Favourite Chipmunks

[waichingliu81]

who was your favourite set of cartoon chipmunks? disney's chip'n'dale from chip'n'dale's rescue rangers or ruby spears's alvin, simon and theodore from alvin and the chipmunks?

my vote would go to alvin and his two brothers. plus, unlike chip'n'dale, the chipmunks's cartoons has mass appeal and a massive army of fans ranging in their teens to early and mid 20s to early 40s and 50s.

[comedyfreak]

I like the Alvin and The Chipmunks from the 60's.

[tv star collector]

I, too, preferred Ross Bagdasarian Sr.'s original Chipmunks (THE ALVIN SHOW,
1961). And, may I add, I prefer the original Disney movie shorts that featured
Chip 'n' Dale with Donald Duck to the TV remake RESCUE RANGERS. But, as
far as the characters are concerned, I'd have to say that The Three Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon & Theodore) had better developed personalities
than Chip 'n' Dale, who were chiefly just foils for Donald's temper (in their
original venue). RESCUE RANGERS, like TALE SPIN (which cast characters
from the feature "The Jungle Book"), was an attempt to rework old characters
using a totally different (some would say wrongheaded) approach.

[waichingliu81]

Originally Posted by tv star collector

I, too, preferred Ross Bagdasarian Sr.'s original Chipmunks (THE ALVIN SHOW,
1961). And, may I add, I prefer the original Disney movie shorts that featured
Chip 'n' Dale with Donald Duck to the TV remake RESCUE RANGERS. But, as
far as the characters are concerned, I'd have to say that The Three Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon & Theodore) had better developed personalities
than Chip 'n' Dale, who were chiefly just foils for Donald's temper (in their
original venue). RESCUE RANGERS, like TALE SPIN (which cast characters
from the feature "The Jungle Book"), was an attempt to rework old characters
using a totally different (some would say wrongheaded) approach.

i know where you are coming from. i actually prefer the disney cartoon series, to their feature length motion picture efforts, such as talespin and goof troop but with chip'n'dale rescue rangers it didn't work well. also, in the show they spoke for the first time- something of which they didn't do with their collaborations with donald duck. interesting though that we as an audience were kinda more accepting of alvin, simon and theodore speaking in chipmunk-like voices, but not with chip 'n' dale. but i guess that is probably because we were so used to them speaking as they did in the cartoons, not to mention each of them had their own personalities. with chip'n'dale, as lead characters of their own cartoon series they just never functioned as well as they did as supporting characters

[Mikado]

I prefer Chip 'n' Dale, in their original 1950s forms......I had a ton of C&D comics, when i was a kid, too! ^_^'

[Mikado]

Originally Posted by waichingliu81

i chip'n'dale rescue rangers it didn't work well. also, in the show they spoke for the first time- something of which they didn't do with their collaborations with donald duck.

Actually, Chip 'n' Dale did speak in the theatre cartoons; their voices were almost exactly the same as the versions on Rescue Rangers. The main difference was, in the old theatrical cartoons, they didnt speak as often, and it was usually in short, clipped sentences, spoken very quickly, to sound almost like the chatter of a real chipmunk...but, they did indeed speak.

[Mikado]

Just as an example of typical C 'n' D talk, they might have said something like :
Dale: Theresabigduckchoppingourtree
Chip: wehavetodosomethingIgotanidea
Dale: Ohboyletsdoit!
Then they would huddle and whisper while their tails wagged at the camera

[waichingliu81]

Originally Posted by Mikado

Actually, Chip 'n' Dale did speak in the theatre cartoons; their voices were almost exactly the same as the versions on Rescue Rangers. The main difference was, in the old theatrical cartoons, they didnt speak as often, and it was usually in short, clipped sentences, spoken very quickly, to sound almost like the chatter of a real chipmunk...but, they did indeed speak.

hmm, interesting mikado. as a alvin and the chipmunks fan, i am not looking forward to the movie that is coming out in december. alvin, simon and theodore all look like chip'n' dale than in the cartoon series itself. the makers of the film ****ed up big time. i know people are saying we shouldn't judge until we have seen the entire film but the promo shots and photos look bad. as it's based on the cartoon series, it should bear some resemblance to the cartoon, appearence-wise but, it doesn't. i have a feeling this film is going to bomb at the box office

[waichingliu81]

Originally Posted by Mikado

Just as an example of typical C 'n' D talk, they might have said something like :
Dale: Theresabigduckchoppingourtree
Chip: wehavetodosomethingIgotanidea
Dale: Ohboyletsdoit!
Then they would huddle and whisper while their tails wagged at the camera

i think we need slow-mo in order to figure out what they were saying to each other

[Mikado]

Originally Posted by waichingliu81

i think we need slow-mo in order to figure out what they were saying to each other

Well, you just had to listen fast, Wai

[Mikado]

Hey Wai, get a look at the ORIGINAL versions from the 50s! (I had to link the page cause the pic is too big to post on SO )

http://www.deadog.com/Merchant2/grap...0and%20the.jpg

[tv star collector]

Originally Posted by Mikado

Actually, Chip 'n' Dale did speak in the theatre cartoons; their voices were almost exactly the same as the versions on Rescue Rangers. The main difference was, in the old theatrical cartoons, they didnt speak as often, and it was usually in short, clipped sentences, spoken very quickly, to sound almost like the chatter of a real chipmunk...but, they did indeed speak.

Yes, you are correct. Dessie Miller and Helen Silbert provided the voices of
Chip 'n' Dale in the series of movie shorts (not sure which was which). And
besides appearing with Donald Duck (and, in their first appearance, with
Mickey Mouse & Pluto), Chip 'n' Dale also starred in three shorts, between
1951 and 1954. In CHIP 'N' DALE RESCUE RANGERS, Corey Burton voiced
Dale and Tress MacNeille was the voice of Chip.

For the record, on THE ALVIN SHOW the late Ross Bagdasarian [Sr.] voiced
Alvin, Simon & Theodore. On ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS, his son Ross Jr.
voiced Alvin and Simon; while his wife Janice Karman was the voice of
Theodore.

[comedyfreak]

Originally Posted by waichingliu81

hmm, interesting mikado. as a alvin and the chipmunks fan, i am not looking forward to the movie that is coming out in december. alvin, simon and theodore all look like chip'n' dale than in the cartoon series itself. the makers of the film ****ed up big time. i know people are saying we shouldn't judge until we have seen the entire film but the promo shots and photos look bad. as it's based on the cartoon series, it should bear some resemblance to the cartoon, appearence-wise but, it doesn't. i have a feeling this film is going to bomb at the box office

The same way Underdog bombed and was ****ed up too.

[waichingliu81]

Originally Posted by tv star collector

.... For the record, on THE ALVIN SHOW the late Ross Bagdasarian [Sr.] voiced
Alvin, Simon & Theodore. On ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS, his son Ross Jr.
voiced Alvin and Simon; while his wife Janice Karman was the voice of
Theodore.

i read about that. it runs in the family i suppose, but kudos to bagdasarian snr and jnr and karman for creating such wonderful characters in alvin, simon, theodore, dave, and the chipettes britanny, jeanette and elenor

[waichingliu81]

Originally Posted by Mikado

Hey Wai, get a look at the ORIGINAL versions from the 50s! (I had to link the page cause the pic is too big to post on SO )

http://www.deadog.com/Merchant2/grap...0and%20the.jpg

very interesting mikey. it's interesting to note that simon isn't wearing his trademark specs and yet he wears what looks like a pink-ish coloured shirt whilst theodore is wearing a blue one. also alvin, isn't wearing his baseball cap