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3 | Between 1999 and 2005, Bagdasarian Productions released three [[DirectToVideo direct-to-videos]] based on the '80s ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' series. |
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5 | The third and thus far final direct-to-video film came out called ''Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks''. Janice Karman wrote and created the film, Ross Bagdasarian Jr. produced the film, Jerry Rees directed the film and it was released by [[Creator/{{Paramount}} Paramount Home Entertainment]]. Unlike the first two, the film is [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action]] with puppettry used for the Chipmunks, the Chipettes, PC the frog, Gilda the cockatoo and Sam & Lou the two gophers. |
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7 | Dave drops off the Chipmunks and Chipettes at his friend Lalu's house so he can spend the weekend working on a song. So the Chipmunks and Chipettes spend a magical weekend at Lalu’s cottage. |
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12 | * AllLowercaseLetters: The "[[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS A]]" on Alvin's shirt. |
13 | * AmbiguouslyGay: The two gophers are seen ballroom dancing together. |
14 | * AnimateInanimateObject: The toilet... oooh the toilet... |
15 | * ArtShift: When the gophers go inside a character's head. |
16 | * BabyTalk: The preschool-age Chipmunks and Chipettes each have different variations, except for Eleanor, who as the youngest can only babble and cry. |
17 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: The two gophers, Sam and Lou, do this. |
18 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: Just about each of the individual characterizations differ significantly from the rest of the franchise; it's justified, considering this movie regresses them to tots, but their personalities and characterizations are noteworthy: |
19 | ** Alvin, instead of being the mischevious, trouble-making, lovable brat that he always is, is instead a clingy little thing with some apparent emotional abandonment issues. He's initially saddened about Dave leaving for a weekend, and feels like Lalu doesn't love him anymore now that she spends so much time taking care of baby Eleanor. |
20 | ** Theodore has a repressed streak from Alvin and Simon routinely excluding him from their play activities; Lalu allows him to let this out by having him hit an inflatable punching dummy. |
21 | ** Jeanette is incredibly articulate in the way she speaks, rarely using contractions, but rather than being soft-spoken and timid, she's quite a brat who often takes Brittany's things without asking, and even fusses about having to right any wrong she has done. |
22 | * DoubleTake: Happens when Lalu is reading a story to Brittany and Alvin with Gilda watching when Simon appears all wet: |
23 | -->'''Lalu:''' (''she, along with Brittany, Alvin & Gilda looks at Simon'') Simon, why are you all wet?\ |
24 | '''Simon:''' The toilet exploded.\ |
25 | '''Gilda, Brittany, Alvin & Lalu:''' Oh. \ |
26 | (''all four look back at the book, [[{{Beat}} then]] look back at Simon'')\ |
27 | '''Lalu:''' The toilet exploded? |
28 | * DroolHello: A drop of water splattered the page of the book Lalu's reading to Alvin and Brittany with Gilda watching. It's revealed to be Simon, who's all wet from toilet water. |
29 | * ElmuhFuddSyndwome: Brittany seems to have a speech impediment like saying "lipick" instead of "lipstick", "Nette" instead "Jeanette" or "Gilla" for "Gilda". |
30 | * ExtremeOmnivore: Jeanette eating lipstick. |
31 | * {{Fainting}}: Gilda, twice. |
32 | * FatAndSkinny: Lou Gopher & Sam Gopher, respectively. |
33 | * ForgotAboutHisPowers: Gilda, a cockatoo, is scared by the two gophers wrapped in tin foil and falls out instead of flying away. |
34 | * FunWithFlushing: Theodore overflowing the toilet. |
35 | * IWarnedYou: Said by Gilda when Lalu runs up stairs to check the overflowed toilet, chiding about how children can cause nothing but trouble. |
36 | * LiveActionAdaptation: It’s the only movie in which Janice Karman and Ross Bagdasarian Jr. appeared in live-action. The Chipettes, The Chipmunks, PC, Gilda, Lou and Sam are puppets. |
37 | * OverlyLongTongue: PC uses his tongue to rock Eleanor’s cradle. It helps that he’s a frog. |
38 | * RandomEventsPlot: The film has Dave put the Chipmunks and the Chipettes under the care of a woman named Lalu for a few days, and the screentime is filled out with things varying from Theodore overflowing the toilet with toys, to Alvin and Simon fighting over a cape, to Jeanette eating Brittany's lipstick and having to make money to buy a new one for her (while wearing a ridiculous costume to help Lalu clean up). |
39 | * ShoutOut: See the main [[ShoutOut/AlvinAndTheChipmunks shout out page]] for the franchise. |
40 | * SpinoffBabies: The movie's main setting portrays the Chipmunks and Chipettes as toddlers (although Eleanor is a baby). |
41 | * SpockSpeak: Jeanette hardly uses any contractions. |
42 | * SurferDude: PC sounds like one. |
43 | * TalkToTheHand: Gilda says this when PC asks her to kiss him. |
44 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Sam and Lou. |
45 | * VoiceActors |
46 | ** Creator/LexLang |
47 | ** Creator/MonaMarshall |
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