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| Fraggle Rock | |
| Air Date | March 19, 1984 |
| Written by | Sugith Varughese |
| Director | George Bloomfield |
Cotterpin: I'll never understand grown-ups.
Flange Doozer develops a new tomato extract to add to the Doozer sticks, and Modem Doozer adds mustard powder. The Fraggles think the new Doozer sticks are delicious, but when Flange and Modem fight over which additive is better, Doozer society erupts into competition. The only way to decide which is the better-tasting Doozer stick is to ask the first Fraggle who comes along...Wembley.
Supporting Cast
- Cotterpin Doozer (Kathy Mullen)
- Architect Doozer (Jerry Nelson)
- Flange Doozer (Steve Whitmire)
- Modem Doozer (Karen Prell)
- Wrench Doozer (Dave Goelz)
- Wingnut Doozer (Karen Prell)
- Crosscut Doozer (Kathryn Mullen)
Songs
Fraggle Facts
- The Doozers all work together in a society that values cooperation in order to further the common good (which is very much contrary to the Fraggles, who place a high value on individualism and independence). The Doozers pride themselves on the good work that they do, but no Doozer is allowed to take personal credit for his or her work -- that would mean that they thought their work was better than everyone else's, which would be destructive to the communal spirit. Competition is seen as a vice that occasionally afflicts Doozers. Again, this is very unlike the Fraggles, who love to have races and competitions, and who take pride in their individual jobs and passions.
Notes
- In the first season, the Doozers were very much background figures, but the producers made an effort to develop the Doozer world in the second season, with three episodes focusing specifically on Doozer society. This episode reintroduces Cotterpin, the young architect-in-training who idolizes the Fraggles, her teacher the Architect, her parents Flange and Wingnut, and her friend Wrench. The three episodes add a lot of depth to what we know about the Doozers, and offer an interesting contrast to the Fraggles' playful utopia. Both societies have irreconcilably opposite value systems, but both are presented as workable. The producers never push one worldview over the other (although they do clearly focus more on the Fraggles), and they do not suggest that the characters or the viewers have to choose which one is better.
Video releases
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