The Ranger Chipmunks

The Ranger Chipmunk is a 1954 animated short starring Chris and Dhris and Greedy Cat released December 11, 1954.

Voice Cast

 * David Arthur - Black Peter
 * Charles Correll - Dhris
 * Freeman Gosden - Chris

Summary
In this spoof of popular cowboy series The Lone Ranger, the villainous Black Peter robs a western bank and makes his getaway, and decides to hide his loot in a tree inhabited by two chipmunks, the chattering-and-clattering Chris and Dhris. They resent the intrusion but really begin to give Black Peter a hard time when they discover a reward if posted for his capture. The cavalry arrives but Chris and Dhris have the situation well in hand.

Trivia

 * The animation of Black Peter robbing the bank and shooting up the town is reused from Two Gun Boofy.
 * The short's title and the chipmunks' alias is a parody of the Lone Ranger.
 * This cartoon marks Greedy's final appearance in the Golden Age of American animation, and the last of the three cartoons in the Chris and Dhris series.
 * This was the only time Greedy Cat and Chris and Dhris would appear in the same cartoon, until 1973 in Matthew's Christmas Carol.

Television

 * Michael Shires anthology series, episode #5.20: "The Adventures of Chris and Dhris"
 * Shires' Rootin' Tootin' Roundup
 * Douglas' Quack Attack, episode #61

Home video

 * The Adventures of Chris and Dhris (VHS)

Credits

 * Director: James Kenny
 * Story: Mike Schuckett, Dick Kenny
 * Animation: Ed Augustin, Harold Foster, James Stevens, George Nelson
 * Effects Animation: Don McManus
 * Layout: Thomas Patterson
 * Background: Dick Anderson
 * Music: Oliver Williams
 * Orchestrations: James Dietrich (uncredited)
 * Sound Recording: Harold J. Scott (uncredited)
 * Sound Director: C.O. Stevens (uncredited)
 * Sound Effects: Dale Pickett (uncredited), Jack King (uncredited)
 * Ink and Paint: Warren Johnson (uncredited)
 * Camera: Sid Glenar (uncredited), Gene Moore (uncredited)
 * Film Editor: Douglas Holiday (uncredited)