The original series has been rerun on several cable networks (including TNT and The Disney Channel) since its end and is now available on the Apple TV+ streaming service. Which is ironic considering that Henson, who was busy with Labyrinth and other projects at the time, delegated most of the day-to-day responsibilities of making the show, having assembled a top-notch cast and crew he could trust to bring his vision to life.Ī far less successful Animated Adaptation for NBC followed in 1987-88, which was animated by the same crew who worked on Muppet Babies but featured none of the original Muppet performers (save for Dave Goelz, who reprised his role of Traveling Matt in puppet interstitials). In turn, many Henson fans have agreed that Fraggle Rock may be his masterpiece. The ideals of friendship, being true to yourself and learning to love those who are incredibly different were the cornerstones of Jim Henson's work throughout his career, and he considered Fraggle Rock to be one of the purest and most successful expressions of that vision. Many have argued that the series is even better when you go back and watch it as an adult with your own children. It also contains some of the most astonishing and ingenious special effects ever devised for a Muppet series. With wall-to-wall music and engaging characters in a fantastic, well-realized setting, you barely notice that you're learning any life lessons at all. Though the Fraggles do learn important lessons, they are rarely self-conscious about it.Īnd furthermore, the series is fun as hell. The writers refused to over-simplify any individual issue, and instead simply illustrated the consequences and inherent difficulties of different actions and relationships. By the second season, there wasn't an issue they wouldn't tackle. The series' triumph, by far, was being able to express all of this onscreen without being Anvilicious or insulting the intelligence of its young audience. Creating this allegorical world allowed the program to entertain and amuse while seriously exploring complex issues of prejudice, spirituality, personal identity, ecology, and social conflict. This was meant as an allegory of the human world, where each group was somewhat unaware of how interconnected and important they were to one another. The different races of creatures were each connected through symbiosis, even though they never realized it. The series depicted a colorful and fun world, but it was also a world with a relatively complex ecosystem. The result of this idea was Fraggle Rock, produced for the CBC in Canada, and aired on HBO in the U.S. The story goes that Jim Henson was taking a long and boring trip and mused aloud, "I'd like to make a TV show that brings about world peace." PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace.
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