Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock is a American children's musicalfantasycomedypuppet television series about interconnected societies of creatures, as a reboot of the original 1983 series Fraggle Rock by Jim Henson. The first season was released on Apple TV+ on January 21, 2022.
A holiday special Night of the Lights Holiday Special was released on November 18, 2022.[1] It was renewed for a second season.[2]
Plot
In the house belonging to a woman named Doc and her pet dog Sprocket, there is a hole that leads into Fraggle Rock. The Fraggles Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober, and Red live their lives within Fraggle Rock while experiencing different adventures along the way as well as interacting with Doozers and avoiding the Gorgs while harvesting radishes.
A new Doozer construction proves to be the perfect platform for Red's new diving game. But, when she tries to force Wembley to dive, he literally freezes with fear.
Meanwhile, Sprocket feuds with a crab that Doc brings back from the beach.
Mokey has a prophetic dream that convinces her she should trust her own intuition rather than facts, which leads her into trouble as the Fraggles make their way to witness the Merggles's one-in-a-generation migration dance. Meanwhile, Cotterpin and Architect Doozer go out looking for new sources of radishes.
In Outer Space, Doc and Sprocket use a drone to watch baby sea turtles hatching.
Boober discovers his baloobius is able to glow and tries to hide it from his friends, just as the famed Archivist comes to check out an Outer Space artifact sent by Uncle Traveling Matt. Meanwhile, Junior Gorg also makes friends with a plant.
In Outer Space, Doc deals with plastic litter on the beach.
5
"Four Wembleys and a Birthday"
J. J. Johnson
Maurin Mwombela
January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)
Wembley's friends want to celebrate his birthday with different activities. His attempts to participate in all of them end up splitting him into four, individual versions of himself. Meanwhile, Cotterpin makes a gooey discovery in a strange vine.
In Outer Space, Doc takes to the internet to bring attention to the ocean's plastic problem.
Gobo and Wembley discover the recently-unfrozen body of Icy Joe, a legendary Fraggle explorer who's temperament makes it hard to adjust to modern Fraggle society. Meanwhile, Junior Gorg continues work on the Gorg fountain.
In Outer Space, Doc tries to stay awake while writing a paper.
The Troubadours come to the rock to celebrate New Day's Day. Boober becomes the unwilling centerpiece of the festivities, where he must give a holiday speech and release a new swarm of Flutterflies.
In Outer Space, Doc prepares to propose her plastic-eating bacteria to her professors.
8
"Craggle Lagoon"
Jordan Canning
Maurin Mwombela
January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)
Inspired by the latest correspondence from Uncle Traveling Matt, the Fraggle Five decide to take a vacation at Craggle Lagoon. They discover that all the water has gone missing and Inspector Red helps the Craggles figure out what happened to it. Meanwhile, the Doozers try to find a way to use the mysterious pink goo Cotterpin discovered, and Junior Gorg looks for the perfect place to sun his plant.
In Outer Space, Doc and Sprocket take a "staycation".
9
"The Giggle Gaggle Games"
Jordan Canning
Sabrina Jalees
January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)
Part 1 of 5. To help the Craggles fit in, Mokey Fraggle uses her supposed knowledge of Craggles to come up with a plan: the Fraggles will play all sorts of games with the Craggles. The Craggles do not enjoy Mokey's pandering, and Mokey learns that there's far more to understanding someone then meets the eye. Near the end, Pa Gorg tells Junior to drain all of the water causing Barry Blueberry to declare (and become) a cliffhanger.
In Outer Space, Doc tries to contact her landlady and ends up hearing a message from Cotterpin Doozer.
10
"Wembley the Spokesfraggle"
Jon Rosenbaum
Charley Feldman
January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)
Part 2 of 5. The Doozers use the pink goo in their Doozer stick recipe, but the Fraggles loathe the taste and avoid eating them. In order to construct more towers, famed and persuasion expert Jack Hammer recruits Wembley to promote them.
In Outer Space, Doc creates a robotic replica of herself to take care of Sprocket while she's at work.
11
"Deep Dive"
Jon Rosenbaum
Douglas Lyons
January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)
Part 3 of 5. With the Merggles now residing in Fraggle Rock with goo-induced hiccups, Red tries to fix all the problems that have been piling up, but injures herself in the process. Gobo, Wembley, and Boober Fraggle find a way to cure the Merggles while Mokey tries to find an outlet for Red's anxiety. Meanwhile, Cotterpin continues finding a way to get rid of the goo which has now made its way to the Gorgs (with mixed reactions).
In Outer Space, Doc tries to get Sprocket to take his medicine among other problems.
Part 4 of 5. Boober feels insignificant amid the growing chaos of Fraggles, Craggles, and Merggles when all he's tasked with is making soup. He is soon recruited to help an ailing Marjory the Trash Heap by going into her trash pile to find a cure. Meanwhile, Junior Gorg is forced to give up his plant and Cotterpin finds a solution to the goo problem in Outer Space.
In Outer Space, Doc studies her new bacteria for potentially eating microplastics.
Note: The Foo Fighters make a special appearance during Uncle Traveling Matt's postcard.
13
"All of Us"
Adam Stein & Zach Lipovsky
Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson
January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)
Part 5 of 5. Gobo has a dream that inspires him to get everybody including Junior Gorg to solve the mounting problems in Fraggle Rock.
In Outer Space, Doc puts her bacteria to the test and Uncle Traveling Matt gets trapped by Sprocket.
Special (2022)
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"Night of the Lights"
Jon Rosenbaum
John Tartaglia and Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson
November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
It’s the Night of the Lights, the most Fraggily holiday of the year, and the Rock is filled with songs and cheer. When Jamdolin (voiced by Daveed Diggs) encourages Wembley to make a special wish, the Fraggles head out on an adventure to find the brightest light and, maybe, the true meaning of the holiday. Jim Henson’s fun-loving and musical Fraggles — Gobo, Red, Wembley, Mokey, Boober, and new Fraggle friends — have returned for all new adventures about the magic that happens when we celebrate and care for our interconnected world.
John Tartaglia as Gobo Fraggle, Sprocket, Architect Doozer, Gunge, Barry Blueberry, Lyle Craggle (puppetry only)
Karen Prell as Red Fraggle, Icy Joe, Merggle Queen (puppetry only)
Donna Kimball as Mokey Fraggle, Cotterpin Doozer, Storyteller Fraggle
Jordan Lockhart as Wembley Fraggle, Murray the Minstrel
Frank Meschkuleit as Boober Fraggle (puppetry only) Uncle Traveling Matt (puppetry only in select episodes), The World's Oldest Fraggle (puppetry only), Pa Gorg (face and voice performance), Large Marvin Fraggle, Mantivore
Aymee Garcia as Ma Gorg (face and voice performance), Archivist (puppetry only), Marjorie the Trash Heap, Brool the Minstrel, Henchy Fraggle, Bongo, Styles Craggle
Dan Garza as Junior Gorg (face and voice performance), Philo, Kyle Craggle
Ali J. Eisner as Turbo Doozer, Jack Hammer Doozer (puppetry only), Joogie the Inkspot, Balsam the Minstrel
Kira Hall as Brio the Minstrel
Kanja Chen as Pogey
Kevin Clash as Uncle Traveling Matt (puppetry only in select episodes)
Andy Hayward as Pa Gorg (in-suit performance), Wrench Doozer, Jamdolin (puppetry only), Rupert Fraggle, Giant Talking Radish
Ingrid Hansen as Ma Gorg (in-suit performance), Skitter Stone
On May 26, 2020, following the success of the Fraggle Rock: Rock On! shorts that were released in April 2020, Apple TV+ announced a deal with The Jim Henson Company to produce a full reboot of Fraggle Rock, consisting of half-hour episodes, in addition to exclusive streaming rights to the original series and specials.[4] In January 2021, The Jim Henson Company announced that production had officially started on a reboot of the show. The show is filmed at the Calgary Film Centre.[5] Each episode features original songs, and reprises of songs from the original series.
Pre-production on the series began in late 2020 with the working title Raphanis (derived from the Latin word for "radish"). Filming commenced on January 25, 2021, in-studio at the Calgary Film Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada[6][7] and wrapped in June.[8]
In November 2020, a trailer revealed the Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock title, and the January 21, 2022 premiere date.[9]
