

black), and is shorter than Jeanette yet taller than Eleanor. She wears pink but has been seen in other colors (i.e.
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Their first appearance on a Chipmunks album was on 1984's Songs from Our TV Shows, nearly seven months after the Chipettes debuted in the first episode of the Alvin and the Chipmunks television series on September 17, 1983.Īlthough The Chipettes are featured prominently on many albums, they are equally credited with The Chipmunks only on 1987's The Chipmunk Adventure Soundtrack and 1988's Born to Rock.īrittany is the sassiest Chipette, as well as the group's lead singer. The Chipettes appeared on the small screen before appearing on any albums. With Brittany and The Chipettes we can handle those sorts of things. We wanted to let her know she can be president, or a soccer champion, or whatever. It enables you to deal with issues that girls are going through that boys wouldn't necessarily be dealing with. I wanted to do female chipmunks that have counter personalities to the Chipmunks so we could do some girl tunes.īagdasarian also added in reference to the new characters, According to one of their creators, Janice Karman, she and Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., Like The Chipmunks, The Chipettes were originally created for the musical medium and later crossed over into real life. On this album, Alvin sings a duet with a girl character named Charlene the Chipette during the song " You're The One That I Want." Charlene is depicted on the album cover as having a long, blonde ponytail and seems to have been the basis for the later character of Brittany.

The origins of The Chipettes can be traced to the 1982 Alvin and the Chipmunks album The Chipmunks Go Hollywood. The Chipettes in the CGI/live action films. These were later revamped by Sandra Berez for The Chipmunk Adventure and the later seasons of the show. The first character designs for The Chipettes were drafted by Corny Cole for their 1983 debut. Karman also wrote and voiced the Chipettes' dialogue on all of their studio albums while studio singers such as Susan Boyd, Shelby Daniel, and Katherine Coon provided their singing voices. In the TV Live airing (1983-1990) and the accompanying feature films, all of The Chipettes were voiced by their creator, Janice Karman, wife of Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., son of Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., originator of The Chipmunks. The title of the show was changed from Alvin and the Chipmunks to simply The Chipmunks in 1988 to reflect this reality. In this and related materials, The Chipettes served as female featured characters, starring in 52 episodes (five solo), two specials, and five movies. The Chipettes are a fictional group of female singing chipmunks ( Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor) first appearing on the show Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1983. The original 2009 concept art including Jeanette with blue-framed round glasses The Chipettes as they appear in the 1980s series.
