Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated series produced by Bagdasarian Productions in association with Ruby-Spears Enterprises from 1983–87, Murakami-Wolf-Swenson from 1987–88 and DIC Entertainment from 1988–90. The series aired from September 17, 1983 to December 1, 1990 on NBC. Beginning in 1988, the 54 episodes produced by Ruby-Spears along with an additional 11 episodes produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson were packaged together and aired in syndication. In 1988, the series changed production companies to DiC Enterprises and was renamed The Chipmunks. In its eighth and final season, the series again changed its title to The Chipmunks Go to the Movies because all of the episodes in the season were spoofs of popular Hollywood movies of the time, such as RoboCop, Batman and Back To T