document_title: The Raggy Dolls

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text: The Raggy Dolls

text: History[edit]

text: This section is incomplete.  (January 2017)

text: The series was produced for Yorkshire Television from 3 April 1986 to 20 December 1994. It was created by Melvyn Jacobson, with scripts, narration and music by Neil Innes. Yorkshire Television produced the first two series of The Raggy Dolls before awarding the commission to Orchid Productions Limited in 1987. This was the first programme Yorkshire Television commissioned from an independent production company, and Orchid Productions went on to produce over 100 more episodes of the series. The initial animator for Yorkshire TV was Roy Evans, and consequently after the move to Orchid Productions Mark Mason took over the role, animating and storyboarding 26 episodes, and storyboarding and directing other animators on a further 26 episodes before moving onto work on other children's shows and being replaced by Peter Hale from the 7th series onwards. The series was sold abroad to a number of other countries.

text: Characters[edit]

text: The Raggy Dolls[edit]

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Sad Sack – A sample of a design that was deemed too expensive to mass-produce; his appearance is somewhat different from that of the others. He is the oldest of the seven Raggy Dolls in the Reject Bin. As his name suggests, he is very gloomy and cynical, but he still values his friendship with the other dolls.
Dotty - As the oldest next to the lethargic Sad Sack, she sees herself as the leader of the group and is often very bossy. She is so named because she accidentally had paint spilt on her hair and clothing. Dotty's main catchphrase is: "Good thinking!"
Hi-Fi  – He converses with stammer due to him being dropped during testing. It was also stated in episode "The Trouble with Claude" that he was wired incorrectly, hence the stammer. He always wears headphones, which allow him to tune into radio and communication signals from seemingly any source.
Lucy – Her limbs are inadequately attached with nylon thread, her name being a pun on the word "loose". She is shy and easily frightened, but always kind-hearted and loyal to her friends. She can be brave on occasion, as first seen in the episode "Ghosts". She speaks with a Northern accent.
Back-To-Front  – He is a handyman doll with a backward-facing head (as a result of the manufacturer putting his head on the wrong-way round) and a love of machines. Always calm in a crisis, Back-To-Front's catchphrase is "No problem!".
Claude – A French doll, who, unlike his companions, is actually perfect in every way. He fell out of a box of dolls being shipped to France and was left behind, being put in the bin out of a lack of other places.  He speaks with a French accent, and sometimes alternates between speaking English and French. He also has a notable talent for cooking.
Princess – She should have been a beautiful princess doll, but the machine accidentally cut her hair and left her dress in rags. In the manner of a typical aristocrat, her voice is characterised by H-adding. As the opening titles indicate, Princess is the youngest of the original seven Raggy Dolls.
Ragamuffin – A wandering traveller doll who'd lost his owner and decided to spend his life taking in new sights and experiences. Introduced in the fifth series.[1]

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text: Friends[edit]

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Pumpernickle – A Scarecrow who is a friend to the Raggy Dolls.
Edward – Mr Grime's lost teddy bear who becomes a good friend to the Raggy Dolls.
Mr Marmalade – Mr Grime's pet cat who has a playful traits.
Hercules – An old farmhorse.
Rupert the Roo – An Australian toy kangaroo who had been mailed from Australia until he had become a new friend to the Raggy Dolls.

text: Humans[edit]

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Mr Oswald "Ozzie" Grimes – The owner of the toy factory
Cynthia – Appeared later in the series to be Mr Grime's love interest, and later wife.
Florrie Fosdyke – A kind cafeteria lady who's mostly very forgetful.
Farmer Brown – The farmer of One Pin Farm.
Ethel Grimes – Mr Grimes sister and mother to Oz and Boz The Terrible Twins.
 Oz and Boz – Mr Grimes Twin Nephews and Sons of Ethel.

text: Episodes[edit]

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Season 1

#
Prod
Air Date
Title
Summary

1

101

03/04/1986

The Flying Machine

The very first episode of the series, in which the Raggy Dolls find a lost R.C. Aeroplane, and decide to fix it up and fly in it.

2

102

10/04/1986

The Big Top

The Raggy Dolls wind up inside a circus tent and perform stunts as they try to make their way out.

3

103

17/04/1986

The Pigeon Race

Whilst Hi Fi and Back-to-Front are out for a walk, they meet a homing pigeon that has become injured whilst tangled on some electric wires and they go to help him, with the help of the other dolls.

4

104

24/04/1986

The War of the Wizards

With Back-to-Front's magic tricks being out of practice, Hi-Fi uses his metal detector to uncover a chest that has a real magic book in it, in which Back-to-Front uses to fix his head, but the book soon causes problems.

5

105

01/05/1986

The Special Offer

The Raggy Dolls were taken to a toy shop in London, and were made as special offers to anyone who buys a video game. However, despite this new life, they did not want to give up their friendship when being bought individually, that what happens when Lucy had been bought by a rich girl.

6

106

08/05/1986

The Litter Bugs

After Sad Sack gets chased by a duckling, the Raggy Dolls discover that the peaceful area of a field they are in is being littered by an irresponsible family on a picnic.

7

201

20/11/1986

The Dark Wood

When visiting the Dark Wood, the Raggy Dolls come to realise that the wood is in threat because of a poacher.

8

202

27/11/1986

The Funfair

A man called Toby Martin came and took the Raggy Dolls to a Fun Fair; they were then put on hooks as prizes for the coconut shy. However, as they saw the coconuts get hit by the balls, they soon see that there is something funny about Toby Martin?

9

203

04/12/1986

Too Many Cooks

Claude is a very good cook for the Raggy Dolls, but when he saw Florrie Fosdyke bake a cake for the factory competition, he was then disgusted with her poor efforts. So the gang decide to help her out by replacing it with an even better cake.

10

204

11/12/1986

After the Storm

After a storm has passed, the Raggy Dolls go to see Pumpernickle, but find him on the ground. They also notice that Farmer Brown is not around to help the animals, and with the help of Rufus the sheepdog, they find him stuck in an old mineshaft and help to rescue him.

11

205

18/12/1986

Christmas Dolls

One snowy Christmas Eve, the Raggy Dolls decided to go tobogganing in the snow, but poor Sad Sack meanwhile wished he was still back in bed. And they end up crashing into the doors of a children's hospital, where they become temporary Christmas presents to sick children.

12

206

19/02/1987

The Trouble with Claude

After hearing about a French Week being held in Bunce's Emporium, the Raggy Dolls decided to go there to have a look, but as they did, Claude got into a lot of trouble when he'd wandered off! From which he gets lost and meets another French doll called Babette.

13

207

26/02/1987

Happy Binday

It is Princess's binday, and she feels that she's being ignored as her friends get the preparations ready in secret. She decides to award them with a flight on Owl.

Season 2

#
Prod
Air Date
Title
Summary

14

301

13/11/1987

The Genius

An American artist, Andre G. Hamburger needs inspiration for his new work, and takes Dotty and Back-to-Front. Only when Hi-Fi rescues them, do they end up making his art even more famous.

15

302

20/11/1987

Speaking French

Claude teaches the Raggy Dolls French. At first Princess tries, then the rest of the Raggy Dolls except Sad Sack, who thought it's silly, until he comes across a troubled French doll in an apple tree.

16

303

27/11/1987

The Winter Swan

The Raggy Dolls find a Swan in distress one cold winter's night, and decide to help it.

17

304

04/12/1987

The Terrible Twins

Mr Grime's nephews come to visit him for the weekend, and cause problems not just for him, but for the Raggy Dolls as well.

18

305

11/12/1987

Sports Day

The Raggy Dolls were having a Sports Day, and everyone is enjoying it, except for poor Sad Sack.

19

306

08/01/1988

To the Rescue

The Raggy Dolls help to repair a doll that they find thrown away at the dump.

20

401

19/08/1988

Spring Toys

Mr Grimes is running out of ideas, and it is up to the Raggy Dolls to find some more, in order to keep his business running.

21

402

26/08/1988

A Trip to the Sea

Mr Grimes goes to the seaside for his holiday, and the Raggy Dolls follow.

22

403

02/09/1988

The Royal Tour

Princess feels like she is not royal enough, so the Raggy Dolls dress her up in royalty and give her a royal tour around the countryside, but things don't go according to plan when her coronet is stolen by a magpie and an fierce bull sees her red dress...

23

404

07/09/1988

Onion Soup

Claude gets himself into a pickle, when he went after Onion soup, made by Florrie, and ends up being put inside a saucepan.

24

405

14/09/1988

Moving House

Dotty decides that the dolls should move to a new home. But when night falls and a storm takes place, she climbs inside a tree to shelter. When the other Raggy Dolls hear she is in trouble, they build a raft and set off to the rescue.

25

406

21/09/1988

Factory Mice

After giving a baby mouse some of their picnic food, the Raggy Dolls tell it of where they got it. The next day, the factory is overtaken by a huge hoard of mice, and they now have to find a way on getting rid of them.

26

407

28/09/1988

A Trip to France

The Raggy Dolls sail on a toy boat and end up lost at sea. They reach a beach which Claude thinks is France, and camp there before sailing back home. In the end, Dotty discovers they were on an island in the middle of the sea.

Season 3

#
Prod
Air Date
Title
Summary

27

501

16/11/1988

Hot Air Balloon

One day, The Raggy Dolls were having a great time of watching clouds, in which was then disturbed when a hot air balloon landed in the big field. Whilst the pilot left a boy in charge, whilst he went for help, the boy accidentally clambered in and got unconscious as the balloon took off by high winds, and it's up to them to save the boy.

28

502

23/11/1988

Ghosts

One night, Lucy wanted to be brave for once, in which she managed to succeed when she and the other Raggy Dolls met up with some spooky skeleton Raggy Dolls.

29

503

30/11/1988

The Tree House

The Raggy Dolls decided to build a Tree House as their hang out place, but whilst they were building, they noticed that a Magpie had been stealing jewelry from Mr. Grimes’ Toy Factory.

30

504

07/12/1988

The Memory Machine

Claude had come up with an idea for all The Raggy Dolls to dance for the evenings, and whilst they were planning to do that, they then found in the reject bin a Memory Machine with faulty answers. They managed to fix it up, in return of it lighting up the disco.

31

505

14/12/1988

Doll Overboard

The Raggy Dolls decided to go for a sail, only for them to have a rough time with speed boats.

32

506

21/12/1988

The Unlucky Hedgehog

One autumn, The Raggy Dolls decided to camouflage their tree house, but as they were gathering things together, they eventually came to find a stubborn hedgehog, living in a bonfire in which would soon be alight!

33

601

19/07/1989

Easter Bunny

What do you get if you find a greedy bunny, and a pile of too many chocolate eggs, a huge stomach ache of trouble, in which The Raggy Dolls soon find out!

34

602

26/07/1989

In Days of Old

Sad Sack was having trouble drawing a picture, so he decided to read a book about a magic sword, in which then caused him to have the most amazing dream of his life!

35

603

02/08/1989

The Old Clock Lady

Grimes Soft Toys are having a clear out.  The Raggy Dolls find themselves thrown in a skip and taken to the town dump.  A poor old lady visits the dump looking for scrap items to sell so that she can make some money to buy herself food and drink. She spots the Raggy Dolls in the skip and takes them home with her.
In return for her kindness the Raggy Dolls help the old lady by repairing all the broken clocks that she has so that she can sell them.

36

604

09/08/1989

Peace and Quiet

It was a peaceful day in their new treehouse well except they were soon interrupted by jets and aeroplanes.

37

605

16/08/1989

We are Not Amused

The Raggy Dolls have found an amusement park but they soon discovered that it isn't much fun at all.

38

606

23/08/1989

The Lost Puppy

Mr Grimes was looking after his sister's naughty pet puppy as the Raggy Dolls had soon spotted him getting into all kinds of trouble and gets lost.

39

607

30/08/1989

Horse Sense

One day, The Raggy Dolls found something strange in the Big Field, in which turns out to be Horse Jumps for a Welsh Pony, belonging to Farmer Brown's daughter that then had an accident. Raggy Dolls to the Rescue, once again!

Season 4

#
Prod
Air Date
Title
Summary

40

608

06/09/1989

The Terrible Storm

After the terrible storm was brewing, the Raggy Dolls must fix their new treehouse.

41

609

13/09/1989

The Stolen Parrot

The Raggy Dolls must help a parrot who had been birdnapped by poachers.

42

610

20/09/1989

Crazy Golf

Mr.Grimes had found a game of golf, so the Raggy Dolls must make a crazy golf for themselves.

43

701

28/06/1990

Pumpernickle's Party

The Raggy Dolls tries to help Pumpernickle by scaring all the crows away.

44

702

05/07/1990

So Safari

Mr.Grimes's terrible twin nephews were on a trip to the zoo as the Raggy Dolls followed with the help of the other animals.

45

703

12/07/1990

Making Faces

Deciding to cheer Sad sack up, the Raggy Dolls had made a puppet show to make him believe himself.

46

704

19/07/1990

The Old Windmill

The Raggy Dolls had found an old windmill as they soon discovered it.

47

705

26/07/1990

The Little Carthorse

The Raggy Dolls who have met a little carthorse who doesn't know who he is with a little help of Hercules the farmhorse.

48

706

02/08/1990

Making Jam

The Raggy Dolls were all harvesting crabapples and blackberries and they decide to make jam with them.

49

707

09/08/1990

The Teddy Bear's Picnic

While the Raggy Dolls were having a picnic lunch, they've met Mr.Grime's long lost teddy bear named Old Edward who had been lost for a long time as they tried to help him out.

50

708

16/08/1990

Mr Marmalade

The Raggy Dolls had quite enough of Mr Marmalade's tricks after he had scared them, as they made they're way to the factory, they were terrified by a rat so Mr Marmalade tries to rescue them by scaring the rat away.

51

709

23/08/1990

The Treasure Hunt

Mr Marmalade and the Raggy Dolls had given them clues as they were on search to find a hidden treasure.

52

710

30/08/1990

Rupert the Roo

Sad Sack had met a toy kangaroo Rupert the Roo who had been mailed from Australia, so the Raggy Dolls tries to help him out before heading back to Australia.

Season 5

#
Prod
Air Date
Title
Summary

53

711

06/09/1990

Witch is Which?

When a witch tries to spoil their Halloween Party the other Raggy Dolls think her magic is the surprise laser show promised by Back-To-Front and Hi-Fi, and their laughter drives the witch away. When the boys explain their show didn't work, the Raggy Dolls make sure to laugh all the way home!

54

712

13/09/1990

Bonfire Night

The Raggy Dolls explain the significance of 5 November to Claude, and set out to watch the firework display. Claude is captured by some boys who are planning their own bonfire in an abandoned paint factory. They tie Claude to a rocket, and light their bonfire, oblivious of the sparks, which set the factory alight. Hi-Fi calls the Fire Brigade, but before they arrive a spark sets off the boys' box of fireworks and drives them away. In the commotion, the Raggy Dolls free Claude, just before a spark ignites the rocket.

55

713

20/09/1990

Rainbow's End

Princess learns that good friends are worth more than a whole pot of gold.

56

714

27/09/1990

Lost in Space

The Raggy Dolls were being kidnapped by some aliens and Hi-Fi befriends an alien who stammers just like him.

57

715

04/10/1990

Roman Ramblers

The Raggy Dolls go hiking, but get lost in the hot sun. Luckily, the Romans have left handy signposts to help them find their way again. Sad Sack dreams that they are all back in Roman times.

58

716

11/10/1990

The Great Expedition

The Raggy Dolls were at the jungle and meets a lonely gorilla.

59

717

18/10/1990

The Twitcher

The Raggy Dolls finds out who is the Twitcher.

60

718

25/10/1990

Too Bossy

Dotty learns a valuable lesson about being bossy today.

61

719

01/11/1990

The Toy Fair

The Raggy Dolls were at the toy fair and the monkey causes chaos and taking over the store.

62

720

08/11/1990

Ragamuffin

The Raggy Dolls meets Ragamuffin who is a wandering traveller doll who'd lost his owner and decided to spend his life taking in new sights and experiences of his adventures.

63

721

15/11/1990

Grand Prix Dolls

Ragamuffin and the Raggy Dolls were playing Grand Prix games.

64

722

22/11/1990

Fond Farewells

The Raggy Dolls gives Ragamuffin a teary farewell.

65

723

20/12/1990

Doctor Dolls

The Raggy Dolls were playing doctor and nurses game.

Season 6

#
Prod
Air Date
Title
Summary

66

801

06/09/1991

Old Fashioned Dolls

The Raggy Dolls teach Old Edward about old fashioned stuff from the past.

67

802

13/09/1991

Lady Luck

The Raggy Dolls meets a mysterious woman called Lady Luck who takes them on an adventure they're never forget.

68

803

20/09/1991

Invisible Dolls

The Raggy Dolls are invisible today.

69

804

27/09/1991

The Great Outdoors

The Raggy Dolls decide to hitch a ride with Mr Grimes when he goes camping. After setting up their home made tents and sleeping bags, they notice that a rock climber is in trouble. Raggy Dolls to the rescue!

70

805

18/10/1991

The Lonely Echo

While staying at the countryside, the Raggy Dolls meets a lonely cliff.

71

806

25/10/1991

Homeward Bound

The Raggy Dolls learns that there is no place like home.

72

807

01/11/1991

Railway Dolls

The Raggy Dolls are having a lovely time at the railway station.

73

808

08/11/1991

Windy Weather

The wind blows a young crow out of its nest. With the help of Back-To-Front's kite, and a helpful cow, the Raggy Dolls manage to return him to the treetop.

74

809

15/11/1991

Purple Diamonds

When the Raggy Dolls dig up a troublesome rock they think they have discovered valuable purple diamonds. They dream of what they would do with their riches, until Mr. Marmalade, the factory cat, explains that is only amethyst, and worth very little.

75

810

22/11/1991

The Giant Bumblebee

Mr. Grimes' sister leaves the terrible twins Oz and Boz with Mr. Grimes. He suggests they collect insects to study, but when the Raggy Dolls find that they have trapped the insects in a jar without airholes they dress up Sad Sack as a giant bumblebee to teach the twins a lesson.

76

811

29/11/1991

The Return of the Roo

The Raggy Dolls were excited when Rupert returns from Australia.

77

812

06/12/1991

The Boomerang Games

Rupert teaches the Raggy Dolls how to use a boomerang.

78

813

13/12/1991

Down on the Farm

The Raggy Dolls and Rupert the Roo were having a jolly good time on One Pin Farm.

Season 7

#
Prod
Air Date
Title
Summary

80

901

08/09/1992

The Royal County Show

The Raggy Dolls and Rupert the Roo are at the Royal County Show.

81

902

15/09/1992

Open Day

The Raggy Dolls and Rupert the Roo were at Open Day with great results.

82

903

22/09/1992

The Town Carnival

The Raggy Dolls are at the town carnival with over the top results.

83

904

29/09/1992

Cave Dolls

The Raggy Dolls dreams they were in Stone Age.

84

905

06/10/1992

Barbeque Ball

The Raggy Dolls were having a barbecue ball and Sad Sack is looking forward to it!

85

906

13/10/1992

High and Dry

Sad Sack accidentally steers 'The Spirit of Adventure' into a sandbank, but this leads him to discover a secret cave on the beach.

86

907

27/10/1992

Smugglers Cave

Sad Sack befriends a ghost of the fisherman who tells stories of the seven seas.

87

908

03/11/1992

William the Conker

The Raggy Dolls play a game about conkers.

88

909

10/11/1992

Bonnie Scotland

The Raggy Dolls travel to Scotland.

89

910

17/11/1992

On the Town

The Raggy Dolls were going to London with Ragamuffin.

90

911

24/11/1992

Danger, Men at Work

While holidaying in London, there's trouble for the Raggy Dolls and the workmen.

91

912

01/12/1992

Sight Seeing Dolls

The Raggy Dolls tour to London with their friend Ragamuffin.

92

913

08/12/1992

Dolls on Wheels

Hi Fi and Back to Front build a skateboard, but have trouble finding the right wheels for the job. Rupert the Roo brings them the wheels from Mr Grimes's tea trolley. Sad Sack doubts that these are the best wheels for a skateboard, and it looks like he may be right...

Season 8

#
Prod
Air Date
Title
Summary

93

1001

28/09/1993

Robot Canteen

After Florrie had gone to do some shopping, Mr.Grimes had hired a robot to do the hard work as the Raggy Dolls tries to have a plan to get Florrie back.

94

1002

05/10/1993

Mister Mole

The Raggy Dolls have met a mole while having their picnic lunch together.

95

1003

12/10/1993

The Empty House

While testing on an aeroplane until it had landed on an empty house, when the Raggy Dolls tries to find it before heading back home with a flight of an owl.

96

1004

19/10/1993

Mon Repose

Mr.Grimes were having a holiday near the seaside, but it doesn't work at all when the Raggy Dolls tries to help people from getting washed away by the sea.

97

1005

26/10/1993

The Runaway Monkey

The monkey was into some kind of mischief as the Raggy Dolls have made their plans to catch the monkey.

98

1006

02/11/1993

Lucy's Greenhouse

When slugs eat the cabbages in Lucy's garden the Raggy Dolls make a greenhouse for her. Overcome by the heat she dreams she shrinks in size and meets many strange plants and insects. The Raggy Dolls rescue her, but she realises even pests have to eat.

99

1007

09/11/1993

The Horrible Princesses

Three haughty princess dolls make fun of Princess, but the Raggy Dolls convince them that a terrible wizard is on their trail so they could teach them all a lesson.

100

1008

16/11/1993

The Town Gala

The Raggy Dolls watch Cynthia and Mr.Grimes doing a skydive in the town gala.

101

1009

23/11/1993

Mr Grimes in Love

The Raggy Dolls decide to write a love letter to Mr. Grimes thinking it was from Cynthia Popplethwaite.

102

1010

07/12/1993

Wedding Bells

Mr. Grimes is too shy to declare his feelings to Cynthia Popplethwaite, so the Raggy Dolls play cupid. When Mr. Grimes and Cynthia get married, she brings the Raggy Dolls with her to the cottage so they can all live happily ever after.

Season 9

#
Prod
Air Date
Title
Summary

103

1101

11/10/1994

Off on a Honeymoon

The Raggy Dolls were very proud of Mr.Grimes after he got married with Mrs.Grimes until they have decided to go on a honeymoon as the Raggy Dolls have followed them inside their suitcase.

104

1102

18/10/1994

A Mediterranean Cruise

When they have made to Spain by a Cruise Liner, Princess was being captured by a monkey so it was up to the Raggy Dolls to save her before heading back to the Cruise Liner with some help of the seagulls.

105

1103

25/10/1994

Stormy Weather

The Raggy Dolls decided to make a paddling pool to swim in it as the great big weather came and it worked out very well for the Raggy Dolls.

106

1104

01/11/1994

When in Rome

When they have made it to Italy, the Raggy Dolls tries to help the Italian alleycat by finding the lost kitten for them.

107

1105

08/11/1994

Just a Minotaur

While inside the secret Temple leaving crisps and peanuts for a trail until they have find a lizard who knew the way out until the Minotaur was only just Mr.Grimes carrying a bicycle thanks to one of Back-to-Front's funny pranks on them.

108

1106

15/11/1994

The Eyes of Rami

When they've went to Egypt, the Raggy Dolls were being tricked by a Scorpion until they have met an Egyptian princess doll named Shehabi who helped them find the emeralds for the eyes of the Princess Rami statue before it had magically heading them back home in the Reject bin.

109

1107

22/11/1994

Elephants do Forget

The Raggy Dolls and Mr.Marmalade tries to help the baby elephant by trying to remember everything by scaring it with a help of a little mouse that Mr.Marmalade had caught.

110

1108

06/12/1994

What's the Time?

The Raggy Dolls tries to help Sad Sack try to remember the time has come.

111

1109

13/12/1994

The Russian Doll

Natasha, a Russian Doll of seven in the care of Mrs. Grimes, gets friendly with the Raggy Dolls, Rupert the Roo and Old Edward.

112

1110

20/12/1994

Bored

The final episode of the series when Rupert the Roo was bored of Natasha and Old Edward, so he decide to join the Raggy Dolls with a ride on a boat until they have discovered some famous actresses and actors were filming on the bridge of the water pond as they seen him, the actor threw him out over the bridge and Rupert finds out that he wasn't bored anymore.

text: Transmission guide[edit]

text:
Series 1a: 6 editions from 3 April 1986 – 8 May 1986
Series 1b: 7 editions from 20 November 1986 – 26 February 1987
Series 2a: 6 editions 13 November 1987 – 8 January 1988
Series 2b: 7 editions from 19 August 1988 – 28 September 1988
Series 3a: 6 editions from 16 November 1988 – 21 December 1988
Series 3b: 7 editions from 19 July 1989 – 30 August 1989
Series 4a: 3 editions from 6 September 1989 – 20 September 1989
Series 4b: 10 editions from 28 June 1990 – 30 August 1990
Series 5: 13 editions from 6 September 1990 – 20 December 1990
Series 6: 13 editions from 6 September 1991 – 13 December 1991
Series 7: 13 editions from 8 September 1992 – 8 December 1992
Series 8: 10 editions from 28 September 1993 – 7 December 1993
Series 9: 10 editions from 11 October 1994 – 20 December 1994

text: Merchandise[edit]

text: Three videos (with 5 programmes each) were released during the early 90s by Castle Communications Plc, each featuring a selection of 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991 episodes narrated by Neil Innes.

text:
The Raggy Dolls (CAV 1008) – The Big Top, After the Storm, The Dark Wood, The Genius, The Winter Swan
The Raggy Dolls 2 (CAV 1014) – The Flying Machine, The Pigeon Race, The Fun Fair, Too Many Cooks, The Terrible Twins.[2]
The Raggy Dolls 3 (CVI 1022) – Spring Toys, A Trip to the Sea, A Royal Tour, Onion Soup, Moving House

text: in the Spring of 1993 4 Front Video released one cassette under 'Pocket Money Video' range (Cat No. 0867323) with six episodes- The Flying Machine, The Pigeon Race, The Fun Fair, Spring Toys, A Trip to the Sea, A Royal Tour

text: The complete first series of The Raggy Dolls was released on DVD on the 21st of June 2010 through Revelation Films; the complete second series was available from the 18th of October 2010; the complete third series was available from the 7th of February 2011; the complete fourth series was released on the 6th of June 2011, but the complete fifth series was never released.

text: Books[edit]

text: A series of at least 10 books were published in 1990 by both Boxtree Limited (in association with Yorkshire Television Limited) and ABC Enterprises (for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation).  The books were written or adapted by Neil Innes and illustrated by Steve Smallman. Titles include:

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The Hot Air Balloon
In Days of Old
Moving House
The Royal Tour
The Stolen Parrot
The Tree House
A Trip to the Sea
We Are Not Amused
The War Of The Wizards
The Big Top