Janice Karman

Everything Janice Karman said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Contradicted

Karman: 'Chipmunk Punk' sold over one million albums overnight

“And as it turns out, it sold over a million albums overnight, and then the people at CBS and NBC and ABC, they, well, you know, all of a sudden they wanted to have lunch.”

Janice Karman Dec 24, 2018 ▶ 17:06 The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman (2017)

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Partly supported

The 1980 album 'Chipmunk Punk' sold over one million copies overnight

“As it turns out, it sold over a million albums overnight, and then the people at CBS and NBC and ABC, they, well, you know, all of a sudden they wanted to have lunch.”

Janice Karman Sep 18, 2017 ▶ 15:54 The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Not publicly verifiable

The 1980s Chipmunks animated series drew 15 to 20 million weekly viewers

“Like twenty million a week, or 15 to twenty million a week.”

Janice Karman Sep 18, 2017 ▶ 29:59 The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Supported

Karman explains the Alvin and the Chipmunks half-speed vocal technique

“Well, it sounds, it's the same speed as we speak, but it's at a higher pitch.”

Janice Karman Sep 18, 2017 ▶ 18:08 The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman

The other half of the tape: Janice Karman's own voice is left out of every number here. 7 statements on the record name them. every mention, with the transcript →

Statements about Janice Karman, by other people (7)

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Supported

Bagdasarian: Sold Chipmunks syndication rights for $25 million

“And then a couple of years later, we sold those rights for twenty five million dollars.”

Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Dec 24, 2018 ▶ 33:27 The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman (2017)

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Supported

Bagdasarian: Hired legendary Warner Bros. animators for A Chipmunk Christmas

“Some of the great animators from Warner Brothers including Chuck Jones, and Phil Monroe, and Virgil Ross, and these guys who had done the greatest Bugs Bunny cartoons in the forties and fifties were available, and they weren't being used, and Janice and I hire…”

Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Dec 24, 2018 ▶ 23:24 The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman (2017)

HOW I BUILT THIS Disclosure

Bagdasarian Jr. invested the $25 million syndication windfall into a feature film

“We took most of that money and made an animated feature, The Chipmunk Adventure, and that, which came out in 87.”

Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Sep 18, 2017 ▶ 33:39 The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman

HOW I BUILT THIS Disclosure

The 2007 Chipmunks film villain was based on a real record executive

“In any event, we're all excited and want to now talk about the national plans that they're going to do, and this is a quote, and it's, it, so it explains why David Cross is, as Ian is, is that character. So the record executive, the tells Janice and me, well w…”

Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Sep 18, 2017 ▶ 44:45 The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Supported

Bagdasarian and Karman hired legendary Looney Tunes animators for Christmas special

“Some of the great animators from Warner Brothers including Chuck Jones, and Phil Monroe, and Virgil Ross, and these guys who had done the greatest Bugs Bunny cartoons in the forties and fifties were available, and they weren't being used, and Janice and I hire…”

Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Sep 18, 2017 ▶ 22:12 The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Not publicly verifiable

Bagdasarian Jr. and Karman bought back Universal's Chipmunks stake for $2.5 million

“Two and a half million dollars for their-”

Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Sep 18, 2017 ▶ 41:52 The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman

HOW I BUILT THIS Disclosure

Bagdasarian: Creative disputes are resolved by deferring to stronger conviction

“If Janice had a different point of view and she felt more strongly about it than I did, then I would defer to her. If I, Conversely, I had a stronger feeling about it than she did. She would defer to me.”

Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Dec 24, 2018 ▶ 49:31 The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman (2017)

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Janice's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
HOW I BUILT THISLEDGER	Co-Owner and Producer, Bagdasarian Productions	2	4	33% 1/3	full record on How I Built This →