"In your spare time, you can...dress your dolls."
Raggedy Ann is a doll created by Johnny Gruelle in 1915 with red yarn for hair and a triangle nose. Although the character later appeared in books, cartoons, movies, and a Broadway musical, its lasting impression on popular culture is in doll form. Her brother, Raggedy Andy, was later introduced and appears with his sister in many of her adventures.
Raggedy Ann appeared alongside characters from other franchises on the back of the Little Golden Book series with Ernie and Bert, Big Bird, The Poky Little Puppy, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Bambi.
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- Rowlf the Dog uses his Raggedy Ann doll as his partner for a French Apache dance in the season two finale of The Jimmy Dean Show.
- Luis plays a round of "One of These Things" with pictures of Raggedy Ann dolls on Sesame Street in Episode 0337.
- When Hilda suggests that Gonzo is too old for a teddy bear in The Muppet Show episode 102, he wonders if he's emotionally mature enough for a Raggedy Ann doll.
- Prairie Dawn has a Raggedy Ann doll in her bedroom as seen in the song "All By Myself."
- A Sesame Street film about the letter D features two girls playing with Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls. (First: Episode 0367)
- Big Bird uses a Raggedy Ann doll as one of his pretend students in Episode 1058 of Sesame Street.
- Herry Monster becomes the owner of a Raggedy Ann doll on Sesame Street in Episode 1723 when Mr. Hooper and his brother Arnold find it in an old box of items they grew up with. Herry becomes so enamored with the doll, that the Hooper brothers let him have it.
- A Raggedy Ann and Andy mobile appears over a baby's crib in the Sesame Street song "Brothers Song."
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- Ivy Austin played Raggedy Ann in the 1986 Broadway musical
- Daws Butler voiced Raggedy Andy in the specials The Great Santa Claus Caper (1978) and The Pumpkin Who Would Not Smile (1979)
- David Conner was assistant conductor for the 1977 animated film
- Paul Dooley voiced Gazooks in the 1977 animated film
- Charlie Downs animated The Captain in the 1977 animated film
- Danny Epstein was musical coordinator for the 1977 animated film.
- Dan Haskett was an assistant animator (working on scenes of the Greedy) on the 1977 animated film
- Katie Leigh voiced Sunny Bunny on The Adventures of Raggedy Ann & Andy (TV, 1988-1990)
- Fred Nihda built the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees, the Twin Penny dolls, the Captain and ship in snowglobe, and rebuilt Grandpa toy props for the live-action scenes in the 1977 animated film
- Gerald Potterton was associate and sequence director on the 1977 animated film
- Joe Raposo wrote the songs, score, and conducted the music for the 1977 animated film (including "Blue"), cameoed as the bus driver in the opening moments, and did minor pirate voices and chorus. In 1986, Raposo reused some songs and added new ones for the Broadway production.
- Joe Silver voiced the Greedy in the 1977 animated film
- Michelan Sisti played the panda in the 1986 Broadway musical
- Michael Sporn was assistant animation supervisor for the 1977 animated film
- Arnold Stang voiced Queasy the parrot in the 1977 animated film
- Allen Swift voiced Maxi-Fixit in the 1977 animated film
- Patricia Thackray co-wrote the screenplay for the 1977 animated film
Sources[]
- Canemaker, John. The Animated Raggedy Ann & Andy. 1977, Bobbs-Merrill.