The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy is an American animated television series that aired on CBS from September 17, 1988 to September 1, 1990. 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.
The Raggedy Ann and Andy's Grow and Learn Library was published the same year, and features many of the same characters and settings as the show.
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. Also aiding Ann and Andy were five of Marcella's other stuffed animals, a feisty-sounding dog named Raggedy Dog, a pompous-sounding cat named Raggedy Cat, a panda with a faux-British accent known as Grouchy Bear, a stuffed rabbit known as Sunny Bunny, and a big, clumsy-sounding camel called The Camel With Wrinkled Knees. 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 "announcements", 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.[1]
Episodes[]
| Episode | Synopsis |
|---|---|
| 1. "The Perriwonk Adventure" | 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" | A treasure map leading to a pot of gold leads the toys to a crew of pirates who kidnap Andy. |
| 3. "The Mabbit Adventure" | Cracklin steals a book of spells from the mabbits. |
| 4. "The Beastly Ghost Adventure" | A ghost story told by Marcella becomes horrifyingly true when the ghost of the tale begins terrorizing the toys. |
| 5. "The Pixling Adventure" | Ann and Andy must return the infant prince of the Pixlings to his home before the evil Count Gerich takes over. |
| 6. "The Ransom of Sunny Bunny Adventure" | Cracklin kidnaps Sunny Bunny. |
| 7. "The Megamite Adventure" | 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" | 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" | Ann and Andy reunite with old friends from past episodes, including the Perriwonks, Singe the Dragon, and the Pixlings, to help elves Pearl and Scamp stop Cracklin from stealing Santa's toys and ruining Christmas. |
| 10. "The Sacred Cat Adventure" | Andy and Ann are sent to Egypt, where they must find a cat who belongs to 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, who seeks the lamp to usurp the princess' ascent to the throne. |
| 11. "The Little Chicken Adventure" | Ann and Andy are sent to a desert in the Old West, where unicorns exist (although they are few in number). They encounter a Native American 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" | Marcella gets a new sci-fi action figure set. When she leaves, Andy messes with the horn of power and the dolls get sucked into another dimension, from the set, ruled by the evil wizard Ludlum. They team up with the rebel princess Astra to sneak into Ludlum's castle and stop him from using the horn's hypnosis to take over the universe, and get themselves back home. |
| 13. "The Magic Wings Adventure" | Marcella leaves the dolls out in the backyard, where they find a giant egg and decide to climb a nearby tree to put it back in its nest. They climb into a land in the clouds, where a troll tricks them into giving him the egg by saying it's his, then runs off and kidnaps that camel. The dolls snake into his castle, where a pair of pterodactyls tell them the egg is theirs, and the troll plans to steal the baby's wings for himself. |
Voice cast[]
Main Voices[]
- Christina Lange as Raggedy Ann
- Josh Rodine as Raggedy Andy
- Charles Adler as Grouchy Bear
- Gaille Heidemann as Mother
- Kenneth Mars as The Camel with the Wrinkled Knees
- Dana Hill as Raggedy Dog
- Katie Leigh as Sunny Bunny
- Kath Soucie as Raggedy Cat
- Tracy Rowe as Marcella
Additional Voices[]
- Michael Bell
- Bob Bergen
- Sheryl Bernstein
- P.L. Brown
- Ruth Buzzi
- William Callaway
- Hamilton Camp
- Nancy Cartwright
- Chris Cavanaugh
- Cam Clarke
- Danny Cooksey
- Brian Cummings
- Jim Cummings
- Ellen Gerstell
- Tony Jay
- Katie Leigh
- Sherry Lynn
- Dave Mallow
- Danny Mann
- Allan Melvin
- Patty Parris
- Rob Paulsen
- David Prince
- Hal Rayle
- Peter Reneday
- Neil Ross
- Maggie Roswell
- Frank Welker