We're dipping back into "Alvin and the Chipmunks" with a look at a Halloween special. (Yay were looking at them meeting Frankenstein!) That's right we are looking at a special that aired on USA Network in 1994 called "Trick or Treason" (nooooooooo) That other one is probably on the long list of things to get to.
Did you want to hear the Chimpunks do a cover of "The Monster Mash"? sure you did. The trio are getting ready for Halloween. Alvin talks about trying to impress a group called the Monster Club, a group that Alvin thinks is cool and Simon thinks is a group of bullies. Alvin wants to join their club. To get into the group someone must do three different things. The group also mentions that's a new kid who is part pumpkin and can do a lot of horrible things, like with one look makes your hair fall out. (He probably just ate that sundae from Spongebob)
They should be asking if he's actually a time traveler
Simon really doesn't Alvin to join this group, but has decided to help. Meanwhile the Pumpkin head kid shows up and finds Theodore and says he's taking Theodore to his lab. Really he just helps Theodore from his fall. Theodore finds out the kid helps animals and his name is Michael. Michael knows about the things people said about him because of his deformed face. He tells Theodore not to tell people they're friends or he fears they'll be mean to Theodore.
The Chipmunk world is like Goofy and Pluto, don't ask how it works
Super early 90's montage music. I like that Simon made Alvin do a bunch of things for him to help with his prank for Halloween. Michael uses his power to stop bully kids and stuff. Also there's not much Dave talking in this, he just kind of shows up. (not even an Alivinnnnnnn) Michael likes Halloween and being able to go as hisself since people can see him as not strange. Oh wait, David does say something, good. Theodore comes home and messes up Alvin's Halloween trick.
That being a mask of a kid makes it darker and messed up
The club isn't happy, so Alvin's new plan is to chase Pumpkinhead out of town. (The one from the 1988 movie? no.. oh he wants to chase a child out of town, that's mean) Did this special pay to use "Help I've Fallen and I can't get Up" or was this before it was trademarked or something? Anyway, he finds out that Theodore has been with Pumpkinhead and Theodore tells him that he's his friend. Alvin, after meeting him, is conflicted and tries to tell the monster club to call off the idea. But the club is too into their whatever to continue and Alvin decides to join them.
Alvin learned that in monster club, the real monsters are them
Theodore and Simon go to Michael's house to make sure he'll be alright before something stupid happens. The monster club is making my recipe for pumpkin soup, I see. I don't like the scene where Michael is happy with friendly animals, saying he doesn't want to go with his mom because he's fine and has friends now. I've seen this trick, then they kill off people, don't play with me. (I'm scared too)
Honestly, could have gone either way of killing him or killing the mom. this has happened.
Alvin and the leader of the Monster Club, uh who has no name; they didn't say it and I don't care, commit breaking and entering a house. (arrest them!) They get the boy to run out of his house and pour the whatever that liquid is on on him. Alvin actually decides that this is too far and tells the others to stop. Simon and Theodore call Alvin the right things. Wait, there's a twist! That's right, Michael is fine. Alvin actually did have an earlier turn of heart and made a Pumpkinhead mask and put it on a boy from the monster club named Butch. Michael doesn't even know what's going on. (Ha ha Butch is dead now)
Butch was never seen again
I like how there's a boy that's meeting Michael and is sad that the boy won't kill off his sister. They used real children voices for this special it seems. There we go special is over. The moral of the story is don't be mean.
This one is very simple, a very clear moral that one shouldn't judge some body by how they look. It's not a bad message, but it's clear that this a very young person special, though adults need that message sometimes too. Though, don't question this world where people accept talking humanoid chipmunks, but are like woah that kid is freaky.
The special itself, looks alright, standard television Chipmunks stuff, but fun 90's cartoon animation look. I also liked how it really had a nice Halloween feel to it. It actually doesn't feel too sugary sweet either and that's good. Yeah, it's a fun little special.
That's it for now, tune in next time, when Butch sues everyone.
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