ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks

***Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks*** is CGI-animated, musical television series for teenagers and adults produced by Bagdasarian Productions and

### Based on

Alvin and the ChipmunksbyRoss Bagdasarian Sr.

## Production

### Producers

Vanessa Bagdasarian (associate)Michael Bagdasarian

### Production companies

Bagdasarian ProductionsOuiDo! Productions (Season 1)Technicolor Animation Productions (Season 2–present)

## Release

### Original network

M6 (France)Nickelodeon (U.S.)Nicktoons (U.S.)

## External links

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Technicolor Animation Productions with the participation of the French channel M6. First announced by Bagdasarian Productions in 2010, it features Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes. This series marks their first television appearance together since 1990. A promotional trailer for the series was posted on YouTube.

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 PGS Entertainment, a French brand management company. It aired since March 30, 2015 on M6, in August 2015 Nickelodeon acquired the rights to the series internationally and has been airing ever since.

## Plot

Once more, 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

Main article: List of Alvin and the Chipmunks characters

* Ross Bagdasarian Jr. as:
	+ Alvin Seville
	+ Simon Seville
	+ Dave Seville
* Janice Karman as:
	+ Theodore Seville
	+ Brittany Miller
	+ Jeanette Miller
	+ Kevin
	+ Miss Bernese Smith
	+ Miss Croner
	+ Miss Beatrice Miller
	+ Additional voices
* Vanessa Bagdasarian as:
	+ Eleanor Miller
	+ 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 and The Chipettes' 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. 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

Main article: list of episodes

August 3, 2015 (U.S.)
March 4, 2016
March 9, 2016 (U.S.)
June 10, 2017 (U.S.)
June 20, 2019 (U.S.)
February 23, 2021 (U.S.)
(France)
March 9,
2023
(U.S)

## Broadcast

The series made its English-language debut on Nicktoons in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 5, 2015 and on Nick in the United States on August 3.Nicktoons 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 Teletoon on September 9 and was moved to Family Channel on May 6, 2017. In Arabia, it is currently on Nicktoons and Spacetoon. It is now airing on Pop in the U.K. on February 1, 2016. In Indonesia, it is currently airing on MNCTV. In June 2018, it was announced that *ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks* will 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. *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 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". *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)*. On September 22, 2017, a second album based on the series was released on iTunes and Spotify entitled *Nuts 2 U*.[1] On August 30, 2019, a third album based on the series as released on iTunes and Spotify entitled *YOLO*.