Welcome to Chip 'n' Dale Online - a database of all things Chip 'n' Dale, spanning from the earliest classic Chip 'n' Dale shorts to Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers to the reinvisioned "classics" of House of Mouse and Mickey Mouseworks. We've included image galleries from each title; a media section with sound clips, music files and videos; as well as non-episode specific image galleries, with model sheets, concept art, wallpaper, promotional materials and more.
This site is also home to an active message board community, with an integrated community gallery where our members can show off their Chip 'n' Dale and Rescue Rangers fan art and fan fiction.
We encourage all newcomers to the site to register (it's FREE) to gain access to free multimedia downloads, participate in contests to win great prizes, and receive your very own gallery for showing off your creativity.
Register today and drop by the forums to say hello. Who knows, you just might find some like-minded friends.
The votes are in and it looks like we have a winner...
Congratulations to Wiggles for winning the Spring '09 contest with her music video "CDRR Caramelldansen."
Some comments by a few of the judges:
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...it's timed well and the theme is excellent. I've made AMVs before, and it takes a lot of patience and effort to find the clips and work with the music. It flowed well, and was fun to watch.
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She actually succeeds the first time where [some others fail]: to properly synchronize a given soundtrack (with a catchy tune I might say) with Rescue Rangers imagery. I also liked her music choice, I think it's very original. Wiggles really used her experience as a music teacher here.
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It was really well done and the scenes fit with the music.
He's got some clever wordplay in there, and while some of it might be a bit near the knuckle, I think it's generally a good story. A lot of tension, a bit of character development, some clever humour, an intriguing mystery and a fist fight.
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He's put so much effort in his entry (7 pages are not easy to fill) but he also managed to tell a good story... The cherry on top for me is that CD uses a classic character, [where the other contestants] only included CDRR characters.
Congratulations to all of the participants in this contest - you all did a great job!
The Spring 2009 Chip 'n' Dale Online Talent Contest has officially started!
The theme for this season's contest is simply: Music.
This means that any submission, be it visual art, written works, or music itself - must somehow incorporate this theme into the piece. Think album art, bands, musicians, lyrics, music videos, musicals, etc. This theme is very broad, so draw on whatever inspires you to be the most creative, be it obvious parody or original content.
This is a Chip 'n' Dale contest, so Chip and Dale must be in it! While other notable character from the Classic Disney Shorts or Rescue Rangers are allowed (e.g., Clarice, Gadget, Monterey Jack, Tammy, Foxglove, Donald Duck, Pluto, etc.), the primary characters portrayed in the submission must be Chip and/or Dale. If the artist/author feels the piece would benefit from the addition of a character not specifically tied to the Chip 'n' Dale universe (e.g., a character from DuckTales, Darkwing Duck, TaleSpin, Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, etc), it may be allowed, but Chip and/or Dale must still be prominently featured.
The deadline for submitting entries is June 21, 2009. When the deadline arrives, the submission folder will be locked.
The official Chip 'n' Dale Online Talent Contest Rules and Guidelines are below. The guidelines may undergo minor adjustments at any time. If this occurs for any reason, all users will be notified via this thread.
Quote: "The Imaginary High Judge"
Talent Contest Official Rules and Guidelines
Only one entry per user per month will be accepted.
All monthly entries must reflect the assigned theme for that contest, if one has been specified.
All participants must have an active account at Chip 'n' Dale Online with a minimum of 10 posts. All entries must be submitted under your Chip 'n' Dale Online user name. Staff members may enter the contest, but doing so will preclude them from voting.
This is a Chip 'n' Dale contest, so Chip and Dale must be in it! While other notable character from the Classic Shorts or Rescue Rangers are allowed (e.g., Clarice, Gadget, Monterey Jack, Tammy, Foxglove, Donald Duck, Pluto, etc.), the primary characters portrayed in the submission must be Chip and/or Dale. If the artist/author feels the piece would benefit from the addition of a character not specifically tied to the CnD universe (e.g., a character from DuckTales, Darkwing Duck, Animaniacs, etc), it may be allowed, but Chip and/or Dale must still be prominently featured.
The submission must not exceed a rating of PG. No adult oriented artwork will be accepted. The submission must conform to the Chip 'n' Dale Online forum rules.
The entries may not contain any content that has already been published elsewhere on the internet – this includes other fan art galleries or collections. We're looking for new and original work. After submitting your entry, we request that you do not republish your work anywhere else until the contest has ended (failure to comply may result in disqualification).
The submission must be the original effort of the submitter. The submission may not be plagiarized, or derivative of another person's work. Do not steal poses and other elements of composition from existing artworks (except in the case of an obvious parody or homage). Cutting and pasting from existing artworks (fanart or official art) is strictly prohibited. Tracing or copying art does not count as original work. Small exceptions may be made, depending upon the circumstance, which is at the discretion of the judges. This may include quotes from famous literary works or small graphical elements incorporated into the work.
No screen shot edits. No sprite edits.
The submission may be a piece of digital visual art (scanned or rendered on computer, and submitted as JPG, PNG or GIF), a piece of fan fiction (typed on computer, and submitted as TXT, DOC, or RTF formats), music (recorded or rendered on computer, and submitted as MP3 or OGG), or video (compressed WMV or MOV formats).
The original artists retain full copyrights to their work, but implicitly agree that the submitted works can be displayed on the contest site, even after the contest has concluded. The submitter gives Chip 'n' Dale Online the right to post their submissions in the Community Gallery, in the forums, and on the front page.
The judges reserve the right to disqualify (upon their own discretion) any entry.
Monthly Contests First place winners by month will be selected among the entries for that month and the entries will be published at the Galleries web site in the Talent Contest Winners Gallery. The judges reserve for themselves the right to decide whether a month contains work that merits awards; in the remote case their verdict is negative, no awards may be awarded in that month. All winners submissions will also be displayed prominently in the homepage or posted in the forums. Winners are expected to share comments to such posts with the community.
The winner will receive their choice of a $30 Amazon Gift Card, a 12-month Premium paid account on Deviantart, or a $30 iTunes gift certificate - as well as a spiffy banner to show off in your signature.
Depending on the number of entries received, an award for second place and possibly third may be granted
We're about due for another contest, so if you have any ideas you'd like to share for any potential themes (or restate a suggestion you've already made), now's the time to do it.
This time around we'd like to offer more options for the winner.
Previous contests have granted the winner with an Amazon gift card.
For the next contest - again, this depends on how many entries are received - we may also offer the option of selecting a pre-paid premium subscription to Deviant art, where the winner may continue to show off their winning entry.
Amazon Gift Card or a Paid Subscription for Premium content on Deviant Art. The monetary value will be determined by the judges at the closing of the contest, based on the entries received. The chances of winning a gift of higher value increases with every new entry, so it would benefit any interested party to promote the contest and encourage others to participate. If a substantial number of entries are received, we may even grant a 2nd or 3rd prize, to further congratulate and reward the efforts of all those involved.
We are also open to any other prize options, considering they are appropriate to the general theme of this website (absolutely no adult oriented sites, so don't bother asking).
Because I'm leaving for California for two days and won't be back until the end of the month, I'm just going to announce the winner now without a bunch of hoopa...
The Winner of the February 2009 Chip 'n' Dale Online Talent Contest Natea, for her entry "Dial N for Noir"
This piece greatly impressed the judges, earning praise all around.
Alain summed it up best when he wrote:
"Dial N for Noir" is in my eyes a winner because it is based on the hardboiled crime fiction genre (a literary style distinguished by an unsentimental portrayal of crime, violence, and sex) that was so popular in the 50s.
For her efforts, Natea is being rewarded a $25 Amazon gift certificate, courtesy of the staff at Chip 'n' Dale Online.
Because we're only going with a first place this time (it's been decided that more entries need to be received in order to award second & third place designations), I felt that Cornflake's "Streetcar!" at least deserved an honorable mention. Again, Alain summed it up best:
"When you look at the picture, you forget for a moment that you're looking at Chip, Gadget and Tammy... And you think you're looking at the Streetcar named Desire-play."
Congratulations to you both, and we hope to see more great work from all of you in the future.
In the even that I manage to find some more free time, I'm considering doing a complete overhaul of the site. If/when that happens, I'm looking for anyone who might be interested in helping.
There are a lot of areas of the site that are either incomplete or need expanding. The Rescue Rangers episode summaries aren't finished, neither are the screen cap galleries. It's safe to say almost everything in the CDRR area could be expanded. I'd need someone to help with the episode summaries, facts, and trivia (following the same template of the existing summaries and maybe expanding on that).
The reviews section will probably still exist, but in a different format - that's something I'd like to see used a little more.
And of course, any images, videos, audio or other media anyone would like to contribute would be accepted as well.
What I'm mostly looking for are writers - people who can contribute things to the main site, be it summaries, reviews, or any other type of article that is relevant to the site's subject matter.
I can't really provide much in terms of compensation, other than my gratitude and the oh so prestigious "website team" icon under your username. Plus, anything you contribute will have your name attached (unless you'd prefer to remain anonymous).
This isn't likely to happen right away, but I wanted to get this out there to give anyone interested sufficient time to think it o ...
For a limited time, the forums are reverting to what they looked like four years ago, when the site first opened in 2006. Some things will remain the same (the persistent header, menus, and the chat box), but the old comic book style is back, as well as the wtf Chip 'n' Dale 'n' Tinkerbell background.
Thanks to Midnight Man for the inspiration for this. ...
There have recently been some complaints about the chat being laggy (and the pull on the server sometimes causes the entire site to slow down, depending on how active the chat is).
I ask that everyone who uses the chat help beta-test an alternate - an IRC client called "mibbit"
http://chipndaleonline.com/index.php?pid=55
It is possible to integrate the chat with the forums, but I'll only put the effort into this if the chat is received well... and I'll also purchase a license to remove the ads. But for now, it is what it is. Please let me know what you think.
UPDATE
This still accesses the same IRC channel, but with a different interface ( I will eventually get rid of the annoying smilies at the bottom)
http://chipndaleonline.com/index.php?ind=chat
The plus side of this version is that you can see who is in the chat without entering it first (at least in theory)
External IRC Client Option:
If you already own/use an external chat client with built-in IRC capabilities (Miranda IM, Trillian, Pidgin, Visual IRC, ChatIRC, X-Chat, etc), you can access the chat via the mibbit irc server (irc.mibbit.net port 6667) , room name #chipndale
Mibbit Chat Room (not embedded)
This is the same chat as the first, using the Mibbit chat room, only it opens in a new window (as opposed to being embedded in the site). It's basically the same experience, but better for those who would like to have the chat open in a different window or tab. This ...
We encourage all newcomers to the site to 
