The Enchanted Square is a 1947 Noveltoons short produced by Famous Studios and released by Paramount Pictures on May 9, 1947. It was directed by Seymour Kneitel, written by Orestes Calpini and Shane Miller, and animated by Calpini and Al Eugster, with background art by Miller, and music by Famous Studios mainstay Winston Sharples
Raggedy Ann teaches a blind girl how to see using her imagination.
Contains examples of:
- Animation Bump: It is very well animated by Famous Studios' standards.
- Disappeared Dad: Since Officer Flanagan tries to flirt with Mrs. Davis, it can be assumed Billie does not live with her father.
- The Faceless: When in Billie's presence, Officer Flanagan's face is hidden.
- The Ghost: We do not see the person who threw Raggedy Ann in the trash before Officer Flanagan finds her.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: In Billie's imagination, her mother is depicted as beautiful with blonde hair, as opposed to the plain, though not ugly, brunette she actually is. It's implied Billie is seeing her mother for her inner beauty.
- Halloween Episode: The short takes place on Halloween.
- I Am Not Pretty: Billie's mother objects to Officer Flanagan calling her beautiful.
- Inspirationally Disadvantaged: Billie is blind.
- Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: Unlike most media depicting her, there is no clarification if Raggedy Ann is alive or just a doll, as she's first seen being discarded by an unseen person. Most of the short is from Billie's view of the world through her imagination, so many things, even her going a further distance than how far she actually is from her apartment, could be explained by how she perceives it. This also includes Raggedy Ann going from doll sized to being about the same as her. That said, she shows awareness and interaction with her surroundings on her own and Billie is genuinely surprised when Raggedy Ann first speaks to her.
- Not Even Bothering with the Accent: Unlike her mother or Officer Flanagan, Billie doesn't have a noticeable accent.
- Scenery Porn: The absolutely gorgeous backgrounds (painted by co-writer Shane Miller) during Billie's imagination sequence.
- Serendipitous Symphony: The dripping fountain on the middle of the square sounds like a song.
- Tragic Abandoned Toy: Averted. The short begins with a Raggedy Ann doll being tossed into a trash bin for reasons unknown. A passing beat cop sees this doll in good condition, and recovers it from the bin. He later gives the doll to a little blind girl who's quite appreciative of her gift.
