Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is an American animated comedy animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Created by Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove, it features an established Disney character, Chip 'n' Dale in new settings. The series premiered on The Disney Channel on March 4, 1989, after an episode preview ("Catteries Not Included") aired on August 27, 1988. The series continued in September with a special two-hour movie, Rescue Rangers: To the Rescue , which is then broken into five sections to serve as part of the weekday schedule. The last episode aired on November 19, 1990.
On September 18, 1989, the series entered the national syndication. From 1990 to 1993 reruns of the show aired as part of the Disney Sore ranks. The re-show was then shown in Toon Disney when the channel was launched in 1998 but was removed in September 2004.
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Synopsis
Chip and Dale are two chipmunks who started a detective agency, Rescue Rangers, along with their friends Gadgets, Monterey Jack, and Zipper. The pint-sized detective deals with crimes that are often "too small" to be handled by the police, usually with other animals as their clients. Gangs often find themselves fighting against two particular criminals: the fat cat of Mafia-style cat and the mad scientist Norton Nimnul.
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Episode
Rescue Rangers was originally conceived as the first of three new companion events to the popular Disney series DuckTales , which has more than twice the ratings among child viewers in the time slot after its debut on autumn 1987. Disney initially invested $ 20,000,000 in DuckTales and then invested $ 28,000,000 in the 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers' chip.
This, along with the TaleSpin and the third series, Double-O Duck , which will eventually be Darkwing Duck ), will complete the programming block later known as " The Sore Disney "along with previous Disney Adventures from Gummi Bears to take advantage of successful DuckTales' .
When the Tad Stones first came up with the idea for the Rescue Rangers series, Chip and Dale were not part of the show. She originally did a TV series based on The Rescuers, but Disney rejected the idea as a sequel to a movie that had been produced. He created a new concept with the working title Metro Mice . In the original design, the main character is an Indiana Jones rat named Kit Colby who wore fedora clothing and a feathered leather jacket, and other team members included chameleons, early versions of Gadgets, and Monterey-like characters. Jack with a different name. When he proposed performances in meetings with Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, the idea was well received except for the character of Kit. At Eisner's suggestion, they replaced him with a chipmunk duo to give performances of several established Disney characters to work with. At the end of 1987, two years before his televised debut, the show was announced under his original title proposed " Chip 'n Dale and Rescue Rangers ".
While Chip and Dale established characters, to take them into series only their general appearance and basic personality traits are kept. Unlike their appearance in Disney shorts, the Rescue Rangers duo chipmunk is very verbal, with Chip voiced by Tress MacNeille and Dale voiced by Corey Burton. Audio processing is used to speed up voice recording and provide higher tone sounds, especially Chip. The couple were given clothes - Chip clothes from the original Kit concept, while the more ridiculous Dale was modeled after Magnum, P.I. with his Hawaiian shirt.
The series premiered in 1989 on The Disney Channel before moving to a regular slot in syndication the following autumn. In 1990, the series premiered as part of the Disney Sore line, where it aired until 1993. On October 2, 1995, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers started reruns on The Disney Channel as part of a block a two-hour programming called "Block Party" that airs on weekdays/early evenings and which also includes Darkwing Duck TaleSpin and DuckTales >.
The opening theme of the show was written (listed in the final credits as a word & music) by Mark Mueller, a pop songwriter who won the ASCAP Award who also wrote popular theme songs for DuckTales and produced by Alf Clausen. A song played with a credit title sung by Jeff Pescetto (who also performed the DuckTales theme song). The full version of the theme song was later recorded by pop group The Jets.
Broadcast
United States
- The Disney Channel (spring 1989)
- Syndication (1989-1990)
United Kingdom
- CITV (1989 - 1998)
- Disney Channel (1995-2002)
Home media
VHS United Kingdom Releases
On October 1, 1989, Walt Disney Home Video released an episode of the series on the video, which contained a pair of respective episodes.
VHS United States Release
On February 22, 1991, Walt Disney Home Video released 10 episodes of the series on five VHS tapes in the United States, which contained a pair of individual episodes.
In addition, on December 14, 1994, the "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers" episode "Ghost of a Chance" was released along with Hallow-Weenies "Goof Troop episodes" on one VHS tape as a special release called Boo-Busters . On September 3, 1996, Dale Rescue Rangers episode "Good Times, Bat Times" was released along with Darkwing Duck episode "Ghoul of My Dreams" on one VHS tape as a special release called Witcheroo!
Several other episodes are available in international releases.
DVD release North America (Region 1)
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has released several series on DVD; two volumes have been released in Region 1 so far featuring the first 51 episodes of this series. The first was released on November 8, 2005 (containing episodes 1-27) and the second on November 14, 2006 (containing episodes 28-51). The episode on the first volume is arranged in a production order, while the episode on the second volume is governed by the original air date. This set is initially packed in a box containing 3 slipcases, one for each disk. Both volumes are re-issued in the case of standard-sized DVDs in 2013. No word has come from Disney regarding the launch of the third volume set for episodes 52-65.
International (Region 2)
In the United Kingdom, Disney released a volume of Region 2 in 2007, titled Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers First Collection . Despite a set similar to the US version, the DVD contains only 20 episodes, while it has 6 language tracks: English, French, Dutch, German, Spanish and Italian. Several other similar releases were then made to other countries, but only rose to episode # 20. On December 5, 2012, the second DVD of the series was released in the UK, but as a 2nd Region Volume 2 version, entitled Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers Season 2 . Unlike the first DVD, this 3-disc set includes the Fastplay mode and only two language tracks: English and German, but no subtitles have been added. Until now, there are no plans to release the rest of the series, or seven episodes missing between the first two sets.
Video on Demand
The series was released on Amazon Video in 2013 and is free for Amazon Prime members. However, it was not available for some time. The series was brought back to Amazon Instant Video in the United States in 2016, currently available for purchase in SD and HD.
This full series is also currently available for purchase on SD and HD on iTunes and Google Play (Volume 2 on Google Play is only available in SD), which was also released in 2016.
Reception and inheritance
In January 2009, IGN was named Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers as the 60th best in the Top 100 Animated TV Shows. Hal Erickson, author of The Cartoon Television Event, The Insighted Encyclopedia compares the show with DuckTales , stating that it's "perfectly made and written" and its animation "results in other overseas output to shame. "
Other media
Cameos and other appearances
- Darkwing Duck (1991-1992): In the episode "Twitching Channels," the sounds of Monterey Jack and Chip are briefly heard through an audio receiver helmet set that can be set to sound from another universe.
- Raw Toonage (1992-1993): In an episode hosted by Jitters A. Dog, Jitters serves as Dale's successor.
- Bonkers (1993-1995): In one episode, Bonkers calls Rescue Rangers.
- Aladdin (1994-1995): In the episode "Strike Up the Sand," Genie turns into Zipper.
- Chicken Robot (2012): In the episode â ⬠Å"Disemboweled by an Orphanâ â¬, Gadgets walk without pants to challenge the double standard of men without pants. Merchandise
- In 1990, Capcom released a video game based on an event called Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a platform game that can be distinguished by players who have to take boxes, take them over and throw to attack enemies and sometimes clean up or form lanes. It features a 2-player cooperative mode, and allows some non-linearity in selecting a level on the map. Each level is a variety of city locations. In the story, Rangers must stop other Fat Cat schemes. The ongoing is explained by inter-level dialogue.
- The second NES game, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2 , was released by Capcom in 1993. The sequel is similar in principle to picking and throwing boxes, featuring additional incentives for cooperative play. such as mini-games, which can only be played by two players, and the ability to throw a pair as a weapon.
- The unofficial Mega Drive sequel for these games, titled Squirrel King , is produced by Taiwan developer Gamtec. This game later became the basis of the unofficial Mega Drive game Super Mario World .
- Also released in 1990, the Hi Tech Expressions PC game Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: The Adventure at Nimnul Castle sees Rangers having to save Monterey Jack, who is caught in a rat trap at Professor Norton Castle Nimnul. To save it, the chipmunks had to infiltrate the castle to collect the various parts so that Gadgets could build glyphs to reach Monterey Jack.
- A Dale Rescue Rangers Chip from Disney, a handheld LCD game released by Tiger Electronics.
- Chips, Dale, Gadgets and Zipper appeared on cards in Mickey's Memory Challenge game for Amiga and MS-DOS released for Infogrames and Disney Software in 1993.
- Chip and Dale (in Rescue Rangers outfit) are playable characters on Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour, for PlayStation, Windows PC, Sega Dreamcast and Game Boy Color released by Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Interactive and Disney Interactive in 2000.
- Erickson, Hal (2005). Cartoon Television Event . 1 (2nd ed.). McFardland and Company. ISBN: 07864-2255-6.
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers on IMDb
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers in Big Cartoon DataBase
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers on TV.com
- Opening & amp; Closes Theme 1 on YouTube
- Opening & amp; Closes Theme 2 on YouTube
In the fall of 1989, McDonald's produced a series of Happy Meal-themed Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, which included a toy version of the main character driving a small vehicle. Scenes from the series are incorporated into TV commercials that advertise Happy Food. The ice cream version of Chip 'n Dale was made by Good Humor.
Theme park
In 1989, Walt Disney World presented a march called Hooray For Disney Stars Parade.
In 1990, Walt Disney World presented a show called Mickey's Magical TV World, featuring Chip and Dale in their Rescue Rangers clothing.
Chip 'n Dale ( Rescue Rangers outfits) muncul di acara Ice Walt Disney World on Ice: 10th Anniversary pada tahun 1990.
In 1991, Disneyland presented a Disney-themed Disney stage show entitled "Plane Crazy" featuring Chip and Dale in their Rescue Rangers clothing, as part of the Disney Sore Avenue park. In addition, cut-out Gadgets, and Chip 'n' Dale are featured in Rescue Rangers Raceway themed Fantasyland Autopia.
In January 1993, a junior roller coaster called Gadget's Go Coaster debuted along with the rest of Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland. Coaster looks like it was designed and built by Gadget. In April 1996, the attraction opened at Tokyo Disneyland.
In December 2010, Gadgets met again to greet at Disney's Twelve Days of Christmas, following the characters of Mickey and Disney.
In addition, Chip and Dale (Rescue Rangers Outfit) are featured by fans meeting at the Fall Back to Fun Event in September 2014, along with Disney characters.
Comics
The monthly comic book based on the show was published by Disney Comics in 1990, which contains 19 editions. The comic story was subsequently printed on Disney's Adventures 1990 to 1995, as well as in the Disney Afternoon comic book published by Marvel Comics. They also have a series of Boom Studios published for 8 editions from December 2010 to June 2011.
cameo appearance
In the first Darkwing Duck comic story from Kaboom !, Gadget made a cameo joke.
BOOM! revival
Starting September 2010, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers was revived by comic book publisher Boom! Studios, as a monthly series scheduled to begin in December of the same year. This choice is based on the extreme and unexpected popularity of Darkwing Duck, another Disney Evening property that BOOM! revived earlier in 2010. The series features comic writer Ian Brill, and artist Leonel Castellani. 8 issues published, collecting two 4 part stories into two paperback books of commerce. The comic series was canceled in May 2011, to be replaced by the launch of DuckTales.
Revival/Movie adaptation
On January 31, 2014, it was announced that Disney was adapting the show for a live action movie/CGI similar to Fox's Alvin & amp; The Chipmunks . The film will be produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films. Scores will be performed by New York Philharmonic and recorded at Manhattan Center Studios under the production of John Kavanaugh and Mervyn Warren. No release date has been announced yet.
Video game
Mobile game
In May 2010, Dynamic Pixels Ltd. released a mobile game Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers - Fat Cat kidnaps Zipper and imprisons him on a distant island. The team had to fix their legendary aircraft to get it but unfortunately, they did not have spare parts so Rescue Rangers had to use their investigative skills along with enterprising skills because only their plane would help them to reach the Fat Cats nest. The story is divided into 27 non-linear missions that can be reached through city maps. Each mission is one of 3 different mini games. This game can be downloaded for free and players use micro transactions to buy game money to spend on different game content such as upgrades, additional equipment, power ups, bonuses, etc. If needed.
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Source of the article : Wikipedia