11 interesting facts about the animated series "Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers" (12 photos)

The animated series "Chip 'n Dale" was one of the first Disney animated series to appear on television. This series was shown in the same block as DuckTales and delighted the kids of the 90s.





1. Initially, it was planned to make a series about the mouse Keith Colby, who, together with his team, would save those who were in trouble. Keith's team was to include a short-sighted eagle, a lizard, a chameleon, a fly (the prototype of Zipper) and two mice (the prototypes of Nut and Rocky).



The producers liked the idea of ​​the series itself, but it was decided to change the composition of the team. To make the animated series more recognizable, it was decided to include already well-known characters in the team - Chip and Dale, but they decided to leave the mice and the fly, reworking them. Also, it should be noted that Chip received a jacket from Keith Colby.

2. Contrary to popular belief, Chip and Dale are not brothers. They are just friends who have known each other since childhood.

3. Chip's appearance is based on Indiana Jones. while Dale's appearance is reminiscent of Burt Reynolds' private detective Magnum.





4. In different countries, the names Chip and Dale are translated in their own way. So, for example, in Sweden the names of the characters sound like Piff and Poof, and in France - Tick and Tock.



By the way, the names Chip and Dale themselves are a reference to the famous furniture maker Thomas Chipendale.

5. If the names of Chip and Dale were not touched in the dub, then the names of the other rescuers and other characters were changed. For example, Roquefort's original name is Monterey Jack. It got its name in honor of a type of cheese. popular in the USA. In our dubbing, the name was changed to a more popular variety of Roquefort cheese so that viewers would understand the reference.



Gadget's real name is Gadget. But since in the 90s the word “gadget” was outlandish, and few people knew about it, they decided to give the girl a more familiar name.



As for the name Zipper, it was also invented for dubbing. In the original his name is Zipper, which means lightning. Only, we are talking about a fastener, and not about a natural phenomenon. Specifically, he got his name in honor of the sound that the zipper makes while fastening. But if you write Zipper’s full name, you get “Zipper the fly,” which translates as “Zip your fly.” And the creators are still jokers.



6. Back in the very early 90s, the creation of a full-length cartoon about Chip and Dale was announced, but the project was never developed. The failure of the full-length cartoon "DuckTales: In Search of the Treasured Lamp" was to blame. Therefore, the creators decided not to take risks.

However, if we judge this way, then there is still a full-length version. As is the case with the animated series "DuckTales". "Chip and Dale" has 5 episodes about the stolen ruby, connected by one plot. It is in these episodes that Chip and Dale meet Roquefort, Zipper and Gadget, and also meet Fat Belly and Professor Nimnul for the first time.



The full-length cartoon about Chip and Dale was released only in 2022. According to the plot of the cartoon, Chip and Dale were not characters, but actors who played characters.

7. Professor Nimnul got his appearance thanks to cartoonist Bruce Talkington. And indeed, there are similarities.



8. In the 90s, based on the animated series, two parts of the game “Chip and Dale” were released on the NES (Dendy) game console, as well as one game for the MS-DOS platform, which few people saw.

9. The first short cartoon about Chip and Dale was released back in 1947, and the characters were not so similar to the chipmunks we are used to. Moreover, Dale originally had a normal nose, not a red one.



10. The character of Gadget was based on the girl inventor Jordan from the film "Real Genius" (1985).



11. Roquefort is the only character whose relatives we see on the screen. In one of the episodes we are shown both Rocky's father and mother. As for Gadget, it is known that her father died. But nothing is known about the relatives of Chip and Dale themselves.



Charlie Cheddar - Rocky's father