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 ...

The late Looney Tunes maestro Chuck Jones had an existential rule about cartoon animals: They could walk upright, talk a blue streak and even have a Flatbush accent, so long as they were fundamentally ...

My enjoyment of the Chipmunks phenomenon pretty much began and ended with my childhood copy of Ross Bagdasarian’s Grammy-winning, 1958 novelty record “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late).” A ...

Comedian and actor David Cross is probably best known to comedy audience for his roles in Arrested Development and Mr. Show or perhaps even the three seasons of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd ...

Alvin is forced to clean up the house after throwing a wild party while Dave is away and is not allowed to go with his brothers to Fantasy Park. During which, he combats his fear of loneliness, and ...