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* [[Blind Without'Em]]: Simon and Jeanette.
* [[Brainy Brunette]]: Jeanette.
* [[Brought to You by The Letter "S"|Brought To You By the Letter A]]: Alvin usually has a large 'A' on his sweater.▼
* [[Breakout Character]]: Simon was overshadowed in a number of early episodes (as reflected in fan mail), which devastated franchise co-owner Janice Karman (feeling like a mother neglecting the middle child), so she set out to remedy that, and soon, Simon became "Mr. Popular" among fans.
** Similar can be said for Jeanette, although she IS constantly overshadowed by Brittany, she's just about THE most popular of the entire six among the fanbase.
▲* [[Brought to You by The Letter "S"|Brought To You By the Letter A]]: Alvin usually has a large 'A' on his sweater.
* [[Bruce Wayne Held Hostage]]: In the ''[[Batman]]'' parody episode, of course.
* [[Butt Monkey]] / [[Chew Toy]]: Dave, and Simon on occasion.
* [[Crossover]]: With ''Mr. T''! Both their cartoons premiered simultaneously and are made by the same production company.▼
** And the 80s/60s chipmunks with their 60's incarnation▼
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Alvin's "Aw, nuts".
** In the 60's version, it's Dave's "Why me?"
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* [[The Cover Changes the Gender]]: "The Girls of Rock and Roll," for [[The Movie]]. They changed every other recitation of the chorus to "We are the ''boys'' of rock and roll," so that the Chipmunks and Chipettes could have a Battle Of The Sexes song.
* [[Cover Version]]: When you get right down to it, the Chipmunks are basically a cover band. The fact that they're chipmunks who have some decent vocals is what gives them a pass, though.
▲* [[Crossover]]: With ''Mr. T''! Both their cartoons premiered simultaneously and are made by the same production company.
▲** And the 80s/60s chipmunks with their 60's incarnation
* [[Cute Clumsy Girl]]: Jeanette is a rare [[Western Animation|Western]] example.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Some surprising moments...
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* [[Imaginary Love Triangle]]: An episode had one involving a [[Girl of the Week]], Simon, and a biker boy. Alvin convinced Simon to try out for a bike competition to impress the girl, only to find out that the biker was her cousin.
** Played with VERY briefly at one point where both Alvin and Simon try to impress a [[Girl of the Week]] (Alvin with his athletic abilities, Simon with his manners and chivelry).
* [[Interspecies Adoption]] / [[Happily Adopted]]: The chipmunks are raised, and treated as Dave's 'sons.'▼
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: In the animated movie, the prince of Egypt falls in love with Brittany and intends to make her one of his brides.
** [http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/050/5/c/Alvin_and_girl_by_NaniPelekai.jpg The Mexican girl who kissed Alvin] in their I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (Cuanto le Gusta) number.
*** The whole show was full of this, considering the Chipmunks (and Chipettes) interacted with humans. More so Alvin with his constant flirting. In one episode, Brittany wants to ask the most popular boy in school to the dance.
▲* [[Interspecies Adoption]] / [[Happily Adopted]]: The chipmunks are raised, and treated as Dave's 'sons.'
* [[Jerkass]]: Alvin, though he eventually comes around to being the [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] at some point.
** He was just simply a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] from the get-go.
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* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Subverted rather often. One episode even has a frustrated Eleanor shout in anger, "I swear, if we don't get to New Oreleans soon, I'm going to KILL her!" as she was sick of Brittany's constant whining. ELEANOR of all people!
* [[New Transfer Student]]: When The Chipettes join the Chipmunks at their school in "May The Best Chipmunk Win".
* [[Not So Above It All]]: Simon gets this a ''lot.'' Most of the time when he's criticizing whatever irresponsible thing they're about to do, he's eventually shown to have just as much fun doing it as Alvin and Theodore, ''especially'' in the movie (the Mexico scene in particular comes to mind). Also, more than a few episodes of the show have him criticizing Alvin and Theodore for getting scared of something, only to turn around and get just a scared a few moments later.▼
* [[Obviously Evil]]: Both played with and played straight with '''''FIVE''''' characters in Chipmunk Adventure. The viewers know what the 'Munks and 'Pettes don't know about the rich European couple, but {{spoiler|the two men following the Chipmunks and Chipettes, along with their shady employer, are actually cops having the appearance of cartoon villains.}}
* [[Orphanage of Fear]]: The Chipettes and their original human caretaker, Olivia, lived in one of these in Australia, as seen in their backstory episode.
▲* [[Not So Above It All]]: Simon gets this a ''lot.'' Most of the time when he's criticizing whatever irresponsible thing they're about to do, he's eventually shown to have just as much fun doing it as Alvin and Theodore, ''especially'' in the movie (the Mexico scene in particular comes to mind). Also, more than a few episodes of the show have him criticizing Alvin and Theodore for getting scared of something, only to turn around and get just a scared a few moments later.
* [[Pajama-Clad Hero]]: Alvin, Simon, and Theodore wear ankle-length nightshirts most of the time.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: The episode "Ask Alvin"
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* [[Tsundere]]: Brittany
* [[The Voiceless]]: Clyde Crashcup's assistant, Leonardo.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Simon (who nevertheless gets a lot of [[Not So Above It All]] moments to remind us he's still a kid), and to a lesser extent all the Chipmunks and Chipettes except Theodore.▼
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: This happens to the guys, specifically Simon, from time to time.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: This happens to the Chipettes in the movie. This instance is [[Justified Trope|justified]] because [[Truth in Television|snakes really do eat rodents, including chipmunks.]]
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*** But if you're talking about the two live action ''Alvin and The Chipmunks'' movies, where The Chipmunks and the Chipettes are normal-sized chipmunks, then their fear of snakes is perfectly justified.
** Also justified in the episode of the '80s cartoon which shows how the Chipmunks came to live with Dave -- they were babies, and much smaller, and Dave was torn to pieces when he thought they'd been eaten by a snake at the zoo.
▲* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Simon (who nevertheless gets a lot of [[Not So Above It All]] moments to remind us he's still a kid), and to a lesser extent all the Chipmunks and Chipettes except Theodore.
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