Alvin and the Chipmunks Storybook Collection: 7 Rockin' Stories

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Dave, concerned for their well-being, insists that the Chipmunks are too young to handle fame, but Ian convinces them that Dave is reducing their success. As the official photographic history of the beloved characters, it reveals a steady stream of successes, including popular TV shows and specials, regular appearances at Universal Studios theme parks, and an upcoming live-action feature film.

Universal lost the rights to the characters in 2002 due to a breach of contract with Bagdasarian Productions. Through the successful franchise, the Chipmunks have become one of the most successful children's artists of all time. Meanwhile, The Chipmunks and The Chipettes practice for a Halloween play only for things to become wild once Theodore starts transforming as a result of a mysterious bite.None of the songs were released as singles or ever solicited to mainstream radio (although it is possible that kid-oriented radio stations, such as Radio Disney, might have played them anyway); they charted solely because of high digital downloads. On September 17, 2004, Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises, and Bagdasarian Productions announced a live-action hybrid film starring Alvin and the Chipmunks. The Chipmunks made multiple appearances on ads for Food Safety to help kids learn safe food practices. Bagdasarian performed the song "live" (with a pre-recorded track of the pitched-up voice) on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Alvin learns a lesson about responsibility in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read based on a popular episode of Bagdasarian Productions’ hit TV show, Alvinnn! Nothing makes any reference to chipmunks, but the song is sometimes included on Chipmunk compilations as if the Chipmunks had provided the voice of the Witch Doctor. A week after Cross-published on his blog, The New York Observer interviewed him and reported that he "seemed genuinely hurt by the criticism he was being subjected to online. A fourth and final film, titled Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, was released on December 18, 2015. When the tape was played back at normal speed, they would sound a full octave higher in pitch, at normal tempo.net questioned the submission of a live-action/animated film like Alvin: "I mean, why wouldn't Transformers then be considered animated? High-dynamic-range images of sets were also used for lighting the chipmunks to fit the live-action shots. The sound was frequently imitated in comedy records, notably " The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley, " Transistor Radio" by Benny Hill, "Bridget the Midget" by Ray Stevens, "The Laughing Gnome" by David Bowie, and on several tracks on Joe Meek and the Blue Men's album I Hear a New World.

A soundtrack sampler was released along with the DVD of the film in a two-pack sold exclusively at Walmart. The technique was imitated by Sheb Wooley's " The Purple People Eater" and The Big Bopper's "The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor". Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: Battle of the Bands is an Alvin and the Chipmunks book released before the premiere of the second CGI/live-action film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. The show reflected contemporaneous trends in popular culture; the Chipmunks sang recent hits, and wore contemporary clothing. Both films capture the essence of Alvin and the Chipmunks and Universal's legendary monsters, Frankenstein and Wolfman, in new renditions of these classic nightmare tales.

In 1968, the Chipmunks appeared in an Italian commercial TV program Carosello, in their sponsorship of Prealpi, a cheese-maker in Varese, Italy.