AlvinAndTheChipmunks-related stories
Posted Jun 14th 2009 3:03PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Children, Reality-Free
I'll admit, I watched a lot of
Alvin and the Chipmunks when I was little, despite all its awkward 80s animation tendencies and general pointlessness. I even kind of liked it. When the Chipettes joined the gang, bringing even more high-pitched sass, I felt no need to cry shark-jumping (probably because the phrase had yet to be coined and I hadn't gotten to that
Happy Days episode).
The Chipettes animated on the small screen were kind of girly and cute. The Chipettes in
Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel are what you see before you die.
Continue reading The new Chipettes: What nightmares are made of
Posted Aug 25th 2008 11:42AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Animation, Ask TV Squad, Reality-Free, Stump the King
I got a great letter this week from a fan named Harold Dickinson.
He writes, "I'm trying to get the name of a cartoon from the late 50's or early 60's. It had two characters who -- at least in my memory -- remind me of Penn and Teller. The one character was tall and bombastic, the other was shorter and never spoke- although he would whisper to the other character. I believe the smaller character was named Leonardo- but I wouldn't swear to it."
Continue reading Stump the King: The Alvin Show - VIDEO
Posted Jun 13th 2006 2:04PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Animation, Commercials
Television and comic book writer
Mark Evanier found a very cool animated commercial for Soaky bubblebath featuring Alvin and the Chipmunks, which you can view after the jump. Like a lot of YouTube videos, the soundtrack is not exactly in sync, but whatever, it's still a fun and cool retro commercial. I don't think I've ever heard of Soaky, though. According to Evanier, the voice of the kid in the commercial is Dick Beals, who also appeared in a more famous commercial campaign as the voice of Speedy Alka-Seltzer. Anyway, check out the video, and see how much fun it can be to bathe with woodland creatures at an amusement park in full public view.
Continue reading Alvin and the Chipmunks make you clean
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