Chip and Dale

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Concept

The characters were first drawn by Bill Justice[4] and introduced in the 1943 Pluto short Private Pluto,
directed by Clyde Geronimi. In the short, they fight with Pluto about whether they can store their nuts in
a military base cannon. Three years later, director Jack Hannah decided to use them as co-stars in
Donald Duck shorts. Hannah said:

I believe Gerry Geronimi did a picture with two impish little chipmunks that just squeaked and
chattered with a speeded-up soundtrack but no words. He used them with Pluto... I wanted to use them
with the Duck but with a little more personality in them. So we decided to put words into their mouths
but speed 'em up so you could just barely understand them... We gave them both the same personality
—but something was missing. Bill Peet came up with the suggestion of making one of them a little
goofball to give them two different personalities. Immediately I saw the advantage of that and took the
suggestion.[5]

Of the two, Chip is portrayed as being safe, focused, and having a mind for logical scheming. Dale, by
contrast, is more laid-back, dim-witted, and impulsive, and has a very strong sense of humor. Originally
the two had a very similar appearance, but as a way to tell them apart, some differences were
introduced: Chip has a small black nose and two centered protruding teeth, whereas Dale has a large
dark red nose and a prominent gap between his buckteeth. Chip is also depicted as having smooth hair
on top of his head while Dale's tends to be ruffled.

In most cartoons, they are paired with Mickey Mouse, or most often, Pluto and Donald Duck, whom they
usually battle when they see an activity they do out of curiosity or when they try to get food without
getting caught by them. They were given their own series in the 1950s, but only three cartoons resulted
under their name: Chicken in the Rough (1951), Two Chips and a Miss (1952) and The Lone Chipmunks
(1954). The duo was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film three times in four
years: in 1946 for Squatter's Rights (against Mickey and Pluto), in 1947 for Chip an' Dale and in 1949 for
Toy Tinkers (both against Donald Duck). In the 1980s, they became the lead characters of a half-hour
television series, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, in which they have adventures as leaders of a detective
agency.

Their names may be a pun on the name of the 18th-century cabinet maker and furniture designer
Thomas Chippendale, as suggested by Bill "Tex" Henson, a story artist at the studio. Chip și Dale sunt
două personaje de desene animate veverițe, create de Walt Disney în 1943. Numele lor reprezintă un
joc de cuvinte ce se bazează pe faimosul deisgner de mobilă din secolul al 18-lea, Thomas Chippendale,
lucru sugerat de artistul de poveste al studioului Bill "Tex" Henson. Dintre cei doi, Chip este cel mai
concentrat, sigur și cu o logică schematică. Dale, pe de altă parte, este mai prostănac, aiurit și impulsiv,
și de asemenea are un mare simț al umorului. Inițial amândouă veverițele au avut apariții asemănătoare,
dar pentru a le diferenția au fost făcute câteva schimbări: Chip are un nas mic și negru (care dă impresia
unui "chip" de ciocolată, astfel potrivindu-se și cu numele său) și doi dinți proeminenți în mijloc, iar Dale
are un nas mare și roșu iar dinții săi canini proeminenți sunt la suprafață. De asemenea, Chip are păr
neted în vârful capului în timp ce al lui Dale tinde a fi ciufulit.

În cele mai multe desene ale lor cele două personaje se dușmănesc cu Pluto, Mickey Mouse și de cele
mai multe ori, Donald Duck. În anii 50 le-a fost dată propria serie de desene cinematografice, dar numai
trei episoade au fost făcute din 1951 până în 1954.

În anul 1989 Chip și Dale devin personajele principale într-un nou serial animat, numit Chip și Dale:
Pădurarii Salvatori (Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers), în care aceștia formează o agenție de detectivi cu
personaje noi: inventatorul rozător feminin Gadget Hackwrench, șoarecele australian muscular și
aventurier Monterey Jack, și musculița Zipper. În timp ce în desenele originale cei doi sunt scandalagii
frecvenți ce se concentrează doar pe ei, aici luptă împotriva răului pentru cei neajutorați.

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