Can’t say I have vivid childhood memories of Ross Bagdasarian Sr.’s “The Alvin Show.” But what I do vaguely recall is pleasant enough, as long as those helium chipmunk harmonies were limited to one ...

More than hyperactive enough to engage small fry with microscopic attention spans, "Alvin and the Chipmunks" also has built-in nostalgia appeal for baby-boomer parents and grandparents willing to ...

The cartoon band isn’t a new concept. It dates back to at least the late 1950s, when Fresno’s Ross Bagdasarian Sr. — better known by the stage name David Seville — created the furry troubadours Alvin ...

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Comedy. Starring Jason Lee, David Cross and Cameron Richardson. Directed by Tim Hill. (PG. 92 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. "Alvin and the Chipmunks" is a movie that features ...

They’ve earned Emmys, Grammys, platinum albums, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But can Alvin and the Chipmunks now net their biggest prize yet: a $300 million paycheck? The franchise is ...

20th Century Fox and New Regency have released a trailer for the fourth film in the Alvin and the Chipmunks CGI theatrical franchise: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, directed by Walt Becker, ...

Forty-eight years ago, songwriter Ross Bagdasarian was taking a drive through California’s Yosemite National Park when a chipmunk scampered out in front of his car and stared him down in the way a ...

Alvin and the Chipmunks is a running joke that's lasted fifty years. It began as a novelty record featuring witch doctors in the 1950s (speeding up vocals to chipmunk squeakiness) and branched out ...