Description

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. 112 episodes were produced.

Characters
The Raggy Dolls
Sad Sack – A sample of a design that was deemed too expensive to mass-produce; his appearance is somewhat different from that of the others. He is the oldest of the seven Raggy Dolls in the Reject Bin. As his name suggests, he is very gloomy and cynical, but he still values his friendship with the other dolls.
Dotty – As the oldest next to the lethargic Sad Sack, she sees herself as the leader of the group and is often very bossy. She is so named because she accidentally had paint spilt on her hair and clothing. Dotty’s main catchphrase is: “Good thinking!”
Hi-Fi – He converses with stammer due to him being dropped during testing. It was also stated in the episode “The Trouble with Claude” that he was wired incorrectly, hence the stammer. He always wears headphones, which allow him to tune into radio and communication signals from seemingly any source.
Lucy – Her limbs are inadequately attached with nylon thread. She is shy and easily frightened, but always kind-hearted and loyal to her friends. She can be brave on occasion, as first seen in the episode “Ghosts”. She speaks with a Derbyshire accent.
Back-To-Front – He is a handyman doll with a backward-facing head (as a result of the manufacturer putting his head on the wrong way round) and a love of machines. Always calm in a crisis, Back-To-Front’s catchphrase is “No problem!”.
Claude – A French doll, who, unlike his companions, is actually perfect in every way. He fell out of a box of dolls being shipped to France and was left behind, being put in the bin out of a lack of other places. He speaks with a French accent and sometimes alternates between speaking English and French. He also has a notable talent for cooking.
Princess – She should have been a beautiful princess doll, but the machine accidentally cut her hair and left her dress in rags. In the manner of a typical aristocrat, her voice is characterised by H-adding. As the opening titles indicate, Princess is the youngest of the original seven Raggy Dolls.
Ragamuffin – A wandering traveller doll who had lost his owner and decided to spend his life taking in new sights and experiences. Introduced in the fifth series.[3] Friends
Pumpernickle – A Scarecrow who is a friend to the Raggy Dolls.
Edward – Mr Grimes’s lost teddy bear who becomes a good friend to the Raggy Dolls.
Mr Marmalade – Mr Grimes’s pet cat who has a playful trait.
Hercules – An old farmhorse.
Rupert the Roo – An Australian toy kangaroo who had been mailed from Australia until he had become a new friend to the Raggy Dolls.
Natasha – A Russian Doll bought by Mrs Grimes.
Humans
Mr Oswald “Ozzie” Grimes – The owner of the toy factory.
Cynthia – Appeared later in the series to be Mr Grimes’s love interest, and later wife.
Florrie Fosdyke – The kind but forgetful canteen manager of the factory.
Farmer Brown – The farmer of One Pin Farm.
Ethel Grimes – Mr Grimes’s sister.
Old Mrs Grimes – Mr Grimes and Ethel’s Mother
Oz and Boz – Ethel’s badly-behaved sons (and Mr Grimes’s nephews), known as the Terrible Twins.