Watching the Raggedy Ann and Andy Movie

[@2doot]

I don't think anyone mentioned this, but I find it incredibly charming and fitting that Anne's singing voice is untrained and a bit off tune. It's got this child-like amateur nature to it and it's just adorably perfect for a sort of ditsy ragdoll tbh.

[@Mooms]

Didi Conn (who voiced Ann) had laryngitis when she recorded her lines for Ann. She wanted to go back and re-record but Richard Williams wanted to keep it because it added to the emotional scenes

[@finnbarsworld4032]

It does show they act like kids and sing like them, which brings out more of a wholesome charm to it!

[@2doot]

@@Mooms Which is a good choice, honestly. It truly adds a lot that her vocals aren't perfect.

[@astrowolvez]

Wasn’t her voice actor in grease?

[@2doot]

@@astrowolvez oh what the fuck, she was in Grease? What role did she have?

[@AniFAE_Productions]

Love how Richard William's made sure the animators got credited first in this movie! He knew who the stars really are. I've still got the VHS of this movie!

[@Dreamartist47]

Yeah It's so sweet🥺

[@Zodia195]

My aunt recorded this for me on VHS lol. Still a fav from my childhood for sure and I did treat my toys as family also as a kid.

[@Imagemerald]

​@@Zodia195in the theatre?

[@cheddar-bob-9090]

When I moved out for the first time my parents offered me a suitcase full of all the old vks tapes we watched as a kid. I was so psyched!... Till I picked it up. That hoe was heavy as hell! The only tapes I wish I kept were the old Godzillas we bought from city market.

[@BiggestBigBoy]

I like how they animated the credits on the 1s.

[@Oceane1803]

As a french person, I really like the way Babette talks. Like, most french characters in english media are english people talking with their botched french pronounciation as if it's accurate (it's not), which I find annoying. Babette on the other hand, she sounds like a french person with a botched english pronounciation, which is accurate since she's french (though she still pronounces english better than most of the people I met). She even pronounces the french R properly, something I never heard any english person do EVER when they try to make impressions of french people. But also sometimes she pronounces the R like in english. She's pretty inconsistent, which is accurate to the way french people speak english when they don't know it well. Babette is the best french character in the entirety of english media, as far as I'm aware. For example, Saberspark called her out on pronouncing "Paris" wrong, but actually no, because in french the S in Paris is silent. She's pronouncing english words wrong because she pronounces them like a french person would, which is believable for a french character obviously. More believable than any of the other "french" characters that are botching french pronounciation, making them annoying to listen to for me, and not believable as people who's native language is supposed to be french.

[@loganhadley-choy6677]

Wait, do people usually pronounce Paris with an s? Because I’ve honestly never bothered in actually seeing if they pronounce French correctly in movies, I often just end up getting second hand embarrassment from mispronounced words.

[@Oceane1803]

@@loganhadley-choy6677 Well I just know that in english, the s is pronounced, and that in french it's silent.

[@lProN00bl]

@@loganhadley-choy6677 In the US at least yes.

[@theotherjared9824]

This is one of the few animations that actually understands how floppy stuffed dolls are and how they would move if they walked around.

[@herculeanwarrior1541]

I think this is the first time I've seen where a movie gives specific animators credit for specific things. Usually all of the animators are lumped together under "Animation" during the credits and you wouldn't know who did what unless you purposely searched for it. Really cool that this does that!

[@hihi-kv8kv]

the animation for this is just *so* distinct, so I'm also really happy with that choice

[@stevethepocket]

Disney did that in the '90s! It was at the end, obviously, but they'd give each major character a card headed with their name, and maybe a rough sketch of them, that listed their lead animator, then their voice actor, then their other animators. I don't know why they stopped. Maybe computer animation just doesn't lend itself to the one-character-per-animator pipeline?

[@adampellett4917]

I saw that a long time ago when Disney Channel was good until now.

[@jeannettekunzen8622]

Prince of Egypt, Emperors New Groove - shows credit for main animator(s) of the characters.

[@aj_killjoy]

I love how much Digital Circus is inspired by such an underrated piece of media. Really makes me hope stuff like Pomni possibly being abducted by “pirates” or Jax and Ragatha having a possible future close Brother-Sister relationship actually appears in the show’s writing

[@gothnerd887]

And Kinger starts thinking he's a camel😅🐫

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

Let's not get out hopes too high. After all... You never know just what kind of hooligan will taint whatever light we forge in this fandom. -what I'm trying to say is that everything is awful right now and that you shouldn't expect it to get better; in fact, you should expect it to get worse.-

[@TheArtzyAnimal]

There is a problem cuz of young kids I saw a comment on the reupload of the movie that said “ragatha knockoff”

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

@@TheArtzyAnimal goddamn it. I called it. People were going to taint this movie no matter what.

[@TheArtzyAnimal]

@@nevaehhamilton3493 the worst part is that I’m 99% sure it’s a genuine comment cuz the account looked like something a kid would make

[@havenm6181]

It makes me so sad that animation is clearly the most complex and magical art form but also the most dismissed just because children find beauty in its whimsy

[@alekflores6922]

Now I know how gooseworx got Jax's characteristics from Andy voice and attitude

[@blueflare3848]

For sure. I can definitely see the similarities in their personalities and mannerisms.

[@thepeculiardragon7475]

but Andy is better imo lol

[@average-art3222]

I'm sure him and Jax would get along, the two wanting havoc while also pranking

[@Kalani_Saiko]

Andy is actually nice and wouldn't leave his sister to die, though.

[@junichiroyamashita]

Jax feels like the trope but cranked to 11,to the point it is much too salty. Andy feels like an old school appeoach to the trope,slower,softer, with a certain slow poise in movement.

[@itzorin600]

Fun fact that's Frenchie from Greece who voice raggedy Ann also this movie came out before Grease

[@mercuropheliac]

I came here just to say that I absolutely love Frenchie - I think Sandy should’ve ditched Danny for her TBH; that would’ve been such a better ending for the movie.

[@finnbarsworld4032]

Omg no wayyyyy

[@springbreezegaming4017]

it's also Stacy Johns from shining time station. lol

[@van8ryan]

@@springbreezegaming4017 Stacy from SHINING TIME is what I grew up with (even watching GREASE for the first time, I was like, "HEY STACY!")

[@rootbourne4454]

Didi Conn is a treasure

[@slothfulcobra]

I feel like surrealism kinda shortcuts the biggest challenge of animation, because every mistake or lack of consistency just becomes part of the vibe

[@drewo.127]

One reason why I’m a fan of off-model animation, or even better, switching between and merging off-model and on-model! Off-model animation can be great for surrealism, or whimsy, or even certain characters, like if it’s meant to be exaggerated like this movie or a show like Ren and Stimpy, if it’s meant to evoke a certain aesthetic or art style like mushy clay, children’s drawings, or a dream sequence, or something completely different!

[@XperimentorEES]

It's why stylized media ages better than any 'realistic' animation, it can maintain the suspension of disbelief so much easier because we innately know to disregard such inconsistencies with conventional expectations.

[@pacificgrim4661]

In my Elementary days I got real sick I got put under medication and I watched this movie in a pitch black room, I was literally tripping out

[@lilmissrockchick4962]

This movie (As gorgeous as the animation is) feels like what you would see as a child when you hallucinate during a sick fever

[@Saltheslab]

Bro. That sounds like a vibe lowkey though. Like I was just thinking about how someone would react to this movie if they were high, but having a fever? Shit man. Like I remember watching Pinocchio when I was in elementary school, I couldn't sleep and was developing a fever when watching that. And I thought THAT was trippy.

[@Charmspritztel]

*im just a rag dolly…happy and smiling all day*

[@JuliannaGallo-x2v]

A little rag dolly... wishin your worries away

[@OLIXXDABEZT]

​@@JuliannaGallo-x2v i stop and say golly... this is too good to be true!

[@stevethepocket]

So here's a fun fact. Not only was Joe Raposo the main songwriter for _Sesame Street_ for a long time, he was also brought in to do music for _Shining Time Station_ (the show created to provide a vessel for the _Thomas the Tank Engine_ shorts in the US, which also featured Raggedy Ann's voice actor Didi Conn as stationmaster Stacy Jones). One of the recurring segments on that show was a character using the station arcade's nickelodeon, which would cut to a music video made out of an original song and public domain footage. Anyway, in one episode, THE SONG WAS A COVER OF "HOME" FROM THIS MOVIE. It was even prefaced by a character half-recalling the song, as if the writers were acknowledging that it came from somewhere else.

[@soggypieceofwetbread]

what ep was the cover of home?

[@stevethepocket]

@@soggypieceofwetbread No idea. It's been decades. My mom taped all the episodes at one point, and she claims she still has them stashed away somewhere, probably under a landfill's worth of other junk.

[@slothfulcobra]

the problem with Richard Williams is that he kept scrapping stuff in the name of perfection, so even if he could keep funding and maintain an animation team, he couldn't finish it because he'd never be satisfied with his magnum opus. The movie that did get released is good enough, I really liked it as a kid. I even liked the Thief constantly muttering to himself

[@MillyKKitty]

Yeah. Although the movie was heavily cut and redubbed for release. But I guess that is the price for constantly stretching the release date despite the studio's giving him time. Recobbled cut on youtube tries to follow Richard's original vision, with even volunteer animated/drawn scenes and fixes.

[@Dr.Mlieko]

Sounds ALLOT like Johnny K. Just without the abuse of employees and dating underage girls

[@slothfulcobra]

@@Dr.Mlieko well, without the underage girls

[@MarionRobbins]

Makes me sad that tack had a voice though, didn’t seem fit to the character at all.

[@rockeyy6402]

i love raggedy ann's singing voice, it's very imperfect and wobbly but also very joyful. like her

[@anony_apis]

funny thing one of goose’s posts about jack has him yelling “too many girls” plus theres a cover where jax(michael kovach) does “no girls toy”

[@lProN00bl]

Love how despite Andy being melodramatic, the other characters are clearly enjoying the song too much to be upset.

[@JR-kx3jr]

It's actually really cool that the animators were credited at the beginning of the movie.

[@marikei2844]

Camel started out looking like he was having a bad trip, when all along he was just dissociating... Damn.

[@tubofmacaroni]

Tbh i always thought he was either lonely all his life or a schizophrenic. Probably both.

[@kildaver]

I thought he was dying.

[@OffbeatPlay]

I love how these watch alongs are critique, film/animation study, behind the scenes and a tiny bit of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

[@naranara1690]

7:01 "Oh God, the sock monster! He's an abomination!!" "He's a little sweetheart; he means well"

[@TheRhuen]

While Raggedy Anne may not be the oldest Rag doll (being arguably one of the oldest known types of toys in human history), she was definitely the most influential going forward in terms of style with the red yarn hair, patchwork dress, and character personality to affect things like the doll from Bump in the Night and The Amazing Digital Circus, and so many modern dolls. It is funny to think THIS is also what Annabelle really was, and seeing the real one in its case is hilarious, I honestly can't watch those movies without picturing the large floppy doll in place of the overly ugly porcelain one they made for the movies. Also pretty sure The Greedy inspired the Fudge in episode 2 of the Amazing Digital Circus, if not there is one other less appealing candidate for that inspiration.

[@L.Pondera]

"I'm the great and mighty poo, and I'm going to fling my shit at you!"

[@danielgudinojuarez6729]

Muppet/ Sesame Street veteran Joe Raposo wrote the songs/score for Raggedy Ann and Andy, while it's not his best work it does attract a small audience and works to the film's presence

[@The-bird-outside-your-door]

If anyone here likes Raspos music check out the stage musical he and Gibson wrote, there’s both recordings from the demo soundtrack and I think the broadway demo soundtrack, no official cast recording though😢 But you can find a pro shot on the R.A.R.E (raggedy Ann revival effort) channel

[@tyreekanimations]

That explains why the songs gave me sesame street/muppet vibes

[@lionwithglasses8590]

My God, this movie's so wholesome. Can't believe it never got a DVD or Blu-ray release. We're stuck with VHS quality. Maybe in the future!

[@darrenheideman2546]

Curse the legal mumbo jumbo.

[@MrCookies0529]

They’d better put it on those or I will have to do something drastic.

[@anony_apis]

it would be so cool if there were more productions like this nowadays because the whole style of this is just so charming

[@Hack_Man_VII]

The part when Raggedy Anne was at risk of getting her heart removed scared me as a kid. However, I can't help laughing at that scene now. I know it's immature, but I can't help thinking of "I am the Great Mighty Poo, and I'm going to throw my 💩 at you!"

[@The-kentucky-fried-one]

OMG HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@rockeyy6402]

something i really appreciate about this film is the cloth animation. it's like everything is made of quilts

[@alyssabullock6421]

I love Raggedy Andy's songs, his voice is so soothing, and he's a great brother! Also the animation for this movie is INCREDIBLE

[@Foxtrot369]

I grew up with this on VHS... The audio has a distinct _crackle_ to it that's just as nostalgic as the movie itself 😊

[@OM3GA-Z3RO]

The kind of sibling love that Andy and Anne have is lost in today's society, maybe Japan still holds that sibling love but today when a brother and a sister love each other people immediately think of Alabama.

[@user-jm6cl6fj1l]

I think it’s more like people cannot grasp the concept of more than one type of love like they used to. Society is so romance obsessed that men and women can’t have platonic relationships without morons believing there’s more to it than that. It’s like we can’t truly love people as people anymore

[@billiehall7313]

This is real

[@kaylasilverstein4137]

The closest thing we have is Dipper and Mabel lol. Which is fantastic, but there should be more siblings who love each other than JUST THEM (I am the oldest of 7 siblings, cousins and step-siblings in my family and never even imagined treating them like crap or refusing to hug them. I wanna see more characters like ME lol)

[@hihi-kv8kv]

I actually started crying, right when the girl hugged the camel

[@adampellett4917]

That song was pretty good from the camel, tbh. 😊

[@viviennemorgan7217]

that's a rag doll or marchella

[@Zodia195]

Hey Saber, FYI, how Babette says and sings the word Paris is how it's said in French lol. A general rule of thumb for French words (not all) is you never say the last letter in the word. So she's doing it right lol.

[@TallManVanitas]

Now I’m gonna need a Thief And The Cobbler video since you brought it up. Preferably the Recobbled Cut!

[@fynnthefox9078]

The true version.

[@ranchoth]

The Greedy always freaked me out as a kid. Not 'cause he was a scary monster, it was the horror of the kind of _existence_ he had...he was an intelligent, sentient being, trapped completely alone in some black pit in the wilderness-with no known history or backstory, perhaps even to himself. Without beginning and without ending-his very physical form never even the same from one moment to the next, and driven by a ravenous, unending sense of _hunger_ which he can only even try to sate, in futility, by consuming the only the thing in his entire world...himself. Death doesn't seem to offer any hope of release. Or even the mercy of going insane. I could hardly imagine a worse form of Hell. What does a being have to _do_ to _deserve_ that kind of existence? Or, even worse, did he not do anything at _all_ to "earn" his place in Gehenna-a creature begotten for the sole purpose of occupying a place of eternal torment. P.S.: That one episode of "Bump in the Night" was existentially bizarre, too.

[@sawyer6264]

Baby’s first Lovecraftian Horror

[@KingOfHeartsTANK]

This movie hit incredibly hard, my baby sister passed away last year in June and it just... it made me feel I needed to do more and hold her closer in my life instead of pushing her away half her life. She was only 26. I should have been mote like Andy and she would still be here. Great movie.

[@Saltheslab]

Hey. I don't know how your sister died, and you don't have to explain it. But as the youngest sibling of two older brothers, I want you to know it's not your fault. Things unfortunately happen that are way out of our control. I'm sorry for your loss, it's still unfortunate she died so young.

[@ErisIsAnAbomination]

I fully understand why this movie is known for being “weird,” but I hope that more people will give it further credit with TADC’s success. I grew up with a copy of this on VHS that my grandmother gave me, and it’s such a nostalgic and treasured part of my childhood (even though I remember being genuinely terrified by it, lmao). It’s a great piece of animation and I hope people will start valuing that more!

[@ocpmovie]

I did this restoration of this film, as well as the previous 2009 restoration. It was not available in widescreen prior to that. I also spent about 25 years restoring Richard Williams' other film The Thief and the Cobbler.

[@-cupcakeanimations-]

Gooseworx has actually said herself that Ragatha takes direct inspiration from Ragedy Ann (specifically her version seen here) and even Jax (at least his voice) takes inspiration from Andy here !!!! Its how Michael Kovach got casted in the first place (he was requested to do an impression of him) The scene in the second episode of TADC with the Fudge Monster is also a reference to this movie where you can see Ragatha saying similar lines to Anne from a scene in the movie as well as the Fudge being a reference to the Greedy,, theres many other references scattered throughout the series so far as Goose has stated that this is one of her fave movies and she loves to sneak those easter eggs into her show :D

[@Sarcastic-brainwash]

Genuinely when i was younger and my grandma showed me the movie (round 2010) i literally melted when i heard Anns voice AHHHH HIS VOICE IS SO SOOTHING And i honestly hate how this movie is only known because of digital circus

[@runajain5773]

I understand but still becauseof digital circus a lot of people know about it

[@ks.kyokudonanshun]

I'm a sobbing mess, screaming at the screen, "open the window! Open the effin window!!!!!"

[@michaeladames4932]

I liked this movie a lot more than I thought I would. I loved the heart felt moment between Raggedy Ann and Andy. The bond of family and the kindness that they can show for eachother, is a powerful one. / u \

[@Mooms]

I find it kind of dumb that people will claim Toy Story “ripped off” this movie when the idea of toys coming to life when humans aren’t around isn’t a new idea

[@ggrarl]

Very true, but I still find the similarities between this and Toy Story funny.

[@genyakozlov1316]

The director of Toy Story got the idea from working on Brave Little Toaster in the 80s, so if anything Toy Story copies that, just in a way less depressing way.

[@gooeydude574]

I believe there was a stop motion movie from decades earlier that also had a similar setup

[@viviennemorgan7217]

i think pixar took inspirations to make toy story

[@Rick586]

There have been cartoons about toys coming to life since at least the 1930's, and stories about toys coming to life since at least the early 1800's (such as "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" from 1838 and "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" from 1816). It's just a fun, whimsical idea that has been around for a VERY long time :)

[@CountofBeretania]

54:00 They actually did a stage adaptation of Raggedy Ann and Andy and of all the songs they kept, they kept “Blue”.

[@sawyer6264]

They also kept Rag Dolly, the lyrics are just changed

[@ajunkersgamble6689]

love when films they watch are public domain, means we get to see the whole movie. also i fuckin love raggedy Andy

[@AltKaxREAL]

1:01:41 Jax said this almost the exact same thing when encountering the Gloink queen, i didn't even realize that at first while watching this! i wonder how many more references to Raggedy Ann we're gonna get in future episodes...

[@cherryOwO.]

I'll be honest I like how people ship Babette and Ann a lot more than the main ship

[@temz9137]

theres a main ship? (not hating just curious)

[@honeybunny2046]

⁠​⁠@@temz9137maybe they meant captain and babette? I love the ship of ann an babette

[@temz9137]

@@honeybunny2046 ohhh ok that makes sense

[@The-kentucky-fried-one]

​​​@@temz9137the "main" ship is probably the ann & andy ship which started in the first RA&AN piece of tech media the 1940 short where the writers never bothered to read the books (the company also made the betty boop shorts) and assumed they were a couple so yeah🙃

[@temz9137]

@@The-kentucky-fried-one nooo they’re siblings whatt 😭

[@danielgudinojuarez6729]

This film was the visual inspiration for the amazing digital circus 🥰🥰🥰

[@RoseDragon529]

24:42 the funny thing is the real Annabelle is a Raggedy Ann, but the movies used a porcelain doll instead Probably copyright or a Raggedy Ann wasn't scary enough

[@viviennemorgan7217]

i love how there are two rag doll siblings and you probably don't know this but marchella is given two rag dolls raggedy ann and raggedy andy and that was my father's favorite before i stumble upon it.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

oh and the penny twins are creepy that will give anyone nightmares.

[@johnsensebe3153]

This seriously gives me _Phantom Tollbooth_ vibes, especially in the live-action.

[@adampellett4917]

I loved that movie. It’s a classic to my childhood ❤️.

[@MrCOLBSTAH]

Why is this making me cry? It's so wholesome

[@Dreamartist47]

This movie is a absolutely masterpiece ❤ Raggedy Ann and Andy will always have a special place in my heart You watching this on Twitch make me laugh and smile😂

[@J4CKS4V4]

I like the mark baker(R.I.P) and didi conn of how they Voice acted Raggedy Ann and Andy It was so sweet ❤

[@Creatingnightmares]

The voice of Anne is Frenchie from Grease and it's such a wonderful fit

[@Dolphan64]

This is my comfort movie man

[@josheldridge8546]

That sequence in black and white always struck me as Richard Williams giving a nod to Winsor McCay's Little Nemo, there was a lot of old strips where Nemo was dreaming about sliding down an endless bannister.

[@ispeakmovie]

I’m sad I didn’t watch this as a kid. This is beautiful. Extremely well animated with pretty colors. Charming characters. Cute songs. A good (even if slightly unhinged) story. I love it! 😊

[@prowolf633]

I see why people find the movie weird but the song “Blue” emotionally touches me all the time 😢

[@JackalopeBunny]

I love that song and the paper flowers song. Both are adorable.

[@thepeculiardragon7475]

I think it's funny that I like Andy, but I dont like Jax. He's my least favorite character. Unlike Jax, Andy may say rude things or be sassy, but his actions speak kindness. It's like how he calls the camel crazy but still helps him and even shows sympathy for the guy. I assume Jax will have some sort of growth but still.

[@nonnon6856]

I agree with you here

[@JuliannaGallo-x2v]

I like Jax is BECAUSE he is a jerk. So I disagree, but respect your opinion.

[@demon0981]

I knew that the Greedy was the inspiration behind the Fudge

[@adampellett4917]

From the Digital Circus. 😊

[@anastasiacaffee4930]

so one, I believe sometime after this movie, there was a Raggedy Ann musical that was made and in that one Marcella was actually super sick and the dolls help her second: I always go to the Raggedy Ann episode where she belonged to a blind girl and helps her see things through her heart it may have been the only episode I've seen, but I love it to bits

[@naranara1690]

Richard Williams was the GOAT. This movie looks incredible!

[@fynnthefox9078]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is my Citizen Kane.

[@vincegiangiulio1160]

Raggedy’s voice is Frenchy from Grease & Stacy Jones from Shining Time Station, the PBS show that gave us Thomas the Tank Engine in the U.S. with Ringo Starr then George Carlin as the 18 inch tall Mr. Conductor.

[@ryanmcamis7419]

54:21 Raggedy Andy left the movie. Homeboy got baked between cuts.

[@springbreezegaming4017]

I love that the va for Raggedy Ann is also Stacy Johns from shining time station.

[@towertooth456]

Fun fact: the pirate is voiced by George S. Irving, who also voiced the Heatmiser

[@micshork]

The doll that inspired those Annabelle movies.

[@Mooms]

Raggedy Ann is not Annabelle

[@finn-pg13]

@@Mooms*INSPIRED*

[@carmandirda]

I've never seen this movie before. It was such a treat! I can see where TADC got a lot of inspiration in not just designs but themes. I'm curious how many other projects were directly inspired by this as opposed to coincidence. It's so charming and a wonderful work of art.

[@JayDiaz08]

Fun fact: the songwriter, Joe Raposo, has done songwriting work for many other projects, including children’s shows such as The Electric Company and Shining Station, and even sitcoms such as Three’s Company and The Ropers. His most notable work was for Sesame Street, where he wrote not only the show’s VERY theme song, but also the show’s most memorable tunes, including “Bein’ Green”, “C is for Cookie”, “Sing”, and “ABC-DEF-GHI”. Alicia Keys even went on to say that two of Raposo’s SS songs, “Bein Green” and “Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco” began her love for music. An absolute musical genius.

[@Zistheone2]

I used to watch this movie all the time as a kid and certain parts still hit me with a massive wave of nostalgia. The fact that Digital Circus was partly inspired by it makes me love it even more

[@fugyfruit]

It's clear that Digital Circus took a lot of inspiration from this movie and not just in the obvious ways with the specific references and character ideas but also in the strange and occasionally ominous tone of some of the surreal locations that seem both endless and empty the endless black voids and giant empty areas that feel like your trapped in a dream there is no exit too, especially with the repeated moments in the movie where the main characters are told they will be trapped their forever. You can really see some of the vibes that would eventually underline Figital Circus

[@thenickhelms84]

The French pronounce Paris with a silent "s" so yeah, Babette is actually saying it accurately. Just like how Mexicans pronounce Mexico with the "x" sounding like an "h" syllable.

[@thebeardedbrony9586]

Just saw the thumbnail, saw raggedy anne, and nostalgia hit SO! FUCKING! HARD!!! Hit play without a single thought.

[@darrenheideman2546]

The Greedy is a slightly more child friendly depiction of a Lovecraftian horror.

[@hallowedtalon8106]

This trippy imagery in this film made me remember the animated film GAY PURR-EE. I rewatched it a few years ago recently, and I had no idea just how DARK that film was. Cat prostitution, attempted suicide…heavy stuff. I’d love to see you two react to that film one day.

[@benraven9087]

Funny you bring that up, because it's director was originally chosen to direct this film with Richard Williams supervising animation. He died before production began though, so Williams had to take over.

[@yosefdemby8792]

Abe Levitow

[@doodlestrudel1991]

What more can i say? This is my most favorite film to watch from time to time Glad to see you two got to see it too 😐👌

[@kayleighfish8220]

I can't usually attend streams, but I'm so happy you decided to watch this movie. It's one of my favorite childhood movies I would always watch. I appreciate your honesty in your reviews, so I'm really happy to see this on your channel.❤

[@GazingTrandoshan]

The plot twist of Babbette taking over was SO good for the time , cause Damzel was a proto girl boss

[@ninavale.]

A fun fact...Anabelle, the original doll WAS a ragdoll not a french/porcelain doll. They changed that for the movies bc people generally find them creepier, and it's easier to believe that doll is evil. But I feel like, having a cute innocent ragdoll would, in that movie, fit the situation better. Because people would be charmed by the doll and it'd be less "wtf, this is an obviously evil doll, how stupid are these people?". I also kind of LIKE the porcalain dolls, I don't really find them THAT creepy, esp the ones that are in good condition. I remember there was this one magazine that had minature porcelain dolls with hair and cute victorian clothing. and you could collect them. and they had accessories such as beds and stuff. I remember having one or two but they broke.

[@Devilcakes]

Circling back to their firdt comment on the death of voice acting in hollywood, I really lvoe the opening credits. Instead of the voice actors being credited first, the animators are credited. And I argue it is just as worthwhile for the animators to get their fame and recognition and praise as the voice actors. This movie has such a sweetheart spot in my heart. Fr.

[@binkyboy448]

This reminds me of how Del Toro's Pinocchio credited the entire animation team in the end titles before any of the celebrity voice actors. That's 7 lead animators, 16 senior animators, and 34 other animators.

[@themeekwarrior]

YOU ACTUALLY WATCHED IT, omg yey. Gonna come back and watch this all the way through hehe

[@themeekwarrior]

Saber did you see the concept art of Jax tallying the circus members and going "TOO MANY GIRLS!!" ? xD Also Andy at 22:42 pulling a Baman (or Baman pulling a Raggedy Andy?) (Baman being by Smallbu Productions) lol Another thing -- PLEASE have Rishi rewatch the part where Anne and Andy fall through the window so she can catch the "Where's my foot? Oh there it is"

[@MechadonPrime]

Digital Circus fans are now suddenly well versed in Raggedy Ann and I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.

[@josheldridge8546]

23:10 -- i think they were going for being able to twist where all the stuffing separated inside, a couple of rag toys i had would do that. i'm wanting to say it looks like he unwinds a little as he stands back up, uncrossing his legs as he does so.

[@mercuropheliac]

Yeah, the problem with the “Cobbler and the Thief” was Richard Williams was a hyper perfectionist (probably ADHD) and kept missing deadlines and studios and producers kept dropping the project, until we got the hackney Disney knock-off nearly 30 years after the start of the original project.

[@clayton_rose]

These are either 10 minutes or longer than the actual film

[@HobGungan]

This is one of my earliest favorite movies and is still #12 on my Top 20. It's definitely not for everyone, but the visuals and the music are still some of the best I've seen.

[@Tyrany42]

This makes me wonder where the line is between good cute and bad cute… this movie is filled with moments of whimsy and themes of love, but so is A Troll in Central Park. Yet this is legitimately precious and that is vomit-inducing. So what’s the cuteness threshold? How do you properly write adorable, lighthearted characters and stories?

[@lionwithglasses8590]

It's hard to say. Adorable and lighthearted characters tend to be very hit or miss with people. But for me, the thing that sets this movie apart from A Troll in Central Park is it's tone. Sure, there's plenty of warm fuzzies here and there, but there's also legitimate tension and drama I can take seriously. A Troll in Central Park has the troll Queen, who loves to sing about how much she loves being evil, and how much she hates pretty things. Yet, not much happens. The Queen doesn't actually invade the city until the tail end of the movie. Most of the time in between is dedicated to flowers dancing while Gus and Rosie fight in the background. Meanwhile, in this movie, we have a villain that constantly eats himself due to never being satisfied. Crazier still, he tries to rip out Ann's heart so he can eat it! Like Saber said, the classic fairytale vibe carries it a lot. The world is just as enchanting as it is sinister.

[@yosefdemby8792]

Joe Raposo co-wrote the Sesame Street theme song, Bein Green, Sing a Song, C is for Cookie, and many others.

[@SeventheSquib]

This movie. Made me cry. So much. Also I think (not totally sure) that I heard somewhere that Raggedy Ann’s VA actually had strep throat when she was voice acting in the movie. Also, who else gained a new comfort character from this movie? Because I did. *Throws Raggedy Andy into the abyss of comfort characters*

[@Mooms]

Raggedy Ann’s VA had laryngitis when she was recording her lines. Richard Williams decided to keep it because he felt that it added to the emotional scenes

[@sofiwireles12]

YIPPIEEE ANOTHER RECTION OF RAGGEDDY ANN AND ANDY 🥳🥳🥳

[@Tired_and_Lazy]

Im surprised the little girl didn't hear the dolls singing and the music 😂

[@drakeredwingofficial]

holy FUCK I saw like three minutes of this movie when I was like 3 and I nearly shit myself in terror. Your video popping up in my recommended feed was the first time I'd thought about it in almost 20 years.

[@beautyschooldropper]

FUN FACT: Raggaty Ann's voice is Didi conn wich is Frenchy from grease!

[@SpongicX]

When the king shouts "Silence!" He sounds like Achmed the Dead Terrorist.

[@sorry_badmic1152]

The art style of this movie reminds me of welcome home!

[@soggypieceofwetbread]

maybe this film inspired a lil bit of welcome home?

[@soggypieceofwetbread]

maybe this movie inspired some of welcome home

[@TheloniasBrowntail]

If my stories get animated, I'd love them to be animated in a style familiar to this movie. Not so much the acid-trip animation, unless the characters have a nightmare or something. But to have that simple scratchy detail of ink and color, the focus on voices for voices not marketing, the musical sequences being simple when they need to be simple, or big when they need to be big. All in all leaving a feeling of adventure or gingerbreaded nostalgia that could put a peppy step back in anyone who viewed it.

[@Whatisriker]

I’m only 29 minutes into the video and I’m making a prediction that the movie ends with the old toys pulling a French Revolution

[@RaggedyAndyy]

People in the chat not knowing who these characters are is making me mad and it shouldn’t because they didn’t know

[@DerpDerp3001]

This movie in a nutshell: "RANDOM BULLSHIT GO!!!"

[@rebellyanmagic6409]

When my niece was a baby, I used to sing 'Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers' to her when it was her bedtime.