Raggedy Ann and Andy in Popular Culture
Gruelle's home town, Arcola, Illinois, is the former home of the annual Raggedy Ann & Andy Festival and the Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum. The museum was closed and the festival discontinued in 2009. Some of the museum's contents were donated to the Strong National Museum of Play.
The Japanese video game company Hudson Entertainment created a character based on Raggedy Ann in its Xbox Live Bomberman game called Raggedy Bomb.
Raggedy Ann was presented as an original musical at New York State Theatre Institute in the 1980s.
On March 27, 2002, Raggedy Ann was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame.
In October 1986, Raggedy Ann, The Musical Adventure, starring Ivy Austin, opened on Broadway at The Nederlander Theater.
In the Big Bang Theory's "The Holographic Excitation"(Season 6, Episode 5 aired October 25, 2012), Amy and Sheldon find it hard to agree on couple costumes for the party. She wants something romantic, while Sheldon prefers Star Wars characters or Hewlett and Packard, founders of the HP company. They come dressed as Raggedy Ann and "Raggedy" C3PO, a compromise.
In Parks and Recreation, the character of Ann, played by Rashida Jones dresses up as Raggedy Ann for Halloween.
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