In this universe, animals are sentient beings, most of whom wear clothes, use tools, and often live in loose societies. Humans seem to remain oblivious to all this, however, and still treat them as lower life forms much as they do in reality. All animals seem to be able to speak with one another and understand human speech, but humans can not usually understand the animals.
Released in 1989 by Disney, this show is meant for children and is generally silly and light-hearted, but it also often has gags and references that only adults will understand, making it enjoyable for a wide range of ages. The characters are likeable and entertaining, although because this series does not have any particular playing order, there is little obvious character development. A great deal is still implied, however, leaving much about the characters open to the viewers imagination an interpretation, such as the relationship between Chip and Dale with Gadget. Also, like most cartoons that lack a playing order, each episode generally ends with things in much the same state as when it began.
Dale - VA Corey Burton.
Dale tends to be the yang to Chip's yin. A goof-off and a slacker, he spends much of his time watching tv and reading comic books, which often earns him a bop on the head from Chip. His antics even get the group in trouble at times, however, he is also an unpredictable, mischievous wild card that keeps the villains guessing.
Gadget Hackwrench - VA Tress MacNeille.
Gadget is a mechanical genius with an incredible talent for inventing whatever the Rangers need out of common everyday items. Gentle, innocent, and compassionate, with a heart of gold, she tends also to be so focused that she is generally oblivious, even to Chip and Dale's advances.
Monterey Jack - VAs Jim Cummings and Peter Cullen.
Coming from a family of world-wise globe-trotting adventurers, Monterey Jack is always in search of the next piece of cheese, which is his main obsession and one of his two weakness, the other being a fear of cats. He lends his vast experience to the Rangers and serves as their muscle, enjoying a good fight and preferring the direct "hands-on" method to dealing with villains.
Zipper - VAs Frank Welker and Corey Burton.
Long time traveling companion to Monty, Zipper is much more than his size implies, possessing great courage, loyalty, and surprising strength. He often serves as the Rangers scout, utilizing his ability to fly and move quickly to get to things and go places that would otherwise be out of reach.
Fat Cat's gang - VAs Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen, and Corey Burton.
From left to right, Wart, Meps, Mole and Snout make up Fat Cat's gang of henchmen who do most of the dirty work in his plans, usually because they're too stupid to do anything else.
Professor Norton Nimnul - VA Jim Cummings
Another recurring villain, Nimnul is a mad scientist who's always coming up with a new scheme for acquiring power and wealth using one of his many incredible inventions.
Aldrin Klordane
Once a major criminal mastermind, Klordane indirectly gave the Rangers their start when he framed Detective Drake for the theft of a ruby in "To the Rescue" parts 1-5.
Lahwhiney - VA Deborah Walley.
While the Rangers are on vacation in Hawaii in "Gadget Goes Hawaiian", Lahwhiney discovers that she and Gadget look nearly identical, and uses that fact to trick Gadget into taking her place in a survival test.
Mr. Dumpty
A serious egg collector, Mr. Dumpty is thwarted by the Rangers when he tries to steal a rare booby egg from its mother in, "Three Men and a Booby".
Bubbles
In "Case of the Cola Cult", Bubbles was defeated by Gadget when he tried to take over the cult and dispose of the other Rangers.
Desiree D'Allure
Using her status as Monty's old girlfriend from the past, Desiree tricks the Rangers into helping her steal a valuable antique in, "Love is a Many Splintered Thing."
Rat Capone
Appearing in "Mind Your Cheese and Q's", and "The S.S. Drainpipe", Rat Capone is another major crime boss of the animal underworld.
Irwina Allen
Irwina uses an invention she creates in "Risky Beesiness" to hypnotize and steal a swarm of bees, making them play instruments in her rock and roll band.
Captain Finn - VA Rob Paulsen.
In "A Creep in the Deep", Captain Finn attempts to use an old submarine he found to get revenge on humans for their consumption of seafood.
Tammy
A teenage squirrel, Tammy appears in "Adventures in Squirrelsitting" in which she has a crush on Chip and tries to impress him by attempting, on her own, to recover the Maltese Mouse from Fat Cat.
Bink
Bink is Tammy's adorably cute baby sister who has a knack for causing mischief, and eating three or four times her body weight in a single sitting.
Canina LaFur - VA Carol Channing.
A canine actress appearing in "A Chorus Crime" and "They Shoot Dogs, Don't They?", Canina has been a star of stage, screen, and the occasional dog food commercial for years, and years, and years, and years... and years...
Plato
A police dog owned by Detective Drake in "To the Rescue" parts 1-5, Plato was a hero to Chip and Dale, and helped give the Rangers their start.
Detective Donald Drake - VA Rob Paulsen.
Framed for the theft of a ruby by Klordane in "To the Rescue" parts 1-5, the soon-to-be Rangers helped to clear Drake's name.
Cheddarhead Charlie
Cheddarhead is the adventurous act first and think later father of Monterey Jack, and appeared in "Parental Discression Retired."
Camembert Kate
Kate is Monterey's equally adventurous, though perhaps slightly wiser, mother who helped the Rangers with a case in, "A Lean on the Property."
Clyde Cosgrove
An inventor of kitchen appliances, Cosgrove gets help from Gadget with his inventions, and his self esteem, in "The Luck Stops Here."
Cassandra
A fortune telling gypsy moth, Cassandra is a long time friend of Monty and Zipper, and foretells doom for Chip in "Seer No Evil."
Flash the Wonder Dog - VA Rob Paulsen.
Flash the Wonder Dog, in the episode of the same name, is a cowardly actor who needs the Rangers help to clear his name after Fat Cat frames him for numerous bad deeds in an effort to tarnish his image.
Queenie
Queen of the stolen swarm in "Risky Beesiness."
Sparky
A lab rat of Nimnul's, Sparky helps the Ranger's foil Nimnul's plan to rob banks in, "Does Pavlov Ring A Bell?"
Officers Muldoon and Kirby
Two cops on the beat who appear in numerous episodes, often cleaning up after the Rangers put a stop an evildoer's plans.
Sergeant Spinelli - VA Jim Cummings.
Muldoon and Kirby's boss.
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