game it was created from, and it is up to the Chipmunks to stop the robot.
3A. "The Television Stars"
Story by: Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman, Tom Swale & Duane Poole
Alvin tells a girl he wants to impress that they are going to be starring in a rock concert on live TV, but Alvin must convince the producer to let him play.
3B. "The Cruise"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin unknowingly assists a jewel thief steal some jewelry from a cabin on their cruise ship, and Simon and Theodore begin to investigate the crime.
4. "The Chipmunks Story"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Gordon Kent & Jack Enyart
The origin of the Chipmunks is revealed, including how Dave ended up with the them in the first place, as well as how their musical career got started.
5A. "Mr. Fabulous"
Story by: Buzz Dixon, Tom Swale & Duane Poole
Alvin and Simon have Theodore enter a wrestling exhibition under the name "Mr. Fabulous" and he goes up against a monstrous Russian wrestler called Ivan the Terrible.
5B. "Grandpa and Grandma Seville"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Kayte Kuch
The Chipmunks meet their grandparents for the first time. Then, when they discover that someone is trying to take over their grandparents' farm, they decide to raise the money needed to save the farm.
6A. "Unidentified Flying Chipmunk"
Story by: Tom Swale & Duane Poole
Alvin convinces Theodore to dress up as an alien to attract more fans, but they also attract some investigators with the government who research UFOs. The investigators decide to kidnap Theodore and perform experiments on him and Alvin and Simon must think of a way to save him.
6B. "Mother's Day
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Story by: Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman, Gordon Kent & Jack Enyart
Alvin, Simon and Theodore go in search for a mother to attend their school Mother's Day
picnic. Each choose the person that they each think Dave will like best. But, when all three of their choices arrive at their house, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore, will do anything to make sure their choices wins.
7A. "The Chip-Punks"
Story by: Buzz Dixon, Gordon Kent & Jack Enyart
Alvin decides to change the Chipmunks' clean cut image to a punkier, more rebellious one in order to gain more publicity, but the trio ends up running from the police when they attempt to perform in an underground club.
7B. "From Here to Fraternity
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Story by: Michael Maurer & Matt Uitz
The Chipmunks make up a singing telegraph service to help buy some golf clubs for Dave's Birthday. But when Theodore loses the addresses, the boys are sent on a birthday mission, for a $100 bonus. Except, that when Theodore wrote the number he wrote it upside down, so the Chipmunks end up going to the wrong house and are tricked into doing some different pranks for some college students who are bored.
8A. "Urban Chipmunk"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Tom Swale & Duane Poole
The boys enter a contest so that they can win a chance to sing with Dolly Parton
. But contest rules state only natives of Nashville, Tennessee
are eligible. The boys enter the contest anyway, but make an enemy when they win. Freddie, a fiddle player who got second place in the contest, is determined to prove that the Chipmunks are not from Nashville, and win his chance to sing with Dolly Parton.
8B. "The Incredible Shrinking Dave"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Dave has a nightmare of himself getting smaller and smaller.
9A. "Angelic Alvin"
Story by: Dianne Dixon, Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman
Alvin is upset about his role as an angel in the school play. However, after a bump on the head, he believes he really IS an angel. It's now up to Simon and Theodore to make sure he doesn't mess up things TOO badly with his so called "good deeds".
9B. "The Trouble With Nanny
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Story by: Matt Uitz, Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman
Dave hires a nanny to take care of the Chipmunks when he is away at work, and the Chipmunks will do anything to get rid of her.
10A. "The Bully Ballet"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Kayte Kuch
The Chipmunks invite a boy to stay with them who is a ballet dancer, and when a bully begins to torment Alvin, he shows the bully that ballet is cool.
10B. "Alvin... and the Chipmunk"
Story by: Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman, Gordon Kent & Jack Enyart
Alvin demands a short trip away from obsessed fans who begin following him everywhere he goes. So, the Chipmunks go for a picnic out in the woods, only to be found again by their fans. Alvin runs off into the woods, and runs into a wild chipmunk. He decides to change places with the chipmunk, and he stays in the chipmunk's tree, while the wild chipmunk takes his place. All goes well until the real Alvin is caught by a hunter that holds him hostage. Simon, Theodore, and the wild chipmunk must save Alvin.
11A. "Swiss Family Chipmunks"
Story by: Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Hoping to get away from Shifty Jackson and his team of tabloid reporters, Dave drags the Chipmunks unwillingly on a camping trip in the great outdoors. When they finally arrive, the Chipmunks discover large footprints and think they are being followed by Bigfoot
. Eventually they build a tree house for Dave, when he falls and injures himself badly, and Alvin and Simon go in search for Bigfoot.
11B. "Santa Harry"
Story by: Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Charlatan
chipmunk Harry returns and this time pretends to be Santa Claus
and cons Alvin, Simon and Theodore into building a Christmas
-themed amusement park called "Santa's Place".
12A. "A Dog's Best Friend Is His Chipmunk"
Story by: Buzz Dixon, Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman
Alvin donates money to an animal fund raiser, and discovers that they do not have any money. In an attempt to earn some money, they decide to sell the cookies that Theodore spent their money on. But, when the Chipmunks find a dog, they must hide it from Dave.
12B. "The Curse of Lontiki"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
When the Chipmunks go to Hawaii, Alvin enters a surfing contest, and becomes convinced that he is cursed when he finds a medallion on the beach that is supposed to bring bad luck.
13A. "Baseball Heroes"
Story by: Dianne Dixon & F. James Barry
The Chipmunks get a job as vendors at a baseball stadium, to pay for new uniforms for their baseball team. And in the process stop a pick pocket who has been stealing money.
13B. "May the Best Chipmunk Win"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
The Chipettes move to the Chipmunks school and Alvin and Brittany run against each other for class president. Both will stop at nothing to win, but when the polls are revealed they discover that Jeanette has the deciding vote.
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Story by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks experience a real-life mystery on the famed Orient Express
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14B. "Rich and Infamous"
Story by: Gordon Kent
Alvin and a rich kid compete for a girl's affections. Alvin pretends he is rich as his rival.
15A. "Don't Be a Vidiot"
Story by: Buzz Dixon
Alvin, Simon and Theodore each make their own music videos for the group.
15B. "A Horse, of Course"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
The Chipmunks invest in an old horse to win a race.
16A. "The Camp Calomine Caper"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
The Chipmunks compete against the Chipettes in a camp battle of the sexes.
16B. "Lights, Camera, Alvin"
Story by: Matt Uitz
"Uncle" Harry is up to no good again. This time, he makes Alvin a movie star so he can break up the Chipmunks.
17A. "Some Entrancing Evening"
Story by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks put Dave on the show "This Is Your Father", but he is nervous about it. So a hypnotist makes him have Alvin's personality, which turns out to be a disastrous move.
17B. "Match Play"
Story by: Buzz Dixon
The Chipmunks trick Dave to play golf with a man that Alvin made a wager with. What Dave does not realize is that Alvin bet his signed "Elmer Palmer" golf club.
18A. "The Picture of Health"
Story by: Sheryl Scarborough
Alvin decides that they all need to join a Gym, but to get in for free the have to go through some pretty strange "transformations".
18B. "The Victrola Awards"
Story by: Janis Diamond
Alvin and the Chipmunks attempt to grab good publicity shots of them doing positive deeds in order to win the fabulous Victrola Award.
19A. "Royalty Received"
Story by: David Schwartz
The Chipmunks get to see Buckingham Palace
, and Alvin, in an attempt to impress a girl who is a big fan, tells her he is there to play for the Queen
. Now, all he has to do is find the queen and convince her to let them play.
19B. "Gone Fishin’"
Story by: Rowby Goren
Alvin and the Chipmunks get a job working in an aquarium
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20A. "Setting the Record Straight"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin and Simon turn Theodore into a record mascot
in order to win a radio contest.
20B. "Father's Day Muffins"
Story by: Matt Uitz
The Chipmunks sell Theodore's famous muffins so they may buy Dave a new tape recorder, but a mix up in making the batter causes the muffins to become hard.
21A. "Alvin on Ice"
Story by: Janis Diamond
Alvin plans to get a famous figure skater, Heather Williams, to appear at the school Pageant.
21B. "Operation Theodore"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
The Chipettes are volunteering at the local hospital, and Theodore stops by to bring Eleanor her homework and Theodore ends up missing.
22A. "The Gang's All Here"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin ends up being challenged by a gang called the Steam Rollers. Will he, his brothers and the Chipettes pull together a gang of their own to help beat the Steam Rollers?
22B. "Snow Job"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Alvin is determined in getting an invitation to participate in the Celebrity Ski Tournament. Once he convinces Mr. Colorado, the man hosting the event, to let him participate, all Alvin has to do then is learn how to ski.
23A. "Maids in Japan"
Story by: Jack Enyart
Alvin signs him and his brothers up to be in a Kabuki
theater in order to gain publicity in Japan. Instead of getting lessons, they are forced to perform as the actual lesson. One of the notable aspects of the Japanese culture
introduced in this episode is the Japanese fan dance.
23B. "My Fair Chipette"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin makes a bet with Brittany to see if he could make anyone into a beauty pageant winner. The challenge gets interesting when Jeanette is the girl he has to transform into beauty pageant material.
24A. "New, Improved Simon"
Story by: Rowby Goren
Simon has a crush on a girl named Jillian. Alvin works at changing his image in order to impress this girl.
24B. "The Greatest Show-Offs on Earth"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
The Chipmunks and Chipettes volunteer their talents to raise the money to keep Uncle Ben's Circus going, as well as saving Pinky, the Circus' elephant.
25A. "Guardian Chipmunks"
Story by: F. James Barry
Dave starts up a neighborhood watch to catch a cat burglar. Alvin and the Chipmunks take it upon themselves to capture the cat burglar singlehandedly.
25B. "Carsick"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
The Chipmunks get the measles. Dave spends so much time taking care of his boys that he becomes sick with the measles and is not able to fix his car for the car show. It is up to the boys to take care of everything for Dave.
26A. "Hat Today Gone Tomorrow"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Alvin goes crazy when he loses his beloved red cap, and starts searching for it.
26B. "Snow Wrong"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
The Chipmunks and Chipettes audition to be in a Snow White
play.
Story by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks decide to make a greatest hits video, but they hire a cut-rate film editor to produce it. He accidentally switches the video with Dave’s old home movies of the chipmunks as infants.
27B. "The Secret Life of Dave Seville"
Story by: Jack Enyart
Alvin suspects that Dave is leading some kind of double life. He, Simon and Theodore each interview some of Dave’s old friends to find out what his secret might be.
28A. "Who Ghost There?"
Story by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks are stuck at home without lights, and think the house is haunted.
28B. "Romancing Miss Stone"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Alvin gets a crush on his teacher, Miss Stone. He later becomes jealous when Dave starts dating her.
29A. "A Chip Off the Old Tooth"
Story by: Matt Uitz
Theodore loses a tooth, and Alvin dresses up as the Tooth fairy
to try and cash in.
29B. "Three Alarm Alvin"
Story by: Michael Maurer
The Chipmunks decide to start their own fire department to gain publicity. They do not really have any emergencies, but when Theodore spots a real fire, it is up to the Chipmunk Fire Dept. to extinguish the blaze. But then the real fire department has to rescue the Chipmunks.
30A. "Sisters"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Brittany tries to join the Sisters, a club of the best-dressed, most popular girls in school. But in order to do so she has to avoid her own sister Jeanette, whose clumsiness and unpopularity would destroy her chances of getting into the club. Since she and Jeanette are working on a science project that involves taking care of a baby pig, this leaves Jeanette to do the project alone.
30B. "Court Action"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin plagiarizes his book report and will not be allowed to play in the championship basketball game until the Student Honor Court acquits him. But it is Theodore’s turn to be the judge.
31A. "Good Old Simon"
Story by: Dianne Dixon & Matt Uitz
Simon feels unloved and unappreciated, so he runs away and decides to stow away on a cargo ship. Theodore and Alvin find him, but not before the ship leaves for parts unknown.
31B. "The Chipmunks Go to Washington"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser, Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman
The gang goes to Washington D.C. to lobby the president to save a nest of bald eagles on Mount Placid that has been threatened by a condominium development.
32A. "Soccer to Me"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin needs one more player for his soccer team. The only one qualified to play is Brittany's little sister Eleanor. Will Alvin allow Eleanor to join, or will he let his male ego get the better of him?
32B. "Every Chipmunk Tells A Story"
Story by: Jack Enyart
While Dave is out, his piano, laden with instant pudding, mysteriously crashes to the floor from the top of the staircase and is destroyed. But Alvin, Simon and Theodore each have a different version of what happened!
33A. "A Little Worm in the Big Apple"
Story by: Cliff Roberts
"Uncle" Harry returns, this time to con the Chipettes while they are visiting New York.
33B. "Staying Afloat"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
While on a waterskiing vacation with the Chipettes, Alvin forgets to tie up the boat belonging to Dave’s friend Ed, and it sinks. How will the gang ever be able to perform in the waterskiing contest to headline at Harold’s, the famous Tahoe showroom?
34. "The Chipette Story"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
The Chipettes are reunited with their old Australian friend Olivia, which prompts the singers to remember their younger days when they were just little tiny Chipettes not trying to have a career, only trying to survive. The Chipettes successfully make their way into the United States
., yet they find out the hard way that getting there is only half the battle. After taking various odd jobs in middle management, the Chipettes travel across the country to California
. There, the girls manage to find a famous record producer who after hearing their first song, gives the Chipettes the break they were looking for.
35A. "The Prize Isn't Right"
Story by: Jack Enyart
Simon goes on a trivia game show, but he gets the flu before he can show up for subsequent appearances. Theodore and Alvin dress up as Simon and goes in his place.
35B. "The Gold of My Dreams"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Alvin sells Dave's motor home to buy their own gold claim land.
36A. "Mind Over Matterhorn"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
While the Chipmunks are on tour in Switzerland, Brittany is depressed about the Chipettes’ relative lack of fame. So Alvin arranges for the ultimate Swiss publicity stunt: the gang will climb the Matterhorn and the Chipettes will give a concert at the mountain’s peak. But they soon become trapped in an avalanche
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36B. "Alvin's Oldest Fan"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin devises a publicity contest where one of Alvin's fans can win a date with him. Unfortunately for Alvin, the winner is an old lady named Honey Ginger, and he tries to get rid of her for another, younger date.
37. "Help Wanted: Mommy"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Miss Mooney, the Chipmunks’ teacher, discovers that the Chipettes live alone and has to report them to social services. Dave takes them in, but they begin fighting with the Chipmunks, so Alvin arranges for next-door spinster Miss Miller to take them in.
38A. "Teevee or Not Teevee"
Written by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks are scheduled to appear on The Johnny Letterman Show, but their act is canceled when a Russian Premier also scheduled to appear announces he will be arriving early. The Chipmunks follow Johnny and his crew to the airport and try to sneak in so they can play their act on T.V.
38B. "A Rash of Babies"
Written by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks start a babysitting service, only to be bombarded with wall-to-wall babies.
39A. "Whatever Happened to Dave Seville?"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
When Dave wins a producer’s award, a wax figure of him for a Hall of Fame is delivered, unbeknownst to the Chipmunks. While playing ball in the house, which Dave strictly forbid before he left, Alvin hits the wax figure of Dave with his ball, toppling him over. After watching a soap opera, they think he has developed a strange disease called "Zomboidrigidosis" and begin retelling his life for him, hoping he will snap out of it.
39B. "Simon Seville, Superstar"
Written by: Barbara Chain
Alvin becomes jealous when Simon becomes a celebrity in Australia, so he arranges for the group to get lost in the Australian outback so he can "rescue" them and co-opt Simon's fame.
40A. "Miss Miller's Big Gamble"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
After the Chipettes rig Miss Miller’s poker game, she takes them to Las Vegas
and becomes a compulsive gambler. She is finally cured when another gambler defeats her in a high stakes game of blackjack, only to return his winnings after she learns her lesson. The other gambler turns out to be David Seville, the Chipmunks father, in disguise.
40B. "Sweet Smell of Success"
Written by: Elinor Pullen
Brittany attempts to market her own perfume by giving some to the Queen of Bulgravia, the wife of Dave's former college roommate, but it ends up getting switched with a bottle of fish soup, and the gang must find a way to switch them back before the Queen notices.
41. "Cinderella? Cinderella!"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
When Brittany refuses to do her chores, Miss Miller tells her that she must mop if she wishes to go to a dance that night. Brittany falls asleep and dreams she is Cinderella. She awakens to find a new party dress and Miss Miller is mopping for her. Brittany realizes she is not living with the wicked stepmother after all.
42A. "Experiment in Error"
Written by: Elinor Pullen
Alvin refuses to take Brittany to the Black and White Ball, the biggest social event of the season. So after Alvin causes Brittany to get into an accident in Simon’s laboratory, she convinces him into believing that she has turned into a zombie
so he will take her to the ball.
42B. "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Theodore goes on the lam to help save Clarence, Grandpa Seville’s prizewinning calf, from becoming veal.
43A. "Middle-Aged Davey"
Written by: Elinor Pullen
Dave starts feeling old on his birthday, so the Chipmunks set him up on a date with Marcy Apple, his old college sweetheart. But she was soon going to be married, so he goes out with Bambi, her younger sister (who's young enough to be his daughter) and they soon begin seeing each other regularly, to the Chipmunks’ chagrin.
43B. "I Love L.A."
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin is obsessed with getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
before Dan the Dog gets his, and cooks up a number of schemes to try to get one.
44A. "Chipmunk Vice"
Written by: Jack Enyart
In a spoof of Miami Vice
. Alvin is sick with the flu, and in a dream, is a slick detective in pastel shirts looking for his missing prized baseball card who he believes a mysterious criminal called the "Shadow" took.
44B. "Hooping It Up"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
The Chipmunks, the Chipettes, and a tough group of older students participate in a 1950s-themed scavenger hunt at school.
Written by: Elinor Pullen
A wild ride on a merry-go-round sends the Chipmunks back to 1962. They meet a younger Dave. Without the boys' help in winning a band contest, he will spend his life as an accountant.
45B. "Tell It to the Judge"
Written by: Jack Enyart
Alvin "borrows" Dave's new bike, and while he is out riding he almost hits Brittany who is out roller skating, causing him to crash. The bike is ruined, and her skates are scratched. They each blame each other, and Alvin demands Brittany pay for Dave's bike, while she insists he pay for her roller skates. All of this brings us to court, where Brittany and Alvin, ignoring the "TRUTH" part in justice, face off in a "who can tell a better lie about what happened" court battle.
46A. "Sincerely Theodore"
Written by: Dorothy Middleton
Theodore goes on a diet so he could go on a date with a pen pal, who is also one of Alvin's biggest fans. Things go wrong when Alvin finds out that Theodore's date is actually the daughter of a famous film director. Alvin then takes her out instead, breaking Theodore's heart. In order for Alvin to make it to his play and the date, Alvin gets Theodore to switch back and forth to his play and on his date.
46B. "My Pharaoh Lady"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Brittany makes a bet with Missy Snootson, another girl in her class, that if the mummy of king Rooten Tooten does not rise from the dead and go to her home by midnight, Brittany must drop out of the race to be the school Carnival Queen.
47A. "Simon Says"
Written by: Kayte Kuch & Sheryl Scarborough
While Dave is out of town, Miss Miller babysits the boys and they go to a movie about killer space squids attacking the earth. Accidentally Miss Miller breaks Simon's glasses. When they get out a telescope that evening, Simon thinks he sees killer squids coming toward earth, just like in the movie.
47B. "When the Chips Are Down"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
The boys have to paint the garage after they got spray paint on the walls while repainting their bicycles. Simon and Theodore feels bad because they always have problems with Alvin's ideas. Later Alvin have them to go to a mansion of a now dead criminal. Alvin is convinced that a never found loot from a bank robbery is still hidden there. They go because Alvin promises to paint the entire garage if he's wrong, but they feel a little bad with Alvin.
48A. "Alvin, Alvin, Alvin!"
Written by: Ted Field
Alvin goes through an identity crisis and starts trying all kinds of different personalities, with embarrassing results.
48B. "Dave's Dream Cabin"
Written by: Christi Olson
After years of scrimping and saving, Dave is finally able to afford their own vacation cabin. Alvin hears that Robby Leach, the host of the show “Lifestyles of the Truly Fabulous” lives nearby. Alvin tries to get Leach to interview him, and at the same time he makes a few quick changes to Dave's cabin.
49A. "Old Friends"
Written by: Ted Field
Alvin nearly runs over an elderly woman in the mall with his skateboard. When Alvin finds out that she is wealthy, he sends out invitations for a senior citizens' party in order to find her.
49B. "The Mystery of Seville Manor"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
While in England, the Chipmunks check out Seville Manor to investigate if they have any relation to the man who owned it.
50A. "Ask Alvin"
Written by: Max Ross
The family becomes fed up with Alvin, who always gives out advice whether it is wanted or not. So Simon and Theodore get Alvin to become the new host on the talk show “Mr. Advice” so he will not have time to badger them.
50B. "Theodore Lucks Out"
Written by: Christi Olson
Theodore is feeling unlucky in the track and field, particularly since Dave won the pole vault in his younger years. Theodore finds a bent out of shape dime and after qualifying for the big game, passing a spelling test and meeting a new girl, he is convinced he now has good luck. But is he really lucky after he loses the coin?
51A. "Big Dreams"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin gets a registered letter from the Publishing Warehouse stating he is a winner. He either can take $500 or the mystery prize (which might end up to be a million dollars or nothing more than a free lunch), but has to call by 6:00 p.m. to decide. So Simon uses his experimental time machine to get a glimpse into two futures for them all, dependent on whether Alvin accepts the mystery prize or the $500 cash prize.
51B. "Island Fever"
Written by: Ted Field
The Chipmunks and Chipettes get to perform on a high class cruise ship, the Island Lady, but Alvin is angry at Brittany for making colorful posters of the Chipettes while putting embarrassing baby pictures of the Chipmunks in a small corner. Things get worse when the group gets tossed overboard and stranded on an island, leading to more infighting.
52A. "Just One of the Girls"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
While on vacation in Hollywood with Miss Miller and her old singing group “The Thrillers,” the Chipettes decide to audition to be on a television program—while the Thrillers decide to do the same thing, after Brittany and Miss Miller promised each other they would steer clear of seeking stardom.
52B. "Goin’ Down to Dixie"
Written by: Christi Olson
The Chipettes get an opportunity to star on the River Ritz Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana
, but Miss Miller cannot get tickets on a full flight to New Orleans. Their only chance is through a sleazy man who grossly exaggerates his cut-rate travel service.
for NBC Saturday mornings; while 11 were produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson specifically for the syndication package which premiered in fall 1988, in order to bring the episode count up to the standardized 13-week "daily strip" total of 65 episodes. (None of the episodes produced by DiC were included in the syndication package.)
53. "Dreamlighting"
Written by: Jack Enyart
While waiting for procrastinating Alvin on one of their dates, Brittany has a dream and becomes "Bratty Hayes" and Alvin becomes "David Alvinson", detective team. The plot revolves around Alvin trying to stop Brittany from marrying an evil villain – played by Simon.
54. "Elementary, My Dear Simon"
Written by: Richard Merwin
Simon hosts his own show, playing Sherlock Holmes
investigating several mysterious robberies.
55. "The Brunch Club"
Written by: Sean Roche & Barry O'Brien
The Chipmunks and Chipettes are in detention. They figure out together who could have knocked over the statue of Thomas Edison
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56. "Food for Thought"
Written by: David Wiemers & Ken Koonce
Alvin and Simon work together to help Theodore pass his American History test.
57. "Wings Over Siesta Grande"
Written by: Richard Merwin
The Chipmunks go on a treasure hunt and meet the ancient Chipmunk tribe called the Twee-Twee Tribe.
58. "Treasure Island"
Written by: Sean Roche & Barry O'Brien
After playing a video game, the TV blows up. Dave decides to distract the Chipmunks with the book Treasure Island.
59. "Chipmunkmania"
Written by: Steve Moore
This episode takes a look back at the history of the Chipmunks' career.
60. "Grounded Chipmunk"
Written by: Jack Enyart
Alvin is forced to clean up the house after throwing a wild party while Dave is away and is not allowed to go with his brothers to Fantasy Park. During which, he combats his fear of loneliness, and experiences bizarre incidents including an alien.
61. "Alvie's Angels"
Written by: Sean Roche & Barry O'Brien
The Chipettes are Alvie's Angels, a crime fighting team to hunt down the most popular jewel thief named Chazz Fleming.
62. "Cadet's Regrets"
Written by: Sean Roche
Alvin enrolls himself and his brothers in cadet camp.
63. "Alvin in Analysis"
Written by: Jack Enyart
Alvin sees a psychologist to discuss family issues.
64. "Dave's Getting Married"
Written by: Ross Bagdasarian, Sue Shakespeare, Janice Karman
Dave meets a woman he really feels a strong connection with. At first the boys disagree, but finds she can get along with all of them. The only thing preventing this relationship to work is her own three boys clashing with the Chipmunks.
65A. "No Chipmunk Is an Island"
Written by: Sean Roche
Brothers will fight every so often, but will they fight too much leading to each of the Chipmunks get their own separate rooms?
65B. "Babysitter Fright Night"
Written by: Bruce Morris
Dave is stuck at the studio all night to mix the boy's next album. But he leaves a Babysitter to after the Chipmunks while he's gone. After watching a detective movie, Alvin suspects her to be a murderer.
66. "Alvin's Summer Job"
Written by: David Weimers, Ken Koonce
Alvin is desperate to try and buy a Trans-Go-Go Bot, but Dave and his brothers will not lend him the money to get it. He decides to do the grown-up thing and get a job at the zoo.
67. "Once Upon a Crime"
Written by: Rebecca Rees
Alvin, Simon and Theodore find a huge attraction to one of Miss Miller's toys. Instead of asking her if they could keep it, they steal it from her attic. Dave tells them the beginning of a story, but chooses to let the boys come up with the conclusion.
68A. "The Phantom"
Written by: Sue Shakespeare, Russ Miller, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
As an experiment Dave tries his skill as a rock singer and becomes a success.
68B. "Mad About Alvin"
Written by: Therese Naugle
Alvin has a misunderstanding with a tough kid in his class, and ends up being challenged to a fight with him.
69. "Vinny's Visit"
Written by: Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
Vinny, the Chipmunks' mother, comes for a visit for "Parents' Day", but has difficulties adapting to the modern way of life.
70A. "Uncle Adventure"
Story by: Tom Dunsmuir
Written by: Bruce Morris, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
70B. "Luck O' The Chipmunks"
Written by: Sean Roche, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
Micky, a new Irish boy at school, claims that he has his very own leprechaun. The Chipmunks are keen to investigate.
71A. "Theodore and Juliet"
Written by: Bruce Morris, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
Theodore develops a crush on a girl in his class named Juliet. Wanting some expert advice, Theodore asks Alvin for his help. Unwillingly, Alvin says a romantic line that Juliet overhears and she ends up developing a crush on Alvin instead of Theodore.
71B. "Quarterback In Curlers"
Written by: Bruce Morris
Brittany tries out for Alvin's football team. To get even, Alvin joins her cheerleading squad. Will they set aside their differences and help each other succeed?
72A. "The Wall"
Written by: Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
The Chipmunks go to Berlin to play in the "Wall of Iron" concert by the Berlin Wall
. There they meet and befriend a young girl named Caterina who has a brother named Eric that lives on the other side. The Chipmunks inspire the Germans to tear down the wall.
72B. "The Amazing Chipmunks"
Written by: Evelyn A-R Gabai, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
A crook uses the Chipmunks tour as camouflage for his own evil deeds: While people is out watching the Chipmunks concerts, his trained chimpanzees raid the empty houses.
73A. "Theodore's Life as a Dog"
Written by: Bruce Morris
Alvin plays one prank on Theodore and gets him to eat a dog biscuit. To get even, Theodore, with Simon's help, plays a trick on Alvin and makes him think that his younger brother is actually turning into a were-dog.
73B. "Queen of the High School Ballroom"
Story by: Rebecca Rees
Written by: Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
Miss Miller is invited to go to her High School reunion. But without her boyfriend to go with, the Chipettes try to get one of the Chipmunks to dress up to be Miss Miller's date.
74A. "Psychic Alvin"
Written by: Bruce Morris
By a fluke, Alvin actually passes his math test whereas, Simon mysteriously fails. Afterwards, Alvin believes he is psychic, and so does everyone else, except Simon.
74B. "A Special Kind of Champion"
Written by: Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti, Therese Naugle
Alvin is upset that he cannot seem to keep up with the rest of his track race team. Being that so, the coach decides to let him become a trainer for one of the athletes of the Special Olympics.
75A. "Alvin's Obsession"
Written by: Therese Naugle
Alvin is upset that there is a new boy that just happens to be better at everything. To prove that Alvin has what it takes to beat this kid, he challenges him to anything he can think of.
75B. "Alvin's Not So Super Hero"
Written by: Sean Roche
Alvin gets an opportunity to meet his hero from his favorite TV show.
76. "Dave's Wonderful Life"
Story by: Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman
Written by: Richard Merwin
Dave is feeling depressed and is thinking that the Chipmunks would do better if he had never been a part of their lives.
77. "Cookie Chomper III"
Written by: Jerry Rees
Theodore encounters a stray kitten
that entered through an open window in the house. He and the boys take an instant liking to the kitten, and after some compromising, they name the kitten Cookie Chomper III, and after Dave is cured of his allergy to cats, he comes to like the kitten as well. After Cookie Chomper gets run over by a car and died, the boys have a hard time dealing with it. Eventually, they get a new pet, a puppy they name Lilly.
78A. "Home Sweet Home"
Written by: Dianne Dixon and Denice Ferguson
Alvin lies to his classmates that he will be singing on stage with Michael Jackson
. As Alvin tries to find Michael in order to see if it really is possible he could perform with him, he meets up with the big star's manager. To Alvin's surprise, this so-called manager is a homeless man looking to find a place to stay.
78B. "All Worked Up"
Story by: Janice Karman
Written by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks overhear Dave suggesting that he would prefer Alvin to be a Gymnastic Pizza Twirler, Simon a Pogo Stick Tester, and Theodore an iguana
trainer, and immediately start to pursue those careers.
79A. "Nightmare on Seville Street"
Written by: Bruce Morris
The boys disobey Dave and instead of seeing a kid's movie, they go in and see a horror movie. The movie ends up scaring the Chipmunks out of their wits. All night, the boys think that Hideous Harold, the creature from the horror film, is after them.
79B. "Thinking Cap Trap"
Written by: Sean Roche
Simon is frustrated being the smartest member of the family. He invents a cap that helps Dave and his brothers become smarter. Simon is so confident with his family's new smarts that he signs them up to be on a genius game show. But before he can give his family another boost of the thinking cap, he loses it.
80A. "Bye, George"
Written by: Alicia Marie Schudt
Alvin is in danger of failing his American history class unless he can pass a test on the American Revolution
. He thinks he can get an easy A by using Simon's time machine to go to Revolutionary battles, but a mishap instead causes George Washington
to be brought to the 20th Century! Through getting to know General Washington and introuducing him to modern technology, the boys learn that Washington is disheartened from suffering defeat after defeat and is reluctant to return to his proper time as he is now questioning his contribution, which could result in problems for all Americans if history changes.
80B. "A Day in the Life"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Simon makes a video of his family for his class project. Unfortunately for Dave and his brothers, he took the video in not their greatest moments, and is nervous when Simon's video will air on TV. Alvin, Dave and Theodore decide to resort to drastic action by breaking into the TV studio.
81A. "Like Father, Like Son"
Written by: Bruce Morris
Alvin is tired of being treated like a kid and trades place with Dave for a day to feel what it is like to be a grown-up, where he gets a prompt lesson in responsibility as the head of a household.
81B. "Dr. Simon and Mr. Heartthrob"
Written by: Duane Capizzi
Alvin accidentally tampers with Simon's hair growth formula and instead having it grow Simon's hair, it turns him into a heartthrob. The new Simon charms all the ladies and threatens Alvin's status as a teen idol, but Simon ultimately learns what happens when he is not himself.
82A. "Too Hip to Be Dave"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Dave gets a bump on the head and forgets who he is. After seeing a commercial, Dave becomes a trendy stylish man. Because the amnesiac Dave does not recognize the Chipmunks, he feels no responsibility to be their guardian, and the Chipmunks must work to jog his memory.
82B. "Hearts and Flowers"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
The Chipettes are excited for the summer holidays, but not when Miss Miller keeps making other plans for them. The girls decide to hook her up with an elderly man by the name of Mr. Flowers.
83A. "Maltese Chipmunk"
Written by: Dianne Dixon, Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin has a dream that he is a detective from the 1940s. He is on a case to find Brittany, a rich woman who has vanished without explanation, and Dave plays a police lieutenant who thinks the detective Alvin is nothing but a troublemaker.
83B. "Dear Diary"
Written by: Alicia Marie Schudt
The Chipettes discover the joys of writing in a diary. Tension builds between them when they deliberately sneak a peak at what the other Chipette has written.
84A. "Unfair Science"
Written by: Ross Bagdasarian
All three boys find themselves having a crush on the science substitute teacher. In order to impress her, they each make a project for the science fair.
84B. "Shaking the Family Tree"
Written by: Denice Ferguson
The Chipmunks decide to have a family reunion with their aunts and uncle, but things are not well between them. Each Chipmunk finds out that the three of them have issues and believes many years ago each of them tried to sabotage the other in their chosen carriers.
85A. "Inner Dave"
Written by: Alicia Marie Schudt
The boys are accidentally shrunk by one of Simon's inventions. They end up going inside Dave's head in order to try telling him what happened.
85B. "The Legend of Sleeping Brittany"
Written by: Sean Roche
The Chipmunks and Chipettes participate in the school journalism. They end up
covering the story of "Sleeping Beauty
". During the investigation, Brittany pricks her finger on the spin wheel and becomes cursed, just like the real story.
86A. "Three Chipmunks and a Puppy"
The boys are fed up with their puppy's antics and set out to train Lilly to behave. But soon the Chipmunks feel they are not qualified to raise her and they give her away, only to regret their chance when Dave tells them of times he had to learn patience with their antics during their younger years.
86B. "Phantom Of The Rock Opera"
The Chipmunks participate in an opera which they learned has been subject to problems. When they learn a janitor was denied a chance to star on stage, the boys work to get him his deserved chance.
87A. "The Return Of Uncle Adventure"
Written by: Duane Capizzi and Janice Karman
Cruise leads to the Fountain of Youth.
87B. "The Princess and the Pig"
Written by: Janice Karman
Brittany works at a farm.
88. "Alvin in Neverland"
Written by: Dianne Dixon, Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman
A girl rejects Alvin because he's too childish. Therefore, Alvin decides to go prematurely adult, and only do grown-up things – and he forces his brothers to do the same! But by reading him the story of Peter Pan, Dave makes Alvin understand what a wonderful adventure childhood can be.
89. "Merry Christmas, Mr. Carroll"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin, as usual is thinking of himself when it comes around to being Christmas. He is so focused on receiving presents that he fails to think of poor Mr. Carroll, who just wants his morning paper. Will the spirits of Christmas past, present, and future help Alvin to see the error of his ways?
, Frankenstein
, Jaws
, Star Trek
, Batman
and Star Wars
. And finally shows the Chipmunks and Chipettes going to a movie premiere at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre
and the cinema starts with Alvin spoofing Leo the Lion
, mascot of MGM Studios
.
90. "Back to Our Future"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin, Simon, and Theodore from the 90s get to meet Alvin, Simon, and Theodore of the 50s.
91. "Bigger"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin wishes he was bigger so he wouldn't be treated as a child all the time. His wish does come true over night and now he has to learn to live life as an adult.
92. "Kong!"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
An adventure about a famous Broadway producer that meets a large ape named Kong. But the only way Alvin can convince Kong to come back to America with him is if Kiki, Kong's best friend, and a famous and beautiful actress goes with him.
93. "Batmunk"
Wriiten by: Bruce Morris & William J. Thutt
The Chipmunks watch Theodore's favorite movie "Batmunk," where Simon gets to play the role of Batmunk/Brice Wayne. A string of crimes happen, and all the Batmunk toys are being stolen. There could be one criminal mad enough to commit this terrible crime, the Jokester.
94. "Daytona Jones and the Pearl of Wisdom"
Written by: Bob Carrau & Dianne Dixon
Daytona Jones along with his brother, Seri-Toga, are off to find the Pearl of Wisdom.
95. "Star Wreck: The Absolutely Final Frontier"
Written by: Ralph Sanchez
Responding to a distress call, the USS Booby Prize encounters a dangerous alien race that wishes everything in the entire galaxy exactly the same.
96. "Robomunk"
Written by: Sean Roche
Officer Malone suffers a terrible accident and thanks to Dr. Simonize, he is now half-robot, and half-chipmunk.
97. "S.T. The Space Traveler"
The boys meet a real life alien, and they try to hide him from a pair of scientists who wish to capture the alien and do experiments on him.
98. "Irrational Buffoon's European Vacation"
After winning first prize on "America's Most Embarrassing Home Videos", Clark Sevillewald, and the boys get to go to Wacky World in Europe.
99. "Chip Tracy"
Written by: Diane Dixon & Jack Enyart
Chip Tracy is going up against serious criminals that are plaguing the city.
100. "Gremlionis"
The Chipmunks go up against a bunch of ancient gremlins that originated from Italy.
101. "Sploosh"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
A scientist's assistant called Trusty meets the mermaid Princess Montana, but his boss Dr. Bubbles finds out. Montana is then captured by the fame hungry scientist who plans to reveal her to the world on a popular talk show. Can Trusty save her before she dies in the human world?
102. "Funny, We Shrunk the Adults"
Written by: Bob Carrau
Thanks to one of Simon's inventions, Dave and Zelda are accidentally shrunk leaving the Chipmunks and the new neighborhood kids – Deena and her brothers; Tariq and Ali – to create chaos around the house.
" (1981)
The Chipmunks first Christmas special. Alvin gives up his special "Golden Echo Harmonica" to a sick little boy named Tommy.
"I Love the Chipmunks Valentine Special" (1984)
Written by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
Co-Written by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
The Chipettes are looking forward to be spending Valentine's Day
with the Chipmunks. Simon and Theodore are also looking forward in spending the day with them, except Alvin. He is afraid of being crushed again due to the fact that a girl he once had a crush on broke his heart on Valentines. In order to rebuild his confidence, Simon makes a tape for Alvin to listen to while he sleeps. Without realizing, the tape hypnotizes Alvin into believing he is a Casanova named Captain Chipmunk while sleepwalking and is finally able to gather up the courage to ask Brittany... although once he awakens, he cannot remember. So, once he finally gathers the courage to ask her, she rejects him, since she has already been invited by the wonderful, dashing, charming Captain Chipmunk. But of course, the special ends with both Alvin and Brittany finally going together and being voted King and Queen Valentine.
"A Chipmunk Reunion
" (1985)
Written by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
Co-Written by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
When they cannot determine when their birthday is, the Chipmunks set out to find their mother, Vinny, who abandoned them as babies.
"Rockin' Through the Decades
" (1990)
A documentary special look of the Chipmunks' past throughout the decades. Will Smith
hosts this special.
"Trick or Treason" (1994)
Alvin wants to join a gang that is well known for playing pranks on Halloween
. One target they wish to pull a prank on is a boy with a deformed face who Theodore befriends.
"A Chipmunk Celebration" (1994)
The Chipmunks celebrate Thanksgiving with the family. They are also involved in a Thanksgiving
play. But instead of getting the jobs they normally would be good at, the teacher decides to try something new with them. She gives the job of costume designer to Alvin, set technician to Theodore, and the starring role to Simon.
"The Easter Chipmunk (1995)"
Alvin finds out that his Grandpa was the original Easter Chipmunk, and tries to sue Mr. Hoppity, the Easter Bunny
for the rights.
" (1987)
When Dave leaves on a trip to Europe leaving the kids home with Miss Miller, Alvin starts competing with Brittany on the video arcade game, "Around the World in 30 Days". This grabs the attention of two diamond swindlers, who trick them into going on a balloon race, trading dolls filled with diamonds for dolls filled with cash.
"Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
" (1999)
While the Chipmunks are working in a famous movie studio park called Majestic Studios in a singing attraction, the real Dr. Frankenstein comes to work in the studio's most famous attraction, Frankenstein's Castle. After Alvin drives a crazy bus chase, they miss their next performance and get locked in the studio after closing time. Dr. Frankenstein figures the castle is not scary enough so he re-builds the real Frankenstein. IT COMES ALIVE! So it finds the boys and starts a wild and scary adventure!
"Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
" (2000)
Alvin thinks of himself as an expert on spooky stuff such as vampires and werewolfs, so when a mysterious stranger moves in next door, Alvin's convinced he's a werewolf. Then, when Theodore gets bitten by a "dog", he starts chewing socks, eating meaty stuff, and is a lot faster. Even Simon thinks something's not right. But at the moment, he's more like a werepuppy. They now have to find a way to cure him before the next full moon – during the school play, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" – or else Theodore will become a werewolf – forever!
"Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks
" (2004)
Join the Chipmunks and Chipettes, as you've never seen them before, as they spend a magical weekend at Lalu's cottage.
" (2007)
Dave (Jason Lee
) first meets Alvin (voiced by Justin Long
), Simon (voiced by Matthew Gray Gubler
) and Theodore (voiced by Jesse McCartney
). But Dave's boss, Ian Hawke (David Cross
), wants to take over the Chipmunks, and it's up to Dave to stop him.
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
" (2009)
Alvin, Simon, and Theodore go to school and feel like "Chipmunks Out of Water" because of all the human kids around. Meanwhile, Ian Hawke (after the Chipmunks dealt him a serious blow) finds the Chipettes
and cannot wait to make them famous and get back at the Chipmunks.
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
" (2011)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (TV series)
Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated television series featuring The Chipmunks, produced by Bagdasarian Productions in association with Ruby-Spears Enterprises from 1983–87, and DIC Entertainment from 1988-90....
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Season 1 (1983)
In the beginning, the show was animated by Ruby-Spears Enterprises, and was seen on NBC Saturday mornings in the 10:30 AM time slot, for all but season 3 (where it was seen at 11:00 AM).1A. "The C-Team"
Story by: Michael Maurer & Matt Uitz
After Alvin, Simon, and Theodore use Dave's antique gold pocket watch for Show & Tell at school, neighborhood bullies steal it. The Chipmunks find Mr. T to ask him for advice and with his help, they manage to get the watch back.
- Broadcast September 17, 1983
- Song: "The C-Team"; song later appeared on the album Songs from Our TV Shows
- Title is a spoof of The A-TeamThe A-TeamThe A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...
- Appearance by Mr. TMr. TMr. T is an American actor known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team, as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III, and for his appearances as a professional wrestler. Mr. T is known for his trademark African Mandinka warrior hairstyle, his gold jewelry,...
, who also had his own Saturday morning cartoon show on NBC, Mr. T, which premiered on the same date as Alvin and the Chipmunks. Both shows were produced by Ruby-Spears EnterprisesRuby-Spears ProductionsRuby-Spears Productions is a Burbank, California-based entertainment production company that specializes in animation...
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1B. "The Chipettes "
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
The Chipmunks meet Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor for the first time. However, there is one problem; both groups believe they have a claim to the name "The Chipmunks".
- Broadcast September 17, 1983
- Key song: "We Got the BeatWe Got the Beat"We Got the Beat" is a song recorded by the American rock band The Go-Go's. Written by the group's lead guitarist Charlotte Caffey, the band recorded the song in 1980 and it was released in May as a single in the UK on Stiff Records. The song's single release brought the Go-Go's underground...
" by The Go-Go'sThe Go-Go'sThe Go-Go’s are an all-female American rock band formed in 1978. They made history as the first all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts....
, adapted into a new song called "We Aim to Please". - First appearance of the Chipettes: Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor.
2A. "Uncle Harry"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
A charlatan
Charlatan
A charlatan is a person practicing quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, fame or other advantages via some form of pretense or deception....
chipmunk named Harry claims to be the Chipmunks' long lost uncle and says he will have them see their mother as soon as they make enough money. The Chipmunks later not only find out that Harry is not their uncle but also the money he has them making is for a strongman whom he has owed for a long time.
- Broadcast September 24, 1983
- Key song: "Workin' Day and NightOff the Wall (album)Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American recording artist Michael Jackson, released August 10, 1979 on Epic Records, after Jackson's critically well received film performance in The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to...
" by Michael JacksonMichael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... - First appearance of "Uncle" Harry.
2B. "Rock 'n' Robot"
Story by: Gordon Kent & Jack Enyart, Tom Swale & Duane Poole
The Chipmunks create a robot out of Alvin's video game, so that it can carry all of their equipment to their concerts. But, the robot goes berserk when it begins to capture every hat it sees, like the video game it was created from, and it is up to the Chipmunks to stop the robot.
- Broadcast September 24, 1983
- Song: "Honest Fun"
- Title is a pun to the saying "Rock 'n' Roll".
3A. "The Television Stars"
Story by: Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman, Tom Swale & Duane Poole
Alvin tells a girl he wants to impress that they are going to be starring in a rock concert on live TV, but Alvin must convince the producer to let him play.
- Broadcast 10/1/83
- Songs: "Something Told Me" and "Mr. Winters' Birthday".
3B. "The Cruise"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin unknowingly assists a jewel thief steal some jewelry from a cabin on their cruise ship, and Simon and Theodore begin to investigate the crime.
- Broadcast 10/1/83
- Simon plays Sherlock HolmesSherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
, while Theodore plays Holmes' assistant, Doctor Watson.
4. "The Chipmunks Story"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Gordon Kent & Jack Enyart
The origin of the Chipmunks is revealed, including how Dave ended up with the them in the first place, as well as how their musical career got started.
- Broadcast 10/8/83
- Key songs: "Never Eat a Chipmunk Diet", "Witch Doctor" by David Seville and the Chipmunks
- Was released on VHS along with "A Chipmunk Reunion" in The Chipmunk Family Tree.
5A. "Mr. Fabulous"
Story by: Buzz Dixon, Tom Swale & Duane Poole
Alvin and Simon have Theodore enter a wrestling exhibition under the name "Mr. Fabulous" and he goes up against a monstrous Russian wrestler called Ivan the Terrible.
- Broadcast October 15, 1983
- Song: "Pump, Pump, Pump", written by Jack Silverman & Phil Shenale; song later appeared on the album Songs from Our TV Shows
- Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD.
5B. "Grandpa and Grandma Seville"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Kayte Kuch
The Chipmunks meet their grandparents for the first time. Then, when they discover that someone is trying to take over their grandparents' farm, they decide to raise the money needed to save the farm.
- Broadcast October 15, 1983
- The Chipmunks' grandparents lived at South Spoon Ranch (parody of Southfork RanchSouthfork RanchSouthfork Ranch is a conference and event center located near Plano, Texas; it contains the Ewing Mansion, which was the setting for the 1978 - 1991 television series Dallas. The ranch is located at 3700 Hogge Drive in Parker, Texas.-History:...
, the setting of the nighttime soap opera DallasDallas (TV series)Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
). - First appearance of Dave's parents, who are also the Chipmunks' adoptive grandparents.
- Song: "We Wish You a Happy Birthday".
6A. "Unidentified Flying Chipmunk"
Story by: Tom Swale & Duane Poole
Alvin convinces Theodore to dress up as an alien to attract more fans, but they also attract some investigators with the government who research UFOs. The investigators decide to kidnap Theodore and perform experiments on him and Alvin and Simon must think of a way to save him.
- Broadcast October 22, 1983
- Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD.
- Title is a spoof of the words "Unidentfied Flying Object" or "UFO".
- The Chipmunks were inspired to do this by watching Steven SpielbergSteven SpielbergSteven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
's 1982 blockbuster, E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, and Peter Coyote...
. - Song: "There's No Rock n Roll on Mars"; song later appeared on the album Songs from Our TV Shows.
6B. "Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May...
"
Story by: Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman, Gordon Kent & Jack Enyart
Alvin, Simon and Theodore go in search for a mother to attend their school Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May...
picnic. Each choose the person that they each think Dave will like best. But, when all three of their choices arrive at their house, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore, will do anything to make sure their choices wins.
- Broadcast October 22, 1983
7A. "The Chip-Punks"
Story by: Buzz Dixon, Gordon Kent & Jack Enyart
Alvin decides to change the Chipmunks' clean cut image to a punkier, more rebellious one in order to gain more publicity, but the trio ends up running from the police when they attempt to perform in an underground club.
- Broadcast October 29, 1983
- Song: "We Don't Care"
7B. "From Here to Fraternity
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity is a 1953 drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. It deals with the troubles of soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra and Ernest Borgnine stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the...
"
Story by: Michael Maurer & Matt Uitz
The Chipmunks make up a singing telegraph service to help buy some golf clubs for Dave's Birthday. But when Theodore loses the addresses, the boys are sent on a birthday mission, for a $100 bonus. Except, that when Theodore wrote the number he wrote it upside down, so the Chipmunks end up going to the wrong house and are tricked into doing some different pranks for some college students who are bored.
- Broadcast October 29, 1983
- Song: "3-Ring Birthday", "Dave's Birthday Song"
- Title is a spoof to the 1953 film, From Here to EternityFrom Here to EternityFrom Here to Eternity is a 1953 drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. It deals with the troubles of soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra and Ernest Borgnine stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the...
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8A. "Urban Chipmunk"
Urban Cowboy
Released as a 2× vinyl record album, re-released on CD in 1995.Side A:#Hello Texas – Jimmy Buffett #All Night Long – Joe Walsh #Times Like These – Dan Fogelberg #Nine Tonight – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band...
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Tom Swale & Duane Poole
The boys enter a contest so that they can win a chance to sing with Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
. But contest rules state only natives of Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
are eligible. The boys enter the contest anyway, but make an enemy when they win. Freddie, a fiddle player who got second place in the contest, is determined to prove that the Chipmunks are not from Nashville, and win his chance to sing with Dolly Parton.
- Broadcast 11/5/83
- Appearance by Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
. - Title is a spoof of the film Urban Cowboy, starring John TravoltaJohn TravoltaJohn Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease...
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8B. "The Incredible Shrinking Dave"
The Incredible Shrinking Man
The Incredible Shrinking Man is a 1957 science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold and adapted for the screen by Richard Matheson from his novel The Shrinking Man ....
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Dave has a nightmare of himself getting smaller and smaller.
- Broadcast 11/5/83
- Key songs: "One Way or AnotherOne Way or Another"One Way or Another" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie.-Song information:Written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison for the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines , the song was inspired by one of Harry's ex-boyfriends who stalked her after their break up. The song was released as a...
" by BlondieBlondie (band)Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
, "What'll I Do" (performed in this episode as "What'll We Do") by Irving Berlin. - Title is a spoof of the 1957 film, The Incredible Shrinking Man, starring Grant WilliamsGrant WilliamsGrant Williams was an American film actor and operatic tenor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Scott Carey in the seminal science fiction film The Incredible Shrinking Man , which has since become a cult classic.-Early life:Born John Joseph Williams in New York City to a Scottish father...
, and the 1981 film The Incredible Shrinking WomanThe Incredible Shrinking WomanThe Incredible Shrinking Woman is a 1981 science fiction/comedy film, starring Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, John Glover and Elizabeth Wilson, and directed by Joel Schumacher. The film was written by Tomlin's longtime life partner and frequent collaborator, Jane Wagner. The original...
, starring Lily TomlinLily TomlinMary Jean "Lily" Tomlin is an American actress, comedienne, writer, and producer. Tomlin has been a major force in American comedy since the late 1960's when she began a career as a stand up comedian and became a featured performer on television's Laugh-in...
& Charles GrodinCharles GrodinCharles Grodin is an American actor, comedian, author and former cable talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including The Virginian. He had a small part as an obstetrician in Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby in 1968...
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9A. "Angelic Alvin"
Story by: Dianne Dixon, Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman
Alvin is upset about his role as an angel in the school play. However, after a bump on the head, he believes he really IS an angel. It's now up to Simon and Theodore to make sure he doesn't mess up things TOO badly with his so called "good deeds".
- Broadcast November 12, 1983
- Song: "Heart Attack" by Olivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
, with new lyrics created for this episode. - Note: Look closely and you will see Robby the RobotRobby the RobotRobby the Robot is a fictional character who has made a number of appearances in science fiction movies and television programs after his first appearance in the 1956 MGM science fiction film Forbidden Planet.-Overview:...
when Alvin goes to the museum.
9B. "The Trouble With Nanny
The Trouble with Harry
The Trouble With Harry is a 1955 American black comedy film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel of the same name by Jack Trevor Story. It was released in the United States on October 3, 1955 then rereleased once the distribution rights were acquired by Universal Pictures in 1984...
"
Story by: Matt Uitz, Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman
Dave hires a nanny to take care of the Chipmunks when he is away at work, and the Chipmunks will do anything to get rid of her.
- Broadcast November 12, 1983
- Song: "Crazy Little Thing Called LoveCrazy Little Thing Called Love"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track featured on their 1980 album The Game, and also appears on the band's compilation album, Greatest Hits...
" by QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
; song appeared on the album Chipmunk PunkChipmunk PunkChipmunk Punk is a New Wave music album by The Chipmunks, as well as being the first album released by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., after he took over due to his father's passing. Despite the title of the CD, none of the songs listed were considered to be in the age of real punk rock music. It was... - Title is a spoof of the film The Trouble with Harry.
10A. "The Bully Ballet"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Kayte Kuch
The Chipmunks invite a boy to stay with them who is a ballet dancer, and when a bully begins to torment Alvin, he shows the bully that ballet is cool.
- Broadcast November 19, 1983
- Song: "Coming Through"
10B. "Alvin... and the Chipmunk"
Story by: Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman, Gordon Kent & Jack Enyart
Alvin demands a short trip away from obsessed fans who begin following him everywhere he goes. So, the Chipmunks go for a picnic out in the woods, only to be found again by their fans. Alvin runs off into the woods, and runs into a wild chipmunk. He decides to change places with the chipmunk, and he stays in the chipmunk's tree, while the wild chipmunk takes his place. All goes well until the real Alvin is caught by a hunter that holds him hostage. Simon, Theodore, and the wild chipmunk must save Alvin.
- Broadcast November 19, 1983
- A book version of this episode was made.
- The episode seems to be a spoof of Mark Twain's story The Prince and the Pauper.
- Song: "The Beat of the Night" by The Boomtown RatsThe Boomtown RatsThe Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.-Biography:All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland...
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11A. "Swiss Family Chipmunks"
The Swiss Family Robinson
-History:Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss and edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss, the novel was intended to teach his four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world and self-reliance...
Story by: Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Hoping to get away from Shifty Jackson and his team of tabloid reporters, Dave drags the Chipmunks unwillingly on a camping trip in the great outdoors. When they finally arrive, the Chipmunks discover large footprints and think they are being followed by Bigfoot
Bigfoot
Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid...
. Eventually they build a tree house for Dave, when he falls and injures himself badly, and Alvin and Simon go in search for Bigfoot.
- Broadcast November 26, 1983
- Title is a spoof of classic novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssJohann David WyssJohann David Wyss is best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson. It is said that he was inspired by Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, but wanted to write a story from which his own children would learn, as the father in the story taught important lessons to his children...
. - Song: "It's A Jungle Out There"; song later appeared on the album Songs from Our TV Shows
11B. "Santa Harry"
Story by: Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Charlatan
Charlatan
A charlatan is a person practicing quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, fame or other advantages via some form of pretense or deception....
chipmunk Harry returns and this time pretends to be Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
and cons Alvin, Simon and Theodore into building a Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
-themed amusement park called "Santa's Place".
- Broadcast November 26, 1983
- Key song: "Here Comes Santa ClausHere Comes Santa Claus"Here Comes Santa Claus " is a Christmas song written by Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman.Autry got the idea for the song after riding his horse in the 1946 Santa Claus Lane Parade in Los Angeles, during which crowds of spectators chanted, "Here comes Santa Claus". This inspired him to write a song...
" by Gene AutryGene AutryOrvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s... - Title is a spoof of Santa BabySanta Baby"Santa Baby" is a 1953 Christmas song written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer. Although Tony Springer is listed as co-writer, he was a legal fiction created for purposes of membership in the performing rights organization BMI.The song is a tongue-in-cheek look at a Christmas list sung by a...
- Second appearance of "Uncle" Harry.
12A. "A Dog's Best Friend Is His Chipmunk"
Story by: Buzz Dixon, Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman
Alvin donates money to an animal fund raiser, and discovers that they do not have any money. In an attempt to earn some money, they decide to sell the cookies that Theodore spent their money on. But, when the Chipmunks find a dog, they must hide it from Dave.
- Broadcast 12/3/83
- Song: "I Enjoy Being a GirlI Enjoy Being a Girl (song)"I Enjoy Being a Girl" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song. It was originally performed in 1958, as the showpiece for the Linda Low showgirl character...
" from Flower Drum SongFlower Drum SongFlower Drum Song was the eighth stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It was based on the 1957 novel, The Flower Drum Song, by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee. The piece opened in 1958 on Broadway and was afterwards presented in the West End and on tour...
(with new lyrics for the episode).
12B. "The Curse of Lontiki"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
When the Chipmunks go to Hawaii, Alvin enters a surfing contest, and becomes convinced that he is cursed when he finds a medallion on the beach that is supposed to bring bad luck.
- Broadcast 12/3/83
- Key song: "Surfin' U.S.A.Surfin' USA (song)"Surfin' USA" is a song with lyrics written by Brian Wilson for The Beach Boys, set to the melody from Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen". Berry received co-writing credit for composing the song after litigating. "Surfin' USA" was recorded by The Beach Boys and released as a single on March 4,...
" by The Beach BoysThe Beach BoysThe Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
, although The Alvinnn!!! Edition DVD replaces it with "Surfin' SafariSurfin' Safari (song)"Surfin' Safari" is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys, written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Released as a single with "409" in June 1962, it peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100...
"; original song later appeared on the album Songs from Our TV Shows - Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD
13A. "Baseball Heroes"
Story by: Dianne Dixon & F. James Barry
The Chipmunks get a job as vendors at a baseball stadium, to pay for new uniforms for their baseball team. And in the process stop a pick pocket who has been stealing money.
- Broadcast December 10, 1983
- Key song: "The Star-Spangled BannerThe Star-Spangled Banner"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships...
" by Francis Scott KeyFrancis Scott KeyFrancis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".-Life:...
13B. "May the Best Chipmunk Win"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian, Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
The Chipettes move to the Chipmunks school and Alvin and Brittany run against each other for class president. Both will stop at nothing to win, but when the polls are revealed they discover that Jeanette has the deciding vote.
- Broadcast December 10, 1983
- Key songs: "It's My PartyIt's My Party (song)"It's My Party" is a song most famously sung by American singer Lesley Gore in 1963. This song hit #1 on the pop and rhythm and blues charts in the United States. "It's My Party", peaked at #9 in the United Kingdom, becoming Gore's only major hit there...
" by Lesley GoreLesley GoreLesley Gore is an American singer. She is perhaps best known for her 1963 pop hit "It's My Party", which she recorded at the age of 16. Following the hit, she became one of the most recognized teen pop singers of the 1960s.- Biography :Gore was born in New York City, New York. She was raised in...
(song later appeared on the album Songs from Our TV Shows); "Celebration"Celebration (song)"Celebration" is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 7, 1981 and held that position until February 20, 1981. Late in 1980, the song had also reached number one on both the Billboard Dance and R&B...
by Kool & the GangKool & the GangKool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and... - The Chipettes become main characters as of this episode.
- According to the first song, Brittany is older than Jeanette.
- This is the first segment not to feature David Seville.
- Part of "The Chipettes" DVD
Season 2 (1984)
14A. "The Chipmunk Who Bugged MeThe Spy Who Loved Me (film)
The Spy Who Loved Me is a spy film, the tenth film in the James Bond series, and the third to star Roger Moore as the fictional secret agent James Bond. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert and the screenplay was written by Christopher Wood and Richard Maibaum...
"
Story by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks experience a real-life mystery on the famed Orient Express
Orient Express
The Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train service originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. It ran from 1883 to 2009 and is not to be confused with the Venice-Simplon Orient Express train service, which continues to run.The route and rolling stock...
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- Song: "Secret Agent ManSecret Agent Man (song)"Secret Agent Man" is a song written by Steve Barri and P. F. Sloan. The most famous recording of the song was made by Johnny Rivers for the opening titles of the American broadcast of the British spy series Danger Man, which aired in the U.S. as "Secret Agent" from 1964 to 1966...
" originally performed by Johnny RiversJohnny RiversJohnny Rivers is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. His styles include folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs and some original material... - Broadcast 9/8/84
- The title is a pun on the James BondJames BondJames Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film The Spy Who Loved Me.
14B. "Rich and Infamous"
Story by: Gordon Kent
Alvin and a rich kid compete for a girl's affections. Alvin pretends he is rich as his rival.
- Key song: "Uptown GirlUptown Girl"Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by musician Billy Joel, first released in 1983 on his album An Innocent Man. The lyrics describe a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy "uptown girl." The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard charts in the US, and #1 in the UK,...
" originally performed by Billy JoelBilly JoelWilliam Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
; song appeared on the album Songs from Our TV Shows - Title is a spoof of the saying "Rich and Famous"
- Broadcast 9/8/84
15A. "Don't Be a Vidiot"
Story by: Buzz Dixon
Alvin, Simon and Theodore each make their own music videos for the group.
- Key song: "Puttin' on the RitzPuttin' on the Ritz"Puttin' on the Ritz" is a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin and introduced by Harry Richman in the musical film Puttin' on the Ritz . The title derives from the slang expression "putting on the Ritz," meaning to dress very fashionably. The expression was inspired by the...
" written by Irving BerlinIrving BerlinIrving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
. Based on the version by German recording artist Taco. - Title is a spoof of the saying "Don't be an idiot".
- Broadcast September 15, 1984
15B. "A Horse, of Course"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
The Chipmunks invest in an old horse to win a race.
- Song: "Break My StrideBreak My Stride"Break My Stride" was a major hit single for Matthew Wilder in 1983 and 1984. Wilder co-wrote the reggae/New Wave song, which was his biggest hit, becoming a multiformat success in the U.S., charting on the Pop, Black, Dance and Adult Contemporary charts....
" originally performed by Matthew WilderMatthew WilderMatthew Wilder is an American musician, composer and record producer, best known for his 1983 Top 5 hit, "Break My Stride".... - Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD.
- Broadcast September 15, 1984
16A. "The Camp Calomine Caper"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
The Chipmunks compete against the Chipettes in a camp battle of the sexes.
- Song: "Hit Me with Your Best ShotHit Me with Your Best Shot"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" is a song written by Canadian singer/songwriter Eddie Schwartz and recorded by American singer Pat Benatar in 1979. It was released as the second single from her second album Crimes of Passion, and reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first top 10 hit...
" originally performed by Pat BenatarPat BenatarPat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
; song appeared on the album Chipmunk RockChipmunk RockChipmunk Rock is a children's album by Alvin and the Chipmunks featuring covers of various rock hits, mostly from the late 70s and early 80s, plus one original tune... - Broadcast September 22, 1984
16B. "Lights, Camera, Alvin"
Story by: Matt Uitz
"Uncle" Harry is up to no good again. This time, he makes Alvin a movie star so he can break up the Chipmunks.
- Key song: "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" originally performed by Neil SedakaNeil SedakaNeil Sedaka is an American pop/rock singer, pianist, and composer. His career has spanned nearly 55 years, during which time he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard...
- Broadcast September 22, 1984
- Title is a pun on the saying, "Lights! Camera! Action!" and Dave's catchphrase when he yells, "Simon, Theodore, ALVIN!!"
- Third appearance of "Uncle" Harry.
17A. "Some Entrancing Evening"
Story by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks put Dave on the show "This Is Your Father", but he is nervous about it. So a hypnotist makes him have Alvin's personality, which turns out to be a disastrous move.
- Broadcast September 29, 1984
- Title is a pun on the saying "Some Enchanting Evening".
- Song: "Dear Old Dave"
- "This is Your Father" is a spoof of the classic Ralph EdwardsRalph EdwardsRalph Livingstone Edwards was an American radio and television host and television producer.-Early career:Born in Merino, Colorado , Edwards worked for KROW-AM in Oakland, California while he was still in high school...
documentary television series, This Is Your LifeThis Is Your LifeThis Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience including friends and family.Edwards...
, and the host, Edward Ralphs, is a parody of Edwards himself.
17B. "Match Play"
Story by: Buzz Dixon
The Chipmunks trick Dave to play golf with a man that Alvin made a wager with. What Dave does not realize is that Alvin bet his signed "Elmer Palmer" golf club.
- Song: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"It Don't Mean a Thing " is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Irving Mills, now accepted as a jazz standard. The music was written and arranged by Ellington in August 1931 during intermissions at Chicago's Lincoln Tavern and was first recorded by Ellington and his orchestra for...
" originally performed by Ella FitzgeraldElla FitzgeraldElla Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
. - "Elmer Palmer" is a parody of legendary Golf player Arnold PalmerArnold PalmerArnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955...
. - Broadcast September 29, 1984
18A. "The Picture of Health"
Story by: Sheryl Scarborough
Alvin decides that they all need to join a Gym, but to get in for free the have to go through some pretty strange "transformations".
- Key song: "When I'm Sixty-FourWhen I'm Sixty-Four"When I'm Sixty-Four" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and released in 1967 on their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.-Composition:...
" originally performed by The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
. - Broadcast 10/6/84
18B. "The Victrola Awards"
Story by: Janis Diamond
Alvin and the Chipmunks attempt to grab good publicity shots of them doing positive deeds in order to win the fabulous Victrola Award.
- Broadcast 10/6/84
- Key song: "Old Time Rock and RollOld Time Rock and Roll"Old Time Rock and Roll" is the title of a song by Bob Seger featured on his 1978 album Stranger in Town and released as a single in 1979. It is a nostalgic look at the music of a previous generation. The song was featured in the Tom Cruise film Risky Business and gained widespread fame because of...
" by Bob SegerBob SegerRobert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s...
. - The Victrola Award is a parody of the Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
, which is shaped like an antique record player.
19A. "Royalty Received"
Story by: David Schwartz
The Chipmunks get to see Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
, and Alvin, in an attempt to impress a girl who is a big fan, tells her he is there to play for the Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
. Now, all he has to do is find the queen and convince her to let them play.
- Broadcast October 13, 1984
- Key song: "Rock This TownRock This Town"Rock This Town" is a song by the Stray Cats from their UK debut album Stray Cats. Its first U.S. release was on the 1982 album Built for Speed. It peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982, becoming the first of the band's three top ten hits in the U.S...
" by the Stray Cats. - The Chipmunks wear the same suits they wore in the Valentine's special at their concert.
19B. "Gone Fishin’"
Story by: Rowby Goren
Alvin and the Chipmunks get a job working in an aquarium
Aquarium
An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
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- Song: "The Boys Are Back in Town" originally performed by The BusBoysThe BusboysThe BusBoys are a musical group known for playing rock 'n' roll with a bar band, boogie woogie flavor.-Overview:Formed in Los Angeles in the late 1970s, the original lineup featured brothers Brian O'Neal and Kevin O'Neal , Gus Louderman , Mike Jones , Vic Johnson , and Steve Felix...
- Broadcast October 13, 1984
20A. "Setting the Record Straight"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin and Simon turn Theodore into a record mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
in order to win a radio contest.
- Key song: "On the Road AgainOn the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)"On the Road Again" is a song made famous by country music singer Willie Nelson, and is part of the soundtrack to the 1980 movie Honeysuckle Rose....
" originally performed by Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
; song originally appeared on the album Urban ChipmunkUrban ChipmunkUrban Chipmunk was the first country album by Alvin and the Chipmunks, released on February 4, 1981. The title parodies the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy.-Side one:#"Thank God I'm a Country Boy" – 1:43... - Broadcast October 20, 1984
- A running gag is that people keep mistaking Theodore for a donut instead of a record.
20B. "Father's Day Muffins"
Story by: Matt Uitz
The Chipmunks sell Theodore's famous muffins so they may buy Dave a new tape recorder, but a mix up in making the batter causes the muffins to become hard.
- Broadcast October 20, 1984
- Key song: "Whip ItWhip It"Whip It" is the title of a 1980 single by the American New Wave band Devo. It appears on the album Freedom of Choice. There were two 7" single releases of "Whip It", one backed with a remix of the track "Snowball" and one backed with "Turn Around"...
" by DevoDevoDevo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
; song appeared on the album Chipmunk Rock
21A. "Alvin on Ice"
Story by: Janis Diamond
Alvin plans to get a famous figure skater, Heather Williams, to appear at the school Pageant.
- Song: "You Might ThinkYou Might Think"You Might Think" is a single by The Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City, which came out in 1984. The track was written by Ric Ocasek, and produced by Mutt Lange and The Cars. Ocasek sang lead vocals....
" originally performed by The CarsThe CarsThe Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson... - Broadcast October 27, 1984
21B. "Operation Theodore"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
The Chipettes are volunteering at the local hospital, and Theodore stops by to bring Eleanor her homework and Theodore ends up missing.
- Song: "The Longest TimeThe Longest Time"The Longest Time" is a doo-wop single by Billy Joel. The song was released as a single in 1984 as the fourth single from the album An Innocent Man. It reached number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Billboards Adult Contemporary chart...
" originally performed by Billy JoelBilly JoelWilliam Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to... - Part of "The Chipettes" DVD.
- Dave doesn't appear in this segment.
- Broadcast October 27, 1984
22A. "The Gang's All Here"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin ends up being challenged by a gang called the Steam Rollers. Will he, his brothers and the Chipettes pull together a gang of their own to help beat the Steam Rollers?
- Key song: "Beat ItBeat It"Beat It" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones . It is the third single from the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller . Eddie Van Halen was hired to add the song's distinctive overdriven guitar solo, but was prevented by his...
" originally performed by Michael JacksonMichael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
; song appeared on the album Songs from Our TV Shows - Broadcast 11/3/84
22B. "Snow Job"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Alvin is determined in getting an invitation to participate in the Celebrity Ski Tournament. Once he convinces Mr. Colorado, the man hosting the event, to let him participate, all Alvin has to do then is learn how to ski.
- Key song: "FootlooseFootloose (song)"Footloose" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. It was released in January 1984 as the first of two single by Loggins from the 1984 film of the same name. The song spent three weeks at number one, March 31—April 14, 1984 on the U.S. Billboard...
" originally performed by Kenny LogginsKenny LogginsDuring the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack... - Broadcast 11/3/84
- Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD
- A running gag in this episode is that Mr. Colorado keeps forgetting Alvin's name; referring to him as Melvin, Alfred, Irwin, Elmo, and even engraving his name on his trophy as "Marvin Seville".
- Was released on the VHS collection titled "Alvin's Wildest Schemes", along with "Romancing Miss Stone" and "A Chip off the Old Tooth".
23A. "Maids in Japan"
Story by: Jack Enyart
Alvin signs him and his brothers up to be in a Kabuki
Kabuki
is classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing , dance , and skill...
theater in order to gain publicity in Japan. Instead of getting lessons, they are forced to perform as the actual lesson. One of the notable aspects of the Japanese culture
Culture of Japan
The culture of Japan has evolved greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period to its contemporary hybrid culture, which combines influences from Asia, Europe and North America...
introduced in this episode is the Japanese fan dance.
- Key Song: "Three Little Maids from School" written by Gilbert and SullivanGilbert and SullivanGilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan . The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S...
for The MikadoThe MikadoThe Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations...
. - The title is a twist on the phrase Made In Japan.
- Broadcast November 10, 1984
- Was released on VHS along with "Alvie's Angels" and "Mystery of Seville Manor" in Around the World with the Chipmunks.
- Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD.
23B. "My Fair Chipette"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin makes a bet with Brittany to see if he could make anyone into a beauty pageant winner. The challenge gets interesting when Jeanette is the girl he has to transform into beauty pageant material.
- Broadcast November 10, 1984
- Title is a spoof of the 1964 film, My Fair LadyMy Fair LadyMy Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
. - Also spoofs the George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
play PygmalionPygmalion (play)Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts is a play by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador's garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of... - Part of "The Chipettes" DVD.
- Key song: "On the Good Ship LollipopOn the Good Ship Lollipop"On the Good Ship Lollipop" was the trademark song of child actress Shirley Temple. Temple first sang it in the 1934 movie Bright Eyes. The "ship" in the song is an aircraft; the scene in Bright Eyes where the song appears takes place on an American Airlines Douglas DC-2 which is taxiing. In the...
," originally performed by Shirley TempleShirley TempleShirley Temple Black , born Shirley Jane Temple, is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia...
, and "Miss Wonderful".
24A. "New, Improved Simon"
Story by: Rowby Goren
Simon has a crush on a girl named Jillian. Alvin works at changing his image in order to impress this girl.
- Key song: "Born to Be WildBorn to Be Wild"Born to Be Wild" is a rock song written by Mars Bonfire and made famous by the Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf. It is often used in popular culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude...
" by Steppenwolf - Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD
- Broadcast November 17, 1984
24B. "The Greatest Show-Offs on Earth"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
The Chipmunks and Chipettes volunteer their talents to raise the money to keep Uncle Ben's Circus going, as well as saving Pinky, the Circus' elephant.
- Key song: "Girls Just Want to Have FunGirls Just Want to Have FunGirls Just Want to Have Fun may refer to:In music:* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper on She's So UnusualIn film:...
" originally performed by Cyndi LauperCyndi LauperCynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
; song appeared on the album Songs from Our TV Shows - Broadcast November 17, 1984
- Title is a pun on the saying "The Greatest Show on Earth"
- Was released on VHS along with "Sisters" and "Tell It to the Judge" in Alvin and the Chipettes.
- Part of "The Chipettes" DVD.
25A. "Guardian Chipmunks"
Story by: F. James Barry
Dave starts up a neighborhood watch to catch a cat burglar. Alvin and the Chipmunks take it upon themselves to capture the cat burglar singlehandedly.
- Broadcast November 24, 1984
- Title is a pun on the saying "Guardian Angels".
- Key song: "The C-Team"; song appeared on the album Songs from Our TV Shows
25B. "Carsick"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
The Chipmunks get the measles. Dave spends so much time taking care of his boys that he becomes sick with the measles and is not able to fix his car for the car show. It is up to the boys to take care of everything for Dave.
- Key song: "Little Deuce CoupeLittle Deuce Coupe (song)"Little Deuce Coupe" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian. The song first appeared as the b-side to The Beach Boys' 1963 single "Surfer Girl"...
" originally performed by The Beach Boys - Broadcast November 24, 1984
26A. "Hat Today Gone Tomorrow"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Alvin goes crazy when he loses his beloved red cap, and starts searching for it.
- Key song: "The Heart of Rock & RollThe Heart of Rock & Roll"The Heart of Rock & Roll" is a song performed by Huey Lewis and the News, released as the third single from their album Sports in 1984. The single peaked at number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.-History:...
" originally performed by Huey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts...
. - Broadcast 12/1/84
- The title of the episode refers to the phrase, "Here today, gone tomorrow."
26B. "Snow Wrong"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
The Chipmunks and Chipettes audition to be in a Snow White
Snow White
"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm...
play.
- Broadcast 12/1/84
- Songs: "Good Friends," written for the episode, and "That one is You".
- The roles of Prince Charming and Snow White are played out by Alvin and Brittany.
- The Snow White costume Brittany gets to wear is reminiscent of the clothes in the Disney version of Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full...
. - Was released on VHS along with "Cinderella? Cinderella!" in Chipmunk Classics.
- Part of "The Easter Chipmunk" DVD.
Season 3 (1985)
27A. "Film Flam"Story by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks decide to make a greatest hits video, but they hire a cut-rate film editor to produce it. He accidentally switches the video with Dave’s old home movies of the chipmunks as infants.
- Song: "Rip it UpRip It Up (song)"Rip It Up" is a song written by Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco. It was first released by Bill Haley and his Comets and Little Richard in 1956. The Little Richard version hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart for two weeks and peaked at number seventeen on the pop chart.-Cover...
," originally performed by Little RichardLittle RichardRichard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
and popularized by Bill Haley & His CometsBill Haley & His CometsBill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known by the names Bill Haley and The Comets and Bill Haley's Comets , was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of... - Broadcast September 14, 1985
- Billy JoelBilly JoelWilliam Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
, PrincePrince (musician)Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
, and Slim WhitmanSlim WhitmanOttis Dewey Whitman, Jr. , known professionally as Slim Whitman, is an American country music singer and songwriter, known for his yodelling abilities. He has sold in excess of 120 million albums in unit sales and has had numerous successful recordings...
are mentioned.
27B. "The Secret Life of Dave Seville"
Story by: Jack Enyart
Alvin suspects that Dave is leading some kind of double life. He, Simon and Theodore each interview some of Dave’s old friends to find out what his secret might be.
- Song: "I'm SorryI'm Sorry (Brenda Lee song)"I'm Sorry" is a 1960 hit song for 15-year-old American country pop singer Brenda Lee. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in July 1960. Allmusic guide wrote that it is the pop star's "definitive song", and one of the "finest teen pop songs of its era". It was written by...
" originally performed by Brenda LeeBrenda LeeBrenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis... - Broadcast September 14, 1985
28A. "Who Ghost There?"
Story by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks are stuck at home without lights, and think the house is haunted.
- Song: "GhostbustersGhostbusters (song)"Ghostbusters" is a 1984 song recorded by Ray Parker, Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11 in 1984, and stayed there for three weeks...
" originally performed by Ray Parker, Jr.Ray Parker, Jr.Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and... - Title is a pun on the saying "Who Goes There".
- Broadcast September 21, 1985
28B. "Romancing Miss Stone"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Alvin gets a crush on his teacher, Miss Stone. He later becomes jealous when Dave starts dating her.
- Broadcast September 21, 1985
- Title is a spoof of the 1984 film, Romancing the StoneRomancing the StoneRomancing the Stone is a 1984 American action-adventure romantic comedy. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, it stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. The film was followed by a 1985 sequel, The Jewel of the Nile....
. - Key Song: "Sharp Dressed ManSharp Dressed Man"Sharp Dressed Man" is a song performed by ZZ Top from their album Eliminator released in 1983. The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning....
" by ZZ TopZZ TopZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based boogie rock, has come to incorporate elements of arena, southern, and boogie rock. The band, from Houston Texas, formed in 1969...
. Simon and Theodore are also seen impersonating ZZ Top in the scene where the song is performed in. - Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD.
- The Chipettes make short cameos in the class room.
29A. "A Chip Off the Old Tooth"
Story by: Matt Uitz
Theodore loses a tooth, and Alvin dresses up as the Tooth fairy
Tooth fairy
The tooth fairy is a fantasy figure of early childhood. The folklore states that when a child loses a baby tooth, if he or she places it beneath the bed pillow, the tooth fairy will visit while the child sleeps, replacing the lost tooth with a small payment....
to try and cash in.
- Song: "Goodbye to YouGoodbye to You (Scandal song)"Goodbye to You" is a new wave single and song by the 1980s band Scandal.-Original release information:The song was written by band member Zack Smith. It appeared on Scandal's 1982 Scandal EP...
" originally performed by Scandal. The lyrics are slightly changed so that the song is about Theodore's tooth. - Broadcast September 28, 1985
- Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD.
- Title is a spoof of the saying "A chip off the old block".
29B. "Three Alarm Alvin"
Story by: Michael Maurer
The Chipmunks decide to start their own fire department to gain publicity. They do not really have any emergencies, but when Theodore spots a real fire, it is up to the Chipmunk Fire Dept. to extinguish the blaze. But then the real fire department has to rescue the Chipmunks.
- Song: "Holding Out for a HeroHolding Out for a Hero"Holding Out for a Hero" is a song written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford, originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 1984 on the soundtrack to the film Footloose. It later appeared on Tyler's Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire album. It hit #96 for the first time in UK in 1984,...
," originally performed by Bonnie TylerBonnie TylerBonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
. - Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD.
- Broadcast September 28, 1985
30A. "Sisters"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Brittany tries to join the Sisters, a club of the best-dressed, most popular girls in school. But in order to do so she has to avoid her own sister Jeanette, whose clumsiness and unpopularity would destroy her chances of getting into the club. Since she and Jeanette are working on a science project that involves taking care of a baby pig, this leaves Jeanette to do the project alone.
- Key song: "Material GirlMaterial Girl"Material Girl" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released on January 30, 1985, by Sire Records, as the second single from her second album Like a Virgin. It also appears slightly remixed on the 1990 greatest hits compilation, The Immaculate Collection, and in its...
" originally performed by MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
. - Broadcast 10/5/85
- Was released on VHS along with "Greatest Show-offs on Earth" and "Tell it to the Judge" on Alvin and the Chipettes.
- Part of "The Chipettes" DVD.
30B. "Court Action"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin plagiarizes his book report and will not be allowed to play in the championship basketball game until the Student Honor Court acquits him. But it is Theodore’s turn to be the judge.
- Broadcast 10/5/85
- Song: "Anxiety" originally performed by Pat BenatarPat BenatarPat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
- Brittany is revealed to be on the cheerleading squad.
31A. "Good Old Simon"
Story by: Dianne Dixon & Matt Uitz
Simon feels unloved and unappreciated, so he runs away and decides to stow away on a cargo ship. Theodore and Alvin find him, but not before the ship leaves for parts unknown.
- Song: "Some Guys Have All the LuckSome Guys Have All the Luck"Some Guys Have All the Luck" is a song written by Jeff Fortgang , which has been a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 twice, first by The Persuaders in 1973 , then by Rod Stewart in 1984, whose version hit #10...
" originally performed by Rod StewartRod StewartRoderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
. - Broadcast October 12, 1985
31B. "The Chipmunks Go to Washington"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser, Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman
The gang goes to Washington D.C. to lobby the president to save a nest of bald eagles on Mount Placid that has been threatened by a condominium development.
- Key song: "Up Where We BelongUp Where We Belong"Up Where We Belong" is a song from the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. Written by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie, with lyrics by Will Jennings, it was performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.-Charts and awards:...
" originally performed by Joe CockerJoe CockerJohn Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
and Jennifer WarnesJennifer WarnesJennifer Jean Warnes is an American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She is known for her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others, as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks.Between 1979 and 1987 Warnes surpassed Frank Sinatra as...
. - Title is a parody of the film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington".
- Broadcast October 12, 1985
32A. "Soccer to Me"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin needs one more player for his soccer team. The only one qualified to play is Brittany's little sister Eleanor. Will Alvin allow Eleanor to join, or will he let his male ego get the better of him?
- This episode reveals Eleanor is an athlete.
- Song: "LegsLegs (song)"Legs" is a song performed by the band ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator. The song was released as a single in 1984 and reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States...
" originally performed by ZZ TopZZ TopZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based boogie rock, has come to incorporate elements of arena, southern, and boogie rock. The band, from Houston Texas, formed in 1969...
. - Broadcast October 19, 1985
32B. "Every Chipmunk Tells A Story"
Story by: Jack Enyart
While Dave is out, his piano, laden with instant pudding, mysteriously crashes to the floor from the top of the staircase and is destroyed. But Alvin, Simon and Theodore each have a different version of what happened!
- Song: "The Heat Is OnThe Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song)"The Heat is On" is a song written by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey and recorded by Glenn Frey, from Faltermeyer and Forsey's soundtrack of the popular 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop.-History:...
", originally performed by Glenn FreyGlenn FreyGlenn Lewis Frey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Frey formed the Eagles after he met drummer Don Henley in 1970 and the two eventually joined Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her summer tour. The Eagles formed in 1971 and...
for the movie Beverly Hills CopBeverly Hills CopBeverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American comedy-action film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy, Lisa Eilbacher, John Ashton, Judge Reinhold, and Ronny Cox...
. - Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD.
- This episode was a parody of the classic Japanese film RashomonRashomon (film)The bandit's storyTajōmaru, a notorious brigand , claims that he tricked the samurai to step off the mountain trail with him and look at a cache of ancient swords he discovered. In the grove he tied the samurai to a tree, then brought the woman there. She initially tried to defend herself with a...
. - Title is a pun on the saying Every picture tells a story.
- Broadcast October 19, 1985
33A. "A Little Worm in the Big Apple"
Story by: Cliff Roberts
"Uncle" Harry returns, this time to con the Chipettes while they are visiting New York.
- Song: "On Broadway," originally performed by The DriftersThe DriftersThe Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953...
- Broadcast October 26, 1985
- Fourth and final appearance of "Uncle" Harry.
33B. "Staying Afloat"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
While on a waterskiing vacation with the Chipettes, Alvin forgets to tie up the boat belonging to Dave’s friend Ed, and it sinks. How will the gang ever be able to perform in the waterskiing contest to headline at Harold’s, the famous Tahoe showroom?
- Song: "Vacation" originally performed by The Go-Go'sThe Go-Go'sThe Go-Go’s are an all-female American rock band formed in 1978. They made history as the first all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts....
. - Title is a pun on the Bee Gees song Stayin' AliveStayin' Alive"Stayin' Alive" is a song by the pop group Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever motion picture soundtrack. The song was written by the Bee Gees and produced by the Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. It was released on 13 December 1977, as the second single from the Saturday Night Fever...
- Broadcast October 26, 1985
34. "The Chipette Story"
Story by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
The Chipettes are reunited with their old Australian friend Olivia, which prompts the singers to remember their younger days when they were just little tiny Chipettes not trying to have a career, only trying to survive. The Chipettes successfully make their way into the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
., yet they find out the hard way that getting there is only half the battle. After taking various odd jobs in middle management, the Chipettes travel across the country to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. There, the girls manage to find a famous record producer who after hearing their first song, gives the Chipettes the break they were looking for.
- Broadcast 11/2/85
- Key song: "New AttitudeNew Attitude (song)"New Attitude" is a song performed by Patti LaBelle and written by Sharon Teresa Robinson, Jon Gilutin, and Bunny Hull. It was released in January 1985 and helped launch LaBelle's solo career as a pop music singer after the singer had spent seven years without a hit following the break-up of...
" by Patti LaBellePatti LaBellePatricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
, "TomorrowTomorrow (1977 song)"Tomorrow" is a song from the musical Annie, with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, published in 1977.-Production history in the musical:...
" from the musical and film AnnieAnnie (film)Annie is a 1982 American musical film directed by John Huston and choreographed by Arlene Phillips. The film is an adaption of the 1977 stage musical of the same name, which in turn was based on the 1924 Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray. The movie features music by Charles Strouse,...
, "The Neutron DanceNeutron Dance"Neutron Dance" is a dance/R&B/New Wave song from the Pointer Sisters. Released from their album Break Out in 1984, the song hit the US Top 10, peaking at number six on the Billboard chart, and was also featured in the Eddie Murphy motion picture Beverly Hills Cop.It became the group's fourth top...
" by the Pointer Sisters
35A. "The Prize Isn't Right"
Story by: Jack Enyart
Simon goes on a trivia game show, but he gets the flu before he can show up for subsequent appearances. Theodore and Alvin dress up as Simon and goes in his place.
- Broadcast 11/9/85
- Title is a spoof of the long-running game show, The Price Is RightThe Price Is Right (U.S. game show)The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
. - Key song: "Magic BusMagic Bus (song)"Magic Bus" is a song written by Pete Townshend at the time of My Generation in 1965, but not recorded by The Who until 1968. It is one of the band's most popular songs and has been a concert staple. The record reached #26 in the United Kingdom and #25 in the United States.The song's arrangement...
" by The WhoThe WhoThe Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
.
35B. "The Gold of My Dreams"
Story by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Alvin sells Dave's motor home to buy their own gold claim land.
- Broadcast 11/9/85
- Title is a pun on the saying "The Girl of my dreams".
- Key Song: "We're in the Money"
36A. "Mind Over Matterhorn"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
While the Chipmunks are on tour in Switzerland, Brittany is depressed about the Chipettes’ relative lack of fame. So Alvin arranges for the ultimate Swiss publicity stunt: the gang will climb the Matterhorn and the Chipettes will give a concert at the mountain’s peak. But they soon become trapped in an avalanche
Avalanche
An avalanche is a sudden rapid flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers or human activity causes a critical escalating transition from the slow equilibrium evolution of the snow pack. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain, an avalanche can mix air and water with the...
.
- Song: "Jump (for My Love)Jump (for My Love)"Jump " was the opening track of the Pointer Sisters' 1983 album, Break Out.Released prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics games, the song's video featured footage of athletes competing in track and field events. The song was the second of four Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in a row for the sisters...
" originally performed by The Pointer Sisters. - Broadcast November 16, 1985
- Title is a spoof of the saying "Mind Over Matter".
36B. "Alvin's Oldest Fan"
Story by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin devises a publicity contest where one of Alvin's fans can win a date with him. Unfortunately for Alvin, the winner is an old lady named Honey Ginger, and he tries to get rid of her for another, younger date.
- Key song: "Bad to the BoneBad to the Bone"Bad to the Bone" is a song by George Thorogood and the Destroyers released in 1982 on the album of the same name. While it was not a major hit on initial release, its video made recurrent appearances on the nascent MTV, which was created a year before...
" originally performed by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. - Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD.
- Broadcast November 16, 1985
Season 4 (1986)
Season 4 not only introduced Miss Miller as a secondary character, but also the "Chipmunks Video Hits" segement as well. They were basically song scenes from previous episodes of the show. They were also used to compensate for the now shorter uniform running-times on the regular episodes. Originally, on NBC, they aired in between the regular episodes, but in the syndicated version, they aired after.37. "Help Wanted: Mommy"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Miss Mooney, the Chipmunks’ teacher, discovers that the Chipettes live alone and has to report them to social services. Dave takes them in, but they begin fighting with the Chipmunks, so Alvin arranges for next-door spinster Miss Miller to take them in.
- First appearance of Miss Miller.
- Songs: "New AttitudeNew Attitude (song)"New Attitude" is a song performed by Patti LaBelle and written by Sharon Teresa Robinson, Jon Gilutin, and Bunny Hull. It was released in January 1985 and helped launch LaBelle's solo career as a pop music singer after the singer had spent seven years without a hit following the break-up of...
" by Patti LaBelle, "I Wanna Be Loved by YouI Wanna Be Loved by You"I Wanna Be Loved by You" is a song written by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby, with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, for the 1928 musical "Good Boy". It was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century in a survey made by the RIAA in which 200 people responded...
", written by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby, with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, for the 1928 musical Good Boy. - Broadcast September 13, 1986
- The Chipettes' treehouse is now just a hangout place for the Chipettes, as they are now living with Miss Miller.
38A. "Teevee or Not Teevee"
Written by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks are scheduled to appear on The Johnny Letterman Show, but their act is canceled when a Russian Premier also scheduled to appear announces he will be arriving early. The Chipmunks follow Johnny and his crew to the airport and try to sneak in so they can play their act on T.V.
- Song: "You Can Talk To Me" originally performed by Stevie NicksStevie NicksStephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
- Broadcast September 20, 1986
- Title is a pun on the saying "To be, or not to be".
- Johnny Letterman and his show are obvious parodies of David LettermanDavid LettermanDavid Michael Letterman is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC...
and his show; the name is an amalgam of Johnny CarsonJohnny CarsonJohn William "Johnny" Carson was an American television host and comedian, known as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 years . Carson received six Emmy Awards including the Governor Award and a 1985 Peabody Award; he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987...
and David Letterman.
38B. "A Rash of Babies"
Written by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks start a babysitting service, only to be bombarded with wall-to-wall babies.
- Songs: "What's the Matter with Kids Today?" from the musical Bye Bye Birdie, "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" from Mister Rogers' NeighborhoodMister Rogers' NeighborhoodMister Rogers' Neighborhood, also known as Mister Rogers, is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages, 2-5, but has been stated by Public Broadcasting Service as "appropriate for all ages"...
. Theodore also sings a lullaby to the babies while he's in a teddy bear suit. - Broadcast September 20, 1986
- Bruce SpringsteenBruce SpringsteenBruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
, Billy JoelBilly JoelWilliam Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
, and The Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
are mentioned.
39A. "Whatever Happened to Dave Seville?"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
When Dave wins a producer’s award, a wax figure of him for a Hall of Fame is delivered, unbeknownst to the Chipmunks. While playing ball in the house, which Dave strictly forbid before he left, Alvin hits the wax figure of Dave with his ball, toppling him over. After watching a soap opera, they think he has developed a strange disease called "Zomboidrigidosis" and begin retelling his life for him, hoping he will snap out of it.
- Broadcast September 27, 1986
- Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD.
- "The Young and the Anxious", the name of the soap opera that Theodore watches in this episode, is a parody of the long running CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
Daytime soap The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin... - Key song: "First Date"
39B. "Simon Seville, Superstar"
Written by: Barbara Chain
Alvin becomes jealous when Simon becomes a celebrity in Australia, so he arranges for the group to get lost in the Australian outback so he can "rescue" them and co-opt Simon's fame.
- Key song: "Help!Help! (song)"Help!" is a song by The Beatles that served as the title song for both the 1965 film and its soundtrack album. It was also released as a single, and was number one for three weeks in both the United States and the United Kingdom....
" originally performed by The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
. - Broadcast September 27, 1986
- Title is a spoof of the musical Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
.
40A. "Miss Miller's Big Gamble"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
After the Chipettes rig Miss Miller’s poker game, she takes them to Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
and becomes a compulsive gambler. She is finally cured when another gambler defeats her in a high stakes game of blackjack, only to return his winnings after she learns her lesson. The other gambler turns out to be David Seville, the Chipmunks father, in disguise.
- Song: "The GamblerThe Gambler (song)"The Gambler" is the title of a song written by Don Schlitz and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler which won him the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance in 1980. Bobby Bare had...
" originally performed by Kenny RogersKenny RogersKenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... - Broadcast 10/4/86
- Miss Miller's first name is mentioned: Beatrice. However, her name is "Rebecca" in The Chipmunk AdventureThe Chipmunk AdventureThe Chipmunk Adventure is a 1987 American animated film featuring the characters from NBC's Saturday morning cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks. The Chipmunk Adventure was directed by Janice Karman from a screenplay by Karman and Ross Bagdasarian Jr....
. - At the beginning of this episode, the Chipettes are seen wearing different outfits, other than their regular outfits.
40B. "Sweet Smell of Success"
Written by: Elinor Pullen
Brittany attempts to market her own perfume by giving some to the Queen of Bulgravia, the wife of Dave's former college roommate, but it ends up getting switched with a bottle of fish soup, and the gang must find a way to switch them back before the Queen notices.
- Key song: "Manic MondayManic Monday"Manic Monday" is a song by the American pop rock band The Bangles, and the first single released from their second studio album Different Light . It was written by Prince, using the pseudonym "Christopher". Originally intended for the group Apollonia 6 in 1984, he offered the song to The Bangles...
" originally performed by The BanglesThe BanglesThe Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.-Formation and early years :...
. - Broadcast 10/4/86
- An episode of The RaccoonsThe RaccoonsThe Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series which was originally broadcast from 1985 to 1991 with four preceding television specials beginning in 1980. The series was created by Kevin Gillis, and produced at Atkinson Film-Arts first-hand from 1984 to 1985, then at Hinton Animation Studios...
has the same title as this episode.
41. "Cinderella? Cinderella!"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
When Brittany refuses to do her chores, Miss Miller tells her that she must mop if she wishes to go to a dance that night. Brittany falls asleep and dreams she is Cinderella. She awakens to find a new party dress and Miss Miller is mopping for her. Brittany realizes she is not living with the wicked stepmother after all.
- Key song: "Respect" originally performed by Otis ReddingOtis ReddingOtis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
, but popularized by Aretha FranklinAretha FranklinAretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
, "Tutti FruttiTutti Frutti (song)"Tutti Frutti" is a 1955 song by Little Richard, which became his first hit record. With its opening cry of "A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bop-bop!" and its hard-driving sound and wild lyrics, it became not only a model for many future Little Richard songs, but also one of the...
" originally performed by Little Richard. - Broadcast October 11, 1986
- Was released on VHS along with "Snow Wrong" on Chipmunk Classics.
- Part of the Cinderella, Cinderella DVD.
- The cast as follows:
- Brittany – Cinderella
- Jeanette and Eleanor – Wicked Stepsisters
- Miss Miller – Wicked Stepmother
- Theodore – Palace Messenger, Theodore, Fairy Godmunk's asstant
- Simon – Simon Seville, Fairy Godmunk
- Alvin – Prince Alvin
- Dave – The King
42A. "Experiment in Error"
Written by: Elinor Pullen
Alvin refuses to take Brittany to the Black and White Ball, the biggest social event of the season. So after Alvin causes Brittany to get into an accident in Simon’s laboratory, she convinces him into believing that she has turned into a zombie
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
so he will take her to the ball.
- Broadcast October 18, 1986
- Title is a pun on the saying "Experiment in Terror".
- Key song: "Here She ComesHere She ComesFor the Beach Boys' song see Here She Comes ."Here She Comes" is a hit single performed by Bonnie Tyler. It comes from the film Metropolis .-Charts :- Awards:February 26, 1985----...
" originally performed by Bonnie Tyler.
42B. "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Theodore goes on the lam to help save Clarence, Grandpa Seville’s prizewinning calf, from becoming veal.
- Key song: "On the Road AgainOn the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)"On the Road Again" is a song made famous by country music singer Willie Nelson, and is part of the soundtrack to the 1980 movie Honeysuckle Rose....
" (for the second time in the series) originally performed by Willie Nelson. - Broadcast October 18, 1986
- The title references the famous post-World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
phrase, "How're you going to keep them down on the farm once they've seen Gay Paree?"
43A. "Middle-Aged Davey"
Written by: Elinor Pullen
Dave starts feeling old on his birthday, so the Chipmunks set him up on a date with Marcy Apple, his old college sweetheart. But she was soon going to be married, so he goes out with Bambi, her younger sister (who's young enough to be his daughter) and they soon begin seeing each other regularly, to the Chipmunks’ chagrin.
- Song: "Addicted to LoveAddicted to Love (song)Tina Turner has made "Addicted to Love" a regular feature of her live shows since 1986, although her version did not make it onto the market until two years later....
" originally performed by Robert Palmer. - Broadcast October 25, 1986
43B. "I Love L.A."
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin is obsessed with getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
before Dan the Dog gets his, and cooks up a number of schemes to try to get one.
- Song: "I Love L.A.I Love L.A."I Love L.A." is a song about Los Angeles, California written and recorded by Randy Newman. It was originally released on his 1983 album Trouble in Paradise...
" originally performed by Randy NewmanRandy NewmanRandall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
. - Broadcast October 25, 1986
44A. "Chipmunk Vice"
Written by: Jack Enyart
In a spoof of Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
. Alvin is sick with the flu, and in a dream, is a slick detective in pastel shirts looking for his missing prized baseball card who he believes a mysterious criminal called the "Shadow" took.
- Broadcast 11/1/86
- Key song: "Sidewalk TalkSidewalk Talk"Sidewalk Talk" is a single by American record producer John "Jellybean" Benitez, released in 1984 by EMI Records . The song was originally written by Madonna during the beginning of her career and given to Jellybean in 1985, as he was a collaborator with her during this time.-Song information:The...
" by John "Jellybean" Benitez.
44B. "Hooping It Up"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
The Chipmunks, the Chipettes, and a tough group of older students participate in a 1950s-themed scavenger hunt at school.
- Song: "My Boyfriend's BackMy Boyfriend's Back (song)"My Boyfriend's Back" was a hit song in 1963 for The Angels, an American girl group. It was written by the songwriting team of Feldman, Goldstein and Gottehrer . The recording was originally intended as a demo for The Shirelles, but ended up being released as recorded...
" originally performed by The AngelsThe Angels (band)The Angels are an American girl group, best known for their 1963 million selling #1 hit single, "My Boyfriend's Back".-History:The group originated in New Jersey as The Starlets which consisted of sisters, Barbara "Bibbs" and Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut, Bernadette Carroll, and Linda Malzone. They had...
. - Broadcast 11/1/86
- Alvin is seen without his cap in this episode.
Season 5 (1987)
45A. "Back to Dave's Future"Written by: Elinor Pullen
A wild ride on a merry-go-round sends the Chipmunks back to 1962. They meet a younger Dave. Without the boys' help in winning a band contest, he will spend his life as an accountant.
- Broadcast September 12, 1987
- Song: "High Tech World"
- Title is a spoof of the film Back to the FutureBack to the FutureBack to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...
". - This episode seems to contradict "Grandpa and Grandma Seville," where Dave's parents are shown to be farmers. Here, Dave's family lives two blocks from school and his father is an accountant.
45B. "Tell It to the Judge"
Written by: Jack Enyart
Alvin "borrows" Dave's new bike, and while he is out riding he almost hits Brittany who is out roller skating, causing him to crash. The bike is ruined, and her skates are scratched. They each blame each other, and Alvin demands Brittany pay for Dave's bike, while she insists he pay for her roller skates. All of this brings us to court, where Brittany and Alvin, ignoring the "TRUTH" part in justice, face off in a "who can tell a better lie about what happened" court battle.
- Key song: "Fun, Fun, FunFun, Fun, Fun"Fun, Fun, Fun", written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, was a hit single by The Beach Boys that was released in 1964 on the band's album Shut Down Volume 2.- Composition :...
" originally performed by The Beach Boys. - Public Court is a spoof of The People's CourtThe People's CourtThe People's Court is a US television court show in which small claims court cases are heard, though what is shown is actually a binding arbitration....
- Part of the DVD The Chipettes.
- Broadcast September 12, 1987
46A. "Sincerely Theodore"
Written by: Dorothy Middleton
Theodore goes on a diet so he could go on a date with a pen pal, who is also one of Alvin's biggest fans. Things go wrong when Alvin finds out that Theodore's date is actually the daughter of a famous film director. Alvin then takes her out instead, breaking Theodore's heart. In order for Alvin to make it to his play and the date, Alvin gets Theodore to switch back and forth to his play and on his date.
- Song: "Twist and ShoutTwist and Shout"Twist and Shout" is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. It was originally titled "Shake It Up, Baby" and recorded by the Top Notes and then covered by The Isley Brothers. It was covered by The Beatles with John Lennon on the lead vocals and originally released on their first album...
" originally performed by The Isley BrothersThe Isley BrothersThe Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper...
and The Beatles - Broadcast September 19, 1987
46B. "My Pharaoh Lady"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Brittany makes a bet with Missy Snootson, another girl in her class, that if the mummy of king Rooten Tooten does not rise from the dead and go to her home by midnight, Brittany must drop out of the race to be the school Carnival Queen.
- Song: "Walk Like an EgyptianWalk Like an Egyptian"Walk Like an Egyptian" is a number-one hit from the album Different Light by The Bangles in 1986.-Origin:Liam Sternberg wrote the song after seeing people on a ferry walking awkwardly to keep their balance, which reminded him of figures in Ancient Egyptian reliefs. The opening lyrics state, "All...
" originally performed by The BanglesThe BanglesThe Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.-Formation and early years :...
. - Broadcast September 19, 1987
- The title is a pun on the name My Fair LadyMy Fair LadyMy Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
, a Broadway musical. This is the second episode to have done so.
47A. "Simon Says"
Written by: Kayte Kuch & Sheryl Scarborough
While Dave is out of town, Miss Miller babysits the boys and they go to a movie about killer space squids attacking the earth. Accidentally Miss Miller breaks Simon's glasses. When they get out a telescope that evening, Simon thinks he sees killer squids coming toward earth, just like in the movie.
- Song: "Purple People EaterPurple People Eater"Purple People Eater" is a novelty song, written and performed by Sheb Wooley, that reached #1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958.-Composition:...
" originally performed by Sheb WooleySheb WooleyShelby F. "Sheb" Wooley was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty song "Purple People Eater"...
. - Broadcast September 26, 1987
47B. "When the Chips Are Down"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
The boys have to paint the garage after they got spray paint on the walls while repainting their bicycles. Simon and Theodore feels bad because they always have problems with Alvin's ideas. Later Alvin have them to go to a mansion of a now dead criminal. Alvin is convinced that a never found loot from a bank robbery is still hidden there. They go because Alvin promises to paint the entire garage if he's wrong, but they feel a little bad with Alvin.
- Song: "Stand By MeStand by Me (song)"Stand by Me" is the title of a song originally performed by Ben E. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller, based on the spiritual "Lord Stand by Me,", plus two lines rooted in Psalms 46:2-3...
" originally performed by Ben E. KingBen E. KingBenjamin Earl King , better known as Ben E. King, is an American soul singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a U.S...
. - Broadcast September 26, 1987
48A. "Alvin, Alvin, Alvin!"
Written by: Ted Field
Alvin goes through an identity crisis and starts trying all kinds of different personalities, with embarrassing results.
- Song: "I've Got To Be Me" originally performed by Buddy HollyBuddy HollyCharles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
and the CricketsThe CricketsThe Crickets are a rock & roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer/songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s. Their first hit record was "That'll Be the Day", released in 1957....
. - Broadcast 10/3/87
- At the beginning of the episode, Bruce Springsteen is mentioned a number of times.
48B. "Dave's Dream Cabin"
Written by: Christi Olson
After years of scrimping and saving, Dave is finally able to afford their own vacation cabin. Alvin hears that Robby Leach, the host of the show “Lifestyles of the Truly Fabulous” lives nearby. Alvin tries to get Leach to interview him, and at the same time he makes a few quick changes to Dave's cabin.
- Song: "Yakety YakYakety Yak"Yakety Yak" is a song written, produced, and arranged by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for The Coasters and released on Atlantic Records in 1958, spending seven weeks as number one on the R&B charts and a week as number one on the Hot 100 pop list...
" originally performed by The CoastersThe CoastersThe Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s. Beginning with "Searchin'" and "Young Blood", their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producing team of Leiber and Stoller...
. - Broadcast 10/3/87
- Both Robby Leach and his show "Lifestyles of the Truly Fabulous" are parodies of Robin Leach, and his show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.
49A. "Old Friends"
Written by: Ted Field
Alvin nearly runs over an elderly woman in the mall with his skateboard. When Alvin finds out that she is wealthy, he sends out invitations for a senior citizens' party in order to find her.
- Broadcast October 10, 1987
- Song: "Hip to Be SquareHip to Be Square"Hip to Be Square" is a song by Huey Lewis and the News, written by Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper, and Huey Lewis, and released in 1986 as the second single from the multi-platinum album, Fore!. The song features Pro Football Hall of Famers and then-San Francisco 49ers Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott...
" originally performed by Huey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts...
.
49B. "The Mystery of Seville Manor"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
While in England, the Chipmunks check out Seville Manor to investigate if they have any relation to the man who owned it.
- Broadcast October 10, 1987
- Song: "You Keep Me Hangin' OnYou Keep Me Hangin' OnVanilla Fudge's 1967 psychedelic/hard rock remake of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" reached #6 on the Hot 100 chart two years after the release of the Supremes' recording. While the version released on 45 RPM single was under three minutes long, the album version was extended to six minutes and...
" originally performed by The SupremesThe SupremesThe Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
, then covered by Kim WildeKim WildeKim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
. - Was released on VHS along with "Maids in Japan" and "Alvie's Angels" on Around the World with the Chipmunks.
50A. "Ask Alvin"
Written by: Max Ross
The family becomes fed up with Alvin, who always gives out advice whether it is wanted or not. So Simon and Theodore get Alvin to become the new host on the talk show “Mr. Advice” so he will not have time to badger them.
- Song: "Rock Around the ClockRock Around the Clock"Rock Around the Clock" is a 12-bar-blues-based song written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was recorded by Bill Haley and His Comets in 1954...
" originally performed by Bill Haley & His CometsBill Haley & His CometsBill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known by the names Bill Haley and The Comets and Bill Haley's Comets , was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of...
. - Broadcast October 17, 1987
50B. "Theodore Lucks Out"
Written by: Christi Olson
Theodore is feeling unlucky in the track and field, particularly since Dave won the pole vault in his younger years. Theodore finds a bent out of shape dime and after qualifying for the big game, passing a spelling test and meeting a new girl, he is convinced he now has good luck. But is he really lucky after he loses the coin?
- Song: "It's So Easy" originally performed by Buddy HollyBuddy HollyCharles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
and covered by in 1977 by Linda RonstadtLinda RonstadtLinda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden... - Broadcast October 17, 1987
51A. "Big Dreams"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin gets a registered letter from the Publishing Warehouse stating he is a winner. He either can take $500 or the mystery prize (which might end up to be a million dollars or nothing more than a free lunch), but has to call by 6:00 p.m. to decide. So Simon uses his experimental time machine to get a glimpse into two futures for them all, dependent on whether Alvin accepts the mystery prize or the $500 cash prize.
- Song: "Everybody Have Fun TonightEverybody Have Fun Tonight"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" is a song by Wang Chung from their album Mosaic. It was released as a single in 1986, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
" originally performed by Wang ChungWang Chung (band)Wang Chung are an English New Wave musical group.The group found their greatest success in America, with five Top 40 hits in the US, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including "Dance Hall Days" , "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and "Let's Go!" .-Pre-history: The Intellektuals and 57 Men :Jeremy...
. - Broadcast October 24, 1987
- This episode shows the ChipmunksThe ChipmunksAlvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks: Alvin, the mischievous troublemaker, who quickly became the star of the group; Simon, the tall, bespectacled intellectual;...
and ChipettesThe ChipettesThe Chipettes are a fictional group of anthropomorphic chipmunk singers first appearing on the cartoon series Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1983. In this and related materials, the Chipettes served as female featured characters in their own right, starring in numerous episodes...
being married in the future, 2010, 23 years after 1987. - Dave does not appear in this episode.
- Publishing Wearhouse is a parody of the Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes.
51B. "Island Fever"
Written by: Ted Field
The Chipmunks and Chipettes get to perform on a high class cruise ship, the Island Lady, but Alvin is angry at Brittany for making colorful posters of the Chipettes while putting embarrassing baby pictures of the Chipmunks in a small corner. Things get worse when the group gets tossed overboard and stranded on an island, leading to more infighting.
- Broadcast October 24, 1987
- An intimate moment between Alvin and Brittany in this episode.
- The plot is similar to that of Swiss Family Robinson.
- Key song: "Summertime BluesSummertime Blues"Summertime Blues" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American rockabilly artist Eddie Cochran. It was written in the late 1950s by Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart. Originally a single B-side, it was released in August 1958 and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on...
" by Eddie CochranEddie CochranEddie Cochran , was an American rock and roll pioneer who in his brief career had a small but lasting influence on rock music through his guitar playing. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", and "Summertime Blues", captured teenage frustration and desire in the...
.
52A. "Just One of the Girls"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
While on vacation in Hollywood with Miss Miller and her old singing group “The Thrillers,” the Chipettes decide to audition to be on a television program—while the Thrillers decide to do the same thing, after Brittany and Miss Miller promised each other they would steer clear of seeking stardom.
- Song: "Boogie Woogie Bugle BoyBoogie Woogie Bugle Boy"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" was a major hit for The Andrews Sisters and an iconic World War II tune. This song can be considered an early jump blues recording...
" originally performed by The Andrews SistersThe Andrews SistersThe Andrews Sisters were a highly successful close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews , soprano Maxene Angelyn Andrews , and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews...
. - Broadcast October 31, 1987
- Title is a spoof of the 1985 movie Just One of the GuysJust One of the GuysJust One of the Guys is a 1985 comedy film, directed by Lisa Gottlieb. The film is marketed with the tagline "Terri Griffith is about to go where no woman has gone before." This movie ranked number 48 on Entertainment Weeklys list of the "50 Best High School Movies".-Plot:Terry Griffith is an...
. - The only half hour episode in which neither Dave, nor The Chipmunks appear in either eleven-minute segment.
52B. "Goin’ Down to Dixie"
Written by: Christi Olson
The Chipettes get an opportunity to star on the River Ritz Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, but Miss Miller cannot get tickets on a full flight to New Orleans. Their only chance is through a sleazy man who grossly exaggerates his cut-rate travel service.
- Song: "Proud Mary" originally performed by Creedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums....
. - Broadcast October 31, 1987
- Dave and The Chipmunks do not appear in this segment.
Season 6 (1988)
Season 6 actually consists of two groups of episodes. 13 episodes were produced by DiC EnterprisesDiC Entertainment
DIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...
for NBC Saturday mornings; while 11 were produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson specifically for the syndication package which premiered in fall 1988, in order to bring the episode count up to the standardized 13-week "daily strip" total of 65 episodes. (None of the episodes produced by DiC were included in the syndication package.)
53. "Dreamlighting"
Written by: Jack Enyart
While waiting for procrastinating Alvin on one of their dates, Brittany has a dream and becomes "Bratty Hayes" and Alvin becomes "David Alvinson", detective team. The plot revolves around Alvin trying to stop Brittany from marrying an evil villain – played by Simon.
- Broadcast September 10, 1988
- Song: "Alvinson's Root Beer Cooler"
- A spoof of the TV series MoonlightingMoonlighting (TV series)Moonlighting is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 66 episodes...
. - Dave doesn't appear in this episode.
- The cast in Brittany's dream is the following:
- Alvin – David Alvinson (spoof on David Addison)
- Simon – Simon le Simon
- Theodore – The Nose
- Brittany – Bratty Hayes (spoof on Madeline "Maddie" Hayes)
- Jeanette – Ms. Dapest (spoof on Agnes DiPesto)
- Eleanor – Ms. Snoop
- This is the first episode produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
54. "Elementary, My Dear Simon"
Written by: Richard Merwin
Simon hosts his own show, playing Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
investigating several mysterious robberies.
- Broadcast September 17, 1988
- Song: "Ireland"
- The cast is the following:
- Simon – Sherlock Holmes
- Theodore – Watson
- Alvin – Professor Moriarty
- David – Inspector Seville
- Dave's face is redrawn for the second time as of this episode.
- This episode was produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
- Part of the "Star Wreck" DVD.
55. "The Brunch Club"
Written by: Sean Roche & Barry O'Brien
The Chipmunks and Chipettes are in detention. They figure out together who could have knocked over the statue of Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...
.
- Broadcast 10/1/88
- The title and most of the plot are a spoof of the movie The Breakfast ClubThe Breakfast ClubThe Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen drama film written and directed by John Hughes. The storyline follows five teenagers as they spend a Saturday in detention together and come to realize that they are all deeper than their respective stereotypes.-Plot:The plot follows five students at...
. - Song: "What Were You Doing at the Time?"
- This episode was produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
- Part of the Cinderella, Cinderella DVD.
56. "Food for Thought"
Written by: David Wiemers & Ken Koonce
Alvin and Simon work together to help Theodore pass his American History test.
- Broadcast October 15, 1988
- The cast is as follows:
- Alvin – Christopher ColumbusChristopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
, 1st male pilgrim, General George Armstrong CusterGeorge Armstrong CusterGeorge Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1858, where he graduated last in his class... - Simon – Queen Isabella's High Councilor, 2nd male pilgrim, Chief Sitting BullSitting BullSitting Bull Sitting Bull Sitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake (in Standard Lakota Orthography), also nicknamed Slon-he or "Slow"; (c. 1831 – December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies...
- Brittany – Queen IsabellaIsabella I of CastileIsabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor...
, 1st female pilgrim - Jeanette – 2nd female pilgrim
- Eleanor – 3rd female pilgrim
- Alvin – Christopher Columbus
- Custer breaks the 4th wall just before the 2nd commercial break by saying: "Quick! Cut to a commercial!".
- Song: "American Revolution Rap"
- Part of the "Alvin’s Thanksgiving Celebration" DVD
- Dave doesn't appear in this episode.
- This episode was produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
57. "Wings Over Siesta Grande"
Written by: Richard Merwin
The Chipmunks go on a treasure hunt and meet the ancient Chipmunk tribe called the Twee-Twee Tribe.
- Broadcast 12/2/88 (syndication)
- Song: "The Key"
- This episode was produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
- This was the first episode to premiere in syndication.
58. "Treasure Island"
Written by: Sean Roche & Barry O'Brien
After playing a video game, the TV blows up. Dave decides to distract the Chipmunks with the book Treasure Island.
- Broadcast October 29, 1988
- The cast as follows:
- Alvin – Jim HawkinsJim Hawkins (character)James "Jim" Hawkins is a fictional character in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. He is both the protagonist and narrator of the story.-Appearances:...
- Simon – Dr. LiveseyDr. LiveseyDr. David Livesey is a fictional character in the novel Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. As well as doctor he is a magistrate, an important man in the rural society of south-west England where the story begins; his social position is marked by his always wearing a white wig - even in...
- Theodore – Squire TrelawneySquire TrelawneySquire John Trelawney is a supporting character from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. He is a bombastic and excitable landowner who is sought out by the book's heroic protagonist, Jim Hawkins as a sanctuary from pirates who seek the treasure map that has fallen into Hawkins's...
- Dave – Long John SilverLong John SilverLong John Silver is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the novel Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Silver is also known by the nicknames "Barbecue" and the "Sea-Cook".- Profile :...
- Brittany – Mrs. Hawkins
- Alvin – Jim Hawkins
- Spoof of Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
's classic novel. - Song: "The Sea Life"
- As of this episode, Dave now wears a long-sleeved banana-colored sweater.
- This was the last Murakami-Wolf-Swenson episode aired on NBC. The rest of the MWS episodes would premiere in syndication.
59. "Chipmunkmania"
Written by: Steve Moore
This episode takes a look back at the history of the Chipmunks' career.
- Broadcast 12/5/88 (syndication)
- This episode is a clip show. Clips from various episodes are:
- The Victrola Awards
- Big Dreams
- How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?
- Don't Be a Vidiot
- The Chipmunks Story
- Alvin, Alvin, Alvin
- Maids in Japan
- The Chip-Punks
- Alvin on Ice
- A Horse, of Course
- My Fair Chipette
- A Rash of Babies
- Alvin's Oldest Fan
- Alvin causes an uproar by stating that the Chipmunks are "more popular than Mickey MouseMickey MouseMickey Mouse is a cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is an anthropomorphic black mouse and typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves...
". This is a spoof of John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
's controversial "We're more popular than Jesus" remark. - This episode was produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
- This episode premiered in syndication.
60. "Grounded Chipmunk"
Written by: Jack Enyart
Alvin is forced to clean up the house after throwing a wild party while Dave is away and is not allowed to go with his brothers to Fantasy Park. During which, he combats his fear of loneliness, and experiences bizarre incidents including an alien.
- Broadcast 12/6/88 (syndication)
- Song: "Bippity, Bippity, Bop (With My Favorite Mop)"
- This episode reveals that Alvin hates to be alone, and that he is older than Simon by only 5 minutes.
- This episode was produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
- This episode premiered in syndication.
- The film Love StoryLove Story-Other:*Love Story , a 1970 romance novel by Erich Segal*Love Story, a 1933 play by S. N. Behrman*Love Story , a 2010 stage musical inspired by the novel*Love Story , webtoon by Kang Full...
is mentioned. - Dave's TV message to Alvin, which consists of him saying "Your mission, should you choose to accept it", and "This tape will self-destruct in 5 seconds" are references to the popular action/adventure series Mission: ImpossibleMission: ImpossibleMission: Impossible is an American television series which was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicled the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force . The leader of the team was Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, except in...
. - Part of this episode can be watched online on chipmunks.com, the official Alvin and the Chipmunks website.
61. "Alvie's Angels"
Written by: Sean Roche & Barry O'Brien
The Chipettes are Alvie's Angels, a crime fighting team to hunt down the most popular jewel thief named Chazz Fleming.
- Broadcast 12/7/88 (syndication)
- Spoof of the TV series, Charlie's AngelsCharlie's AngelsCharlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
. - Key song: "Beat of the Jungle"
- Was released on VHS along with "Maids in Japan" and "Mystery of Seville Manor" on Around the World with the Chipmunks.
- Part of the Cinderella, Cinderella DVD.
- Dave doesn't appear in this episode.
- This episode was produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
- This episode premiered in syndication.
- The cast in the Chipettes' dream is the following:
- Alvin – Alvie Seville (spoof of Charlie Townsend)
- Simon – himself
- Theodore – Ted Bombley (spoof of John Bosley)
- Brittany – herself
- Jeanette – herself
- Eleanor – herself
62. "Cadet's Regrets"
Written by: Sean Roche
Alvin enrolls himself and his brothers in cadet camp.
- Broadcast 12/8/88 (syndication)
- Part of "The Alvinnn!!! Edition" DVD.
- Song: "Commandos"
- Dave doesn't appear in this episode.
- This episode was produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
- This episode premiered in syndication.
63. "Alvin in Analysis"
Written by: Jack Enyart
Alvin sees a psychologist to discuss family issues.
- Broadcast 12/9/88 (syndication)
- Dr. Wiesenhiemer is a parody of sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
- This episode is a clip show. Clips from various episodes are:
- A Chip Off the Old Tooth
- New Improved Simon
- Whatever Happened to David Seville
- Ask Alvin
- Some Entrancing Evening
- Every Chipmunk Tells A Story
- Romancing Miss Stone
- Snow Job
- Dave's Dream Cabin
- Big Dreams
- Alvin, Alvin, Alvin
- This is the last episode produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
- This was the last episode to premiere in syndication.
- This was the final episode to be included in the syndication package.
64. "Dave's Getting Married"
Written by: Ross Bagdasarian, Sue Shakespeare, Janice Karman
Dave meets a woman he really feels a strong connection with. At first the boys disagree, but finds she can get along with all of them. The only thing preventing this relationship to work is her own three boys clashing with the Chipmunks.
- Broadcast September 24, 1988
- Songs: "She's All Right," "Count on Me"
- Part of the "Alvin’s Thanksgiving Celebration" DVD
- As of this episode, Dave now wears a navy-blue long-sleeved sweater, and has his face redrawn for the third time.
- This is the first episode produced by DiCDIC- Science :* Differential interference contrast microscopy, an illumination technique in optical microscopy* Diisopropylcarbodiimide, a reagent in organic chemistry* Digital Integrating Computer, a digital implementation of a Differential Analyzer...
, who would produce the remainder of the series.
65A. "No Chipmunk Is an Island"
Written by: Sean Roche
Brothers will fight every so often, but will they fight too much leading to each of the Chipmunks get their own separate rooms?
- Broadcast 10/8/88
- Title is a pun on the saying "No Man is an Island".
- Song: "I Need You to Help Me"
- Part of the "Trick or Treason" DVD.
65B. "Babysitter Fright Night"
Written by: Bruce Morris
Dave is stuck at the studio all night to mix the boy's next album. But he leaves a Babysitter to after the Chipmunks while he's gone. After watching a detective movie, Alvin suspects her to be a murderer.
- Broadcast 10/8/88
- Song: "Babysitter Bop"
- Was released on the VHS collection titled "Hair Raising Chipmunk Tales", along with "Theodore's Life as a Dog", and "Unfair Science".
- Part of the "Trick or Treason" DVD.
- DVD version, for no reason, omits a scene where after Alvin says "Does this include the seventy-five cents I owe you?", Simon, in response to that says "Well, ALMOST everything!". The babysitter then keeps ushering the boys forward towards the kitchen, where they see Theodore sitting at the table. In the DVD version, after Alvin's line, it just cuts to him and Simon in the kitchen with Theodore. This scene was left alone in the VHS version.
66. "Alvin's Summer Job"
Written by: David Weimers, Ken Koonce
Alvin is desperate to try and buy a Trans-Go-Go Bot, but Dave and his brothers will not lend him the money to get it. He decides to do the grown-up thing and get a job at the zoo.
- Broadcast October 22, 1988
- NBC moved the show from 11:00 am to 10:00 am, where it remained for the rest of the season.
- This is the first episode with the new opening sequence with the Chipmunks exiting the Mercedes.
- Released on VHS on Schools' Out for the Summer, along with "Thinking Cap Trap".
- This episode is also known as "Going For Broke".
- Song: "Alvin's All-Star Animal Band"
- The Trans-Go-Go Bot toy is a combined spoof of TransformersTransformersA transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling.Transformer may also refer to:* ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet computer manufacturer by Asus...
and the GoBotsGobotsGobots was a line of transforming robot toys produced by Tonka from 1983 to 1987, similar to Transformers. In 1991, the Gobots range was acquired from Tonka Inc. by Hasbro.-History:...
.
67. "Once Upon a Crime"
Written by: Rebecca Rees
Alvin, Simon and Theodore find a huge attraction to one of Miss Miller's toys. Instead of asking her if they could keep it, they steal it from her attic. Dave tells them the beginning of a story, but chooses to let the boys come up with the conclusion.
- Broadcast 11/5/88
- During the Chipmunks' conclusions to Dave's stories, the 'munks portray the following fictional heroic characters:
- Simon as ZorroZorroZorro is a fictional character created in 1919 by New York-based pulp writer Johnston McCulley. The character has been featured in numerous books, films, television series, and other media....
- Theodore as Father MurphyFather MurphyFather Murphy is an American television drama series that aired on the NBC network from November 3, 1981 to September 18, 1983. Michael Landon created the series, was the executive producer, and also directed the show in partnership with William F...
- Alvin as SupermanSupermanSuperman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
- Simon as Zorro
- Title is a pun on the old fairy-tale saying, "Once Upon a Time".
68A. "The Phantom"
Written by: Sue Shakespeare, Russ Miller, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
As an experiment Dave tries his skill as a rock singer and becomes a success.
- Broadcast November 12, 1988
- Released on VHS in the UK
68B. "Mad About Alvin"
Written by: Therese Naugle
Alvin has a misunderstanding with a tough kid in his class, and ends up being challenged to a fight with him.
- Broadcast November 12, 1988
69. "Vinny's Visit"
Written by: Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
Vinny, the Chipmunks' mother, comes for a visit for "Parents' Day", but has difficulties adapting to the modern way of life.
- Broadcast November 19, 1988
- Second appearance of Vinny, the Chipmunks' mother. In this appearance, she is voiced by Janice Karman instead of June Foray and does not wear glasses.
- The Chipettes are mentioned at the beginning.
- Some of Vinny's friends include frogs, raccoons, grasshoppers, several birds, a chicken, a rabbit, an owl, skunks (Little Stinky being one of the little ones, and the father Mr. Skunk), an iguana (Mr. Lizard), a beaver, a porcupine (Ms. Porcupine), a snake, a goat, a moose, and a Holstein cow (Mrs. Cow).
- Songs: "Vinny's Lullaby" and "Girls of Rock 'n' Roll"
70A. "Uncle Adventure"
Story by: Tom Dunsmuir
Written by: Bruce Morris, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
- Broadcast November 26, 1988
- First of two appearances made by Uncle "Adventure" Willy.
70B. "Luck O' The Chipmunks"
Written by: Sean Roche, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
Micky, a new Irish boy at school, claims that he has his very own leprechaun. The Chipmunks are keen to investigate.
- Broadcast November 26, 1988
- Title is a pun on the saying "Luck of the Irish".
- Part of "The Easter Chipmunk" DVD.
- Also released on VHS in the UK.
- Song: "Good Luck CharmGood Luck Charm"Good Luck Charm" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company, that reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the week ending April 21, 1962. It remained at the top of the list for two weeks. The song was written by Aaron Schroeder...
" originally performed by Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyElvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
71A. "Theodore and Juliet"
Written by: Bruce Morris, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
Theodore develops a crush on a girl in his class named Juliet. Wanting some expert advice, Theodore asks Alvin for his help. Unwillingly, Alvin says a romantic line that Juliet overhears and she ends up developing a crush on Alvin instead of Theodore.
- Broadcast 12/3/88
- Title is a spoof of Romeo and JulietRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
. - Was released on the VHS collection titled "Love Potion #9" along with "Dr. Simon and Mr. Heartthrob" and "Dear Diary")
- Song: "Love Potion No. 9Love Potion No. 9 (song)"Love Potion No. 9" is a song written in 1959 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally performed by The Clovers.-Story:The song describes a man seeking help finding love, so he talks to a Gypsy, who determines through palm reading that he needs "love potion number 9"...
" originally performed by The SearchersThe Searchers (band)The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & The Pacemakers....
(The DVD version replaces it with "Witch Doctor" for unexplained reasons, but the 1990s VHS release is unaltered). - Part of the "Chipmunk Valentine" DVD.
71B. "Quarterback In Curlers"
Written by: Bruce Morris
Brittany tries out for Alvin's football team. To get even, Alvin joins her cheerleading squad. Will they set aside their differences and help each other succeed?
- Broadcast 12/3/88
- Song: "Dare MeDare Me"Dare Me" is a 1985 single released by The Pointer Sisters on the RCA label.The song was the first release from the Pointers' platinum-selling Contact and became a worldwide hit, narrowly missing the top ten of the U.S. charts , number six on the soul singles chart and was number one, for one week,...
" originally performed by The Pointer Sisters.
72A. "The Wall"
Written by: Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
The Chipmunks go to Berlin to play in the "Wall of Iron" concert by the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
. There they meet and befriend a young girl named Caterina who has a brother named Eric that lives on the other side. The Chipmunks inspire the Germans to tear down the wall.
- Broadcast December 17, 1988
- Song: "The Wall"
- Released on VHS in the UK.
- The episode was just the Chipmunks' dream.
- Ironically, Alvin's dream actually would come true eleven months later, with the actual destruction of the wall in November 1989.
72B. "The Amazing Chipmunks"
Written by: Evelyn A-R Gabai, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
A crook uses the Chipmunks tour as camouflage for his own evil deeds: While people is out watching the Chipmunks concerts, his trained chimpanzees raid the empty houses.
- Broadcast December 17, 1988
- Song: "Great Balls of FireGreat Balls of Fire"Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 song recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer...
" originally performed by Jerry Lee LewisJerry Lee LewisJerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...
. - Released on VHS in Germany in German. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00004RO71
73A. "Theodore's Life as a Dog"
Written by: Bruce Morris
Alvin plays one prank on Theodore and gets him to eat a dog biscuit. To get even, Theodore, with Simon's help, plays a trick on Alvin and makes him think that his younger brother is actually turning into a were-dog.
- Broadcast 1/7/89
- Part of the "Trick or Treason" DVD.
- Song: "Life of a Dog"
73B. "Queen of the High School Ballroom"
Story by: Rebecca Rees
Written by: Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti
Miss Miller is invited to go to her High School reunion. But without her boyfriend to go with, the Chipettes try to get one of the Chipmunks to dress up to be Miss Miller's date.
- Broadcast 1/7/89
- Song: "Be My BabyBe My Baby"Be My Baby" is a 1963 single written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich, performed by The Ronettes and produced by Spector. When released as a single, the song reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart and #4 on the UK's Record Retailer...
" originally performed by The RonettesThe RonettesThe Ronettes were a 1960s girl group from New York City, best known for their work with producer Phil Spector. The group consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett ; her older sister, Estelle Bennett; and their cousin Nedra Talley...
. - Released on VHS in the UK.
- The title is a spoof of the 1975 TV movie Queen of the Stardust BallroomQueen of the Stardust BallroomQueen of the Stardust Ballroom is an American television movie directed by Sam O'Steen and produced by Roger Gimbel. It was broadcast by CBS on February 13, 1975...
.
74A. "Psychic Alvin"
Written by: Bruce Morris
By a fluke, Alvin actually passes his math test whereas, Simon mysteriously fails. Afterwards, Alvin believes he is psychic, and so does everyone else, except Simon.
- Broadcast January 14, 1989
- Song: "Mystic Guide"
- Simon says that he uses a No. 2 pencil, while Alvin uses a No. 4.
- Released on VHS on Nightmare on Seville Street
74B. "A Special Kind of Champion"
Written by: Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti, Therese Naugle
Alvin is upset that he cannot seem to keep up with the rest of his track race team. Being that so, the coach decides to let him become a trainer for one of the athletes of the Special Olympics.
- Broadcast January 14, 1989
- Song: "Get Up Again"
- Part of "The Easter Chipmunk" DVD.
- Also released on VHS in the UK
75A. "Alvin's Obsession"
Written by: Therese Naugle
Alvin is upset that there is a new boy that just happens to be better at everything. To prove that Alvin has what it takes to beat this kid, he challenges him to anything he can think of.
- Broadcast January 21, 1989
- Song: "ShakedownShakedown (Bob Seger song)"Shakedown" is the title of a song recorded by Bob Seger that is from the soundtrack of the film Beverly Hills Cop II. The music was written by Harold Faltermeyer, who wrote the score for the film, and Keith Forsey, and the lyrics by Seger...
" originally performed by Bob SegerBob SegerRobert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s...
.
75B. "Alvin's Not So Super Hero"
Written by: Sean Roche
Alvin gets an opportunity to meet his hero from his favorite TV show.
- Broadcast January 21, 1989
- Released on VHS in the UK
76. "Dave's Wonderful Life"
Story by: Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman
Written by: Richard Merwin
Dave is feeling depressed and is thinking that the Chipmunks would do better if he had never been a part of their lives.
- Broadcast January 28, 1989
- The title and the plot are based on the 1946 film It's a Wonderful LifeIt's a Wonderful LifeIt's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren Stern....
. - Simon's segment is a parody of The Twilight ZoneThe Twilight ZoneThe Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist...
, and Simon's appearance and delivery parody the series' creator/host, Rod SerlingRod SerlingRodman Edward "Rod" Serling was an American screenwriter, novelist, television producer, and narrator best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction anthology TV series, The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen and helped form...
. - Released on the VHS titled It's a Wonderful Life, Dave.
- Part of the "A Chipmunk Christmas" DVD.
- In their soccer game, Dave and the boys' names are "Big Seville" (Dave), "Speedy Seville" (Alvin), "Brainy Seville" (Simon) and "Chubby Seville" (Theodore).
- Song: "We're So Glad It's You"
- It reveals that Simon was not that smart until he won the spelling competition and people started treating him as smart.
Season 7 (1989)
The series aired on NBC at 11:00 am. This season was not included in the syndication package.77. "Cookie Chomper III"
Written by: Jerry Rees
Theodore encounters a stray kitten
Kitten
A kitten is a juvenile domesticated cat.The young of big cats are called cubs rather than kittens. Either term may be used for the young of smaller wild felids such as ocelots, caracals, and lynx, but "kitten" is usually more common for these species....
that entered through an open window in the house. He and the boys take an instant liking to the kitten, and after some compromising, they name the kitten Cookie Chomper III, and after Dave is cured of his allergy to cats, he comes to like the kitten as well. After Cookie Chomper gets run over by a car and died, the boys have a hard time dealing with it. Eventually, they get a new pet, a puppy they name Lilly.
- Broadcast September 23, 1989
- Song: "Beautiful Memories"
- First appearance of Lilly, the Chipmunks' puppy.
- Many fans of the show dub this the saddest episode of the series since it dealt with the accidental death of a kitten.
- Lilly the puppy was named after Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman's dog, Tiger Lilly, who also served as the real-life inspiration for this episode. Like Cookie Chomper III in this episode, Tiger Lilly was also run over by a car and died. The Chipmunk Adventure was dedicated to her memory.
- Released on VHS in the UK.
- As of this episode, Dave now wears a long-sleeved v-neck gray sweater, with four stripes on it.
- Part of the "Alvin’s Thanksgiving Celebration" DVD.
78A. "Home Sweet Home"
Written by: Dianne Dixon and Denice Ferguson
Alvin lies to his classmates that he will be singing on stage with Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
. As Alvin tries to find Michael in order to see if it really is possible he could perform with him, he meets up with the big star's manager. To Alvin's surprise, this so-called manager is a homeless man looking to find a place to stay.
- Broadcast 9/9/89
- Released on VHS in the UK.
- Lilly the pup appears in this episode.
- Similar to Rockin' Through the DecadesRockin' Through the DecadesRockin' Through the Decades is a live-action and animated television special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was directed by Steve Karman, produced by Bagdasarian Productions, premiered on NBC in 1990, and released on VHS by Buena Vista Home Video in 1992 as Rockin' with the...
, which debuted the following year, this episode also mixed animation with live-action. The episode ends with Alvin dancing with footage of Michael Jackson doing the moonwalk for the first time ever, which was witnessed on the Motown 25th Anniversary special in 1983.
78B. "All Worked Up"
Story by: Janice Karman
Written by: Jack Enyart
The Chipmunks overhear Dave suggesting that he would prefer Alvin to be a Gymnastic Pizza Twirler, Simon a Pogo Stick Tester, and Theodore an iguana
Iguana
Iguana is a herbivorous genus of lizard native to tropical areas of Central America and the Caribbean. The genus was first described in 1768 by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena...
trainer, and immediately start to pursue those careers.
- Broadcast 9/9/89
- Released on VHS in the UK.
- Song: "Do You Love MeDo You Love Me"Do You Love Me" is a 1962 hit single recorded by The Contours for Motown's Gordy Records label. Written and produced by Motown CEO Berry Gordy, Jr., "Do You Love Me?" was the Contours' only Top 40 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Notably, the record achieved this feat...
" originally performed by The ContoursThe ContoursThe Contours were one of the early African-American soul singing groups signed to Motown Records.The group is best known for its Billboard Top 10 hit, "Do You Love Me," a million-selling song that peaked twice in the Top 20....
.
79A. "Nightmare on Seville Street"
Written by: Bruce Morris
The boys disobey Dave and instead of seeing a kid's movie, they go in and see a horror movie. The movie ends up scaring the Chipmunks out of their wits. All night, the boys think that Hideous Harold, the creature from the horror film, is after them.
- Broadcast September 16, 1989
- Song: "Hideous Harold"
- Was also released on VHS.
- Part of the "Trick or Treason" DVD.
- Trivia: The horror film of the episode is loosely based on the premise of A Nightmare on Elm StreetA Nightmare on Elm StreetA Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film directed and written by Wes Craven, and the first film of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film features Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund, and Johnny Depp in his feature film...
.
79B. "Thinking Cap Trap"
Written by: Sean Roche
Simon is frustrated being the smartest member of the family. He invents a cap that helps Dave and his brothers become smarter. Simon is so confident with his family's new smarts that he signs them up to be on a genius game show. But before he can give his family another boost of the thinking cap, he loses it.
- Broadcast September 16, 1989
- Lilly the pup appears in this episode.
- Trivia: This episode was adapted into the 1990s Harvey comic.
- Song: "Calculate"
- Released on VHS on Schools' Out for the Summer.
- Part of "The Easter Chipmunk" DVD.
80A. "Bye, George"
Written by: Alicia Marie Schudt
Alvin is in danger of failing his American history class unless he can pass a test on the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
. He thinks he can get an easy A by using Simon's time machine to go to Revolutionary battles, but a mishap instead causes George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
to be brought to the 20th Century! Through getting to know General Washington and introuducing him to modern technology, the boys learn that Washington is disheartened from suffering defeat after defeat and is reluctant to return to his proper time as he is now questioning his contribution, which could result in problems for all Americans if history changes.
- Broadcast September 30, 1989
- Third appearance of Simon's time machine, since season 5's "Big Dreams".
80B. "A Day in the Life"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Simon makes a video of his family for his class project. Unfortunately for Dave and his brothers, he took the video in not their greatest moments, and is nervous when Simon's video will air on TV. Alvin, Dave and Theodore decide to resort to drastic action by breaking into the TV studio.
- Broadcast September 30, 1989
81A. "Like Father, Like Son"
Written by: Bruce Morris
Alvin is tired of being treated like a kid and trades place with Dave for a day to feel what it is like to be a grown-up, where he gets a prompt lesson in responsibility as the head of a household.
- Broadcast 10/7/89
81B. "Dr. Simon and Mr. Heartthrob"
Written by: Duane Capizzi
Alvin accidentally tampers with Simon's hair growth formula and instead having it grow Simon's hair, it turns him into a heartthrob. The new Simon charms all the ladies and threatens Alvin's status as a teen idol, but Simon ultimately learns what happens when he is not himself.
- Broadcast 10/7/89
- Song: "Yesterday and You"
- "Toddler Beat" a spoof of the Teen magazine "Tiger Beat".
- Semi-spoof of The Nutty ProfessorThe Nutty ProfessorThe Nutty Professor is a 1963 Paramount Pictures science fiction comedy feature film produced, directed, co-written and starring Jerry Lewis...
and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Part of the "Chipmunk Valentine" DVD.
- Lilly the pup appears in this episode.
82A. "Too Hip to Be Dave"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Dave gets a bump on the head and forgets who he is. After seeing a commercial, Dave becomes a trendy stylish man. Because the amnesiac Dave does not recognize the Chipmunks, he feels no responsibility to be their guardian, and the Chipmunks must work to jog his memory.
- Broadcast October 14, 1989
- Song: "90s Kind of Guy"
- In one attempt to get Dave to remember himself, Alvin plays classic Chipmunk songs on the piano, such as "Christmas Time is Here" and "We're the Chipmunks", the opening song.
82B. "Hearts and Flowers"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
The Chipettes are excited for the summer holidays, but not when Miss Miller keeps making other plans for them. The girls decide to hook her up with an elderly man by the name of Mr. Flowers.
- Broadcast October 14, 1989
- Song: "Hello, Mr. Flowers"
- This episode does not feature Alvin, Simon, or Theodore.
83A. "Maltese Chipmunk"
Written by: Dianne Dixon, Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin has a dream that he is a detective from the 1940s. He is on a case to find Brittany, a rich woman who has vanished without explanation, and Dave plays a police lieutenant who thinks the detective Alvin is nothing but a troublemaker.
- Broadcast October 21, 1989
- Title spoof of the 1931The Maltese Falcon (1931 film)The Maltese Falcon is a 1931 American Warner Bros. Pre-Code crime film based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The movie was directed by Roy Del Ruth and stars Bebe Daniels in the role of Ruth Wonderly and Ricardo Cortez as private detective Sam Spade.Maude Fulton, Brown Holmes,...
film and 1941The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 Warner Bros. film based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett and a remake of the 1931 film of the same name...
remake of The Maltese Falcon, which is briefly shown in the episode. Alvin's dream ends by saying "this could be the start of a beautiful friendship" a reference to another Humphrey BogartHumphrey BogartHumphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....
film.
83B. "Dear Diary"
Written by: Alicia Marie Schudt
The Chipettes discover the joys of writing in a diary. Tension builds between them when they deliberately sneak a peak at what the other Chipette has written.
- Broadcast October 21, 1989
- Part of the "Chipmunk Valentine" DVD.
- Song: "Dear Diary"
- Dave and the Chipmunks do not appear in this segment.
84A. "Unfair Science"
Written by: Ross Bagdasarian
All three boys find themselves having a crush on the science substitute teacher. In order to impress her, they each make a project for the science fair.
- Broadcast October 28, 1989
- Released on VHS as part of Hair-Raising Chipmunk Tales.
84B. "Shaking the Family Tree"
Written by: Denice Ferguson
The Chipmunks decide to have a family reunion with their aunts and uncle, but things are not well between them. Each Chipmunk finds out that the three of them have issues and believes many years ago each of them tried to sabotage the other in their chosen carriers.
- Broadcast October 28, 1989
85A. "Inner Dave"
Written by: Alicia Marie Schudt
The boys are accidentally shrunk by one of Simon's inventions. They end up going inside Dave's head in order to try telling him what happened.
- Broadcast November 11, 1989
85B. "The Legend of Sleeping Brittany"
Written by: Sean Roche
The Chipmunks and Chipettes participate in the school journalism. They end up
covering the story of "Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault or Little Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairytale involving a beautiful princess, enchantment, and a handsome prince...
". During the investigation, Brittany pricks her finger on the spin wheel and becomes cursed, just like the real story.
- Broadcast November 11, 1989
- Title is a pun on the short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". This episode also spoofs "Sleeping Beauty".
- The villain, MaleficentMaleficentMaleficent is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Walt Disney's 1959 adaptation of Sleeping Beauty. She is the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil" who, after not being invited to the baby's christening, curses the infant Princess Aurora to "prick her finger on the spindle of a...
, is mentioned.
86A. "Three Chipmunks and a Puppy"
The boys are fed up with their puppy's antics and set out to train Lilly to behave. But soon the Chipmunks feel they are not qualified to raise her and they give her away, only to regret their chance when Dave tells them of times he had to learn patience with their antics during their younger years.
- Broadcast November 25, 1989
- Title is a spoof of the 1987 movie Three Men and a BabyThree Men and a BabyThree Men and a Baby is a 1987 comedy film starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Nancy Travis , and Ted Danson, and directed by Leonard Nimoy, in his first non-Star Trek movie directorial role. It follows the mishaps and adventures of three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to...
86B. "Phantom Of The Rock Opera"
The Chipmunks participate in an opera which they learned has been subject to problems. When they learn a janitor was denied a chance to star on stage, the boys work to get him his deserved chance.
- Broadcast November 25, 1989
- Was released on VHS in the UK.
- Title is a spoof of the Broadway musical The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart, with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator,...
87A. "The Return Of Uncle Adventure"
Written by: Duane Capizzi and Janice Karman
Cruise leads to the Fountain of Youth.
- Broadcast 12/2/89
- Song: "La BambaLa Bamba (song)"La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 hit in the U.S. charts and one of early rock and roll's best-known songs...
", originally performed by Ritchie ValensRitchie ValensRitchie Valens was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter and guitarist....
. - Lawrence WelkLawrence WelkLawrence Welk was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1955 to 1982...
is mentioned in this episode.
87B. "The Princess and the Pig"
Written by: Janice Karman
Brittany works at a farm.
- Broadcast 12/2/89
- Dave and the Chipmunks do not appear in this segment. This is the last segment not to feature either of them.
88. "Alvin in Neverland"
Written by: Dianne Dixon, Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman
A girl rejects Alvin because he's too childish. Therefore, Alvin decides to go prematurely adult, and only do grown-up things – and he forces his brothers to do the same! But by reading him the story of Peter Pan, Dave makes Alvin understand what a wonderful adventure childhood can be.
- The cast as follows:
- Alvin – Peter Pan
- Brittany – Wendy Darling
- Simon – John Darling
- Dave – Captain Hook
- Theodore – Mr. Smee
- Jeanette – Tinkerbell
- Eleanor – Princess Tiger Lily
- Broadcast 12/9/89
- Mostly a spoof of the 1953 Walt Disney movie Peter Pan
- Songs: "Oh, Boy", originally performed by Buddy Holly and the Crickets, and "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of MusicThe Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
, but with lyrics changed so that Captain Hook sings about murder, mayhem, plundering and such.
89. "Merry Christmas, Mr. Carroll"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin, as usual is thinking of himself when it comes around to being Christmas. He is so focused on receiving presents that he fails to think of poor Mr. Carroll, who just wants his morning paper. Will the spirits of Christmas past, present, and future help Alvin to see the error of his ways?
- Broadcast December 16, 1989
- Released on the VHS titled "Alvin's Christmas Carol".
- A spoof of Charles Dickens' A Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
- Part of the "A Chipmunk Christmas" DVD.
- Miss Miller and Brittany are mentioned.
- Song: "Here Comes Christmas"
- Dave as the ghost of Christmas Past is an aged version of the real David Seville.
- In the episode, Theodore was the Spirit of Christmas Present, Simon was the Spirit of Christmas Future and Dave was the Spirit of Christmas Past.
The Chipmunks Go to the Movies (Season 8) (1990)
The opening in the series shows the Chipmunks and Chipettes spoofing various movies. These include: Indiana JonesIndiana Jones
Colonel Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., Ph.D. is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials...
, Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first...
, Jaws
Jaws (film)
Jaws is a 1975 American horror-thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. In the story, the police chief of Amity Island, a fictional summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from a giant man-eating great white shark by closing the beach,...
, Star Trek
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is a 1989 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the fifth feature in the franchise and the penultimate to star the cast of the original Star Trek science fiction television series...
, Batman
Batman (1989 film)
Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Michael Keaton in the title role, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl and Jack Palance...
and Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
. And finally shows the Chipmunks and Chipettes going to a movie premiere at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Grauman's Chinese Theatre is a movie theater at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. It is on the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame.The Chinese Theatre was commissioned following the success of the nearby Grauman's Egyptian Theatre which opened in 1922...
and the cinema starts with Alvin spoofing Leo the Lion
Leo the Lion (MGM)
Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and one of its predecessors, Goldwyn Pictures, featured in the studio's production logo, which was created by the Paramount Studios art director Lionel S. Reiss....
, mascot of MGM Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
.
90. "Back to Our Future"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin, Simon, and Theodore from the 90s get to meet Alvin, Simon, and Theodore of the 50s.
- Songs: "Alvin Twist," "Alvin's Harmonica", "Witch Doctor" (excerpt) and "Back in TimeBack in Time"Back in Time" is a song by Huey Lewis and the News written for and featured in the 1985 film Back to the Future. The song is heard near the end of the film when Marty McFly wakes up to the song playing on the radio while in his own bed after returning from 1955. It is also played during the...
", originally performed by Huey Lewis & the NewsHuey Lewis & the NewsHuey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts...
for the movie "Back to the FutureBack to the FutureBack to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...
" - Broadcast 9/8/90
- Second time the Chipmunks spoof the Back to the FutureBack to the FutureBack to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...
films. - Shepard MenkenShepard MenkenShepard Menken was an American voice actor and character actor.Menken began his career at the age of 11, when he started appearing on children's radio programs...
makes an uncredited guest appearance reprising his role as Clyde CrashcupClyde CrashcupClyde Crashcup is a fictional character from the early-1960s animated television series The Alvin Show.-Fictional character biography:Clyde Crashcup is a scientist in a white coat whose experiments invariably failed...
. - Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, April 14, 1994.
- This episode includes a hilarious rap version of Alvin's Harmonica.
- The FlintstonesThe FlintstonesThe Flintstones is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that screened from September 30, 1960 to April 1, 1966, on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones was about a working class Stone Age man's life with his family and his next-door neighbor and best friend. It...
are alluded to in this episode. - Part of the "Funny, We Shrunk the Adults" DVD.
- Released on VHS as "Back to Alvin's Future"
91. "Bigger"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
Alvin wishes he was bigger so he wouldn't be treated as a child all the time. His wish does come true over night and now he has to learn to live life as an adult.
- Broadcast September 15, 1990
- The cast as follows
- Alvin – Alvin Smith
- Simon – himself
- Theodore – himself
- Dave – David Smith
- Brittany – Barbie, leader of the Babes
- Jeanette - herself (as one of the Babes)
- Eleanor - herself (as one of the Babes)
- Spoof of the 1988 film BigBigBig is a 1988 romantic comedy film directed by Penny Marshall and stars Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin, a young boy who makes a wish "to be big" to a magical fortune-telling machine and is then aged to adulthood overnight...
, starring Tom HanksTom HanksThomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
. - Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, June 19, 1996.
- Songs: "I Love Rock and RollI Love Rock 'n' Roll"I Love Rock 'n Roll" is a rock song written in 1975 by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker of Arrows, who recorded the first released version. The song was later made famous by the hit version recorded by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1981....
", "Girls of Rock and Roll", "I Wanna Be B-I-G" - Part of the "Funny, We Shrunk the Adults" DVD.
92. "Kong!"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
An adventure about a famous Broadway producer that meets a large ape named Kong. But the only way Alvin can convince Kong to come back to America with him is if Kiki, Kong's best friend, and a famous and beautiful actress goes with him.
- Broadcast September 22, 1990
- The cast as follows:
- Alvin – Buster Bardom
- Simon - Professor Fossy
- Theodore – Kiki
- Brittany – Nola Talent
- Spoof of the 1976 version of the film King Kong.
- Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, April 14, 1994.
- Key Song: "What'd I Say", "I Got You (I Feel Good)I Got You (I Feel Good)"I Got You " is a hit song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1965, it was one of Brown's signature songs, and is arguably his most widely-known recording.-Description:...
" by James BrownJames BrownJames Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
93. "Batmunk"
Wriiten by: Bruce Morris & William J. Thutt
The Chipmunks watch Theodore's favorite movie "Batmunk," where Simon gets to play the role of Batmunk/Brice Wayne. A string of crimes happen, and all the Batmunk toys are being stolen. There could be one criminal mad enough to commit this terrible crime, the Jokester.
- Song: "Danger Zone" originally performed by Kenny LogginsKenny LogginsDuring the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...
- Broadcast September 29, 1990
- The cast as follows:
- Simon – Batmunk/Brice WayneBatmanBatman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
- Alvin – JokesterJoker (comics)The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin...
- Theodore – Happy the butlerAlfred PennyworthAlfred Pennyworth is a fictional character that appears throughout the DC Comics franchise. The character first appears in Batman #16 , and was created by writer Bob Kane and artist Jerry Robinson. Alfred serves as Batman’s tireless butler, assistant, confidant, and surrogate father figure...
- Brittany – Nicki NaleVicki ValeVictoria Vale is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appears in Batman #49 , and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger.-1940s-1960s:...
of the Chipmunk Quarterly
- Simon – Batmunk/Brice Wayne
- Part of the "Daytona Jones and the Pearl of Wisdom" DVD.
- Part of "The Chipmunks Go to the Movies" DVD.
- Spoof of the 1989 film BatmanBatmanBatman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
- Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, April 14, 1994.
94. "Daytona Jones and the Pearl of Wisdom"
Written by: Bob Carrau & Dianne Dixon
Daytona Jones along with his brother, Seri-Toga, are off to find the Pearl of Wisdom.
- Broadcast 10/6/90
- The cast as follows:
- Alvin – Dr. Daytona JonesIndiana JonesColonel Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., Ph.D. is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials...
- Simon – Dr. Seri-Toga Jones
- Theodore – GuideSallahSallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir, better known as Sallah , is a fictional character played by John Rhys-Davies in two of the four Indiana Jones films: Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade...
- Brittany – BambiMarion RavenwoodMarion Ravenwood Jones is a fictional character that first appeared in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Played by Karen Allen, she enters the story when Indiana Jones visits her in Nepal, needing her help — specifically, he needs an artifact in her possession, originally obtained by her...
- Alvin – Dr. Daytona Jones
- Spoof of George LucasGeorge LucasGeorge Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
and Steven Spielberg's first Indiana Jones film, starring Harrison FordHarrison FordHarrison Ford is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in...
. - Part of the "Daytona Jones and the Pearl of Wisdom" DVD.
- Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, June 23, 1995.
- Songs: "ChinaTown" and "Good Thing" by Fine Young CannibalsFine Young CannibalsFine Young Cannibals were a British band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox , and singer Roland Gift...
95. "Star Wreck: The Absolutely Final Frontier"
Written by: Ralph Sanchez
Responding to a distress call, the USS Booby Prize encounters a dangerous alien race that wishes everything in the entire galaxy exactly the same.
- The Cast as follows:
- Alvin – Captain James T. DirkJames T. KirkJames Tiberius "Jim" Kirk is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. Kirk was first played by William Shatner as the principal lead character in the original Star Trek series. Shatner voiced Kirk in the animated Star Trek series and appeared in the first seven Star Trek movies...
- Simon – Mr. SpeckSpockSpock is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the original Star Trek series, Spock also appears in the animated Star Trek series, two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, seven of the Star Trek feature films, and numerous Star Trek...
- Theodore – Dr. Moamz McRoyLeonard McCoyLeonard "Bones" McCoy is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by DeForest Kelley in the original Star Trek series, McCoy also appears in the animated Star Trek series, seven Star Trek movies, the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and in numerous books,...
- Jeanette – Lt. UhahaUhuraNyota Uhura is a character in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, the first six Star Trek films, and the 2009 film Star Trek...
- Eleanor – Ms. Supra
- Alvin – Captain James T. Dirk
- Broadcast October 13, 1990
- Part of "The Chipmunks Go to the Movies" DVD.
- Song: "Bad Moon RisingBad Moon Rising (song)"Bad Moon Rising" is a song written by John Fogerty and performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was the lead single from their album Green River and was released in April 1969, four months before the album. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #1 on the UK Singles...
" by Creedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums.... - Spoof of the Star Trek movie, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
- Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, June 19, 1996.
- Part of the "Star Wreck" DVD.
96. "Robomunk"
Written by: Sean Roche
Officer Malone suffers a terrible accident and thanks to Dr. Simonize, he is now half-robot, and half-chipmunk.
- The cast as follows:
- Alvin – Officer Malone/Robomunk
- Simon – Dr. Simonize
- Brittany – Officer Violet Bronson
- Eleanor – The Mayor
- Theodore – Mr. Pinkie
- Songs: "He's Gonna Be Your Hero", "The C-Team"
- Broadcast October 20, 1990
- Spoof of the 1987 movie, RoboCopRoboCopRoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction-action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, RoboCop centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop"...
. - A cat who looks similar to Cookie Chomper III makes a cameo.
- Part of the "Daytona Jones and the Pearl of Wisdom" DVD.
- Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, 9/8/95.
97. "S.T. The Space Traveler"
The boys meet a real life alien, and they try to hide him from a pair of scientists who wish to capture the alien and do experiments on him.
- Broadcast October 27, 1990
- Spoof of E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, and Peter Coyote...
.
98. "Irrational Buffoon's European Vacation"
After winning first prize on "America's Most Embarrassing Home Videos", Clark Sevillewald, and the boys get to go to Wacky World in Europe.
- Broadcast 11/3/90
- The cast as follows:
- David Seville – Clark Sevillewald
- Spoof of the 1985 movie, National Lampoon's European VacationNational Lampoon's European VacationEuropean Vacation is a 1985 comedy film. The second film in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, it was directed by Amy Heckerling and stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. Dana Hill and Jason Lively replace Dana Barron and Anthony Michael Hall as Griswold children Audrey and Rusty...
, starring Chevy ChaseChevy ChaseCornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, writer, and television and film actor, born into a prominent entertainment industry family. Chase worked a plethora of odd jobs before moving into comedy acting with National Lampoon...
. - Also spoofs America's Funniest Home VideosAmerica's Funniest Home VideosAmerica's Funniest Home Videos is an American reality television program on ABC in which viewers are able to send in humorous homemade videotapes. The most common videos usually feature slapstick physical comedy arising from incidents, accidents and mishaps...
99. "Chip Tracy"
Written by: Diane Dixon & Jack Enyart
Chip Tracy is going up against serious criminals that are plaguing the city.
- Broadcast November 10, 1990
- The cast as follows:
- Alvin – Chip Tracy
- Jeanette – Bess Blueheart
- Theodore – Kiddo
- Eleanor – Grumbles' club doorwoman
- Brittany – Breathmint Baloney/The Glove
- Simon – Professor Laboratory
- Spoof of Dick TracyDick TracyDick Tracy is a comic strip featuring Dick Tracy, a hard-hitting, fast-shooting and intelligent police detective. Created by Chester Gould, the strip made its debut on October 4, 1931, in the Detroit Mirror. It was distributed by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate...
. - Songs: "Real Wild Child" (Originally performed by Johnny O'KeefeJohnny O'KeefeJohn Michael O'Keefe, known as Johnny O'Keefe was an Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s. Some of his hits include "Wild One" , "Shout!" and "She's My Baby"...
, but popularized by Iggy PopIggy PopIggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
) and "It's Clothes that Make the Man". - Part of the "Star Wreck" DVD.
100. "Gremlionis"
The Chipmunks go up against a bunch of ancient gremlins that originated from Italy.
- Broadcast November 17, 1990
- Spoof of the scary 1984 movie, GremlinsGremlinsGremlins is a 1984 American horror comedy film directed by Joe Dante, released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature—called a Mogwai—as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. It was followed by a sequel,...
. However, it also takes nods from Ghostbusters.
101. "Sploosh"
Written by: Dianne Dixon
A scientist's assistant called Trusty meets the mermaid Princess Montana, but his boss Dr. Bubbles finds out. Montana is then captured by the fame hungry scientist who plans to reveal her to the world on a popular talk show. Can Trusty save her before she dies in the human world?
- Broadcast November 24, 1990
- The cast as follows:
- Simon – Trusty
- Jeanette - Princess Montana
- Alvin - Dr. Buford Bubbles
- Brittany - Miss Dalia
- Theodore - Godfrey, Montana's servant
- Eleanor - Montana's maid
- Songs: "Oh, Pretty WomanOh, Pretty Woman"Oh, Pretty Woman" is a song, released in August 1964, which was a worldwide success for Roy Orbison. Recorded on the Monument Records label in Nashville, Tennessee, it was written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees. The song spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100...
" (Originally performed by Roy OrbisonRoy OrbisonRoy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
) - Spoof of the 1984 movie, SplashSplash (film)Splash is a 1984 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The original music score was composed by Lee Holdridge...
, starring Daryl HannahDaryl HannahDaryl Christine Hannah is an American film actress. After making her screen debut in 1978, Hannah starred in a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1980s, notably Blade Runner, Splash, Wall Street and Roxanne and Kill Bill.-Early life:Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Susan...
and Tom Hanks. - Last of the episodes to feature the Chipettes.
102. "Funny, We Shrunk the Adults"
Written by: Bob Carrau
Thanks to one of Simon's inventions, Dave and Zelda are accidentally shrunk leaving the Chipmunks and the new neighborhood kids – Deena and her brothers; Tariq and Ali – to create chaos around the house.
- Broadcast 12/1/90
- The cast as follows:
- Alvin – himself
- Simon – himself
- Theodore – himself
- Dave – himself
- Miss Miller – Zelda
- Songs: "Short PeopleShort People"Short People" is a song by Randy Newman from his 1977 album Little Criminals, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The verses and chorus seem to be a pointed attack on the short...
" (originally performed by Randy NewmanRandy NewmanRandall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
), and "Coming Up Short" - Spoof of the 1989 Disney comedy classic, Honey, I Shrunk the KidsHoney, I Shrunk the KidsHoney, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 comedy film. The directorial debut of Joe Johnston and released through Walt Disney Pictures and Silver Screen Partners III, the film tells the story of an inventor who accidentally shrinks his and his neighbor's kids to 1/4 of an inch with his electromagnetic...
, starring Rick MoranisRick MoranisFrederick Allan "Rick" Moranis is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician, and a magician. Moranis came to prominence in the late 1970s on the sketch comedy show Second City Television, and later appeared in several Hollywood films including Strange Brew; Ghostbusters; Spaceballs; Little Shop of...
. - Part of "The Chipmunks Go to the Movies" DVD.
- Part of the "Funny, We Shrunk the Adults" DVD.
- Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, April 14, 1994.
- Honey, We Shrunk OurselvesHoney, We Shrunk OurselvesHoney, We Shrunk Ourselves is a 1997 direct-to-video sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. It is the last film in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise...
, a film of a very similar plot, would be made seven years later.
The Chipmunk Specials
"A Chipmunk ChristmasA Chipmunk Christmas
A Chipmunk Christmas is an animated christmas television special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It aired on the NBC television network in 1981, nine years after the death of Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. . This was the first time that Alvin, Simon and...
" (1981)
The Chipmunks first Christmas special. Alvin gives up his special "Golden Echo Harmonica" to a sick little boy named Tommy.
- Songs: "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasIt's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" is a classic Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson. The song was originally titled "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas"...
", "It's the Greatest Time of the Year", "Chipmunk Jingle Bells", "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"The Chipmunk Song " is a song written by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. Although it was written and sung by Bagdasarian , the singing credits are given to The Chipmunks, a fictitious singing group consisting of three chipmunks by the names of Alvin, Simon, and Theodore...
", "The Spirit of Christmas", "Silent NightSilent Night"Silent Night" is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song "Stille Nacht" were written in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, by the priest Father Joseph Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber...
", "Sleigh RideSleigh Ride"Sleigh Ride" is a popular light orchestral piece composed by Leroy Anderson. The composer had the original idea for the piece during a heat wave in July 1946; he finished the work in February 1948. Lyrics, about a person who would like to ride in a sleigh on a winter's day with another person,...
", "Deck the Halls", "We Wish You a Merry ChristmasWe Wish You a Merry Christmas"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular secular sixteenth-century English carol from the West Country of England. The origin of this Christmas carol lies in the English tradition where wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats to the carolers on Christmas Eve such as 'figgy...
" - Chuck JonesChuck JonesCharles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio...
served as creative consultant and character designer for the special.
"I Love the Chipmunks Valentine Special" (1984)
Written by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
Co-Written by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
The Chipettes are looking forward to be spending Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
with the Chipmunks. Simon and Theodore are also looking forward in spending the day with them, except Alvin. He is afraid of being crushed again due to the fact that a girl he once had a crush on broke his heart on Valentines. In order to rebuild his confidence, Simon makes a tape for Alvin to listen to while he sleeps. Without realizing, the tape hypnotizes Alvin into believing he is a Casanova named Captain Chipmunk while sleepwalking and is finally able to gather up the courage to ask Brittany... although once he awakens, he cannot remember. So, once he finally gathers the courage to ask her, she rejects him, since she has already been invited by the wonderful, dashing, charming Captain Chipmunk. But of course, the special ends with both Alvin and Brittany finally going together and being voted King and Queen Valentine.
- Broadcast February 12, 1984
- Songs: “Captain Chipmunk,” "I Give Up on You", "Tell Him" (originally performed by The ExcitersThe ExcitersThe Exciters were an American pop music group of the 1960s. They were originally a girl group, although a male member was added later. The group consisted of lead singer Brenda Reid, her husband Herb Rooney, Carolyn Johnson and Lillian Walker....
); two of the songs later appeared on the album Songs from Our TV Shows - This special was syndicated as a regular episode.
- As of this special, Simon starts wearing blue-framed glasses and Jeanette wears pink-framed glasses.
- As of this special, Eleanor has an aquamarine vest on instead of brown.
- As of this special, Dave now wears a sleeveless blue sweater, and has a redrawn face.
- First appearance of the Chipette's treehouse. It will be their residence until "Help Wanted: Mommy", when they move in with Miss Miller.
- Mishap for Jeanette: Getting glue on herself.
- Originally aired as a primetime special.
- DVD release: January 23, 2007.
"A Chipmunk Reunion
A Chipmunk Reunion
A Chipmunk Reunion is a 1985 animated special produced by Bagdasarian Productions, in association with Ruby-Spears Enterprises, and is spun off of NBC's popular animated series, Alvin & the Chipmunks, starring The Chipmunks and The Chipettes....
" (1985)
Written by: Janice Karman & Ross Bagdasarian
Co-Written by: Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
When they cannot determine when their birthday is, the Chipmunks set out to find their mother, Vinny, who abandoned them as babies.
- Songs: “Mother and Child ReunionMother and Child Reunion"Mother and Child Reunion" is a song by Paul Simon on his album, Paul Simon , his first solo album after Bridge Over Troubled Water. It was released as a single on February 5, 1972, reaching #4 on the U.S...
” originally performed by Paul SimonPaul SimonPaul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
, "Vinny's Lullaby" (owing to Dumbo's "Baby Mine") "Vinny's Blues", and “Shake It Up” originally performed by The CarsThe CarsThe Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson...
. - Broadcast April 13, 1985
- First appearance of Vinny, the Chipmunks' mother. In this appearance, she is voiced by June ForayJune ForayJune Foray is an American voice actress, best known as the voice of many animated characters...
(uncredited). - This special was syndicated as a regular episode.
- It is revealed that the Chipmunks' birthday falls on the 14th. Prior to the time the Chipmunks found out, Dave always celebrated their birthday around the time they met.
- Was released on VHS along with The Chipmunks Story in The Chipmunk Family Tree.
- In the 2007 film, the Chipmunks claim that their mother left them after one week when they were born.
- Originally aired as a primetime special.
- Part of the DVD "Alvin and the Chipmunks – The Very First Alvin Show".
"Rockin' Through the Decades
Rockin' Through the Decades
Rockin' Through the Decades is a live-action and animated television special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was directed by Steve Karman, produced by Bagdasarian Productions, premiered on NBC in 1990, and released on VHS by Buena Vista Home Video in 1992 as Rockin' with the...
" (1990)
A documentary special look of the Chipmunks' past throughout the decades. Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
hosts this special.
- Songs: "Witch Doctor", "Alvin's HarmonicaAlvin's Harmonica"Alvin's Harmonica" is a song from the fictional musical group, Alvin and the Chipmunks, which also features additional vocals by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. who plays David Seville in the song. The song was released as the second single from the group's debut album, Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks in...
", "Tutti FruttiTutti Frutti (song)"Tutti Frutti" is a 1955 song by Little Richard, which became his first hit record. With its opening cry of "A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bop-bop!" and its hard-driving sound and wild lyrics, it became not only a model for many future Little Richard songs, but also one of the...
", "She Loves YouShe Loves You"She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney based on an idea by McCartney, originally recorded by The Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record in the United States by being one of the...
", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Richards's throwaway three-note guitar riff — intended to be replaced by horns — opens and drives the song...
", "Beat It", "Heartbreak HotelHeartbreak Hotel"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song recorded by American rock and roll musician Elvis Presley. It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley's first on his new record label RCA Victor. His first number-one pop record, "Heartbreak Hotel" topped Billboards Top 100 chart, became his first...
", "Crocodile RockCrocodile Rock"Crocodile Rock" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and recorded in June 1972 at the Strawberry Studios, Château d'Hérouville in France. It was released on 27 October 1972 in the UK and 20 November 1972 in the US, as a pre-release single from his forthcoming 1973 album Don't Shoot...
", "Surfin' SafariSurfin' Safari-Musicians:*Alan Jardine - vocals, acoustic bass *Mike Love - vocals*David Marks - rhythm guitar, vocals *Brian Wilson - bass guitar, piano, vocals*Carl Wilson - lead guitar, vocals*Dennis Wilson - drums, vocals...
", "Sleigh RideSleigh Ride"Sleigh Ride" is a popular light orchestral piece composed by Leroy Anderson. The composer had the original idea for the piece during a heat wave in July 1946; he finished the work in February 1948. Lyrics, about a person who would like to ride in a sleigh on a winter's day with another person,...
", "Christmas, Don't be Late", "Melody: Surfin' SafariSurfin' Safari-Musicians:*Alan Jardine - vocals, acoustic bass *Mike Love - vocals*David Marks - rhythm guitar, vocals *Brian Wilson - bass guitar, piano, vocals*Carl Wilson - lead guitar, vocals*Dennis Wilson - drums, vocals...
, and "The Alvin Twist" (excerpt) - Also known as "Rockin' With the Chipmunks"
- This special is a mix of live-action and cartoon animation.
- Special Appearances: Kenny LogginsKenny LogginsDuring the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...
, Shelley DuvallShelley DuvallShelley Alexis Duvall is an American film and television actress best known for her roles in The Shining, Popeye, Thieves Like Us and 3 Women....
, Ben VereenBen VereenBen Vereen is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.- Early years :...
, Raven-SymonéRaven-SymonéRaven-Symoné Christina Pearman , known professionally as Raven-Symoné , or simply Raven, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, comedian, dancer, television producer and model. Symoné launched her successful career in 1989 after appearing in The Cosby Show as Olivia...
, Markie PostMarkie PostMarjorie Armstrong "Markie" Post is an American actress, best known for her roles as bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985, as public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1985 to 1992, and as Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom...
, Richard MollRichard MollCharles Richard Moll is an American actor and voice artist,best known for playing Bull Shannon, the bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1983 to 1992...
and Little RichardLittle RichardRichard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and... - Cameo by Charlene the Chipette.
- Dedicated to Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.
- A soundtrack was made for this special, which included all songs (except for "Christmas, Don't be Late" and "The Alvin Twist") in the special as well as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "Johnny B. Goode".
- Parodies (in order of first appearance): Little Richard, Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyElvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
, Jimi HendrixJimi HendrixJames Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
, Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Michael JacksonMichael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, Bruce Springsteen, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
, Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... - "Beat It" was simply the original Michael Jackson video with Alvin added to it.
- Excerpts from of The Alvin ShowThe Alvin ShowThe Alvin Show is an American animated television series. It was the first to feature the singing characters Alvin and the Chipmunks, although a series with a similar concept The Nutty Squirrels Present had aired a year earlier...
were used. The first was The Alvin Twist. The second was a commercial for the show's original sponsor, Jell-OJell-OJell-O is a brand name belonging to U.S.-based Kraft Foods for a number of gelatin desserts, including fruit gels, puddings and no-bake cream pies. The brand's popularity has led to it being used as a generic term for gelatin dessert across the U.S. and Canada....
. - Part of the DVD "Alvin and the Chipmunks – The Very First Alvin Show".
"Trick or Treason" (1994)
Alvin wants to join a gang that is well known for playing pranks on Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
. One target they wish to pull a prank on is a boy with a deformed face who Theodore befriends.
- Song: "Monster MashMonster Mash"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best-known song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes...
" (originally perofrmed by Bobby Pickett), "Halloween is Coming","You Never Know" - This special premiered on USA Network on October 28, 1994.
- This special also featured the voices of RossRoss Bagdasarian, Jr.Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. is an Armenian-American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist and the son of the Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.-Life and career:...
and Janice'sJanice KarmanJanice Felice Karman is an American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian, Jr....
children, Vanessa and Michael Bagdasarian.
"A Chipmunk Celebration" (1994)
The Chipmunks celebrate Thanksgiving with the family. They are also involved in a Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving (United States)
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It has officially been an annual tradition since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated on Thursday,...
play. But instead of getting the jobs they normally would be good at, the teacher decides to try something new with them. She gives the job of costume designer to Alvin, set technician to Theodore, and the starring role to Simon.
- Songs: "Come on-a My HouseCome on-a My House"Come on-a My House" is a song performed by Rosemary Clooney on her album Come On-A My House, released on June 6, 1951. The song was written by Ross Bagdasarian and noted Armenian American writer William Saroyan in the summer of 1939 but did not become a hit until the release of Clooney's recording...
" (originally perofrmed by Rosemary ClooneyRosemary ClooneyRosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian , which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 –...
), "I'm Going Crazy", "Gotta Believe in Pumpkins". - This special premiered on USA Network on November 20, 1994.
"The Easter Chipmunk (1995)"
Alvin finds out that his Grandpa was the original Easter Chipmunk, and tries to sue Mr. Hoppity, the Easter Bunny
Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny or Easter Rabbit is a character depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs, who sometimes is depicted with clothes...
for the rights.
- Song: "Ode to the Easter Bunny"
- First appearance of the boys' Grandpa on their Chipmunk side of the family.
- This special premiered on USA Network on April 14, 1995.
Chipmunk films
"The Chipmunk AdventureThe Chipmunk Adventure
The Chipmunk Adventure is a 1987 American animated film featuring the characters from NBC's Saturday morning cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks. The Chipmunk Adventure was directed by Janice Karman from a screenplay by Karman and Ross Bagdasarian Jr....
" (1987)
When Dave leaves on a trip to Europe leaving the kids home with Miss Miller, Alvin starts competing with Brittany on the video arcade game, "Around the World in 30 Days". This grabs the attention of two diamond swindlers, who trick them into going on a balloon race, trading dolls filled with diamonds for dolls filled with cash.
- Songs: "I Y Yi Yi/Cuanto le Gusta", "Off to See the World", "Weekend in France, Italy, England, Amasterdam, Greece..." (instrumental), "The Girls of Rock n' Roll", "Getting Lucky", "Mexican Holiday" (instrumental) "My Mother", "Wooly Bully" and "Diamond Dolls"
"Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein is a 1999 animated horror-themed direct-to-video film, produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Animation Studios, distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks...
" (1999)
While the Chipmunks are working in a famous movie studio park called Majestic Studios in a singing attraction, the real Dr. Frankenstein comes to work in the studio's most famous attraction, Frankenstein's Castle. After Alvin drives a crazy bus chase, they miss their next performance and get locked in the studio after closing time. Dr. Frankenstein figures the castle is not scary enough so he re-builds the real Frankenstein. IT COMES ALIVE! So it finds the boys and starts a wild and scary adventure!
- Songs: "Things Out There", "If A Monster Comes In Our Room","If You Wanna Have Friends","Them Bones"
- Neither Dave nor the Chipmunks eyes are blue, brown, or green
"Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman is a 2000 animated horror-themed direct-to-video film, produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Animation Studios, distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks...
" (2000)
Alvin thinks of himself as an expert on spooky stuff such as vampires and werewolfs, so when a mysterious stranger moves in next door, Alvin's convinced he's a werewolf. Then, when Theodore gets bitten by a "dog", he starts chewing socks, eating meaty stuff, and is a lot faster. Even Simon thinks something's not right. But at the moment, he's more like a werepuppy. They now have to find a way to cure him before the next full moon – during the school play, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" – or else Theodore will become a werewolf – forever!
- Songs: "Munks On A Mission", "Monster Out in You" and "Everything's Gonna Be All Right"
"Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks
Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks
Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks is a 2004 direct-to-video film based on the Chipmunks' 1983-1990 television series, Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was written and created by Janice Karman, produced by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., and directed by Jerry Rees. It was produced by Bagdasarian Productions, and...
" (2004)
Join the Chipmunks and Chipettes, as you've never seen them before, as they spend a magical weekend at Lalu's cottage.
- Songs: "Ga Ga Goo", "Sometimes I Lie", "I'm So Sorry", "Why Can't we Play?", "Baby Baby Baby", "Dumped for Someone New", "Friends", "Candlelight Lullaby"
Live-action films
"Alvin and the ChipmunksAlvin and the Chipmunks (film)
Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 comedy film directed by Tim Hill. Based on the animated series of the same name, the film stars Jason Lee, David Cross, and Cameron Richardson with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Jesse McCartney. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and...
" (2007)
Dave (Jason Lee
Jason Lee (actor)
Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and skateboarder known for his role as the title character on the NBC television series My Name is Earl, his portrayal of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, his role as Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin...
) first meets Alvin (voiced by Justin Long
Justin Long
Justin Jacob Long is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Galaxy Quest, Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, Live Free or Die Hard, He's Just Not That into You, Drag Me to Hell, and Youth in Revolt, and his personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a...
), Simon (voiced by Matthew Gray Gubler
Matthew Gray Gubler
Matthew Gray Gubler is an American actor, film director, sketch artist, and former fashion model. He is best known for his role as the young genius Dr. Spencer Reid in the CBS television show Criminal Minds, of which he has also directed two episodes...
) and Theodore (voiced by Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career...
). But Dave's boss, Ian Hawke (David Cross
David Cross
David Cross is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr...
), wants to take over the Chipmunks, and it's up to Dave to stop him.
- Songs: "Bad Day", "Follow Me Now" (background), "Only You (and You Alone)", "Funkytown", "The Chipmunk Song", "The Chipmunk Song DeeTown Rock Mix", "Witch Doctor" (2007), "Ain't No Party" (background)" , "Mess Around" (background), "Get You Goin", "Get Munk'd" and "How We Roll"
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Betty Thomas. The film stars Zachary Levi, David Cross, Jason Lee, and the voices of Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, Matthew Gray Gubler, Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler, and Anna Faris...
" (2009)
Alvin, Simon, and Theodore go to school and feel like "Chipmunks Out of Water" because of all the human kids around. Meanwhile, Ian Hawke (after the Chipmunks dealt him a serious blow) finds the Chipettes
The Chipettes
The Chipettes are a fictional group of anthropomorphic chipmunk singers first appearing on the cartoon series Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1983. In this and related materials, the Chipettes served as female featured characters in their own right, starring in numerous episodes...
and cannot wait to make them famous and get back at the Chipmunks.
- Songs: "You Really Got Me" (featuring Honor Society), "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)", "Daydream Believer", "Stayin' Alive", "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)", "Bring It On", "The Song" (featuring Queensberry), "Put Your Records On", "I Want to Know What Love Is", "Follow Me Now", "Hot N Cold", " So What"(background), "We Are Family", "Shake Your Groove Thing"
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked is an upcoming 2011 American comedy film. The film stars Jason Lee. It is to be distributed by 20th Century Fox, and produced by Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Productions...
" (2011)
External links
- Alvin and the Chipmunks Episode Guide at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...