A Chipmunk Christmas (1981 TV Short)
Ross Bagdasarian Jr.: Alvin, Simon, David Seville
Quotes
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David Seville : Theodore... Simon... Al-vin!
Alvin , Simon , Theodore : Yes, David dear?
David Seville : I am fully aware that there are only five more days before Christmas, and 370 days until next Christmas!
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Alvin : Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to meet a very special friend of mine. He's come a long way to help us celebrate the best Christmas Eve ever!
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David Seville : [coming up to the boys' room] Maybe I was a little hard on Alvin. I think I'll tell him that I...
Alvin : [panicky, still in his sleep] Money! I need money!
David Seville : [heading back downstairs] I give up.
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[after Alvin sings "The Chipmunk Song" with Simon and Theodore, but out of tune]
David Seville : Well?
Alvin : I'll tell you what, Dave, let's take a break.
David Seville : Take a break?
Alvin : Gee, thanks, Dave!
[he zips away]
David Seville : Al-vin!
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David Seville : [just discovering the boys, dressed as Santa and his elves and taking pictures with all the neighborhood children, in hopes of raising money to buy Alvin's new Echo harmonica] What's all this?
Simon : We're helping Alvin make money.
David Seville : Al-vin!
Alvin : My name's not Alvin, it's Santa.
David Seville : [advancing toward Alvin] All right, Santa, I'd like a word with you and your elves!
Alvin : I'm sorry, but you'll have to wait in line like everybody else.
David Seville : Now just a minute...
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David Seville : [reciting his Christmas poem, "The Spirit of Christmas", which he wrote several years ago] Yes, Christmas, Christmas, Christmas time, a giving, giving, giving time, so let's all give a cheer for...
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David Seville : [after Alvin plays "Silent Night" on his new echo harmonica at the department store] Alvin, I owe you an apology. That was a wonderful thing you did for Tommy.
Alvin : That's okay. Where'd she go?
David Seville : Where did who go? I don't see any...
Alvin : The nice lady who gave me the harmonica for Christmas. She just disappeared.
Theodore : Dave, we'd better get going.
Simon : We don't want to be late for Carnegie Hall.
David Seville : And we have a surprise for you when we get there, Alvin.
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David Seville : [after Alvin gets his harmonica, which he forgot] You see, Alvin, it's your responsibility to...
Alvin : Right, Dave. Responsibility. We'll share some responsibility. You go on and get the studio ready, while we go window shopping.
David Seville : Well, that sounds fair enough.
[calling after the boys, skating on their skateboard to the department store]
David Seville : Hey! Don't be late!
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Alvin : [as he, Simon, Theodore, and Dave are on their way to their recording session] Working on Christmas vacation is criminal!
David Seville : Aw, come on, you guys. It's only a little recording session.
Alvin : It's work!
David Seville : Maybe I'll let you play your harmonica, Alvin.
Alvin : My harmonica!
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David Seville : I say it's about time we remember how lucky we all are, and think about the *real* meaning of Christmas. You remember that poem I wrote a few years ago, "The Spirit of Christmas"?
Alvin : Oh no, Dave.
Theodore : Not that again!
Simon : Honest, Dave, we remember it *very* well.
[he and the others duck behind their Christmas tree]
Simon : We still don't know what to do about Carnegie Hall.
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Alvin : [uttered slowly in his sleep, before he starts dreaming about his trip to visit Clyde Crashcup] How can you play a harmonica at Carnegie Hall if you don't have a harmonica? So I've gotta have moneyyy, moneyyy, moneyyy, moneyyy...!
[echoes]
