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Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band created by Ross Bagdasarian. Alvin and the Chipmunks has also spawned several television series and specials, and direct-to-video and theatrical films.

References to Alvin and the Chipmunks in The Simpsons

Episodes

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
3	57	"The Otto Show"	In the song "Spanish Flea", Homer mentions The Chipmunks.
4	79	"Whacking Day"	Homer's record collection includes the album The Chipmunks' Greatest Hits.
5	82	"Homer's Barbershop Quartet"	Melvin and the Squirrels is a parody of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
21	442	"Homer the Whopper"	There's a poster for the film Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Gettin' Rabies!.
23	504	"Beware My Cheating Bart"	Happy Little Elves II: The Sequelf is a reference to Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
24	515	"The Day the Earth Stood Cool"	Homer says he only knows actor David Cross from the The Chipmunks movie.
27	579	"Treehouse of Horror XXVI"	Joel H. Cohen's writer credit "Joel Cohen's Credit 2: The Squeakquel" is a reference to Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
29	627	"Gone Boy"	Calvin and the Hipmunks is a reference to both Alvin and the Chipmunks and their robotic dopplegangers Calvin and the Hip Munks.

Comics

Picture	Comic issue	Story name	Reference
	Simpsons Comics #41	Bart Simpson and the Krusty Brand Fun Factory	Krusty Sings the Chipmunks.
	Simpsons Comics #239	Brew Ha Ha!	Last Yellow Submarine to Clarksville is a recording of The Chipmunks as the Beatles performing The Monkees' greatest hits.

Common cast and crew

Cast

Name	Role in Alvin and the Chipmunks	Role on The Simpsons
David Cross	Played Ian Hawke in the three live-action movies.	Was interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.
Jane Lynch	Played Gail, Dave's former boss, in the 2007 film.	Voiced Roz Davis in "Replaceable You" and Jeanie in "'Tis the 30th Season".
Amy Poehler	Voice of Eleanor in The Squeakquel and Chipwrecked.	Voiced Jenda in "Future-Drama" and "Days of Future Future".
Jenny Slate	Played Zoe in Chipwrecked.	Voiced Piper Paisley in "Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion".

Crew

Picture	Name	Role in Alvin and the Chipmunks	Role on The Simpsons
	Jon Vitti	Co-wrote the live-Action/CGI animated films: Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009).	Writer, story editor and producer.

External links

Official website
Alvin and the Chipmunks at the Internet Movie Database
Alvin and the Chipmunks at Wikipedia

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