<P> The Chipmunks even walked a variation of NBC's "Let's All Be There" campaign for its Saturday - morning lineup in 1984 (shows included The Smurfs, Snorks, Going Bananas, Pink Panther and Sons, Kidd Video, Spider - Man and His Amazing Friends, Mister T, etc .). 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 contemporaneous trends popular culture; the Chipmunks sang recent hits, and wore contemporary clothing . One "documentary" episode spoofed John Lennon's 1966 infamous 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!". In 1985, the Chipmunks, along with the Chipettes, were featured in the live stage show, Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Amazing Computer . 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 Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and released to theaters by The Samuel Goldwyn Company . The film featured the Chipmunks and the Chipettes in a contest traveling around the world . </P> <P> In the 1988--89 season, the show switched production companies to DIC Entertainment, by which time the Chipmunks had truly become anthropomorphized . In 1990, the show switched titles again to 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 canceled again . 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 only time with other famous cartoon stars (such as Bugs Bunny, Garfield, etc .) for the drug abuse - prevention special Cartoon All - Stars to the Rescue . </P> <P> The origin of the Chipmunks was totally rebooted in 2007 for its feature film . They are living in a tree, fending for themselves as their parents had taken off to join a hippie commune, and having problems gathering nuts for the winter . Their tree is cut down and carted off to grace the entrance lobby of a city office building, with them in it . They then hitch a ride in Dave's luggage and wind up in his home, where they wreak havoc & uproar in his kitchen and get thrown out before showing Dave how well they can sing and becoming celebrities as a result . Despite repeatedly testing Dave's putting up with them, they finally win his heart . </P> <P> Alvin is the lead vocalist and the oldest of the Chipmunks . He wears a red baseball cap and sweater sporting a yellow "A". His eyes are blue (amber in the live action / animated films) and his build is thin . In personality, Alvin is enthusiastic, mischievous, wacky, hot - tempered, and funny . The term look before you leap does not usually apply to Alvin, as he is impulsive, charming and musically talented . He often makes up harebrained schemes to achieve his goals, whether it be trying to help his brothers, keeping Dave from figuring something out, or getting out of a sticky situation . Alvin seems to refer to his often illogical or crazy plans as "challenging the ordinary". He is proud of his fame and often self - centered and vain, but Alvin does have a kind heart and loves his brothers very much, often proving that his heart is stronger than his voice . He's also not ashamed to admit when he's wrong and will help others when the time comes . There are times when Alvin displays true selflessness, such as when he gave his golden harmonica to a sick boy at Christmas and when he helped Theodore get Nathan, a bully, off his back for a while . </P>

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