Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks

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Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks
Alvin and The Chipmunks 2015 Titlecard.png
Genre Comedy
Musical
Created by Janice Karman
Based on Alvin and the Chipmunks
by
Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
Directed by Janice Karman
Voices of See below
Theme music composerRoss Bagdasarian [1]
Janice Karman [1]
Opening theme"We're the Chipmunks"
Ending theme"We're the Chipmunks"
ComposersKia Productions
David Vadant
Romain Allender
Country of originUnited States
France
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes130 (259 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
Janice Karman
Sandrine Nguyen
Boris Hertzog
ProducerMichael Bagdasarian
Production locations Los Angeles, California
Running time22 minutes (11 minutes per segment) [2]
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseMarch 30, 2015 (2015-03-30) –
March 4, 2023 (2023-03-04)
Related
The Alvin Show (1961–1962)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983–1990)

Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks [3] (stylized as ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks) is a French-American animated musical comedy television series created by Janice Karman. [4] Produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Technicolor Animation Productions (formerly known as OuiDo! Productions in season 1) with the participation of M6, [5] it features Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Chipettes and marks their first television appearance together since 1990. First announced by Bagdasarian Productions in 2010, a promotional trailer for the series was posted on YouTube.

Contents

Animation and half of the show's storyboards are handled by Technicolor Productions in France, while Bagdasarian Productions in the U.S. is in charge of voice recording and music production. [6] The series is primarily distributed by PGS Entertainment, a French brand management company. [7] [8] It premiered on M6 on March 30, 2015. In August 2015, Nickelodeon acquired the American broadcast rights to the series. [9] It also airs in Teletoon and Family Channel in Canada.

Plot

Simulating an anthology of a famous band, songwriter Dave Seville is raising platinum recording groups the Computer and CGI Animation Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon, and Theodore) and the Chipettes (Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor). Dave's patience is tested everyday, but despite all of this, he loves the entire band like his own family. The series takes place in modern society and discusses modern topics such as Dave's technology issues. Others are parents embarrassing kids and parents needing dates. [3]

Voice cast

Production

The series, originally titled The Chipmunks and Chipettes, [2] has 104 11-minute episodes and is produced in high-definition CGI animation, [2] [10] with the Chipmunks and the Chipettes' new looks resembling the iMunk looks. [3] [11] The show serves as an update of the 1980s series utilizing the same theme song, voice actors, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman, [3] and format with each episode having a song. [12] [13]

The series producers are Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., Janice Karman, Sandrine Nguyen, and Boris Hertzog from the American production company Bagdasarian Productions and French company OuiDo! Productions. [14] [15] [16] OuiDo! Productions (now Technicolor Animation Productions) handles the animation and storyboards, with Bagdasarian Productions in charge of voices and music. [6] PGS Entertainment acquired the rights for media outside the United States and France in August 2013 [13] [14] and licensing and merchandising rights in May 2014. [17] On February 24, 2014, Nickelodeon acquired all 104 episodes for all territories except Brazil. [10] It originally also excluded North America, but this was later changed. The series was put on sale at the October 2013 Mipcom and was one of the most-viewed shows there. [18]

In October 2016, the series was renewed for a third and fourth season. [7] In late 2018, the series was renewed for a fifth season. [19] On November 6, 2019, the series was renewed for a sixth and seventh season.[ citation needed ] However, in December 2023, Bagdasarian stated in a phone interview that the series had ended production the year prior, meaning the sixth and seventh seasons were cancelled. [20]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 26March 30, 2015 (2015-03-30) (France)
August 3, 2015 (2015-08-03) (U.S.)		November 13, 2015 (2015-11-13) (France)
March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08) (U.S.)
2 26November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16) (France)
March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09) (U.S.)		October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) (France)
June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03) (U.S)
3 26April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06) (France)
June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10) (U.S.)		March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01) (France)
June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19) (U.S.)
4 26August 26, 2019 (2019-08-26) (France)
June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20) (U.S.)		May 11, 2021 (2021-05-11) (France)
February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22) (U.S.)
5 26August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23) (France)
February 23, 2021 (2021-02-23) (U.S.)		December 1, 2022 (2022-12-01) (France)
March 4, 2023 (2023-03-04) (U.S.)

Release

Broadcast

The series made its English-language debut on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 10, 2015 and on Nickelodeon in the United States on August 3. [21] [22] Nicktoons in Africa premiered the show on May 4. [23] The Southeast Asian feed of Nickelodeon debuted the show on May 8 in Singapore and the Philippines and on May 15 in Malaysia. [24] In Brazil, the series premiered on June 15 on Gloob. [25] [26] In English-speaking Canada, it premiered on Teletoon on September 9 [27] and was moved to Family Channel on May 6, 2017. In Arabia, it is currently on Nicktoons and MBC3. It was aired on Pop in the UK on February 1, 2016. [28] In Indonesia, it is currently airing on MNCTV. In June 2018, it was announced that ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks would stream on Hulu. On November 1, 2018 the series premiered on eToonz in South Africa. In July 2020 it aired on Disney Channel in Spain. On September 27, 2021, the show premiered on Disney Channel in Japan.

Home video

Season 1 Vol. 1 was released on DVD on December 4, 2015. [29] Season 1 Vol. 2 was released on January 26, 2016. [30] Alvin's Wild Adventures was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 10, 2015 by Bagdasarian Productions. It contains the episodes "Principal Interest", "Talking Teddy", "Mystic Mountain", "A is for Alien", "Clowning Around", "Driving Dave Crazy", and "What a Gem". [31] Alvin vs. Brittany was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on March 1, 2016 by Bagdasarian Productions. It contains the episodes "Sister Act", "Albrittina", "My Sister the Weirdo", "Mister Manners", "Reality or Not", "Turf War", and "Don Juan Theodoro".

Soundtracks

On September 25, 2015, an album based on the television series was released on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, and CD entitled We're the Chipmunks (Music from the TV Show) . [32] [33] [34] On September 22, 2017, a second album based on the series was released on iTunes and Spotify entitled Nuts 2 U. On August 30, 2019, a third album based on the series as released on iTunes and Spotify entitled YOLO.

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