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Fragg1 — Gerry Parkes walks "Sprocket" with Whitmire and Nelson holding up puppets in background.

Fraggles Look for Jobs was the Fraggle Rock wrap video taped in 1986, and screened May 16, 1986.

When the show wrapped production after its fifth season, this 15-minute video was made as a goodbye-gift for the cast and crew. The five main Fraggle characters try to find new jobs after the last episode has been taped.

Gobo has secured a singing job, billed as "Gobo the Frosty Fraggle." Wembley has no immediate plans, except to stop wearing banana tree shirts. Mokey is writing a screenplay called "Girls of the Sixties," and Red has signed a contract to play hockey for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boober spends most of the video on the phone (with Bernie and others), hoping to find another acting job, preferably as a romantic lead. His off-screen personality and voice is very different from his behavior on the show; he acts like a smarmy Hollywood type, calling people "baby" and "pussycat."

The wrap tape is full of inside references to crew members and performers by name. For example, Mokey says that she can only type with one hand because Trish isn't around.

Karen Prell's arm can be seen throughout the scene that features Red and Mokey talking about Red's new job.

The wrap tape closes with a new song to the tune of "Children of Tomorrow."

The video has never been officially released, but has been in circulation among fans; two clips have been posted on YouTube by the Henson Company titled "What will the Fraggles do?" and "What will the Fraggles do now?".

Cast

What Will the Fraggles Do?

What Will the Fraggles Do Now?

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 [[Image:fragg2.jpg|thumb|300px|Richard Hunt's cameo.]]
 [[Image:fragg1.jpg|thumb|300px|Gerry Parkes walks "Sprocket" with Whitmire and Nelson holding up puppets in background.]]
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-'''''Fraggles Look for Jobs''''' was the ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' wrap video taped in [[1987]].
+'''''Fraggles Look for Jobs''''' was the ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' wrap video taped in [[1986]], and screened May 16, 1986.
-When the show wrapped production after its fifth season, this 15-minute video was made as a goodbye-gift for the cast and crew.  The five main Fraggle characters try to find new jobs after the [[Episode 513: Change of Address|last episode]] has been taped.
+When the show wrapped production after its fifth season, this 15-minute video was made as a goodbye-gift for the cast and crew. The five main Fraggle characters try to find new jobs after the [[Episode 513: Change of Address|last episode]] has been taped.
-[[Gobo Fraggle|Gobo]] has secured a singing job, billed as "Gobo the Frosty Fraggle."  [[Wembley Fraggle|Wembley]] has no immediate plans, except to stop wearing [[Banana Tree Shirts|banana tree shirts]].  [[Mokey Fraggle|Mokey]] is writing a screenplay called "Girls of the Sixties," and [[Red Fraggle|Red]] has signed a contract to play hockey for the Toronto Maple Leafs.  [[Boober Fraggle|Boober]] spends most of the video on the phone (with [[Bernie]] and others), hoping to find another acting job, preferably as a romantic lead.  His off-screen personality is very different from his behavior on the show; he acts like a smarmy [[Hollywood]] type, calling people "sweetie" and "pussycat."
+[[Gobo Fraggle|Gobo]] has secured a singing job, billed as "Gobo the Frosty Fraggle." [[Wembley Fraggle|Wembley]] has no immediate plans, except to stop wearing [[Banana Tree Shirts|banana tree shirts]]. [[Mokey Fraggle|Mokey]] is writing a screenplay called "Girls of the Sixties," and [[Red Fraggle|Red]] has signed a contract to play hockey for the Toronto Maple Leafs. [[Boober Fraggle|Boober]] spends most of the video on the phone (with [[Bernie]] and others), hoping to find another acting job, preferably as a romantic lead. His off-screen personality and voice is very different from his behavior on the show; he acts like a smarmy [[Hollywood]] type, calling people "baby" and "pussycat."
-The wrap tape is full of inside references to crew members and performers by name.  For example, Mokey says that she can only type with [[Live-Hand Muppet|one hand]] because [[Trish Leeper|Trish]] isn't around.
+The wrap tape is full of inside references to crew members and performers by name. For example, Mokey says that she can only type with [[Live-Hand Muppet|one hand]] because [[Trish Leeper|Trish]] isn't around.
 Karen Prell's arm can be seen throughout the scene that features Red and Mokey talking about Red's new job.
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 The wrap tape closes with a new song to the tune of "[[Children of Tomorrow]]."
-The video has never been officially released, but has been in circulation among fans; a short clip was posted on [[YouTube]] by Henson Company.
+The video has never been officially released, but has been in circulation among fans; two clips have been posted on [[YouTube]] by the Henson Company titled ''"What will the Fraggles do?"'' and ''"What will the Fraggles do now?"''.
 ==Cast==
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 * [[Richard Hunt]] as the director (himself)
 * [[Gerry Parkes]]
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+File:What Will the Fraggles Do Now?|
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 [[Category:Production Gifts]]
 [[Category:Fraggle Rock Behind the Scenes]]