Rigadoon Gang

The Rigadoon Gang were a range of male and female dolls in various sizes and all with different names.

The largest dolls were huge and had a hole in the back of their head so that you could your hand inside and make their mouth move with your fingers (creepy). They also had similar devices on the back of their hands so you could make their fingers move (even creepier).

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Do You Remember Rigadoon Gang?

zeeks on 2015-10-22 05:45:22

I have 4 Rigadoon. I got them all off ebay 5 years ago. I didn't know much about them. I have Miami Mike, Priscilla and Alison. I have been looking for the name of the other one i have but can't seem to find her anywhere. She has long red hair. If anyone knows who she is please let me know. Thank you.

Diane49 on 2016-08-04 17:11:36
The girl with long red/brown hair is Rusty. She was Joe's "girlfriend". Her hair was tied up in high pigtails with yellow ribbons. There was also Patty, she had orange/brown hair with a blue hair and. Patty was not one of the original seven.

vickie1983 on 2014-07-07 20:31:13

MY sister is special and had gotten her rigadoon joe. she got it when she is was 4 years old and she still has hers. she treats it like a baby and i am in the search of another one for her. he had red hair lol.

ellen on 2013-06-25 21:11:54

I used to have alexis and joe but as I grew up my mother got rid of them. Where can I buy them now??

junelle van soest on 2010-10-27 01:59:06

l have two rigadoons l have had for about 22-23 years and was wandering if anyone has the story book to the rigadoons that they came out with as l have sadly lost the book if anyone can email the story to me it would be greatly appreciated thankyou email= junie.nell@yahoo.com.au

jadedoz on 2009-09-26 09:30:29

I still have mine, her name is Alison, she has blonde hair. I got her one Christmas from my nana, after asking her for a ventriloquist doll!

nugirl on 2008-10-22 22:17:23

When it came to dolls and toys, my sister was always the more adventurous one: she'd watch a TV commercial for a new toy, and if she liked it, she'd want it! Me, I was (and still am) more traditional: I stuck to my pretty and/or cute dolls, and what I call "suburbia" playsets (ie dollhouses, treehouses, etc). Rigadoon was one such toy. When my sister came home with her, I remember being fascinated - but in a horrified kind of way! I thought, wow, that doll's so UGLY! My sister's Rigadoon was called Alison, and she had long blonde hair made of wool. Alison was part doll, part puppet, and my sister loved to make her special doll "talk" and "gesture." I can appreciate the play value of this doll now, but back in the day, I'd NEVER have played with a Rigadoon if not for my sister!

Rmh on 2017-03-16 14:51:38
Got 2 myself. Cool puppets

blondegayle on 2007-08-31 18:12:17

i have a rusty and a dan, i got them when i was 6 and living abroad, i carried them through customs , and cried when they went through the x-ray machine, im 27 now and they still live in my spare room....will my children play with them?....not a chance

Anonymous on 2006-08-21 10:32:52

i had the rusty rigadoon doll from the age of 2 up until i was 12 when she was sadly stolen from me i am now 20 and still deperately trying to find another rusty doll if any one is willing to part with their rusty doll pls contact me at sass_millz@hotmail.com

Anonymous on 2006-07-09 06:13:33

I have 6 of the rigadoons, 2 are originals named Rusty and Joe and 4 r newer ones whose names I can't find out! But I've loved them ever since i was little they are so gorgeous, they wear the clothes i used to wear when i was 4 :P

Anonymous on 2006-03-22 13:20:53

I just retieved my 2 rigaddons from the shed!! I have Rusty and Scoreboard. Does anyone remember the names of the original 7? Because alison and denise were freom the second generation.