So onto Halloween Special #4: Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile!
I grew up watching a few Raggedy Ann and Andy specials: the musical (which I rediscovered a few months ago and seriously questioned why I used to think it was so great) and the Great Santa Claus Caper. This one was one of my favorites, although watching it now I still wonder: "What on earth were these creators thinking?!" Still a great cartoon for kids, and is definitely family friendly.
The story opens on a pumpkin lamenting the fact that it's Halloween and no little child has picked him for their very own. Then Raggedy Ann and Andy notice a little boy (Ralph) next door whose Aunt Agatha won't let him go out trick or treating or even allow him to have a pumpkin for the holiday. The dolls along with their dog, Arthur, set out to find a pumpkin for their neighbor. Enter: The Pumpkin that Couldn't Smile. Ann and Andy set out to bring the two together, and convince Agatha to let him go trick or treating and have a pumpkin. (She tries to make up for it "Tomorrow we'll go to the museum and look at the rocks!" I took a geology class in college that I loved, but Agatha's enthusiasm even made me sarcastically think "yay....")
To see what happens, watch the movie below! As always, I do not own the rights to this movie. I am simply posting what I am able to find on YouTube.
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