List of Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series) episodes: Difference between revisions

This is a complete listing of episodes from the 1983 animated television series Alvin and the Chipmunks.

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1A. "The C-Team"
After Alvin, Simon and Theodore use Dave's antique gold pocket watch for Show & Tell at school, neighborhood bullies steal it. The Chipmunks find Mr. T to ask him for advice and with his help, they manage to get the watch back.

• Aired 9/17/83
• Appearance by Mr. T, who also had his own Saturday morning cartoon show on NBC, The A-Team. Both shows were produced by Ruby-Spears Productions.

1B. "The Chipettes"
For the first time, the Chipmunks meet their female counterparts, the Chipettes: Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor.

• Key song: "We Got the Beat" by The Go-Go's
• Aired 9/17/83
• First appearance of the Chipettes.

2A. "Uncle Harry"
A charlatan chipmunk named Harry claims to be Alvin, Simon and Theodore's long lost uncle and says he will have them see their mother as soon as they make enough money. The Chipmunks later not only find out that Harry is not their uncle but also the money he has them making is for a strongman who he has owed for a long time.

• Key song: "Workin' Day and Night" by Michael Jackson
• Aired 9/24/83
• First appearance of "Uncle" Harry.

2B. "Rock 'n' Robot"
The Chipmunks create a robot out of Alvin's video game, so that it can carry all of their equipment to their concerts. But, the robot goes berserk when it begins to capture every hat it sees, like the video game it was created from, and it is up to Alvin, Simon and Theodore to stop the robot.

• Aired 9/24/83
• Title is a pun to the saying "Rock 'n Roll".

3A. "The Television Stars"
Alvin tells a girl he wants to impress that they are famous and that they are going to be starring in a rock concert on live TV, but Alvin must convince the producer to let him play.

• Aired 10/1/83

3B. "The Cruise"
Alvin unknowingly assists a jewel thief steal some jewelry from a cabin on their cruise ship, and Simon and Theodore begin to investigate the crime.

• Aired 10/1/83
• Simon gets the pleasure of playing Sherlock Holmes, while Theodore gets to play Holmes' assistant, Doctor Watson.

4. "The Chipmunk Story"
The origin of the Chipmunks is revealed, including how Dave ended up with the them in the first place, as well as how their musical career got started.

• Key song: "Witch Doctor" by David Seville and the Chipmunks
• Aired 10/8/83
• Was released on VHS along with "A Chipmunk Reunion" in The Chipmunk Family Tree.

5A. "Mr. Fabulous"
Alvin and Simon have Theodore enter a wrestling exhibition under the name "Mr. Fabulous" and he goes up against a monstrous Russian wrestler called Ivan the Terrible.

• Song: "Pump it Up" by Danzel
• Aired 10/15/83

5B. "Grandma and Grandpa"
The Chipmunks meet their grandparents for the first time. Then, when discover that someone is trying to take over their grandparents farm, they decide to raise the money needed to save the farm.

• Aired 10/15/83
• The Chipmunks' Grandparents lived at South Spoon ranch (parody of South Fork in Dallas, Texas).
• First appearance of Dave's parents, who are also the Chipmunks' step-grandparents.

6A. "Unidentified Flying Chipmunk"
Alvin convinces Theodore to dress up as an alien to attract more fans, but they also attract some investigators with the government who research UFOs. The investigators decide to kidnap Theodore and perform experiments on him and Alvin and Simon must think of a way to save him.

• Aired 10/22/83
• Title is a spoof of the words "Unidentfied Flying Object" or "UFO".
• The Chipmunks were inspired to do this by watching a spoof of Steven Spielberg's 1982 blockbuster, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

6B. "Mother's Day"
Alvin, Simon and Theodore go in search for a mother to attend their school Mother's Day picnic. Each choose the person, that they each think Dave will like best. But, when all three of their choices arrive at their house, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore, will do anything to make sure their choices wins. After the three of them leave, they are forced to bring Dave in drag.

• Aired 10/22/83

7A. "The Chip Punk"
Alvin decides to change the Chipmunks image to gain more publicity, but end up running from the police, when they attend a rave.

• Aired 10/29/83

7B. "From Here to Fraternity"
The Chipmunks make up a singing telegraph service to help buy some golf clubs for Dave's Birthday. But when Theodore loses the addresses, the boys are sent on a birthday mission, for a $100 bonus. Except, that when Theodore wrote the number he wrote it upside down, so the Chipmunks end up going to the wrong house and are tricked into doing some different pranks for some high schoolers who are bored.

• Aired 10/29/83
• Title is a spoof to the 1953 film, From Here to Eternity.

8A. "Urban Chipmunk"
The boys enter a contest so that they can win a chance to sing with Dolly Parton. But, the only way they can win is if they are from Nashville, Tennessee. The boys enter the contest anyway, but make an enemy when they win. The person who got second place in the drawing is determined to prove that the Chipmunks are not from Nashville, and win his chance to sing with Dolly Parton.

• Aired 11/5/83
• Appearance by Dolly Parton.
• Title is a spoof of the 1980 film, Urban Cowboy, starring John Travolta.

8B. "The Incredible Shrinking Dave"
Dave has a nightmare of himself getting smaller and smaller.

• Key songs: "One Way or Another" by Blondie, "It Had to Be You" written by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn.
• Aired 11/5/83
• Title is a spoof of the 1957 film, The Incredible Shrinking Man, starring Grant Williams, and the 1981 film The Incredible Shrinking Woman, starring Lily Tomlin & Charles Grodin.

9A. "Angelic Alvin"
Alvin loses his memory and thinks that he is an angel.

• Song: "Heart Attack" by Olivia Newton-John
• Aired 11/12/83
• Note: Look closely and you will see Robby the Robot when Alvin goes to the museum.

9B. "The Trouble With Nanny"
Dave hires a nanny to take care of the Chipmunks when he is away at work, and the Chipmunks will do anything to get rid of her.

• Song: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen
• Aired 11/12/83
• Title is a spoof of the 1955 film, The Trouble with Harry.

10A. "Bully Ballet"
The Chipmunks invite a boy to stay with them who is a ballet dancer, and when a bully begins to torment Alvin, he shows the bully that ballet is cool.

• Aired 11/19/83

10B. "Alvin and the Chipmunk"
Alvin demands a short trip away from obsessed fans who begin following him everywhere he goes. So, the Chipmunks go for a picnic out in the woods, only to be found again by their fans. Alvin runs off into the woods, and runs into a wild chipmunk. He decides to change places with the chipmunk, and he stays in the chipmunk's tree, while the wild chipmunk takes his place. All goes well until the real Alvin is caught by a hunter that holds him hostage. Simon, Theodore, and the wild chipmunk must save Alvin.

• Aired 11/19/83
• A book version of this episode was made.

11A. "Swiss Family Chipmunks"
Dave drags the Chipmunks unwillingly on a camping trip in the great outdoors. When they finally arrive, the Chipmunks discover large footprints and think they are being followed by Bigfoot. Eventually they build a treehouse for Dave, when he falls and injures himself badly, and Alvin and Simon go in search for Bigfoot.

• Aired 11/26/83
• Title is a spoof of classic novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss.

11B. "Santa Harry"
Charlatan chipmunk Harry returns and this time pretends to be Santa Claus and cons Alvin, Simon and Theodore into building a Christmas-themed amusement park called "Santa's Place".

• Key song: "Here Comes Santa Claus" by Gene Autry
• Aired 11/26/83
• Second appearance of "Uncle" Harry.

12A. "A Dog's Best Friend is a Chipmunk"
Alvin donates money to an animal fund raiser, and discovers that they do not have any money. In an attempt to earn some money, they decide to sell the cookies that Theodore spent their money on. But, when the Chipmunks find a dog, they must hide it from Dave.

• Aired 12/3/83

12B. "Curse of Lontiki"
When the Chipmunks go to Hawaii, Alvin enters a surfing contest, and becomes convinced that he is cursed when he finds a medallion on the beach that is suppose to bring bad luck.

• Key song: "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys
• Aired 12/3/83

13A. "Baseball Heroes"
The Chipmunks get a job as vendors at a baseball stadium, to pay for new uniforms for their baseball team. And in the process stop a pick pocket who has been stealing money.

• Key song: "The Star Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key
• Aired 12/10/83

13B. "May the Best Chipmunk Win"
The Chipettes move to the Chipmunks school and Alvin and Brittany run against each other for class president. Both will stop at nothing to win, but when the polls are revealed they discover that Jeanette has the deciding vote.

• Key songs: "It's My Party (song)|It's My Party" by Lesley Gore , "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang
• Aired 12/10/83

SPECIAL: "The 'I Love the Chipmunks' Valentine Special"
In a spoof of Zorro, Alvin becomes Captain Chipmunk when he falls asleep, and rides a horse while wearing a dark cape. This is the only way he can get up the courage to ask Brittany to the Valentine's Day dance.

• Songs: “Captain Chipmunk,” “We Know Something About Love”
• Aired 2/12/1984

14A. "The Chipmunk Who Bugged Me"
The Chipmunks experience a real-life mystery on the famed Orient Express.

• Aired 9/8/84
• The title is a pun on the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.

14B. "Rich & Infamous"
Alvin and a rich kid compete for a girl's affections. Alvin pretends he is rich as his rival.

• Key song: "Uptown Girl" originally performed by Billy Joel
• Aired 9/8/84

15A. "Don't Be a Videot"
Alvin, Simon and Theodore each make their own music videos for the group.

• Key song: "Puttin' on the Ritz" written by Irving Berlin
• Aired 9/15/84

15B. "A Horse of Course"
The Chipmunks invest in an old horse to win a race.

• Song: "Ain't Nothin' Gonna Slow Me Down" originally performed by Adam Brand
• Aired 9/15/84

16A. "Camp Calomine Caper"
The Chipmunks compete against the Chipettes in a camp battle of the sexes.

• Song: "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" originally performed by Pat Benatar
• Aired 9/22/84

16B. "Lights!, Camera!, Alvin!"
"Uncle" Harry is up to no good again. This time, he makes Alvin a movie star so he can break up the Chipmunks.

• Key song: "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" originally performed by Neil Sedaka
• Aired 9/22/84
• Title is a pun on the saying, "Lights! Camera! Action!".
• Third appearance of "Uncle" Harry.

17A. "Some Entrancing Evening"
The Chipmunks put Dave on the show "This Is Your Father", but he is nervous about it. So a hypnotist makes him have Alvin's personality, which turns out to be a disastrous move.

• Aired 9/29/84

17B. "Match Play"
The Chipmunks trick Dave to play golf with a man that Alvin made a wager with. What Dave does not realize is that Alvin bet his signed "Elmer Palmer" golf club.

• Aired 9/29/84

18A. "The Picture of Health"
Alvin decides that they all need to join a gym.

• Key song: "When I'm Sixty-Four" originally performed by The Beatles
• Aired 10/6/84

18B. "The Victrola Awards"
Alvin and the Chipmunks attempt to grab good publicity shots of them doing positive deeds in order to win fabulous Victrola Award.

• Aired 10/6/84

19A. "Royally Received"
The Chipmunks get to see Buckingham Palace, and Alvin, in an attempt to impress a girl whose a big fan, tells her he is there to play for the Queen. Now, all he has to do is find the queen and convince her to let them play.

• Aired 10/13/84

19B. "Gone Fishin’"
Alvin and the Chipmunks get a job working in an aquarium.

• Song: "The Boys are Back in Town" originally performed by Thin Lizzy
• Aired 10/13/84

20A. "Setting the Record Straight"
Alvin and Simon turn Theodore into a record mascot in order to win a radio contest.

• Aired 10/20/84

20B. "Father's Day Muffins"
The Chipmunks sell Theodore's famous muffins so they may buy Dave a new tape recorder, but a mix up in making the batter causes the muffins to become hard.

• Aired 10/20/84

21A. "Alvin on Ice"
Alvin plans to get a famous figure skater, Heather Williams, to appear at the school Pageant.

• Song: "You Might Think" originally performed by The Cars
• Aired 10/27/84

21B. "Operation: Theodore"
The Chipettes are volunteering at the local hospital, and Theodore stops by to bring Eleanor her homework and Theodore ends up missing.

• Song: "The Longest Time" originally performed by Billy Joel
• Aired 10/27/84

22A. "The Gang's All Here"
Alvin ends up being challenged by a gang called the Steam Rollers. Will he and his brothers pull together a gang of their own to help beat the Steam Rollers.

• Key song: "Beat It" originally performed by Michael Jackson
• Aired 11/3/84

22B. "Snow Job"
Alvin is determined in getting an invitation to participate in the Celebrity Ski Tournament. Once he convinces Mr. Colorado, the man hosting the event, to let him participate, all Alvin has to do then is learn how to ski.

• Key song: "Footloose" originally performed by Kenny Loggins
• Aired 11/3/84

23A. "Maids in Japan"
Alvin signs him and his brothers up to be in a Kabuki theater in order to gain publicity in Japan.

• Key Song: "Three Little Maids from School" written by Gilbert and Sullivan
• Aired 11/10/84
• Was released on VHS along with "Alvie's Angels" and "Mystery of Seville Manor" in Around the World with the Chipmunks.

23B. "My Fair Chipette"
Alvin makes a bet with Brittany to see if he could make anyone into a beauty pageant winner. The challenge gets interesting when Jeanette is the girl he has to transform into beauty pageant material.

• Aired 11/10/84
• Title is a spoof of the 1964 film, My Fair Lady.
• Key song: "On the Good Ship Lollipop," originally performed by Shirley Temple.

24A. "New Improved Simon"
Simon has a crush on a girl named Julian. Alvin works at changing his image in order to impress this girl.

• Aired 11/17/84

24B. "Greatest Show-off on Earth"
The Chipmunks and Chipettes volunteer their talents to raise the money to keep the circus going.

• Key song: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" originally performed by Cyndi Lauper.
• Aired 11/17/84
• Was released on VHS along with "Sisters" and "Tell It to the Judge" in Alvin and the Chipettes.

25A. "Guardian Chipmunks"
Dave starts up a neighborhood watch to catch a cat burglar. Alvin and the Chipmunks take it upon themselves to capture the cat burglar singlehandedly.

• Aired 11/24/84

25B. "Carsick"
The Chipmunks get the measles. Dave spends so much time taking care of his boys that he becomes sick with the measles and is not able to fix his car for the car show. It is up to the boys to take care of everything for Dave.

• Key song: "Little Deuce Coupe" originally performed by The Beach Boys
• Aired 11/24/84

26A. "Hat Today, Gone Tomorrow"
Alvin goes crazy when he loses his beloved red cap, and starts looking for a replacement.

• Key song: "The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll" originally performed by Huey Lewis & the News.
• Aired 12/1/84

26B. "Snow Wrong"
The Chipmunks and Chipettes audition to be in a Snow White play.

• Song: "Good Friends"
• Aired 12/1/84
• The roles of Prince Charming and Snow White are played out by Alvin and Brittany.
• The Snow White costume Brittany gets to wear is reminiscent of the clothes in the Disney version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
• Was released on VHS along with "Cinderella? Cinderella!" in Chipmunk Classics.

SPECIAL: "A Chipmunk Reunion"
Alvin, Simon and Theodore set out on a journey to find their real mother.

• Songs: “The Mother and Son Reunion” (written for the episode), “Shake It Up” originally performed by The Cars.
• Aired 4/13/1985

27A. "Film Flam"
The Chipmunks decide to make a greatest hits video, but they hire a cut-rate film editor to produce it. He accidentally switches the video with Dave’s old home movies of the chipmunks as infants.

• Aired 9/14/85

27B. "The Secret Life of David Seville"
Alvin suspects that Dave is leading some kind of double life. He, Simon and Theodore each interview some of Dave’s old friends to find out what his secret might be.

• Key song: "I'm Sorry (Brenda Lee Song)|I'm Sorry" originally performed by Brenda Lee
• Aired 9/14/85

28A. "Who Ghost There"
The Chipmunks are stuck at home without lights, and think the house is haunted.

• Key song: "Ghostbusters" originally performed by Ray Parker Jr.
• Aired 9/21/85

28B. "Romancing Miss Stone"
Alvin gets a crush on his teacher, Miss Stone.

• Aired 9/21/85
• Title is a spoof of the 1984 film, Romancing the Stone.

29A. "A Chip Off the Old Tooth"
Theodore loses a tooth, and Alvin dresses up as the Tooth fairy to try and cash in.

• Song: "Goodbye to You" originally performed by Roxette
• Aired 9/28/85

29B. "Three Alarm Alvin"
The Chipmunks decide to start their own fire department to gain publicity. They do not really have any emergencies, but when Theodore spots a real fire, it is up to the Chipmunk Fire Dept. to extinguish the blaze. But then the real fire department has to rescue the Chipmunks.

• Aired 9/28/85

30A. "Sisters"
Brittany tries to join the Sisters, a club of the best-dressed, most popular girls in school. But in order to do so she has to avoid her own sister Jeanette, whose clumsiness and unpopularity would destroy her chances of getting into the club. Since she and Jeanette are working on a science project that involves taking care of a baby pig, this leaves Jeanette to do the project alone.

• Key song: "Material Girl" originally performed by Madonna
• Aired 10/5/85
• Was released on VHS along with "Greatest Show-off on Earth" and "Tell It to the Judge" on Alvin and the Chipettes.

30B. "Court Action"
Alvin gets a new bike, and while he is out riding he accidentally hits Brittany whose out roller skating. His bike is ruined, and something is wrong with her skates. They each blame each other, and Alvin demands Brittany pay for his bike, while she insists he pay for her roller skates. All of this brings us to court, where Brittany and Alvin, ignoring the "TRUTH" part in justice, face off in a "who can tell a better lie about what happened" court battle.

• Aired 10/5/85
• Key song: "Fun, Fun, Fun" originally performed by The Beach Boys.

31A. "Good Old Simon"
Simon feels unloved and unappreciated, so he runs away and decides to stow away on a cargo ship. Theodore and Alvin find him, but not before the ship leaves for parts unknown.

• Aired 10/12/85

31B. "The Chipmunks Go to Washington"
The gang goes to Washington D.C. to lobby the president to save a nest of bald eagles on Mount Placid that has been threatened by a condominium development.

• Key song: "Up Where We Belong" originally performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.
• Aired 10/12/85

32A. "Soccer to Me"
Alvin needs one more player for his soccer team. The only one qualified to play is Brittany's little sister Eleanor. Will Alvin allow Eleanor to join, or will he let his male ego get the better of him?

• Song: "Legs(song)|Legs" originally performed by ZZ Top.
• Aired 10/19/85

32B. "Every Chipmunk Tells A Story"
While Dave is out, his piano, laden with instant pudding, mysteriously crashes to the floor from the top of the staircase and is destroyed. But Alvin, Simon and Theodore each have a different version of what happened!

• Song: "The Heat Is On" originally performed by Glenn Frey.
• Aired 10/19/85

33A. "A Little Worm in the Big Apple"
"Uncle" Harry returns, this time to con the Chipettes while they are visiting New York.

• Aired 10/26/85
• Fourth and final appearance of "Uncle" Harry.

33B. "Staying Afloat"
While on a waterskiing vacation, Alvin forgets to tie up the boat belonging to Dave’s friend Ed, and it sinks. How will the gang ever be able to perform in the waterskiing contest to headline at Harold’s, the famous Tahoe showroom?

• Song: "Vacation" originally performed by The Go-Go's.
• Aired 10/26/85

34. "The Chipette Story"
The Chipettes are reunited with their old Australian friend Olivia, which prompts the singers to remember their younger days when they were just little tiny Chipettes not trying to have a career, only trying to survive. The Chipettes successfully make their way into the U.S.A., yet they find out the hard way that getting there is only half the battle. After taking various odd jobs in middle management, the Chipettes travel across the cuntry to California. There, the girls manage to find a famous record producer who after hearing their first song, gives the Chipettes the break they were looking for.

• Aired 11/2/85
• Key song: "Tomorrow," from the musical Annie.

35A. "The Prize Isn't Right"
Simon goes on a trivia game show, but he gets the flu before he can show up for subsequent appearances. Alvin dresses up as Simon and goes in his place.

• Aired 11/9/85
• Title is a spoof of the long-running game show, The Price Is Right.

35B. "The Gold of My Dreams"
Alvin sells Dave's motor home to buy their own gold claim land.

• Aired 11/9/85

36A. "Mind Over Matterhorn"
While the Chipmunks are on tour in Switzerland, Brittany is depressed about the Chipettes’ relative lack of fame. So Alvin arranges for the ultimate Swiss publicity stunt: the gang will climb the Matterhorn and the Chipettes will give a concert at the mountain’s peak. But they soon become trapped in an avalanche.

• Song: "Jump (for My Love)" originally performed by The Pointer Sisters.
• Aired 11/16/85
• Title is a spoof of the saying "Mind Over Matter".

36B. "Alvin's Oldest Fan"
Alvin devises a publicity contest where one of Alvin's fans can win a date with him. Unfortunately for Alvin, the winner is an old lady named Honey Ginger, and he tries to get rid of her for another, younger date.

• Key song: "Bad to the Bone" originally performed by George Thorogood.
• Aired 11/16/85

37. "Help Wanted: Mommy"
Miss Mooney, the Chipmunks’ teacher, discovers that the Chipettes live alone and has to report them to social services. Dave takes them in, but they begin fighting with the Chipmunks, so Alvin arranges for next-door spinster Miss Miller to take them in. Will the arrangement work, or will the Chipettes have to go to separate foster homes?

• First appearance of Miss Miller.
• Aired 9/20/86
• Final appearance of the Chipettes' treehouse as they are now living with Miss Miller.

38A. "A Rash of Babies"
The Chipmunks start a babysitting service, only to be bombarded with wall-to-wall babies.

• Song: "What's the Matter with Kids Today?"
• Aired 9/16/86

38B. "Miss Miller's Big Gamble"
After the Chipettes rig Miss Miller’s poker game, she takes them to Las Vegas and becomes a compulsive gambler!

• Song: "The Gambler"
• Aired 9/16/86
• Miss Miller's first name is mentioned, Beatrice.

39A. "T.V. or Not T.V."

• Song: "You Can Talk To Me"
• Aired 9/27/86

39B. "Simon Seville Superstar"
Alvin becomes jealous when Simon becomes a celebrity in Australia, so he arranges for the group to get lost in the Australian outback so he can "rescue" them and co-opt Simon's fame.

• Key song: "Help, I Need Somebody!"
• Aired 9/27/86

40A. "Whatever Happened to David Seville"
When Dave wins a producer’s award, a wax figure of him for a Hall of Fame is delivered, unbeknownst, to the Chipmunks. While playing ball in the house, which Dave strictly forbid before he left, Alvin hits the wax figure of Dave with his ball, toppling him over. After watching a soap opera, they think he has developed a strange disease called "Zomboidrigidosis" and begin retelling his life for him, hoping he'll snap out of it.

• Aired 10/4/86

40B. "Sweet Smell of Success"
Brittany attempts to market her own perfume by giving some to the Queen of Bulgravia, the wife of Dave's former college roommate, but it ends up getting switched with a bottle of fish soup, and the gang must find a way to switch them back before the Queen notices.

• Song: "Manic Monday"
• Aired 10/4/86

41. "Cinderella?, Cinderella!"
When Brittany refuses to do her chores, Miss Miller tells her that she must mop if she wishes to go to a dance that night. Brittany falls asleep and dreams she is Cinderella. She awakens to find a new party dress and Miss Miller is mopping for her. Brittany realizes she is not living with the wicked stepmotherafter all.

• Aired 10/11/86
• Was released on VHS along with Snow Wrong in Chipmunk Classics.

42A. "Experiment in Error"
Alvin refuses to take Brittany to the Black and White Ball, the biggest social event of the season. So after Alvin causes Brittany to get into an accident in Simon’s laboratory, she guilt-trips him into believing that she has turned into a zombie so he will take her to the ball!

• Aired 10/18/86
• Key song: "Now Here She Comes"

42B. "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?
Theodore goes on the lam to help save Clarence, Grandpa Seville’s prizewinning calf, from becoming veal.

• Key song: "On the Road Again"
• Aired 10/18/86
• The title references the famous post-World War I line, "How're you going to keep them down on the farm once they've seen Gay Paree?"

43A. "Middle Aged Davey"
Dave starts feeling old after his birthday, so the Chipmunks set him up on a date with Marcy Apple, his old college sweetheart. But she has gotten married, so he goes out with Bambi, her younger sister—who's young enough to be his daughter—and they soon begin seeing each other regularly, to the Chipmunks’ chagrin.

• Song: "Addicted to Love"
• Aired 10/25/86

43B. "I Love L.A."
Alvin is obsessed with getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame before Dan the Dog gets his, and cooks up a number of schemes to try and get one.

• Song: "I Love L.A."
• Aired 10/25/86

44A. "Chipmunk Vice"
In a spoof of Miami Vice, Alvin is a slick detective in pastel shirts looking for his missing prized baseball card.

• Aired 11/1/86

44B. "Hooping it Up"
The Chipettes, the Chipmunks, and a tough group of older students participate in a 1950’s-themed scavenger hunt at school.

• Song: "My Boyfriend's Back"
• Aired 11/1/86

45A. "Back to Dave's Future"
A wild ride on a merry-go-round sends the Chipmunks back to 1962. They meet a younger Dave. Without the boys' help in winning a band contest, he will spend his life as an accountant. When they are spun into the present, Alvin isn't sure whether he visited the past or bumped his head in a fall off the merry-go-round.

• Aired 9/15/87
• Song: "High Tech World"
• Title is a spoof of the Steven Spielberg trilogy Back to the Future."
• This episode seems to contradict "Grandpa and Grandma Seville," where Dave's parents are shown to be farmers. Here, Dave's family lives two blocks from school and his father is an accountant!

45B. "Tell It to the Judge"
Alvin plagiarizes his book report and won’t be allowed to play in the championship basketball game until the Student Honor Court acquits him. But it is Theodore’s turn to be the judge!

• Song: “Anxiety”
• Aired 9/15/87

46A. "Sincerely Theodore"
Theodore goes on a diet so he could go on a date with a pen pal, who is also one of Alvin's biggest fans. Things go wrong when Alvin finds out that Theodore's date is actually the daughter of a famous film director. He decided to take her out instead, and breaking Theodore's heart. In order for Alvin to make it to his play and on the date, Alvin gets Theodore to switch back and forth to his play and on his date.

• Song: "Twist and Shout"
• Aired 9/22/87

46B. "My Pharaoh Lady"
Brittany makes a bet with Missy Snootson, another girl in her class, that if the mummy of king Rutten Tooten doesn't rise from the dead and go to her home by midnight, Brittany must drop out of the race to be the school Carnival Queen.

• Song: "Walk Like an Egyptian"
• Aired 9/22/87

47A. "Simon Says"
While Dave is out of town, Miss Miller babysits the boys and they go to a movie about killer space squids attacking the earth. When they get out a telescope that evening, they see killer squids coming toward them!

• Song: "Purple People Eater"
• Aired 9/29/87

47B. "When the Chips Are Down"

• Aired 9/29/87

49A. "Alvin, Alvin, Alvin!"
Alvin goes through an identity crisis and starts trying all kinds of different personalities, with embarrassing results. Will Dave and his brothers help bring him back to normal frame of mind?

• Aired 10/6/87

49B. "Dave's Dream Cabin"
After years of saving, Dave is finally able to afford their own vacation cabin. Alvin hears that Robby Leach, the host of the show “Lifestyles of the Truly Fabulous” lives nearby. Alvin tries to get Robby Leach to interview him, and at the same time he makes a few quick changes to Dave's cabin. Will Dave's cabin survive?

• Aired 10/6/87

50A. "Old Friends"
Alvin nearly runs over an elderly woman in the mall with his skateboard. When Alvin finds out that she's rich, he sends out invitations for a senior citizens' party in order to find her.

• Aired 10/13/87

50B. "The Secret of Seville Manor"
While in England, Alvin and the Chipmunks check out Seville Manor to investigate if they have any relation to the man who owned it.

• Aired 10/13/87
• Song: "You Keep Me Hangin' On," by the Supremes.
• Was released on VHS along with Maid in Japan and Alvie's Angels in Around the World with the Chipmunks.

51A. "Ask Alvin"
The family becomes fed up with Alvin, who always gives out advice whether it’s wanted or not. So Simon and Theodore get Alvin to become the new host on the talk show “Mr. Advice” so he won’t have time to badger them. The plan backfires completely, as Alvin gives horrible and embarrassing advice on national television!

• Aired 10/20/87

51B. "Theodore Lucks Out"
Theodore is feeling unlucky in the track and field. He finds a bent out of shape dime and his luck changes.

• Aired 10/20/87

52A. "Big Dreams"
Alvin gets a registered letter from the Publishing Warehouse stating he's a winner! He either can take $500 or the mystery prize (which might end up to be a million dollars or nothing more than a free lunch), but has to call by 6:00 p.m. to decide. So Simon uses his experimental time machine to get a glimpse into what the future holds for the gang if Alvin takes the $500 or the mystery prize.

• Song: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
• Aired 10/27/87
• This episode shows a possibility of the Chipmunks and Chipettes being married in the future, 2010, 23 years after 1987.
• Dave does not appear in this episode.

52B. "Island Fever"
The Chipmunks and Chipettes get to perform on a high class cruise ship, but instead they end up ship wrecked on an island.

• Aired 10/27/87
• Alvin and Brittany have a sweet moment together in this episode.
• The plot sounds a bit like Swiss Family Robinson.

53A. "Just One of the Girls"
While on vacation in Hollywood with Miss Miller and her old singing group “The Thrillers,” the Chipettes decide to audition to be on a television program—while the Thrillers decide to do the same thing!

• Song: "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
• Aired 11/3/87
• This is one of two episodes that don't feature Dave and the boys. The following episode is the other.

53B. "Goin’ Down to Dixie"
The Chipettes get an opportunity to star on the River Ritz Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, but will they get there in time?

• Song: "Rollin' on a River"
• Aired 11/3/87

The first opening sequence in this season has scenes from The Chipmunk Adventure. Later on it's something completely different.

53. "Dreamlighting"
While waiting for Alvin on one of their dates, Brittany has a dream and becomes “Bratty Hayes” and Alvin becomes "David Alvinson,” detective team. The plot revolves around Alvin trying to stop Brittany from marring an evil villain - played by Simon.

• Song: "Alvinson's Rootbeer Cooler"
• A spoof of the TV series Moonlighting.

54. "Elementary My Dear Simon"
Simon hosts his show. He plays Sherlock Holmes as he investigates several mysterious robberies.

• This is the second episode to feature Simon and Theodore as Holmes and Watson, the first being the first season episode, "The Cruise."

55. "The Brunch Club"
The Chipmunks and Chipettes are in detention. They figure out together who could have knocked over the statue of Thomas Edison.

• Title is spoof of John Hughes' 1985 teen movie The Breakfast Club.

56. "Food for Thought"
Alvin and Simon work together to help Theodore pass his American History test.

• Alvin gets to play the roles of General Custer and Christopher Columbus.
• Simon plays the roles of Chief Sitting Bull and Queen Isabella's High Councillor. The Queen of course is played by Brittany.
• Aside from his other roles, Alvin plays a pilgrim, along with the Chipettes.

57. "Wings Over Siesta Grande"
The Chipmunks go on a treasure hunt and meet the ancient Chipmunk trip called the Twee-Twee Tribe.

58. "Treasure Island"
After playing a video game, the TV blows up. Dave decides to distract the Chipmunks with a book called Treasure Island.

• Spoof of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel.

59. "Chipmunkmania"
This episode takes a look back at the history of the Chipmunks' career.

• This episode is a Clip Show.
• Aired 9/27/88
• Alvin causes an uproar by stating that the Chipmunks are "more popular than Mickey Mouse". This is a spoof of John Lennons infamous "We're bigger than Jesus" remark.

60. "Grounded Chipmunk"
Alvin is grounded for throwing a wild party while Dave is away and is not allowed to go with his brothers to Fantasy Park.

61. "Alvey's Angels"
The Chipettes are Alvey's Angels, a crime fighting team to hunt down the most popular jewel thief named Chad Fleming.

• Spoof of the TV series, Charlie's Angels."
• Screenshots
• Was released on VHS along with Maid in Japan and Mystery of Seville Manor in Around the World with the Chipmunks.

62. "Cadet's Regets"
Alvin recruits himself and his brothers in cadet camp.

63. "Alvin and the Analyst"
Alvin sees a Psychologist to go over his issues with his family.

• This episode is a Clip Show.
• The syndication package stops after this episode.

64A. "No Chipmunk is an Island"
Brothers will fight every so often, but will they fight too much each of the Chipmunks get their own separate rooms. Will this separation last?

• Song: "I need you to help me"
• Part of the Trick or Treason DVD.

64B. "Babysitter Fright Night"
Dave is stuck at the studio all night to mix the boy's next album. But he leaves a Babysitter to after the Chipmunks while he's gone. After watching a detective movie, Alvin suspects her to be a murderer.

• Song: "Babysitter Bop"
• Part of the Trick or Treason DVD.

65. "Once Upon a Crime"
Alvin, Simon and Theodore find a huge attraction to one of Miss Miller's toys. Instead of asking her if they could keep it, they steal it from her attic. Dave tells them the beginning of a story, but chooses to let the boys come up with the conclusion.

66. "Alvin in Neverland"
Alvin plays out the role of Peter Pan, and Brittany plays Wendy. Dave plays Captain Hook.

67. "Home, Sweet Home"
Alvin lies to his classmates that he will be singing on stage with Michael Jackson. As Alvin tries to find Michael in order to see if it really is possible he could perform with him, he meets up with the big star's manager. To Alvin's surprise, this so-called manager is a homeless man looking to find a place to stay.

68. "All Worked Up"
The Chipmunks overhear Dave suggesting that he would prefer Alvin to be a Gymnastic Pizza Twirler, Simon a Pogo Stick Tester, and Theodore an iguana trainer, and immediately start to pursue those careers.

69. "Vinny's Visit"
Vinny, the boy's mother, comes for a visit, but can she adapt to the modern way of life? And is it possible for Dave to experience a little more "country" in his life?

• Second appearance of Vinny, the Chipmunks' mother, in the series.

70. "Cookie Chomper III"
Theodore encounters a stray kitten that entered through an open window in the house. He and the boys take an instant liking to the kitten, and after some compromising, they name the kitten Cookie Chomper III. Dave also takes a liking to the cat after Simon cures him of his allergies to cats (possibly psychosomatic).

Unfortunately, one night, Cookie falls out the window in the Chipmunks' bedroom while trying to reach Theodore's teddy bear. He wanders around the neighborhood and in the middle of the street when a car runs him over, killing him (The actual accident is not seen in the show). The viewer knows that Cookie has been killed when the driver goes to Dave's house in the middle of the night to hand him Cookie's collar. Each chipmunk blames himself over the death of the cat until Dave consoles them and they come to terms with the accident. Later, they buy a puppy (a regular character in the 1989-90 season), whom we learn in later episodes is named Lilly.

• First appearance of Lilly, the Chipmunks' puppy.
• Many fans of the show dub this the saddest episode of the series since it dealt with the accidental death of a kitten, and most Saturday morning cartoon episodes of the 1980s had happy endings, and this and "The Wall" are serious episodes, this deals with death and "The Wall" dealt with the Berlin Wall which was a serious theme to explain to young children.

71A. "Theodore's Life as a Dog"
Alvin plays one prank on Theodore and gets him to eat a dog biscuit. To get even, Theodore, with Simon's help, plays a trick on Alvin and makes him think that his younger brother is actually turning into a were-dog.

• Part of the Trick or Treason DVD.

71B. "Queen of the High School Ballroom"
Miss Miller is invited to go to her High School reunion. But without her boyfriend to go with, the Chipettes try to get one of the Chipmunks to dress up to be Miss Miller's date.

72A. "Unfair Science"
All three boys find themselves having a crush on the science substitute teacher. In order to impress her, they each make a project for the science fair.

72B. "Shaking the Family Tree"
The Chipmunks decide to have a family reunion with their aunts and uncle, but things are not well between them. Each Chipmunk finds out that the three of them have issues and believes many years ago each of them tried to sabotage the other in their chosen carriers.

73A. "Too Hip to be Dave"
Dave gets a bump on the head and forgets who he is. After seeing a commercial, Dave becomes a trendy stylish man. How does he react when he finds out he actually parents three young chipmunk boys?

73B. "Hearts and Flowers"
The Chipettes are excited for the summer holidays, but not when Miss Miller keeps making other plans for them. The girls decide to hook her up with an elderly man by the name of Mr. Flowers.

74A. "Maltese Chipmunk"
Alvin has a dream that he is a detective from the 40s. He is on a case to find a famous rich girl named Brittany.

• Title spoof of the 1931 film and 1941 remake of The Maltese Falcon, which starred Humphrey Bogart.

74B. "Dear Diary"
The Chipettes discover the joys of writing in a diary. Tension builds between them when they deliberately sneak a peak at what the other Chipette has written.

• Part of the Chipmunk Valentine DVD.

75A. "Inner Dave"
The boys are accidentally shrunk by one of Simon's inventions. They end up going inside Dave's head in order to try telling him what happened.

75B. "The Legend of Sleeping Brittany"
The Chipmunks and Chipettes participate in the school journalism. They end up covering the story of "Sleeping Beauty". During the investigation, Brittany pricks her finger on the spin wheel and becomes cursed, just like the real story.

76A. "Life Father, Like Son"
Alvin is tired of being treated like a kid and trades place with Dave for a day to feel what it is like to be a grown-up.

76B. "Dr. Simon and Mr. Heartthrob"
Alvin tampers with Simon's hair growth formula and instead having it grow Simon's hair, it turns him into a heartthrob.

• Semi-spoof of The Nutty Professor.
• Part of the Chipmunk Valentine DVD.

77A. "Three Chipmunks and a Puppy"
The boys are fed up with their puppy's antics and set out to train Lilly to behave. But soon the Chipmunks feel they are not qualified to raise her and they give her away. Will the Chipmunks be able to get her back once they realize they were wrong to give her up?

77B. "The Wall"
The Chipmunks go to Berlin to play in a concert by the Berlin Wall. There they meet and befriend a young girl whom has a brother that lives on the other side. Can the Chipmunks help her be reunited with her brother?

78. "Going For Broke"
Alvin is desperate to try and buy a Trans-Go Bot, but Dave and his brothers will not lend him the money to get it. He decides to do the grown-up thing and get a job at the zoo.

79A. "Theodore and Juliet"
Theodore gets a crush on a girl in their class named Juliet. Wanting some expert advice, Theodore asks Alvin for his help. Unwillingly, Alvin says a romantic line that Juliet overhears and she ends up getting a crush on Alvin instead of Theodore.

• Key Song: "Love Potion No. 9"
• Part of the Chipmunk Valentine DVD.

79B. "Quarterback In Curlers"
Brittany tries out for Alvin's football team. To get even, Alvin joins her cheerleading squad. Will they set aside their differences and help each other succeed?

• Song: "Dare Me"

80A. "The Phantom"
As an experiment Dave tries his skill as a rock singer and becomes a success. But can he keeps his double life a secret from his boys?

80B. "Mad About Alvin"
Alvin has a misunderstanding with a tough kid in his class, and ends up being challenged to a fight with him.

81A. "Psychic Alvin"
By a fluke, Alvin actually passes his math test, whereas, Simon mysteriously fails. Afterwards, Alvin believes he is psychic, and so does everyone else, except Simon.

• Song: "Mystic Guide"

81B. "Special Kind of Champion"
Alvin is upset that he can't seem to keep up with the rest of his track race team. Being that so, the coach decides to let him become a trainer for one of the athletes of the Special Olympics.

82. "Dave's Getting Married"
Dave meets a woman he really feels a strong connection with. At first the boys disagree, but finds she can get along with all of them. The only thing preventing this relationship to work is her own three boys clashing with the Chipmunks.

83. "Dave's Wonderful Life"
Dave is feeling depressed and is thinking that the Chipmunks would do better if he had never been apart of his life. Will the spirits of the Chipmunks convince him that he is indeed been an impact on Alvin, Simon and Theodore's lifes.

• Part of the A Chipmunk Christmas DVD.

84A. "Alvin's Obsession"
Alvin is upset that there is a new boy just happens to be better at everything. To prove that Alvin has what it takes to beat this kid, he challenges him to anything he can think of.

84B. "Alvin's Not So Super Hero"
Alvin gets an opportunity to meet his hero from his favorite TV show. What happens when Alvin realizes that his hero is nothing more than a "has-been"?

85A. "Nightmare on Seville Street"
The boys disobey Dave and instead of seeing a kid's movie, they go in and see a horror movie. The movie ends up scaring the Chipmunks out of their wits. All night, the boys think that Hideous Harold, the creature from the horror film, is after them.

• Song: "Hideous Harold"
• Part of the Trick or Treason DVD.

85B. "Thinking Cap Trap"
Simon is frustrated being the smartest member of the family. He invents a cap that helps Dave and his brothers become smarter. Simon is so confident with his family's new smarts that he signs them up to be on a genius game show. But before he could give his family another boost of the thinking cap, he looses it.

86A. "Bye George"
Alvin is desperate to write an essay on George Washington, that he uses Simon's time machine to bring George into the future.

• Trivia: There is an episode of the fifth season of Thomas & Friends called "Bye George!".
• Third appearance of Simon's time machine, since season 5's "Big Dreams".

86B. "A Day in the Life"
Simon makes a video of his family for his class project. Unfortunately for Dave and his brothers, he took the video in not their greatest moments, and is nervous when Simon's video will air on TV.

87. "Uncle Adventure"

• First of two appearances made by Uncle "Adventure" Willy.

88. "The Princess and the Pig"

89. "Luck O' The Chipmunks"
Micky, a new Irish boy at school, claims that he has his very own leprechaun. The Chipmunks are keen to investigate.

90. "Amazing Chipmunks"

91. "Return of Uncle Adventure"

• Second and last appearance of Uncle "Adventure" Willy.

The opening in the series shows the Chipmunks and Chipettes spoofing various movies. These include: Indiana Jones, Frankenstein, Jaws, Star Trek, Batman and Star Wars. And finally shows the Chipmunks and Chipettes going to a movie premiere at the Grauman's Chinese Theater [1] and the cinema starts with Alvin spoofing Leo the Lion, mascot of MGM Studios.

92. "Back to Alvin's Future"
Alvin, Simon, and Theodore from the 60s get to meet Alvin, Simon, and Theodore of the 90s.

• Aired 9/8/90
• Second time the Chipmunks spoof the Back to the Future films.
• The voice of Clyde Crashcup in this episode was not Shepard Menken.
• Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, 4/14/94.

93. "Bigger!"
Alvin wishes he was bigger so he wouldn't be treated as a child all the time. His wish does come true over night and now he has to learn to live life as an adult.

• Aired 9/15/90
• Spoof of the 1988 film Big, staring Tom Hanks.
• Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, 6/19/96.

94. "Kong!"
An adventure about a famous Broadway producer (Alvin) that meets a large ape named Kong. But the only way Alvin can convince Kong to come back to America with him is if Kiki (Theodore), Kong's best friend, and a famous and beautiful actress (Brittany) goes with him.

• Aired 9/22/90
• Spoof of the 1976 version of the film King Kong.
• Screenshots
• Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, 4/14/94.

95. "Batmunk"
Simon gets to play the role of Batmunk/Brice Wayne. As string of crimes happen, and all the Batmunk toys are being stolen. There could be one criminal mad enough to commit this terrible crime, the Jokester (Alvin).

• Song: "Danger Zone"
• Aired 9/29/90
• Spoof of the 1989 film Batman
• Simon is the hero, Batmunk/Brice Wayne, whereas Alvin plays the villain, the Jokester, each play offs of Batman/Bruce Wayne and the Joker.
• Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, 4/14/94.

96. "Daytona Jones and the Pearl of Wisdom"
Daytona Jones (Alvin) along with his brother, Seri-toga (Simon), are off to find the Pearl of Wisdom.

• Aired 10/6/90
• Spoof of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's first Indiana Jones film, starring Harrison Ford.
• Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, 6/23/95.

97. "Star Wreck: The Absolutely Final Frontier"
Responding to a distress call, the USS Booby Prize encounters a dangerous alien race that wishes everything in the entire galaxy exactly the same. Captain James T. Duck (Alvin), Mr. Speck (Simon), Moamz (Theodore), Lt. Brew Ha-Ha (Jeanette), (?) (Eleanor).

• Aired 10/13/90
• Spoof of the Star Trek movie, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
• Screenshots
• Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, 6/19/96.

98. "Robomunk"
Officer Maone (Alvin) suffers a terrible accident and thanks to Dr. Simonize Malone, he is now half-robot, and half-chipmunk. Violet, Malone's partner, is Brittany. The Mayor is Eleanor, and the villain, Mr. Pinkie, is Theodore.

• Song: "Hangin' Tough"
• Aired 10/20/90
• Spoof of the 1987 movie, RoboCop.
• Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, 9/8/95.

99. "ST - The Space Traveller"
The boys meet a real life alien, and they try to hide him from a pair of scientists who wish to capture the alien and do experiments on him.

• Aired 10/27/90
• Spoff of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

100. "Irrational Buffoon's European Vacation"
After winning first prize on "America's Most Embarrassing Home Videos", Clark Sevillewald (Dave Seville), and the boys get to go to Wacky World in Europe.

• Aired 11/3/90
• Spoof of the 1985 movie, National Lampoon's European Vacation, starring Chevy Chase.

101. "Chip Tracy"
Alvin is Chip Tracy going up against serious criminals that are plaguing the city.

• Aired 11/10/90
• Spoof of Dick Tracy.

102. "Gremlionis"
The Chipmunks go up against a bunch of ancient gremlins that originated from Italy.

• Aired 11/17/90
• Spoof of the scary 1984 movie, Gremlins.

103. "Sploosh"
Jeanette is a beautiful mermaid that meets a shy scientist's assistant named Simon.

• Aired 11/24/90
• Spoof of the 1984 movie, Splash, starring Daryl Hannah and Tom Hanks.
• Romance between Simon and Jeanette in this episode.

104. "Funny, We Shrunk the Adults"
Thanks to one of Simon's inventions, Dave and Miss Miller are accidentally shrunk leaving the children to create chaos around the house.

• Aired 12/1/90
• Spoof of the 1989 Disney comedy classic, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, starring Rick Moranis.
• Was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, 4/14/94.
• Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, a film of a very similar plot, would be made seven years later.

"A Chipmunk Christmas" (1981)
The Chipmunks first Christmas special. Alvin gives up his special gold harmonica to a sick little boy named Tommy.

• This special was directed by Chuck Jones.

"I Love the Chipmunks Valentine" (1984)
The Chipettes are looking forward to be spending Valentine's Day with the Chipmunks. Simon and Theodore are also looking forward in spending the day with them, except Alvin. He is afraid of being crushed again due to the fact that a girl he once had a crush on broke his heart on Valentines. In order to rebuild his confidence, Simon makes a tape for Alvin to listen to while he sleeps. Without realizing, the tape hypnotizes Alvin into believing he is a casanova named Captain Chipmunk while sleepwalking and is finally able to gather up the courage to ask Brittany... although once he awakens, he can't remember. So, once he finally gathers the courage to ask her, she rejects him, since she has already been invited by the wonderful, dashing, charming Captain Chipmunk. But of course, the special ends with both Alvin and Brittany finally going together and being voted King and Queen Valantine.

• Songs: "Captain Chipmunk", "I Give Up On You", "We Know Something About Love"
• Aired 2/12/84
• Due to come to DVD on January 23, 2007.
• This special was included in the syndication package.

"A Chipmunk Reunion" (1985)
When they can't determine when their birthday is, the Chipmunks, along with the Chipettes, set out to find their mother, who abandoned them as babies.

• Key songs: "Mother and Child Reunion" & "Shake It Up"
• Aired 4/13/85
• First ever appearance of Vinny, the Chipmunks' mother.
• This special was included in the syndication package.
• Screenshot of the Chipmunks & Chipettes singing "Shake It Up"
• Was released on VHS along with The Chipmunk Story in The Chipmunk Family Tree.

"Merry Christmas, Mr. Carol" (1989)
Alvin, as usual is thinking of himself when it comes around to being Christmas. He is so focused on receiving presents that he fails to think of poor Mr. Carol, whom just wants his morning paper. Will the three spirits of Christmas (that just happen to take the form of Dave, Theodore and Simon) help Alvin to see the error of his ways?

• Part of season 7 line-up.
• Part of the A Chipmunk Christmas DVD.

"Rockin’ with the Chipmunks" (1990)
A special look of the Chipmunks' past throughout the decades. Will Smith hosts this special.

• This special appears to be a mix of live-action and cartoon animation.
• Songs: "Sleigh Ride", "Crocodile Rock", "Melody: Surfin' Safari, She Love You, and Satisfaction".

"Trick or Treason" (1994)
Alvin wants to join a gang that is well known for playing pranks on Halloween. One target they wish to pull a prank on is a boy with a deformed face who Theodore befriends.

• Song: Monster Mash
• This special also featured the voices of Ross and Janice's children, Vanessa and Michael Bagdasarian.

"A Chipmunk Celebration"
The Chipmunks celebrate Thanksgiving with the family. They are also involved in a Thanksgiving play. But instead of getting the jobs they normally would be good at, the teacher decides to try something new with them. She gives the job of costume designer to Alvin, set technician to Theodore, and the starring role to Simon.

"The Easter Chipmunk"
Alvin finds out that his Grandpa was the original Easter Chipmunk, and tries to sue Mr. Hoppity, the Easter Bunny for the rights.

"The Chipmunk Adventure" (1987)
When Dave leaves on a trip to Europe leaving the kids home with Miss Miller, Alvin starts competing with Brittany on the video arcade game, "Around the World in 30 Days". This grabs the attention of two diamond swindlers, who trick them into going on a balloon race, trading dolls filled with diamonds for dolls filled with cash.

• This is the Chipmunks first full length movie.
• Premiered 5/22/87
• Songs: "The Girls of Rock & Roll", "Getting Lucky", "My Mother" and "Wooly Bully".

"Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein" (1999)
While the Chipmunks are working in a famous movie studio park called Majestic Studios in a singing attraction, the real Dr. Frankenstein comes to work in the studio's most famous attraction, Frankenstein's Castle. After Alvin drives a crazy bus chase, they miss their next performance and get locked in the studio after closing time. Dr. Frankenstein figures the castle is not scary enough so he re-builds the real Frankenstein. IT COMES ALIVE! So it finds the boys and starts a wild and scary adventure!

• Came out 9/28/99
• Title is spoof of an Abbott and Costello movie.

"Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman" (2000)
Alvin thinks of himself as an expert on spooky stuff such as vampires and werewolfs, so when a mysterious stranger moves in next door, Alvin's convinced he's a werewolf. Then, when Theodore gets bitten by a "dog", he starts chewing socks, eating meaty stuff, a is a lot faster. Even Simon thinks something's not right. But at the moment, he's more like a werepuppy. They now have to find a way to cure him before the next full moon - during the school play, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" - or else Theodore will become a werewolf - forever!

• Song: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
• Came out 8/29/00
• Another spoof of an Abbott and Costello movie.
• Dave never knows that Theodore was any kind of werewolf.
• Romance (sort of) between Theodore and Eleanor in this movie.
• Rolls in the play as it follows:

Alvin was originally cast as both Jekyll & Hyde, later given the role of the butler.

Simon takes over the role of Dr. Jekyll.

Theodore takes over the role of Mr. Hyde.

Brittany is cast as a weeping willow, much to her disappointment, thinking that she was supposed to be a girl named "Willa" who cries a lot.

Jeanette does special effects and make-up, but later has to help Simon stoll the play when Theodore becomes a werewolf.

Eleanor is cast in the main female role.

• Screenshots

"Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks" (2003)
Join the Chipmunks and Chipettes, as you've never seen them before, as they spend a magical weekend at Lalu's cottage.

• Came out 11/11/03
• This live-action movie features Alvin, Simon, Theodore, Brittany and Jeanette as pre-schoolers and Eleanor as an infant. They are all puppets in this live-action movie.
• This live-action movie also features the on screen performances of Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. as Dave, and Janice Karman as Lalu.

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