Alvin and the Chipmunks | |
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Created by | Janice Karman[1][1] |
Based on | Alvin and the Chipmunks by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. |
Written by | Janice Karman Michael Bagdasarian Vanessa Chambers Peter Saisselin Thomas Forwood David Sauerwein Fabrice Ziolkowski Reid Harrison |
Directed by | Janice Karman |
Voices of | See below |
Theme music composer | "We're the Chipmunks" Ross Bagdasarian[2] Janice Karman[2] |
Opening theme | "We're The Chipmunks" |
Country of origin |
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Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 34 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. Janice Karman Sandrine Nguyen Boris Hertzog |
Producer(s) | Vanessa Chambers (associate) |
Running time | 11 minutes[3] |
Production company(s) | Bagdasarian Productions OuiDo! Productions Moonscoop |
Distributor | PGS Entertainment |
Release | |
Original channel | M6 (France) Nickelodeon (U.S.) |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | August 3, 2015 | – present
Chronology | |
Related shows | The Alvin Show (1961–1962) Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983–1990) |
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Website |
Alvin and the Chipmunks (stylized as ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks)[4] is a French-American[3] CGI-animated television series featuring Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes that was first announced in 2010.[5] 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 on February 9, 2014.[6] The series made its debut on March 30, 2015 on M6 and on October 12 on Nickelodeon Junior in France.[7][8] and on August 3 on Nickelodeon in the United States.[9]. And on April 12 on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom.
Contents
Plot
As with most previous adaptations of Alvin and the Chipmunks, the series follows David Seville, a bachelor who is raising three Chipmunks as his children. He can lose his patience sometimes, causing him to say "ALVINNN!!!". 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.[10] Others are parents embarrassing kids and parents needing dates.[4]
Cast
- Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. as Dave, Alvin, and Simon
- Janice Karman as Theodore, Brittany, Jeanette, and Miss Smith
- Vanessa Chambers as Eleanor
- Michael Bagdasarian as Kevin (Nerdy Kid), and Principal's husband
Production
The series, originally titled The Chipmunks and Chipettes,[3] has 104 11-minute episodes and is produced in high-definition CGI animation,[3][11] with The Chipmunks and The Chipettes' new looks resembling the iMunk looks.[4][12] The show serves as an update of the 1980s series utilizing the same theme song, voice actors Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman,[4] and format with each episode having a song.[13][14]
The series producers are Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., Janice Karman, Sandrine Nguyen, and Boris Hertzog from the American production company Bagdasarian Productions and French Companies OuiDo! Productions and Moonscoop.[15][16][17] OuiDo! Productions and Moonscoop handles the animation and storyboards, with Bagdasarian Productions in charge of voices and music.[10] PGS Entertainment acquired the rights for media outside the United States and France in August 2013[14][15] and licensing and merchandising rights in May 2014.[18] On February 24, 2014, Nickelodeon acquired all 104 episodes for all territories except Brazil.[11] The series was put on sale at the October 2013 Mipcom and was one of the most-viewed shows there.[19]
Episodes
No. | Title | Written by | French air date | U.S. air date[20] | Production code[20] |
U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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1 | "Talking Teddy" | Janice Karman & Michael Bagdasarian | March 30, 2015 | August 3, 2015 | 101 | 2.27[21] |
2 | "Principal Interest" | Janice Karman | March 31, 2015 | August 3, 2015 | 101 | 2.27[21] |
3 | "A Is for Alien" | Janice Karman & Michael Bagdasarian | April 1, 2015 | August 4, 2015 | 102 | 2.20[22] |
4 | "Jeanette Enchanted" | Janice Karman & Vanessa Chambers | April 2, 2015 | August 4, 2015 | 102 | 2.20[22] |
5 | "Sister Act" | Peter Saisselin | April 3, 2015 | August 5, 2015 | 103 | 2.09[23] |
6 | "Lil' T" | Janice Karman & Michael Bagdasarian | May 4, 2015 | August 5, 2015 | 103 | 2.09[23] |
7 | "What a Gem" | Janice Karman & Michael Bagdasarian | April 6, 2015 | August 6, 2015 | 104 | 2.16[24] |
8 | "Family Spirit" | Thomas Forwood | TBA | August 6, 2015 | 104 | 2.16[24] |
9 | "The App" | Peter Saisselin | May 6, 2015 | August 7, 2015 | 105 | 1.89[25] |
10 | "Don Juan Theodoro" | David Sauerwein | September 3, 2015 | August 7, 2015 | 105 | 1.89[25] |
11 | "Albrittina" | Peter Saisselin | May 5, 2015 | August 10, 2015 | 106 | 2.17[26] |
12 | "Simon for President" | Janice Karman & Michael Bagdasarian | May 8, 2015 | August 10, 2015 | 106 | 2.17[26] |
13 | "To Serve and Protect" | Janice Karman | TBA | August 11, 2015 | 107 | 2.16[27] |
14 | "Kickin' It Old School" | Janice Karman | TBA | August 11, 2015 | 107 | 2.16[27] |
15 | "Clowning Around" | Janice Karman & Michael Bagdasarian | April 2, 2015 | August 12, 2015 | 108 | 2.33[28] |
16 | "Bully for You" | Janice Karman | April 6, 2015 | August 12, 2015 | 108 | 2.33[28] |
17 | "My Sister the Weirdo" | Janice Karman | August 31, 2015 | August 13, 2015 | 109 | 2.07[29] |
18 | "Turf War" | Peter Saisselin | September 2, 2015 | August 13, 2015 | 109 | 2.07[29] |
19 | "Good Luck Mr. Whiskers" | Janice Karman | May 1, 2015 | August 14, 2015 | 110 | 1.90[30] |
20 | "Who's Your Daddy?" | Michael Bagdasarian | March 30, 2015 | August 14, 2015 | 110 | 1.90[29] |
21 | "Mystic Mountain" | Michael Bagdasarian | March 31, 2015 | August 17, 2015 | 111 | 1.90[31] |
22 | "Candy Confessions" | Janice Karman | April 1, 2015 | August 18, 2015 | 111 | 2.05[32] |
23 | "Mojo Missing" | Peter Saisselin | September 7, 2015 | August 19, 2015 | 112 | 1.86[33] |
24 | "Who's the Animal" | Janice Karman & Michael Bagdasarian | August 31, 2015 | August 20, 2015 | 112 | 2.27[34] |
25 | "Slippin Thru My Fingers" | Janice Karman | March 30, 2015 | August 21, 2015 | 113 | 1.80[35] |
26 | "Driving Dave Crazy" | Janice Karman | May 7, 2015 | August 31, 2015 | 113 | 1.64[36] |
27 | "Safety Third" | Janice Karman | September 1, 2015 | September 1, 2015 | 114 | 1.81[37] |
28 | "Mister Manners" | Peter Saisselin | September 3, 2015 | September 2, 2015 | 114 | 1.63[38] |
29 | "The Tree House" | Janice Karman | September 4, 2015 | September 3, 2015 | 115 | 1.91[39] |
30 | "Saving Simon" | Peter Saisselin | September 2, 2015 | September 4, 2015 | 115 | 1.49[40] |
31 | "Back to School" | Janice Karman | September 4, 2015 | September 8, 2015 | 116 | 1.56[41] |
32 | "Bromance" | Janice Karman | September 1, 2015 | September 9, 2015 | 116 | 1.94[42] |
33 | "A Room of One's Own" | Fabrice Ziolkowski | September 7, 2015 | September 10, 2015 | 117 | 1.94[43] |
34 | "Carts and Crafts" | Reid Harrison | TBA | September 11, 2015 | 117 | 2.09[44] |
35 | "Going Green" | Janice Karman | TBA | November 2, 2015 | 118 | |
36 | "Tattle Tail" | Peter Saisselin | TBA | November 3, 2015 | 118 | |
37 | "Super Heroes" | Reid Harrison | TBA | November 4, 2015 | 119 | |
38 | "She's Got Style" | Peter Saisselin | TBA | November 5, 2015 | 119 | |
39 | "Kiss Conspiracy" | TBA | November 9, 2015 | 120 | ||
40 | "House Guest" | Jean-Phillipe Robin & Peter Saisselin | TBA | November 10, 2015 | 120 | |
41 | "Theozilla" | Reid Harrison | TBA | November 11, 2015 | 121 | |
42 | "Doggone It" | TBA | November 12, 2015 | 121 | ||
43 | "Mutiny" | TBA | November 16, 2015 | 122 | ||
44 | "Reality or Not" | TBA | November 17, 2015 | 122 | ||
45 | "Let Them Eat Crumbs" | TBA | November 18, 2015 | 123 | ||
46 | "Who Ghosts There" | TBA | November 19, 2015 | 123 | ||
47 | "Alvin's Secret Powers" | TBA | November 23, 2015 | 124 | ||
48 | "I Will Survive" | TBA | November 24, 2015 | 124 |
Broadcast
Alvin and the Chipmunks made its English-language debut on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 10 and on Nick in the US on August 3.[45] Nick Jr. in Australia and New Zealand[46][47] and Nicktoons in Africa premiered the show on May 4.[48] The Southeast Asian feed of Nickelodeon debuted the show on May 8 in Singapore and the Philippines and on May 15 in Malaysia.[49] In English-speaking Canada, it premiered on Teletoon on September 9.[50]
Soundtrack
On September 25, 2015, an album based on the television series was released on iTunes entitled, We're the Chipmunks (Music From the TV Show).[51][52]
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This article incorporates material derived from the "ALVINNN!!!_and_The_Chipmunks" article on the Alvin wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License (July 2015).
External links
- ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks on Ouido Productions
- ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks on Bagdasarian Productions
- ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks on M6
- ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks on PGS Entertainment
- ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks on Nickelodeon
- ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks at the Internet Movie Database
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