Episode 124: New Trash Heap in Town

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Fraggle Rock
Air Date	July 4, 1983
Written by	Laura Phillips
Director	George Bloomfield

When Junior Gorg "thumps" Gobo and breaks his leg, the other Fraggles are too scared to travel through the Gorgs' Garden to get advice from the Trash Heap. In their panic, they elect Mokey the new Trash Heap and expect her to solve all of their problems.

Contents 1 Supporting Cast 2 Songs 3 Fraggle Facts 4 Notes 5 International Episode Titles 6 Video releases

Supporting Cast

• The World's Oldest Fraggle (Dave Goelz)
• Henchy Fraggle (John Pattison)
• Flying Batworm (Steve Whitmire)
• Morris Fraggle (Terry Angus)
• Phil Fraggle (Steve Whitmire, voice by Phil Balsam)

Songs

• "Easy is the Only Way to Go"
• "Helping Hand"

Fraggle Facts

• In the early episodes of the series, Marjory the Trash Heap came off as a humbug with no real power, but by the end of the first season, she displayed real magical abilities. She makes all the radishes disappear in "The Great Radish Famine," and appears in a vision to Wembley and Gobo in "The Beast of Blue Rock." In this episode, she appears in the Fraggles' dreams.

Notes

• Phil Balsam wrote the lyrics for almost every Fraggle Rock song. This episode is the only one in which Balsam's voice appears in the broadcast, as the guitar-playing Phil Fraggle singing "Easy is the Only Way to Go."

• When Mokey becomes the new Trash Heap, Wembley takes on the roles of both Philo and Gunge. He gets confused about what he's supposed to say ("Is it all-hearing?") and ends up just shouting "Nyaaaah!"

International Episode Titles

• Denmark: "Den nye Madam Skrald"

Video releases

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

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