Jones was the creative consultant and character designer for two Raggedy Ann animated specials and the first Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas special " A Chipmunk Christmas ".

* Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper ( TV special, 1978 )

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

* 1880 – Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann ( d. 1939 )

* September 7 – Former cartoonist John B. Gruelle is given a patent for his Raggedy Ann doll.

* Johnny Gruelle, artist who created Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy

Despite the efforts put into such films as Watership Down and Heavy Metal, other films like Richard Williams ' Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure were less successful.

* " Raggedy Ann " w. Anne Caldwell m. Jerome Kern

In 1918, Johnny Gruelle wrote and illustrated Raggedy Ann and in 1920 followed up with Raggedy Andy Stories.

Rag doll characters Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, illustrated by Johnny Gruelle, 1920

Rag dolls have featured in a number of children's stories, like the 19th century character Golliwogg in The Adventures of two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg by Bertha Upton and Florence K. Upton and Raggedy Ann in the books by Johnny Gruelle, first published in 1918.

A number of the shorts turned out during this period, such as the continuing Popeye shorts and a 1941 two-reel adaptation of Raggedy Ann and Andy, maintained a high level of quality.

* Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy ( 1941 )

He also produced a series of stories based on the Our Gang film series, provided covers for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, illustrated the aforementioned adaptations of two Disney animated features, drew stories featuring Raggedy Ann and Andy and Uncle Wiggily, wrote and drew a lengthy series of comic books promoting a bread company and featuring a character called " Peter Wheat ", and did a series of pantomime ( i. e. without dialogue ) two-page stories featuring Roald Dahl's Gremlins for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories # 34 – 41.

After his noted work in the mid-1960s he went on to direct the Academy Award-winning A Christmas Carol ( 1971 ), the full-length feature Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure ( 1977 ) and the Emmy-winning telefilm Ziggy's Gift ( 1982 ).

* Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure ( 1977 ) ( director, production supervisor, animator )

The face of Raggedy Ann is a color-reversed minstrel mask, and Raggedy Ann's creator, Johnny Gruelle, designed the doll in part with the antics of blackface star Fred Stone in mind.

At Fleischer he worked on Betty Boop, Raggedy Ann, Gulliver's Travels, the animated adaptations of Superman, and Popeye.

* 1941 Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy

* Raggedy Andy ( in " The Great Santa Claus Caper ( 1978 )")

A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner and When We Were Very Young, Heinrich Hoffman's Der Struwwelpeter, Johnny Gruelle's Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees, and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie.

His first book, the story of the making of Richard Williams ' Raggedy Ann and Andy, was published in 1977 as The Animated Raggedy Ann and Andy.

* The Animated Raggedy Ann and Andy, 1977.

Raggedy Ann meets Raggedy Andy for the first time ; illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

" He said, " Why don ’ t we call her Raggedy Ann?

Many of these Decca recordings have been used in such television shows and Hollywood movies as Homefront, ER, The Brink's Job, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Swing Shift, Raggedy Man, Summer of ' 42, Slaughterhouse-Five, Maria's Lovers, Harlem Nights, In Dreams, Murder in the First, L. A.

Rag dolls have featured in a number of children's stories, like the 19th century character Golliwogg, Raggedy Ann in the 1918 book by John Barton Gruelle and the British children's television series Bagpuss Ragdolly Anna and the popular " Raggybaggy "

* Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper ( 1978 ) a Christmas television special directed by Chuck Jones

* A 1988 – 1992 animated television series, The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy

Hoskins has also directed two films, both of which he starred in ; The Raggedy Rawney ( 1988 ) and Rainbow ( 1996 ).

* A 1977 animated feature, Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, directed by Richard Williams.

The Patchwork Girl was likely influenced by the character of Topsy in Uncle Tom's Cabin, and she may have influenced the character of Raggedy Ann.

* Jakalope's Chrystal Leigh contributed vocals to the album that was produced and partially co-written by band mate Dave Ogilvie for Toronto based act Raggedy Angry.

Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle ( 1880 – 1938 ) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children.

From his bookshelf, he pulled a book of poems by James Whitcomb Riley, and combined the names of two poems, " The Raggedy Man " and " Little Orphant Annie.

Gruelle became an opponent of vaccination, and the Raggedy Ann doll was used as a symbol by the anti-vaccination movement.

Raggedy Ann was drawn by Tissa David, who became one of the first women to animate a leading character in a animated feature film.

* Raggedy Ann Stories ( 1918 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Andy Stories ( 1920 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees ( 1924 ) by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Andy's Number Book ( 1924 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble ( 1925 ) by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Ann's Alphabet Book ( 1925 ) by Johnny Gruelle

* The Paper Dragon: A Raggedy Ann Adventure ( 1926 ) by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Ann's Fairy Stories ( 1928 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Ann's Magical Wishes ( 1928 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle