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{{episode|show=[[Fraggle Rock]]|airdate=July 4, [[1983]]|writer=[[Laura Phillips]]|director=[[George Bloomfield]]}}
  
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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.
  
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When [[Junior Gorg]] "thumps" [[Gobo Fraggle|Gobo]] and breaks his leg, the other [[Fraggles]] are too scared to travel through [[The Gorgs' Garden|the Gorgs' Garden]] to get advice from [[Marjory the Trash Heap]]. In their panic, they elect [[Mokey Fraggle|Mokey]] the new Trash Heap after she has successfully painted a portrait of the Flying Batworm and expect her to solve all of their problems.
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==Quotes==
  
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'''Red:''' Okay, okay, okay, let's get some order around here! Now... weight problems, that line over there. Silly problems, that line way over there. Personal problems, that line over there. If you're not having any fun, it would be that line over there. You look like you're not having any fun, why don't you go over there.</p>
  
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Meanwhile, [[Doc]] has invented a diet formula (made from rutabagas) that lets you eat as much as you want and still lose weight much to the objection of [[Sprocket]].
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==Supporting Cast==
  
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*[[The World's Oldest Fraggle]] ([[Dave Goelz]])
  
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*[[Henchy Fraggle]] ([[John Pattison]])
  
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*[[Flying Batworm]] ([[Steve Whitmire]])
  
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*[[Morris Fraggle]] ([[Terry Angus]])
  
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*[[Phil Fraggle]] ([[Steve Whitmire]], voice by [[Phil Balsam]])
  
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==Songs==
  
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*Easy is the Only Way to Go
  
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*A Helping Hand
  
   
 
==Fraggle Facts==
  
==Fraggle Facts==
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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 [[Episode 119: The Great Radish Famine|The Great Radish Famine]], and appears in a vision to [[Wembley]] and Gobo in [[Episode 123: The Beast of Blue Rock|The Beast of Blue Rock]]. In this episode, she appears in the Fraggles' dreams.
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* 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 "[[Episode 119: The Great Radish Famine|The Great Radish Famine]]," and appears in a vision to [[Wembley Fraggle|Wembley]] and Gobo in "[[Episode 123: The Beast of Blue Rock|The Beast of Blue Rock]]." In this episode, she appears in the Fraggles' dreams.
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* A new creature is introduced in this episode, the flying batworm, or hairy-chested batworm. According to Gobo, no one has ever seen one before because they only come out at night.
   
 
==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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[[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".
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* [[Phil Balsam]] wrote the music 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."
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* When Mokey becomes the new Trash Heap, [[Wembley Fraggle|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!"
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* Stock footage from [[The Garden Plot]] is used
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* Portions from this, "[[Episode 104: You Can't Do That Without a Hat|You Can't Do That Without a Hat]]", and "[[Episode 105: The Thirty-Minute Work Week|The Thirty-Minute Work Week]]" were used for the unfilmed demo recordings of [[Fraggle Rock Theme|the show's theme song]] that were shown in the ''Dance Your Cares Away: Evolution of Fraggle Rock Theme Song'' bonus feature from the ''[[Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection]]'' and ''[[Fraggle Rock: Complete Final Season]]'', as well as the 2013 re-releases.
   
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==Video releases==
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==Supporting cast==
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*''[[Fraggle Rock: Complete First Season]]'' ([[HIT!]], 2005)
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* [[The World's Oldest Fraggle]] ([[Dave Goelz]])
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* [[Henchy Fraggle]] ([[John Pattison]])
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* [[Flying Batworm]] ([[Steve Whitmire]])
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* [[Morris Fraggle]] ([[Terry Angus]])
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* [[Phil Fraggle]] ([[Steve Whitmire]], voice by [[Phil Balsam]])
   
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==Songs==
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* "[[Easy is the Only Way to Go]]"
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* "[[Helping Hand]]"
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==Video releases==
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* ''[[Fraggle Rock: Complete First Season]]'' ([[HIT!]], [[2005]])
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* ''[[Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection]]'' (HIT!, [[2008]])
   
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==International episode titles==
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{{Ep-nav|prev=[[The Beast of Blue Rock]]|series=[[Fraggle Rock]]|next=[[Wembley's Egg]]}}
  
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* [[Fragglerne (Denmark)|Denmark]]: "Den nye Madam Skrald" (The new Mrs. Garbage)
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* [[Fragglit|Finland]]: "Uusi Tunkio on syntynyt" (New Scrap Heap is Born)
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* [[Fraggle Rock (France)|France]]: "Une remplaçante pour Germaine" (A replacement for Germaine)
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* [[Die Fraggles|Germany]]: "Eine neue Müllhalde ist in der Stadt" (A new landfill is in town)
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* [[De Freggels (Netherlands)|Netherlands]]: "De nieuwe storthoop" (The New Stockpile)
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* [[Fragglene (Norway)|Norway]]: "Den nye Skraphaugen"
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* [[Fraglesy|Poland]]: "Nowa wyrocznia" (The new oracle)
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* [[Los Fraguel|Spain]]: "Una nueva Montaña Basura en la ciudad" (New Mountain Garbage in the City)
   
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{{Ep-nav|prev=[[Episode 123: The Beast of Blue Rock|The Beast of Blue Rock]]|series=[[Fraggle Rock]]|next=[[Episode 201: Wembley's Egg|Wembley's Egg]]}}
 
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Revision as of 17:01, 8 April 2016

Fraggle Rock
Air Date July 4, 1983
Written by Laura Phillips
Director George Bloomfield
124
Helpinghand

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 Marjory the Trash Heap. In their panic, they elect Mokey the new Trash Heap after she has successfully painted a portrait of the Flying Batworm and expect her to solve all of their problems.

Meanwhile, Doc has invented a diet formula (made from rutabagas) that lets you eat as much as you want and still lose weight much to the objection of Sprocket.

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.
  • A new creature is introduced in this episode, the flying batworm, or hairy-chested batworm. According to Gobo, no one has ever seen one before because they only come out at night.

Notes

Supporting cast

Songs

Video releases

International episode titles

  • Denmark: "Den nye Madam Skrald" (The new Mrs. Garbage)
  • Finland: "Uusi Tunkio on syntynyt" (New Scrap Heap is Born)
  • France: "Une remplaçante pour Germaine" (A replacement for Germaine)
  • Germany: "Eine neue Müllhalde ist in der Stadt" (A new landfill is in town)
  • Netherlands: "De nieuwe storthoop" (The New Stockpile)
  • Norway: "Den nye Skraphaugen"
  • Poland: "Nowa wyrocznia" (The new oracle)
  • Spain: "Una nueva Montaña Basura en la ciudad" (New Mountain Garbage in the City)

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