Fraggle Rock (animated TV series)

Fraggle Rock
Format Animated series
Created by Margaret Loesch
Developed by NBC Studios
Voices of Bob Bergen
Townsend Coleman
Barbara Goodson
Michael Laskin
Mona Marshall
Patricia Parris
Rob Paulsen
Patrick Pinney
Stu Rosen
John Stephenson
Theme music composer Margaret Loesch
Opening theme Fraggle Rock
Ending theme Fraggle Rock (instrumental)
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s) Jim Henson
Margaret Loesch
Producer(s) Mark Johnson
Location(s) Toronto
Camera setup multi-setup
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Jim Henson Productions
Marvel Productions[1]
(20th Century Fox Television)
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run September 12, 1987 – December 5, 1987
Chronology
Preceded by Fraggle Rock

Fraggle Rock 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.

Contents

Synopsis

The animated series followed the same formula as the HBO original live-action series, including the same theme song. Many episodes consisted of two 15-minute stories; however, a few presented a single full 30-minute plot. The animated version carried on the tradition of original songs, with at least one tune per episode (including a few recycled from the puppet version, such as "Let Me Be Your Song").

In its original run, the animated episodes were book-ended by footage of the original puppet version of Uncle Traveling Matt, introducing the show from Doc's workshop. The animated version of Fraggle Rock was cancelled after only one season (13 episodes).

The most noticeable difference is that unlike the live-action version, the animated version of Doc is shown from the neck down, much like Nanny was on Muppet Babies.

Episodes

  1. A Growing Relationship/Where No Fraggle Has Gone Before (9/12/1987)
  2. Big Trouble for a Little Fraggle/Necessity is the Fraggle of Invention (9/19/1987)
  3. Gobo's Song/Homebody Matt (9/26/1987)
  4. Laundry Never Lies/What Boober's Nose Knows (10/3/1987)
  5. Mokey's Flood of Creativity/What the Doozers Did (10/10/1987)
  6. No Fraggle is an Island (10/17/1987)
  7. Red's Drippy Dilemma/The Funniest Joke in the Universe (10/24/1987)
  8. The Best of the Best/Ambassador Gorg (10/31/1987)
  9. The Great Fraggle Freeze (11/7/1987)
  10. The Great Radish Round Up/Lucky Fargy (11/14/1987)
  11. The Radish Fairy/Fraggle Babble (11/21/1987)
  12. Wembley & the Bemble/A Fraggle for All Seasons (11/28/1987)
  13. Wembley's Trip to Outer Space/Fraggle Fool's Day (12/5/1987)

Cast

Crew

DVD releases

Lionsgate Entertainment released the complete series on January 19, 2010.[2] [3]

References

  1. ^ "Animation Industry Finding Cost Of Laughter Is In Serious Trouble". Orlando Sentinel. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1988-05-11/lifestyle/0040070279_1_animation-industry-production-in-japan-cost-of-production. Retrieved 2010-10-19. 
  2. ^ "Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series - Lionsgate Releasing The Complete Series DVDs: Details and Packaging". TVShowsOnDVD.com. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Fraggle-Rock-The-Complete-Series/12862. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
  3. ^ "Fraggle Rock: The Complete Animated Series". DVD Talk. http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/40424/fraggle-rock-animated-series/. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 

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