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{{performer3|Myra Fried|voice and face, 1983|Cheryl Wagner|voice and face, 1984-1987|Trish Leeper|body}}
  
{{performer3|Myra Fried|voice and face, 1983|Cheryl Wagner|voice and face, 1984-1987|Trish Leeper|body}}
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[[image:MaGorg.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ma Gorg]]
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[[Image:MaGorg.jpg|thumb|300px|Ma Gorg]]
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[[Image:TrishLeeperAsMaGorg.jpg|thumb|300px|Tish Leeper (with [[Frank Meschkuleit]] as [[Junior Gorg]]) taking a break from performing Ma Gorg.]]
 
'''Ma Gorg''' is the [[Mother|mother]] of the [[Gorg]] family, and the self-proclaimed [[Nobility#Queens|Queen]] of the [[Universe]] on ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''. She is married to [[Pa Gorg]], and they have a son, [[Junior Gorg|Junior]]. Her mother was [[Queen Esmerelda]].
  
'''Ma Gorg''' is the [[Mother|mother]] of the [[Gorg]] family, and the self-proclaimed [[Nobility#Queens|Queen]] of the [[Universe]] on ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''. She is married to [[Pa Gorg]], and they have a son, [[Junior Gorg|Junior]]. Her mother was [[Queen Esmerelda]].
   
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==Behind the Scenes==
  
==Behind the Scenes==
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Ma is performed by two puppeteers: one person in the Gorg costume, and another performing the voice and moving the character's eyes and mouth by [[Waldo|remote control]].
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Ma is performed by two puppeteers: one person in the Gorg costume, and another performing the voice and moving the character's eyes and mouth by [[Waldo (remote manipulator)|remote control]].
   
 
Trish Leeper performed Ma's body throughout the series' run. In the first season, Myra Fried performed her voice and face. Cheryl Wagner took over the character from season 2 on.
  
Trish Leeper performed Ma's body throughout the series' run. In the first season, Myra Fried performed her voice and face. Cheryl Wagner took over the character from season 2 on.
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The Ma Gorg puppet was rebuilt about halfway through the first season. It is also worth noting that Ma Gorg has a visible frown in the first twelve episodes of Fraggle Rock, while in the thirteenth episode and beyond, Ma Gorg carries a slight smile on her face.
  
   
 
===Evolution===
  
===Evolution===
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Image:Magorg1.JPG|Ma Gorg, as seen in the first twelve episodes of ''Fraggle Rock''. Her long bangs were radio-controlled so that they could move sideways to cover or expose her eyes.
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Image:Magorg1.JPG|Ma Gorg, as seen in the first episodes of ''Fraggle Rock''. Her long bangs were initially radio-controlled so that they could move sideways to cover or expose her eyes. This effect was later replaced with blinking eyelids
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Image:Ma gorg.jpg|The later Ma design. Her skin is brighter than that of the first Ma Gorg puppet, and her hair is set in a bun. Her eyes can blink now, replacing the moving bangs effect.
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Image:Ma gorg.jpg|Ma Gorg is given a facelift; she carries a slight smile on her face (compared to the original puppet's visible frown), her skin becomes brighter, and her hair is set in a bun.
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Image:TrishLeeperAsMaGorg.jpg|Tish Leeper (with [[Frank Meschkuleit]] as [[Junior Gorg]]) taking a break from performing Ma Gorg.
  
 
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==Filmography==
  
==Filmography==
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''[[Fraggle Rock]]''
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* ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''
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*[[Episode 102: Wembley and the Gorgs]]
  
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*[[Episode 103: Let the Water Run]]
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** [[Episode 102: Wembley and the Gorgs]]
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*[[Episode 105: The Thirty-Minute Work Week]]
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** [[Episode 103: Let the Water Run]]
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*[[Episode 107: I Want to Be You]]
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** [[Episode 105: The Thirty-Minute Work Week]]
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*[[Episode 109: The Lost Treasure of the Fraggles]]
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** [[Episode 107: I Want to Be You]]
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*[[Episode 114: The Challenge]]
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** [[Episode 109: The Lost Treasure of the Fraggles]]
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*[[Episode 116: Capture the Moon]]
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** [[Episode 114: The Challenge]]
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*[[Episode 119: The Great Radish Famine]]
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** [[Episode 116: Capture the Moon]]
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*[[Episode 120: The Garden Plot]]
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** [[Episode 119: The Great Radish Famine]]
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*[[Episode 122: Mokey's Funeral]]
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** [[Episode 120: The Garden Plot]]
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*[[Episode 203: The Trash Heap Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]
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** [[Episode 122: Mokey's Funeral]]
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*[[Episode 209: Sir Hubris and the Gorgs]]
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** [[Episode 203: The Trash Heap Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]
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*[[Episode 210: A Friend in Need]]
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** [[Episode 209: Sir Hubris and the Gorgs]]
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*[[Episode 213: Red's Club]]
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** [[Episode 210: A Friend in Need]]
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*[[Episode 216: Junior Sells the Farm]]
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** [[Episode 213: Red's Club]]
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*[[Episode 219: Doomsday Soup]]
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** [[Episode 216: Junior Sells the Farm]]
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*[[Episode 224: The Invasion of the Toe Ticklers]]
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** [[Episode 219: Doomsday Soup]]
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*[[Episode 305: Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe]]
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** [[Episode 224: The Invasion of the Toe Ticklers]]
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*[[Episode 308: Believe It or Not]]
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** [[Episode 305: Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe]]
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*[[Episode 314: The Great Radish Caper]]
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** [[Episode 308: Believe It or Not]]
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*[[Episode 315: Born to Wander]]
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** [[Episode 314: The Great Radish Caper]]
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*[[Episode 316: The Battle of Leaking Roof]]
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** [[Episode 315: Born to Wander]]
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*[[Episode 318: Bored Stiff]]
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** [[Episode 316: The Battle of Leaking Roof]]
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*[[Episode 321: A Dark and Stormy Night]]
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** [[Episode 318: Bored Stiff]]
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*[[Episode 401: Sprocket's Big Adventure]]
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** [[Episode 321: A Dark and Stormy Night]]
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*[[Episode 403: Sidebottom Blues]]
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** [[Episode 401: Sprocket's Big Adventure]]
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*[[Episode 405: Junior Faces the Music]]
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** [[Episode 403: Sidebottom Blues]]
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*[[Episode 413: Boober Gorg]]
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** [[Episode 405: Junior Faces the Music]]
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*[[Episode 501: Mirror, Mirror]]
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** [[Episode 413: Boober Gorg]]
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*[[Episode 505: The River of Life]]
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** [[Episode 501: Mirror, Mirror]]
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*[[Episode 509: Ring Around the Rock]]
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** [[Episode 505: The River of Life]]
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*[[Episode 511: The Gorg Who Would Be King]]
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** [[Episode 509: Ring Around the Rock]]
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*[[Episode 513: Change of Address]]
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** [[Episode 511: The Gorg Who Would Be King]]
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** [[Episode 513: Change of Address]]
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==See also==
  
==See also==

Revision as of 02:12, 18 April 2012

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MaGorg

Ma Gorg

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Tish Leeper (with Frank Meschkuleit as Junior Gorg) taking a break from performing Ma Gorg.

Ma Gorg is the mother of the Gorg family, and the self-proclaimed Queen of the Universe on Fraggle Rock. She is married to Pa Gorg, and they have a son, Junior. Her mother was Queen Esmerelda.

The most sentimental member of the family, but also the most commanding, Ma, through threats of tears or nagging, can generally compel Pa to cave in to her whims (said whims usually delegated to Junior). However, Ma is truly nurturing and loving towards her little family, and a first-class Gorg cook and seamstress. She has a fear of Fraggles, evocative of the stereotype of housewives and mice. However, on rare occasions, as in "A Friend in Need," her motherly instincts and desire to help overcome her fears.

Behind the Scenes

Ma is performed by two puppeteers: one person in the Gorg costume, and another performing the voice and moving the character's eyes and mouth by remote control.

Trish Leeper performed Ma's body throughout the series' run. In the first season, Myra Fried performed her voice and face. Cheryl Wagner took over the character from season 2 on.

Evolution

Filmography

See also

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