Why did Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers end?

When you think about Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, the classic Disney Afternoon 90s cartoon/now modern film adaptation for Disney+, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a harmless action-adventure romp about a gang of anthropomorphic animals that’s cooler than TaleSpin but not as fun as DuckTales (these are just plain facts). As made obvious by the film’s trailer, this new take on the Rangers is not remotely that, but instead, a modern meta-mystery where the titular chipmunks (Chip voiced by John Mulaney, Dale voiced by Andy Samberg) are washed-up stars that get involved with a cartoon bootleg conspiracy. It’s even weirder than it sounds, which is surprising for a Disney movie, but isn't too surprising given that it’s directed by Akiva Schaffer of LonelyIslandfame. So let’s dust off that Indy fedora and strap up those laces as we talk about what happens at the ending of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.

Here’s a little context before we reach the film’s climax. The twist for this iteration of these characters is that events of the Rescue Rangers show were, in fact, an actual television show, and the crew went on to pursue other endeavors after its cancellation in the early 90s. Chip and Dale weren’t on speaking terms following Dale’s attempt at getting a spin-off series, Gadget and Zipper (voiced by Tress MacNeille and Dennis Haysbert, respectively) settled down and got married, and Monterey Jack (Eric Bana) is supposedly living an easy life before his sudden disappearance. This event leads to the chipmunk duo to team up and figure out where Jack is, where they eventually cross paths with an evil adult Peter Pan (now going by the name Sweet Pete, voiced by Will Arnett) and a pair of detectives (KiKi Layne as a rookie superfan of the rangers and J. K. Simmons as her claymation superior).

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