Fraggle Rock (partially found British co-production of puppet children's television series; 1984-1990)

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The Captain building a model in "The Garden Plot."

Status: Found

Fraggle Rock's first produced international co-production was the English UK version, though the French and German versions began airing sooner. The segments within the Muppet world of Fraggle Rock are identical to the American version. However, the segments from outer space (i.e. the Doc & Sprocket and Traveling Matt segments) were changed to fit the UK audience.

Fraggle Rock was located on a rocky headland or island on a sea coast. There is a lighthouse on the island. The lighthouse was the home of the Captain, a retired sailor and the UK version of the Doc character, played by Fulton MacKay. Sprocket was still his companion, however.

Due to MacKay's death in 1987, the Captain was replaced in the fourth UK season by a younger character known as P.K. (Principal Keeper, the Captain's nephew), played by John Gordon Sinclair and again in the sixth UK season by another character, B.J. (the Captain's son), played by Simon O'Brien.

Availability

A selection of episodes was released on VHS. A petition to have Fraggle Rock released on DVD was run on the web for many years; until 2004 the only DVD release had been in the UK, a "best of" collection of 12 episodes in a grainy transfer from the VHS release. TVS, the original broadcasters, has passed through several owners since 1992 and of the 96 episodes, only 12 master copies were known to still be in existence. HIT Entertainment has tried unsuccessfully to locate the missing episodes, including extensive inquiries with The Jim Henson Company both in the UK and the US.

An effort by fan Alex Taylor to track down the episodes in whatever format is available has confirmed that at least 29 episodes exist in broadcast quality, with 82 episodes existing in some form. As of December 2020, the Missing Believed Wiped preservation group has confirmed that all episodes have indeed been found and handed over to the BFI, verifying that the entire UK co-production still exists in some shape or form.[1]


Episode List

Season 1

# Episode Title Status
1 Beginnings Found
2 Wembley and the Gorgs Found
3 The Lost Treasure of the Fraggles Found
4 Let the Water Run Found
5 You Can't Do That Without a Hat Found
6 The Thirty-Minute Work Week Found
7 The Preachification of Convincing John Found
8 I Want to Be You Found
9 The Terrible Tunnel Found
10 Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk Found
11 Catch the Tail by the Tiger Found
12 The Finger of Light Found
13 We Love You Wembley [https://youtu.be/paPL_6MhNd0Found
14 The Challenge [https://youtu.be/6ygXPHvgWIUFound
15 I Don't Care [https://youtu.be/a9m4XCmfjIUFound

Christmas Special

# Episode Title Status
1 The Bells of Fraggle Rock [https://youtu.be/WSs4AwX9PjEFound

Season 2

# Episode Title Status
1 Capture the Moon [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5uozx6Found
2 Marooned [https://youtu.be/NibEwAZaZC0Found
3 The Minstrels Found
4 The Great Radish Famine Found
5 The Garden Plot [https://youtu.be/3AXZ1ZPw3S0Found
6 New Trash Heap in Town Found
7 Gobo's Discovery [https://youtu.be/ilqFOP8mIzoFound
8 Mokey's Funeral [https://youtu.be/xCeJwDnsSnYFound
9 The Beast of Blue Rock [https://youtu.be/b0stsegh6kIFound
10 Wembley's Egg Found
11 Booberock [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ushslFound
12 All Work and All Play Found
13 Red's Sea Monster Found
14 Uncle Matt Comes Home Found
15 Boober's Dream [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5v6bioFound
16 Mokey and the Minstrels [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5v94j2Found
17 The Trash Heap Doesn't Live Here Anymore [https://youtu.be/LKa7yGZ-ELFound
18 Sir Hubris and the Gorgs [https://youtu.be/5q05XfgqqRkFound
19 A Friend in Need [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vukipFound
20 The Wizard of Fraggle Rock Found
21 The Doozer Contest Found
22 Red's Club [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5wknvcFound
23 The Secret of Convincing John [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5wo740Found

Season 3

# Episode Title Status
1 Junior Sells the Farm [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5x6r55Found
2 Fraggle Wars 'Found
3 The Day the Music Died [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5x9rg8Found
4 The Doomsday Soup [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xcit6Found
5 A Cave of One's Own Found
6 Wembley And The Great Race Found
7 Doozer Is As Doozer Does Found
8 Boober's Quiet Day Found
9 Invasion of the Toe Ticklers Found

Season 4

# Episode Title Status
1 Born to Wander [https://youtu.be/K1vCpiBCBwwFound
2 Boober and the Glob Found
3 A Brush with Jealousy Found
4 Believe It or Not Found
5 A Dark and Stormy Night Found
6 The Beanbarrow, the Burden and the Bright Bouquet Found
7 The Secret Society of Poobahs Found
8 The Battle of Leaking Roof Found
9 Red-Handed and the Invisible Thief Found
10 The Incredible Shrinking Mokey Found
11 Pebble Pox Blues [https://youtu.be/JCigJNcB4DAFound
12 Scared Silly Found
13 Wembley's Wonderful Whoopie Water Found

Season 5

# Episode Title Status
1 The Great Radish Caper Found
2 Home Is Where the Trash Is Found
3 Sidebottom Blues Found
4 Gobo's School for Explorers Found
5 The Grapes of Generosity Found
6 The Cavern of Lost Dreams Found
7 Bored Stiff Found
8 Playing Till It Hurts Found
9 Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe Found
10 Gunge the Great and Glorious Found
11 Wembley and the Mean Genie Found

Season 6

# Episode Title Status
12 Gone, But Not Forgotten Found
13 Mokey Then and Now Found
14 Junior Faces the Music Found
15 Beyond the Pond Found
16 Manny's Land of Carpets Found
17 The Trial of Cotterpin Doozer Found
18 The Voice Inside Found
19 A Tune for Two Found
20 Wembley's Flight Found
21 Wonder Mountain Found
22 Mirror Mirror Found
23 Boober Gorg Found

Season 7

# Episode Title Status
1 Sprocket's Big Adventure Found
2 Uncle Matt's Discovery Found
3 Red's Blue Dragon Found
4 Space Frog Follies Found
5 Inspector Red Found
6 Ring Around the Rock Found
7 The Perfect Blue Rollie Found
8 The Riddle of Rhyming Rock Found
9 The Gorg Who Would Be King Found
10 The River of Life Found
11 The Honk of Honks Found
12 Change of Address Found

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