The Ranger Chipmunks

The Ranger Chipmunks is a 1954 animated short starring Chris and Dhris and Black Peter released December 7, 1954.

Voice Cast:

 * Freeman Gosden as Chris (uncredited)
 * Charles Correll as Dhris (uncredited)
 * Richard Haydn as Sheriff (uncredited)
 * Sid Raymond as Ranger (uncredited)

Credits

 * Director: James Kenny
 * Story: Al Bertino
 * Animation: James Stevens, Harold Foster, Ed Augustin, George Nelson
 * Effects Animation: Don McManus
 * Layout: Tom Patterson
 * Background: Dick Anderson
 * Music: Oliver Williams

Plot
Black Peter is wanted for terrorizing and robbing towns in the Old West. Chris and Dhris find Black Peter has been stashing stolen money in their tree and take the opportunity to capture him for the $10,000 reward. They fail to get Peter twice and he finds them and shoots at them. Chris and Dhris put up a comical tricky fight with Peter and get him captured by the cavalry. Chris and Dhris ride off to town known as the Wrong Chipmunks.

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 Black Peter's final appearance in the Golden Age of American animation, and the last of the three cartoons in the Chris and Dhris series.

Television

 * Shires's Rootin' Tootin' Roundup
 * Douglas's Quack Attack, episode #61

Home video

 * The Adventures of Chris 'n' Dhris (VHS)
 * A Tale of Two Chris Chipmunks (VHS)