The Alvin Show (found animated series; 1961-1962)

The cover of an LP with music from the series.

Status: Partially Lost/Found

The Alvin Show is an American animated television series. It was the first animated TV show about Alvin and the Chipmunks, and it aired from October 4, 1961 to September 12, 1962 on CBS on Wednesdays, 7:30-8pm Eastern. It originally debuted in black and white, and color versions of the episodes were not seen until the series entered syndication in the fall of 1965.

Each episode was split into 4 different segments; a 7 minute Chipmunks cartoon, 1 music segment performed by the Chipmunks, a 7-minute clip with Clyde Crashcup (a crazy inventor) and a concluding musical clip. It was syndicated on many stations, but it hasn't appeared on TV in several decades. Its last appearance on TV being was in 1995 on Nickelodeon. Since then, only 3 episodes have been made available for purchase and 2 VHS tapes with songs from the song in a sing-along format, which are now out of print. Additionally, the segments have frequently been rearranged during syndication.

With the advent of the Internet, The Alvin Show became easier to find and watch. In 2008-ish, segments from The Alvin Show were uploaded to YouTube but were taken down by Bagdasarian Productions, the legal owners of the show. In 2012, a Lost Media Wiki user named Rugratskid began re-uploading segments to YouTube, but they were again removed by Bagdasarian. Rugratskid then began collecting any segments he could find and has compiled them on MEGA. He has since uploaded all 26 of the 7 minute Chipmunks cartoons, around 10 of the Clyde Crashcup segments, and around 85% of the music segments. Some of the Clyde Crashcup segments are available for purchase to Clyde Crashcup segments on DVD, but most of the content is difficult to find on DVD.

Episodes

#	The Chipmunks	Musical Segment 1	Clyde Crashcup	Musical Segment 2
1	Stanley The Eagle	Oh Gondaliero	Invents Baseball	I Wish I Could Speak French
2	Sam Valiant, Private Nose	August Dear	Invents the Bathtub	Alvin's Orchestra
3	Squares	Swanee River	Invents the Wife	The Magic Mountain
4	Ostrich	The Brave Chipmunks	Invents the Baby	Yankee Doodle Dandy
5	Good Neighbor	The Little Dog	Invents Electricity	Old MacDonald Cha Cha Cha
6	Fancy	Japanese Banana	Invents Music	When Johnny Comes Marching Home
7	Alvin’s Alter Ego	The Pidgin English Hula	Invents the West	Chipmunk Fun
8	Sam Valiant, Real Estate	Working on the Railroad	Invents the Stove	Stuck in Arabia
9	Camping Trip	Good Morning Song	Invents Jokes	I Wish I Had a Horse
10	Overworked Alvin	Witch Doctor	Invents Flight	The Chipmunk Song
11	Dude Ranch	Home on the Range	Invents First Aid	Alvin for President
12	Jungle Rhythm	Lily of Laguna	Invents Egypt	Row Your Boat
13	Bentley Van Rolls	Swing Low Sweet Chariot	Invents Self-Preservation	Comin' Thru the Rye
14	Good Manners	Bicycle Built for Two	Invents Physical Fitness	Ragtime Cowboy Joe
15	Little League	Buffalo Gals	Invents the Chair	While Strolling in the Park One Day
16	Hillbilly Son	Spain	Invents the Bed	Pop Goes the Weasel
17	Alvin’s Cruise	Alvin's Harmonica	Invents the Telephone	If You Love Me/Alouette
18	Lovesick Dave	Coming 'Round the Mountain	Invents the Time Machine	The Blind-Folded Mice
19	Eagle In Love	Sing a Goofy Song	Invents Do it Yourself	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
20	Theodore’s Dog	Clementine	Invents the Shoe	Maria from Madrid
21	Haunted House	Whistle While You Work	Invents Glass	My Wild Irish Rose
22	Alvin's Studio	Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair	This is Your Life, Clyde Crashcup!	The Band Played On
23	The Whistler	The Alvin Twist	Invents the Boat	The Man on the Flying Trapeze
24	Sir Alvin	Git Along Little Doggies	Invents Crashcupland	Down in the Valley
25	Disc Jockey	Funiculi, Funicula	Invents Birthdays	Polly Wolly Doodle
26	Eagle Music	On Top of Old Smokey	Invents Self-Defense	America the Beautiful