Chip And Dale Are Back In The First Trailer For Disney's Rescue Rangers
After an over 30-year hiatus, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers have returned for a new film on Disney Plus. But this seems to be a very different approach for the iconic duo, as the new film appears to be a meta-comedy, rather than the small-scaled mystery the original series was known for.
Directed by the Lonely Island's Akiva Schaffer from screenplay by writers of Crazy Ex-Girlfriendand How I Met Your Mother, this Chip 'n Dale is much more self-aware than the original series. With a plot concerning how these characters have changed with today's animation, the Disney Plus film seems to have a lot in common with the Rocky & Bullwinkle movie from 2000.
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That said, as a meta-comedy, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers seems to be pretty clever. A lot is told through the animation, and Disney's done a great job integrating modern CG designs with retro 2D-inspired ones. The new voices for Chip 'n Dale are John Mulaney and Andy Samberg, and they have very good chemistry and comedic timing. Besides, Schaffer is a great comedy director, and if Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangerseven comes close to as funny as Hot Rodor Popstar, it will be worth watching.
The original series was up there with DuckTales and TaleSpin as one of the most successful programs for The Disney Afternoon. These were among the first children's cartoons specifically created for syndication, which was very different from the Saturday morning cartoon era. With a higher emphasis on writing and animation, these were episodes kids would want to watch more than once. This has since been the model for networks like Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, forever changing how kids' TV was produced.
Considering how influential the
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