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Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers

Series, 1989, The Disney Afternoon, Set in A city under the floorboards

Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers is #2 of 17 in release order and #2 of 17 in chronological order in the Disney Channel Cartoons.

The story

Chip and Dale head a small, eccentric group of animal characters who monitor not only the human world, but the animal community as well, solving mysteries wherever they may be. The "Rescue Rangers" take the cases that fall through the cracks.

Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers recap

Chip and Dale, the chipmunks from the classic shorts, run a detective agency called the Rescue Rangers, taking on cases too small for the police, usually for animal clients. Chip is the serious leader in a fedora and bomber jacket; Dale is the goofy one in a Hawaiian shirt. They team up with Gadget Hackwrench, a brilliant mouse inventor and pilot, Monterey Jack, a big-hearted Australian mouse who cannot resist cheese, and Zipper, a tiny housefly. The pilot story, To the Rescue, shows the team forming while trying to clear a police detective framed by the criminal Aldrin Klordane and his henchman Fat Cat, a crime boss cat who becomes their main enemy. Other regular foes include the mad scientist Professor Norton Nimnul. The show ran 65 episodes from 1989 to 1990, mostly standalone cases, with Chip and Dale often competing for Gadget's attention.

Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers ending explained

Rescue Rangers ended without a finale; the last episodes in 1990 are ordinary standalone cases. The characters came back in the 2022 Disney+ film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, a live-action and animated comedy that treats the show as a real TV series whose stars, Chip and Dale, have drifted apart decades later and reunite to solve a real case.

Where to watch Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers

Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.

Ratings

IMDb 7.5/10

Where it fits

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