Episode 104: You Can't Do That Without a Hat

Fraggle Rock episode 104: You Can't Do That Without a Hat

Air Date: January 31, 1983

Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson

Director: Perry Rosemond

Superstitious Boober goes to the Trash Heap for advice on how to be brave, and the mixed-up Trash Heap tells him: "Always wear a hat." Boober is thrilled with this advice and is convinced that his hat magically makes him strong and brave, but then he despairs when he loses the hat.

Songs: Without a Hat, Inny Minny Cow Cow, Pantry Chant, Lost and Found

Supporting Cast: Flex Doozer, Blustering Bellowpane Monster

Notes: An old Fraggle presides over the meeting in this episode, but he's not the World's Oldest Fraggle; that character won't appear until Episode 112: The Finger of Light. In this episode, we also hear Doozers referred to by name for the first time: their names include Angle, Board, Derrick and Flex. the Doozers are seen mostly speaking in unison, as if they have no individual personalities. As the Doozers developed later, this feature was dropped, and each Doozer became an individual.

Another notable element of this episode is that Fraggle Rock seems really brightly lit; for an underground world, the Fraggles certainly get a lot of sunlight.

Video/DVD releases:

• Fraggle Rock: The Complete First Season (HIT!, 2005)

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