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Alvin and the Chipmunks is a animated comedy that aired on NBC. It was an all-new edition of Ross Bagdasarian's novelty act which previously appeared in cartoon form as The Alvin Show.

Dave Seville is still the harried manager, composer and surrogate father to Alvin, Theodore and Simon, only now they have counterparts--The Chipettes. Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor are three singing girl chipmunks under the management and care of elderly Mrs. Miller. Brittany is the vainglorious diva, Jeanette is shy and rather smart, and Eleanor is the chubby Chipette.

Alvin and the Chipmunks was produced by Bagdasarian Productions, originally in association with Ruby-Spears Enterprises. After five seasons, the show was renamed The Chipmunks and was then made by the DiC Animation company. Two seasons later, it became The Chipmunks Go to the Movies. When the show went into syndication in 1988, additional episodes were produced for the series by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson to round out the 65-episode syndication package. Warner Bros. Television now owns and distributes the series due to parent Time Warner's ownership of the Ruby-Spears catalogue.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 Theatrical Films 4 Direct-to-Video Features 5 In-Depth 6 DVD Releases 7 External Sites

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Ross Bagdasarian Jr.	Dave Seville	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Alvin	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Simon	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Janice Karman	Brittany	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Jeanette	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Eleanor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Theodore	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Dodie Goodman	Mrs. Miller	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
NBC - Alvin and the Chipmunks
Season One	September 17, 1983	December 10, 1983	13
Season Two	September 8, 1984	December 1, 1984	13
Season Three	September 14, 1985	November 16, 1985	10
Season Four	September 13, 1986	November 1, 1986	8
Season Five	September 12, 1987	October 31, 1987	8
NBC - The Chipmunks
Season Six	September 10, 1988	January 28, 1989	24
Season Seven	September 23, 1989	December 16, 1989	13
NBC - The Chipmunks Go to the Movies
Season Eight	September 8, 1990	December 1, 1990	13

Theatrical Films

Title	Release Date
The Chipmunk Adventure	May 22, 1987

Direct-to-Video Features

Title	Release Date
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein	September 28, 1999
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman	August 29, 2000

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Episode Collections
A Chipmunk Christmas	November 1, 2005	1
Chipmunks Go To The Movies: Funny, We Shrunk The Adults	April 1, 2008	1
Daytona Jones and the Pearl Of Wisdom	September 9, 2008	1
The Alvinnn! Edition	September 16, 2008	2
Holiday Gift Set	September 23, 2008	3
Alvin's Thanksgiving Celebration	September 23, 2008	1
The Chipettes	January 13, 2009	1
Mystery of the Easter Chipmunk	February 10, 2009	1
Chipmunks Go To The Movies: Star Wreck	September 8, 2009	1
Alvin and the Chipettes in Cinderella Cinderella	March 30, 2010	1	purchase

External Sites

• opening credits