Fraggle Rock
television series created by Jim Henson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fraggle Rock is a British/American/Canadian children's live action puppet television series. It was created by Jim Henson. Fraggle Rock is about a society of Muppet creatures called Fraggles. It was shown from 1983–1987. Down at Fraggle Rock (Down in Fraggle Rock) is an opening and ending song. In 1993 versions of some episodes, at the end of some scenes of some episodes and some episodes, the 1993 Fraggle Rock "Stay tuned" screen/logo plastered/replaced the 1982–1987 Fraggle Rock ending credits and at the end of 1993 versions of some episodes, 1993 Fraggle Rock ending credits replace/plastered 1982–1987 Fraggle Rock ending credits. The intro was shortened on The Hub in 2010–2013, and Hub Network in 2013–2014 and Discovery Family since 2014. In the cartoonish/animated intro, the Roland D-50 patch "Piano-Fifty" was heard. In some versions of the theme, the Yamaha DX7 internal factory patch "Electric Bass 1" was heard in 1983–1987. It got cartoonish/animated in season 6 (1987).
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Created by | Jim Henson |
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Opening theme | "Down at Fraggle Rock" (first verse) |
Ending theme | "Down at Fraggle Rock" (second verse) |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 96 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Jim Henson |
Producer | Jerry Juhl |
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Editor | Christopher Roy |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company | Henson Associates |
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Release | January 10, 1983 (1983-01-10) – March 30, 1987 (1987-03-30) |
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Fraggle Rock was co-produced by British television company Television South (TVS), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, U.S. pay television service Home Box Office and Henson Associates. Unlike Sesame Street, it was intended from the start to be an international production. Henson described the Fraggle Rock series as "a high-energy, raucous musical romp. It's a lot of silliness. It's wonderful."[1] While the program proved accessible to audiences of all ages, it used the fantasy creatures as examples to deal with serious issues. These included prejudice, spirituality, personal identity, the environment, and social conflict.[2]
Fraggle Rock features many original songs.