"The Chipmunks" (1983) "Alvin & the Chipmunks" (original title), TV series 1983-1991

Writer:

Ross Bagdasarian (characters)

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

17 September 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Comedy | Music

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Surrealism | Animal In Title | Animal Name In Title | Character Name In Title

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Ross Bagdasarian Jr.	...	Alvin Seville / ... (100 episodes, 1983-1990)
Janice Karman	...	Theodore Seville / ... (100 episodes, 1983-1990)
Frank Welker	...	Additional Voices (61 episodes, 1983-1990)
Dody Goodman	...	Miss Rebecca Miller / ... (48 episodes, 1986-1990)
Thomas H. Watkins	...	Additional Voices / ... (43 episodes, 1988-1990)
Tress MacNeille	...	Additional Voices (42 episodes, 1983-1987)
Alan Young	...	Additional Voices (42 episodes, 1983-1987)

Series Directed by
Charles A. Nichols		(52 episodes, 1983-1987)
John Kimball		(13 episodes, 1983)
Rudy Larriva		(13 episodes, 1983)
Don Spencer		(13 episodes, 1990)

Series Writing credits
Diane Dixon		(37 episodes, 1983-1990)
Ross Bagdasarian Jr.		(21 episodes, 1983-1989)
Janice Karman		(21 episodes, 1983-1989)
Jack Enyart		(20 episodes, 1983-1990)
Elana Lesser		(12 episodes, 1983-1985)
Cliff Ruby		(12 episodes, 1983-1985)
Sean Roche		(10 episodes, 1988-1990)
Bruce Morris		(8 episodes, 1988-1990)
Matt Uitz		(7 episodes, 1983-1985)
Tedd Anasti		(7 episodes, 1988-1989)
Patsy Cameron		(7 episodes, 1988-1989)
Gordon Kent		(6 episodes, 1983-1984)
Buzz Dixon		(5 episodes, 1983-1984)
Duane Poole		(5 episodes, 1983)
Tom Swale		(5 episodes, 1983)
Elinor Pullen		(4 episodes, 1986-1987)
Kayte Kuch		(3 episodes, 1983-1987)
Michael Maurer		(3 episodes, 1983-1985)
Ted Field		(3 episodes, 1987)
Christi Olson		(3 episodes, 1987)
Richard Merwin		(3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Therese Naugle		(3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Barry O'Brien		(3 episodes, 1988)
Alicia Marie Schudt		(3 episodes, 1989)
F. James Barry		(2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Sheryl Scarborough		(2 episodes, 1984-1987)
Janis Diamond		(2 episodes, 1984)
Rowby Goren		(2 episodes, 1984)
Rebecca Rees		(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ken Koonce		(2 episodes, 1988)
Sue Shakespeare		(2 episodes, 1988)
David Weimers		(2 episodes, 1988)
Duane Capizzi		(2 episodes, 1989)
Denice Ferguson		(2 episodes, 1989)
Bob Carrau		(2 episodes, 1990)
Ross Bagdasarian		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Ross Bagdasarian Jr.	....	producer / executive producer (102 episodes, 1983-1990)
Janice Karman	....	producer / executive producer (102 episodes, 1983-1990)
Joe Ruby	....	executive producer (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Ken Spears	....	executive producer (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Larry Huber	....	associate producer / supervising producer (44 episodes, 1983-1987)
Don Spencer	....	supervising producer (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Thomas H. Watkins	....	associate producer / coordinating producer (26 episodes, 1989-1990)
Stephen Worth	....	associate producer / coordinating producer (26 episodes, 1989-1990)
Elana Lesser	....	co-producer / associate producer (23 episodes, 1985-1990)
Cliff Ruby	....	co-producer / associate producer (23 episodes, 1985-1990)
Michael Hack	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 1984)
David Feiss	....	supervising producer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Brian A. Miller	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 1989)
Ken Duer	....	coordinating producer (13 episodes, 1990)
Denice Ferguson	....	coordinating producer (13 episodes, 1990)
Walt Kubiak	....	animation producer (11 episodes, 1988)
Fred Wolf	....	supervising producer (11 episodes, 1988)
Cosmo Anzilotti	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 1986)
Gerard Baldwin	....	supervising producer (4 episodes, 1988)

Series Original Music by
Dean Elliott		(52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Thomas Chase		(50 episodes, 1988-1990)
Steve Rucker		(50 episodes, 1988-1990)

Series Film Editing by
Gregory K. Bowron		(13 episodes, 1990)
Richard Bruce Elliott		(13 episodes, 1990)
Allan Gelbart		(13 episodes, 1990)
Rick Hinson		(11 episodes, 1988)
Leo Guerra		(10 episodes, 1985)

Series Production Design by
Toby Bluth		(13 episodes, 1983)
Thom Enriquez		(13 episodes, 1983)
Andy Gaskill		(11 episodes, 1988)

Series Art Direction by
Lou Police		(39 episodes, 1988-1990)
John Calmette		(13 episodes, 1988-1989)
David S. Karoll		(13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Andy Gaskill		(13 episodes, 1990)
Gary Selvaggio		(11 episodes, 1988)
Barrington Bunce		(4 episodes, 1988)

Series Production Management
Chip Yaras	....	executive in charge of post-production (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Winnie Chaffee	....	executive in charge of production (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Thierry P. Laurin	....	executive in charge of post-production (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Brian A. Miller	....	production supervisor (26 episodes, 1988-1990)
Eric S. Rollman	....	post-production supervisor (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Loretta High	....	production supervisor (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Richard Raynis	....	executive in charge of production (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Thomas H. Watkins	....	executive production supervisor (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Eliot Daro	....	production manager (11 episodes, 1988)
Sue Shakespeare	....	production supervisor (11 episodes, 1988)

Series Art Department
Kathy Carr	....	story director / storyboard artist / ... (76 episodes, 1983-1989)
Barry Caldwell	....	story director / assistant story director / ... (65 episodes, 1983-1990)
Sharon Forward	....	story direction supervisor / story director (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Iraj Paran	....	graphics (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Tom Wogatzke	....	graphics (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Andy Gaskill	....	storyboard artist / executive art director (50 episodes, 1988-1990)
Chris Schouten	....	storyboard artist (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Gary Graham	....	storyboard artist (37 episodes, 1988-1990)
Dan Fausett	....	storyboard artist (37 episodes, 1988-1989)
Cullen Blaine	....	story director / story direction supervisor (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Liz Rathke	....	storyboard artist (24 episodes, 1988-1989)
Kurt Anderson	....	story director (23 episodes, 1984-1985)
Larry Huber	....	story direction supervisor (23 episodes, 1984-1985)
Byron Vaughns	....	story director (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Kurt Conner	....	story director (13 episodes, 1983)
Chad McKee Grothkopf	....	story director (13 episodes, 1983)
Tom Minton	....	story director (13 episodes, 1983)
Jan Green	....	story director (13 episodes, 1984)
Floyd Norman	....	story director (13 episodes, 1984)
Owen Fitzgerald	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
John Flagg	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Skip Jones	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Roy Meurin	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Judy Mitchell	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Shayne Poindexter	....	prop designer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
David Feiss	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1989)
Scott Jorgenson	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1989)
Douglas McCarthy	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1989)
Phil Robinson	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1989)
Mike Sosnowski	....	storyboard supervisor (13 episodes, 1989)
Marty Warner	....	prop designer (13 episodes, 1989)
Rick Morrison	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1990)
Gary Mouri	....	prop designer (13 episodes, 1990)
Ed Tapra	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1990)
Mike Wanke	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1990)
Mike Whitman	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1990)
Tim Callahan	....	scenic designer (11 episodes, 1988)
Thomas E. Decker	....	scenic designer (11 episodes, 1988)
Ed DeMattia	....	storyboard artist (11 episodes, 1988)
Melissa Freeman	....	storyboard artist (11 episodes, 1988)
Paul Gruwell	....	scenic designer (11 episodes, 1988)
Mike Hodgson	....	scenic designer (11 episodes, 1988)
Joe Horne	....	storyboard artist (11 episodes, 1988)
Chris Lane	....	scenic designer (11 episodes, 1988)
Dave Rodriguez	....	prop designer / scenic designer (11 episodes, 1988)
Jim Simon	....	storyboard artist (11 episodes, 1988)
Roy Wilson	....	storyboard artist (11 episodes, 1988)

Series Sound Department
Michael J. Cowan	....	supervising sound engineer / sound transfer (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Claudette Jones	....	foley artist (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Clive H. Mizumoto	....	re-recording engineer (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Scott Page-Pagter	....	sound effects editor (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Jackson Schwartz	....	dialogue mixer (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Thomas H. Watkins	....	recording supervisor / recording assistant (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Stephen Worth	....	recording supervisor / recording assistant (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Sue Sawade	....	sound effects editor (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
R.D. Floyd	....	foley mixer (26 episodes, 1988-1990)
Gregory K. Bowron	....	dialogue editor (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Richard Bruce Elliott	....	dialogue editor / supervising sound editor (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Richard S. Gannon	....	dialogue editor (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Robert T. Gillis	....	dialogue editor (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
John Valentino	....	sound effects editor (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ron Fedele	....	dialogue editor (26 episodes, 1989-1990)
Theresa Gilroy-Nielsen	....	dialogue editor (26 episodes, 1989-1990)
Peter Grives	....	sound effects editor (18 episodes, 1985-1987)
Thomas Syslo	....	sound effects editor (18 episodes, 1985-1987)
Ralph White	....	sound effects editor (18 episodes, 1985-1986)
Sergio Reyes	....	sound re-recording mixer (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
James L. Aicholtz	....	sound re-recording mixer (13 episodes, 1984)
Elvida Abella	....	dialogue editor (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Gary Coppola	....	re-recording engineer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Sanford Ponder	....	sound effects editor (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Michelle Rochester	....	dialogue editor (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Anna Granfors	....	track reader (13 episodes, 1989)
Heather C. Elliott	....	dialogue editor (13 episodes, 1990)
Antran Manoogian	....	recording supervisor (13 episodes, 1990)
Dan McIntire	....	dialogue mixer (13 episodes, 1990)
Robert O'Brien	....	dialogue editor (13 episodes, 1990)
Peter Tomaszewicz	....	dialogue editor (13 episodes, 1990)
Donald P. Zappala	....	dialogue editor (13 episodes, 1990)
Willy Allen	....	sound effects editor (8 episodes, 1986)
Martina Young	....	sound effects editor (8 episodes, 1986)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Alan Sandefur	....	digital restoration artist (1 episode, 1988)

Series Animation Department
Sandra Berez	....	character designer / layout artist (89 episodes, 1984-1990)
Dennis Durrell	....	background painter (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Owen Fitzgerald	....	layout artist (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Alan B. Huck	....	models supervisor / models (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Marlene Robinson May	....	animation checking supervisor / animation supervisor (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Bunny Munns	....	color key artist / color key supervisor (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Eric Semones	....	background supervisor / background painter (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Louise Zingarelli	....	character designer (50 episodes, 1985-1989)
Janice Karman	....	color consultant / color key supervisor (50 episodes, 1988-1990)
Andy Gaskill	....	character designer / layout artist (47 episodes, 1987-1990)
Lisa Souza	....	background layout artist / background layout designer (44 episodes, 1983-1986)
Cosmo Anzilotti	....	layout supervisor (39 episodes, 1984-1987)
Lou Police	....	background designer (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Bill Reed	....	animation timer / lip assignment (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Paro Hozumi	....	background painter / background color stylist (37 episodes, 1983-1988)
John Conning	....	animation supervisor (36 episodes, 1983-1985)
Tony Sgroi	....	layout artist (36 episodes, 1983-1985)
Gordon Bellamy	....	layout unit supervisor / layout artist (31 episodes, 1984-1987)
Jeannie Paynter	....	layout artist (31 episodes, 1984-1987)
Corny Cole	....	character designer / layout artist / ... (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Larry Eikleberry	....	layout artist (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
David High	....	background layout supervisor (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Michael Oliva	....	layout artist (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Bob Treat	....	layout artist (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Bruce Zick	....	background layout artist / layout artist (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jill Colbert	....	layout artist (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Steve Lubin	....	layout artist (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Larry Nikolai	....	background layout supervisor / background layout designer (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Phil Ortiz	....	layout artist (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Greg Hill	....	animation timer (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Pamela Long	....	color key artist / color key designer (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ted Blackman	....	background designer (26 episodes, 1989-1990)
Gordon Coulthart	....	color background designer / color backgrounds (26 episodes, 1989-1990)
Stephen Worth	....	color key artist (26 episodes, 1989-1990)
Ron Dias	....	background painter (23 episodes, 1984-1985)
Mike Girard	....	overseas animation supervisor (23 episodes, 1988-1989)
Robert Givens	....	layout unit supervisor / layout artist (21 episodes, 1983-1986)
Barrington Bunce	....	layout artist (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Suzette Darling	....	color key artist (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Dennis Greco	....	background layout artist (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Tom Hickson	....	models (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Arnulfo Rivera	....	layout artist (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Dan Tanaka	....	layout artist (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Peter Alvarado	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Toby Bluth	....	character designer (13 episodes, 1983)
Leslie Gorin	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Fred Hellmich	....	character designer (13 episodes, 1983)
Larry Huber	....	layout supervisor (13 episodes, 1983)
Ruth Kissane	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Chrystal Klabunde	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Jack Manning	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Cynthia Prince	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Glenn Schmitz	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1983)
David Scott	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Wallace Sides	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1983)
Dan Haskett	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1984)
James Hegedus	....	background painter (13 episodes, 1984)
Liz Holzman	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1984)
Winfield Hull	....	background painter (13 episodes, 1984)
Paul Julian	....	background painter (13 episodes, 1984)
Brad Landreth	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1984)
Alex Mann	....	background layout artist (13 episodes, 1984)
Rosemary O'Connor	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1984)
Joel Seibel	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 1984)
Derdad Aghamalian	....	color key designer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Kathy Altieri	....	color backgrounds (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Maxwell Becraft	....	animation timer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
John Calmette	....	color backgrounds (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Christian Choquet	....	background designer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ed DeMattia	....	animation timer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Frank Frezzo	....	background designer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Kit Harper	....	color key designer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Skip Jones	....	title animator (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
John Koch	....	background designer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Mircea Mantta	....	animation timer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Sam Nicholson	....	animation timer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Tina Oliva	....	color key designer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Norly Paat	....	color backgrounds (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Karen Peterson	....	animation timer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Jim Schlenker	....	background designer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Chris Schouten	....	animation timer (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Robert E. Stanton	....	color backgrounds (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Fred Warter	....	color backgrounds (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Timothy Barnes	....	color backgrounds (13 episodes, 1989)
Paul Bouchard	....	overseas animation supervisor (13 episodes, 1989)
Kelly Day	....	background designer (13 episodes, 1989)
Sarah-Jane King	....	color key artist (13 episodes, 1989)
Hector Martinez	....	color backgrounds (13 episodes, 1989)
Mike Stribling	....	lip assignment (13 episodes, 1989)
Richard Ziehler-Martin	....	color backgrounds (13 episodes, 1989)
Marzette Bonar	....	color background designer (13 episodes, 1990)
Curtis Crawford	....	overseas animation supervisor (13 episodes, 1990)
Claude Denis	....	background designer (13 episodes, 1990)
Drew Edwards	....	animation timer (13 episodes, 1990)
Kim Ellis	....	color background designer (13 episodes, 1990)
Peter Ferk	....	overseas layout supervisor (13 episodes, 1990)
Gary Graham	....	background designer (13 episodes, 1990)
Jill Halliday	....	animation timer (13 episodes, 1990)
Kent Holaday	....	lip assignment (13 episodes, 1990)
Ray Shenusay	....	background designer (13 episodes, 1990)
Raymond Zibach	....	color background designer (13 episodes, 1990)
Diane Albracht	....	color designer (11 episodes, 1988)
Kent Butterworth	....	animation director (11 episodes, 1988)
Nino Carbe	....	background color stylist (11 episodes, 1988)
Eliot Daro	....	sequence director (11 episodes, 1988)
Ann Guenther	....	background color stylist (11 episodes, 1988)
Dene Ann Heming	....	color designer (11 episodes, 1988)
Andy Hoyos	....	background color stylist (11 episodes, 1988)
Dan Hunn	....	sequence director (11 episodes, 1988)
Bill Hutten	....	sequence director (11 episodes, 1988)
Tony Love	....	sequence director (11 episodes, 1988)
Ron Myrick	....	sequence director (11 episodes, 1988)
Robert Schaefer	....	background color stylist (11 episodes, 1988)
Bill Wolf	....	animation director (11 episodes, 1988)
William H. Frake III	....	layout artist (10 episodes, 1985)
Jim Hickey	....	background painter (10 episodes, 1985)
Lester Pegues Jr.	....	layout artist (10 episodes, 1985)
Debra Pugh	....	layout artist (10 episodes, 1985)
Louis Scarborough Jr.	....	layout artist (10 episodes, 1985)
Mark Marren	....	overseas layout supervisor (10 episodes, 1988-1989)
Viki Anderson	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1986)
Lynda Ashba	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1986)
Cullen Blaine	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1986)
Ken Boyer	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1986)
Franco Cristofani	....	layout supervisor (8 episodes, 1986)
Harold Duckett	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1986)
Julienne Gimeno	....	models (8 episodes, 1986)
Alice Hamm	....	models (8 episodes, 1986)
Carlos Huante	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1986)
Fred Irvin	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1986)
Mike Kim	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1986)
Lorraine Marue	....	background painter (8 episodes, 1986)
Sharon Murray	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1986)
Floyd Norman	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1986)
Debra Armstrong	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1987)
Andrew Austin	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1987)
Richard Hoppe	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1987)
Lureline Kohler	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1987)
Liz Rathke	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1987)
Paul Riley	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1987)
Warren Marshall	....	overseas layout supervisor (3 episodes, 1988)
Russ Mooney	....	animation timer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative consultant (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Kimberly C. Francis	....	assistant executive in charge of post-production (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Fifun A. Amini	....	post-production assistant (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Phil R. Defibaugh	....	videotape supervisor (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Lars Floden	....	format editor (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Karen Rosenbloom	....	assistant editor (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Donald P. Zappala	....	assistant editor (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Kim Beresford	....	videotape supervisor (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Mark A. Tracy	....	post-production assistant (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Susan L. Vovsi	....	format editor (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Elvida Abella	....	videotape supervisor (13 episodes, 1989)
Nye Tucker	....	post-production assistant (13 episodes, 1989)
Trudy Alexander	....	assistant editor (13 episodes, 1990)
Richard S. Gannon	....	supervising editor (13 episodes, 1990)
Kris Gilpin	....	assistant editor (13 episodes, 1990)
Anna Granfors	....	format editor (13 episodes, 1990)
Susan Odjakjian	....	format editor (13 episodes, 1990)
Warren Taylor	....	format editor (13 episodes, 1990)
A.J. Ullman	....	videotape supervisor (13 episodes, 1990)
Theresa Gilroy-Nielsen	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 1988)
Peter Harrison	....	supervising editor (11 episodes, 1988)
Rich Harrison	....	executive film editor (11 episodes, 1988)
David Lynch	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 1988)
Robert Martel	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 1988)
Thomas Needell	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 1988)

Series Music Department
Ross Bagdasarian Jr.	....	songs producer (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Janice Karman	....	songs producer (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Howard Pfeifer	....	vocal and musical arrangements: songs (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Thomas Chase	....	composer: original songs / composer: additional songs (50 episodes, 1988-1990)
Steve Rucker	....	composer: original songs / composer: additional songs (50 episodes, 1988-1990)
Paul DeKorte	....	music supervisor (36 episodes, 1983-1985)
Denise O'Hara	....	music editor (36 episodes, 1983-1985)
Nick Carr	....	music editor (26 episodes, 1989-1990)
Randy Edelman	....	composer: original songs (24 episodes, 1988-1989)
Cathy Rose	....	music editor (23 episodes, 1984-1985)
Joanne Miller	....	director of music supervision / music coordinator (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Emilie Robertson	....	music editor (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Frank Fitzpatrick	....	supervising music editor (13 episodes, 1984)
Paul Ray	....	music editor (13 episodes, 1989)
Sherwood Ball	....	co-producer: cover songs (13 episodes, 1990)
Sheridan Wolf Eldridge	....	co-producer: cover songs (13 episodes, 1990)
Stephen C. Marston	....	co-producer: cover songs (13 episodes, 1990)
Sylvia Vartanian	....	music clearances (13 episodes, 1990)
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor (8 episodes, 1986)

Series Other crew
Denice Ferguson	....	assistant to producers / assistant story editor (89 episodes, 1984-1990)
Corny Cole	....	titles (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Jeffrey M. Cooke	....	studio manager (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Paul Gorniak	....	production assistant / coordinating assistant / ... (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Annette Zilinskas	....	production assistant (50 episodes, 1988-1990)
Elana Lesser	....	story editor (49 episodes, 1983-1990)
Cliff Ruby	....	story editor (49 episodes, 1983-1990)
Stacy McLaughlin	....	assistant to executive producers (44 episodes, 1983-1987)
Ross Bagdasarian Jr.	....	executive story editor / story editor (41 episodes, 1988-1990)
Janice Karman	....	executive story editor / story editor (41 episodes, 1988-1990)
F. James Barry	....	assistant to producers (39 episodes, 1984-1987)
Lynne Batchelor	....	production assistant (39 episodes, 1984-1987)
Melinda Diner	....	assistant to executive producers (39 episodes, 1984-1987)
Susan Feldstein	....	production assistant (39 episodes, 1984-1987)
Andy Gaskill	....	title designer (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Antran Manoogian	....	production assistant (39 episodes, 1988-1990)
Loretta High	....	production coordinator (36 episodes, 1983-1985)
Debby Ruby-Winsberg	....	production assistant (34 episodes, 1983-1986)
Maria Guereca	....	production assistant (31 episodes, 1984-1986)
Diane Dixon	....	story editor (29 episodes, 1986-1989)
Allyn Conley	....	expediting assistant / production assistant (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Monica Mayall	....	coordinating assistant / expediting assistant (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Meg McLaughlin	....	production assistant (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Bryna Melnick	....	production assistant (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Tim Terusa	....	coordinating assistant / expediting assistant (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Robert Winthrop	....	production assistant / production coordinator (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
Sylvia Vartanian	....	vice president: business & legal affairs (24 episodes, 1988-1989)
Stephen Worth	....	executive production coordinator / production assistant (24 episodes, 1988-1989)
Laura Rubenstein	....	production assistant (23 episodes, 1984-1985)
Diorena B. Rock	....	production assistant (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Jeanne Silveri	....	assistant to executive producers / production assistant (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Kathleen Capps-Richman	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1983)
Deanna Ruby Crookston	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1983)
Donna Daves	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1983)
Alan Dinehart	....	voice director (13 episodes, 1983)
Erika Grossbart	....	assistant to executive producers (13 episodes, 1983)
Sheryl Scarborough	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1983)
Betty Sullivan	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1983)
Tom Allen	....	coordinating assistant (13 episodes, 1984)
Tracy Gillette	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1984)
Christina Hamill	....	assistant to producers (13 episodes, 1984)
Natalie Holt	....	coordinating assistant (13 episodes, 1984)
Hildy Mesnik	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1984)
Scott Smith	....	coordinating assistant (13 episodes, 1984)
Amy Tunick	....	coordinating assistant (13 episodes, 1984)
Lianne Woolley	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1984)
Vic Kephart	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
William A. Ruiz	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Duane Capizzi	....	story editor (13 episodes, 1989)
Cynthia Friedlob	....	story editor (13 episodes, 1989)
Chris Meglin	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1989)
Kent W. Meredith	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1989)
Alicia Marie Schudt	....	story editor (13 episodes, 1989)
John Semper	....	story editor (13 episodes, 1989)
Sharon Altman	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1990)
Fifun A. Amini	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1990)
Steven Gold	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 1990)
Winston Jackson	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1990)
Roland Macasinag	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1990)
Shawn Patterson	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1990)
Tracie Smith	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1990)
Vartan Tahtajian	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1990)
Thomas H. Watkins	....	assistant to producers (11 episodes, 1988)
Sara Scott	....	assistant to producers (10 episodes, 1985)
Ricci Zinger	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 1985)
Tedd Anasti	....	story editor (9 episodes, 1988-1989)
Patsy Cameron	....	story editor (9 episodes, 1988-1989)
Hope London	....	assistant to producers (8 episodes, 1986)
Lisa Schneider	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1986)
Carolyn Weber	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1986)
Jimmel Willis	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1986)
Cinny Newman	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1987)
Roxy Steven	....	assistant to producers (8 episodes, 1987)
Dawn Sutherland	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1987)
Veronica Wirth	....	assistant to producers (8 episodes, 1987)

Production Companies

• Bagdasarian Productions
• Ruby-Spears Productions (1983-1987) (seasons 1-5)
• Murakami Wolf Swenson (1988)
• A-1 Productions (in association with) (1988)
• DiC Enterprises (1988-1990) (seasons 6-8)

Distributors

• Buena Vista Home Video (1992-1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (1997-2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005-) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2005-) (USA) (DVD)
• Cartoon Network (1998-2002) (USA) (TV)
• Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO) (1986-1988) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Lorimar Telepictures (1988) (USA) (TV)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1983-1991) (USA) (TV)
• Nickelodeon Network (1990-) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Television

Other Companies

• B & B Sound Studios  dialogue recording (1990)
• B & B Sound Studios  sound mix (1988)
• B & B Sound Studios  sound recording (1988-1989)
• Chase/Rucker Productions  music (1988-1991)
• Foto-Tronics  telecine (1988)
• Hanho Heung-Up Co. Ltd.  overseas animation (1984-1987) (uncredited)
• Horta Editorial & Sound  music editing (1988) (as Horta Editorial)
• King-Police Productions  color key (1990)
• Sei Young Animation Co. Ltd.  overseas animation (1990)
• Sound Services  dialogue recording (1990)
• Warner Hollywood Studios  re-recording (1983-1984)

Also Known As:

"Alvin & the Chipmunks" - USA (original title)
"The Chipmunks Go to the Movies" - , USA (new title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-Y | Singapore:G

Company:

Bagdasarian Productions

Quotes:

Alvin Seville, Simon Seville, Theodore Seville:Watch out, 'cause here we come / It's been a while, but we're back with style / So get set to have some fun / We'll bring you action and satisfaction / We're the chipmunks / C-H-I-P-M-U-N-K / We're the chipmunks / Guaranteed to brighten your day / When you feel like a laugh / Give us a call we'll give you our all / And if you feel like a song / Tune in to us and sing right along / We're the chipmunks / Coming on stronger than ever before / We're the chipmunks / Alvin...

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Homer's Barbershop Quartet (#5.1)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

The Heat is on

The beginning of a beautiful friendship!

The Chipmunks are almost unknown here in Sweden, but in the mid-1990s one TV channel showed the 1980-90s series on Sunday mornings. I found it by sheer coincidence while zapping between channels, and it was love at first sight! I was a nearly 30-yrs old cartoon buff with the penchant for classic Looney Tunes and the like, I couldn't dream of falling for a cutesy-pootsy "kiddies" cartoon like that. But I simply HAD TO get up early every Sunday morning to watch it! The plots were usually rather tame (with some brilliant exceptions), but the dialog was fun and witty with lots of jokes a grown-up could appreciate. And these little guys were soooo CUTE and so COOL! The animation was so well done, and then there was the MUSIC!! It was so fun hearing those classic rock-and-roll tunes sung with those silly Chip&Dale-type voices.

But I must admit it took a few episodes to get the grip of things. Like: What are these very peculiar-looking little boys supposed to be? "Chipmunks"???!!!... They doesn't look the slightest like chipmunks to me. Why are they goofing around in those ridiculous nightshirts all the time? Why are they living with that human guy in a realistically drawn human world? All other talking cartoon animals live among other cartoon animals, not among humans. Weird, weird...

For many years I assumed The Chipmunks was something new, that David Seville was just a cartoon character, and Alvin, Simon and Theodore had always looked like their 1980-90s versions. I didn't knew there had been something before! So it was rather confusing to come across songs written by "David Seville", plush animals from 1959 resembling an ugly rat or distorted guinea-pig but supposed to be "Alvin from the Chipmunks", gramophone records from 1960 showing the boys as "real" chipmunks on the cover, and so on! But the Internet soon made all clear to me. Anyway, a great cartoon, so unlike the mass produced cheap crap of today (but the "Chipmunks goes to the Movies" series were rather poor -the movie spoofs were often not even funny).