The Raggy Dolls

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"Grimes Soft Toys" factory in The Raggy Dolls

The Raggy Dolls was a 1980s British cartoon series for children, following the adventures of a motley collection of rejects from a toy factory, who lived in the reject bin.

The series was created by Melvyn Jacobson, and produced for Yorkshire Television from 1986 to 1994. The episodes were written and voiced by Neil Innes, who also wrote and sang the theme song.

The original seven dolls were Back-To-Front, Claude, Dotty, Hi-Fi, Lucy, Princess, and Sad Sack (John of Arabiah rashid)). Roy Evans animated the first 26 episodes. Orchid Productions, headed by Jo Kemp & Neil Molyneux, gave the show a new look (although retaining the original Roy Evans title sequence) and made 85 further episodes and introduced an eighth character, Raggamuffin. There is also a scarecrow in a nearby farm which is a friend of the Raggy Dolls.

The owner of the factory was Mr Grimes, who falls in love with a woman called Cynthia. Cynthia eventually marries Mr Grimes and after they were married the Raggy Dolls were moved from the Reject Bin to live at Mr Grimes' house.

[edit] Trivia

In UK there were 3 videos from Castle Vision featuring the complete episodes.
In Australia there were 3 videos from Reel Entertainment featuring the 1993 series.
It also aired on ABC TV in Australia.