Footage from the Blu-ray/DVD combo!:
I think you'll be pleased with this:

What's this about there not being a Blu-ray edition? Here it is. 

Also, that YouTube clip doesn't look so good... the image is pixillated. :S Hopefully it's not indicative of the actual disc quality.

What's this about there not being a Blu-ray edition? Here it is. 

Also, that YouTube clip doesn't look so good... the image is pixillated. :S Hopefully it's not indicative of the actual disc quality.

the video is ONLY streamed in 480p. I wouldn't judge based off the YouTube video completely.

What's this about there not being a Blu-ray edition? Here it is. 

Also, that YouTube clip doesn't look so good... the image is pixillated. :S Hopefully it's not indicative of the actual disc quality.

the video is ONLY streamed in 480p. I wouldn't judge based off the YouTube video completely.

I know, but 480p is no reason for the image to look pixillated. That problem has nothing to do with whether it's 480 or 1080.

Still, of course, it might simply be a fault of the YouTube video, and not representative for the actual Blu-ray.

Am i the only one thinks it's stupid for Ross Jr. to shun the no brainer show for a comeplete series release?
I mean for the love of god, The Alvin Show is safe haven as the show comprise of Ross Sr.'s tunes and public domain songs which is safe to distribute

At least restore the show and make it available for MOD

"Whistle While You Work" is a public domain song?

Am i the only one thinks it's stupid for Ross Jr. to shun the no brainer show for a comeplete series release?
I mean for the love of god, The Alvin Show is safe haven as the show comprise of Ross Sr.'s tunes and public domain songs which is safe to distribute

At least restore the show and make it available for MOD

"Whistle While You Work" is a public domain song?

yes

Am i the only one thinks it's stupid for Ross Jr. to shun the no brainer show for a comeplete series release?
I mean for the love of god, The Alvin Show is safe haven as the show comprise of Ross Sr.'s tunes and public domain songs which is safe to distribute

At least restore the show and make it available for MOD

"Whistle While You Work" is a public domain song?

yes

So you're saying a Disney song is public domain? Yeah, I don't buy that.

Hi, long time lurker, first time poster. I had to come out of the shadows for this one.

To me, the most frustrating aspect of this situation is that there is zero communication on the part of Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. to the fans of The Alvin Show as to what reason he might have (and it might be a legitimate reason) to not make a complete series collection a reality. You would think he would want the show his father was so involved in to see the light of day. Music rights issues might be a hurdle, but companies like Shout! have done amazing things lately with music heavy shows like The Wonder Years and WKRP.

Maybe this is more of a branding issue. A new generation knows Alvin & the Chipmunks from the movies. Perhaps Bagdasarian want to concentrate on building up that new image. Maybe the thinking is that it might be confusing to this new audience to have the previous incarnations available. Heck, if the movies hadn't been so popular, we might already have the whole enchilada on dvd.

I just wish he would release a short statement about this matter. I first saw the 60's series when it was syndicated in the 80's and instantly fell in love with it. I need more Clyde Crashcup in my life!

Jerry Beck's theory on Stu's Show was that the remastering of the shows on this release look great, which means they were likely expensive, which means maybe they are testing the waters for a full release without spending a ruinous amount of money on a release that might not recoup the cost.

Am i the only one thinks it's stupid for Ross Jr. to shun the no brainer show for a comeplete series release?
I mean for the love of god, The Alvin Show is safe haven as the show comprise of Ross Sr.'s tunes and public domain songs which is safe to distribute

At least restore the show and make it available for MOD

"Whistle While You Work" is a public domain song?

yes

So you're saying a Disney song is public domain? Yeah, I don't buy that.

Bagdasarian allowed Chip & Dale to sing "The Chipmunk Song" for a Disney record, so surely there shouldn't be a problem with the use of "Whistle While You Work" in a single episode of "The Alvin Show".

Bagdasarian allowed Chip & Dale to sing "The Chipmunk Song" for a Disney record, so surely there shouldn't be a problem with the use of "Whistle While You Work" in a single episode of "The Alvin Show".

I remember that. I also remember the 1969 album "The Chipmunks Go to the Movies" having a few Disney songs covered by the Chipmunks. In fact, the "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" track also later showed up on the 1999 Chipmunks CD "Still Squeaky After All These Years!"

I recall hearing the reason why we only got these three episodes on DVD was because the restoration process for each episode is very expensive and time-consuming. I can see that.
I already bought my copy, and the restoration job is indeed fantastic. Though I am confused by how each episode has cut the closing credits sequence! It goes straight from a bumper to the Bagdasarian logo.

Bagdasarian allowed Chip & Dale to sing "The Chipmunk Song" for a Disney record, so surely there shouldn't be a problem with the use of "Whistle While You Work" in a single episode of "The Alvin Show".

I remember that.

And here's that record:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrz3ryuOwFI 

Has anyone bought/checked out the Blu-ray yet? I'm really curious about whether the episodes are in true HD quality.

Has anyone bought/checked out the Blu-ray yet? I'm really curious about whether the episodes are in true HD quality.

Yes they are 🙂 They look really good

OK - this latest Alvin release has been out for a while now - since April - has anyone heard any more about what is next?
Is there going to be another set released with 3 more episodes? A complete series set?
I would buy a complete series set of the original show immediately upon release.

Have you noticed that Alvin & The Chipmunks has a new animated series?
It's titled Alvinnn!!! & The Chipmunks, and it was produced in CGI by Bagadasarian Productions, in association with OuiDo! Productions and the M6 channel (from France).
This series premiered recently here in Brazil by the Gloob channel (which belongs to Globo TV). In the other countries from Latin America, the series is broadcasted by Nickelodeon.

Have you noticed that Alvin & The Chipmunks has a new animated series?
It's titled Alvinnn!!! & The Chipmunks, and it was produced in CGI by Bagadasarian Productions, in association with OuiDo! Productions and the M6 channel (from France).
This series premiered recently here in Brazil by the Gloob channel (which belongs to Globo TV). In the other countries from Latin America, the series is broadcasted by Nickelodeon.

Yes, and worth of note, the theme song they used was a shortened version of the 1983 "We're the Chipmunks" song!

Cap'nQuisp...Welcome, and I might point out those live TV series and the 80s Chipmunks shows aren't the oldest cases of music issues, the 1960s Chipmunks series's own contemporaries (like Gumby----you can guess the origin of MY user handle) and the first 1957-60 Hanna-Barbera and many others)
with Warner (for the season one Huck) and Classic Media (Gumby) rereleasing those with the original background music, and these aren't even songs but the Capitol/Seely Score (John Seely was Capitol's then-head of library music, which was credited to him as a result in fall-winter 1958 on six Warner cartoons, and reused in the Bugs Bunny show commercials, and on almost everything in 50s-early 60s.)

Ironically, the background music (largely) by Ross Bagdasarian (from his Liberty Records easy listening albums) used on the show
may also have trouble, since it was reused (though by Ross and I beilieve some original music by him was done for the show as well,
i.e. the Clyde Crashcup theme). The (bland-all due respect) Dean Elliott et al Ruby-Spears (and following) music seems composed Carl
Stalling like (also near and dear to Wiley207, as well as my heart) for each and EVER episode since that 80s revival.....so that
UNDERSCORE issue's okay, ironically the songs for the nineteen eighties and 1990s Chipmunks is in trouble. Meanwhile, ironically again,
the songs themselves as mentioned are public domain (with possible exceptions) on the 1961 show.

The Disney stuff, CyberFox,etc.,sorry to say, I believe is NOT copyrighted....

Cap'nQuisp...Welcome, and I might point out those live TV series and the 80s Chipmunks shows aren't the oldest cases of music issues, the 1960s Chipmunks series's own contemporaries (like Gumby----you can guess the origin of MY user handle) and the first 1957-60 Hanna-Barbera and many others)
with Warner (for the season one Huck) and Classic Media (Gumby) rereleasing those with the original background music, and these aren't even songs but the Capitol/Seely Score (John Seely was Capitol's then-head of library music, which was credited to him as a result in fall-winter 1958 on six Warner cartoons, and reused in the Bugs Bunny show commercials, and on almost everything in 50s-early 60s.)

Ironically, the background music (largely) by Ross Bagdasarian (from his Liberty Records easy listening albums) used on the show
may also have trouble, since it was reused (though by Ross and I beilieve some original music by him was done for the show as well,
i.e. the Clyde Crashcup theme). The (bland-all due respect) Dean Elliott et al Ruby-Spears (and following) music seems composed Carl
Stalling like (also near and dear to Wiley207, as well as my heart) for each and EVER episode since that 80s revival.....so that
UNDERSCORE issue's okay, ironically the songs for the nineteen eighties and 1990s Chipmunks is in trouble. Meanwhile, ironically again,
the songs themselves as mentioned are public domain (with possible exceptions) on the 1961 show.

The Disney stuff, CyberFox,etc.,sorry to say, I believe is NOT copyrighted....

By the way -- here is a list of the Alvin Shows as they appeared in syndication (1980s-1990s) based on notes I made over 20 years ago. I can't swear with 100% certainty that they match up exactly with the original network airings, but I was able to check a vintage CBS network version of show #6 and can verify both versions of that episode are 100% identical, except for one thing: the network version had "and Alvin" added to some of the names in the credits (also seen at the end of show #1 on The Very First Alvin Show DVD) but this wasn't on any of the syndicated episodes. Otherwise, the "cold opening" and all the bumpers matched up exactly. It's still possible some of the segments could have gotten mixed and matched from one show to another, but given that it ran for one season with 26 episodes in prime time, and the format of all the episodes was exactly the same, why mess around with the shows? (Well, on the other hand, why not?)

Some of the shows had a missing bumper or two as noted. Also, I did not find the "wrecking ball" cold opening segment which appears at the beginning of a couple shows released on DVD (which also has no background music, so I wonder if it was ever scored, or ever used originally)?

Also, I know this will come as a huge shock, but surprise, surprise, the show rundowns listed at Wrongopedia are, what else...WRONG.

The Alvin Show #1
Cold Opening (Fortune Teller)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Stanley The Eagle)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Archery)
Music Segment (Oh Gondaliero)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Alvin)
Clyde Crashcup (Baseball)
Music Segment (I Wish I Could Speak French)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #2
Cold Opening (Balloons)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Sam Valiant, Private Nose)
Bumper (Ostrich/Hippopotamus)
Music Segment Intro (Ambulance)
Music Segment (August Dear)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Boat)
Clyde Crashcup (The Bathtub)
Music Segment (Alvin‘s Orchestra)
Outro (Dolly In)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #3
Cold Opening (Dishes)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Squares)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Saloon)
Music Segment (Swanee River)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Lecture)
Clyde Crashcup (The Wife)
Music Segment (The Magic Mountain)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #4
Cold Opening (Janitor)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Ostrich)
Bumper (Ostrich/Hippopotamus)
Music Segment Intro (Elevator)
Music Segment (The Brave Chipmunks)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Alvin)
Clyde Crashcup (The Baby)
Music Segment (Yankee Doodle)
Outro (Dolly In)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #5
Cold Opening (Balloons)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Good Neighbor)
(No bumper)
Music Segment Intro (Archery)
Music Segment (The Little Dog)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Boat)
Clyde Crashcup (Electricity)
Music Segment (Old Mac Donald Cha Cha Cha)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #6
Cold Opening (Bull In A China Shop)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Fancy)
Bumper (Ostrich/Hippopotamus)
Music Segment Intro (Ambulance)
Music Segment (Japanese Banana)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Lecture)
Clyde Crashcup (Music)
Music Segment (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
Outro (Dolly In)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #7
Cold Opening (Dishes)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Alvin’s Alter Ego)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Elevator)
Music Segment (The Pidgin English Hula)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Alvin)
Clyde Crashcup (The West)
Music Segment (Chipmunk Fun)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #8
Cold Opening (Janitor)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Sam Valiant, Real Estate)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Saloon)
Music Segment (Working On The Railroad)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Lecture)
Clyde Crashcup (The Stove)
Music Segment (Stuck In Arabia)
Outro (Dolly In)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #9
Cold Opening (Bull In A China Shop)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Camping Trip)
Bumper (Ostrich/Hippopotamus)
Music Segment Intro (Submarine)
Music Segment (Good Morning Song)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Lecture)
Clyde Crashcup (Jokes)
Music Segment (I Wish I Had A Horse)
Outro (Dolly In)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #10
Cold Opening (Dishes)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Overworked Alvin)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Ambulance)
Music Segment (Witch Doctor)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Alvin)
Clyde Crashcup (Flight)
Music Segment (The Chipmunk Song)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #11
Cold Opening (Janitor)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Dude Ranch)
(No bumper)
Music Segment Intro (Saloon)
Music Segment (Home On The Range)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Lecture)
Clyde Crashcup (First Aid)
Music Segment (Alvin For President)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #12
Cold Opening (Fortune Teller)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Jungle Rhythm)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Ambulance)
Music Segment (Lily Of Laguna)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Lecture)
Clyde Crashcup (Egypt)
Music Segment (Row Your Boat)
Outro (Dolly In)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #13
Cold Opening (Dishes)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Bentley Van Rolls)
(No bumper)
Music Segment Intro (Elevator)
Music Segment (Swing Low Sweet Chariot)
(No Clyde Crashcup intro)
Clyde Crashcup (Self-Preservation)
Music Segment (Comin’ Thru The Rye)
(No outro)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #14
Cold Opening (Balloons)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Good Manners)
Bumper (Ostrich/Hippopotamus)
Music Segment Intro (Ambulance)
Music Segment (Bicycle Built For Two)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Alvin)
Clyde Crashcup (Physical Fitness)
Music Segment (Ragtime Cowboy Joe)
(No outro)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #15
Cold Opening (Balloons)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Little League)
(No bumper)
Music Segment Intro (Saloon)
Music Segment (Buffalo Gals)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Alvin)
Clyde Crashcup (The Chair)
Music Segment (While Strolling In The Park One Day)
(No outro)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #16
Cold Opening (Bull In A China Shop)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Hillbilly Son)
(No bumper)
Music Segment Intro (Submarine)
Music Segment (Spain)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Lecture)
Clyde Crashcup (The Bed)
Music Segment (Pop Goes The Weasel)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #17
Cold Opening (Balloons)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Alvin’s Cruise)
Bumper (Ostrich/Hippopotamus)
Music Segment Intro (Archery)
Music Segment (Alvin’s Harmonica)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Alvin)
Clyde Crashcup (The Telephone)
Music Segment (If You Love Me/Alouette)
Outro (Dolly In)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #18
Cold Opening (Fortune Teller)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Lovesick Dave)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Ambulance)
Music Segment (Coming Round The Mountain)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Boat)
Clyde Crashcup (The Time Machine)
Music Segment (Three Blind-Folded Mice)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #19
Cold Opening (Janitor)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Eagle In Love)
Bumper (Ostrich/Hippopotamus)
Music Segment Intro (Elevator)
Music Segment (Sing A Goofy Song)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Alvin)
Clyde Crashcup (Do It Yourself)
Music Segment (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Outro (Dolly In)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #20
Cold Opening (Bull In A China Shop)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Theodore’s Dog)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Archery)
Music Segment (Clementine)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Lecture)
Clyde Crashcup (Invents The Shoe)
Music Segment (Maria From Madrid)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #21
Cold Opening (Dishes)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Haunted House)
(No bumper)
Music Segment Intro (Saloon)
Music Segment (Whistle While You Work)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Boat)
Clyde Crashcup (Invents Glass)
Music Segment (My Wild Irish Rose)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #22
Cold Opening (Balloons)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Alvin’s Studio)
Bumper (Ostrich/Hippopotamus)
Music Segment Intro (Submarine)
Music Segment (Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Lecture)
Clyde Crashcup (This Is Your Life, Clyde Crashcup)
Music Segment (The Band Played On)
Outro (Dolly In)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #23
Cold Opening (Fortune Teller)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (The Whistler)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Elevator)
Music Segment (The Alvin Twist)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Alvin)
Clyde Crashcup (The Boat)
Music Segment (The Man On The Flying Trapeze)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #24
Cold Opening (Janitor)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Sir Alvin)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Archery)
Music Segment (Git Along Little Dogies)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Boat)
Clyde Crashcup (Crashcupland)
Music Segment (Down In The Valley)
Outro (Dolly In)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #25
Cold Opening (Bull In A China Shop)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Disc Jockey)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Ambulance)
Music Segment (Funiculi, Funicula)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Lecture)
Clyde Crashcup (Clyde Crashcup Invents Birthdays)
Music Segment (Polly Wolly Doodle)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing

The Alvin Show #26
Cold Opening (Dishes)
The Alvin Show Opening
Alvin And The Chipmunks (Eagle Music)
Bumper (Something)
Music Segment Intro (Submarine)
Music Segment (On Top Of Old Smokey)
Clyde Crashcup Intro (Boat)
Clyde Crashcup (Self-Defense)
Music Segment (America The Beautiful)
Outro (Clyde Crashcup)
The Alvin Show Closing