Changes: Fraggle Rock PVC figures (Schleich)

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FraggleRock-509g — Schleich figures as wedding cake toppers.

The German company Schleich produced a line of thirteen Fraggle Rock PVC figures in 1983, consisting of the six main Fraggles, three Doozers, Sprocket, and three Gorgs.

The following figures were made:

Gobo Fraggle, playing his guitar
Red Fraggle, walking with her hands in the air
Wembley Fraggle, holding one finger on his chin and his tail in a curl
Boober Fraggle, holding his scarf in one hand and a walking stick in the other
Mokey Fraggle, holding a flower in both hands
Uncle Traveling Matt, looking in the distance holding one hand over his eyes
Red helmet Doozer with drill
Purple helmet Doozer with a moustache and a walkie talkie
Orange helmet Doozer sitting on lunchbox having coffee
Junior Gorg, walking
Ma Gorg, walking and holding handkerchief
Pa Gorg, pointing upwards
Sprocket, walking

The sculpts were based on publicity photos and illustrations which can be found in one of the Fraggle Rock Annuals. Applause later released six of the figures in the United States.

The Schleich figures of Ma and Pa Gorg appeared on the show itself, surmounting the Gorgs' wedding anniversary cake in the episode "Ring Around the Rock."

A Spanish company produced a line of Doozer playsets to go with the figures.

Schleich also produced lines of Muppet PVC figures and Muppet Babies PVC figures.

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+[[File:FraggleRock-509g.jpg|thumb|300px|Schleich figures as wedding cake toppers.]]
-The [[Germany|German]] company [[Schleich]] released a series of 13 [[Fraggle Rock]] PVC figures in 1983, consisting of the six main Fraggles, three Doozers, Sprocket, and three Gorgs which were a lot larger than the others.
+The [[Germany|German]] company [[Schleich]] produced a line of thirteen '''''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' PVC figures''' in [[1983]], consisting of the six main Fraggles, three Doozers, Sprocket, and three Gorgs.
 The following figures were made:
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 * [[Uncle Traveling Matt]], looking in the distance holding one hand over his eyes
 * Red helmet [[Doozer]] with drill
-* Purple helmet [[Doozer]] with a moustache and a walkie talkie
+* Purple helmet Doozer with a moustache and a walkie talkie
-* Orange helmet [[Doozer]] sitting on lunchbox having coffee
+* Orange helmet Doozer sitting on lunchbox having coffee
 * [[Junior Gorg]], walking
 * [[Ma Gorg]], walking and holding handkerchief
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 * [[Sprocket]], walking
-The sculpts were based on publicity photos and illustrations which can be found in one of the [[Fraggle Rock Annual 1984|Fraggle Rock Annuals]]. The sculpts for the Fraggle Five would later be rereleased by Applause for a series of [[Applause Fraggle Rock Figures]]. Sprocket is the rarest figure, with Traveling Matt in second place.
+The sculpts were based on publicity photos and illustrations which can be found in one of the [[Fraggle Rock Annual 1984|Fraggle Rock Annuals]]. Applause later released [[Fraggle Rock PVC figures (Applause)|six of the figures]] in the United States.
-[[Image:FraggleRock-509g.jpg|thumb|300px|Schleich figures as wedding cake toppers.]]
 The Schleich figures of Ma and Pa Gorg appeared on the show itself, surmounting the Gorgs' wedding anniversary cake in the episode "[[Episode 509: Ring Around the Rock|Ring Around the Rock]]."
+A Spanish company produced a line of [[Fraggle Rock toys (Barval)|Doozer playsets]] to go with the figures.
-An unknown company - possibly the company that would later be known as Comics Spain - produced a series of unofficial Fraggle Rock figures, based on the Schleich sculpts but without copyright marks. The series includes Red, walking and holding a boomerang; Boober, holding a walking cane; Mokey, with a nightcap on her head and a candle in her hands; and a group of Doozers. Despite the lack of detail, the figures clearly resemble their puppet counterparts and could even be recognized as "official merchandise" by the untrained eye.
+Schleich also produced lines of [[Muppet PVC figures (Schleich)|Muppet PVC figures]] and [[Muppet Babies PVC figures (Schleich)|Muppet Babies PVC figures]].
-A Spanish company produced two [[Spanish Doozer Toys|Doozer playsets]] to go with the figures.
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-Schleich also produced a series of [[Muppet PVC figures (Schleich)|Muppet PVC figures]] and [[Muppet Babies PVC figures (Schleich)|Muppet Babies PVC figures]].
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 Image:Schleich1985Boober.jpg|[[Boober Fraggle]]
 Image:GoboUkulelePVC.jpg|[[Gobo Fraggle]]
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 Image:Schleich1985DoozerBox.jpg|[[Doozer]] with walkie-talkie
 Image:Schleich1983DoozerLunch.jpg|Doozer with thermos
-Image:Schleich1983MaJuniorGorg.jpg|[[Ma Gorg]] and [[Junior Gorg]]
-Image:Schleich1985PaGorg.jpg|[[Pa Gorg]]
 Image:DieFraggles-Sprocket-Schleich.jpg|[[Sprocket]]
+schleich rare sprocket 1985 pvc 1.jpg
+schleich pa gorg.jpg|[[Pa Gorg]]
+ma gorg schleich.jpg|[[Ma Gorg]]
+schleich junior gorg.jpg|[[Junior Gorg]]
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 [[Category:International Fraggle Rock PVC Figures]]