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David Cross David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer, known primarily for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series "Mr. Show", and his role as Tobias Fünke in the sitcom "Arrested Development". Cross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret", developed and had a prominent role in "Freak Show", appeared on "Modern Family", portrayed Ian Hawke in the first three live action/CGI films starring Alvin and the Chipmunks, and voiced Crane in the "Kung Fu Panda" film franchise. Cross was born in Roswell, Georgia,
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singing talent. Seeing the opportunity for success, both human and chipmunks make a pact for them to sing his songs. While that ambition proves a frustrating struggle with the difficult trio, the dream does come true after all. However, that success presents its own trials as their unscrupulous record executive, Ian Hawke (David Cross), plans to break up this family to exploit the boys. Can Dave and the Chipmunks discover what they really value amid the superficial glamour around them? Pop sensations Alvin (Justin Long), Simon (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Theodore (Jesse McCartney) end up in the care of Dave
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from the song. The book series, "ghostgirl", references the song in the books. A parody of the song, entitled "I Will Follow You into the Abyss of Death", is featured in the 2007 film "Alvin and the Chipmunks". In the movie, protagonist Dave Seville (Jason Lee) pitches the tune to record company executive Ian Hawke (David Cross), who pans it after hearing only a few seconds, and then encourages Seville to abandon his songwriting career. I Will Follow You into the Dark "I Will Follow You into the Dark" is a song by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie,
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David Cross David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer, known primarily for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series "Mr. Show", and his role as Tobias Fünke in the sitcom "Arrested Development". Cross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret", developed and had a prominent role in "Freak Show", appeared on "Modern Family", portrayed Ian Hawke in the first three live action/CGI films starring Alvin and the Chipmunks, and voiced Crane in the "Kung Fu Panda" film franchise. Cross was born in Roswell, Georgia,
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novelty single based on the current CB citizens band radio craze, "Hey Shirley (This Is Squirrely)", and followed by two albums (one a Christmas release). Due to legal reasons, his version of the creation went credited under the individual character names, Shirley and Squirrely. In the 2007 live-action/animated movie "Alvin and the Chipmunks", during the credits, Ian Hawke (David Cross) is trying to get three squirrels to sing. Among the New York-based session musicians playing on these albums were Cannonball Adderley, (alto sax), Bobby Jaspar (flute), and Sam Most (clarinet) The Nutty Squirrels The Nutty Squirrels were a scat singing
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respective roles. Jason Lee and David Cross reprise their roles as well. It follows the plot of the movie. The Chipmunks and Chipettes get washed up on an island. It's up to the player to play as the Chipmunks, Chipettes, Dave, or Ian to get back to the city. In June 2013, 20th Century Fox announced that a sequel, "", would be released on December 11, 2015. On December 18, 2014 however, it was announced for a December 23, 2015 release. On October 14, 2015, the release date was pushed forward to December 18, 2015. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is a 2009 American live-action/computer animated musical family comedy film directed by Betty Thomas. It is the second live action/animated film starring Alvin and the Chipmunks and stars Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Amy Poehler, David Cross, Zachary Levi, and Jason Lee. The film was written by Jon Vitti, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, distributed by 20th Century Fox, and produced by Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Company. It is a sequel to the 2007 film "Alvin and the Chipmunks"
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked is a 2011 American live action/computer animated musical family comedy adventure film directed by Mike Mitchell. It is the third live action/animated film starring Alvin and the Chipmunks following the 2009 film "", which was a sequel to the 2007 film "Alvin and the Chipmunks". The film stars Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Amy Poehler, Jenny Slate, David Cross and Jason Lee. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and produced by Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Company. The film was released
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Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 American live-action computer animated musical comedy film directed by Tim Hill. Based on the characters of the same name created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., the film stars Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Cameron Richardson, David Cross, and Jason Lee. It was released worldwide on December 14, 2007, by 20th Century Fox and produced by Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises. "Alvin and the Chipmunks" grossed $217 million in North America and $361 million at the box office worldwide on a budget of $60 million and was
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December 18, 2015. Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 American live-action computer animated musical comedy film directed by Tim Hill. Based on the characters of the same name created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., the film stars Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Cameron Richardson, David Cross, and Jason Lee. It was released worldwide on December 14, 2007, by 20th Century Fox and produced by Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises. "Alvin and the Chipmunks" grossed $217 million in North America and $361 million at the box office worldwide on a budget of $60
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tropical backdrops for many of the movie's shipboard scenes). A fourth film, "", was released on December 18, 2015. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is a 2009 American live-action/computer animated musical family comedy film directed by Betty Thomas. It is the second live action/animated film starring Alvin and the Chipmunks and stars Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Amy Poehler, David Cross, Zachary Levi, and Jason Lee. The film was written by Jon Vitti, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, distributed by 20th Century Fox, and produced by Fox
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an apology, during his client's album release, finally mending the ruined proposal of Dave's coworker. Back to Los Angeles, Dave adopts the boys, and is last seen yelling Alvin's name after he finds his home wrecked. Ian is played by comedian David Cross, and serves as the main antagonist in the first two films. He is Dave's friend-turned rival and former college roommate, and serves as the CEO of Jett Records in the first film. One day, the Chipmunks sneak off to his home to audition, whereupon he automatically signs them on to the label. He rockets them to the
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an old letter and mistakenly think Dave doesn't want them anymore so they go to live with Ian Hawke, their conniving music producer; he begins to miss the boys and frees them from Ian. He welcomes the Chipmunks into his home and eventually he starts to love them like his own children. However, in the 2009 sequel "", Dave plays a minor role in the film, mainly due to his being in the hospital in Paris. This happened due to Alvin accidentally causing a billboard to crash into him and he is sent flying across the room and is severely
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room, watching an unsuitable monster movie. Dave discovers that his old boss, Ian Hawke, is working as the ship's safety monitor dressed as a pelican, and is out to inform the captain if the Chipmunks and Chipettes cause more problems. Simon and Alvin are eventually caught in the casino, and are brought back to the room, along with the Chipettes, and all are accused by Dave for not being trustworthy. The next day, Alvin goes para-sailing on a kite, but the kite flies away with him and the other Chipmunks. Dave goes on a hang-glider to find them, but Ian
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Jackie's grandson. Meanwhile, Ian Hawke, who is broke and destitute, lives in the basement of JETT Records. Three singing female chipmunks, Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor, also known as The Chipettes, emerge from a FedEx package. Ian recruits and hires the Chipettes in an effort to resurrect his career. While at school, the Chipmunks are ridiculed by jocks, who threaten to kill them for drawing their girls' attention away from them. They chase the Chipmunks around the school and give Simon a swirlie in a toilet. They visit the principal's office, only to discover that the principal, Dr. Rubin, is a
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purchases it as a Christmas tree, the Chipmunks meet the struggling songwriter and composer, David Seville, who has had his latest song rejected by the company's chief executive, Ian Hawke, his former college roommate and best friend, who claims that there is "no sense in writing songs that no one is ever going to sing." Dave also once had a relationship with his next door neighbor, Claire Wilson. In the process of escaping the JETT building, the Chipmunks hop into a basket of muffins Dave stole from one of Ian's coworkers, and follow him home. Once there, Dave discovers the
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and is escorted to a pool. He then gets confronted by a man who tells him to move, but Suggs refuses and is subsequently carried out by two guards. He is presumably fired as air marshal for harassing the Chipmunks. He is similar to Ian Hawke. He is portrayed by Tony Hale. Samantha is a protagonist of "". She first appears at a miniature golf course with her son Miles . Her occupation is a doctor. She is portrayed by Kimberly Williams-Paisley. The kindly, absent-minded adoptive mother of the Chipettes. She occasionally babysits the Chipmunks and has a crush on
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rejects Dave after he tells her about the Chipmunks. To make it up to Dave, the Chipmunks go to Ian in an attempt to obtain a record deal. Once the Chipmunks sing Dave's song to Ian, Ian signs them to the label, and he calls Dave the next day. After a few singles, the Chipmunks become an international success. When Dave expresses concern for their well-being and insists that the Chipmunks are "children" who do not need so much craziness in their lives, Ian convinces the Chipmunks that Dave is holding them back. After a misunderstanding with Dave, they go
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of the Bands, Alvin receives a call from the Chipettes, who tell him that Ian has locked them in a cage, so Alvin races off to rescue them while Simon tells Jeanette how to open the cage over the cell phone. Simon and Theodore are on the verge of going out to perform until the others arrive just in time to perform at the contest. The Chipmunks and the Chipettes perform together and receive the money for the music program. Dave, who had left the hospital upon learning that Toby was looking after the Chipmunks, returns during the contest, happy
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Alvin'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 1958. Like "Witch Doctor" and "The Chipmunk Song", it was adapted as one of the musical segments featured in "The Alvin Show". In the song, Alvin is playing his harmonica, when David Seville orders Alvin to stop playing that instrument and sing with the Chipmunks. When Alvin does
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deciding that they have had enough of Ian, they stall the concert. Ian locks them in a cage and prepares to take them for the world tour. Dave tries to convince Ian to let the Chipmunks go, but Ian refuses. Ian then leaves in his limo with the Chipmunks, and Dave chases them, but the Chipmunks have already escaped to Dave's car. Dave immediately pulls over and admits that he loves them like his own family. Meanwhile, Ian looks in the cage and is shocked to see that the Chipmunks have replaced themselves with international merchandising dolls. Later that night,
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he takes them in, in hopes of getting his sworn revenge on the Chipmunks. He enrolls the Chipettes into the same school as the Chipmunks, and after showing Dr. Rubin (Wendie Malick) their talent, she agrees to let them battle the Chipmunks for the right to represent the school for the district's music competition. However, in the climax, Ian decides to blow off the competition to have the Chipettes to perform at a Britney Spears concert, and takes them by force, threatening to take them to a barbecue restaurant if they will not comply. Alvin saves the Chipettes from Ian,
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act for the band and its members appeared on "Mr. Show" several times. He portrayed Ian Hawke in "Alvin and the Chipmunks", "", and "" and voiced Crane in the "Kung Fu Panda" film franchise. Cross starred in "David's Situation", a pilot for HBO. It filmed in May 2008 and included many "Mr. Show" alumni at the taping. On August 6, 2008, Bob Odenkirk announced on bobanddavid.com that "David's Situation" would not be produced. Cross's black comedy series "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret", in which he stars and co-writes with Shaun Pye, has run on Channel 4 in
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to live with Ian. They are enchanted with Ian at first, but once they set off on a nationwide coast-to-coast tour, he takes advantage of their naïvete, changing their image and working them constantly. Meanwhile, Dave misses the Chipmunks, and he wishes that they would return. He calls Ian and asks to talk to them, but Ian declines, and then conceals Dave's motives from the Chipmunks, saying that he sent Dave tickets, but that Dave sent them back. Later, the fact that the Chipmunks are becoming worn out is all over the news. Frustrated by what Ian has done to
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huge fan, and she enlists their help to raise money for a music program by participating in a contest. Meanwhile, Ian is shocked to find the Chipmunks on the front page of his newspaper. After he reads a story about them, he quickly sends the Chipettes to school. When the Chipmunks meet the Chipettes, a rivalry forms after the former group learns that the latter group is with Ian: With both groups wanting to compete in the Battle of the Bands, Dr. Rubin sets up a concert for them to compete in with the winners representing the school. Meanwhile, Alvin
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the Chipmunks are fully accepted as part of the family, and they invite Claire over for dinner again. Alvin accidentally creates a short circuit after having difficulty popping the cork of a champagne bottle. Though Dave decides not to say his catchphrase, the short circuit causes a blackout in the kitchen. As a result, Dave can no longer prevent it. In a mid-credits scene, Ian, now unemployed, tries to make three squirrels sing "Deck the Halls" but fails. After this, a message says, "This film is dedicated to Ross Bagdasarian Sr., who was crazy enough to invent three singing chipmunks
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who then tries to imitate them at the Britney Spears concert, only to get thrown into a dumpster by security guards losing everything again including his dignity. Ian makes his third and final appearance in . Here, Ian has mellowed and now works on the Carnival Dream cruise ship, dressed in a pelican suit because record labels are not interested in hiring him for ruining the concert of the Chipmunks, the Chipettes and for passing on Justin Bieber twice. As a well-respected mascot, he takes his job very seriously and threatens to have Dave and the Chipmunks removed from the
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the musical trio and Chipmunks' adoptive father and confidant. While Dave struggles to remain calm and objective, Alvin often irritates him, causing Dave to yell "Alvin!", to which Alvin (sometimes) responds with "Okay!" Dave plays piano and the guitar. He has short black hair and brown eyes. In the original incarnations of the group (including the original recordings and "The Alvin Show") he is portrayed by Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian Sr. In the 1983–1990 revival of the show, he is portrayed by Ross Bagdasarian Jr., the son of the original creator. For the series of films produced
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injured, so he is placed in intensive care. He is rarely seen in the film. His cousin Toby acts as both a main character and the Chipmunks' temporary guardian. Dave appears at the end of the film watching his boys and the Chipettes perform together. Dave appears for a third time in "", where he, the Chipmunks and Chipettes board a cruise ship heading to the International Music Awards. He gets mad at Alvin, Simon and the Chipettes for leaving their cabin room for their own reasons. Later, he teams up with his old enemy, Ian, to find the Chipmunks
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the Chipmunks, Dave decides to take matters himself by infiltrating their concert to reunite with them. On the night before the big concert that is to transition the coast-to-coast tour into a world tour, a vet explains to Ian that the Chipmunks' voices have worn down due to exhaustion, and suggests that they should take a lengthy rest. Rather than cancel the concert and hand out refunds, Ian advises the Chipmunks to lip sync. With Claire's help, Dave is allowed into the concert, but he is ejected by security. Witnessing the commotion, the Chipmunks realize that they've been tricked, and,
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Chipmunks and kicks them out, only to hear them sing "Only You (And You Alone)." He then makes a deal with them; they sing the songs he writes, and he provides food and shelter for them. Unfortunately, when Dave tries to present the Chipmunks to Ian, they fail to sing to him on account of stage fright. The day worsens as Dave is dismissed as the Chipmunks ruin his job presentation by having drawn on it, thus getting him fired from his job. When Alvin tries to set the mood for Dave's dinner with Claire, things become peculiar, and she
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and Chipettes when the six get blown away while hang-gliding a kite. He & Ian find them and leaves the island with them before its volcano erupts. with Ian getting his career back He later watches his family perform at the International Music Awards; he is last seen on an airplane with them heading for home. In the fourth film, "", Dave now owns a music record company, and moved to a new home with the Chipmunks and Chipettes. Upset from Alvin throwing a surprise birthday bash, to his dismay, he decides to take his lover, Samantha, to Florida for
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to see the Chipmunks again. Meanwhile, Ian is further exposed at the concert of Staples Center he set up for the girls when he attempts to imitate them, only for him to be taken away by security guards. After the contest, Dave allows the Chipettes to stay with them. In the mid-credits scene, Dr. Rubin has the jocks scrape the gum off from under the bleachers in the gymnasium as punishment for making Alvin late for the sing-off. In the post-credits scene, Ian is thrown into a dumpster. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 20% of 83 critics have
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getting the people to dance. David screams at Alvin as the song ends. ("ALVIN!!!). Alvin became identified with his harmonica on a Christmas song called "Wonderful Day", from the Chipmunks second Christmas album, in which Alvin received a harmonica to and from himself. ("From me, to me".) Alvin plays the wrong song in a wrong key as the song ends, with David Seville scolding Alvin. A photo of Alvin with his Harmonica is featured on the album cover of 1964's "The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles Hits". After the group's previous single, "The Chipmunk Song", reached No. 1 on the charts,
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Also one episode of "The Alvin Show" from the 1960s was released. Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply the Chipmunks, is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for a novelty record 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 Theodore, the chubby, impressionable sweetheart. The trio is managed by their human adoptive father, David (Dave) Seville. In reality, "David Seville" was Bagdasarian's stage name, and
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Zoe to help save Dave. They then run towards the raft and escape the eruption. While on the raft, Zoe apologizes to Jeanette for kidnapping her and forcing her to retrieve the treasure. As a gift, Jeanette gives Zoe the gold bracelet that Simon had given to her. Alvin reconciles with Dave, and they are rescued. The Chipmunks and Chipettes perform at the International Music Awards. Ian also starts a new career as a screenwriter by selling a screenplay about Zoe's story to Hollywood, earning him his wealth back. In a post-credits scene, the Chipmunks, the Chipettes, and Dave are
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply the Chipmunks, is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for a novelty record 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 Theodore, the chubby, impressionable sweetheart. The trio is managed by their human adoptive father, David (Dave) Seville. In reality, "David Seville" was Bagdasarian's stage name, and the Chipmunks themselves are named after the executives of their original record
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top of music business but after seeing how much they're truly worth, he attempts to lure them away from Dave for his own profit. His plan ultimately fails, as the Chipmunks have learned of it and escaped from his grasp, thus leaving him to be ousted from his job as CEO of Jett Records. In , Ian is now unemployable, in debt, and lives in the basement of Jett Records stating that he lost everything except his dignity. However, he happens upon the Chipettes who want to be famous like the Chipmunks, and cannot wait to make them famous, so
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Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 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 to 1987, Murakami-Wolf-Swenson in 1988 and DiC Entertainment from 1988 to 1990. It aired from 1983 to 1990 on NBC and is the follow-up to the original 1961–62 series, "The Alvin Show". The show introduced The Chipettes, three female Chipmunks with their own human caretaker, Miss Beatrice Miller (who joined the cast in 1986). In 1988, the show switched production companies to DiC Enterprises, with the first 11 episodes
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Theodore's dropped teddy bear. The monster follows the Chipmunks home and returns the bear to Theodore, who quickly befriends him. The Chipmunks learn that the monster (whom Theodore has nicknamed "Frankie") is truly good-hearted. Dave goes to the park to book a concert that night to celebrate the premiere of an anticipated film. Dr. Frankenstein tracks Frankie to the Chipmunks' home, and, angered at the monster's benevolence, kidnaps Alvin. Simon, Theodore, and Frankie hurry back to the park to rescue Alvin. Dr. Frankenstein force feeds Alvin a potion and induces a powerful electrical shock. Alvin is released by Frankie, and
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the original "Alvin Show". The series lasted eight production seasons, until 1990. In the first season, the show introduced the Chipettes, three female versions of the Chipmunks — Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor, who each paralleled the original Chipmunks in personality except for Brittany being vainer than Alvin, with Jeanette smart like Simon, and Eleanor fond of food like Theodore, with their own human guardian, the myopic Miss Beatrice Miller (who arrived for the 1986 season). The success of the show led to the release of a soundtrack album in 1984, "Songs from Our TV Shows". The Chipmunks even walked a
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with most previous adaptations of "Alvin and the Chipmunks", the series follows Dave Seville, a single father who is raising three Chipmunks as his children, as well he can lose his patience sometimes, causing him to scream "ALVINNN!!!", his catchphrase to Alvin. There is a song in every episode. The series takes place in modern times and discusses modern topics such as Dave's technology issues and school bullying. Others are parents embarrassing kids and parents needing dates. The series, originally titled "The Chipmunks and Chipettes", has 104 11-minute episodes and is produced in high-definition CGI animation, with The Chipmunks and
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that they have to leave the island with the others. Theodore and "Simone" find Dave and Ian, and they go to meet with the other chipmunks. With Alvin and Brittany in charge, they are all assigned jobs to build a raft to leave the island. When Jeanette and "Simone" go and look for food, "Simone" is knocked unconscious, and Jeanette is kidnapped; "Simone" reverts to Simon afterward. Everyone finds Simon awake, and he cannot remember anything since the change. They discover that Zoe has taken Jeanette, and they head towards the waterfall. When they approach the tree log to cross,
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman is a 2000 American animated horror musical comedy-themed direct-to-video film produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Cartoon Studios and based on characters from "Alvin and the Chipmunks". It is the second "Alvin and the Chipmunks" direct-to-video film, and the second of three Universal Cartoon Studios productions to be animated overseas by Tama Productions in Tokyo, Japan. Universal Studios Home Video released it on VHS with "Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein", "Monster Mash", and four episodes of "Archie's Weird Mysteries" (combined into one feature, "Archie and
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Dave and Alvin decide that they will go and find Jeanette. As Zoe encourages Jeanette to find the treasure in the cave by tying her to a rope, Alvin and Dave come to her rescue. The island begins to rumble again, as Zoe lets go of the rope, and Jeanette runs with Dave and Alvin back to the raft, but is pulled back at the log bridge. Simon swings in to help Jeanette before Alvin can cut the ropes with a Swiss Army Knife. Dave is left hanging from the log when it almost gives away. Alvin and Ian convince
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Alvin, Simon and Dave Seville. His wife, Janice Karman, voiced Theodore, as well as The Chipettes, who are the Chipmunks' female counterparts. To coincide with the new series, Viacom Enterprises distributed reruns of "The Alvin Show" to local stations. In 1981, Clyde Crashcup made an appearance during a dream sequence in "A Chipmunk Christmas". During recent network airings of the special, the sequence has been cut out, due to network time constraints concerning commercial ad time. In 1990, "The Alvin Show" versions of the Chipmunks and Clyde Crashcup reappeared in an episode of "The Chipmunks Go To the Movies" entitled
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the seventh-best-selling DVD of 2008, earning over $101 million. "Alvin and the Chipmunks" is the first live action/animated film starring Alvin and the Chipmunks since "Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks" was released in 2003, as that film features puppetry used for the Chipmunks and this film features computer animation used for them. The film was followed by three sequels: "", released on December 23, 2009; "", released on December 16, 2011; and "", released on December 18, 2015. The tree that the chipmunks Alvin, Simon, and Theodore live in is cut down and driven to Los Angeles. After JETT Records
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peaking at #4 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart, making it the highest peaking album for the Chipmunks in their "singing careers". The album would eventually earn a Grammy for Best Recording for Children in 1960. The original issue of the album depicted three realistic looking chipmunks on the cover, with Alvin making a pose like the then-recently deceased Al Jolson. When the album was reissued two years later, a new cover was substituted, that of an "Alvin Show" animation cel setup reenacting the poses the original chipmunks made, with the exception of Alvin, who was now shown as making
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein is a 1999 American animated comedy horror film produced by Bagdasarian Productions, LLC. and Universal Cartoon Studios and distributed by Universal Studios Home Video. It is directed by Kathi Castillo, written by John Loy and based on characters from "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and Mary Shelley's 1816 novel "Frankenstein". This is the first of three "Alvin and the Chipmunks" direct-to-video films, and the first of three Universal Cartoon Studios productions to be animated overseas by Tama Productions in Tokyo, Japan. It was followed up a year later by
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immediately answer "Okay", but Alvin hesitates, causing Dave to yell "ALVIN!!!", to which Alvin responds emphatically, "Okay!" In the vocal performance, the Chipmunks sing about the presents they want for Christmas; Alvin wants a hula hoop. An instrumental interlude follows, which repeats the musical accompaniment to the Chipmunks' singing. Near the end of the interlude, Dave tells the Chipmunks to get ready to sing again, compliments Simon and Theodore for singing well, and scolds Alvin for singing a little flat. Alvin again hesitates to respond, so Dave yells at him again, and Alvin again answers, "Okay!" The Chipmunks reprise the
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on December 16, 2011 and grossed $343 million on a $80 million budget. A fourth live action/animated film, "", was released on December 18, 2015. Dave, The Chipmunks, and The Chipettes go on a vacation on a cruise ship. The Chipmunks and the Chipettes, especially Alvin, end up creating pandemonium. Later that night, after Dave leaves to eat at the captain's table and apologize for Alvin's behavior, Alvin sneaks out to the ship's casino, followed by Simon, who hopes to keep Alvin out of further exposure; meanwhile the Chipettes go to the ship's dance club, leaving Theodore alone in the
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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, and directed by Jerry Rees. It was produced by Bagdasarian Productions, and was released on DVD in 2004 by Paramount Home Entertainment. It features puppetry used for the Chipmunks and the Chipettes. This is to date, the Chipmunks' last direct-to-video movie and the first live action/animated film starring Alvin and the Chipmunks. The movie opens with La-Lu, a friend of David Seville,
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DVD set. A "Scare-riffic Double Feature" two-disc DVD set alongside "Meet Frankenstein" was released on September 4, 2007, and re-released with a different cover on March 11, 2008. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman is a 2000 American animated horror musical comedy-themed direct-to-video film produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Cartoon Studios and based on characters from "Alvin and the Chipmunks". It is the second "Alvin and the Chipmunks" direct-to-video film, and the second of three Universal Cartoon Studios productions to be animated overseas by Tama Productions in Tokyo, Japan. Universal Studios
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Alvin and the Chipmunks in film The fictional animated singing group Alvin and the Chipmunks created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. have appeared in eight feature-length films since their debut. When David Seville goes off to Europe on a business trip, the Chipmunks, Alvin, Simon and Theodore, are left at home with their babysitter, Miss Beatrice Miller. While the three are playing an arcade game of "Around the World in Thirty Days" with the Chipettes, Alvin and Brittany argue over which would win an actual race around the world, since Brittany beat Alvin in the video game. Diamond smugglers Claudia and
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Alvin and the Chipmunks (2015 TV series) Alvin and the Chipmunks (stylized as ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks) is an American/French CGI-animated television series that aired on Sky Kids, Nicktoons, Pop and BBC Alba/BBC Scotland featuring Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes that was first announced in 2010. After a 25-year hiatus, the premiere of this series marks their first television appearance together since 1990. A promotional trailer for the series was posted on YouTube. In October, 2016, the series was renewed for a third and fourth season. In late 2018, the series was renewed for a fifth season. As
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second album based on the series was released on iTunes and Spotify entitled "Nuts 2 U". Alvin and the Chipmunks (2015 TV series) Alvin and the Chipmunks (stylized as ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks) is an American/French CGI-animated television series that aired on Sky Kids, Nicktoons, Pop and BBC Alba/BBC Scotland featuring Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes that was first announced in 2010. After a 25-year hiatus, the premiere of this series marks their first television appearance together since 1990. A promotional trailer for the series was posted on YouTube. In October, 2016, the series was renewed for a
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become "more popular than Jesus", by recalling how the Chipmunks had fallen in popularity after Alvin boasted they were "bigger than Mickey Mouse!". In 1985, the Chipmunks, along with the Chipettes, were featured in the live stage show, "Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Amazing Computer". In 1987, during the fifth season of the show on television, the Chipmunks had their first animated feature film, "The Chipmunk Adventure", directed by Janice Karman and Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and released to theaters by The Samuel Goldwyn Company. The film featured the Chipmunks and the Chipettes in a contest traveling around the world.
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to warrant further new records as well as a new television production, and in 1981, the Chipmunks and Seville returned to television in the Christmas special "A Chipmunk Christmas", produced by Chuck Jones, which was first broadcast on NBC on December 14 of that year. Next year, two more albums were released ("Chipmunk Rock" and "The Chipmunks Go Hollywood"). The group's name changed from the "Chipmunks" to "Alvin and the Chipmunks". In 1983, a second animated television series for the group, produced by Ruby-Spears Productions, was released. Titled simply "Alvin and the Chipmunks", the outline of the show closely paralleled
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Chipmunks are referred to as Thagadore (Theodore), Squeaky (Simon), and Melvin (Alvin). The Chipmunks first appeared in comic book form on Dell's Four Color Comics series, issue #1042 (cover-dated Dec. 1959). Alvin, Theodore and Simon were depicted as somewhat realistic, nearly identical anthropomorphic rodents with almond-shaped eyes. When Herb Klynn's Format Films made a deal to develop the Three Chipmunks for animation, the old designs were rejected and new versions of the characters were created. Liberty Records eventually re-issued the early albums with the "new" Chipmunks and it was this new version of the Chipmunks that was used when Alvin's
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being dumped by his girlfriend and plots to hunt them down and have revenge. He first appears on an airplane where Theodore releases a monkey from a cage who releases several other animals. Suggs confronts the Chipmunks and gets attacked by the animals. He next encounters Alvin at a bar and fights him, but Alvin and the Chipmunks escape. He then chases them, but runs into a sign and gets knocked out. When he finds them at a musical parade he tries to catch them, but gets hit by a trumpet and then gets drunk. He wakes up in a
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to direct and that the film would be released on December 23, 2015. The movie was officially released on December 18, 2015. It was also announced that the film would be titled "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip". In February 2015, Tony Hale joined the cast. On March 10, 2015, Kimberly Williams-Paisley joined the cast. On March 23, 2015, it was confirmed that Bella Thorne had joined the cast. Principal photography began on March 16, 2015, and ended on May 20, 2015. Mark Mothersbaugh, who previously scored "", returned to score "The Road Chip". "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The
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not answer David's question, whether Alvin is ready to sing, David screams "ALVIN!!!", forcing Alvin to sing with the Chipmunks. When Alvin, in the song, mentions that he only wants to play his harmonica, David repeatedly scolds him, and orders him to sing again. Finally, David tells Alvin to make a fool of himself by playing the harmonica, resulting in a rhythm change from a slow 2/4 beat to a "CHA CHA CHA" beat, in which the Chipmunks repeatedly intone "CHA CHA CHA". David angrily scolds Alvin and Chipmunks for changing the innocent rhythm to a CHA CHA CHA beat,
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Alvin cartoons, the series also featured the scientist Clyde Crashcup and his assistant Leonardo. Those characters did not feature prominently on any of the later series. Crashcup made a single cameo appearance in "A Chipmunk Christmas", and in an episode of "Alvin and the Chipmunks". The television series was produced by Format Films for Bagdasarian Film Corporation. Although the series was broadcast in black and white, it was produced and later re-run in color. 26 episodes each were produced for the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and "Clyde Crashcup" segments, along with 52 musical segments. The final Chipmunks album in the
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip is a 2015 American live action/computer animated family comedy film directed by Walt Becker and written by Randi Mayem Singer and Adam Sztykiel. The fourth installment in the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" film series, it stars Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Kaley Cuoco, Josh Green, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tony Hale, and Jason Lee. The film was released on December 18, 2015, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $235 million worldwide against a $90 million budget and received generally negative reviews
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an A+ to F scale. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip is a 2015 American live action/computer animated family comedy film directed by Walt Becker and written by Randi Mayem Singer and Adam Sztykiel. The fourth installment in the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" film series, it stars Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Kaley Cuoco, Josh Green, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tony Hale, and Jason Lee. The film was released on December 18, 2015, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $235 million worldwide against a $90 million budget
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as well as several specials from the '80s and '90s on DVD, except for "Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein", "Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman" (the home video rights to these specials are still owned by Universal Studios Home Entertainment) and the live-action films made from 2007 to 2015 (the home video rights to these films are owned by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment). The DVD releases include episodes of the 80's "Alvin and the Chipmunks" animated series that were previously released on VHS as well as episodes that have been previously unreleased on a home video format.
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after the show's prime time run ended and segments from the show were syndicated in the mid- and late 1960s under the package title "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (this first syndicated package consisted of the individual show segments only, including the "Alvin" and "Clyde Crashcup" cartoons and the Chipmunks musical segments, not in the form of half-hour shows). The series later was revived on NBC-TV, again promoted under the title "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (with the introductory "Alvin Show" title card cut off the beginning of the show opening) Saturday mornings between March 10, 1979 and September 1, 1979. Superstation
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stores, a limited edition version of the soundtrack was released containing four exclusive bonus tracks. iTunes and Amazon.com released a deluxe edition available only on digital download containing three bonus tracks. Chipwrecked - Queenberry Chipwrecked - Queenberry (ft. The Chipmunks) (*) - denotes original song "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" is a video game based on the film. It was released for the Wii, Nintendo DS, and Xbox 360 on November 15, 2011 in North America and on November 25, 2011 in Europe. Like the previous "Alvin & The Chipmunks" and adaptations, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman reprised their
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days a week for 13 weeks, allowing for exactly four cycles a year), an additional 11 episodes were produced specifically for the package by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. In the syndication order, these episodes followed the 54 Ruby-Spears shows; in the fall 1988 cycle (September 12 – December 9), they aired from November 25 – December 9. Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 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 to 1987, Murakami-Wolf-Swenson in 1988 and DiC Entertainment from 1988 to 1990. It aired from
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Dream". The external shots and interior stateroom suite were filmed during a 7-day Caribbean cruise. The casino, dance club, and dining room were filmed on a set not attempting to match the actual interior of the Carnival Dream cruise ship. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" was released in the U.S. on December 16, 2011, and was the first and only live-action/CGI Chipmunks film to be rated G by the MPAA. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 27, 2012 from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The film grossed a total of $133,110,742 in North
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from critics. Alvin, Simon, and Theodore, along with the Chipettes - Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor, set up a surprise birthday bash for Dave that also serves as a good-luck party for the Chipettes, who are scheduled to be guest judges on "American Idol". Alvin invites and hires many people and celebrities to the dismay of Simon before Dave returns home in dissatisfaction. Nevertheless, Dave agrees to take them to mini-golf, and meet Samantha, the woman he has been dating for the past few months. While the Chipmunks like Samantha, her son Miles is a bully who physically abuses the trio.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks (video game) Alvin and the Chipmunks is a video game. The game was released on December 4, 2007. It follows The Chipmunks as they play their way from small venues (such as a high school prom or a civic center) to massive crowds at Burning Munk and ultimately Rockathonapalooza. The soundtrack features 40 songs, including "All the Small Things" by Blink-182, "It's Tricky" by Run-D.M.C., and "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley. The gameplay itself is similar to other rhythm games such as "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero". Jason Lee reprised his role as David Seville in
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on 1 review, and a 45/100 for the DS version without any reviews. Alvin and the Chipmunks (video game) Alvin and the Chipmunks is a video game. The game was released on December 4, 2007. It follows The Chipmunks as they play their way from small venues (such as a high school prom or a civic center) to massive crowds at Burning Munk and ultimately Rockathonapalooza. The soundtrack features 40 songs, including "All the Small Things" by Blink-182, "It's Tricky" by Run-D.M.C., and "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley. The gameplay itself is similar to other rhythm games such as "Rock
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Let's All Sing with The Chipmunks Let’s All Sing With the Chipmunks is the debut album of Alvin and the Chipmunks. It is an interactive children's novelty album. The songs on the record are a mixture between cover versions of children's songs in the public domain and customized original musical material. It contains the A-sides of the Chipmunks' first three singles: "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)", "Alvin's Harmonica" and "Ragtime Cowboy Joe". The artist credit on the original release was listed as David Seville and the Chipmunks (changed to "Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville" on the
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be released in 2007. "Alvin and the Chipmunks" was released for DVD and Blu-ray on April 1, 2008. The DVD release is presented on a double-sided disc, featuring both full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) and widescreen formats (1.85:1 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 Dolby Surround, Spanish and French Dolby Surround with English and Spanish subtitles. Special features include a preview of "Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!", a history of The Chipmunks, and an explanation of how the singing is created. The Wal-Mart edition includes a bonus exclusive music CD. The Kmart edition includes a free junior novel of the
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trait he shares with Alvin). He is kind, gentle, logical, responsible, and at times poetic. He often takes charge when Alvin goes too far with his harebrained schemes. Although Simon tends to disagree and argue with Alvin, he truly loves his brother and sticks by him despite everything. Simon tends to hold grudges, but these are often short-lived as he knows that he should be more forgiving. Simon plays the bass, bass clarinet, saxophone, bagpipes, tuba, and drums, among others. In vocal harmonies, he consistently sings the lower parts due to having a deeper voice than his brothers. He is
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of the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" television series on September 17, 1983. Although the Chipettes featured prominently on many Alvin and the Chipmunks albums, they received equal billing with the Chipmunks only on 1988's "The Chipmunks and The Chipettes: Born to Rock". The Chipettes, redesigned as far more realistic chipmunks, appear in the 2009 film "". In the movie, Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, and Amy Poehler voice the Chipettes. “There has been a lot of talk about it,” noted Janice Karman, one of the film’s producers. “A lot of people have been asking about the little girls." Applegate, Faris, and
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Undeniable (Chipmunks album) Undeniable is a 2008 album by The Chipmunks. Its release was connected to the version of the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise from the 2007 film "Alvin and the Chipmunks", but contains no music from the film. It was released on November 4, 2008, as the follow-up to the "". The album features remakes to some of their old hits as well as some new covers, such as the theme song to the 1980s television series of the same name. "* - denotes original Chipmunk song" "Undeniable" peaked at No. 78 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart.
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Undeniable (Chipmunks album) Undeniable is a 2008 album by The Chipmunks. Its release was connected to the version of the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise from the 2007 film "Alvin and the Chipmunks", but contains no music from the film. It was released on November 4, 2008, as the follow-up to the "". The album features remakes to some of their old hits as well as some new covers, such as the theme song to the 1980s television series of the same name. "* - denotes original Chipmunk song" "Undeniable" peaked at No. 78 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart.
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and film, he was voiced by Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Justin Long voiced Alvin in the live-action/animated film series. On July 30, 2002, Alvin was No. 44 on TV Guide's list of "Top 50 Best Cartoon Characters of All Time". His personality was based on one of Ross Jr.'s brothers, Adam Bagdasarian, who had a rebellious streak. Simon is the middle child and the tallest of the Chipmunks. In addition to having an IQ just north of Einstein, Simon possesses a dry sense of humor as well as keen wit. He wears glasses and blue attire, and has blue eyes (a
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In the 1988–89 season, the show switched production companies to DIC Entertainment, by which time the Chipmunks had truly become anthropomorphized. In 1990, the show switched titles again to "The Chipmunks Go to the Movies". Each episode in this season was a spoof of a Hollywood film, such as "Back to the Future", "King Kong", and others. In addition, several television specials featuring the characters were also released. At the conclusion of the eighth season, the show was canceled again. In 1990, a documentary was produced about the show entitled "Alvin and the Chipmunks/Five Decades with the Chipmunks". In that
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Alvin's been watching too many horror films at night. Alvin says that it is because their new neighbor, Lawrence Talbot, creeps him out and speculates that he is hiding something. Theodore is having trouble with Nathan, a bully, and will not go to the principal, who plans to retire due to Alvin's daily mishaps, for help; Alvin sticks up for him, however. La-Lu, a friend of David Seville, has put up a banner saying "Welcome Chipmunks" on the porch of her magic cottage. One of her friends, Gilda (a talking pessimistic cockatoo) believes that having children around is a bad
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on the "Billboard" 200. In its second week of sales, however, the album jumped to #67 on the chart. The album's highest peak was #5 on the "Billboard" 200, making it the group's highest on the chart album since "Chipmunks in Low Places" (which peaked at #21). The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States. By doing this, the album has become the group's first RIAA-certified album since "Chipmunks in Low Places" (which also went Platinum). "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" has become the Chipmunks' third
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"Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman", which serves as a spiritual sequel, as it contains no mention of this film's events. The Chipmunks are performing at a theme park called Majestic Movie Studios (a spoof of Universal Studios Hollywood). While taking a break from their concert, the Chipmunks get lost, and eventually get locked inside the park. They find their way to the "Frankenstein's Castle" attraction, where a real Dr. Victor Frankenstein is working on his monster. The monster is brought to life, and the doctor sends it in pursuit of the Chipmunks. In their escape, the monster retrieves
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one of his client's album release party, instead of taking the Chipmunks. Both Samantha and Dave leave, leaving Samantha's son, Miles, to stay with the Chipmunks, being that the Chipettes have gone to judge in "American Idol". Dave, for most of the movie, is at Florida, having dinners with Samantha. After being suspected of going to propose to her, Dave is unwittingly sabotaged by Miles and the Chipmunks. He also gets upset, as the Chipmunks presumed, ruining his coworker's proposal, and for causing much trouble on their trip to stop him. Alvin, Simon, Theodore, and Miles perform for Dave as
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after Simon swipes the doctor's potions book, the four of them escape back into the park. Shortly after, the process Alvin underwent takes effect, transforming Alvin into a zany cartoon monster. Alvin escapes to the premiere, causing chaos and havoc in his path. Using the potions book, Simon and Theodore mix an antidote using various food items from a buffet, and feed it to Alvin during his rampage. Alvin returns to normal, and the Chipmunks go to perform their concert. Before the concert begins, Dr. Frankenstein attempts to transform Alvin back to his monster self, but is thwarted by Frankie,
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Because the Chipmunks are now on the No Fly List, Dave has to drive the boys over. When they get there, Alvin reveals that he stole the ring from the container, thus ruining the proposal. However, Miles had bonded with the Chipmunks and was upset that they were celebrating over this. He crosses the street with his headphones on and is almost hit by a car, but the Chipmunks swing Theodore and push Miles out of the way, saving his life. They agree to give the ring back. During the dinner, Suggs catches up with the Chipmunks, but they trap
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Alvin for President "Alvin for President" is a song by the fictional musical group, Alvin and the Chipmunks. The song was released as a single in 1960 and was the group's last chart entry on the "Billboard" Pop Singles Chart. This recording used the same music bed as another song, "I Wish I Could Speak French". The song was later adapted as a musical sequence on "The Alvin Show". After the success of The Chipmunks' previous four singles, which had all reached the Top 40, it was hoped that "Alvin for President" would do the same. Instead, the single reached
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Road Chip" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 15, 2016. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" is the licensed soundtrack based on the film. It was released on December 11, 2015, by Republic Records. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip" has grossed $85,886,987 in North America and $148,911,649 in other territories for a worldwide total of $234,798,636 against a budget of $90 million. In the United States and Canada, "The Road Chip" was released on December 18, 2015 across 3,653 theaters. The film grossed $4,126,717 on its first day and $14,287,159 in
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It was released on December 1, 2009. Bands Honor Society and Queensberry, along with Filipino singer Charice, were all featured artists for both the movie and soundtrack. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is a platform game based on the movie. It was released on December 1, 2009 (the same day as the movie's soundtrack) only for the Wii and Nintendo DS. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" was released on DVD/Blu-ray/Digital Copy on March 30, 2010 in North America, on April 12, 2010 in the United Kingdom and on June 2, 2010 in Australia. Shortly after the film's release
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released exclusively in Germany that featured seven different segments (albeit in German). On it were "The Wall", "The Amazing Chipmunks", "Psychic Alvin", "A Special Kind of Champion", "Cookie Chomper III", "Nightmare on Seville Street" and "Thinking Cap Trap". Of the seven, "The Amazing Chipmunks", which originally aired alongside "The Wall", is extremely hard to find in its original English language. In 2005, Bagdasarian Productions struck a deal with Paramount Home Video to distribute their latest direct-to-video release, "Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks", on DVD. As a result, Paramount continues to distribute selected episodes of the show from 1983 to 1990,
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and was released in theaters on December 23, 2009 by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $443.1 million on a $70 million budget. During a benefit concert in Paris, France, David Seville is seriously injured from a backstage accident, when a cardboard cutout of Alvin sends him flying across the stage. Having to recuperate there, Dave asks his aunt, Jackie, to look after the Chipmunks, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. Arrangements are also made for them to go to public school at West Eastman High School. After Jackie also has an accident, the Chipmunks are left in the care of Toby,
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Fox's own "Avatar" and Warner Bros' "Sherlock Holmes" with $48,875,415 and a $75,589,048 5-day total, eclipsing its budget in only five days. Domestically, it is the 9th highest-grossing film of 2009, and on March 7, 2010, it outgrossed its predecessor to become the second highest-grossing film to never hit #1 behind "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" ended its run with $219,614,612 domestically and $223,525,393 overseas with a total of $443,140,005 worldwide, which is higher than its predecessor. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack based on the film.
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artist he signed was popular singer Julie London. One of the major acts who recorded on Liberty Records was The Chipmunks, actually Ross Bagdasarian, who recorded as David Seville. Seville named The Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon, and Theodore) after Liberty Records executives Alvin Bennett, Simon Waronker, and Theodore Keep, respectively. In 1963, facing health problems, Waronker sold his interest in Liberty to the electronics firm Avnet. Record producer Lenny Waronker is Simon's son. Waronker has five grandchildren; musicians Joey Waronker and Anna Waronker, fashion buyer Katherine Waronker, Lily Waronker, and Grace Waronker. Simon Waronker Simon "Si" Waronker (1915 – June 7,
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Wolfman", "Monster Mash", and four episodes of "Archie's Weird Mysteries") on September 7, 2004 by Universal Studios Home Video. A DVD called "Scare-riffic Double Feature", featuring only this film and "Meet the Wolfman" was released on September 4, 2007. The "Scare-riffic Double Feature" DVD was re-released with a different cover on March 11, 2008. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein is a 1999 American animated comedy horror film produced by Bagdasarian Productions, LLC. and Universal Cartoon Studios and distributed by Universal Studios Home Video. It is directed by Kathi Castillo, written by John Loy
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at least one worthy opponent." He was not referring to Richard Nixon. List of fictional United States presidential candidates Alvin for President "Alvin for President" is a song by the fictional musical group, Alvin and the Chipmunks. The song was released as a single in 1960 and was the group's last chart entry on the "Billboard" Pop Singles Chart. This recording used the same music bed as another song, "I Wish I Could Speak French". The song was later adapted as a musical sequence on "The Alvin Show". After the success of The Chipmunks' previous four singles, which had all
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a pose like Elvis Presley. The 2008 compact disc reissue uses the 1961 front cover design along with the original 1959 back cover. All songs would later be adapted as animated musical segments for "The Alvin Show". Ross Bagdasarian - Producer Ted Keep - Engineer Pate/Francis & Assoc. - cover design and actual artwork - [original pressing] Studio Five - animation artwork - [reissue pressing] Let's All Sing with The Chipmunks Let’s All Sing With the Chipmunks is the debut album of Alvin and the Chipmunks. It is an interactive children's novelty album. The songs on the record are a
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project's original incarnation, "The Chipmunks Go to the Movies", was released in 1969. After the death of Ross Bagdasarian in 1972 from a heart attack, the Chipmunks' careers stalled until NBC showed interest in the original show (the network carried Saturday morning reruns of "The Alvin Show" as a midseason replacement in 1979) and the following year, Excelsior Records released a new album of contemporary songs performed by the Chipmunks. That album, "Chipmunk Punk", featured Bagdasarian's son, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., doing the voices of the characters. That album and the continued reruns of the series proved to be popular enough
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Later, the Chipmunks find an engagement ring in a bag Dave brought home and believe that he is going to propose to Samantha. They try to steal the ring, but are unsuccessful. Dave has to produce a record for rising pop artist Ashley Grey in Miami, and decides to bring Samantha along with him. The Chipmunks and Miles are staying together, but they agree to head to Miami to sabotage the proposal. The Chipmunks drug three squirrels and dress them up in their clothes to fool their hard-of-seeing neighbor Ms. Price, who was asked to look after them. The Chipmunks
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babysitter, Ms. Miller. Later, the Chipmunks and Chipettes—Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor—play the arcade game "Around the World in 30 Days", and Alvin and Brittany argue over which would win an actual race around the world. They are overheard by international diamond-smuggling siblings Claudia and Klaus Furschtein, who have $5 million worth of diamonds to distribute to buyers but no couriers who are unknown to their nemesis, Jamal. Claudia tricks the children into being unwitting mules, offering to arrange a real race around the world between the Chipmunks and Chipettes for a $100,000 prize. To participate, Alvin tricks Ms. Miller into
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him in an elevator. Miles and the Chipmunks return the ring to Dave, who reveals he never intended to propose to Samantha for the time being, and the ring belonged to his friend Barry, who is proposing to his girlfriend, Alice. Dave is very disappointed in the Chipmunks, so they try to make it up to him by singing a new song to him at the launch party with the help of the Chipettes, Ashley and Miles. Having forgiven them, Dave returns home with the Chipmunks and takes them to a courthouse, where he officially adopts them. Dave says that
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