Series synopsis
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers is an American animation comedy kids family action & adventure television series that premiered on Disney Channel on March 4, 1989. It ended on November 19, 1990. It was created by Tad Stones, Alan Zaslove. It stars Tress MacNeille, Corey Burton, Jim Cummings and Peter Cullen.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tress MacNeille as Chip / Gadget (voice)
- Corey Burton as Dale / Zipper (voice)
- Jim Cummings as Monterey Jack / Fat Cat / Professor Nimnul (voice)
- Peter Cullen as Monterey Jack / Various (voice)
- Kathleen Freeman
- Gregg Berger
- Robert Ito
- Susan Blu
Supporting cast
- Alan Oppenheimer as Plato / Aldrin Klordane (voice)
- Carol Channing as Canina LaFur (voice)
- Joan Gerber
- Chuck McCann
- Bernard Fox
- Hamilton Camp as Chief Beetlebreath (voice)
- James MacDonald as Humphrey the Bear (voice)
- Charlie Adler as Pirates (voice)
- Howard Morris as Desoto (voice)
- Michael Bell as Pirates (voice)
- Frank Welker as Tick-Tock the Crocodile (voice)
- Peter Renaday as Pirates (voice)
Guest cast
- Kathleen Freeman
- Gregg Berger
- Robert Ito
- Susan Blu
- Alan Oppenheimer as Plato / Aldrin Klordane (voice)
- Carol Channing as Canina LaFur (voice)
- Joan Gerber
- Chuck McCann
- Bernard Fox
- Hamilton Camp as Chief Beetlebreath (voice)
- James MacDonald as Humphrey the Bear (voice)
- Charlie Adler as Pirates (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 65 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | March 4, 1989 | May 21, 1989 |
| Season 2 | 47 | September 15, 1989 | May 2, 1990 |
| Season 3 | 5 | September 10, 1990 | November 19, 1990 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Piratsy Under the Seas Dale is being hassled with chores so much that he joins a group of pirate rats. |
March 4, 1989 |
| 2 |
Catteries Not Included A little girl is looking for her beloved cat Spunky, and the Rescue Rangers are on the case. It seems that all of the cats have been kidnapped by mechanical dogs under the power of Professor Nimnul. The Professor is using the cats for static electricity to power his device to take over the city. The Rangers find Spunky and free him along with all of the other cats, and the Professor's plan is foiled. |
March 5, 1989 |
| 3 |
Dale Beside Himself In order to get out of doing his regular chores, Dale switches places with a visiting space alien who has a penchant for shape-shifting. |
March 12, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rescue Rangers to the Rescue (1) When an old detective friend is falsely accused of stealing a priceless ruby, Chip and Dale decide to take on the task of solving the crime themselves, in this introduction to the series. |
September 15, 1989 |
| 2 |
Rescue Rangers to the Rescue (2) Chip and Dale are hot on Fat Cat's trail, who leads them to a Chinese laundry and then to a fishing vessel where they meet Monty and Zipper for the very first time. |
September 15, 1989 |
| 3 |
Rescue Rangers to the Rescue (3) Monty suggests they visit his old friend, Geegaw Hackwrench, but instead find Geegaw's daughter, Gadget, who flies the group to Glacier Bay as they continue their investigation. |
September 15, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Zipper Come Home Zipper runs away from home and is taken in by a tribe of beetles who plan on fattening him up and sacrificing him to The Great Ribbit. |
September 10, 1990 |
| 2 |
Puffed Rangers In their neverending quest for truth, the Rangers travel to Hong Kong to find out who has been stealing the toys out of Dale's favorite brand of cereal. |
September 18, 1990 |
| 3 |
A Fly in the Ointment Zipper gets caught in the 'modemizer' and ends up switching heads with Professor Nimnul, in this horror movie spoof! |
September 26, 1990 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Disney Channel |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 4, 1989 |
| Last aired | November 19, 1990 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 16:30:00 |