Details

Release year: 1983

Storyline

The adventures of the various inhabitants of an underground civilization.

Top credits

Cast

Karen Prell — Red Fraggle, Wingnut Doozer, Fluffinella, Modem Doozer, Baby Tree Creature, Balsam the Minstrel, Gorg's Killer Souffle, Judge Gavel Doozer, Marly Fraggle, The Beast
Gerard Parkes — Doc
Kathryn Mullen — Mokey Fraggle, Cotterpin Doozer, Baby Doozer, Cotterpin, Crosscut Doozer, Ditzies, Doozer #2, Flutebird, Mama Tree Creature, Merboo Merggle, Motivational Speaker, Orange Fragglette, Rock Hockey Hannah, Sally Spotless, Tammy Shrub, The Old Gypsy Lady, Wimple Fraggle
Jerry Nelson — Gobo Fraggle, Pa Gorg, Marjory the Trash Heap, Architect Doozer, Feenie Fraggle, Uncle Gobo Fraggle, Archbanger Fraggle, Balsam the Minstrel, Cave Creature, Fishface Fraggle, Judge, Mervin Merggle, Parrot, Pen News announcer, Radio Announcers

Did you know

• When HBO (Home Box Office) first started, it was purely a movie channel. This was the channel's first original series.

• The Gorgs required two performers each: an actor to perform in the costume, and a puppeteer to do the voice and operate the face by radio controls. Previously, full-body Muppet characters (e.g., Big Bird) required the performer to operate the head with one hand, leaving the character with only one functional arm. Operating the face from outside allowed for a more expressive performance from the characters. Furthermore, video cameras installed inside the eyes allowed the performer to see from the Gorg's point of view.

• After ceasing production on The Muppet Show, Jim Henson asked writers Jerry Juhl and Jocelyn Stevenson and conceptual designer Michael K. Frith to 'create a show for kids that will save the world'. He gave them access to his house in London, England to develop what would become Fraggle Rock.