''Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks'' is a

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for kids produced by

Bagdasarian Productions Bagdasarian Productions (also credited as Bagdasarian Company) is an American production company founded by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (also known as David Seville) on February 20, 1961. The company holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks and rela ...

and

Technicolor Animation Productions Technicolor Animation Productions (formerly OuiDo! Productions) is the production arm of the Technicolor Creative Studios animation group. History On February 25, 2015, Technicolor SA acquired OuiDo! Productions, and renamed the studio "''Technic ...

with the participation of the French channel M6. First announced by Bagdasarian Productions in 2010, it features

Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three s ...

and

The Chipettes The Chipettes are a group of three female anthropomorphic chipmunk singers: Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor who first appeared on the cartoon series '' Alvin and the Chipmunks'' in 1983. In this and related materials, the Chipettes served as fe ...

. This series marks their first television appearance together since 1990. A promotional trailer for the series was posted on

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. 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. The series is primarily distributed by

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, a French brand management company. It premiered on M6 on March 30, 2015. In August 2015, Nickelodeon acquired the American broadcast rights to the series.

Plot

Simulating an anthology of a famous band, songwriter David Seville is raising platinum recording groups The Chipmunks and Chipettes (Alvin, Simon, Theodore, Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor, though part time for the Chipettes). 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.

Cast

Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Ross Truman Bagdasarian Jr. (born May 6, 1949) is an American actor, animator and producer, known for his work on the ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' franchise. He is the son of the franchise's creator, Ross Bagdasarian. Early life Bagdasarian was ...

as:

Alvin Seville Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty record, novelty records in 1958. The group cons ...

Simon Seville Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three ...

Dave Seville David "Dave" Seville is a fictional character, the producer and manager of the fictional singing group ''Alvin and the Chipmunks''. The character was created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr., who had used the name "David Seville" as his stage name prior ...

, *

Janice Karman Janice Felice Karman is an American actress, producer, writer, and director. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Early life Karman was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was psycholog ...

as:

Theodore Seville Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three s ...

Brittany Miller The Chipettes are a group of three female anthropomorphic chipmunk singers: Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor who first appeared on the cartoon series ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' in 1983. In this and related materials, the Chipettes served as fem ...

, Jeanette Miller, Kevin, Miss Bernese Smith, Miss Croner, Miss Beatrice Miller, Additional voices *Vanessa Bagdasarian as:

Eleanor Miller The Chipettes are a group of three female anthropomorphic chipmunk singers: Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor who first appeared on the cartoon series '' Alvin and the Chipmunks'' in 1983. In this and related materials, the Chipettes served as f ...

, Lucy, Kate, Amber, Annie, Additional voices *Michael Bagdasarian as: Mr. Meadows, Cheesy, Officer Dangus, Additional voices *Jean Ellie as Biggie Large *Brian Chambers as: Derek Smalls, Additional voices *Edwina Jones as Principal Meadows *Elizabeth Gomez as Julie

Production

The series, originally titled ''The Chipmunks and Chipettes'', has 104 11-minute episodes and is produced in high-definition CGI animation, with

The Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three s ...

and

' new looks resembling the iMunk looks. The show serves as an update of the 1980s series utilizing the same theme song, voice actors, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman, and format with each episode having a song. 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 Technicolor Animation Productions (formerly OuiDo! Productions) is the production arm of the Technicolor Creative Studios animation group. History On February 25, 2015, Technicolor SA acquired OuiDo! Productions, and renamed the studio "''Technic ...

. OuiDo! Productions (now Technicolor Animation Productions) handles the animation and storyboards, with Bagdasarian Productions in charge of voices and music. PGS Entertainment acquired the rights for media outside the United States and France in August 2013 and licensing and merchandising rights in May 2014. On February 24, 2014, Nickelodeon acquired all 104 episodes for all territories except Brazil. 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. In October 2016, the series was renewed for a third and fourth season. In late 2018, the series was renewed for a fifth season. On November 6, 2019, the series was renewed for a sixth and seventh season.

Episodes

Broadcast

The series made its English-language debut on

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in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 5, 2015 and on

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in the United States on August 3.

in Africa premiered the show on May 4. The Southeast Asian feed of Nickelodeon debuted the show on May 8 in Singapore and the Philippines and on May 15 in Malaysia. In English-speaking Canada, it premiered on

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on September 9 and was moved to Family Channel on May 6, 2017. In Arabia, it is currently on

and

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It is now airing on Pop in the U.K. on February 1, 2016. In Indonesia, it is currently airing on

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. On November 1, 2018 the series premiered on

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in South Africa. In July 2020 it aired on

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in Spain. On September 27, 2021, the show premiered on

in Japan.

Home video

''Season 1 Vol. 1'' was released on DVD on December 4, 2015. ''Season 1 Vol. 2'' was released on January 26, 2016. ''Alvin's Wild Adventures'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 10, 2015 by

. It contains the episodes "Principal Interest", "Talking Teddy", "Mystic Mountain", "A is for Alien", "Clowning Around", "Driving Dave Crazy", and "What a Gem". ''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

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, and CD entitled '' We're the Chipmunks (Music from the TV Show)''. On September 22, 2017, a second album based on the series was released on iTunes and

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entitled ''Nuts 2 U'

On August 30, 2019, a third album based on the series as released on iTunes and Spotify entitled ''YOLO'