Theodore Seville is the overall deuteragonist of the series and films. He is the youngest of the The Chipmunks and is best described as shy, sweet, kind, caring, loving, sensitive, gullible, trusting, naïve and innocent.
Biography[]
60s Series[]
In The Alvin Show, Theodore was commonly known for his adorable giggling when he and his brothers were being mischievous.
80s Series[]
Theodore is a character that has a great interest in the culinary arts in the 1980’s and 1990’s television series. He is considered naive, friendly, cheerful, and accepting. He is also portrayed to be the smallest and the youngest. Theodore is often seen with a teddy bear in some episodes as well as Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein and Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman. Theodore's love for cooking is often seen in episodes such as Father's Day Muffins and Every Chipmunk Tells A Story. He is found to care deeply about his self-image trying on numerous occasions to attempt to become more fit or at the very least, trying to lose a little weight as seen in The Picture of Health and The Brunch Club. Additionally he is seen being closest with Simon.
CGI Films[]
Theodore is a chipmunk who helps out his brothers in their time of need. His instrument is the drum. His signature color is green. He is very gullible and innocent, always letting Alvin get to him with his schemes. He is shown to have nightmares (as well as frequent fears such as eagles and jungle monsters) and often sleeps with Dave in one of the first two films. He is shown in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel to be somewhat sensitive about his weight when the bullies poked his belly and butt and called him fat, even going as far as saying that he has "serious junk in the trunk." Alvin and Simon got furious upon seeing their little brother get picked on because of his weight and clawed them up as a result, taking care and watching after their little brother. He has a crush on Eleanor Miller, one of The Chipettes who has similar traits of Theodore, who shares his same interest, but not as gullible and she returns his feelings, but feels that he should stand up for himself more.
CGI Series[]
Theodore retains his innocent and gullible nature, but loses the sensibility over his weight as seen in the CGI films that was unlike him in the 80s. He still loves the culinary arts. He is seen more as the younger brother that is either taken advantage of or ignored by both of his brothers. In the series, Theodore is seen a number of times carrying a teddy bear (Talking Teddy and Lil'T). He is also terrified of clowns (Clowning Around) and does not always chew his food (Curiosity).
Appearance[]
Theodore is commonly seen wearing a dark green top. He is the second shortest chipmunk, slightly taller than Eleanor, in all films and series except The Alvin Show in which he is taller than Alvin but shorter than Simon.
Before The Alvin Show, Theodore wore a pink vest with a "T" in it. After The Alvin Show was created, he wears a dark green sweater and black shoes.
In the Alvin and the Chipmunks series, Theodore wears a green sweater, and a pair of white and blue pattered sneakers. In the first 5 seasons, he has black eyes, and in the Chipmunk Adventure and season 6-8 his eyes become green. For pajamas, he wears green footsies.
Theodore, in the CGI/live-action films, has dirty blond fur and green eyes. He only wears a green hoodie. His appearance was modified to look more closely to a real life chipmunk.
In ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks, Theodore wears a green zipped-hoodie, which has a lighter shade of green on the hood, light blue jeans that are folded at the bottom, and green and cream colored sneakers. He has dirty blonde hair and brown eyes. His pajamas consist of a matching set of a white and green striped long-sleeved shirt and pants.
Gallery[]
Relationships[]
Dave[]
Theodore and Dave have an extremely close bond. Theodore loves making things for Dave. For example, Theodore made a Get Well card for Dave when he was in the hospital in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and he made a necklace for Dave in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. Dave loves the necklace that Theodore made for him and Theodore loves seeing his adoptive father happy.
Alvin[]
Theodore loves Alvin because he is his brother. However, Theodore gets upset with Alvin sometimes, though they tend to get along sometimes and work together, as in the CGI films. Theodore is usually dragged into Alvin schemes. However, despite Theodore being sensitive, naïve and gullible, Theodore is also smarter than Alvin.
Simon[]
Theodore can always count on Simon to look after him, especially in the 1983 series. Theodore stays close to Simon, because he knows his brother will protect him, because they love each other. Though Simon gets frustrated with Theodore sometimes because Theodore quite doesn't listen to what Simon says. Despite that, they get along fine.
Eleanor[]
Theodore and Eleanor are the most open about their relationship. They spend lots of time together and enjoy each others company. Theodore has given Eleanor a necklace. They are shown to be married as adults.
Jeanette[]
Theodore and Jeanette are friends, but they don't interact very often. In The Brunch Club, Jeanette stood up for him when Alvin, Simon, and Brittany teased him about his weight. In Jeanette Enchanted, he gives a witch hat to Jeanette on her birthday to extend her "magical powers."
Brittany[]
Theodore and Brittany are friends, but they do not interact very often. She seems to care about Theodore such as in Dragon Dad when she didn't want to take the dragon egg from Theodore but did so not wanting him to be upset when it failed to hatch.
Trivia[]
- The origin of his name comes from Theodore Keep.[1]
- In the 1960s The Alvin Show, Theodore was known for being the one who giggles.[1] This changes into the 1980's for being the one who cooks. Theodore's character traits changed one more time for the modern CGI/live-action films to be the "fat" and sensitive chipmunk.
- In the CGI television series, Theodore's middle name is Jameson, as stated in Lil'T.
- Theodore's license plate reads "4987", an Easter egg which is reference to April 9, 1987, the birthdate of Jesse McCartney.
Also see[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alvin and the Chipmunks History, Web.archive.org, Retrieved 2015-07-16.
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