History WesternAnimation / AlvinAndTheChipmunks

* BruceWayneHeldHostage In the ''{{Batman}}'' parody episode, of course.

* ObviouslyEvil: Both played with and played straight with '''''FIVE''''' characters in Chipmunk Adventure. The viewers know what the 'Munks and 'Pettes don't know about the rich woman and her butler, but [[spoiler: the two men following the Chipmunks and Chipettes, along with their shady employer, are actually cops having the appearance of cartoon villains, .]]

** Theodore is TheBigGuy (as a BigEater of the group) and TheBumblebee (as the cutest one of the group)

* TheJimmyHartVersion: All the cover songs in the show.

* ChickMagnet: Theodore, [[{{Moe}} being the cute one]].
** Alvin in the show, when he doesn't have a shady scheme that involves them and they find out about it. Or just screws it up somehow. Outside of it he's also a lady killer for some - as, well, love for furries go.

* HaveAGayOldTime: The TV show's theme's a pretty good one..."We'll give you action and satisfaction"

* PantyShot: The Chipettes get these a lot throughout the series, especially in the 1987 movie.

*** TheSpock: Simon, Eleanor.
*** TheKirk: Theodore, Jeanette.

* PrettyInMink: Given that the Chipmunks and Chipettes frequently try mingle with, or get into, high society, quite a few furs appear.
** Which causes some FurryConfusion when you consider that... you know... they're chipmunks. Even though you wouldn't guess by looking at them.

The show ultimately vanished from the airwaves in the 1990s, save for a couple of direct-to-video movies that downplayed the music angle in favor of generic Holiday plotlines. In the last couple of years however, a [[Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks live-action adaptation]] with computer-generated (and realistically sized) chipmunks and Jason Lee as the new David Seville, has revived the characters somewhat. So much so, in fact, that it has spawned two sequels which avert {{Sequelitis}}.

* BlindWithoutEm: Simon and Jeanette
* BrainyBrunette: Jeanette

* CopyCatSue The "chipmunk bands" at YouTube.

* InterspeciesAdoption/HappilyAdopted: The chipmunks are raised, and treated as Dave's 'sons.'

* IveFallenAndICantGetUp: Alvin quotes this in a Halloween special

The show ultimately vanished from the airwaves in the 1990s, save for a couple of direct-to-video movies that downplayed the music angle in favor of generic Holiday plotlines. In the last couple of years however, a [[Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks live-action adaptation]] with computer-generated (and realistically sized) chipmunks and Jason Lee as the new David Seville, has revived the characters somewhat.

* DistaffCounterpart: The Chipettes

* SheCleansUpNicely: [[http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/6504/cutejeanette.png Holy shit, Jeanette!]] [[MugenKagemaru Mugen's]] in love!

* {{Foil}}: Alvin and Brittany are both a different kind of foil to each of their siblings.
** RedOniBlueOni: In both bands.
*** Chipmunks: Alvin and Simon.
*** Chipettes: Brittany and Jeanette.
** SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Theodore and Alvin.
** TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Eleanor and Brittany.

* PowerTrio

** RockTrio: Both bands.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Eleanor, Jeanette, and Brittany, respectively.

* RockTrio

* BlindWithoutEm: Simon and Jeanette.

* TheThreeFacesOfEve: Brittany is The Crone, Eleanor is The Maiden, Jeanette is The Mother. Though Eleanor and Jeanette sometimes switch around the roles, depending on the environment.

* BlindWithoutEm: Simon and Jeanette
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Eleanor, Jeanette, and Brittany, respectively.

** FreudianTrio: Simon: superego, Theodore: ego, Alvin: id.
** Repeat in same order with the Chipettes.
*** Not exactly. Eleanor, Theodore's more blunt DistaffCounterpart, often juggles the Superego and sensible StraightMan roles in the trio, while Jeanette, Simon's counterpart, is the ego, as she's generally [[ProperLady polite/kind/timid]] to challenge Brittany, Alvin's counterpart, and remains in the middle.