Rockin' Through the Decades
Rockin' Through the Decades | |
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Created by | Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. Janice Karman Ben Vereen Richard Moll Kenny Loggins Raven-Symoné Shelley Duvall Markie Post Little Richard |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producers | Steve Karman Walt Kubiak Elana Lesser Cliff Ruby |
Running time | 19 minutes |
Production companies | Bagdasarian Productions Murakami-Wolf-Swenson |
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Network | NBC |
Release | January 18, 1991 |
Rockin' Through the Decades is a live-action/animated TV special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was directed by Steve Karman, produced by Bagdasarian Productions, and premiered on NBC on January 18, 1991.[1]
The special was released on VHS by Buena Vista Home Video in 1992 as Rockin' with the Chipmunks. Most recently, the special has been re-released on September 8, 2009, by Paramount Home Entertainment on the DVD The Very First Alvin Show alongside A Chipmunk Reunion. In 1992, it aired on The Disney Channel.
Cast
- Will Smith - Himself (credited as Fresh Prince)
- Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.- Alvin and Simon (voice)
- Janice Karman - Theodore and Brittany (voice)
- Ben Vereen - Himself
- Richard Moll - Himself
- Kenny Loggins - Himself
- Raven-Symoné - Herself
- Shelley Duvall - Herself
- Markie Post - Herself
- Little Richard - Himself
- Michael Jackson - Himself (archive footage)
Rockin' with the Chipmunks
Rockin' with the Chipmunks made significant changes to the featured songs.
- "Witch Doctor"
- Intro medley, done by Alvin in different styles
- Little Richard (style of "Tutti Frutti")
- Elvis Presley (style of "Blue Suede Shoes")
- Jimi Hendrix (style of "Foxy Lady")
- Bob Dylan (style of "Like a Rolling Stone")
- Michael Jackson (style of "Billie Jean")
- Bruce Springsteen (style of "Born in the U.S.A.")
- Intro medley, done by Alvin in different styles
- "Tutti Frutti"/"Heartbreak Hotel" (medley, 1950s)
- "Surfin' Safari"/"She Loves You"/"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (medley, 1960s)
- "Crocodile Rock" (1970s)
- "Smooth Criminal"/"Beat It"[2] (medley, Alvin added to the original music videos, 1980s)
- "Sleigh Ride" (original hip hopsong, 1990s)
Segments from two episodes of The Alvin Show, A Chipmunk Christmas and an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show are also featured. "Alvin's Harmonica" can be heard in the background while Fresh Prince is on the 1950s set. Fresh Prince also does a rap introduction to the "Sleigh Ride" segment, giving his perspective on what to expect of the 1990s.
Soundtrack album release
Rockin' Through the Decades | ||||
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Rockin' Through the Decades is also the title of a
- "Witch Doctor (Decades Mix)"
- "Tutti Frutti"
- "She Loves You ('90s Reprise)"
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
- "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" - The Chipettes
- "Beat It ('90s Remix)"
- "Heartbreak Hotel"
- "Crocodile Rock"
- "Surfin' Safari"
- "Oh, Pretty Woman"
- "Johnny B. Goode"
- "Sleigh Ride"
References
- ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Michael Jackson and The Chipmunks". YouTube.
- ^ Rockin' Through the Decades
External links
- Rockin' Through the Decades at IMDb