Episode 87b (Season 7, episode 11b), "Princess and the Pig" (PATP) is currently the only episode from the 1983 Alvin and the Chipmunks cartoon not available in its original English format. The episode aired on December 2, 1989 alongside its sister episode "The Return of Uncle Adventure". PATP was the second segment in the half hour block. While "The Return of Uncle Adventure" has been archived in its original English fromat (albeit in poor quality) PATP is only available through the German, Italian, and Spanish dubs. The Italian dub is currently available to watch with English subtitles on our Youtube channel. Currently, the only pieces of the original English version that are available are the original title card and the episode's song, "Country Feelin'".
The second half of season 6 and the etirety of seasons 7 and 8 of the 80s cartoon were never put into syndication in the USA. Which means these episodes only aired on NBC a handful of times in the late 1980s before disappearing from broadcasts, making recordings from NBC incredibly rare. However, other countries such as the UK and Australia reran these episodes throughout the 1990s, meaning an English copy could be pulled from there. The UK aired the series on the channel CBBC and Australia aired it on ABC. The currently available Italian dubbed version of PATP was ripped from a retail VHS. However, no English retail VHS releases of this episode are known to exist.
We are currently accepting any and all leads related to finding the English version of "Princess and the Pig". Feel free to contact us on our Twitter account if you'd like to help with the search!
AVAILABLE NOW!
We've finally finished uploading all of the episode cut songs from ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks to our Youtube channel! We've also uploaded all songs from the 2007 Alvin and the Chipmunks video game (including the Nintendo DS variants) and made playlists for the Squeakquel and Chipwrecked games.
COMING SOON!
We'll be ripping all songs from the CGI/live action films and uploading them using the same method that was used for the ALVINNN songs. This means dialogue and sound effects will be removed wherever possible. The main focus will be on songs that differ from their soundtrack versions (such as Bad Day from the beginning of the '07 film) and songs not featured on soundtracks at all.
65 YEARS IN A NUTSHELL: YEAR ONE
This is the most recent video from the official AATC youtube channel. In this video Ross Bagdasarian Jr. tells the story of how Alvin and the Chipmunks came to be.
Recently there's been an ongoing lawsuit between Bagdasarian Productions and PGS Entertainment over the distribution and production of the ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks series. This legal battle resulted from miscommunications on PGS's end regarding broadcast information and potential deals.
While we don't know the end result of this legal battle as of right now, we do know that the miscommunications and also production delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic were the cause of the show's cancellation. It's unfortunate, but at least now fans can have a little closure.
For more information on the BP vs PGS lawsuit, check out this video made by Granditamias where he and GleefulChibi (ChipmunkMania admin) read the court document and discuss the lawsuit in detail.