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Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers is an animated television series produced by the Walt Disney Company from 1988 to 1990 and starring the long-established cartoon chipmunks Chip and Dale in a new setting with likewise-new supporting characters. In the setting of the show, the eponymous characters run an animal detective agency accompanied by comrades Gadget Hackwrench, Monterey Jack and Zipper.

History

The series was initially conceived alongside both Darkwing Duck and TaleSpin as a follow-up to DuckTales, which was Walt Disney Television Animation's first major success.

The show itself consists of sixty-five episodes, and adheres to a formulaic structure typical of other children's cartoons of the 80s and early 90s.

Online Relevance

The show was among the first of its kind to develop a significant online fandom consisting of fan-fiction/art. A since-abandoned, archaically-formatted Wiki documenting the series with an emphasis on its fan following exists, and Encyclopedia Dramatica describes the series' fan base, labelled as "Rangerphiles", as "a web 1.0 version of a Sonic Fag or a Brony".

A majority of online fan-made content related to the series revolves around the character Gadget Hackwrench, frequently sexualizing her. At one point, a sub-group of fans labelled as "R.A.G.E. (Rangerphiles Against Gadget Erotica)" was established specifically to protest such content.
A literal cult devoted to the character also exists or existed in Russia.

Overall, the fandom for Rescue Rangers stands in web-history as an early subset of the larger Furry fandom.

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