A Look Back at Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

 

With the Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie debuting soon, I do my usual thing of reviewing what came before.

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers was an animated adventure comedy series based on the Disney characters of Chip and Dale. The show premiered on The Disney Channel on Mar 4th, 1989 and ended on Nov 19th, 1990. Giving the show a total of three seasons and sixty-five episodes. It was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Walt Disney Television and distributed by Buena Vista Television and Hit Entertainment. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers was created by Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove.

The story is two chipmunks named Chip and Dale along with their other friends have started a detective agency called Rescue Rangers. They handle jobs that are "too small" for the ordinary police to handle. And when they're not telling with those cases, the Rescue Rangers often time have to deal with their arch rivals, the mafia-styled Fat Cat and the mad scientist named Norton Nimnul.

• Negatives

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• Mix

I've got nothing to say. So once again, let's move on.

• Positives

One of the best things about the show was the theme song. It's a very fun song and the chorus is not only set up well, but it's something I sometimes sing along too. It's a nicely done catchy theme.

What I also came to enjoy from the show was the characters. Chip and Dale during this time were given more personalities. Chip in this show is focused on his job that his friends think he doesn't know how to have fun, and Dale is...well Dale is still the more laid-back between the two, but that still doesn't stop him from being entertaining. But there were also characters such as Gadget, Monterey Jack, and Zipper. All of them in one way in or another are written to be very likable.

Now one thing I wasn't expecting was how funny this show could be. I really don't want to give too many of the jokes a way, just in case you want to watch for yourself. But there is this one bit where Gadget admits to building traps around her place, just so she can get rid of salesmen. That moment caught me completely off guard, and it was absolutely hilarious.

The last thing I'll give the show credit for is the writing. Wasn't expecting this is be written as well as it was. We not only get good bits of character, whether it be something about them, or some sort of development, but we also get some pretty crazy episodes. Like one about the real reason why dinosaurs went extinct, and let me tell you, it's really out there. Then there was an episode about a cult. And yes, not only is that episode real, but it's pretty bonkers.

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is a very good Disney animated series. It's got a great theme song, wonderful characters, very funny, and the writing is surprisingly well done.

My final rating is A Must Watch.

So that's all for me. Come back on Thursday, May 19th for another A Look Back at review. This time I'll be reviewing season three of Stranger Things. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.