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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)
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
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
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
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