"A Chip 'n' Dale Cartoon"

Release Date January 19, 1951

Alternate Titles

Hornchen und Huhnchen - Germany

Drole de poussin - France

En ovanlig kyckling - Sweden

Synopsis

Chip 'n' Dale wander into a farmyard to collect acorns. Dale mistakes an egg for a nut, but when he tries to demonstrate to a newly hatched chick how to get back into the egg, a rooster mistakes him for one of his chicks.

Characters

Chip 'n' Dale

Credits

Director : Jack Hannah

Animation

Bill Justice

Bob Carlson

Judge Whitaker

Effects Animation : George Rowley

Story

Nick George

Bill Berg

Layout : Yale Gracey

Background : Ray Huffine

Music : Joseph S. Dubin

Videos

United States

A Tale of Two Chipmunks

The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale

Germany

Die Abenteuer von A-Hörnchen und B-Hörnchen

France

Les Aventures de Tic et Tac

Italy

Le Avventure di Cip e Ciop

Laserdiscs

United States

The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale

A Tale of Two Chipmunks / The Unsinkable Donald Duck

DVD

United States

Cartoon Classics Favorites: Starring Chip 'n' Dale

Region 2 : United Kingdom

Chip 'n' Dale : Volume 1 : Here Comes Trouble

Region 2 : France

Tout le Monde aime Tic & Tac : Volume 1

Region 2 : Germany

Chip & Chap : Volume 1 : Lusitige Streiche

Region 2 : Sweden

Piff & Puff : Volume 1 : Galen i Piff och Puff

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #48 : The Return of Chip 'n' Dale

Walt Disney Presents : The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Technicolor

Animation type : Standard

Sound mix : Mono

Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Comments

Parts of the beginning sequence of this short were directly borrowed from 1932's Silly Symphony "Farmyard Symphony."

From Ryan : Although I am not really a Chip and Dale fan, I find this to be an extremely funny short. Chip and Dale are looking for nuts on a farm and Dale goes into the hen house. He sees eggs and thinks they're nuts. When a chick pops out of the egg, Dale tries to put him back in, but then Dale decides he'll go into the egg. The mother hen comes in and sits on the eggs, causing Dale to sweat.

From Baruch Weiss : This time instead of harassing Donald or Pluto the chipmunks are on a farm (thats similar to the farm from "Farmyard Symphony") collecting nuts. Anyway great short. I first saw it on a video titled (appropriately enough) "A Tale Of Two Chipmunks"at my grandparents house.

From Grace : A very funny Chip and Dale short that involves with chickens instead of battiling with Donald, Pluto or Mickey. It has lots of humor inside that will really make you laugh. I recommend this short and Dale next time, please stay out of the chicken house.

From Matt Scrima : I think it's funny when the chicken thinks Dale is her chick.

From Bryan Hensley : Some of the footage used in this short was used from the 1938 Silly Symphony "Farmyard Symphony". I only know of 2 shorts in Chip 'n' Dale's own classic cartoon series; this one and Two Chips and a Miss. (Which are both in volume 4 of Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites collection on DVD) When my daddy saw this short, he told me roosters don't have teeth! (After the rooster figures out Dale was faking eating a caterpillar!) After the rooster tries to squash Dale in the egg he hid in, the mother hen clucks at him angrilly! Did anyone notice that the scenery moved a little and the rooster stayed in place in that scene? In the end, Chip couldn't help but mock his buddy and laugh his head off! This was one hilarious short if you ask me! My daddy's a big fan of Chip 'n' Dale even though lots of folks put them down, and I don't know why!

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