Changes: Ma Gorg

PERFORMER	Myra Fried voice and face, 1983
	Cheryl Wagner voice and face, 1984-1987
	Trish Leeper body
DEBUT	1983

Revision as of 23:19, 29 June 2015

TrishLeeperAsMaGorg — 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

Fraggle Rock

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+[[Image:TrishLeeperAsMaGorg.jpg|thumb|300px|Tish Leeper (with [[Frank Meschkuleit]] as [[Junior Gorg]]) taking a break from performing Ma Gorg.]]
-[[image:MaGorg.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ma Gorg]]
-'''Ma Gorg''' is the [[Mother|mother]] of the [[Gorg]] family, and the self-proclaimed [[Nobility#Queens|Queen]] of the [[Universe|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]].
-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 "[[Episode 210: A Friend in Need|A Friend in Need]]," her motherly instincts and desire to help overcome her fears.
+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 "[[Episode 210: A Friend in Need|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 [[Waldo|remote control]].
+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.
-The Ma Gorg puppet was rebuilt about halfway through the first season.
 ===Evolution===
+<gallery widths="150" spacing="small" position="center" bordersize="none" orientation="portrait" hideaddbutton="true">
-<gallery>
-Image:Magorg1.JPG|Ma 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.
+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
-Image:Ma gorg.jpg|The later Ma design. Her skin became brighter than the first Ma Gorg puppet, her nose is smaller and doesn't come to a point and her hair is set in a bun. Her eyes now blink, replacing the moving bangs effect.
+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.
 </gallery>
 ==Filmography==
-''[[Fraggle Rock]]''
+* ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''
-*[[Episode 102: Wembley and the Gorgs]]
+** [[Episode 102: Wembley and the Gorgs]]
-*[[Episode 103: Let the Water Run]]
+** [[Episode 103: Let the Water Run]]
-*[[Episode 109: The Lost Treasure of the Fraggles]]
+** [[Episode 105: The Thirty-Minute Work Week]]
-*[[Episode 114: The Challenge]]
+** [[Episode 107: I Want to Be You]]
-*[[Episode 116: Capture the Moon]]
+** [[Episode 109: The Lost Treasure of the Fraggles]]
-*[[Episode 119: The Great Radish Famine]]
+** [[Episode 114: The Challenge]]
-*[[Episode 120: The Garden Plot]]
+** [[Episode 116: Capture the Moon]]
-*[[Episode 201: Wembley's Egg]]
+** [[Episode 119: The Great Radish Famine]]
-*[[Episode 203: The Trash Heap Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]
+** [[Episode 120: The Garden Plot]]
-*[[Episode 209: Sir Hubris and the Gorgs]]
+** [[Episode 122: Mokey's Funeral]]
-*[[Episode 210: A Friend in Need]]
+** [[Episode 203: The Trash Heap Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]
-*[[Episode 213: Red's Club]]
+** [[Episode 209: Sir Hubris and the Gorgs]]
-*[[Episode 216: Junior Sells the Farm]]
+** [[Episode 210: A Friend in Need]]
-*[[Episode 219: Doomsday Soup]]
+** [[Episode 213: Red's Club]]
-*[[Episode 224: The Invasion of the Toe Ticklers]]
+** [[Episode 216: Junior Sells the Farm]]
-*[[Episode 305: Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe]]
+** [[Episode 219: Doomsday Soup]]
-*[[Episode 308: Believe It or Not]]
+** [[Episode 224: The Invasion of the Toe Ticklers]]
-*[[Episode 314: The Great Radish Caper]]
+** [[Episode 305: Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe]]
-*[[Episode 316: The Battle of Leaking Roof]]
+** [[Episode 308: Believe It or Not]]
-*[[Episode 318: Bored Stiff]]
+** [[Episode 314: The Great Radish Caper]]
-*[[Episode 321: A Dark and Stormy Night]]
+** [[Episode 315: Born to Wander]]
-*[[Episode 401: Sprocket's Big Adventure]]
+** [[Episode 316: The Battle of Leaking Roof]]
-*[[Episode 403: Sidebottom Blues]]
+** [[Episode 318: Bored Stiff]]
-*[[Episode 405: Junior Faces the Music]]
+** [[Episode 321: A Dark and Stormy Night]]
-*[[Episode 413: Boober Gorg]]
+** [[Episode 401: Sprocket's Big Adventure]]
-*[[Episode 501: Mirror, Mirror]]
+** [[Episode 403: Sidebottom Blues]]
-*[[Episode 505: The River of Life]]
+** [[Episode 405: Junior Faces the Music]]
-*[[Episode 509: Ring Around the Rock]]
+** [[Episode 413: Boober Gorg]]
-*[[Episode 511: The Gorg Who Would Be King]]
+** [[Episode 501: Mirror, Mirror]]
-*[[Episode 513: Change of Address]]
+** [[Episode 505: The River of Life]]
+** [[Episode 509: Ring Around the Rock]]
+** [[Episode 511: The Gorg Who Would Be King]]
+** [[Episode 513: Change of Address]]
 ==See also==

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Changes: Ma Gorg

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Contents

Behind the Scenes

Evolution

Filmography

See also