Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987)
Synopsis
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series is an American animated television series based on the original live action version of the same name created by Jim Henson. NBC aired this spin-off program on Saturday mornings for one season during 1987.
Creator
Jim Henson, Margaret Loesch
Network
NBC
Episodes
No Fraggle is an Island
Boober gets "fed up" because Fraggle Rock is too crowded, so he and the other Fraggles decide to move far away in order to live alone. But once a Giant Slurp takes over the deserted Fraggle Rock, the lonely Fraggles rally to reclaim their home so they can all live together again.
Big Trouble for a Little Fraggle
A magic stone makes Wembley grow big. He runs out of Fraggle Rock and into the Gorgs' Garden where Junior Gorg mistakens him for a cousin Gorg.
Necessity is the Fraggle of Invention
Wembley has a hard time coming up with an invention for Fantastic Fraggle Think It Up Day
The Great Radish Round Up
Pa Gorg has Junior Gorg replace all the radishes with Banoony Berries and placed all the radishes in the shed. Inspired by one of Uncle Traveling Matt's postcards, the Fraggles plan to use cowboy hats to lure the radishes back to them.
Lucky Fargy
Boober obtains a lucky rag doll made by Mokey until Wembley accidentally drops it down a pit.
A Fraggle for All Seasons
Inspired by the ancient Fraggle philosophers, Mokey decides to find a Fraggle for All Seasons yet finds possible candidates in her four friends.
A Growing Relationship
Red's entry for a flower contest ends up being a plant from Doc's workshop which soon starts to grow out of control.
The Best of the Best
Red's own Record Breaking Day occurs as she tries to break last year's records which causes problems for her four friends.
Where No Fraggle Has Gone Before
Where No Fraggle Has Gone Before: Wembley make an expedition to climb to the tallest spire of the Gorg's castle in order to reach the top of the Universe.
Gobo's Song
When Gobo begins to question his importance of drawing up maps, he is visited by Cantus the Minstrel. Cantus places Gobo into a trance where Gobo awakens in the time of prehistoric Fraggles where he befriends prehistoric versions of his four friends.
Wembley and the Bemble
Following a scary tale from Storyteller Fraggle, Wembley becomes afraid of the legendary Bemble.
Ambassador Gorg
Tired of having to fight the "enemy," Pa Gorg sends Junior Gorg to the enemy side in order to invite them to a peace treaty. When Junior doesn't find the enemy, he leaves the invitation at the entrance to Fraggle Rock.
Homebody Matt
Upon a return from Outer Space, Uncle Traveling Matt ends up hitting his head and forgets that he is an explorer. Gobo tries to help his uncle regain his memory of being an explore.
The Great Fraggle Freeze
When the heat goes down in Doc's workshop, it has a chilling effect on Fraggle Rock. With a round object given to him by Marjory the Trash Heap, Gobo sets off to the center of the Mystical Maze to set thing right with the Doozers not far behind.
Laundry Never Lies
Boober suspects Red could be in danger and sets out with his friends on a heroic adventure to save her.
What Boober's Nose Knows
When Boober's favorite sweet water disappears from the well, his nose leads him and his friends to the Gorgs' Castle where the sweet water is.
Mokey's Flood of Creativity
Mokey's poetic reading of her newly written "Ode to Water" receives an alarming reception. Fraggle Rock is flooded due to Doc's latest plumbing mishap.
What the Doozers Did
The same events are viewed from the perspective of the Doozers. Cotterpin Doozer saves the day as the little creatures discover their own unique way of dealing with the Fraggle Rock flood.
Red's Drippy Dilemma
Red is preparing for her latest swimming extravaganza as a nearby pipe springs a leak.
Fraggle Babble
Mokey enjoys making up new words for the Fraggle dictionary and enlists the aid of Convincing John to convince everyone to make up a new vocabulary.
The Radish Fairy
Dressed as the Radish Fairy, Red convinces Junior Gorg that he should place all the radishes in Fraggle Rock.
The Funniest Joke in the Universe
Boober finds the Funniest Joke in the Universe that causes any Fraggle that listens to it to laugh endlessly.
Fraggle Fool's Day
Red gets caught up in Fraggle Fool's Day but of her jokes backfires leaving her and Mokey trapped in the Gorgs' Garden.
Wembley's Trip to Outer Space
After making too many decisive decisions, Wembley comes down with a case of Wembliosis. The only cure for it is a good scare.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
25
Production
Jim Henson Productions, Marvel Productions, The Jim Henson Company
