Changes: Episode 301: The Bells of Fraggle Rock

	Fraggle Rock
Air Date	December 24, 1984
Written by	Jerry Juhl; Jocelyn Stevenson; Susan Juhl
Director	Douglas Williams

Revision as of 18:17, 12 December 2015

Gobo thinks the Fraggles' own Solstice holiday, the Festival of the Bells, is a big waste of time. Despite Cantus' warnings, Gobo goes on a journey to find out if the mythical Great Bell at the heart of Fraggle Rock is real. When the Rock slows down in the winter, the Fraggles hold the Festival of the Bells to make sure it keeps moving. As part of the celebration, they ring bells to awaken the Great Bell at the heart of the Rock. They also dress up as a Weebabeast, who used to guard the Great Bell when the Rock was small.

Meanwhile, Doc and Sprocket explore mid-winter holiday traditions from around the world.

Notes

All of the Fraggle Rock seasons began on HBO at the beginning of January, except for the third season, which began a week early so that this solstice episode could air before Christmas. The episode was repeated each year at Christmas time.

The songs "Weeba Weeba" and "The Festival of the Bells" were both written by Phil Balsam and Steve Whitmire.

The episode premiered in the UK, on December 22, 1984.

This episode ends with a reprise of "There's a Promise" over the credits, a departure from other episodes which features an instrumental/scat version of the theme. This marks the first of three times that the regular end theme is being replaced by an alternate song. The other two episodes are The River of Life and Change of Address. This is replaced with the standard closing theme, when international versions of this episode aired.

This is the only alternate ending to not feature the Fraggle Rock logo before the credits.

Cantus is unaccompanied by the other minstrels.
When this episode aired on ABC Family on December 12, 2015, the entire episode was cropped into widescreen format and ran at a 30-frame-rate speed, rather than the original 60-frame-rate. Also, the original visual mention of Henson Associates during the end credits appears unaltered, with the 2008 Jim Henson Company logo being shown after the credits.

International versions

UK version: The Captain and Sprocket wait for Christmas dinner in the middle of a storm. The opening credits feature a unique shot of the lighthouse interior with decorations while the Captain gives Sprocket a present.

Supporting cast

Cantus the Minstrel (Jim Henson)

Songs

Video releases

A Festive Fraggle Holiday! (Jim Henson Video, 1993) -- closing credits cut
Jim Henson Presents Fraggle Rock: The Bells of Fraggle Rock & Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe (Virgin Video, 1985)
Fraggle Rock: Complete Third Season (HIT!, 2007)
Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection (HIT!, 2008)
A Merry Fraggle Holiday (Lions Gate Entertainment, 2009)

International episode titles

France: "Les Cloches de Fraggle Rock"
Germany: "Die Glocken von Fraggle-Rock"
Japan: "きみのベルを鳴らせ" (Let Your Bell Ring)
Spain: "Las campanas de Fraggle Rock"

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-[[Doc]] and [[Sprocket]] explore mid-winter holiday traditions from around the world. Meanwhile, [[Gobo]] thinks the [[Fraggles|Fraggles']] own Solstice holiday, [[the Festival of the Bells]], is a big waste of time. Despite [[Cantus|Cantus']] warnings, Gobo goes on a journey to find out if the mythical [[The Great Bell|Great Bell]] at the heart of [[Fraggle Rock (location)|Fraggle Rock]] is real.
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+[[Gobo Fraggle|Gobo]] thinks the [[Fraggles|Fraggles']] own Solstice holiday, [[the Festival of the Bells]], is a big waste of time. Despite [[Cantus the Minstrel|Cantus']] warnings, Gobo goes on a journey to find out if the mythical [[Great Bell]] at the heart of [[Fraggle Rock (location)|Fraggle Rock]] is real. When the Rock slows down in the winter, the Fraggles hold the Festival of the Bells to make sure it keeps moving. As part of the celebration, they ring bells to awaken the Great Bell at the heart of the Rock. They also dress up as a [[Weebabeast]], who used to guard the Great Bell when the Rock was small.
+Meanwhile, [[Doc]] and [[Sprocket]] explore mid-winter holiday traditions from around the world.
-==Supporting Cast==
-*[[Cantus the Minstrel]] ([[Jim Henson]])
-==Songs==
+==Notes==
+* All of the ''Fraggle Rock'' seasons began on [[HBO]] at the beginning of January, except for the third season, which began a week early so that this solstice episode could air before [[Christmas]]. The episode was repeated each year at Christmas time.
-*"[[Weeba Weeba]]"
-*"[[Festival of the Bells]]"
-*"[[There's a Promise]]"
+* The songs "Weeba Weeba" and "The Festival of the Bells" were both written by [[Phil Balsam]] and [[Steve Whitmire]].
-==Fraggle Facts==
-*When the Rock slows down in the winter, the Fraggles hold the Festival of the Bells to make sure it keeps moving. As part of the celebration, the Fraggles ring bells to awaken the Great Bell at the heart of the Rock. They also dress up as a [[Weeba beast]], who used to guard the Great Bell when the Rock was small.
+* The episode premiered in the UK, on December 22, 1984.
-==Notes==
-*All of the ''Fraggle Rock'' seasons began on [[HBO]] at the beginning of January, except for the third season, which began a week early so that this solstice episode could air before [[Christmas]]. The episode was repeated each year at Christmastime.
+* This episode ends with a reprise of "There's a Promise" over the credits, a departure from other episodes which features an [[Fraggle Rock Theme|instrumental/scat version]] of the theme. This marks the first of three times that the regular end theme is being replaced by an alternate song. The other two episodes are ''[[Episode 505: The River of Life|The River of Life]]'' and ''[[Episode 513: Change of Address|Change of Address]]''. This is replaced with the standard closing theme, when international versions of this episode aired.
-*The songs "Weeba Weeba" and "Festival of the Bells" were both written by [[Phil Balsam]] and [[Steve Whitmire]].
+* This is the only alternate ending to not feature the Fraggle Rock logo before the credits.
-*The episode actually received its premiere in the UK, on December 22nd 1984.
+* Cantus is unaccompanied by the other minstrels.
+* When this episode aired on [[ABC Family]] on December 12, 2015, the entire episode was cropped into widescreen format and ran at a 30-frame-rate speed, rather than the original 60-frame-rate. Also, the original visual mention of Henson Associates during the end credits appears unaltered, with the 2008 Jim Henson Company logo being shown after the credits.
+==International versions==
+[[Fraggle Rock (UK)|UK]] version: [[The Captain]] and [[Sprocket]] wait for Christmas dinner in the middle of a storm. The opening credits feature a unique shot of the lighthouse interior with decorations while the Captain gives Sprocket a present.
+==Supporting cast==
+* [[Cantus the Minstrel]] ([[Jim Henson]])
+==Songs==
+*"[[Weeba Weeba]]"
+*"[[There's a Promise]]"
+*"[[The Festival of the Bells (song)|The Festival of the Bells]]"
-This Episode is different than normal episodes. This one has a repeise of [[There's a promise]] running thru the credits
 ==Video releases==
 *''[[A Festive Fraggle Holiday!]]'' ([[Jim Henson Video]], [[1993]]) -- closing credits cut
+*''Jim Henson Presents Fraggle Rock: The Bells of Fraggle Rock & Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe'' ([[Virgin Videos|Virgin Video]], [[1985]])
+*''[[Fraggle Rock: Complete Third Season]]'' ([[Hit Entertainment|HIT!]], [[2007]])
+*''[[Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection]]'' (HIT!, [[2008]])
+*''[[A Merry Fraggle Holiday]]'' ([[Lions Gate Entertainment]], 2009)
+==International episode titles==
-{{Ep-nav|prev=[[Episode 224: The Invasion of the Toe Ticklers|The Invasion of the Toe Ticklers]]|series=[[Fraggle Rock]]|next=[[Episode 302: Red-Handed and the Invisible Thief|Red-Handed and the Invisible Thief]]}}
+*[[Fraggle Rock (France)|France]]: "Les Cloches de Fraggle Rock"
+*[[Die Fraggles|Germany]]: "Die Glocken von Fraggle-Rock"
+*[[Fraggle Rock (Japan)|Japan]]: "きみのベルを鳴らせ" (Let Your Bell Ring)
+*[[Los Fraguel|Spain]]: "Las campanas de Fraggle Rock"
+<gallery>
+GlockenVonFraggleRockTitle.jpg|German title
+FraggleRockJapanese2.png|Japanese title
+</gallery>
+{{Ep-nav|prev=[[Episode 224: The Invasion of the Toe Ticklers|The Invasion of the Toe Ticklers]]|series=[[Fraggle Rock]]|next=[[Episode 302: Red-Handed and the Invisible Thief|Red-Handed and the Invisible Thief]]}}
 [[Category:Fraggle_Rock_Episodes|301]]
-[[Category:Christmas Episodes|Bells of Fraggle Rock]]
+[[Category:Christmas Productions|Bells of Fraggle Rock]]

Fraggle Rock
Air Date	December 24, 1984
Written by	Jerry Juhl Jocelyn Stevenson Susan Juhl
Director	Douglas Williams

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