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The Alvin Show

1961
The Alvin Show

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EP1 Good Neighbor Oct 04, 1961

While Dave is at the store, The Chipmunks meet the new neighbor, who does not like being disturbed as he sleeps. Unfortunately, he works nights, which doesn't bode well with The Chipmunks rehearsing their songs all day.

EP2 Ostrich Oct 11, 1961

While Dave and the Chipmunks are walking down the street they stumble upon a car dealer kicking an ostrich, who is trying to hatch a egg-shaped car, out to the street. After Dave refuses to do anything to help her, Alvin and the dealer trick Dave into "autographing" a contract, resulting in him taking ownership of the car along with the ostrich.

EP3 Squares Oct 18, 1961

Mrs. Frumpington, the head of a group called The Ladies of the Square, visits the Seville House. She explains that the goal of her group is to ban certain miserable music on television and radio. After she expressing a desire to outlaw Chipmunk music with the support of 2,500 signatures, The Chipmunks devise a plan to stop her.

EP4 Sam Valiant, Private Nose Oct 25, 1961

While Dave finds his newest song has gone missing, Theodore finds his pet bird has flown the coop. Dave and the boys hire a shady detective named Private Nose to investigate.

EP5 Overworked Alvin Nov 01, 1961

Dave comes home from work to find the yard and the house a mess. Disappointed in the boys lack of personal responsibility, Dave decides to begin acting as a drill sergeant to get The Chipmunks' acts straight.

EP6 Alvin's Cruise Nov 08, 1961

Dave and The Chipmunks have just completed a very busy schedule and are looking forward to a peaceful cruise. While aboard the ocean liner, Alvin, who only wants to sleep, is constantly being annoyed by an obnoxious social director named Roger Marsell at every turn.

EP7 Alvin's Alter-Ego Nov 15, 1961

Unwilling to do his chores or to rehearse their new song, Alvin is encouraged by his evil alter-ego to seek out the team's agent and work as a solo act. The evil conscience tells the boy of his future successes without the team.

EP8 Stanley the Eagle Nov 22, 1961

The Chipmunks are bored so they decide to build a bird house which rather quickly invites an eagle who is nervous to learn to fly. Alvin makes it his personal goal to get him flying.

EP9 Fancy Nov 29, 1961

While vacationing at a beach resort named Surf, Sand & Sea View, Simon, Theodore, and Dave enjoy the scenery as Alvin watches TV, uninterested in the beach. But when Alvin is accidentally hit with a beach-ball by the girl next door, he finds himself head over heels in love.

EP10 Sam Valiant: Real Estate Dec 06, 1961

The boys are tired of being stuck in the house and they convince Dave to take them out by showing him a brochure with beautiful pictures for Valhalla Estates. Dave calls Sam Valiant, now a real estate agent, who tries to sell Dave and the boys a rundown piece of property.

EP11 Dude Ranch Dec 13, 1961

Dave and the boys head for a popular dude ranch out west for a vacation. Once they get to their hotel, they discover that Sam Valiant is the room clerk. Hearing that Dave is trying to write a western song, Valiant keeps pestering Dave to use one of the songs he's written and replace The Chipmunks with himself by using various disguises.

EP12 Camping Trip Dec 20, 1961

When Dave and the boys go to a national park for their camping trip, they find themselves entangled with a bandit hiding out in the woods.

EP13 Bentley Van Rolls Dec 27, 1961

Alvin meets his new neighbor Bentley Van Rolls III, who turns out to be a spoiled little rich kid. Bentley has his butler, Reese, spy on Alvin from their balcony before heading out to attempt to play with Alvin. Instead of having fun himself, Bentley has his butler play his music and toys for him.

EP14 The Whistler Jan 03, 1962

The Chipmunks have just got back home from a long performance tour. While Dave, Simon, and Theodore are cleaning up the house, Alvin tends to his garden only to get into a match with the neighbor's dog who keeps burying its bone in his garden.

EP15 Lovesick Dave Jan 10, 1962

The Chipmunks are concerned by Dave's unusual behavior and attempt to follow him. Once they stop in front of the Justice of the Peace, they believe Dave's getting married. Back home they overhear Dave on the phone and believe the woman soon to visit is his fiancé. The boys spy on their conversation and become convinced Dave will get rid of them. When they confront Dave they find out she is really a representative for Sam Sweetheart's Swimming Pools Construction Company who is helping Seville pick out a swimming pool.

EP16 Jungle Rhythm Jan 17, 1962

While out in the jungles of Africa to record animals sounds for their new record, they hear a new and mysterious sound. While trying to find the source of the sound, Dave discovers are being stalked by a native with what appears to be a deadly blow gun filled with poisoned darts. After they jump into a cauldron and hear "Witch Doctor" playing, they are relieved to hear that the native is not dangerous, but is a fan who wants to play his flute for them.

EP17 Theodore's Dog Jan 24, 1962

Theodore finds a dog (Alexander) at an animal shelter and drags him home. Theodore tries to convince Dave to allow a dog to live with them, but he says no since they travel too much. Desperately wanting a dog, Theodore hides Alexander in the basement; when he escapes, Dave believes there are burglars and he calls the police. Dave becomes angry when he finds Theodore's been hiding the dog, but his brothers convince Dave to take him on their trip.

EP18 Hillbilly Son Jan 31, 1962

Chuck Wagon, one of Dave's cousins, comes to visit. After he states he can't do anything, Alvin makes it a point to teach him to do everything. hoping something will be his forte.

EP19 Little League Feb 07, 1962

Alvin tries to play baseball with his team and care for a bratty baby, Billy Brown, at the same time. While Alvin is playing, Billy keeps bugging Alvin to let him play ball, but Alvin won't let him since he is too young. When his team is losing (with the bases loaded), Alvin has the infant play against the rival team's lead player Roger. The little guy, given the nickname "slugger", hits a home run and wins for Alvin's team.

EP20 Eagle in Love Feb 14, 1962

Stanley the Eagle finds a lost necklace and gives it to an eagle statue atop a clock tower. (Stanley thinks that the eagle statue is a female, and he wants to impress her.) Unfortunately for Stanley, the owner of the necklace reports her jewelry stolen and Stanley is being sought by the police. Alvin and his brothers find Stanley and take him to the cops. They drop the charges, but the cops force Dave to be responsible for Stanley.

EP21 Alvin's Studio Feb 21, 1962

Dave's ready to rehearse a new song but the boys aren't (Alvin's playing with a yo-yo, Simon's reading, and Theodore's playing with a parakeet (George)). When Dave walks out on his boys (to play golf) following a heated argument about their new song, Alvin takes over and he tries to have his brothers perform a different song. In doing so, he begins to sound like Dave. After some time arguing with each other and the neighbor about how to yell Alvin, a large group of people congregate outside the house. Dave arrives to the pleasure of the boys and they sing his song.

EP22 Haunted House Feb 28, 1962

Dave inherits the Chesley Estate and is excited to show the boys. Unknown to Dave, a ghost (JP Lester) is excited to have the opportunity to scare him in order to get the Ghost of the Year award. After the ghost's first failed attempt, Dave has Simon bring the things in from the car and Theodore starts painting while Alvin sets off looking for ghost tracks. The ghost fails three more times at scaring the boys. After failing yet again (mistaken for Alvin), the ghost sleeps with them. In the morning, they find out he is a ghost and take off running. When the ghost accidentally plays a record, he flies away in terror as well.

EP23 Sir Alvin Mar 07, 1962

Daisy Belle comes over to stay at the Seville House while her mother is shopping. When Simon and Theodore take off into another room, Alvin is forced to spend time with her. In order to amuse the girl, he has to use his imagination to create a medieval fantasy. Daisy plays the part of a prisoner held by an evil fire-breathing dragon and Alvin is her brave knight trying to rescue her, but the dragon unfortunately is more cowardly than fierce.

EP24 Good Manners Mar 14, 1962

After The Chipmunks disrupt a visit with Mrs. Frumpington by breaking a window and acting sarcastically, Dave loses his temper. Mrs. Frumpington volunteers to teach the boys good manners. She attempts to instruct the boys on how to properly act at the table and how to treat visitors.

EP25 Eagle Music Mar 21, 1962

Stanley the Eagle attempts to sing with other birds but is driven away. When The Chipmunks find him in his birdhouse, Simon tries to get Stanley to sing for him, but he is too upset. After Dave hears Stanley's failed effort, he tells the boys that eagles can't sing, they scream. Alvin solves the problem by having Stanley play music instead on a pair of cymbals. The boys join in and before long television crews arrive to cover the story.

EP26 Disc Jockey Mar 28, 1962

Dave is out attempting to convince radio stations to play a new track but when he returns he informs the boys they don't want to air singing Chipmunks anymore. Alvin and his brothers set out to save their careers. When a disc jockey named King Malchun still refuses to play the song, "The Alvin Twist", Alvin is determined, sneaking it onto the radio.
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Released: 04 October 1961 Ended
Producted By: Bagdasarian Productions
Country: United States of America
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The Alvin Show is an American animated television series. It was the first to feature the singing characters Alvin and the Chipmunks, although a series with a similar concept The Nutty Squirrels Present had aired a year earlier. It lasted for one season in prime time on CBS, originally sponsored by General Foods, and initially telecast in black and white. The series rode the momentum of creator Ross Bagdasarian's original hit musical gimmick and developed the singing Chipmunk trio as rambunctious kids–particularly the show's namesake star–whose mischief contrasted to his tall, brainy brother Simon and his chubby, gluttonous brother Theodore, as well as their long-suffering, perpetually put-upon manager-father figure, David Seville. The animation was produced by Herbert Klynn's Format Films.

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OllieSuave-007 This was one of many cartoon shows I've watched when I was a kid. It wasn't one of my favorites, but it was still good entertainment for me at the time.The show features a stories about the adventures (and misadventures) of singing rodents named Alvin, Simon and Theodore, as they try to make it in showbiz and also regularly get into trouble one after the another.I don't remember too much from the show, but it did create nice childhood memories and I did remember it being a funny show with interesting characters that will make you laugh and some fun adventures that will make the show pretty entertaining (who wouldn't be laughing hearing chipmunks singing with their high helium-like voices?).Grade B-
rcj5365 THE ALVIN SHOW From the early 1960's,was one of the first animated television series to feature the singing characters,"The Chipmunks"(who won the Grammy in 1958 for Best Original Recording of "The Chipmunk Song" on Liberty Records)originally lasted one season in prime time when it originally was broadcast on CBS-TV from October 4,1961-September 12,1962 has become something of a cult favorite over the years. The original rode the momentum of creator Ross Bagdasarian's original hit musical gimmick and developed the singing Chipmunk trio as rambunctious kids---particularly the namesake brat and harmonica-playing star of the show himself,whose mischief contrasted to(and usually exasperated)his tall brainy brother Simon,and his chubby,gluttonous brother Theodore,to say nothing of their long-suffering,perpetually put-upon manager-father figure,Dave Seville(all voices done by the show's creator and executive producer Ross Bagdasarian himself)with the featured segment of Clyde Crashcup(voiced by Shepard Menken).An almost accidental parody of the family situation comedy(which was modeled after the huge success of My Three Sons),the Alvin cartoons are not masterpieces of animation sophistication-but as an underrated satire of uncontrollable comedy--THE ALVIN SHOW stood up surprisingly well nearly after four decades after failing to find a prime time niche. When it premiered in October of 1961,the show was up against NBC's formidable hit western Wagon Train and ABC's variety series The Steve Allen Show and it was followed by repeated episodes of Robert Young's Father Knows Best. But the real culprit may have been the production delays that really kept the show from even going into another season. The idea was to keep Alvin and company from reaching the air long enough to allow an obvious imitation,The Nutty Squirrels to beat The Chipmunks to television by a full year. Since Bagdasarian's musical success had been happening upon a clever gimmick and getting it up and forward first,that delay(caused mostly by disagreements among Format Films and Bagdasarian Film Corporation on acceptable character designs)probably helped doom The Alvin Show before even the first installments went on the air. Its even amazing the show survived a full season in prime time,producing 26 episodes. One of a small number of animated series to be shown in prime time on CBS,The Alvin Show was originally filmed and produced in color,but the network originally broadcast all 26 episodes in black and white,even though the show made the switch to Saturday Mornings the following season where CBS would repeat the episodes in color which lasted until 1965. However,CBS did not switch to full across the board color television until 1964,where a majority of its animated shows and live-action specials would be shown in color. General Foods was the show's main sponsor as well as Post Cereals.After CBS cancelled the show in 1965,NBC picked up the original Alvin Show cartoons and re-ran them on Saturday Mornings for one season from 1979-1980. 26 episodes were for the Alvin and the Chipmunks segments along with 52 musical segments. Bit of trivia: The Chipmunks' names were taken from three Liberty Records executives,where David Seville and the Chipmunks made most of the recordings with Liberty Records. Alvin was named for label president Alvin Bennett. Simon for label vice-president and record producer Simon Waronker. Theodore for recording engineering Theodore Keep.
Catherine_Grace_Zeh I used to watch this show when I was a little girl. When I think about it, I remember it pretty well. If you ask me, it was a good show. The opening sequence and theme song are two things I remember pretty well, too. In addition to that, everyone was ideally cast. Also, the writing was very strong. The performances were top-grade, too. I hope some network brings it back so I can see every episode. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that I'll always remember this show in my memory forever, even though I don't think I've seen every episode. Now, in conclusion, if some network ever brings it back, I hope that you catch it one day before it goes off the air for good.
james8463 I have great memories of watching the "old" Alvin show on Saturday morning in the 1960's. I would really like to see the the episodes, unedited, released on DVD. I have seen segmets of the show on a Nickelodeon show ten years ago and I believe Walt Disney owns the rights now as there are "sing-a-long" tapes on the market. Can't they just put the whole episode on DVD, including Prof. Crashcup?