The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy
American TV series or program
- Children
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Christina Lange
- Josh Rodine
- Bobby Bennett
- David Storrs
- CBS Entertainment Productions
- Macmillan Inc.
December 24, 1988 (1988-12-24)
The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy is an American animated television series that aired on CBS from September 17 to December 24, 1988.[1] Based on the dolls Raggedy Ann and Andy by Johnny Gruelle, the series was produced directly by CBS in honor of the 70th anniversary of the characters.[2] The series was cancelled in 1989, although CBS aired reruns during the 1989–90 television season, and in August 1991 when Pee-Wee's Playhouse was shelved.
Overview
The plot involved a little girl named Marcella whose Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls would come to life when no humans were present in her bedroom. Then they would be whisked off to a parallel world to save its inhabitants from the villain, an evil but inept sorcerer known as Cracklin.[3]
Also aiding Ann and Andy, besides the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees, were two of Marcella's other stuffed animals, a panda with a faux-British accent known as Grouchy Bear and a stuffed rabbit known as Sunny Bunny, as well as the Raggedy Cat and the Raggedy Dog. Sometimes they would be joined by more modern toys such as robots or toy soldiers. Often the plot involved the toys helping children in such places as Ancient Egypt or a Native American tribe. As the cartoon was meant for younger audiences it was unlike most other cartoons of the 1980s which had "morals to the story" at the end, although one episode lightly touched upon the issue of poaching when Raggedy Ann, Andy and their friends had to save endangered unicorns from cattle rustlers, who sought to steal their horns for personal gain.[4]
Voice cast
Main voices
- Christina Lange as Raggedy Ann
- Josh Rodine as Raggedy Andy
- Charlie Adler as Grouchy Bear, Tick & Tack
- Kenneth Mars as The Camel with the Wrinkled Knees
- Katie Leigh as Sunny Bunny
- Dana Hill as Raggedy Dog
- Kath Soucie as Raggedy Cat
- Gaille Heidemann as Mother
- Tracy Rowe as Marcella
Additional voices
- Michael Bell - Cracklin
- Bob Bergen
- Sheryl Bernstein - Helena
- P.L. Brown
- Ruth Buzzi
- William Callaway
- Hamilton Camp
- Nancy Cartwright - Little Chicken
- Chris Cavanaugh - Cody
- Cam Clarke
- Danny Cooksey - Cousin David
- Brian Cummings
- Jim Cummings - Trollit
- Jennifer Darling - Clea, Nephra
- Ellen Gerstell - Princess Astra
- Tony Jay - Ludlam
- Sherry Lynn - Lorelei
- Dave Mallow
- Danny Mann
- Allan Melvin
- Patty Parris
- Rob Paulsen - Tally Ho
- David Prince
- Hal Rayle
- Peter Reneday
- Neil Ross
- Maggie Roswell
- Frank Welker - Megamite
Episodes
Thirteen episodes were created:
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Perriwonk Adventure" | Jeff Hall | Janis Diamond | September 17, 1988 (1988-09-17) | 101 |
| The toys track Marcella's missing locket to a village inhabited by hybrid alligator-anteater creatures called Perriwonks, who plan to sacrifice it to a dragon. | |||||
| 2 | "The Pirate Adventure" | Jeff Hall | Janis Diamond | September 24, 1988 (1988-09-24) | 102 |
| A treasure map leading to a pot of gold leads the toys to a crew of pirates who kidnap Andy. | |||||
| 3 | "The Mabbit Adventure" | Jeff Hall | George Atkins | October 1, 1988 (1988-10-01) | 103 |
| Cracklin steals a book of spells from the Mabbits. | |||||
| 4 | "The Beastly Ghost Adventure" | Jeff Hall | Story by : Linda Woolverton Teleplay by : Janis Diamond and George Atkins | October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08) | 104 |
| A ghost story told by Marcella becomes horrifyingly true when the ghost of the tale begins terrorizing the toys. | |||||
| 5 | "The Pixling Adventure" | Jeff Hall | Karen Willson and Chris Weber | October 15, 1988 (1988-10-15) | 105 |
| Ann and Andy must return Luke, the infant prince of the Pixlings, to his home before his evil cousin Count Gerich takes over. | |||||
| 6 | "The Sunny Bunny Ransom Adventure" | Jeff Hall | Sheryl Scarborough and Kayte Kuch | October 22, 1988 (1988-10-22) | 106 |
| Cracklin kidnaps Sunny Bunny. | |||||
| 7 | "The Megamite Adventure" | Jeff Hall | George Atkins | October 29, 1988 (1988-10-29) | 107 |
| Marcella's cousin David has a robot named Megamite, who gets whisked off into the parallel world with Raggedy Ann. When Cracklin sees Megamite has the power to transform water into silver, he steals the robot and dries up the reservoir of a village of pixies, risking widespread dehydration unless Raggedy Ann can recapture Megamite. | |||||
| 8 | "The Boogeyman Adventure" | Jeff Hall | Story by : Janis Diamond Teleplay by : Janis Diamond and George Atkins | November 12, 1988 (1988-11-12) | 108 |
| Ann and Andy are sent to a wizarding world where there are reputed boogeymen. They encounter one, however he is akin to a child, saying that while he is of the same species of those monsters, he has been apprenticed under a good witch to help create good boogeymen. Cracklin kidnaps the "boogeykid" in an effort to get his own monster. | |||||
| 9 | "The Christmas Adventure" | Jeff Hall | Karen Willson and Chris Weber | November 19, 1988 (1988-11-19) | 109 |
| Cracklin attempts to steal Santa's sleigh and ruin Christmas. | |||||
| 10 | "The Sacred Cat Adventure" | Jeff Hall | Story by : George Atkins Teleplay by : Sheryl Scarborough and Kayte Kuch | November 25, 1988 (1988-11-25)[5] | 110 |
| Ann and Andy are sent to Egypt, where they must find a cat who belongs to Clea, a little girl who was the daughter of a recent deceased pharaoh. The cat leads them to a magic lamp which contains a genie which can get them back to Marcella's room, but it is also sought out by the princess' wicked half-sister, Nephra, who seeks the lamp to usurp the princess' ascent to the throne. | |||||
| 11 | "The Little Chicken Adventure" | Jeff Hall | Story by : Gordon Bressack Teleplay by : George Atkins | December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10) | 111 |
| Ann and Andy are sent to a desert in the Old West, where unicorns exist (although they are few in number). They encounter an Indian child named "Little Chicken", who is the tribe's laughingstock due to his name. An old legend says he can get a new name if he rides a white unicorn known as "Great White", but this is no simple task considering Great White can teleport at will. | |||||
| 12 | "The Warrior Star Adventure" | Jeff Hall | Buzz Dixon | December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17) | 112 |
| Ann and Andy help Princess Astra to retrieve the Horn of Power from the evil wizard Ludlum. | |||||
| 13 | "The Magic Wings Adventure" | Jeff Hall | Janis Diamond and George Atkins | December 24, 1988 (1988-12-24) | 113 |
| Ann and Andy find an egg which takes them to the land of the Grunges. | |||||
References
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 12. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 8. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ "The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy Episode Guide (1988)". BCDB. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ US Copyright Office Registration No. PA0000404141 / 1988-12-09
External links
- The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy at IMDb
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- Raggedy Ann Stories (1918)
- Raggedy Andy Stories (1920)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees (1924)
- Raggedy Andy's Number Book (1924)
- Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble (1925)
- Raggedy Ann's Alphabet Book (1925)
- Beloved Belindy (1926)
- The Paper Dragon: A Raggedy Ann Adventure (1926)
- Raggedy Ann's Fairy Stories (1928)
- Raggedy Ann's Magical Wishes (1928)
- Marcella: A Raggedy Ann Story (1929)
- Raggedy Ann in the Deep Deep Woods (1930)
- Raggedy Ann's Sunny Songs (1930)
- Raggedy Ann in Cookie Land (1931)
- Raggedy Ann's Lucky Pennies (1932)
- Raggedy Ann Cut-Out Paper Doll (1935)
- Raggedy Ann's Little Brother Andy Cut-Out Paper Doll (1935)
- Raggedy Ann in the Golden Meadow (1935)
- Raggedy Ann and the Left-Handed Safety Pin (1935)
- Raggedy Ann's Joyful Songs (1937)
- Raggedy Ann and Maizie Moocow (1937)
- Raggedy Ann in the Magic Book (1939)
- Raggedy Ann and the Laughing Brook (1940)
- Raggedy Ann and the Golden Butterfly (1940)
- Raggedy Ann and the Hoppy Toad (1940)
- Raggedy Ann Helps Grandpa Hoppergrass (1940)
- Raggedy Ann in the Garden (1940)
- Raggedy Ann Goes Sailing (1941)
- The Camel with the Wrinkled Knees (1941)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Nice Fat Policeman (1942)
- Raggedy Ann and Betsy Bonnet String (1943)
- Raggedy Ann in the Snow White Castle (1946)
- Raggedy Ann's Adventures (1947)
- Raggedy Ann and the Slippery Slide (1947)
- Raggedy Ann's Mystery (1947)
- Raggedy Ann at the End of the Rainbow (1947)
- Raggedy Ann and Marcella's First Day At School (1952)
- Raggedy Ann's Merriest Christmas (1952)
- Raggedy Andy's Surprise (1953)
- Raggedy Ann's Tea Party (1954)
- A Puzzle for Raggedy Ann and Andy (1957)
- Raggedy Ann's Secret (1959)
- Raggedy Ann's Christmas Surprise (ca. 1960)
- Raggedy Ann's Stories to Read Aloud (1960)
- Raggedy Ann and the Golden Ring (1961)
- Raggedy Ann and the Hobby Horse (1961)
- Raggedy Ann and the Happy Meadow (1961)
- Raggedy Ann and the Wonderful Witch (1961)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy's Very Own Fairy Stories (1970)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Kindly Ragman (1975)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Witchie Kissabye (1975)
- Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941)
- Suddenly It's Spring (1944)
- The Enchanted Square (1947)
- Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper (1978)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile (1979)
- The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy (1988)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy (1981)
- Raggedy Ann (1986)
