History Trivia / AlvinAndTheChipmunks

** Because they've earned much disdain from a good-sized portion of the fanbase, the CGI character designs have earned the not-so-affectionate nickname, "CGI Rats".

* TheOtherDarrin: Amy Poehler, Anna Faris and Christina Applegate replace Janice Karman for the voice of the Chipettes.

* WriteWhoYouKnow: [[spoiler:In "Cookie Chomper III", the dog the Chipmunks adopted is named Lilly. Lilly the puppy was named after Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman's dog, Tiger Lily, who served as the real-life inspiration for this episode. Like Cookie Chomper III, Tiger Lily was also run over by a car and died.]]

* RoleReprise: Goodman reprised her role of Miss Miller in ''Meet Frankenstein'' as well as ''Meet the Wolfman'' nine years after the 80s/90s series.

** Literally every incarnation of the franchise and almost every album is essentially a glimpse into popular music at the time of release. The chipmunks are essentially a cover band that plays contemporary tunes. The Chipettes are also prone to FashionDissonance due to dressing in less timeless clothes than the boys sweaters or hoodies.

* TalkingToHimself[=/=]CrossDressingVoices: The 80s voice casting is brought back for this series.
* TheOtherDarrin: A passing on generation example: Eleanor is voiced by Vanessa Bagdasarian Chambers, Ross and Janice's elder daughter. The rest of the Chipmunks though, are [[RoleReprisal still voiced]] by her parents like in the 80's cartoon.

* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/AmyPoehler doesn't reprise her role of Eleanor in this film (due to her being too busy with Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''; Creator/{{Kaley Cuoco}}-Sweeting takes over.

* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/AmyPoehler doesn't reprise her role of Eleanor in this film; Creator/{{Kaley Cuoco}}-Sweeting takes over.

* ActorAllusion:
** When the Chipmunks deliberately ruin the concert after realizing they've been tricked by Ian, Alvin shouts "[[Franchise/DieHard Yippee ki yay, mamacita]]!" in which Creator/JustinLong played Matthew ‘Matt’ Farrell in ''Live Free or Die Hard''.
** Another reference to a movie with Creator/JustinLong is made in ''The Squeakquel'' when the Chipmunks are playing dodgeball:
---> "C'mon Alvin! Remember your [[Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory five D's of dodge ball]]: [[ActorAllusion Dodge, dip, duck, dive, and dodge]]!"
** Also, in the first movie, Dave says "If I made a list of my worst days ever, guess what, this one would be at the top of the list!", a reference to his role in ''Series/MyNameIsEarl''.

* ActorAllusion: Three months before ''The Squeakquel'' came out, [[WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs another movie]] premiered where Anna Faris voices an intelligent character wearing glasses named ‘Sam Sparks.’
** Creator/JasonLee, a professional skateboarder, trips over a skateboard.

* ActorAllusion (Well, Composer Allusion): This isn't [[WesternAnimation/RugratsGoWild the first movie about iconic characters being stranded on an island]] to be scored by Music/MarkMothersbaugh.

* ActorAllusion: Laura Marano is in [[Series/AustinAndAlly Miami again]].[[note]](Although the babysitter she plays in [[TheCameo a cameo here]] seems more Trish than Ally.)[[/note]]

* ActorAllusion: This is the second time Michael Bell has played a character who built a humanoid being: The first one was Clockwork Smurf as [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Handy Smurf]].

* ActorAllusion: At one point, you hear Miss Miller badly singing "C'mon a-my House"...a tune co-written by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.

* ActorAllusion:
** Grandpa Seville, a farmer, is voiced by Creator/AlanYoung, who not only voice [[Franchise/TheSmurfs Farmer Smurf]] but he has played another farmer before in 1952 movie ''Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick'' as titular Aaron Slick.
** In "The Gang’s All Here," The Chipmunks face a gang called the Steam Rollers in the roller rink. Theodore and the Chipettes' voice actress, Janice Karman, had starred in a gang film called ''Film/SwitchbladeSisters'' where there’s a scene in the movie when the Dagger Debs and their male counterparts, Silver Daggers, have a showdown with a new gang that arrived led by Crabs. Only difference being [[spoiler:the Chipettes had initially came dressed as cheerleaders for support had to assist the boys when they needed help, though it’s only after the Steam Rollers breaks one of Brittany's nails does she take them all on. The scene in ''Switchblade Sisters'' proves disastrous when Crabs’ men show up armed with rifles and killing the boyfriend of the Dagger Deb’s leader, who’s brutally assaulted thus causing her to miscarriage.]] Theodore even tries to find people to create a gang against the Steam Rollers [[spoiler:and fail]] is how the Dagger Debs recruits Muff (played by Marlene Clark) and her gang of African-American militants from across town to take on Crabs’ gang.

* ActorAllusion:
** In the "Witch Doctor" musical segment of ''The Alvin Show'', Dave exclaims "I made that record once!" in regards to the Chipmunks wanting to sing the song. This is because Ross Bagdasarian didn't consider "Witch Doctor" not technically being a Chipmunks song, the first true song by the Chipmunk Trio being "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)."

* CastingGag:
** Tony Hale replaces David Cross as the main villain. [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Does that remind you of anything?]]
** Eddie Steeples plays a friend of Jason Lee's character, just like in ''Series/MyNameIsEarl''.

* CreatorBacklash: Actor Creator/DavidCross has said that the third film was the most unpleasant experience he's had in his life as a professional.

* ActingForTwo: In the original Latin American Spanish dub, Creator/MariaFernandaMorales voiced both Alvin and Brittany, also overlapping with TalkingWithHimself as well.

** Alvin in the Italian dub.

** The Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore) for the Italian dub.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If IMDb trivia is to be believed, one early draft of the script featured Claire from the first movie [[TheBusCameBack returning]] and fulfilling the role taken by Samantha in the final film.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Literally every incarnation of the franchise and almost every album is essentially a glimpse into popular music at the time of release. The chipmunks are essentially a cover band that plays contemporary tunes. The Chipettes are also prone to FashionDissonance due to dressing in less timeless clothes than the boys sweaters or hoodies.

** Creator/TimAllen, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/BillMurray and Creator/JohnTravolta were all offered and declined the role of Dave Seville.
** Creator/PattonOswalt and Creator/BrianPosehn were offered but rejected the role of Ian Hawke.

* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/AmyPoehler doesn't reprise her role of Eleanor in this film; Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting takes over.