Melvin and the Squirrels

Melvin and the Squirrels were a band pretending to be squirrels in response to the "rodent invasion" of the 1960s. The band has high pitched voices, and is known to have a sung a rendition of "Yankee Doodle" in which Melvin replaced the word "macaroni" with "Rice A Roni". The one human band member shouts "MELVIN!"

Behind the laughter

 * The band references cartoon group of singing chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks. In addition to the similar names, both bands use artificially high pitched voices, a troublemaking rodent (Alvin/Melvin), and a human member who shouts the troublemaker's name in anger.

Appearances

 * Homer's Barbershop Quartet