Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile (1979 TV Movie) User Reviews

Classic Halloween tale

[humanoid_typhoon669 · 7/10 · 17 July 2006]

this story comes from the past for me and I have not seen it in many years, if i ever find it on VHS or DVD I must own it! The story is told using that warm fuzzy animation style we grew so fond of in the past, telling the tale of a pumpkin who couldn't smile, and a boy who wanted a jack o' lantern but his mother/grandmother(?) wouldn't allow him to have one for Halloween on the basis that they attract fruit flies. Raggedy Ann and Andy help said Pumpkin to smile and find him a home with the boy and the most memorable scene of this movie are a Pumpkin actively cry tears that consist of pumpkin seeds, and all the silhouette(sp?) scenes of Halloween in the Neighborhood...a definite classic for reliving your trick or treating past! if this exists anywhere in the world or is readily available, please let me know...I would love to own it once again

Nostalgia

[blizzabb · 8/10 · 19 December 2018]

I remember watching this when I was little kid in the late 90's. Really took me back. This and Garfield Christmas are two of my favorite Christmas TV specials of all time.

An animated Halloween special made by Chuck Jones

[ja_kitty_71 · 10/10 · 14 October 2009]

Now here's a Halloween special I'd forgotten about until I saw it on YouTube. It is an animated Halloween special made by Chuck Jones, starring Raggedy Ann, Andy, and their dog, Raggedy Arthur. The show starts with a gloomy pumpkin crying forlornly about being left out on Halloween. Meanwhile, in the neighbourhood below the hill, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy watch from their window a sad little boy named Ralph, who lives across the road from their house with his cold-hearted Aunt Agatha, who does not think trick-or-treating on Halloween is fun at all!

Feeling sorry for young Ralph, Ann and Andy thought a Jack-o-lantern would cheer him up. So, with Arthur and his skateboard and a flashlight (for the pumpkin), the three ragdolls headed for the pumpkin patch. And, sherluck, they had found the gloomy pumpkin, and when Ann told the pumpkin that he would make Ralph happy, a smile came across his face.

I kind of like the scene where the pumpkin on the skateboard speeds down the hill with Raggedy Ann, Andy, and Arthur trailing behind. Chuck Jones is awesome! The subtle details in the expressions of the characters are just genius-a reason I love animation by Chuck Jones. I watched this special again on YouTube, and I love this cartoon! It's so rare, such a classic, and a real heart warmer around Halloween time.

very good classic that I miss

[wild_childsue · 10/10 · 16 December 2010]

This movie is extremely hard to find but is one of my favorite holiday movies of all time. To me it's a classic that should get more Television time as it gets absolutely none now. Not many remember Raggedy Ann and Andy. Their dog Arther is even less remembered. It's an adorable movie and one that I think kids should see to remind them the fun of Halloween. The pumpkin cries pumpkin seeds - It's great! You would have to watch it for yourself to really get the most out of it but they never show it on television anymore and you cannot buy it anywhere. I've actually been searching for it everywhere but I'm just not willing to pay $200 to a collector for a copy. If anyone knows where I can get a copy of this just drop me a line.