Episode 119: The Great Radish Famine

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Fraggle Rock
Air Date	May 16, 1983
Written by	Jerry Juhl
Director	George Bloomfield

Marjory the Trash Heap gets into one of her save-the-world moods. She decides to cast a spell that makes all the radishes in the Gorgs' Garden disappear, hoping that in the ensuing crisis the Fraggles, Doozers and Gorgs will learn how much they all need each other.

Contents 1 Supporting Cast 2 Songs 3 Fraggle Facts 4 Notes 5 International Versions 6 International Episode Titles 7 Video releases

Supporting Cast

• Flange Doozer (Steve Whitmire)
• Wingnut Doozer (Karen Prell)

Songs

• "Doozer March Song (Set Your Shoulder)"
• "Doozer Knitting Song"
• "Perfect Harmony"

Fraggle Facts

• All of the creatures of Fraggle Rock are connected through radishes. The Doozers make Doozer sticks, their building material, out of ground-up radish dust. The Fraggles' two main food sources are radishes and Doozer sticks. The Gorgs need radishes to make their youth and beauty cream...and if they don't use the cream, they vanish! This environmental interconnection is one of the main overarching themes of the series.

Notes

• This is the first episode in which the Doozers are treated as separate characters; in early episodes, they act like little robots.

• Gobo does not appear in this episode. Red mentions that he is gone exploring the Singing Cavern.

• The Great Radish Famine is a reference to The Irish Potato Famine

International Versions

UK version: Sprocket has fleas, and the Captain gets rid of them using a concoction of stale radishes and kipper oil.

International Episode Titles

• Denmark: "Den store radisemangel"
• France: "La grande pénurie de radis"
• Germany: "Die große Radieschen-Hungersnot"
• Spain: "La gran escasez de rábano"

Video releases

• The Fraggles Search and Find (Jim Henson Video, 1993) -- closing credits cut
• Fraggle Rock: Complete First Season (HIT!, 2005)

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