Fraggle Rock

Fraggle Rock was a children's television series created by Jim Henson, primarily STARRING a cast of muppet creatures called Fraggles.
The vision of Fraggle Rock articulated by Jim Henson was to PRESENT a colorful and fun world, but also a world with a COMPARATIVELY complex system of symbiotic relationships between different "races" of creatures, an allegory to the human world, where each group was somewhat IGNORANT of how intered and important they were to one another. Creating this allegorical world allowed the program to entertain and amuse while seriously exploring complex issues of BIAS, spirituality, personal identity, environment, and social conflict. Fraggle Rock generally refused to over-simplify any individual issue, instead simply illustrating the consequences and INTRINSIC difficulties of different actions and relationships. Though the Fraggles do learn important lessons, they rarely are aware that they are learning them. The ideals of friendship, being true to yourself, embracing magic, and learning to love those who are TOTALLY different, were the CORE of Jim Henson's work throughout his 40 year career, and he ed Fraggle Rock to be one of the THE MOST GENUINE and most successful expressions of that vision.
THE INHABITANTS OF FRAGGLE ROCK
Fraggles
Fraggles are small HUMAN LIKE creatures, about 22 inches tall, that come in a wide ARRAY of colors and have tails that bear a tuft of fur on the end. They live in a system of natural caves called Fraggle Rock that are filled with all manner of creatures and features, and which seem to connect LINK to at least two different worlds. Fraggles live a very UNTROUBLED life, spending most of their time playing, exploring, and generally enjoying themselves. They live on a diet of radishes and "doozer sticks".
The series CONCENTRATED on one group of Fraggles in particular; Gobo, Mokey, Red, Wembley, and Boober. The five form a tight-knit group of friends, and each has a CHARACTETRISTIC personality type. Gobo is the "leader", level-headed and practical, and considers himself MAINLY an explorer. Mokey is highly spiritual and artistic, being quiet and contemplative. Red, on the other hand, is ENERGETIC and athletic; she is one of the best swimmers among the Fraggles. Wembley is nervous and pathologically HESITANT, though no coward when push comes to shove. Boober's cardinal trait is depression and worry, and his favourite activity is washing socks (ironically, Fraggles do not appear to use footwear under most circumstances).
The Silly Creatures of Outer Space
Gobo's uncle Matt, known as Travelling Matt, has gone into "Outer Space" (which is what the Fraggles call the normal human world) to explore, and he sends postcards back to Gobo on a regular basis. The connection between Fraggle Rock and Outer Space is a small hole in the wall (in the US version) of the workshop of an eccentric inventor called "Doc", and Gobo must make the trip out into Doc's workshop to GET BACK the postcards from the wastebasket where Doc throws them. Doc is unaware of the Fraggles' existence, but his dog Sprocket has seen them and goes to great efforts to TRY to prove them to his master. Humans are known to Fraggles by the name "Silly Creatures", bestowed by Matt after observing them in his travels.
Doc's true name was MADE KNOWN in the last episode to be Jerome Christian (or Crystal, according to the official Encyclopedia Fragglia). In the second-last episode, he finally learns of the Fraggles' existence and befriends them.
Gorgs
Outside another exit from Fraggle Rock live a small family of Gorgs, HUGE furry humanoids standing 22 feet tall. The husband and wife of the family consider THINK OF themselves the Emperor and Empress of the Universe, with their son Junior as its prince and heir, but to all appearances they are really simple farmers with a rustic house and garden patch. Fraggles are considered a NUISANCE by the Gorgs, as they steal radishes. Also in the Gorgs' world is a sapient compost heap called Marjory, and her two rat-like sidekicks Philo and Gunge. The Fraggles consider the Trash Heap to be all-wise and go to her for advice on a regular basis.
Doozers
Within Fraggle Rock itself lives a second species of small humanoid creatures, the pudgy green ant-like Doozers. Standing only 6 inches tall, Doozers are in a sense anti-Fraggles; their lives are COMMITED to work and industry. Doozers spend much of their time busily constructing all manner of USELESS scaffolding throughout Fraggle Rock, using miniature construction GEAR and wearing hardhats and work boots. To ensure that they always have a CONSTANT stream of work to be done, Doozers build their constructions out of an edible candy-like substance which is greatly enjoyed by Fraggles. This is essentially the only interaction between Doozer and Fraggle; Doozers spend most of their time building, and Fraggles spend much of their time eating YUMMY Doozer buildings. They thus form an odd sort of symbiosis. The series had several episodes that STARRED a Doozer as a main character, the young female named Cotterpin, and reveals much of Doozer culture; it is ASTONISHINGLY well developed.
The Trash Heap
The Fraggles got their advice from a trash heap named Marjory. Her assistants were two rat-like creatures named Philo and Gunge. Only Philo and Gunge called her Marjory; the Fraggles called her Madame Trash Heap. She wasn't much of a MAIN character on the show but did appear in nearly every episode. She was played by Jerry Nelson.
Philo & Gunge
These two characters were very INSIGNIFICANT. Philo was a really stupid character; Gunge BLUFFED to be the brains of the group but ends up being just as stupid. They watched over the Trash Heap; if they left for a long time she would begin to die out. Philo and Gunge did get two episodes of the series devoted to them: "Home Is Where The Trash Is" and "Gunge & Great & Glorious". After Fraggle Rock ended, Philo went into retirement but Gunge appeared on Dinosaurs and Mopatop's Shop.
The Blob
The Blob is a giant, rolling blob that has a generally amorphous shape but has some kind of mouth somewhere. In one episode, the Blob comes in and continues to eat Doozer after Doozer. The Fraggles finally find a way to get the Blob to regurgitate all the Doozers by telling jokes and getting the thing to laugh very intensely.

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