Chip and dale

Chip y Dale (Chip and Chop in Spain; also written in English as Chip 'n' Dale or Chip an' Dale) are a duo of cartoon characters from The Walt Disney Company productions and media created in 1943. As anthropomorphic squirrels, their names are a pun on the name of the 18th century cabinetmaker and furniture designer, Thomas Chippendale. This was suggested by Bill "Tex" Henson, a story artist in the studio.

The characters were first introduced in the 1943 Pluto short, Private Pluto, directed by Clyde Geronimi, in which they battle with Pluto over whether they can store their nuts in a base cannon military. Three years later, director Jack Hannah decided to use them as co-stars in the Donald Duck shorts. Hannah said:

"I think Gerry Geronimi made a photo with two naughty little squirrels who simply squealed and blinked with an accelerated but wordless soundtrack. He used them with Pluto... I wanted to use them with the Duck but with a little more personality on them. So we decided to put words in their mouths but speed them up so you could barely understand them... We gave them both the same personality, but something was missing. Bill Peet came up with the suggestion to make one of them a little dumb to give them two different personalities. I immediately saw the advantage of that and accepted the suggestion."

Of the two, Chip is portrayed as confident, focused, and with a mind for logical schemes. Dale, on the other hand, is more laid back, goofy, and impulsive, and has a very strong sense of humor. Originally, the two had a very similar appearance, but as a way to tell them apart, some differences were introduced: Chip has a small, black nose and two centered protruding teeth, while Dale has a large, dark red nose and a gap. prominent between his buck teeth. Chip is also depicted as having straight hair on top of his head, while Dale's tends to be unkempt.

In most cartoons, they are pitted against either Pluto or Donald Duck, who act as rivals to the squirrel duo. They were given their own series in the 1950s, but only three cartoons bearing their name resulted: Chicken in the Rough (1951), Two Chips and a Miss (1952) and The Lone Chipmunks (1954). The duo were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film three times in four years: in 1946 for Squatter's Rights, in 1947 for Chip an' Dale and in 1949 by Toy Tinkers. In the 1980s, they became the main characters in a half-hour television series, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, in which they have adventures as leaders of a security agency. detectives.

Appearances

Short Films

Pluto Series

• Private Pluto (1943) - debut as prototype of the characters
• Food for Feudin' (1950)

Mickey Mouse Series

• Squatter's Rights (1946) - debut with its permanent appearances
• Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
• Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) - cameo

Donald Duck Series

Chip 'n' Hit it

Due to their popularity, the chipmunks went on to star in three solo short films. Like the shorts featuring other Disney characters, the cartoons began with a starburst close-up of Chip and Dale's faces, followed by the title "A Walt Disney Chip 'n& #39; Give it" or "Walt Disney Presents Chip 'n' Hit it".

TV series

• Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989): Series starring Chip and Dale where they appear as rescuers, and along with their friends Gadget Hackewrench, Monterey Jack and Zipper resolve cases and face enemies like Malacara or Professor Notron Nimmul.
• Pato Darkwing (1991): They make a cameo in the episode "The Birth of Negapato".
• Quack Pack (1996): Dale makes a cameo in the episode "Hit the Road, Backwater Jack".
• Mickey Mouse Works (1999): Chip and Dale appeared in two episodes: "Donald And The Big Nut", where they antagonize with Donald Duck, and "Mickey's Mixed Nuts", where they antagonize with Mickey Mouse.
• House of Mouse (2001): Chip and Dale usually appear as guests at the club. They have a relevant role in the "Chip 'n Dale" episode where during the plot they steal the nuts of the public while Donald tries to stop them.
• Mickey Mouse's house (2006): GGI animation series where Chip and Dale often help Mickey and his friends.
• Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (2017): They work as mechanics in the garage where the cars of the protagonists are.
• Robot Chicken (2005): series in which the characters are part of the many parodied.
• Mickey Mouse (2013) and The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020): They have brief appearances in the episodes of both series.
• Chip and Dale: Life in the Park (2021): In this series chip and dale live in a park where you have all kinds of adventures.

Movies

• Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999): They make a brief appearance in the first story, where on Christmas morning they play happily with a toy train they have received from Santa Claus.
• Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022): The first feature film starring both squirrels, a mixture between real image and animation. The film is a comedy with a lot of meta content, as it moves us to a world where humans and cartoons coexist. In the film, they're both Hollywood actors who meet for years after the end of the show. Rescue Rangers. When cartoon characters begin to disappear, they both unite to solve the mystery.

Comic series

• Walt Disney Comics and Stories #89, #204 (start as usual characters) (1940 - Present)
• Four Color #517, 581, 636. (1942 - Present)
• Chip 'n' Dale #4 - 30 (Dell) (1952 - 1962)
• Chip 'n Dale #1 - 64 (Gold Key) (1967 - 1984)
• Chip 'n Dale #65 - 83 (Whitman) (1967 - 1984)
• Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers #1 - 17 (Disney) (June 1990 - December 1991)
• Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers #1 - 8 (Boom) (December 2010 - July 2011)

Video Games

• Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1990 - Nintendo Entertainment System)
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: The Adventures in Nimnul's Castle (1990 - PC)
• Mickey's 123: The Big Surprise Party (1990 - Amiga)
• Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 2 (1993 - Nintendo Entertainment System)
• Mickey's Racing Adventure (1999 - Game Boy Color)
• Magical Tetris Challenge (1999 - Game Boy Color only)
• Dance Dance Disney Dancing Museum (2000 - Nintendo 64)
• Pop'n Music Mickey Tunes (2000 - Game Boy Color, Sony PlayStation)
• Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix (2000/2001 - Arcade, Sony PlayStation)
• Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (2000 - Game Boy Color, Sega Dreamcast, Windows PC, Sony PlayStation)
• Disney's Toontown Online (2001 - PC)
• Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (2010 - mobile phones)
• Kingdom Hearts (2002 - PlayStation 2)
• Kingdom Hearts II (2006 - PlayStation 2)
• Kingdom Hearts coded (2007 - mobile phones)
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010 - PSP)
• Kingdom Hearts χ (2013 - Mobile phones)
• Disney Magic Kingdoms (2016 - mobile phones)
• Kingdom Hearts III (2019 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Songs

1. Little Girl Little Girl Two Chips and a Miss (1952)
2. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - Disney's Christmas All-Time Favourites (1980)
3. Principal item Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989)
4. The Portazo de Malacara - Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989)
5. Rescue Rangers Rootin Toorin Rangers (1991)
6. Chip and Dale Vacation - Dance Dance Disney Dancing Museum (2000)
7. Video game - Pop 'n Music Disney Tunes (2000)
8. The Little Mickey Parade - The House of Mickey Mouse (2010)