Alvin and the Armenian Chipmunks

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You must be thinking that I've lost my mind, right? Well, not quite! If you watched Alvin and the Chipmunks growing up, then maybe you realized one of the names in the closing credits as being distinctly Armenian: Ross Bagdasarian. Well, as it turns out, Ross was the cousin of William Saroyan and his stage name was David Seville! David Seville, if you recall, was the man who took care of the Chipmunks in the shows!

Well, all of this is great, but I really wrote this entry to announce that there will be a Chipmunks movie this Christmas produced by none other than Ross Bagdasarian, Junior, the son of the late Ross Bagdasarian.

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Family Guy Mentions Armenians!

Yours truly loves the animated show Family Guy, and not only because it dares to explore controversial topics! However, in the act of being so very busy with blogging, ahem, one episode of the show was missed! And what was in that golden episode, you ask?

Well, the Armenian rumor mill suggests that Peter Griffin, pictured, read a list of famous Armenian people, including tennis superstar Andre Agassi. Of course, this is a big deal because it's not everyday that Armenians get such attention in major television shows.

Sure, the famous MadTV skit where Armenians are called thieves comes to mind, but isn't this just a little bit better?

Source: The Grapevine.

Video: Number Twerve

I love the ending!

David of Sassoon, the Movie!

A group of Armenians are collecting money to produce an animated movie about none other than Sasundzi Davit! I must say, the concept art looks great and that they are tackling such a big project is all the more reason why you should head on over and see for yourself!

Here's the gallery: Hayasa Pictures - David of Sassoon Gallery