Rockin' Through the Decades


Rockin' Through the Decades is a live-action/animated TV special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was directed by Steve Karman, produced by Bagdasarian Productions, and premiered on NBC on December 9, 1990.
The special was released on VHS by Buena Vista Home Video in 1992 as Rockin' with the Chipmunks and aired on the Disney Channel the same year. On September 8, 2009 it was released on DVD as part of the Paramount Home Entertainment release The Very First Alvin Show, which also included the first episode of The Alvin Show and the 1985 special A Chipmunk Reunion.

Cast

''Rockin' with the Chipmunks''

Rockin' with the Chipmunks made significant changes to the featured songs.
  1. "Witch Doctor"
  2. # Intro medley, done by Alvin in different styles
  3. ## Little Richard
  4. ## Elvis Presley
  5. ## Jimi Hendrix
  6. ## Bob Dylan
  7. ## Michael Jackson
  8. ## Bruce Springsteen
  9. "Tutti Frutti"/"Heartbreak Hotel"
  10. "Surfin' Safari"/"She Loves You"/"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
  11. "Crocodile Rock"
  12. "Smooth Criminal"/"Beat It"
  13. "Sleigh Ride"
Segments from two episodes of The Alvin Show, A Chipmunk Christmas and an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show are also featured. "Alvin's Harmonica" briefly plays during the live-action introduction of the 1950s segment. The "Sleigh Ride" segment is preceded by a rap from Smith, giving his perspective on what to expect of the 1990s.

Soundtrack album

A soundtrack album also titled Rockin' Through the Decades was released by Chipmunk Records in 1991. It contained all of the songs from the TV special, plus three additional songs.
  1. "Witch Doctor (Decades Mix)"
  2. "Tutti Frutti"
  3. "She Loves You ('90s Reprise)"
  4. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
  5. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" - The Chipettes
  6. "Beat It ('90s Remix)"
  7. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  8. "Crocodile Rock"
  9. "Surfin' Safari"
  10. "Oh, Pretty Woman"
  11. "Johnny B. Goode"
  12. "Sleigh Ride"