Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile (1979) (TV)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Chuck Jones

Writer:

Chuck Jones (writer)

Release Date:

31 October 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

On Halloween, Raggedy Ann and Andy know a boy who needs a pumpkin. They go out in a search for a pumpkin who needs a boy.

Plot Keywords:

Pumpkin | Raggedy Ann | Halloween | Blubbering | Fairness

Cast

June Foray	...	Raggedy Ann / Aunt Agatha / Neighbor (voice)
Daws Butler	...	Raggedy Andy (voice)
Stephen Rosenberg	...	Ralph (voice) (as Steven Rosenberg)
Les Tremayne	...	The Pumpkin (voice)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Chuck Jones Enterprises

Trivia:

The voice of Aunt Agatha is credited to "Mrs. Hobart Donavan," in reality June Foray using the name of her late husband Hobart Donavan.

Quotes:

[first lines]
The Pumpkin: I'm a failure. Nobody wants me. I'm just a reject, an-an orphan. I'm an orphan. Nobody will adopt me. Nobody! Who wants a glum pumpkin? Nobody, that's who.

Movie Connections:

Follows Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper (1978) (TV)

An animated Halloween Special made by Chuck Jones

Now here is Halloween special I hardly remember; until I watched it on YouTube. It is an animated Halloween Special made by Chuck Jones, starring Raggedy Ann & Andy and their dog Raggedy Arthur. The show starts with a gloomy pumpkin, crying forlornly about being left out on Halloween. Meanwhile in neighbourhood, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy watch from their window a sad little boy named Ralph, who lives across the road from their house, with his cold-hearted Aunt Agatha, who dose not think Trick-or-Treating on Halloween is fun at all!

Feeling sorry for young Ralph, Ann and Andy thought a Jack-o-Lantern would cheer him up. So with Arthur and his skate-board and a flashlight (for the pumpkin), the three rag-dolls headed for the pumpkin patch. And but shear-luck, they had found the gloomy pumpkin, and when Ann tells the pumpkin that he will make Ralph happy, a smile came across his face.

I kind of like the scene where the pumpkin on the skateboard speeds down the hill with Raggedy Ann, Andy and Arthur trailing behind, Chuck Jones is awesome! The subtle details on the expressions of the characters are just genius; a reason I love animation by Chuck Jones. I had watched this special again (on YouTube), and I love this cartoon! It's so rare and such a classic! A real heart warmer around Halloween time.