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** The entire "Sleigh Ride" rap number features the animated Chipmunks performing in a live-action alleyway with live-action background bums, along with animated graffiti on the brick wall. It also opens with a live-action Alvin talking on the phone while sitting in a live-action directors' chair.

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** The entire "Sleigh Ride" rap number features the animated Chipmunks performing in a live-action alleyway with live-action background bums, along with animated graffiti on the brick wall. It also opens with a live-action an animated Alvin talking on the phone while sitting in a live-action directors' director's chair.

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* BorrowedCatchphrase: At the start of Will Smith's introduction to TheSixties, Will is meditating dressed as a hippie, to which Alvin in voiceover says "Will? ... Will! ... WILL!!!!!" very much like how Dave Seville [[CatchPhrase calls out Alvin's name]].



** The entire "Sleigh Ride" rap number features the animated Chipmunks performing in a live-action alleyway with live-action background bums, along with animated graffiti on the brick wall. It also opens with a live-action Alvin talking on the phone while sitting in a live-action directors' chair.
* RoleReversal: Of a sort; at the start of Will Smith's introduction to TheSixties, Will is meditating dressed as a hippie, to which Alvin in voiceover says "Will? ... Will! ... WILL!!!!!" very much like how Dave Seville [[CatchPhrase calls out Alvin's name]].

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** The entire "Sleigh Ride" rap number features the animated Chipmunks performing in a live-action alleyway with live-action background bums, along with animated graffiti on the brick wall. It also opens with a live-action Alvin talking on the phone while sitting in a live-action directors' chair.
* RoleReversal: Of a sort; at the start of Will Smith's introduction to TheSixties, Will is meditating dressed as a hippie, to which Alvin in voiceover says "Will? ... Will! ... WILL!!!!!" very much like how Dave Seville [[CatchPhrase calls out Alvin's name]].
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* AnimationBump: Alvin when he's in Creator/MichaelJackson's "Smooth Criminal" and "Beat It" music videos, animated in a much more fluid manner to dance in better rhythm with the [[RogerRabbitEffect live-action Michael and backup dancers.]]

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* AnimationBump: Alvin when he's in Creator/MichaelJackson's Music/MichaelJackson's "Smooth Criminal" and "Beat It" music videos, animated in a much more fluid manner to dance in better rhythm with the [[RogerRabbitEffect live-action Michael and backup dancers.]]



** Alvin is inserted into Creator/MichaelJackson's music videos for "Smooth Criminal" and "Beat It." An amusing bit happens in the latter when Michael appears to accidentally kick Alvin while kick-dancing.

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** Alvin is inserted into Creator/MichaelJackson's Michael Jackson's music videos for "Smooth Criminal" and "Beat It." It" when TheEighties are represented. An amusing bit happens in the latter when Michael appears to accidentally kick Alvin while kick-dancing.
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* AnimationBump: Alvin when he's in Creator/MichaelJackson's "Smooth Criminal" and "Beat It" music videos, animated in a much more fluid manner to dance in better rhythm with the [[RogerRabbitEffect live-action Michael and backup dancers.]]



* NoNameGiven: The female chipmunk seen in "Crocodile Rock" and "Surfin' USA" is unnamed. She isn't one of the Chipettes and hasn't appeared anywhere else, but she heavily resembles Charlene (a prototype Chipette character who only appeared alongside Alvin on one album).

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* NoNameGiven: The female chipmunk seen in "Crocodile Rock" and "Surfin' USA" is unnamed. She isn't one of the Chipettes and hasn't appeared anywhere else, but she heavily resembles Charlene (a prototype Chipette character who only appeared alongside Alvin on one album).album).
* RogerRabbitEffect: Happens with the music videos...
** Alvin is inserted into Creator/MichaelJackson's music videos for "Smooth Criminal" and "Beat It." An amusing bit happens in the latter when Michael appears to accidentally kick Alvin while kick-dancing.
** The entire "Sleigh Ride" rap number features the animated Chipmunks performing in a live-action alleyway with live-action background bums, along with animated graffiti on the brick wall. It also opens with a live-action Alvin talking on the phone while sitting in a live-action directors' chair.
* RoleReversal: Of a sort; at the start of Will Smith's introduction to TheSixties, Will is meditating dressed as a hippie, to which Alvin in voiceover says "Will? ... Will! ... WILL!!!!!" very much like how Dave Seville [[CatchPhrase calls out Alvin's name]].
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* NoNameGiven: The female chipmunk seen in "Crocodile Rock" and "Surfin'" is unnamed. She isn't one of the Chipettes and hasn't appeared anywhere else, but she heavily resembles Charlene (a prototype Chipette character who only appeared alongside Alvin on one album).

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* NoNameGiven: The female chipmunk seen in "Crocodile Rock" and "Surfin'" "Surfin' USA" is unnamed. She isn't one of the Chipettes and hasn't appeared anywhere else, but she heavily resembles Charlene (a prototype Chipette character who only appeared alongside Alvin on one album).
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''The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades'' is an animated television special featuring ''Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks''. It originally premiered on NBC in 1991. It was later released on VHS in 1992 as ''Rockin' with the Chipmunks''.

The special is a nostalgic look at hit songs from the past five decades. Tidbits of popular songs are covered by the Chipmunks, with animated music videos to accompany the songs. The host of the live-action segments is Creator/WillSmith.
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!!''The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades'' provides examples of:

* ArtisticAge: The reoccuring female chipmunk dresses and acts like an adult, but her size and relationship to the boys implies she's no older than the triplets (who are [[VagueAge roughly 8-12]]).
* LadyInRed: The flirty female chipmunk in "Crocodile Rock" wears a sparkly red dress.
* NoNameGiven: The female chipmunk seen in "Crocodile Rock" and "Surfin'" is unnamed. She isn't one of the Chipettes and hasn't appeared anywhere else, but she heavily resembles Charlene (a prototype Chipette character who only appeared alongside Alvin on one album).

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