AMUSING:“Alvin and the Chipmunks” is family-friendly light entertainment. It has a predictable story line, simple stereotyped characters and lots of silly humor and sight gags. Abundant chuckles – ...

In 1958, a young father in Van Nuys who supported his family working as a songwriter came up with a novelty group of three singing chipmunks, taking them from hit records to an animated TV show.

A Sarah Palin joke? A Charlie Sheen wisecrack? Is this a Chipmunks movie or a Letterman monologue? As current as a Lady Gaga cover, if not quite as relevant, Alvin and the Chipmunks "Munk Up" for ...

We seem to have attracted a small family of chipmunks this winter. I don't mind them, but I didn't know if they cause plant damage like rabbits or voles do? I've noticed their tunnels, and I was also ...

The house that Chipmunks built sits atop a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. By Billboard Staff The house that Chipmunks built sits atop a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Ross Bagdasarian Jr.

This undated photo released by The Lippin Group public relations firm shows Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and his wife Janice Karman with stuffed chipmunks, from left, Theodore, Alvin and Simon. SANTA BARBARA, ...

You may know them as Alvin’s little friends who love to sing in the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks, but in reality, chipmunks really love to chirp and use their harmony to communicate with each other.

Last year's Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel may have had critics chirping with horror, but it was one of the biggest blockbusters of 2009, with a haul of $442m (£291m) worldwide. Now, a firm ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) -- The house the Chipmunks built sits atop a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Ross Bagdasarian Jr. lives here in the wealthy Montecito area with his wife, Janice Karman.