Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks

Did You Know?

• Three albums based on the series were released: We're the Chipmunks (Music from the TV Show) in 2015, Nuts 2 U in 2017, and YOLO in 2019.
• The series was put on sale at the October 2013 Mipcom and was one of the most-viewed shows there.

Characters

Alvin Seville, voiced by Ross Bagdasarian Jr., is the leader of the chipmunk trio and a troublemaker and prankster, often causing Dave or others to shout his name. His signature color is red. Simon Seville, also voiced by Ross Bagdasarian Jr., is the brains and most mature of the trio, inventing machines and gadgets that cause chaos when Alvin uses them without permission; his color is blue. Theodore Seville, voiced by Janice Karman, is the youngest and has a sweet tooth for candy-based foods, owns a Talking Tom-esque teddy bear called Talking Teddy, and behaves like a young child despite being a teenager; his color is green.

Brittany Miller, voiced by Janice Karman, leads the Chipettes as the female counterpart of Alvin, is very feminine and likes fashion, can be bossy, despises Alvin for his rudeness, and works as the principal's assistant at school; her color is pink. Jeanette Miller, also voiced by Janice Karman, is the female version of Simon, shy, clumsy, fond of nature, and interested in wizardry; her color is purple. Eleanor Miller, voiced by Vanessa Bagdasarian, is the female version of Theodore but is tough and likes sports, with an interest in baking; her color is also green.

Dave Seville, voiced by Ross Bagdasarian Jr., is the adoptive father of the Chipmunks, guardian of the Chipettes, songwriter, and manager, whose patience is tested daily by Alvin. Miss Beatrice Miller, voiced by Janice Karman, is the kindly, absent-minded adoptive mother of the Chipettes. Miss Smith, voiced by Janice Karman, is the Chipmunks' ill-tempered teacher whom Alvin often annoys. Officer Dangus, voiced by Michael Bagdasarian, is a policeman who always wears sunglasses.

Production

Originally called The Chipmunks and Chipettes, this series consists of 260 episodes, each running 11 minutes, and was made using high-definition computer animation. The chipmunks’ designs match the iMunk style. It updates the 1980s show, keeping the same theme song, voice actors Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman, and the format where every episode includes a song. The producers are Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Sandrine Nguyen, and Boris Hertzog, working with Bagdasarian Productions and OuiDo!

Productions. OuiDo! (now Technicolor Animation Productions) does the animation and storyboards, while Bagdasarian Productions handles voices and music. PGS Entertainment got the rights for media outside the U.S. and France in August 2013, and for licensing and merchandising in May 2014. In February 2014, Nickelodeon ordered 104 episodes for all territories except Brazil, later adding North America.

The show was renewed for a third and fourth season in October 2016, a fifth in late 2018, and a sixth and seventh in November 2019. However, in December 2023, Bagdasarian said production had ended the year before, canceling those seasons. In December 2024, PGS Entertainment announced it would distribute the five completed seasons to Italy, the UK, and Ireland.

Release

The series made its English-language debut on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 10, 2015, and on Nickelodeon in the United States on August 3. Nicktoons in Africa premiered it 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 Brazil, it premiered on June 15 on Gloob.

In English-speaking Canada, it premiered on Teletoon on September 9 and moved to Family Channel on May 6, 2017. It aired on Pop in the UK from February 1, 2016 until mid-2024. In June 2018, it was announced the series would stream on Hulu. It premiered on eToonz in South Africa on November 1, 2018, on Disney Channel in Spain in July 2020, and on Disney Channel in Japan on September 27, 2021.

Season 1 Vol. 1 was released on DVD on December 4, 2015, and Season 1 Vol. 2 on January 26, 2016. Alvin's Wild Adventures was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 10, 2015, containing seven episodes. Alvin vs. Brittany was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 1, 2016, containing seven episodes.