Raggedy Ann and Andy leave their playroom to rescue Babette, a beautiful French doll kidnapped by pirates.
Director: Richard Williams
Stars: Didi Conn, Arnold Stang, Joe Silver, Alan Sues, Marty Brill, Paul Dooley, Mason Adams.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076593/
Watched online, mediocre print.
14 songs in the Soundtracks. Seemed like more. There was a LOT of singing. DC really cracked a lot in her duets, trying to match a better voice. And her voice is annoying in the first place.
The Paris doll was kidnapped, but she became captain of the pirate ship. I zoned out toward the end, so I'm not sure why she decided that coming back to her new home was preferable to pushing on to France.
The dolls were a dissatisfied lot, wondering what happens in the outside world, wanting adventure. Another whiny bunch.
When Ann & Andy pursue Babette & the Captain, they encounter a lot of unpleasant characters, and bring home an extra toy (the Camel with Wrinkled Knees), who was one of several psychedelic characters, often seeing and hearing a mirage luring him toward others of his kind, but Ann & Andy couldn't see what he saw.
Then the Greedy guy who ate candy every moment he was awake wanted love to satisfy his greed, but as soon as Ann mentions she has a candy heart, he's ready to kill her.
They land in place where practical jokes originate, and Alan Sues' voice dominated, even though the King was in command. The King was too small for his rank, and wanted a big enough laugh to make his whole body expand and stay expanded. He was going to have the last laugh on Ann & Andy, and thought that would do it.
But again, this is where I zoned out. I was so anxious for the thing to end, I focused on my game to make it fade away. But I could tell by the music cues when we were close to the end.
The most interesting thing about this film was the company credits: a publishing house and a phone company?
This came very close to a 4.
Bobbs-Merrill, International Telephone and Telegraph Corp. & more, dir. Williams; 5-
