Ross Bagdasarian, who with William Saroyan wrote "Come On-A My House" for Rosemary Clooney, created Alvin, Theodore and Simon, the Chipmunks for his recording "Witch Doctor." It was a smash hit novelty record which led to many recordings of Alvin and the Chipminks. In 1961, CBS greenlighted a prime time cartoon show, The Alvin Show, sponsored by Jell-O from General Foods. It was animated by...
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- Hal Ambro (1 episodes)
- Osmond Evans (1 episodes)
- Rudy Larriva (1 episodes)
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- The Chipmunks' names were taken from the names of three executives at Liberty Records, where David Seville and the Chipmunks made most of their early recordings. Alvin was named for label…
[show]The Chipmunks' names were taken from the names of three executives at Liberty Records, where David Seville and the Chipmunks made most of their early recordings. Alvin was named for label president Alvin Bennett, Simon for label vice-president/record producer Si Waronker, and Theodore for recording engineer Ted Keep. One of the first cartoon shows, along with "The Flintstones," to become a success in prime time.
[hide] - In the Clyde Crashcup segments, Crashcup's assistant Leonardo never speaks out loud. His only speech is whispering into Clyde's ear.
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