As children, I think we all hoped our toys could magically come to life. The Disney movie Toy Story entertained that very notion. Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and a comical bunch of other toys became living objects who had lives of their own when real people weren't looking. This was not the first time this concept was tried for a movie, but by far the most successful. The Christmas Toy was made by Henson Studios in the mid eighties where toys came to life when left alone. It also dealt with one new toy of the group not knowing she is a toy at all. These characters though were all Henson puppets. There was a fully animated movie from 1977 (directed Who Framed Roger Rabbit's lead animator Richard Williams) titled Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure, which first used the very same plot. One character, named Babette, was a beautiful french doll who was shipped to the playroom and has no idea she's a doll at all. Sound familiar? The history of Jessica Rabbit's look can be traced to this character. With her cherubic face, pouty lips, and big purple eyelids - one can definitely see some similarities to Jessica.
