The Alvin Show

S01E18: Hillbilly Son

Chuck Wagon, one of Dave's cousins, comes to visit. After he states he can't do anything, Alvin makes it a point to teach him to do everything. hoping something will be his forte.

Overview

The Alvin Show is an American animated television series. It was the first to feature the singing characters Alvin and the Chipmunks, although a series with a similar concept The Nutty Squirrels Present had aired a year earlier. It lasted for one season in prime time on CBS, originally sponsored by General Foods, and initially telecast in black and white.

The series rode the momentum of creator Ross Bagdasarian's original hit musical gimmick and developed the singing Chipmunk trio as rambunctious kids–particularly the show's namesake star–whose mischief contrasted to his tall, brainy brother Simon and his chubby, gluttonous brother Theodore, as well as their long-suffering, perpetually put-upon manager-father figure, David Seville. The animation was produced by Herbert Klynn's Format Films.

Episodes

Good Neighbor

S01E01 Good Neighbor

October 4, 1961 30 min
While Dave is at the store, The Chipmunks meet the new neighbor, who does not like being disturbed as he sleeps. Unfortunately, he works nights, which doesn't bode well with The Chipmunks rehearsing their songs...
Ostrich

S01E02 Ostrich

October 11, 1961 30 min
While Dave and the Chipmunks are walking down the street they stumble upon a car dealer kicking an ostrich, who is trying to hatch a egg-shaped car, out to the street. After Dave refuses to...
Squares

S01E03 Squares

October 18, 1961 30 min
Mrs. Frumpington, the head of a group called The Ladies of the Square, visits the Seville House. She explains that the goal of her group is to ban certain miserable music on television and radio....
Sam Valiant, Private Nose

S01E04 Sam Valiant, Private Nose

October 25, 1961 30 min
While Dave finds his newest song has gone missing, Theodore finds his pet bird has flown the coop. Dave and the boys hire a shady detective named Private Nose to investigate.
Overworked Alvin

S01E05 Overworked Alvin

November 1, 1961 30 min
Dave comes home from work to find the yard and the house a mess. Disappointed in the boys lack of personal responsibility, Dave decides to begin acting as a drill sergeant to get The Chipmunks'...
Alvin's Cruise

S01E06 Alvin's Cruise

November 8, 1961 30 min
Dave and The Chipmunks have just completed a very busy schedule and are looking forward to a peaceful cruise. While aboard the ocean liner, Alvin, who only wants to sleep, is constantly being annoyed by...
Alvin's Alter-Ego

S01E07 Alvin's Alter-Ego

November 15, 1961 30 min
Unwilling to do his chores or to rehearse their new song, Alvin is encouraged by his evil alter-ego to seek out the team's agent and work as a solo act. The evil conscience tells the...
Stanley the Eagle

S01E08 Stanley the Eagle

November 22, 1961 30 min
The Chipmunks are bored so they decide to build a bird house which rather quickly invites an eagle who is nervous to learn to fly. Alvin makes it his personal goal to get him flying.
Fancy

S01E09 Fancy

November 29, 1961 30 min
While vacationing at a beach resort named Surf, Sand & Sea View, Simon, Theodore, and Dave enjoy the scenery as Alvin watches TV, uninterested in the beach. But when Alvin is accidentally hit with a...
Sam Valiant: Real Estate

S01E10 Sam Valiant: Real Estate

December 6, 1961 30 min
The boys are tired of being stuck in the house and they convince Dave to take them out by showing him a brochure with beautiful pictures for Valhalla Estates. Dave calls Sam Valiant, now a...
Dude Ranch

S01E11 Dude Ranch

December 13, 1961 30 min
Dave and the boys head for a popular dude ranch out west for a vacation. Once they get to their hotel, they discover that Sam Valiant is the room clerk. Hearing that Dave is trying...
Camping Trip

S01E12 Camping Trip

December 20, 1961 30 min
When Dave and the boys go to a national park for their camping trip, they find themselves entangled with a bandit hiding out in the woods.
Bentley Van Rolls

S01E13 Bentley Van Rolls

December 27, 1961 30 min
Alvin meets his new neighbor Bentley Van Rolls III, who turns out to be a spoiled little rich kid. Bentley has his butler, Reese, spy on Alvin from their balcony before heading out to attempt...
The Whistler

S01E14 The Whistler

January 3, 1962 30 min
The Chipmunks have just got back home from a long performance tour. While Dave, Simon, and Theodore are cleaning up the house, Alvin tends to his garden only to get into a match with the...
Lovesick Dave

S01E15 Lovesick Dave

January 10, 1962 30 min
The Chipmunks are concerned by Dave's unusual behavior and attempt to follow him. Once they stop in front of the Justice of the Peace, they believe Dave's getting married. Back home they overhear Dave on...
Jungle Rhythm

S01E16 Jungle Rhythm

January 17, 1962 30 min
While out in the jungles of Africa to record animals sounds for their new record, they hear a new and mysterious sound. While trying to find the source of the sound, Dave discovers are being...
Theodore's Dog

S01E17 Theodore's Dog

January 24, 1962 30 min
Theodore finds a dog (Alexander) at an animal shelter and drags him home. Theodore tries to convince Dave to allow a dog to live with them, but he says no since they travel too much....
Hillbilly Son

S01E18 Hillbilly Son

January 31, 1962 30 min
Chuck Wagon, one of Dave's cousins, comes to visit. After he states he can't do anything, Alvin makes it a point to teach him to do everything. hoping something will be his forte.
Little League

S01E19 Little League

February 7, 1962 30 min
Alvin tries to play baseball with his team and care for a bratty baby, Billy Brown, at the same time. While Alvin is playing, Billy keeps bugging Alvin to let him play ball, but Alvin...
Eagle in Love

S01E20 Eagle in Love

February 14, 1962 30 min
Stanley the Eagle finds a lost necklace and gives it to an eagle statue atop a clock tower. (Stanley thinks that the eagle statue is a female, and he wants to impress her.) Unfortunately for...
Alvin's Studio

S01E21 Alvin's Studio

February 21, 1962 30 min
Dave's ready to rehearse a new song but the boys aren't (Alvin's playing with a yo-yo, Simon's reading, and Theodore's playing with a parakeet (George)). When Dave walks out on his boys (to play golf)...
Haunted House

S01E22 Haunted House

February 28, 1962 30 min
Dave inherits the Chesley Estate and is excited to show the boys. Unknown to Dave, a ghost (JP Lester) is excited to have the opportunity to scare him in order to get the Ghost of...
Sir Alvin

S01E23 Sir Alvin

March 7, 1962 30 min
Daisy Belle comes over to stay at the Seville House while her mother is shopping. When Simon and Theodore take off into another room, Alvin is forced to spend time with her. In order to...
Good Manners

S01E24 Good Manners

March 14, 1962 30 min
After The Chipmunks disrupt a visit with Mrs. Frumpington by breaking a window and acting sarcastically, Dave loses his temper. Mrs. Frumpington volunteers to teach the boys good manners. She attempts to instruct the boys...
Eagle Music

S01E25 Eagle Music

March 21, 1962 30 min
Stanley the Eagle attempts to sing with other birds but is driven away. When The Chipmunks find him in his birdhouse, Simon tries to get Stanley to sing for him, but he is too upset....
Disc Jockey

S01E26 Disc Jockey

March 28, 1962 30 min
Dave is out attempting to convince radio stations to play a new track but when he returns he informs the boys they don't want to air singing Chipmunks anymore. Alvin and his brothers set out...

Cast

Shepard Menken
Ross Bagdasarian
Ross Bagdasarian
June Foray
June Foray
Don Messick
Don Messick
Lee Patrick
Lee Patrick
Joe Besser
Joe Besser
Tim Matheson
Tim Matheson

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