Título: Alvin and the Chipmunks
Seção: Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983-90)
Background: Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for a novelty record in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks: Alvin, the mischievous troublemaker, who quickly became the star of the group; Simon, the tall, bespectacled intellectual; and Theodore, the chubby, impressionable one. The trio is managed by their human adoptive father, David (Dave) Seville. In reality, "David Seville" was Bagdasarian's stage name, and the Chipmunks themselves are named after the executives of their original record label.

Conteúdo: The group's name changed from the "Chipmunks" to "Alvin and the Chipmunks". In 1983, a second animated television series for the group, produced by Ruby-Spears Productions, was released. Titled simply Alvin and the Chipmunks, the outline of the show closely paralleled the original Alvin Show. The series lasted eight production seasons, until 1990. In the first season, the show introduced the Chipettes, three female versions of the Chipmunks -- Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor, who each paralleled the original Chipmunks in personality except for Brittany being vainer than Alvin, with Jeanette smart like Simon, and Eleanor fond of food like Theodore, with their own human guardian, the myopic Miss Beatrice Miller (who arrived for the 1986 season). The success of the show led to the release of a soundtrack album in 1984, Songs from Our TV Shows.  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 commen

user: Who is Alvin?

assistant: The group's name changed from the "Chipmunks" to "Alvin and the Chipmunks".

user: Why was the name changed?

assistant: Titled simply Alvin and the Chipmunks, the outline of the show closely paralleled the original Alvin Show.

user: What is well known for Alvin and the Chipmunks?

assistant: Show. The series lasted eight production seasons, until 1990.

user: What happened after 1990?

assistant: In 1990, the show switched titles again to The Chipmunks Go to the Movies.

user: What was the show about?

assistant: Each episode in this season was a spoof of a Hollywood film, such as Back to the Future, King Kong, and others.

user: Was this well received by the public?

assistant: At the conclusion of the eighth season, the show was canceled again.

user: What happened when it was canceled again?

assistant: In 1990, a documentary was produced about the show entitled Alvin and the Chipmunks/Five Decades with the Chipmunks.