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Alvin and the Chipmunks is a five-time Grammy Award-winning animated music group, created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. The group consists of three singing chipmunks: Alvin, the mischievous troublemaker, who quickly became the star of the group, Simon, the tall bespectacled intellectual, and Theodore, the chubby, impressionable sweetheart. The trio is "managed" by their human "father" and confidant, David Seville. In reality, David Seville was Bagdasarian's stage name, and the Chipmunks themselves are named after the executives of their original record label, Liberty Records: Alvin Bennett (the president), Simon Waronker (the founder and owner), and Theodore Keep (the chief engineer). Alvin and the Chipmunks is an upcoming live-action/computer-animated film, based on the popular musical group the Chipmunks (and, in several ways, the animated series Alvin and the Chipmunks). ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Alvin. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... New Wave was a pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... Musique concrète (French; literally, concrete music), is the name given to a class of electronic music produced from editing together fragments of natural and industrial sounds. ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) Country music, the first half of Billboards country and western music category, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... Jan. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... Jet Records was a small record label set up by Don Arden with artists like Electric Light Orchestra, Roy Wood, Ozzy Osbourne, Riot and Magnum. ... Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. ... Janice Karman is an American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. ... Randy Edelman (born 10 June 1947) is a well known film and TV score composer born in Paterson, New Jersey. ... Ross Bagdasarian (b. ... Steve Vining is a drummer, producer and engineer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ross Bagdasarian (b. ... Jan. ... Glasses, spectacles, or eyeglasses are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes, sometimes for purely aesthetic reasons but normally for vision correction or eye protection. ... Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. ... Alvin Al Bennett (died in March of 1989) was the co-founder of Liberty Records, and its president until 1968. ... Simon Si Waronker (1915 – June 7, 2005) was a violinist and record producer from Los Angeles, California. ... Theodore Ted Keep was a co-founder of Liberty Records. ...

Audiences often assume the characters started as cartoons and branched out into music, but that is the opposite of how they began. After first being brought to life in Bagdasarian's 1950s novelty recordings under the name David Seville and the Chipmunks, the characters were an unprecedented success, and the singing Chipmunks and their manager were given life in several animated cartoon series and motion pictures. The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn) film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot (even if it is a very short one). ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as...

The voices of the group were all performed by Bagdasarian, who sped up the playback to create the higher pitched, squeaky voices. This process was not entirely new; Bagdasarian had also used it for a previous novelty song project, "The Witch Doctor", but it was so unusual and well executed it earned the "trio" two Grammy Awards for engineering. Although the characters were fictional, they did release a long line of "real" albums and singles, with "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" becoming a number-one hit single in the United States. After his death in 1972, the voices of the Chipmunks were subsequently recorded by his son, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., and his wife, Janice Karman, in all subsequent incarnations to date. Witch Doctor is a song written by Ross Bagdasarian (a. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Dont Be Late) is a song written by Ross Bagdasarian (a. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. ... Janice Karman is an American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. ...

History

"The Witch Doctor"

Main article: Witch Doctor (song)

In early 1958, Bagdasarian released a novelty song, as David Seville, about being unlucky at love until he found a Witch Doctor who told him the "magic words" to woo his woman. The entire song was done by Bagdasarian in his normal voice, except for the "magic" words, done first in Bagdasarian's sped-up, pre-Chipmunk voice, then in a duet between his sped-up voice and his normal voice. The words, of course, are nonsense: "Oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla, bing-bang". The song was a major hit, sitting at Number 1 in the Billboard Top 100, a predecessor to the Billboard Hot 100 chart which would be introduced that August, for three weeks during the spring, and the Witch Doctor's "magic words" were being sung by kids everywhere.^{[citation needed]} Although nothing in the song makes any reference to chipmunks, the song is now sometimes included on Chipmunk compilations,^{[citation needed]} as if the Chipmunks themselves had provided the voice of the Witch Doctor...which, technically speaking, is true. (Bagdasarian did record a "Chipmunks" version of "Witch Doctor," which appeared on the second Chipmunks album, Sing Again With The Chipmunks, in 1960). In 1999, the song was covered by a band called The Cartoons. Witch Doctor is a song written by Ross Bagdasarian (a. ... Jan. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Sing Again With the Chipmunks is The Chipmunks second album. ...

"The Chipmunk Song"

The Chipmunk Song Cover

Main article: The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

The Chipmunks first officially appeared on the scene in a novelty record released in late fall 1958 by Bagdasarian. The song, originally listed on the record label (Liberty F-55168) as "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)," featured the singing skills of the chipmunk trio. One phrase in the chorus has Alvin wishing for a Hula Hoop, which was that year's hot new toy. The novelty record was highly successful, selling more than 4 million copies in seven weeks, and it launched the careers of its chipmunk stars. It spent four weeks at Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from December 27, 1958 to January 19, 1959. It also earned three Grammy Awards and a nomination for Record of the Year. At the height of its popularity, Bagdasarian and three chipmunk hand-puppets appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, lip-synching the song. Image File history File links Chipmunk_Song. ... Image File history File links Chipmunk_Song. ... The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Dont Be Late) is a song written by Ross Bagdasarian (a. ... Jan. ... Children playing with hula hoops. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Jan. ... is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The jejejeje Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. ... The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by former entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. ... Lip synchronization is the synchronization of audio signals (sometimes with corresponding video signals) so that there is no noticeable lack of simultaneity between them. ...

Imitations

While the series was being prepared for broadcast, an imitation, the Nutty Squirrels, beat them to the market, but was less successful, despite catchy scat singing.^{[citation needed]} The Nutty Squirrels were a scat singing imitation of Alvin and the Chipmunks that had a Top 40 hit with the song Uh-Oh. The Squirrels actually preceded the Chipmunks on television in an animated cartoon, but with much less success. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The Alvin Show

The Chipmunks and David Seville during the "Old McDonald Had a Farm" musical sequence from The Alvin Show

Main article: The Alvin Show

The first television series to feature the characters was The Alvin Show. The cartoon gave more distinctive looks and personalities to the three chipmunks than just their voices, and an animated portrayal of Seville was a reasonable caricature of Bagdasarian himself. The series ran from 1961 to 1962, and was one of a small number of animated series to be shown in prime time on CBS. It was not immediately successful and was cancelled after one season, only to find new life in syndication. Image File history File links Alvinshow04. ... Image File history File links Alvinshow04. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ...

In addition to Alvin cartoons, the series also featured the scientist Clyde Crashcup and his assistant Leonardo. Those characters did not feature prominently on any of the later series. Crashcup made a single cameo appearance in A Chipmunk Christmas, and in an episode of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Clyde Crashcup (voiced by Shepard Menken) is a fictional character from the early-1960s animated television series The Alvin Show, a scientist in a white coat whose experiments invariably failed. ... After the death of Ross Bagdasarian in 1972, the Chipmunks careers stalled until NBC showed interest in the original show and released a new album of contemporary songs performed by the Chipmunks. ... Alvin and the Chipmunks was the second American animated television series to feature the singing characters The Chipmunks, produced by Bagdasarian Productions, Ruby-Spears Productions, and Lorimar-Telepictures (which became Lorimar Television in 1988). ...

The first television series was produced by Format Films for Bagdasarian Film Corporation. Although the series was broadcast in black and white, it was produced and later re-run in color. 26 episodes each were produced for the Alvin and the Chipmunks and Clyde Crashcup segments, along with 52 musical segments. Format Films was a television animation studio, most active during the 1960s, when they produced shows such as The Alvin Show and Underdog. ... Bagdasarian Productions in its present form is a successor business entity to the Bagdasarian Film Corporation, owned and operated by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. ...

A Chipmunk Christmas

Main article: A Chipmunk Christmas

The final Chipmunks album in their original incarnation, The Chipmunks Go To The Movies, was released in 1969. After the death of Ross Bagdasarian in 1972 from a heart attack, the Chipmunks' careers stalled until NBC showed interest in the original show (the network carried Saturday morning reruns of The Alvin Show as a midseason replacement in 1979) and the following year, Excelsior Records released a new album of contemporary songs performed by the Chipmunks. The new album—Chipmunk Punk—featured Bagdasarian's son, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., doing the voices of the characters. That album and the continued reruns of the series proved to be popular enough to warrant further new records as well as a new television production, and in 1981, the Chipmunks and Seville returned to television in the Christmas special A Chipmunk Christmas, produced by Chuck Jones, which was first broadcast on NBC on December 14 of that year. After the death of Ross Bagdasarian in 1972, the Chipmunks careers stalled until NBC showed interest in the original show and released a new album of contemporary songs performed by the Chipmunks. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heart attack redirects here. ... This article is about the television network. ... A onetime record company, most notable for its releases of sound-alike recordings, bargain bin reissues and repackages, and childrens records. ... Chipmunk Punk is a childrens/new wave/progressive rock fusion album by The Chipmunks. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... Chuck Jones in 1976 Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Alvin and the Chipmunks

A scene from the 1983 opening credits of Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Main article: Alvin and the Chipmunks (TV series)

In 1983, the second cartoon series, produced by Ruby-Spears, was released. Titled simply Alvin and the Chipmunks, the outline of the show closely paralleled the original Alvin Show. The show lasted eight production seasons, until 1990. In the first season, the show introduced the Chipettes, three female versions of the Chipmunks — Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor, with their own human guardian, the myopic Miss Beatrice Miller (who arrived for the 1986 season). The Chipmunks even sang a variation of NBC's Let's All Be There campaign for its Saturday-morning lineup in 1984. After 1988, the show was renamed just The Chipmunks to indicate that there were now two groups of them. Also introduced was the boys' "Uncle" Harry, who may or may not have actually been a relative. The show reflected current trends and historical events in pop culture; the Chipmunks sang recent hits, and wore contemporary clothing. One "documentary" episode spoofed John Lennon's 1966 comment that the Beatles had become "more popular than Jesus", by recalling how the Chipmunks had fallen in popularity after Alvin boasted they were "bigger than Mickey Mouse!" a scene from the opening credits of Alvin & the Chipmunks This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... a scene from the opening credits of Alvin & the Chipmunks This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... Alvin and the Chipmunks was the second American animated television series to feature the singing characters The Chipmunks, produced by Bagdasarian Productions, Ruby-Spears Productions, and Lorimar-Telepictures (which became Lorimar Television in 1988). ... Alvin and the Chipmunks was the second American animated television series to feature the singing characters The Chipmunks, produced by Bagdasarian Productions, Ruby-Spears Productions, and Lorimar-Telepictures (which became Lorimar Television in 1988). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Ruby-Spears Productions is a California based entertainment production company that specializes in animation. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... The Chipettes, as seen in the feature film The Chipmunk Adventure (1987). ... Normal vision for a achromatopsic colour-blind person. ... This article is about the television network. ... 1984 Lets All Be There logo. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... John Winston Lennon (later John Ono Lennon) (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the British rock band The Beatles. ... Mickey Mouse is an Academy Award-winning comic animal cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. ...

The Chipettes, at the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the feature film The Chipmunk Adventure (1987).

In 1987, during the fifth season of the show on television, the Chipmunks had their first animated feature film, The Chipmunk Adventure, directed by Janice Karman and released to theatres by The Samuel Goldwyn Company. The film featured the Chipmunks and the Chipettes in a contest traveling around the world. Other than improved production values, the movie was more of an extended and enhanced episode of the series.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Chipmunk Adventure is a 1987 animated film featuring the characters from NBCs Saturday morning cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... The Chipmunk Adventure is a 1987 animated film featuring the characters from NBCs Saturday morning cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks. ... Janice Karman is an American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. ... The Samuel Goldwyn Company was an independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. ...

In the 1988–89 season, the show switched production companies to DiC Entertainment, by which time the Chipmunks had truly become anthropomorphized (including the rather odd decision to give them blue eyes). In 1990, the show switched titles again: The Chipmunks Go to the Movies. Each episode in this season was a spoof of a Hollywood film, such as Back to the Future, King Kong, and others. In addition, several television specials featuring the characters were also released. At the conclusion of the eighth season, the show was cancelled again. The DIC Incredible World logo used from the late 2001-present. ... 7th millennium BC anthropomorphized rocks, with slits for eyes, found in modern-day Israel. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... ... This article is about the first film in the Back to the Future trilogy. ... King Kong (also known as King Kong: The Legend Reborn) is a 1976 American motion picture produced by Dino de Laurentiis and directed by John Guillermin. ...

In 1990, a documentary was produced about the show entitled Alvin and the Chipmunks/Five Decades with the Chipmunks. In that year, the Chipmunks also teamed up for the first and only time with other contemporary cartoons (such as Bugs Bunny, Garfield, etc.) for the drug abuse-prevention special Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Bugs Bunny is an animated hare who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... This article is about the comic strip. ... Comparison of the perceived harm for various psychoactive drugs from a poll among medical psychiatrists specialized in addiction treatment[1] This article is an overview of the nontherapeutic use of alcohol and drugs of abuse. ... The characters around Michael Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue is an animated drug prevention television special starring many of the popular cartoon characters from American Saturday morning television, among them Winnie-the-Pooh, Bugs Bunny, ALF, the Muppet Babies, and several others. ...

Direct-to-video Chipmunks movies from Universal

In 1996, the rights to the characters were purchased by Universal Studios. This resulted in The Chipmunks' 1999 reappearance in the form of the direct-to-video movie Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein. The movie was successful enough to spark interest in a sequel, and in 2000, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman appeared. Both movies featured the original cast of the second series reprising their roles and the tone of the movies are very similar to the series. These film titles reflect earlier horror spoofs by Abbott and Costello. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... This article is about the year. ... Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein is an animated horror-themed direct-to-video film, produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Animation Studios, distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and loosely based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman is an animated horror-themed direct-to-video film, produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Animation Studios, distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and loosely based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks

A live-action movie called Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks [1] was released on April 27, 2004 (April 24, 2005 according IMDb [2]). It features puppetry used for the Chipmunks and Chipettes. In this movie, when Dave (Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.) goes out of town, he leaves the young Chipmunks and the Chipettes in the care of Lalu (Janice Karman), a friend who is happy to have six pre-schoolers stay with her. Lalu lives in a magic cottage with Gilda (a talking cockatoo), and PC (a talking frog who believes he is one kiss away from being Prince Charming). There are also Sam and Lou, two gophers who report to the viewers about the feelings the characters are experiencing. While at Lalu's, the kids learn and sing about separation, jealousy, telling the truth, sharing, and other life lessons. Theodore learns about telling the truth, and not to put things into the toilet; Alvin learns about helping Eleanor (the infant); and Jeanette learns that she cannot "borrow" Brittany's lipstick. The direct-to-video feature was directed and co-written by Jerry Rees, who also animated all the CGI effects and voiced two characters. The budget for the project was unusually low, at $600,000. It was also the first and only live-action appearances of Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman, respectively. Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks is a direct-to-video film based on the Chipmunks 1983 television series Alvin and the Chipmunks. ... is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. ... Janice Karman is an American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... USD redirects here. ...

The Chipmunks' future

Main article: Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)

In 2000, Bagdasarian Productions sued Universal Studios for breach of contract, in order to recoup monentary damages and to regain control of the Alvin and the Chipmunks characters. Alvin and the Chipmunks is an upcoming live-action/computer-animated film, based on the popular musical group the Chipmunks (and, in several ways, the animated series Alvin and the Chipmunks). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Bagdasarian Productions is a production company which holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks and related intellectual property assets. ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... Breach of contract is a legal concept in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other partys performance. ...

In 2004, Fox 2000 Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Bagdasarian Productions announced a live-action/CGI adaptation of the original 1960's series. The new film Alvin and the Chipmunks, directed by Tim Hill and starring Jason Lee as David Seville, will be released on December 14, 2007. The movie poster was released July 3, 2007, and the trailer premiered with the release of The Simpsons Movie on July 27, 2007. The trailer for the movie uses many scenes from contemporary news sources to show screaming crowds, including one scene that is taken from the Hillsborough disaster, where 96 people died. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... Related articles FOX Television Network Fox Searchlight Pictures Fox Entertainment Group List of Hollywood movie studios List of movies Variant of current 20th Century Fox logo External links 20th Century Fox Movies official site Twentieth Century Fox is also the punning title of a song by The Doors on their... Bagdasarian Productions is a production company which holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks and related intellectual property assets. ... Alvin and the Chipmunks is an upcoming live-action/computer-animated film, based on the popular musical group the Chipmunks (and, in several ways, the animated series Alvin and the Chipmunks). ... Tim Hill is one of the most well known infamous cartoon workers of the 90s and 2000s. ... Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor and professional skateboarder. ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 animated comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons, directed by David Silverman, and scheduled to be released worldwide by July 27, 2007. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Memorial at Hillsborough. ...

In 2006, Bagdasarian Productions sued Thomas Lee, the creator of "Chipmunkz Gangsta Rap" (he also created Star Wars Gangsta Rap)^{[citation needed]}, a parody created by Bentframe and featured on Atom Films. The lawsuit is still in process and is likely to fail because of the fair use provision of copyright law. Also, The Chipmunk Adventure was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment, then later Trick or Treason, A Chipmunk Christmas: 25th Anniversary and A Chipmunk Valentine. The Chipmunks Go To The Movies was released on May 22, 2007. The complete set of The Alvin Show is going to be released sometime in 2007 by 20th Century Fox. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bagdasarian Productions is a production company which holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks and related intellectual property assets. ... The classic opening scene to the original version The Star Wars Gangsta Rap is a parody song popularized as a Flash music video based on the original Star Wars trilogy. ... AtomFilms is a broadband entertainment network offering original short subject films, animations, and series by independent creators. ... For fair use in trademark law, see Fair use (US trademark law). ... The copyright symbol is used to give notice that a work is covered by copyright. ... The Chipmunk Adventure is a 1987 animated film featuring the characters from NBCs Saturday morning cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks. ... Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Video) is a home video company founded in 1981. ... After the death of Ross Bagdasarian in 1972, the Chipmunks careers stalled until NBC showed interest in the original show and released a new album of contemporary songs performed by the Chipmunks. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ...

Recording technique

The Chipmunks' voices were recorded onto audiotape by voice talent talking or singing at half the normal speed. When the tape was played back at double speed, they would sound a full octave higher in pitch, at normal tempo. The technique was by no means new to the Chipmunks. For example, the high and low pitched characters in The Wizard of Oz were achieved by speeding up and slowing down vocal recordings. Now the same effect can be created digitally and in real time. The term "chipmunk-voiced" has entered the American vernacular to describe any artificially high-pitched voice. A similar effect could be obtained in playback by merely taking an LP recorded at 33 1/3 RPM and playing it back at 45 or 78 RPM, a stunt sometimes tried out by ordinary record listeners just for laughs. Such an effect, however, threatened to damage LPs. Methods and media for sound recording are varied and have undergone significant changes between the first time sound was actually recorded for later playback until now. ... For other uses, see Octave (disambiguation). ... The Wizard of Oz (film) redirects here. ... Look up Vernacular in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... LP or lp may stand for: Look up LP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Revolutions per minute (disambiguation). ...

The technique was frequently imitated in comedy records, notably "The Ying Tong Song" by The Goons, "Transistor Radio" by Benny Hill, "Bridget the Midget" by Ray Stevens, "The Laughing Gnome" by David Bowie, and on several tracks on Joe Meek and the Blue Men's album I hear a new world. The technique also appears in the instrumental break in Bobby Lewis' 1961 US #1 hit "Tossin' and Turnin'". It was also used extensively in the British puppet show Pinky and Perky. The Goon Show was a popular and influential British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960 on the BBC Home Service. ... Alfred Hawthorn Hill (21 January 1924 – 19 April 1992), better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English comic, actor and singer, best known for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show. ... In the 19th century, midget was a medical term referring to an extremely short but normally-proportioned person and was used in contrast to dwarf, which denoted disproportionate shortness. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... For Joe Meek the mountain man, see Joseph Meek Joe Meek (born Robert George Meek; April 5, 1929 in Newent, Gloucestershire — February 3, 1967 in London[1]) was a pioneering English record producer and songwriter acknowledged as one of the worlds first and most imaginative independent producers. ... I Hear A New World - An Outer Space Music Fantasy is a concept album devised and composed by Joe Meek in 1959. ... Bobby Lewis (born February 17, 1933 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an African-American early rock and roll and R&B singer. ... See also: 1960 in music, other events of 1961, 1962 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 15 - Motown Records signs The Supremes January 20 - Francis Poulencs Gloria is premiered in Boston February 12 - The Miracles Shop Around becomes Motowns first... A puppet is a representational object manipulated by a puppeteer. ... Pinky and Perky was a childrens television series first seen on the BBC in 1957. ...

Prince has also used the technique on several of his songs - "Erotic City" for example - as well as for his "Camille" alter ego. Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Single sleeve of Lets Go Crazy/Erotic City single by Prince Erotic City (make love not war Erotic City come alive) (usually referred to as Erotic City) is a song by the musician Prince, released as the B-side to the 1984 single Lets Go Crazy and to... Camille is an unreleased album by Prince from 1986. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ...

In the early 90's rave scene, many breakbeat hardcore productions would utilize the same studio tricks, often taking acappellas from old soul and house records and speeding them up to fit the faster tempo. Vocals in songs that used this method would typically be referred to as "chipmunk vocals". For other uses, see Rave (disambiguation). ... Breakbeat hardcore (popularly known as rave music, originally referred to as simply hardcore in the United Kingdom, with old school hardcore a common term in the 21st century) is a style of electronic music that primarily uses breakbeats for its rhythm lines. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ...

Kanye West's technique of speeding up soul samples has led to his productions being compared to the Chipmunks. Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ...

However, the vocal technique is not always generated by a recording technique. Some fans of the band Gamma Ray have described the singer Kai Hansen's falsetto as "chipmunk-like" on the album No World Order. Gamma Ray is a power metal band from north of Germany, founded by former Helloween guitarist, singer, and songwriter Kai Hansen. ...

Characters

Alvin Seville

Alvin is the leader of the group. He is portrayed as somewhat impulsive, greedy, and selfish, and prone to concoct harebrained schemes. Although he more often than not is the source of grief for his brothers, they all care for each other respectively. His signature color is red, and he always wears a cap. He is the only Chipmunk that has a letter on his shirt, which is the letter A standing for his name. From 1958 to 1972, he was voiced by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., and all recordings from 1972 to the present, he is voiced by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. Ross Bagdasarian (b. ... Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. ...

Simon Seville

Simon is the tallest of the brothers, and is portrayed as an intelligent, bookish sort. He usually is the first to speak up regarding Alvin's schemes or delusions of grandeur, but almost always gets sucked in somehow. Simon's signature color is blue, and he's always shown wearing glasses. In all recordings from 1958 to 1972, he was voiced by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., and in all recordings from 1972 onward, he is voiced by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. Though he gets quite reckless he loves and sticks up for his brothers through and through. Ross Bagdasarian (b. ... Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. ...

Theodore Seville

Theodore is portrayed as naïve, gullible, and shy. He is shorter and fatter than the other two brothers, and is often shown eating or otherwise preoccupied with food. Theodore's signature color is green and he was voiced by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. from 1958 to 1972, and by Janice Karman from 1972 to the present. Ross Bagdasarian (b. ... Janice Karman is an American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. ...

Pop culture influence

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• The line "Oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla, bing-bang" from the song "The Witchdoctor" is used in the song "Texan Book Of The Dead" @2:15-by Clutch (band) on their Self-titled CD. [3]

• The Chipmunk Song plays in the opening scenes of Cameron Crowe's 2000 film Almost Famous. The movie stars Jason Lee, who plays David Seville in the 2007 Chipmunks movie.

• The Chipmunks make a guest appearance on the Canned Heat song The Chipmunk Song (which is not the same song as the 1958 hit) that appeared on their Christmas single. [4]

• There is a Hungarian punkrock band called Alvin és a Mókusok, Alvin and the Chipmunks in Hungarian.

• In the Simpsons episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", a record that Comic Book Guy has at the swap meet entitled "Melvin and the Squirrels", is a spoof of Alvin and the Chipmunks.

• In the episode of Happy Days which introduced the character of Mork, Mork walks into Richie's living room and babbles in Orkan. Richie says that it was a good Alvin the Chipmunk impression, thinking it was Ralph because he was watching TV at the time.

• In an episode of Alf, Alf names three undiscovered planets in the Solar System as Alvin, Simon and Theodore.

• Paul Hennesey (John Ritter) mentions Alvin, Simon, Theodore on the Halloween episode "Trick or Treehouse" of ABC's 8 Simple Rules.

• Ralph Bakshi's Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures featured a parody of the Chipmunks in the episode - "Mighty's Benefit Plan".

• In the Friends episode "The One Where Rachel Finds Out", when Ross asks Chandler if he knows who Carl is, Chandler replies: "Uh, let's see... Alvin... Simon... Theodore.... no."

• Comedian Patton Oswalt has a popular joke regarding the Christmas song, in which he describes playing the song on a record at the slowest speed possible. The result is the Chipmunks sounding like "three normal, monotone guys singing a song about Christmas," while Dave Seville sounds like a "demon from the ninth level of murderers and traitors." In this bit, Patton does an impression of the slowed-down song, including a low, gravely voice in mock slow motion in place of Dave's voice.

• A recording of the show's theme song is usually played at Relient K concerts, right before the band takes the stage. The Christian rock band also released a Christmas album called Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand in 2003, and some copies of the album contained a bonus track of Alvin and the Chipmunks singing "The 12 Days of the Christmas".

• Much like with a "Weird Al" Yankovic parody, many recording artists in the 80s feel they know they made it when a song of theirs is covered by the Chipmunks.

• The Robot Chicken episode "Donkey Punch" has parodied the Chipmunks in one of their shorts. In the short the Chipmunks have normal chorus voices until Dave releases "Deadly Helium" into the recording booth, thus making their voices squeaky until they eventually die.

• In the King of Queens episode Noel Cowards, Doug and Arthur get in a fight over The Christmas Song, but Arthur learns to love the song by mid-episode

• Contemporary Christian music and Pop singer Jaci Velasquez did a duet with The Chipmunks on a new version of The Chipmunk Song on her album Christmas (2001)

• On the December 16, 2006 episode of Saturday Night Live, Justin Timberlake performs The Christmas Song with 3 SNL cast members, dressed as Alvin (Bill Hader), Simon (Fred Armisen), and Theodore (Andy Samberg).

• The Bob Rivers Comedy Corp released Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire in 2000, part of their Twisted Christmas CD series. The album parodies "The Chipmunk Song" in "The Twisted Chipmunk Song", which is followed by the title track, which continues the "Twisted Chipmunk" storyline with Dave Seville's revenge, and the names are Melvin, Squeaky, and Thagadore (A.K.A. Melvin and the Gerbils).

• Not to be confused with the Newgrounds video, Sudden Death parodies the Chipmunks as gun-toting violent 'gangsta' chipmunks "Sherman", "Bob", and "Melvin" in their song "Rabid Chipmunks" from their 1995 album, Brain Dead.

• In the Boston Legal episode "On the Ledge," Lincoln Meyer kidnaps Shirley Schmidt and torments her by singing "Christmas Don't Be Late."

• Del Monte used the Chipmunks (notably Alvin) on their fruit cups in the early 1990's.

• In the British Sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Louise sings (in her usual squeaky voice) the lyrics "We are the chipmunks -- Alvin, Simon, Theodore!"

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Discography

The Chipmunks as babies in a scene from the 1983 Alvin and the Chipmunks Saturday morning cartoon.

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Albums

• 1959: Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks (Liberty LRP-3132 mono/LST-7132 stereo)
• 1960: Sing Again With the Chipmunks (Liberty LRP-3159 mono/LST-7159 stereo)
• 1960: Around the World with the Chipmunks (Liberty LRP-3170 mono/LST-7170 stereo)
• 1961: The Alvin Show (Liberty LRP-3209 mono/LST-7209 electronic stereo)
• 1962: The Chipmunk Songbook (Liberty LRP-3229 mono/LST-7229 stereo)
• 1962: Christmas with the Chipmunks (Liberty LRP-3256 mono/LST-7256 stereo)
• 1963: Christmas with the Chipmunks, Vol. 2 (Liberty LRP-3334 mono/LST-7334 stereo)
• 1964: The Chipmunks sing the Beatles Hits (Liberty LRP-3388 mono/LST-7388 stereo)
• 1965: The Chipmunks Sing with Children (Liberty LRP-3405 mono/LST-7405 stereo)
• 1965: Chipmunks à Go-Go (Liberty LRP-3424 mono/LST-7424 stereo)
• 1968: The Chipmunks See Doctor Dolittle (Sunset M-1300 mono/S-5300 stereo)
• 1969: The Chipmunks Go to the Movies (Sunset S-5312 stereo)
• 1975: The Very Best of The Chipmunks
• 1980: Chipmunk Punk
• 1981: A Chipmunk Christmas
• 1981: Urban Chipmunk
• 1982: Chipmunk Rock
• 1982: The Chipmunks Go Hollywood
• 1984: Songs From Our TV Shows (Chipmunks album)
• 1987: The Chipmunk Adventure
• 1988: Solid Gold Chipmunks: 30th Anniversary Collection (Label: Buena Vista Records)
• 1988: The Chipmunks and The Chipettes - Born to Rock (Label: Quality Special Products, RSP 164)
• 1990: Rockin' Through the Decades
• 1991: The Chipmunks Rock The House (Label: Quality Special Products, RSP 213)
• 1992: Chipmunks in Low Places (Label: Sony Wonder, ASIN B0000028T3)
• 1992: Greatest Hits
• 1993: The Alternative Alvin (Label: SST, SST 226)
• 1993: Alvin's Christmas Carol
• 1993: Sing-Alongs
• 1994: Here's Looking at Me!
• 1995: Alvin's Daydreams
• 1995: Chipmunk Celebration
• 1995: Easter Chipmunk
• 1995: When You Wish Upon a Chipmunk
• 1995: A Very Merry Chipmunk
• 1995: The Very Best of The Chipmunks
• 1996: Club Chipmunk: The Dance Mixes
• 1998: The A-Files: Alien Songs
• 1999: Alvin & The Chipmunks - Greatest Hits: Still Squeaky After All These Years (17tracks)
• 2003: Merry Christmas from the Chipmunks
• 2004: Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks
• 2007: Alvin & The Chipmunks - Greatest Hits: Still Squeaky After All These Years (26 tracks)
• 2007: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Singles

• 1958: "Witch Doctor"/"Don't Whistle At Me Baby" (Liberty F-55132) (US #1) (Credited solely to David Seville)
• 1958: "The Chipmunk Song"/"Almost Good" (Liberty F-55168) (US #1)

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• 1959: "Alvin's Harmonica"/"Mediocre" (Liberty F-55179) (US #3) (A-side artist credited as "David Seville & The Chipmunks;" B-side by David Seville)
• 1959: "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"/"Flip Side" (Liberty F-55200) (US #16) (B-side by David Seville)
• 1959: "The Chipmunk Song"/"Alvin's Harmonica" (Liberty F-55250) (Reissue)
• 1960: "Alvin's Orchestra"/"Copyright 1960" (Liberty F-55233) (US #33) (B-side by David Seville)
• 1960: "Coming Round The Mountain"/"Sing A Goofy Song" (Liberty F-55246)
• 1960: "Witch Doctor" (Chipmunks version) /"Swannee River" (Liberty F-55272)
• 1960: "Alvin for President"/"Sack Time" (Liberty F-55277) (US #95) (B-side by David Seville)
• 1960: "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"/"Spain" (Liberty F-55289)
• 1962: "The Alvin Twist"/"I Wish I Could Speak French" (Liberty 55424)
• 1962: "America the Beautiful"/"My Wild Irish Rose" (Liberty 55452)
• 1963: "Alvin's All Star Chipmunk Band"/"Old Mac Donald Cha Cha Cha" (Liberty 55544)
• 1963: "Eefin' Alvin"/"Flip Side" (Liberty 55632) (B-side by David Seville)
• 1963: "Wonderful Day"/"The Night Before Christmas" (Liberty 55635)
• 1964: "All My Loving" (Beatles cover)/"Do You Want To Know A Secret" (Liberty 55734)
• 1965: "Do-re-mi"/"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (Liberty 55773)
• 1965: "I'm Henry VIII, I Am"/"What's New, Pussycat" (Liberty 55832)
• 1967: "Sorry About That, Herb"/"Apple Picker" (Dot 16997)
• 1968: "Talk to the Animals"/"My Friend The Doctor" (Sunset 61002)
• 1968: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"/"Hushabye Mountain" (Sunset 61003)
• 1968: "The Chipmunk Song" (by Canned Heat with The Chipmunks) /"Christmas Blues" (by Canned Heat) (Liberty 56079)
• 1980: "You May Be Right"
• 1980: "Call Me"
• 1981: "On The Road Again"
• 1981: "I Love A Rainy Night"
• 1983: "We're The Chipmunks/Beat It" (Michael Jackson cover)
• 1990: "Jingle Bells Finale"
• 1993: "Achy Breaky Heart" (Billy Ray Cyrus cover; 45, 1993, Epic 74776) (#72 Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks)
• 1994: "I Don't Want To Be Alone For Christmas (Unless I'm Alone With You)" (actually performed by James Ingram)
• 1996: "Macarena"

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Awards and nominations

The original theatrical poster for The Chipmunk Adventure.

• 1959, won three Grammy Awards for Best Recording for Children, Best Comedy Performance, and Best Engineered Record - Non-Classical for the song "The Chipmunk Song." (Was also nominated for Record of the Year, but did not win.)
• 1960, won a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical, for the song "Alvin's Harmonica."
• 1961, won a Grammy Award for Best Album for Children for the album Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks. (It was also nominated for Best Engineered Record, Non-Classical.) The song "Alvin for President" was also nominated for both Best Comedy Performance - Musical and Best Engineered Record - Novelty, making two nominations in the latter category.)
• 1962, was nominated again for a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Record - Novelty for the television tie-in album The Alvin Show.
• 1963, was nominated again for Grammy Awards for both Best Album for Children and Best Engineered Record - Novelty for the album The Chipmunk Songbook.
• 1966, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children for the song "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".
• 1985, was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Animated Program (Daytime)."
• 1987, the second television series was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category "Exceptional Family Animation Series or Specials."
• 1987, was nominated for a Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Animated Program (Daytime)."
• 1988, was nominated for a Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Animated Program (Daytime)."
• 1988, was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Motion Picture - Animation" for the movie The Chipmunk Adventure.
• 2000, won the Golden Reel Award in the category "Best Sound Editing - Direct to Video - Sound Editorial" for the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein.

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External links

• TheChipmunks.com, Bagdasarian Productions' official site