Fraggle Rock
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Synopsis
Deep beneath the Earth, the Fraggles, a fun-loving community of furry creatures, live in an interconnected cave system called Fraggle Rock. They share their world with the tiny, industrious Doozers, who build edible structures, and the giant, often terrifying Gorgs. The adventures of a group of Fraggles (Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober, and Red) are intertwined with the explorations of Uncle Traveling Matt in "Outer Space" (the human world), from where he sends postcards to his nephew Gobo.
Context & Trivia
Created by Jim Henson, "Fraggle Rock" was an international co-production between Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with the ambitious goal of entertaining a global audience and fostering an appreciation for diversity, empathy, and community. The series features several puppet species: the Fraggles, Doozers, and Gorgs, all designed and built by The Jim Henson Company. The main puppeteers for the original series included Jerry Nelson (Gobo Fraggle, Pa Gorg, Marjory the Trash Heap), Dave Goelz (Boober Fraggle, Uncle Traveling Matt), Steve Whitmire (Wembley Fraggle, Sprocket the Dog), Kathryn Mullen (Mokey Fraggle, Cotterpin Doozer), and Karen Prell (Red Fraggle). The show was notable for its use of hand-and-rod puppetry and creature suits for the Gorgs, demonstrating how puppetry could address serious issues like prejudice, personal identity, and social conflict in an accessible way for all ages.
Puppeteers
Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Karen Prell, Kathryn Mullen, Richard Hunt, Bob Stutt, Patricia Leeper, Gord Robertson, Rob Mills, Terry Angus, Tim Gosley, Cheryl Wagner, John Pattison, Lee Armstrong, Sandra Shamas, Myra Fried, Tom Vandenberg
Puppet companies
The Jim Henson Company
Created by
Jim Henson
Direction
Eric Till, George Bloomfield, Norman Campbell, Peter Harris, Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, Martin Lavut, Terry Maskell, Wayne Moss, Perry Rosemond, Les Rose, Jeremy Swan, Doug Williams, Nick Abson
Writing
Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Jocelyn Stevenson, Philip Balsam, Dennis Lee, bpNichol, Carol Bolt, David Brandes, Susan Juhl, Laura Phillips, Bob Sandler, Sugith Varughese, David Young, John Pattison
Cast
Gerard Parkes, Jerry Nelson, Steve Whitmire, Karen Prell, Dave Goelz, Kathryn Mullen, Bob Stutt, Richard Hunt
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