Changes: Fraggle Rock (animated)

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JimHenson-and-Animated-Fraggles — Jim Henson and his animated Fraggles.

Fr animated — The (animated) Fraggle Five.

Jim Henson’s creation Fraggle Rock found another life as an animated series for Saturday mornings on network TV. The animated version of Fraggle Rock ran on NBC from 1987 to 1988.

The animated series used basically the same formula as the HBO original, including the same theme song. Many episodes consisted of two 15-minute stories; however, a few presented a single full 30-minute plot. The animated version carried on the tradition of original songs, with at least one tune per episode (including a few recycled from the puppet version, such as "Let Me Be Your Song"). In its original run, the animated episodes were book-ended by footage of the original puppet version of Uncle Traveling Matt, introducing the show from Doc's workshop. The animated version of Fraggle Rock ended after only one season (13 episodes).

A major running gag in the series had a butterfly collector upstaging all of the characters. This gag is broken when the collector gets captured by an animated version of Muppet monster Big V.

The 2-disc DVD set Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series: The Complete Series, including all 13 episodes, was released on January 19, 2010.

Voice cast

Townsend Coleman – Gobo Fraggle / Wrench Doozer / Architect Doozer / Additional Voices
Bob Bergen – Wembley Fraggle / Cantus the Minstrel / The World's Oldest Fraggle / Additional Voices
Rob Paulsen – Boober Fraggle / Sprocket / Marjory the Trash Heap / Henchy Fraggle / Additional Voices
Barbara Goodson – Red Fraggle / Wingnut Doozer / Additional Voices
Michael Laskin – Junior Gorg
Mona Marshall – Mokey Fraggle / Cotterpin Doozer / Additional Voices
Patricia Parris – Ma Gorg / Additional Voices
Patrick Pinney – Pa Gorg / Uncle Traveling Matt / Flange Doozer / Additional Voices
Stu Rosen – Storyteller Fraggle
John Stephenson – Doc / Philo / Gunge / Additional Voices

External links

ToughPigs.com Review - My Day with the Animated Fraggle Rock,
part 1, part 2, part 3

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-[[Image:JimHenson-and-Animated-Fraggles.jpg|thumb|300px|Jim Henson and his animated Fraggles.]][[Image:Fr_animated.jpg|thumb|300px|The (animated) Fraggle Five]]
+[[Image:JimHenson-and-Animated-Fraggles.jpg|thumb|300px|Jim Henson and his animated Fraggles.]][[Image:Fr_animated.jpg|thumb|300px|The (animated) Fraggle Five.]]
 [[Jim Henson]]’s creation ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' found another life as an animated series for Saturday mornings on network TV. The animated version of ''Fraggle Rock'' ran on NBC from [[1987]] to 1988.
-The animated series used basically the same formula as the HBO original, including the same theme song. Many episodes consisted of two 15-minute stories; however, a few presented a single full 30-minute plot. The animated version carried on the tradition of original songs, with one tune per 15-minute episode. They are rerecorded versions of songs from the puppet version, sometimes with new lyrics to fit a different context. In its original run, the animated episodes were book-ended by footage of the original puppet version of [[Uncle Traveling Matt]], introducing the show from [[Doc]]'s workshop. The animated version of ''Fraggle Rock'' ended after only one season (13 episodes).
+The animated series used basically the same formula as the HBO original, including the same theme song. Many episodes consisted of two 15-minute stories; however, a few presented a single full 30-minute plot. The animated version carried on the tradition of original songs, with at least one tune per episode (including a few recycled from the puppet version, such as "[[Let Me Be Your Song]]"). In its original run, the animated episodes were book-ended by footage of the original puppet version of [[Uncle Traveling Matt]], introducing the show from [[Doc]]'s workshop. The animated version of ''Fraggle Rock'' ended after only one season (13 episodes).
-A major running gag in the series had a butterfly collector upstarting all of the characters. This gag is broken when the collector gets captured by [[Big V]].
+A major running gag in the series had a butterfly collector upstaging all of the characters. This gag is broken when the collector gets captured by an animated version of Muppet monster [[Big V]].
-A 2-disc DVD set, ''[[Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series: The Complete Series]]'', including all 13 episodes was released on January 19, [[2010]].
+The 2-disc DVD set ''[[Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series: The Complete Series]]'', including all 13 episodes, was released on January 19, [[2010]].
 ==Voice cast==
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 ==See also==
+[[Image:Fragglemodel.jpg|thumb|300px|Animation color reference.]]
 * [[:Category:Fraggle Rock (Animated) Characters|Fraggle Rock (Animated) Characters]]
 * [[:Category:Fraggle Rock (Animated) Episodes|Fraggle Rock (Animated) Episodes]]
 ==External links==
-* ToughPigs.com Review - My Day with the Animated Fraggle Rock, [http://www.toughpigs.com/fraggle-toon-1/ part 1], [http://www.toughpigs.com/fraggle-toon-2/ part 2], [http://www.toughpigs.com/fraggle-toon-3/ part 3]
+* ToughPigs.com Review - My Day with the Animated Fraggle Rock,<br>[http://www.toughpigs.com/fraggle-toon-1/ part 1], [http://www.toughpigs.com/fraggle-toon-2/ part 2], [http://www.toughpigs.com/fraggle-toon-3/ part 3]
 [[Category:Fraggle Rock| ]]
 [[Category:Animated TV Shows]]