In most cartoons, they are paired with Pluto, Mickey Mouse, or most often, Donald Duck, who act as antagonists to the chipmunk duo who steal the spotlight in the shorts. They were given their own series in the 1950s, but only three cartoons resulted under their name: Chicken in the Rough (1951), Two Chips and a Miss (1952) and The Lone Chipmunks (1954). The duo was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film three times in four years: in 1946 for "Squatter's Rights" (against Mickey and Pluto), in 1947 for "Chip an' Dale" and in 1949 for "Toy Tinkers" (both against Donald Duck). In the 1980s, they became the lead characters of a half-hour television series, "", in which they have adventures as leaders of a detective agency.