Released in February of 2009, this features a Easter special along with a few random episodes from the TV series.
The Easter Chipmunk: Upon hearing that his grandfather may have been the original giver of chocolates and colored eggs (aka The Easter Chipmunk) Alvin and his brothers set out to solve the mystery, with Alvin dreaming of inheriting the legacy.
Snow Wrong: The Chipmunks and Chipettes join a play production of Snow White, but the director's bratty daughter, Tara Marie, steals the main role from right under Brittany's nose.
Special Kind of Champion: Alvin doesn't feel like trying anymore now that his gym class has switched to track. So, his teacher assigns him as coach to a Olympic hopeful, but he doesn't turn out to be what Alvin expected. An energetic young boy with cerebral palsy and a positive attitude may just be what Alvin needs.
Thinking Cap Trap: Fed up with his family's inability to be on the same level of intelligence as him, Simon invents a special cap that can give them that gift for a short period of time. He's so confident he signs them all up for an IQ-based game show, but forgets to recharge the cap on the big day, and now they're all as they were before with no time to fix it.
Luck O' The Chipmunks: A new boy at school, Mickey, befriends Theodore, but wants so badly for more people to like him he tells Theodore he has a leprechaun living in his room who'll grant any wish. Word quickly reaches Alvin and once he's convinced the leprechaun is real, sets up a business to bank on this supposed fortune. But Mickey can't keep up with the charade and is worked ragged to please everyone from behind the pot of gold.
Two episodes in this set really bugged me: the Easter one and the leprechaun one. So am I to believe that the Chipmunks live just down the road from the Easter Bunny, along with his factory and even a holiday based library? And where did this grandfather come from? Granted, I haven't seen all the TV episodes, but that was pretty random. As for the Luck O' episode... just, wow. There are a lot of stereotypes in there. Theodore even asks Mickey to come over for potato soup!
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