The Alvin
Show

The Alvin Show originally aired as a Wednesday night
prime-time television series for 11 months (October 14, 1961,
through September 12, 1962) on CBS-TV. The program was based on
the success of Ross Bagdasarian's novelty records that were
issued by the
Chipmunks. Interestingly, the name was
not a derivative of the popularity of the
Beatles, as Bagdasarian's rodent-related moniker
dated back to his 1958 hit platter "Witch Doctor." The
Chipmunks' insignia, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore were a nod to
Liberty Record company
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