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Dave

Dave Seville

Voiced by:

Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.) – The Alvin Show^albums

Ross Bagdasarian (Jr.) – A Chipmunk Christmas, Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Chipmunks cartoon, The Chipmunk Adventure, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein & Alvin and the Chipmunk Meet the Wolfman^albums

Jason Lee (2007) – Alvin and the Chipmunks Video Game (cutscenes only) & Alvin and the Chipmunks: Motion Pictures Soundtrack

Portrayed by:

Ross Bagdasarian (Jr.) – Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks

Jason Lee – Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 movie, The Squeakquel, Chipwrecked & The Road Chip

Singing:

Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.) – The Alvin Show^albums

Ross Bagdasarian (Jr.) – Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Chipmunks, The Chipmunk Adventure, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman & Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks^albums

Dave Seville’s a songwriter, as well as the guardian of the Chipmunks, and the Chipettes too as of the second live action movie. While Dave struggles to remain calm and objective, Alvin often irritates him, causing Dave to yell "Alvin!" to which Alvin responds with "Okay!" Dave plays piano and the guitar.

David ‘Dave’ Seville was originally Ross Bagdasarian’s stage name.

Butt-Monkey: The Straight Man to more than five decades of the boys' comedy.
Calling Parents by Their Name: Despite considering him their father and taking his last name as their own, the Chipmunks usually call him "Dave" and rarely "dad".
Can’t Tie His Bow: Simon has to help him with his bow while they’re talking in Chipwrecked, as Dave’s getting ready to have dinner with the captain.
Catchphrase: Aside from his signature "AAAAAAAALVIIIIIIINNNNN!" scream, calling the boys "fellas".
Demoted to Extra:
- In the franchise as a whole, Dave's role has grown drastically smaller over the years. In the original records and The Alvin Show he's arguably the second most central character apart from Alvin; he takes an active part in the songs (quite a few of the songs are mainly sung by Dave, with the Chipmunks providing the backup and chorus) and the central theme of the franchise is Dave trying to keep the Chipmunks, particularly Alvin, in tow... and his anger and frustration when he inevitably fails. With the 80s revival and onward, Dave was still a vital character but took much more of a background seat to the boys as their loving, but often frustrated father figure, and the Dave/Alvin conflicts were toned down in favor of conflicts between the Chipmunks themselves, particularly Alvin and Simon.
- An interesting variant occurs in the live-action movies. The first one borders on being a Human-Focused Adaptation as Dave is arguably the main character; at least he's the one who has the clearest character arc and emotional journey, and he gets as much if not more screen-time than the Chipmunks do. The sequels tend to have him in far smaller roles — particularly The Squeakquel where a prop mishap during a charity concert hospitalizes him and pretty much puts him out of commission for the rest of the movie. This is probably because Jason Lee was busy with My Name Is Earl at the time.
Did Not Get the Girl: Even though he has had several girlfriends, he has yet to get a permanent relationship. In every adaptation.
Era-Specific Personality: Depending on the medium, and the portrayer; additionally, each parenting style seems to be matched to whatever was considered acceptable in its respective decade:
- 60's Dave (Bagdasarian Sr.) — rather strict, overbearing and having a short fuse making him quick to losing his cool, but still loving his boys as a whole and sticking up for them when needed.
- 80's/90's Dave (Bagdasarian Jr.) — more laid back, easy going while still being easily flustered.
- 2010's Dave (Bagdasarian Jr.) — even calmer and more easy going, seldom losing his temper or raising his voice.
- The Dave from the 2000's live-action movies (Jason Lee) is a bit of an alternate take on the character from the start, but still very much reflects the decade, as he starts out as a directionless Unlucky Everydude who struggles a bit with his new surrogate father-figure role, but embraces it fully in the end.
Four-Philosophy Ensemble: The Realist. He tends to see things for how they are and is rather stern, but still loving.
Four-Temperament Ensemble: The Choleric, as he's the strict yet straight man to the Chipmunk's antics.
Friend to All Living Things: The reason why Vinny essentially left the boys at his doorstep in the 80s/90s cartoon show.
Good Parents: Gets more prominent over time. Though he is stressed out at times, Dave has always been a very loving and caring father. The Chipmunks have to remind him sometimes that even though they can be difficult for him, they wouldn't be the same without him.
Hair-Trigger Temper: When Ross (Sr.) voiced him. The Ross Jr. and Lee versions are more easy-going by comparison.
Hopeless with Tech: In the ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks, Dave has to overcome his weakness with improving technology with the help of his boys, a notable difference from previous incarnations.
Inksuit Actor: The Alvin Show version is the supposed caricature of Ross (Sr.), sometimes having that vertical line on Dave's chin appear, kinda like how Bagdasarian has a slight dimple in his chin.
Nervous Wreck: Dave is this in the '80s intro, frantically trying to get the boys onstage before the show starts.
Papa Wolf: If anyone threatens the Chipmunks, he won't take it very well. He once grabbed his old landlord by the collar upon finding out he tried to sell them to the zoo as snake food.
Parents as People: This has been a staple of the character ever since he adopted the Chipmunks. While he does deeply care for the boys and always tries to do right by them, he has a tendency to let frustrations get to him and lose his temper. Especially when played by Ross Sr., he can be unreasonable and unwilling to listen, and he always tries to solve things by playing himself up as a stern authoritarian figure despite ample evidence that this doesn't work.
Say My Name: All together now: "AAAALLLLLLVVIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNN!!!!", which he shouts a lot.
Spiky Hair: In Meet Frankenstein (though it may cross as anime hair) and Meet the Wolfman.
Team Dad: As a stern, but loving father figure to the Chipmunks.
Took a Level in Kindness: He's considerably nicer to the Chipmunks, starting in the '80s series.
Tuckerization: His name was original the Stage Name for Rostom “Ross” Bagdasarian.

The Chipmunks

Three singing, anthropomorphic chipmunk brothers under the management and parental vision of Dave Seville.

Trope as Trio

Ascended Extra: In the early years of the franchise, especially under Ross Bagdasarian Sr., Simon and Theodore were little more than just backup/contrasts to the irascible scene-stealer Alvin; either they were accomplices in his conflicts with Dave or they were the the two who did not get up to mischief while he did. After Ross Jr. and Janice Karman took over the franchise, both Simon and Theodore got a lot more character and a lot more to do. It's especially noticable with Simon, because Theodore did get A Day in the Limelight every so often under Ross Sr., but Simon never did.
A Cappella: Being singing chipmunks, it comes with the talent. Notable ones reside in the Alvin and the Chipmunks CGI film, where they give their great renditions of "Bad Day," "Only You" and "Funkytown."
Baby Talk: In Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks.
Big Damn Heroes:
- The Chipmunks saves an unconscious Stanley the Eagle in a nick of time before he could fall off a statue in the episode “Eagle in Love” of The Alvin Show.
- Comes to “Frankie” the Frankenstein Monster’s defense at the end of Meet Frankenstein.
Birds of a Feather: When the Chipmunks are with their respective individual Chipette counterpart. However, Alvin and Brittany are the exception in that they verge towards Too Much Alike.
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: The CGI films began to embody this (Theodore is the lightest of his brothers, comparable to blond, while Simon is an apparent brunet with his fur, and Alvin comes in with reddish-brown fur) and now the CG-animated series has them with human hair similar to the Chipettes.
- Blond = Theodore
- Brunet = Simon
- Redhead = Alvin
Boy Band: When they dwell into the Pop genre.
Cast Calculus: At six with The Chipettes.
Character Exaggeration: Both Alvin and Theodore's characters get exaggerated quite a bit in the 2015 series; Alvin's big imagination and flights of fancy have increased to the point where he's become a borderline Cloudcuckoolander who jumps to the most bizarre conclusions and quite a few of his trademark schemes run on Insane Troll Logic. Theodore has become much more naive, innocent and gullible, and pretty much an Extreme Doormat, and seems a lot younger than his brothers. Only Simon escapes the exaggeration.
Child Pop Stars: The Chipmunks' naturally set in as musical acts by choice, and their age throughout the incarnations range from children to teens (CGI films). Dave is their parental guardian, manager, and at times, producer.
Chromatic Arrangement: Trope Codifier if not Trope Namer:
- Red = Alvin
- Blue = Simon
- Green = Theodore
Clothes Make the Legend: Overlaps with Limited Wardrobe. All three of the chipmunk brothers in general, but specifically Alvin. One half of a pair can wear green, the other half can wear blue, but there probably won't be much recognition unless there's that familiar, red piece of clothing with that huge, yellow letter "A".
Comic Trio
- Moe = Alvin
- Larry = Simon
- Curly = Theodore
Cover Album: Majority of their discography, you can say.
Cover Version: The Chipmunks' modus operandi outside the fourth wall, as they cover music from well known artists or songs. Though they have come out with original music, and their CG-animated series have all original songs so far.
Disappeared Dad: Their biological father has never been seen, mentioned or referenced in the 80s/90s cartoon.
Distressed Dude: All of them in The Chipmunk Adventure.
Divergent Character Evolution: Simon and Theodore started off having little personality outside more well behaved counterparts to Alvin. Starting from the 80s series, they gain more individual spotlight and foibles of their own.
Door Stop Baby: Well, babies, but anyway, this is how Dave first met them in the 80s/90s show.
Freudian Trio:
- Alvin - Id
- Simon - Superego
- Theodore - Ego
  - The McCoy = Alvin
  - The Spock = Simon - In the Star Trek parody, very literally.
  - The Kirk = Theodore
Happily Adopted: To guess who.
Happily Married: In the 80s episode "Big Dreams", they're each shown to have married their chipette counterparts in both alternative futures.
Harmony: Got to give credit to the Bagdasarians, The Chipmunks can do some fantastic harmonies.
Nice Mean And In Between: Theodore is the nicest of the chipmunks, serving as the Morality Pet to Alvin, who is an egotistical Attention Whore. Simon stays inbetween due to him being the smart one and his constant bickering with Alvin.
Parental Abandonment: In the 2007 movie, Simon explains to Dave that chipmunks only care for their young for a week followed by Alvin stating their parents were hippies and left early to join a commune.
Rock Trio: Although they tend to play the basic musical instruments of this trope, the three do occasionally play other instruments as well.
- Guitar = Alvin
- Keyboard/Bass = Simon
- Drums = Theodore
Rodents of Unusual Size: Unusually human-sized animal hybrids. Averted as of the live action movies where they are now Lilliputians like real chipmunks.
Same-Sex Triplets: Self explainable. Chipmunks give birth in litters and The Chipmunks are one.
Screwball Squirrel: All three of them are troublemakers, often getting on the nerves of Dave.
Self-Backing Vocalist: The Chipmunks have done this quite a bit, but it's more prevalent with the more modern incarnations, like the music connected to the CGI films and the CG-animated show.
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Theodore (sensitive), Alvin (manly), and Simon (manly to Theodore and sensitive to Alvin). Theodore is kind, timid, naive and emotional making him the Sensitive Guy. Alvin is more prideful, impulsive and reckless making him the Manly Man. Simon is basically in-between since he’s more sarcastic than Theodore (Manly Man), but more polite and sympathetic than Alvin (Sensitive Guy).
Spotlight-Stealing Title: The franchise is officially called ALVIN and The Chipmunks.

Alvin Seville

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Voiced by:

Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.) – The Alvin Show^albums

Ross Bagdasarian (Jr.) – A Chipmunk Christmas, Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Chipmunks cartoon, The Chipmunk Adventure, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Alvin and the Chipmunks Video Game (cutscenes only), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Video Game (cutscenes only) & Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Video Game (cutscenes only)^albums

Justin Long – Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 movie, The Squeakquel, Chipwrecked & The Road Chip

Singing:

Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.) – The Alvin Show^albums

Studio singers – Chipmunks à Go-Go album^note

The lead vocalist of the band and main character, Alvin is an impulsive and charming Attention Whore who always seems to make up hare-brained schemes to get what his goal is at the time, whether it be trying to help his brothers, keeping Dave from figuring something out, or getting out of a sticky situation.

The Ace: Throughout the franchise, Alvin is shown to excel in many areas - he's part of the popular/cool kids, musically gifted (a great vocalist, a good dancer, raps, reeks with charm and stage presence, and plays multiple instruments), athletic (plays basketball, football, soccer, etc.), and has legit skateboarding skills. In short, he's crazy talented.
A Friend in Need: Alvin's there for those he cares about when he notices they're going through issues and/or are feeling down.
Agent Mulder: Aliens, monsters, zombies, conspiracies... Alvin believes in everything, and his gullibility is often the source of problems in the family.
Anti-Hero: Alvin's flawed, but his heart bears no real evil, and he has set moral guidelines. He nonetheless lacks proper heroic traits that would bring to question a full The Hero status.
Attention Whore: He likes being in the spotlight and can get rather petulant if that attention is taken away.
Belligerent Sexual Tension: Alvin and Brittany are forever fighting, but often express romantic feelings towards each other.
Big Brother Instinct: As leader of the trio, Alvin feels the need to protect his brothers, Simon and Theodore, even if they aren't strictly younger than him. In The Squeakquel, he saves Simon from drowning in a toilet and attacks some bullies who were picking on Theodore. Later, he and Simon save Theodore from an eagle at the zoo.
Book Dumb: Alvin has been shown to struggle at school more than the others.
Brought to You by the Letter "S": Alvin's usual shirt has a large 'A'.
Brutal Honesty: Alvin's capable of telling a hard truth, at times unwittingly when he gets frustrated or annoyed. While some characters do need it, he can feel guilty if it does hurt someone's feelings.
Catchphrase: "Aw, nuts," "Yes, Dave?" and "Okay!"^note
Character Tic: Alvin tends to do fancy tricks between his fingers and hands with an object (be it apple, basketball, a game chip in Chipwrecked, etc.). They vary in twirls, roll over shoulders, spins, and throws/catches. It highlights his high level of skill across disciplines and his inability to stay still or focus.
Chick Magnet: Despite him being an anthropomorphic chipmunk, girls (yes, human girls) find him charming and cute. The Chipmunk Adventure had him be kissed full on the lips by a Mexican human girl and The Squeakquel, ironically where he's designed at his most realistic chipmunk form, highlighted his popularity when he starts school.
Depending on the Writer: He can be a Kidanova, and usually very successful with girls, or a Casanova Wannabe when his scheme to win a girl's heart backfires on him.
Drama Queen: Alvin over-acts frequently and spectacularly when expressing his emotions. He rarely asks Dave for things, begging or pleading instead. He doesn't just get annoyed, he explodes. He's never just disappointed, he's wallowing in misery. His drama is sometimes manipulative, sometimes played for comedy, and sometimes ignored, but it's a trait consistent across incarnations.
Ear Notch: His CGI self in the movie franchise, perhaps to identify him as the scrappiest member of the group.
Everyone Has Standards: Alvin may be a jerk at times, but there's simply lines he would not cross and he's inherently good. It's what sets him miles apart from the franchise's typical school bullies or antagonists.
Fearless Fool: Alvin will often push his luck in his schemes even risking injury or death if he believes they will work.
Fiery Redhead: As of the CGI series. The same Hot-Blooded, emotional Drama Queen he's always been.
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: He's the Foolish in comparison to Simon's more Responsible nature, who helplessly attempts to convince Alvin to not do what he plans to.
Four-Philosophy Ensemble: The Optimist. He's very prideful and always believes his crazy plans will work.
Four-Temperament Ensemble: The Sanguine, the most impulsive and strongwilled.
Glory Hound: Some of his plans are attempts at getting more famous or grabbing attention.
G-Rated Mental Illness: Succumbs to this when he’s forced to drink a potion in Meet Frankenstein where he starts acting like a typical insane cartoon character laughing manically, his tongue hanging out, spinning eyes, and pulling pranks. He gets better though.
Harsh Vocals: Alvin is quite the accomplished vocal impressionist and imitator. He can manipulate his voice to fit in with a music genre stylistically (being that The Chipmunks do Cover Versions of songs). So when the song calls for it, he tends to use harsh vocals (in the lesser extent of this, he's raspy).
The Hedonist: Most of the inspiration that motivates Alvin's actions is the inward desire for fun as well as the opportunity to get what he wants. There's little to no self-control and he runs on impulse. Regarding the needs of others isn't on his mind at that point in time, and it can seep him into Jerkass territory in the moments he doesn't really aim to be a Jerkass. This is also the reason why he tends to make pretty simple, mundane things more complicated than they need to be.
Heterosexual Life-Partners: Also Odd Couple with Simon, especially in Meet the Wolfman.
Hidden Depths: Revealed in a rare Big Ego, Hidden Depths episode, "Alvin in Analysis". Alvin's very self-assured, but it's shown he has his insecurities and it may be the reason why he inflates his own ego more than he should. He also seems to stand behind his talent, fame, and charm, because when he feels it's going awry in some way or when he feels he's not getting the spotlight, the layers of his own glorification peels off. And when it peels...well, the vindictive jerkass can lash out as a defense mechanism. He can plot against whoever is in the way. "Dr. Simon and Mr. Heartthrob" actually made this a focus point.
Dr. Wisenheimer: Why is fame so important to you? What is it a substitute for, Alvin? What is it that you're afraid of?
Alvin: [breaking down in tears] Failure! I'm afraid of being a flop, a nobody, and taking everybody with me! It'll be my fault, I know it, I know it!
High-School Hustler: Though can be Elementary depending on what media you're going by. He always seems to make up a Zany Scheme to accomplish his goals.
Incredibly Long Note: There's a genuine reason why he's lead vocal after all, franchise star perks aside. The Squeakuel played with it when they took The Chipmunks' cover of "Stayin' Alive" (from Club Chipmunk: The Dance Mixes) by making it about cheeseballs and having Alvin hit that long note as he went slow mo.
Inferiority Superiority Complex: His overblown sense of superiority stems from covering up the fact that he doesn't want to fail, as in, to fail himself, his family, or his friends. See Hidden Depths.
It's All About Me: He's pretty selfish at times, and enjoys attention greatly. He gets called out on this frequently.
It's All My Fault: Perhaps one of Alvin's best traits is that he can realize his own wrongdoings and how it affects others around him. He goes out of his way to make amends for them.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Although Alvin is quite the self-centered Jerkass, he does care about his brothers and tends to turn things around as best he can once he knows he went too far. More so if any one of his siblings gets sad or disappointed by his actions. There's no personal goal to be purposefully malevolent (and when he is, although one can argue, it's more to sabotage than to hurt), he simply tends to get too ahead of himself without thinking of the possible impact it brings to those around him for the most part.
Karma Houdini: An episode in the CGI series has Alvin lie about having a brother who races through the Chinese jungles. Dave continues the lie, but then he is blamed for it. Come the end of the episode, after Dave and the Chipmunks make a video of his son racing in the jungles, the Chipmunks spill the secret, throw Dave under the bus and Alvin (who started the lie in the first place) has no onscreen punishment.
Kidanova: When he actually doesn't try too hard and doesn't have malign intentions (as they don't get rewarded when it comes to him).
Large Ham: Tends to over dramatize and exaggerate his feelings, ideas (as in, his active imagination), or what he says. Sometimes on purpose, sometimes not.
Laser-Guided Karma: Has an immunity to Karma Houdini, refreshingly so. Dave also makes certain he does not go unscathed.
The Leader: He is the leader of the group and when together with The Chipettes, the leader of all six.
Likes Older Women: There's at least an episode in each series where he, if not outright flirting, gets a Precocious Crush on an older woman (usually a teacher and/or principal).
Little Big Brother: His original design was dwarfed by both of his "little" brothers. Likely to better brush off of their new personalities, meek and naive Theodore was designed to be diminutive to him, though the more mature Simon remained lankier than Alvin.
Lovable Rogue: He's a troublemaker but his Pet the Dog moments and charming personality keep him likable.
Manipulative Bastard: His smarts lie in manipulating people and how to make them do what he needs them to do. What that is depends on the ploy he cooks up that day. He certainly knows how to get reactions out from others and how to use them to his advantage at least. Simon and Brittany are a lot harder to fool (and they've struck back the times when they do realize what he's up to), but they still fall victim since he knows what strings to pull.
Middle Child Syndrome: Shades of it. He was the oldest (in the 80s series at least), but his archetype always fitted this in his trio of siblings. Alvin's the Black Sheep, the troublemaker, he acts out, he's loud, and lives for attention in comparison to his more moralistic, upright brothers. He also appears to have doubts in how Dave feels about him as a son in the films and the CG-animated series.
Mood-Swinger: He can change emotions pretty quickly, and his over dramatic reactions to almost everything places him as really high in enthusiasm or at the bottom in exaggerated despair.
Mr. Vice Guy: Alvin's a good kid at the core and plenty of examples show that, but he still suffers from various flaws; ambition, greed, hedonism, impulsiveness, pride, envy, selfishness, pettiness, etc.
"Not So Different" Remark: When Simon loses his personality, Alvin has to become the authority figure in Chipwrecked. When he tries to stop Simon from dancing with Jeanette, this happens:
Alvin: SIIMMOOOONN!!!!
Brittany: Alvin, you're starting to sound like Dave.
Alvin: NNNNOOO!
Phrase Catcher: Alvin's antics frequently cause Dave to cry out the trio's names, but the loudest and most frequent name he calls is "AAALLLLVVVVIIIN!". Alvin's response is "OKAY!!!"
Rounded Character: He harbors both good and bad qualities with some Hidden Depths, and his complexity is such that one can analyze and explore his established character traits in spades.
Red Is Heroic: His signature color.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Alvin is impulsive and emotional (and wearing a red shirt/hat), a contrast to Simon's calm and scientific mindset (and blue clothing).
Retcon: Is the youngest in the '60s cartoon, the oldest in the '80s cartoon and films, and the middle child in the 2015 cartoon.
Sibling Rivalry: While it's more frequent on Simon's side, out of his brothers, it's usually him who Alvin feels any sense of threat towards. They're the closest of the siblings but are habitually at odds with each other as well. Their relationship has been a big focus of the franchise, seeing as they are foils.
Sibling Yin-Yang: With Simon. Alvin is irresponsible and lazy while Simon is intelligent and hard-working.
Tsundere: With Brittany. They are constantly at odds with one another and fight, but they do show that deep down they love each other.
Vitriolic Best Buds: They're brothers, but this summarizes his and Simon's relationship verbatim. How they play off each other may be the most dynamic interaction of the main cast.

Simon Seville

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Voiced by:

Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.) – The Alvin Show^albums

Steve Vining– Chipmunk Punk album & Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Picture Sountrack^note

Matthew Gray Gubler – Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 movie, The Squeakquel, Chipwrecked & The Road Chip

Singing:

Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.) – The Alvin Show^albums

“Studio singers” – Chipmunks à Go-Go album^note

Steve Vining – Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 movie, The Squeakquel, Chipwrecked & The Road Chip^albums

The tallest, Simon has an IQ north of Einstein, possessing a dry sense of humor as well as a keen wit. He takes charge when Alvin goes too far with his hairbrained schemes. Simon loves Alvin, although he secretly worries that they share the same gene pool.

Agent Scully: He is often very skeptical about Alvin's crazy theories and with good reason.
Alliterative Name: The letters of his first and last name both begin with an "S".
Beware the Nice Ones: He’s usually kind and patient. However, should anything upset him, he will go off in a fit of rage. A couple of examples are in ''The Squeakquel' where he attacks a couple of bullies for picking on Theodore and even beating up Alvin a couple of times for choosing to impress a group of jocks over being with his brothers.
Big Damn Heroes: In Meet Frankenstein, he arrives little late along with Frankie and Theodore to save Alvin from the potion forcibly given to him by Doktor Frankenstein that’ll make him into a zany cartoonish monster, but he does save his big brother before the process could be completed. Then later, when the potion Alvin underwent takes effect during the premiere, Simon makes an antidote to cure Alvin when he does turn into a monster.
Big Brother Instinct: He attacks the bullies for picking on Theodore in The Squeakquel, despite telling Alvin violence will solve nothing just a second ago.
Big Little Brother: He's younger than Alvin in the 80s series, but is taller than him.
Blind Without 'Em: Completely and utterly blind without his glasses.
Blue Means Smart One: Simon is the smartest of the Chipmunks (as indicated by his glasses) and is almost always clad in blue.
Brainy Brunette: His CGI incarnations, both films, and cartoon.
Butt-Monkey: Not to the extent of Dave, but he's sometimes the butt of jokes between the three brothers.
Character Tic: Simon, whenever conversing about something serious, will remove his glasses, wipe them with a handkerchief, and then place them back on his face.
Characterization Marches On: The early Simon is very unlike the later one. In the original songs and The Alvin Show he's The Generic Guy with no standout personality traits except a slightly more advanced vocabulary than his brothers. The 80s cartoon more clearly establishes him as The Smart Guy from the start, but still fairly generic. It was the result of Janice Karman's increased focus on his development that turned him into the Deadpan Snarker he'd become known as.
Child Prodigy: Certified genius.
The Conscience: He frequently corrects Alvin (and sometimes also other characters like his brother Theodore and The Chipettes) if he believes his actions wrong (and is often correct).
Deadpan Snarker: When the '80s series came around, Simon got snarkier as the series went on, from occasionally snarky in the first couple of seasons to practically every response being sarcastic.
The Drag-Along: Alvin often drags him unwillingly in his adventures.
Expressive Mask: See below.
Eye Glasses: In the 1960s series as well as in the Chipmunk Christmas special which doubles as expressive glasses.
The Everyman: In the 1960s series.
The Finicky One: Depending on the story he can misplace his sense of humor, or start like this before finding it.
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: He's the responsible one to Alvin's foolishness. He's the one that knocks sense into his brother. Or tries to.
Four-Philosophy Ensemble: The Cynic. He always assumes the worst will happen and is the most likely to oppose to Alvin's zany schemes.
Four-Temperament Ensemble: The Phlegmatic, the most calm and rational of the bunch.
The Generic Guy: In the 60s show.
Grammar Nazi: Played for utter hilarity arguing with country star Aaron Tippin in Chipmunks in Low Places and "There Isn't Anything Wrong With The Radio". ("Just sing the song the way I wrote it, kid!")
Heterosexual Life-Partners: Very much with Alvin in Meets the Wolfman, and arguably at other times, despite being an Odd Couple.
Hidden Depths: He can be just as vindictive and as petty as Alvin, and can be quite vengeful against him when Alvin uses him or the others as tools to a scheme (if he finds out), to teach him a deserved lesson. He's also shown Always Someone Better sentiments when it comes to his brother's huge popularity or natural charisma, expressing insecurities about how easily the spotlight comes to Alvin. This is quite consistent, as this is implied in Chipwrecked, becomes the plot point of "Dr. Simon and Mr. Heartthrob" (an important character-driven episode for both him and Alvin) in the 80s series, and is practically prevalent in the CGI-series, with episodes like "Simon for President", "Simon the Superb", and "Munk Man".
Intelligence Equals Isolation: Simon's a genius, but he's also nervous, introverted, and veers into this at times, to the point where he claims a disappointing kid in the 2015 series is "the best friend I've ever had". On the other hand, Alvin's constant begging for help, attention, and monitoring subverts this, which is probably why Simon keeps letting him.
Insufferable Genius: When he gets too preachy or smug.
The Lancer: To Alvin and it's the position he bears when all six chipmunks are together.
Lovable Nerd: His defining trait.
Mad Scientist: Sometimes in play roles. He often is working on a science experiment.
Nerd Glasses: These have always defined him. Exaggerated when he gets a truly atrocious pair temporarily (stated as his "old glasses") in the CGI series. He's then picked on for them.
Not So Above It All: Especially in the 80's show, "more mature than Alvin" doesn't necessarily mean "always mature and responsible." He can be quite childish, especially when prodded.
Pair the Smart Ones: With Jeanette who is smart (and clumsy) just like him.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Alvin is impulsive and emotional (and wearing a red shirt/hat), a contrast to Simon's calm and scientific mindset (and blue clothing).
Retcon: He becomes the oldest Chipmunk by eight seconds in the 2015 cartoon.
Sexier Alter Ego: His ‘Simone’ persona in Chipwrecked, and 'Mr. Heartthrob' from the episode "Dr. Simon & Mr. Heartthrob".
Sibling Rivalry: While it's more frequent on Simon's side, out of his brothers, it's usually him who Alvin feels any sense of threat towards. They're the closest of the siblings but are habitually at odds with each other as well. Their relationship has been a big focus of the franchise, seeing as they are foils.
Sibling Yin-Yang: With Alvin. Alvin is irresponsible and lazy while Simon is intelligent and hard-working.
The Smart Guy: The brain of the group.
Snark-to-Snark Combat: With Alvin.
Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Inverted and played straight. Simon was overshadowed in The Alvin Show and a number of early episodes of the '80s cartoon; Janice Karman later attempted to make up for this by focusing quite a bit on Simon and gave him a popularity boost he enjoys to this day.
Twice Shy: To Jeanette in Chipwrecked. They are shy about their relationship, however, it is obvious that he cares for her.
Verbal Tic: (When voiced by Ross Bagdasarian Jr.) Simon takes a lot of slight pauses when speaking and draws out his words, giving him a noticeably distinct manner of speaking.
Vitriolic Best Buds: They're brothers, but his and Alvin's dynamic consist of this.
Wise Beyond His Years: Played with. Simon's incredibly intelligent and deeply thoughtful, but only sometimes profound. A lot of the time he's not especially more mature than his brothers.

Theodore Seville

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Voiced by:'

Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.) – The Alvin Show. ^albums

Tommy Ramones – Chipmunks Punk album

Janice Karman – A Chipmunk Christmas, Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Chipmunks cartoon, The Chipmunk Adventure, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman^note, Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Alvin and the Chipmunks Video Game (cutscenes only), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Video Game (cutscenes only) & Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Video Game (cutscenes only)

Jesse Mc Cartney – Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 movie, The Squeakquel, Chipwrecked & The Road Chip

Singing:

Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.) – The Alvin Show.^albums

“Studio singers” – Chipmunks à Go-Go album^note

Steve Vining – Chipmunk Punk album

Janice Karman – Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Chipmunks, The Chipmunk Adventure, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 movie, The Squeakquel, Chipwrecked & The Road Chip^albums

Not only is he the child of innocence as well as the youngest, but Theodore is shy, loving, sensitive, chubby, gullible, trusting and naïve. In short, he is an easy target for Alvin's manipulations, often holding the swing vote between his two brothers' choices of action. Simon appeals to Theodore's better nature while Alvin goes straight to bribery.

Anti-Hero: When a werewolf in Meet the Wolfman, he plays a Nominal Hero Type .
All-Loving Hero: Ever since the days of The Alvin Show Theodore's been this, bordering on Friend to All Living Things, and sometimes taking on Extreme Doormat tendencies. Says quite a lot about him that when a bully is stealing his food, he makes sure to cater his lunch for the bully's tastes.
Beware the Nice Ones: The nicest of the brothers, but do not get him angry.
Big Damn Heroes:
- In Meet Frankenstein, he arrives little late along with Frankie and Simon to save Alvin from the potion forcibly given to him by Doktor Frankenstein that’ll make him into a zany cartoonish monster, he but does save his big brother before the process could be completed. Then later, when the potion Alvin underwent takes effect during the premiere, he helps Simon make an antidote to cure Alvin when he does turn into a monster.
- In Meet the Wolfman, despite being a werewolf, he manages to retain enough of his senses to fight off Talbot!Wolfman in order to protect Eleanor from the older Wolfman.
Big Beautiful Man: While "beautiful" is not the right word. Theodore is the chubby one of the group, but he's still portrayed as the cute one.
Big Eater: Boy, does he love to eat.
Big Fun: He's the chubbiest out of his brothers and has a fun-loving, excitable personality.
The Big Guy: Out of his three brothers, he's the biggest.
Big Little Brother: His 1960s incarnation was taller than eldest brother Alvin, though middle brother Simon was still the tallest.
Character Tic: His “Heheheheh” laugh at everything in the original cartoon.
Cross-Dressing Voice: When Jan voices him.
The Cutie: He's the youngest, and his kindness and innocence make him also the most lovable.
A Day in the Limelight: The Alvin Show’s episode “Theodore’s Dog.” He also got to be the star of a few song segments.
The Ditz: He has traits of this, with his mind working in strange ways at times... but he's not actually stupid, just childish and naïve.
Dumb Blond: He's settled into this by the CGI series.
The Everyman: Sometimes fell into this role in The Alvin Show, though he got a clearer personality and more screen time than Simon did.
Extreme Doormat: And it makes it easier for bullies to target him.
Fat Comic Relief: Theodore is a bit heavyset and acts silly.
Fat Idiot: He's the fattest Chipmunk and can be pretty dim.
Food as Bribe: This is usually how Alvin ropes him into his schemes.
Four-Philosophy Ensemble: The Apathetic. He doesn't really take a side during Alvin and Simon's disputes and would rather not get involved.
Four-Temperament Ensemble: The Melancholic, a shy little guy.
Funny Background Event: The main thing that kept him from becoming a completely Generic Guy on The Alvin Show was that he was a frequent provider of these, especially during song segments.
The Generic Guy: Again, in The Alvin Show he sometimes came across as this, though not as much as Simon.
God Guise: By a tribe of natives in The Chipmunks Adventure.
The Heart: Of the three, he's the one that keeps the family together.
The Ingenue: A male example. He is the nicest and sweetest member of the Chipmunks. But he is also very naive and trusting, and easily duped, with Alvin taking advantage of this in his schemes.
Involuntary Shapeshifter: In the animated movie Meet the Wolfman when he’s bitten by a werewolf.
Keet: He has some shades of this.
Kid-Appeal Character: He is considered innocent and gullible and is portrayed to be the youngest.
Lovable Coward: Theodore is by far the most timid and cowardly of the brothers.
Morality Pet: For Alvin.
Nice Guy: He is best described as loving, sensitive, and innocent.
The Pollyanna: Sometimes. As Simon puts it in "Meets Frankenstein."
"That little glass of yours is always half full, isn't it?"
Puppy Love: With Eleonor.
Sarcasm-Blind: He often has problems understanding it when Alvin or Simon are being sarcastic.
Shrinking Violet: He has trouble standing up for himself. The episode Dave's Wonderful Life shows that he used to be shy and would have become a hermit without Dave's influence.
Signature Laugh: Had a very distinct giggle on The Alvin Show. It was practically a Verbal Tic.
"Here's the boy who giggles known as Theodore." - from the opening theme.
Straw Vegetarian: Averted in the direct-to-VHS movies at least. He's feminine and naive but lacks most of the other factors. It seems that even though they're chipmunks the others don't seem to show the same vegetarianism as Theodore. Although Theodore has order hamburgers before, as well as has been seeing eating lunch meat.
Supreme Chef: Theodore's love for cooking is often seen in episodes such as "Father's Day Muffins" and "Every Chipmunk Tells A Story".
Wide-Eyed Idealist: Theodore really wants to believe the best of everyone in the world, which sometimes leaves him wide open for being manipulated by more cynical people, such as Alvin.
Wolf Man (Well, Munk): He gets better at the end of Meet the Wolfman.
Yes-Man: In The Alvin Show he's pretty much the tagalong character, happy to follow Alvin's or Simon's lead.

The Chipettes

The distaff counterparts to the Chipmunks.

Trope as Trio

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Baby Talk: In Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks.
Beauty, Brains, and Brawn:
- Beauty = Brittany (the oldest and is the most beautiful)
- Brains = Jeanette (the most mature of the three)
- Brawn = Eleanor (surprisingly because of her strength weight)
Bedlah Babe/Go-Go Enslavement: Get this in The Chipmunk Adventure.
Big Damn Heroes: For the Chipmunks in The Chipmunk Adventure.
Birds of a Feather: When the Chipettes are with their respective individual Chipmunk counterpart.
Breakout Character: After their first appearance in the '80 series, they have become so popular and get more and more screentime overtime in the series becoming regular characters. Now the Chipettes are an integral part of the franchise and appear in all media.
Cast Calculus: At six with The Chipmunks.
Character Development: The Chipettes were originally conceived as female mirrors of The Chipmunks, however, over time, they slowly began to develop more dimension and personality that distinguished them from their respective Chipmunk counterpart.
Chromatic Arrangement: Though each Chipette’s color shade is lighter/more feminine with their respective counterpart . . . although Eleanor’s questionable.
- Pink (Red) = Brittany
- Purple (Blue) = Jeanette
- Light teal (Green) = Eleanor
Distaff Counterparts: Duh.
- Brittany for Alvin
- Jeanette for Simon
- Eleanor for Theodore
Three Temperaments: Brittany (Sanguine), Jeanette (Melancholic), Eleanor (Choleric/Ecletic), and Miss Miller (Phlegmatic).
Funny Afro: Inadvertently gain them in Chipmunk Adventure after a run-in with Hurricane Arlene off-screen.
Happily Adopted: By Miss Miller in the 80/90s show.
Happily Married: In the 80s episode "Big Dreams", they're each shown to have married their chipmunk counterparts in both possible future scenarios.
Humanoid Female Animal: In the animated movies, they look pretty much like young human girls apart from their noses. The Chipmunks, while also anthropomorphic, look somewhat more rodent-like.
Little Stowaways: How they got to America from Australia in their origin story from the 80s/90s show.
Nice Mean And In Between: A downplayed case, as all three of them are nice. Jeanette is shy but sweet, Brittany is the closest to the mean one because of how vain and ill temepred she is, but can be in-between, and Eleanor is nice but assertive.
Pretty in Mink: The girls wear fur-trimmed capes over their Bedlah Babe outfits when they visit Antarctica in The Chipmunk Adventure.
Rodents of Unusual Size: Just like the 'Munks, being half-animal hybrids who are the size of humans. Averted as of the live-action movies where they are now Lilliputians.
Spotlight-Stealing Squad: The Chipettes have gotten more and more screentime overtime, to the point where the last episode Ruby-Spears (the first showrunning company, followed by DiC) had produced for the series doesn't have Dave or the Chipmunks themselves in it.
Town Girls:
- Femme = Brittany
- Neither = Jeanette
- Butch = Eleanor
Unwitting Pawn: In Chipmunk Adventure.

Brittany Miller

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Voiced by:

Janice Karman – Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Chipmunks cartoon, The Chipmunk Adventure, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Video Game (cutscenes only) & Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Video Game (cutscenes only)^albums

Christina Applegate – The Squeakquel, Chipwrecked & The Road Chip

Singing:

Janice Karman – Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Chipmunks, The Chipmunk Adventure, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 movie, The Squeakquel, Chipwrecked & The Road Chip^albums

The lead singer and the oldest, Brittany has a pleasing facial and physical appearance, though at times can be vain and self-serving with the extreme desire to have whatever she wants, but is still very caring.

Adaptational Nice Guy:
- In contrast to the 1980's cartoon, the first two live-action films makes her friendlier and politer, making it easier for others to approach her. She is nicer and has better control over her temper than Alvin does, though she is still more temperamental than most people.
- In contrast to the 1980's cartoon, the CGI Nick series made her slightly nicer, retaining some 'diva' traits, but also making her more hardworking and polite than before.
Belligerent Sexual Tension: Alvin and Brittany are forever fighting, but often express romantic feelings towards each other.
Big Sister Instinct: As the leader of the trio, Brittany feels the need to protect her sisters, Jeanette and Eleanor, even if they aren't strictly younger than her.
Drama Queen: Brittany over-acts frequently and spectacularly when expressing her emotions. She rarely asks for things, begging or pleading instead. She doesn't just get annoyed, she explodes. She's never just disappointed, she's wallowing in misery. Her drama is sometimes manipulative, sometimes played for comedy, and sometimes ignored, but it's a trait consistent across incarnations.
Dude Magnet: In the 80s valentine special it was shown that she is very popular with the boys at her school, and in Chipmunk Adventure an Arab boy literally wanted to make her one of his wives when he grew up.
Fanservice Pack: During the 80s cartoon, some episodes would have the main characters assume alternate identities. Brittany would often take the role of a Femme Fatale or The Vamp and in those episodes, her body appears more mature and curvy than normal.
The Fashionista: She loves fashion and shows several outfits around the series. She always tries to be the most stylish and sometimes complains about Jeanette's lack of style.
Go-Getter Girl: In the 2015 series, Brittany exhibits a greater sense of responsibility by serving duty as The Principal's assistant, a position that she takes very seriously.
Hypocritical Humor: In the second live-action film, she calls out Alvin for not caring about anyone but himself, and she can be self-centered as well.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Brittany is just as, if not slightly more, vain and self-serving than Alvin, but she sometimes shows a kind and compassionate side. During The Chipmunk Adventure movie, she initially refuses to help Eleanor take a kidnapped baby penguin home, but relents after seeing its deep sadness and longing.
Lovable Alpha Bitch: Although she's self-centered (just like Alvin) and sometimes puts her image before her sisters' (especially Jeanette) feelings (again, just like Alvin), she really does care about them (just as Alvin cares about his brothers) and usually does the right thing in the end except when she doesn't, just like Alvin.
Never My Fault: Due to her ego, Brittany has been shown to be unable to admit her mistakes. She's unable to say 'sorry' in The Chipmunk Adventure after refusing to listen to Simon's advice about a hurricane.
Pink Means Feminine: She is the girliest of the trio, and usually wears a pink skirt with a pink top.
Prone to Tears: Something doesn't go Brittany's way, or the way she didn't want it to? Cue the tear flow!
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Brittany is impulsive and emotional (and wearing something pink and girly), a contrast to Jeanette's calm and scientific mindset (and practical blue clothing).
Tender Tomboyishness, Foul Femininity: She's a vain and self-centered fashionista while her younger sister, Eleanor, is a nice and caring Passionate Sports Girl.
Tsundere: Towards Alvin (and vice versa). They are constantly at odds with one another and fight, but they do show that deep down they love each other.

Jeanette Miller

Voiced by:

Anna Faris – The Squeakquel, Chipwrecked & The Road Chip

Singing:

Like Simon, Jeanette is the middle sister despite being the tallest and smartest of the Chipettes.

Absent-Minded Professor: Gifted with extraordinary intelligence, she often is so caught up in contemplating the universe that she forgets the simple matters of life, such as not tripping over her own feet.
Advertised Extra: Despite being a major character, she gets severely shafted in The Squeakquel, having around ten lines in the entire film minus the singing. She gets a larger role in Chipwrecked, however.
All-Loving Hero: She feels sorry for bullies, thinking they must have horrible home lives.
Beautiful All Along: When She Cleans Up Nicely, even Brittany is jealous.
Big Little Sister: The middle sister of the three despite being the tallest.
Beware the Nice Ones: Yes, even sweet, quiet Jeanette has her limits. One example comes from the 80s episode "Sweet Smell of Success". The gang works together to create a perfume before a client shows up, but Brittany doesn't contribute, until Jeanette (and Alvin) flip over the chair she was lounging in.
Blind Without 'Em: Jeanette has very poor vision, and is virtually helpless without her glasses.
Brainy Brunette: Has brown hair and is The Smart Girl of the group.
Character Development: Jeanette became considerably more shy and withdrawn compared to Simon, while she expressed an interest more towards literature than science.
Character Tic: In the 80s/90s show as well as in Chipmunk Adventure, she winked a lot, usually at Simon.
Cloud Cuckoolander: Gets some shades of this in ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks, perhaps to make her more distinct from Simon personality-wise. Her mind goes to some very weird places sometimes, and she has odd talents like talking to cats. Not to mention the spree she goes on the minute she gets a hint of something magical.
Cute Bookworm: Likes reading, and is adorable.
The Cutie: Shares this with Theodore.
Cute Clumsy Girl: She is very clumsy and tends to knock into things often. But, as pointed by Eleanor, she is a "lovable" klutz.
Damsel in Distress: Becomes this in the third act of Chipwrecked.
Ditzy Genius: She's very well-read and book-smart, but otherwise lacks common sense and general intelligence, such as putting her shoes on the wrong feet, holding signs upside-down, walking into doors or walls, tripping over untied shoelaces, falling down the stairs, etc.
Extreme Omnivore: Ate lipstick in Mini-Munks.
The Glasses Gotta Go: This is one of the few episodes where Jeanette is seen without her glasses.
Granola Girl: The 2015 version of her is very passionate for the environment, even doing a non-violent protest in one episode.
The Heart: The one who keeps her sisters from fighting.
The Lancer: To Brittany.
Morality Pet: Alvin harbors (or at least seems to) a soft spot for her because she's such a Nice Girl. She's the only character thus far he avoids being a deliberate Jerkass to and tends to speak/act more gentle around her. While rather hypocritical coming from him, he angrily calls out Brittany for her treatment of Jeanette in the episode "Sisters".
Nice Girl: Is able to see the good in everybody, and is a very calm girl. In the episode when the six kids had to work out which of them was at fault for a broken statue in their school, she wasn't even a suspect.
Pair the Smart Ones: With Simon. During the series it is a relationship that can be described as best friends who have secret crushes on one another.
Prim and Proper Bun: Her usual hairstyle.
Mature Younger Sibling: She is more mature and sweeter compared to her sisters.
Graceful Ladies Like Purple: Purple being a lighter color to Simon’s blue.
The Quiet One: In Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Brittany is impulsive and emotional (and wearing something pink and girly), a contrast to Jeanette's calm and scientific mindset (and practical blue clothing).
She Cleans Up Nicely: An example is in "My Fair Chipette" where Alvin transforms her into beauty pageant material.
Shrinking Violet: She is actually more like Theodore than Simon in a sense, as they are both sweet, timid, and shy. More so in the 80s and CGI films, however. The 2015 series has her more outgoing than how she was in the earlier series.
The Smart Girl: The brains of the Chipettes.
Technicolor Eyes: She has purple eyes in the films and 2015 series.
Twice Shy: To Simon in Chipwrecked.

Eleanor Miller

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Voiced by:

Amy Poehler – The Squeakquel & Chipwrecked

Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting – The Road Chip

Vanessa Bagdasarian – ALVINNN! and the Chipmunks

Singing:

The youngest of her sisters, Eleanor has a lot in common with Theodore in terms of body shape, interests, and color of attire, but she is braver and more athletic.

Acrofatic: A gifted athlete and the most athletic out of the six next to Alvin, despite her larger physique.
Adaptation Personality Change: In the live-action movies, she has a much softer and childish personality; she acts almost exactly like Theodore and seems extremely naive.
Bare Midriffs Are Feminine: She can be the most assertive but nice member of the trio, and in The Chipmunk Adventure she wears a winter jacket that shows her belly button.
Big Beautiful Woman: Eleanor is a little more chubby compared to her sisters, but again very cute.
The Big Girl: Of the Chipettes, she is the biggest and most athletic.
Big Eater: Not as much as Theodore, but she still has a big appetite.
Character Development: Became more outgoing and far more active than Theodore, playing just about any sport the school had to offer, while still maintaining a passion for culinary delights. She became more, also, a Distaff Counterpart of Simon rather than Theodore with respect to her relationship with Brittany.
The Conscience: Eleanor is quite strong-willed and is far more likely than the timid Jeanette to stand up to her sister Brittany when she feels that she is wrong.
Costumes Change Your Size: She seems to slim down whenever she wears anything besides her usual outfit.
Damsel in Distress: Near the end of Meet the Wolfman.
Deadpan Snarker: To Brittany; mostly in the 2015 series.
Girlish Pigtails: Has pigtails and is the youngest of the sisters.
Girliness Upgrade: In the 80s series, she was a bit of a Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak but in the CGI films, she’s a full blown girly girl and is more interested in fashion than previous incarnations of the character.
Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak: She is a girly girl in school uniform-like clothes but can be a soccer player.
Nice Girl: Is very maternal and able to be a comforting hand to the others, especially Theodore.
The One Who Wears Shoes: Her CGI self in The Squeakquel is insisted by Ian she has to be taller when onstage, though once the Chipettes realize Ian was Evil All Along, Eleanor takes off the shoes and throws them at his face.
Passionate Sports Girl: In the animated series, she's really good at soccer. The episode Soccer to Me has her prove to Alvin she can make the team even if she's a girl.
Puppy Love: With Theodore.
Spanner in the Works: In The Chipmunk Adventure, if she hadn't made the decision to convince her sisters to take the baby penguin back to his family in Antarctica, they wouldn't have run off course and attracted the attention of the villains, and in turn might never have found out about the diamonds and the true motive behind the race.
Stout Strength: A slight variation on this trope as well as one of the few female examples. Despite her physique, she's revealed to be very athletic and was able to beat Alvin in a one-on-one soccer match.
Supreme Chef: Like Theodore, she loves food and is interested in cooking.
Tender Tomboyishness, Foul Femininity: She's a nice and caring Passionate Sports Girl while her sister, Brittany, is a vain and self-centered fashionista.

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