The Alvin Show (found animated series; 1961-1962)
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The Alvin Show is an American animated television series. It was the first animated show to feature the singing characters Alvin and the Chipmunks; it lasted for one season in prime time (October 4, 1961 – September 12, 1962) on CBS (Wednesdays, 7:30-8pm Eastern), and was initially telecast in black and white (color prints of the episodes were not seen until the series entered syndication in the fall of 1965).
Layout For Show
The Alvin Show was split into 4 different segments; a 7 minute Chipmunks cartoon, 1 music segment based around a song sung by the Chipmunks about random topics, a 7-minute cartoon with Clyde Crashcup, a crazy inventor who invents everyday items, and 1 more music segment (different from the first one).
The Alvin Show was syndicated on many stations, with the last appearance of the show on TV being on 1995, when it was shown 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. The segments have been swapped around many times in syndication.
Circulation
In 2008-ish, segments from The Alvin Show were uploaded to YouTube but were taken down by Bagdasarian Productions, the owners of the show. In 2012, a user named "Rugratskid" began re-uploading segments to YouTube, which were later removed by Bagdasarian Productions. Rugratskid then began collecting any segments he could find. As of now, he has all 26 of the 7 minute Chipmunks cartoons, around 10 of the Clyde Crashcup segments, and around 85% of the music segments. In 2015, Rugratskid found listings on eBay for 16mm copies of Alvin Show segments. He sent the links to Badgasarian Productions Facebook page, who proceeded to buy all of them. He is still looking for any segments in better quality or any that are still lost. Segments that are found and lost are listed below. Bold titles are found, and any that aren't bold are still not found.
Episodes
# | The Chipmunks | Musical Segment 1 | Clyde Crashcup | Musical Segment 2 |
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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 |
You can download the found segments below.
Alvin Episodes: https://mega.co.nz/#F!fAhRVaIJ!Fo65VC3pyPOK212aGPPanw
Music Segments: https://mega.co.nz/#F!qcwmgRpC!Y0gy8hmYh38FhOOeyZe78A
Clyde Crashcup Episodes: https://mega.co.nz/#F!4tVDzKQL!xBQsnaKSUI1cDJvMVO7uHw
There are some places online where you can buy The Alvin Show, none of which I (Rugratskid) have bought from, only due to a lack of having any money.
4 Volumes Here: http://shop.toonarific.com/search.php?mode=search&page=1 (got screenshots from these discs from someone back in 2012, so I can confirm it's real)
http://www.collectorsheaven.info/The-Alvin-Show-Complete-Series.html (Got a mp4 of disc 1 from someone in mid-2012; they are Nick reruns recorded on VHS, but Nick seemed to have the best quality reruns, at least from what I've found)
http://classicmoviesdvd.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=83 (only $7, thought about getting this one, but I have literally no money so I haven't)
If you have any lost segments or anything in better quality than what is available above, please PM Rugratskid about it.