"Fraggle Rock" (1983) TV series 1983-1987

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Creator:

Jim Henson

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

10 January 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

Plot:

The adventures of the various inhabitants of an underground civilization.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Hidden Civilization | Singing | Exploration | Workshop

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jerry Nelson	...	Gobo Fraggle / ... (33 episodes, 1983-1987)
Richard Hunt	...	Junior Gorg / ... (33 episodes, 1983-1987)
Jim Henson	...	Additional Muppets / ... (27 episodes, 1983-1987)
Hans Helmut Dickow	...	Doc (German version) (24 episodes, 1983-1987)
Gerard Parkes	...	'Doc' / ... (20 episodes, 1983-1987)
Steve Whitmire	...	Sprocket the Dog / ... (19 episodes, 1983-1987)
Dave Goelz	...	Boober Fraggle / ... (19 episodes, 1983-1987)
Kathryn Mullen	...	Mokey Fraggle / ... (19 episodes, 1983-1987)
Karen Prell	...	Red Fraggle / ... (19 episodes, 1983-1987)
Patricia Leeper	...	Muppet Performer / ... (14 episodes, 1983-1987)

Also Known As:

"Fraggle Hill" (USA) (working title)
"Fraggle Rock with Jim Henson's Muppets" (complete title)
"Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock" (USA) (complete title)
"The International Show" (USA) (working title)
"The Woozles" (USA) (working title)
"Woozle World" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Israel:30 min (96 episodes) | Sweden:24 min | USA:30 min

Country:

Canada | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:G | Canada:G | USA:TV-Y | Iceland:L | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

CBC Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Trivia:

Karen Prell, the voice of Red Fraggle, auditioned for and very much wanted the role of Mokey. Jim Henson called her up and decided to hire her, but for the role of Red. Prell was excited to be hired, but when she hung up the phone she thought to herself, "They want me to play RED?"

Quotes:

Mokey Fraggle: It was rapturous!
Red Fraggle: Is "rapturous" the same as "boring"?
Wembley Fraggle: I don't think so.
Red Fraggle: Then she's wrong.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Busted Up (1986)

Lord how I miss this show!

I cannot believe that the Henson studios are not selling a DVD box collection of the Fraggles. This series was simply the most beautiful, artistic, and imaginative children's series of the '80's. Children's programming has suffered a serious setback ever since Jim Henson passed away.

Nowadays, instead of such films as Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal and television programs like Fraggle Rock, kids are forced to rely on the unimaginative blatherings and the artistic joke known as the Disney Corporation and Barney.

Where has the magic and art gone??? And since the magic and the splendor has receded into the mists, why can't they provide us the DVDs required to bring it back, even in just our own homes??

I just hope that this dream just comes true.