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In 1977, though, his son, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., took on the mantle of Dave Seville and revived the franchise. In 1981, an animated TV movie was made, based (loosely) around the original "Chipmunk Song", in which somewhat cuddlier Chipmunks helped an [[Inspirationally Disadvantaged]] boy perform alongside Alvin at Carnegie Hall.
This animated special formed the basis for the 1983-1990 [[Animated Series]] ''Alvin And The Chipmunks''. The series also introduced [[Distaff Counterpart|Distaff Counterparts]] to the Chipmunks, "The Chipettes": Jeanette, Brittany and Eleanor. In addition to the usual [[
The show ultimately got rebooted in its final year to feature [[Something Completely Different]] episodes casting the Chipmunks in satires of the various shows and movies of the era -- ''[[Moonlighting]]'', ''[[Miami Vice]]'', ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'', etc. (They were not limited to their contemporaries, either; they also cast Simon as [[Sherlock Holmes]], facing Alvin's Moriarty). It also spawned a nostalgiariffic feature film, ''A Chipmunk Adventure'', which involved the Chipmunks and the Chipettes going around the world on a scavenger hunt.
The show ultimately vanished from the airwaves in the 1990s, save for a couple of direct-to-video movies that downplayed the music angle in favor of generic Holiday plotlines. In the last couple of years however, a [[Alvin and the Chipmunks
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=== '''''Alvin And The Chipmunks'' provides examples of:''' ===
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* [[Blind Without'Em]]: Simon and Jeanette.
* [[Brainy Brunette]]: Jeanette.
* [[Brought to You
* [[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.
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* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Some surprising moments...
** ''The Chipmunk Adventure'' deals an international crime ring.
** An episode of the series deals with death (see [[Death
** A Halloween special in the mid-90s features a boy named Michael who [[The Grotesque|has a deformity]] that other kids ridicule him for, but Theodore quickly becomes good friends with him and realizes he's really no different from other kids.
** Some of the last season episodes (Chipmunks Go to the Movies) are very slightly more mature than the rest of the series, probably considering they did parody some more "grown-up" movies.
** One episode actually dealt with the Berlin Wall!
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Simon
** Who, in the ''[[
** Alvin also has his moments.
* [[Death
* [[Depth Deception]]: A bug mistaken for an alien.
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: The Chipettes.
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* [[Franchise Killer]]: Inverted with [[The Movie]]. It managed to increase Chipmunk popularity and spawned two sequels (without [[Sequelitis]], fortunately).
* [[Funny Afro]]: The Chipettes, of all characters, inadvertently gain them after a run-in with a hurricane in the animated movie.
* [[Gagging
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: The entire "Getting Lucky" number in the ''Chipmunk Adventure'' movie.
** [[Intercourse
*** In the infamous "Sploosh" episode, Brittany's character at one point asks Jeanette (as the mermaid), "Are mermen sexier than human men?"
*** Even better: from the episode "Simon Seville, Superstar", Simon (an eight-year-old boy chipmunk) is asked how he feels about being a SEX SYMBOL! He is unsure how to answer that directly, but suggests that his glasses may have sex appeal.
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*** 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
** He was just simply a [[Jerk
* [[Large Ham]]: Clyde Crashcup
* [[Long Runners]]: While most Saturday Morning cartoons lasted a season or two at best, this cartoon lasted for eight seasons, with over 100 episodes, and spawning a number of TV specials associated with it.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Clyde Crashcup, again.
* [[May the Farce Be
* [[Medium Awareness]]: "Quick! Cut to a commercial!" in the episode "Food for Thought."
** The entire episode of ''Back to our Future'' was practically this trope personified, from the Chipmunks talking about the year they were created (not born, as in previous episodes) to them meeting their original designs, to the dramatic shift in animation, which both the 60's and 80's Dave notices. They even complain about how flat everything is in the 60's, a time when cartoon backgrounds were as simple as possible and things like proper perspective were not established as a standard.
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* [[Mistaken Age]]
* [[Nerds Are Sexy]]: Some fans are a little too obsessive over Simon and Jeanette.
* [[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".
* [[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.}}
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*** Maiden: Eleanor (sometimes Jeanette)
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Given that the Chipmunks and Chipettes frequently try mingle with, or get into, high society, quite a few furs appear, usually by [[Socialite|Socialites]].
* [[Raised
* [[Random Events Plot]]: ''Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks'' has Dave put the Chipmunks and the Chipettes under the care of a woman named Lalu for a few days, and the screentime is filled out with things varying from Theodore overflowing the toilet with toys, to Alvin and Simon fighting over a cape, to Jeanette eating Brittany's lipstick and having to make money to buy a new one for her (while wearing a ridiculous costume to help Lalu clean up).
* [[The Rashomon]]: The episodes "Every Chipmunk Tells A Story" and "Once Upon a Crime."
* [["Reading Is Cool" Aesop]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: In both bands.
** Chipmunks: Alvin and Simon.
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* [[Spotlight-Stealing Title]]: ALVIN & The Chipmunks.
** Even worse in the original series which was simply ''The Alvin Show'', not even giving Simon and Theodore the [[And the Rest]] treatment.
* [[Stalker
* [[Suspiciously Apropos Music]]: Happens very often. For example, the Chipettes sing "It's My Party" after Brittany gets upset at her birthday party.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Song]]: All the cover songs in the show.
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