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* {{Moe}}: Raggedy Ann herself, especially being voiced by Creator/DidiConn, aka Frenchie from ''{{Film/Grease}}''.

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* {{Moe}}: Raggedy Ann herself, especially being voiced by Creator/DidiConn, aka Frenchie from ''{{Film/Grease}}''.''{{Film/Grease}}'', who has become Ann's CantUnHearIt voice for many fans.



* ValuesDissonance: Marcella has a mammy named Dinah who shows up on the "Raggedy Ann and the Washing" chapter, which may be uncomfortable for present-day readers. She also had an explicitly stated mammy doll named Beloved Belindy, who, while positively portrayed, was still very racist and creepy looking.

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* ValuesDissonance: ValuesDissonance:
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Marcella has a mammy named Dinah who shows up on the "Raggedy Ann and the Washing" chapter, which may be uncomfortable for present-day readers. She also had an explicitly stated mammy doll named Beloved Belindy, who, while positively portrayed, was still very racist and creepy looking.looking.
** The Famous Studios short "Suddenly It's Spring" (1944) has Mr. Cloud being depicted like a lethargic, banjo playing caricature of a black man with ''huge'' lips, which makes him look rather outdated to say the least.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Raggedy Andy is this. He may have a bad temper, but he's still really kind.
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* {{Moe}}: Raggedy Ann herself, especially being voiced by Creator/DidiConn, aka Frenchie from ''{{Film/Grease}}''

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* {{Moe}}: Raggedy Ann herself, especially being voiced by Creator/DidiConn, aka Frenchie from ''{{Film/Grease}}''''{{Film/Grease}}''.
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* EnsembleDarkHorse: The Camel With the Wrinkled Knees appeared in only one book, but was so popular among fans that he became a major character in the movie and TV series, even one of the Fleischer cartoons.

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* EnsembleDarkHorse: The Camel With the Wrinkled Knees appeared in only one book, but was so popular among fans that he became a major character in the movie and TV series, even one of the Fleischer [[Creator/FleischerStudios Fleischer]] cartoons.



** "There's some who see with the eyes in their head, and there's some who see with the eyes in their heart."

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** "There's some who see with the the eyes in their head, and there's some who see with the eyes in their heart."



* {{Moe}}: Raggedy Ann herself, especially being voiced by Didi Conn, aka Frenchie from ''{{Film/Grease}}''

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* {{Moe}}: Raggedy Ann herself, especially being voiced by Didi Conn, Creator/DidiConn, aka Frenchie from ''{{Film/Grease}}''
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* {{Tsundere}}: Raggedy Andy is this. he may have a bad temper, but he's still really kind.

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* {{Tsundere}}: Raggedy Andy is this. he He may have a bad temper, but he's still really kind.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: Nowadays, most people are more familiar with the dolls or with the animated film ''WesternAnimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'' than with the original books.
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* Tsundere: Raggedy Andy is this. he may have a bad temper, but he's still really kind.

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* Tsundere: {{Tsundere}}: Raggedy Andy is this. he may have a bad temper, but he's still really kind.
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* Tsundere: Raggedy Andy is this. he may have a bad temper, but he's still really kind.
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* FairForItsDay: While Beloved Belindy has a minstrel-show design and is explicitly a mammy doll, she has a fairly positive portrayal and is spared the offensive FunetikAksent given liberbally to Dinah.

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* FairForItsDay: While Beloved Belindy has a minstrel-show design and is explicitly a mammy doll, she has a fairly positive portrayal and is spared the offensive FunetikAksent given liberbally liberally to Dinah.
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* {{Moe}}: Raggedy Ann herself, especially being voiced by Didi Conn, aka Frenchie from Film/Grease

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* {{Moe}}: Raggedy Ann herself, especially being voiced by Didi Conn, aka Frenchie from Film/Grease''{{Film/Grease}}''
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* {{Moe}}: Raggedy Ann herself, especially being voiced by Didi Conn, aka Frenchie from Film/Grease
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* The song based on the character. "I'm just a little girl, I'm Raggedy Ann, falling apart at the seams." The Website/YouTube video of a live performance hits even harder.
* The song "I'm Just A Rag Dolly," or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6_Ja6QIKBo more specifically the stage musical version]], which is a much more grim take on the song than we got in the animated movie. The last verse gets particularly bleak:

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* ** The song based on the character. "I'm just a little girl, I'm Raggedy Ann, falling apart at the seams." The Website/YouTube video of a live performance hits even harder.
* ** The song "I'm Just A Rag Dolly," or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6_Ja6QIKBo more specifically the stage musical version]], which is a much more grim take on the song than we got in the animated movie. The last verse gets particularly bleak:
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* The song "I'm Just A Rag Dolly," or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6_Ja6QIKBo more specifically the stage play version]], which is a much more grim take on the song than we got in the animated movie. The last verse gets particularly bleak:

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* The song "I'm Just A Rag Dolly," or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6_Ja6QIKBo more specifically the stage play musical version]], which is a much more grim take on the song than we got in the animated movie. The last verse gets particularly bleak:
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* The song "I'm Just A Rag Dolly," or [[www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6_Ja6QIKBo more specifically the stage play version]], which is a much more grim take on the song than we got in the animated movie. The last verse gets particularly bleak:

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* The song "I'm Just A Rag Dolly," or [[www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6_Ja6QIKBo more specifically the stage play version]], which is a much more grim take on the song than we got in the animated movie. The last verse gets particularly bleak:
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* The song "I'm Just A Rag Dolly," or [[www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6_Ja6QIKBo more specifically the stage play version,]] which is a much more grim take on the song than we got in the animated movie. The last verse gets particularly bleak:

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* The song "I'm Just A Rag Dolly," or [[www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6_Ja6QIKBo more specifically the stage play version,]] version]], which is a much more grim take on the song than we got in the animated movie. The last verse gets particularly bleak:
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And my heart says "I wanna go home."\\
* ValuesDissonance: Marcella has a mammy named Dinah who shows up on the "Raggedy Ann and the Washing" chapter, which may be uncomfortable for present-day readers. She also had an explicitly stated mammy doll named Beloved Belindy, who, while positively portrayed, was still very racist and creepy looking.

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And my heart says "I wanna go home."\\
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* ValuesDissonance: Marcella has a mammy named Dinah who shows up on the "Raggedy Ann and the Washing" chapter, which may be uncomfortable for present-day readers. She also had an explicitly stated mammy doll named Beloved Belindy, who, while positively portrayed, was still very racist and creepy looking.

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* TearJerker: The song based on the character. "I'm just a little girl, I'm Raggedy Ann, falling apart at the seams." The Website/YouTube video of a live performance hits even harder.
* ValuesDissonance: Marcella has a mammy named Dinah who shows up on the "Raggedy Ann and the Washing" chapter, which may be uncomfortable for present-day readers. She also had an explicitly stated mammy doll named Beloved Belindy, who, while positively portrayed, was still very racist and creepy looking.

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The song based on the character. "I'm just a little girl, I'm Raggedy Ann, falling apart at the seams." The Website/YouTube video of a live performance hits even harder.
* The song "I'm Just A Rag Dolly," or [[www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6_Ja6QIKBo more specifically the stage play version,]] which is a much more grim take on the song than we got in the animated movie. The last verse gets particularly bleak:
-->I'm just a rag dolly,\\
Wanting for times to be glad.\\
A little rag dolly,\\
Starting to slide into sad.\\
Wish I could be jolly,\\
Carefree wherever I roam —\\
But I'm a rag dolly, weighed down inside,\\
And my heart says "I wanna go home."\\
* ValuesDissonance: Marcella has a mammy named Dinah who shows up on the "Raggedy Ann and the Washing" chapter, which may be uncomfortable for present-day readers. She also had an explicitly stated mammy doll named Beloved Belindy, who, while positively portrayed, was still very racist and creepy looking.
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* FairForItsDay: While Beloved Belindy has a minstrel-show design and is explicitly a mammy doll, she has a fairly positive portrayal and is spared the offensive FunetikAksent given liberbally to Dinah.

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Removed "Purity Sue", since it is now a Flame Bait example that should not be allowed; see "Flame Bait" page for more details.


* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: "The Enchanted Square" is about a blind little girl named Billie who is given a Raggedy Ann doll which comes to life and shows her how to "see" with her imagination.
** "There's some who see with the eyes in their head, and there's some who see with the eyes in their heart."
** One story has Marcella being given two beautiful dolls as gifts. The dolls are snobs who make snide comments about how poorly-made Raggedy Ann is, but when they have no beds for the night (Marcella puts all her dolls in their own beds but had no time to get ones ready for the newcomers), Raggedy Ann moves them to hers. The dolls are so moved by this that one of them kisses Raggedy Ann when they think she's sleeping.



* PuritySue: Raggedy Ann could definitely qualify as a particularly saccharine example of this trope. But that doesn't make her any less endearing as a character.

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* PuritySue: SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: "The Enchanted Square" is about a blind little girl named Billie who is given a Raggedy Ann could definitely qualify doll which comes to life and shows her how to "see" with her imagination.
** "There's some who see with the eyes in their head, and there's some who see with the eyes in their heart."
** One story has Marcella being given two beautiful dolls
as a particularly saccharine example of gifts. The dolls are snobs who make snide comments about how poorly-made Raggedy Ann is, but when they have no beds for the night (Marcella puts all her dolls in their own beds but had no time to get ones ready for the newcomers), Raggedy Ann moves them to hers. The dolls are so moved by this trope. But that doesn't make her any less endearing as a character. one of them kisses Raggedy Ann when they think she's sleeping.
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** One story has Marcella being given two beautiful dolls as gifts. The dolls are snobs who make snide comments about how poorly-made Raggedy Ann is, but when they have no beds for the night (Marcella puts all her dolls in their own beds but had no time to get ones ready for the newcomers), Raggedy Ann moves them to hers. The dolls are so moved by this that one of them kisses Raggedy Ann when they think she's sleeping.
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* UnfortunateImplications: In "Suddenly It's Spring", Raggedy Ann meets Mr. Cloud at his shack, who's got dark skin and urm... VERY large lips.
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* PuritySue: Raggedy Ann could definitely qualify as a particularly saccharine example of this trope. But that doesn't make her any less endearing as a character.
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* ValuesDissonance: Marcella has a mammy named Dinah who shows up on the "Raggedy Ann and the Washing" chapter, which may be uncomfortable for present-day readers.

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* ValuesDissonance: Marcella has a mammy named Dinah who shows up on the "Raggedy Ann and the Washing" chapter, which may be uncomfortable for present-day readers. She also had an explicitly stated mammy doll named Beloved Belindy, who, while positively portrayed, was still very racist and creepy looking.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Camel With the Wrinkled Knees appeared in only one book, but was so popular among fans that he became a major character in the movie and TV series, even one of the Fleischer cartoons.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: EnsembleDarkHorse: The Camel With the Wrinkled Knees appeared in only one book, but was so popular among fans that he became a major character in the movie and TV series, even one of the Fleischer cartoons. cartoons.



* TearJerker: The song based on the character. "I'm just a little girl, I'm Raggedy Ann, falling apart at the seams." The YouTube video of a live performance hits even harder.

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* TearJerker: The song based on the character. "I'm just a little girl, I'm Raggedy Ann, falling apart at the seams." The YouTube Website/YouTube video of a live performance hits even harder.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: "The Enchanted Square" is about a blind little girl named Billie who is given a Raggedy Ann doll which comes to life and shows her how to "see" with her imagination.
** "There's some who see with the eyes in their head, and there's some who see with the eyes in their heart."



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----* UnfortunateImplications: In "Suddenly It's Spring", Raggedy Ann meets Mr. Cloud at his shack, who's got dark skin and urm... VERY large lips.
* ValuesDissonance: Marcella has a mammy named Dinah who shows up on the "Raggedy Ann and the Washing" chapter, which may be uncomfortable for present-day readers.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The series, especially the books, seem to suffer from this.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Camel With the Wrinkled Knees appeared in only one book, but was so popular among fans that he became a major character in the movie and TV series, even one of the Fleischer cartoons.
* HarsherInHindsight: Shortly after the success of the Raggedy Ann doll, Johnny Gruelle's daughter Marcella was vaccinated a second time by her school without her parents' permission. The needle was contaminated and Marcella died from the infection in her father's arms when she was 13. Every Raggedy Ann book has since been written in her memory, "Marcella: A Raggedy Ann Story" being the prime example.
* TearJerker: The song based on the character. "I'm just a little girl, I'm Raggedy Ann, falling apart at the seams." The YouTube video of a live performance hits even harder.
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