The Raggy Dolls

The Raggy Dolls
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GenreFantasy
Children and family series
Comedy drama
Adventure
Created byMelvyn Jacobson
Developed byJohn Walker
Written byNeil Innes
Voices ofNeil Innes
Narrated byNeil Innes
Theme music composerNeil Innes
Opening themeRaggy Dolls, Dolls like you and me
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series9
No. of episodes112
Production
Executive producerJohn Marsden
ProducerJo Kemp / Neil Molyneux / Joy Whitby
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesYorkshire Television (1986–1994)
Orchid Productions (1987–1994)
Original release
NetworkITV (CITV)
Release3 April 1986 (1986-04-03) –
20 December 1994 (1994-12-20)
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The Raggy Dolls is a 1986-1994 British cartoon series which originally aired on ITV. The series is set in Mr Grimes' Toy Factory, where imperfect dolls are thrown into a reject bin. While unobserved by human eyes, the dolls come to life and climb out of the reject bin to have adventures. The series was designed to encourage children to think positively about physical disabilities.[1] 112 episodes were produced.[2]

  1. ^ Brewer, Susan (2013). Famous Character Dolls. Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781783376223. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 53. ISBN 9781476672939.