But when Simon is bitten by a spider and takes on a more reckless persona himself, Alvin is the one who decides it’s time to step up and take responsibility. Dave gives it a go-to no avail … at first. “Sometimes kids will rise to the occasion if you just show them a little trust,” he tells Dave. But the responsible Simon compares Alvin to a spirited racehorse and suggests that Dave loosen the reins a bit.
“I’m doing this because I love them!”Įarly on, Dave worries that Alvin may never outgrow his feckless behavior. “You think I’m in this for the money?” Dave sputters at one point. He also makes it quite clear that he’s not managing The Chipmunks for the cash the band collects.
And when young Theodore gives him an embarrassingly ugly necklace made out of plastic bits and colored macaroni noodles, he shows his love for his “son” by wearing it to even the fanciest of functions.
An example: When the chips are dragged off the ship, he immediately jumps in to save them, putting himself at risk in the process. It’s obvious that he’s totally dedicated to his charges. Surely Dave’ll come to their rescue.Įven though Dave’s adopted “kid-munks” are only several inches tall and covered in fur, he approaches his very large parental responsibilities with his whole heart. Very, very far away from the awards show. You see, that kite pulls all the chipmunk siblings overboard and leaves them stranded at sea. Cue the rest of the chipmunks to get dragged into his shenanigans. If he’s supposed to be playing a safe and staid game on the deck, he’ll soon be hanging from a kite soaring 100 feet off the port bow. When he’s told to stay in the ship’s cabin, he’s the first one out shaking his tail fur at the onboard nightclub. He ought to know by now that Alvin never does things as planned. Dave figures he’ll get plenty of time to relax and sit in the sun. So Dave and the gang decide to leave early and make a vacation out of the trip-on a ship. The Chipmunks are so beloved that the International Music Awards begs for a live performance from the guys and their singing sister counterparts, The Chipettes. The subtitle of the 2009 sequel – The Squeakquel – was the film's best joke, and now we have a third one, subtitled Chipwrecked, which squeaks for itself.Ah, the lives of world-renowned music stars. CGI chipmunks were brought together with live actors four years ago for Alvin and the Chipmunks, a major box-office success.
It launched a major industry involving radio, TV and the cinema and now managed by Bagdasarian's son, Ross. Featuring three chirpily rasping woodland creatures subsequently christened Alvin, Simon and Theodore, the record became a massive hit. One of the last novelty successes came when Ross Bagdasarian fiddled around with a tape machine and came up with the "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" at Christmas in 1958. Such innocent numbers were largely swept away in the 1960s by the second great wave of rock'n'roll. In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher picked Lita Roza's 1953 hit "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" as her all-time favourite single. F rom the 1920s to the 1960s there were always novelty songs on the air and in the hit parade such as "Yes! We Have No Bananas" and "Mairzy Doats and Dozy Doats" and "Get Out of Here With Your Boom-Boom" (aka "The Thing").