Synopsis: The Fraggles are doing American Idol and Wembley and Cottorpin are the Justin and Kelly of the bunch.
Unique air date: February tenth 1986
Plot stuff time! Fraggle Rock are having a duet-athon contest, with everybody pairing off. Mokey and Pink, Boober and Tosh, unnamed Fraggle 1 and unnamed Fraggle 2. Wembley is meant to sing with Gobo, however backs out when Uncle Travelling Matt arrives to participate as a substitute. He’s all unhappy, however then Cottorpin Doozer affords to be his associate as a substitute. Everybody thinks it’s bizarre, so that they don’t permit it. Wembley and Cottorpin struggle, Wembley will get mad at a Karen Fraggle, and mob guidelines. So Karen Fraggle relents. Wembley and Cottorpin in all probability win, however friendship is the actual winner. In the meantime, Doc talks to a plant.
Okay, good stuff first: I used to get picked final in gymnasium class quite a bit. Now, look, I by no means actually let it hassle me. I acquired it then, I get it now; I used to be a chubby, unfit child who had little or no hand eye coordination. I’ve grown as much as be a chubby unfit grownup with little or no hand eye coordination AND glasses. But seeing poor Wembley run across the Rock struggling to search out somebody to do the duet-athon with struck me, as a result of typically if you’re not picked, you are feeling actually lonely.
I used to be additionally the final of my household and my good friend group to get into an actual relationship, and for a very long time I’d watch all of them paired off and go dwelling to my cat and be tremendous duper unhappy. However, similar to Wembley discovering a singing associate in Cottorpin Doozer, after I lastly discovered the one for me, it was completely definitely worth the wait.
And now I’ve mentioned some good stuff, the trustworthy reality:
What a moist mop of an episode. Pay attention, I really like me some Fraggle Rock, however boy, oh boy, was I bored watching this! For me, Doozers are by no means probably the most attention-grabbing a part of an episode, and there are solely so many instances I can watch the well-trod plot of ‘We’re all completely different however the identical!’. Okay, we all know, you guys have achieved this now, what, 50 instances? And so I’m not going to hassle entering into to the main points right here, as a substitute I need to discuss a few of the higher moments of this episode, which had been anytime Uncle Travelling Matt was on display screen.
Spoilers for under, however he’s getting my Most Helpful Fraggle spot, as a result of each time he’s within the Rock and never in Outer House, he’s constantly the perfect a part of the episode. Dave Goelz is having absolutely the time of his life right here, actually taking part in up the clueless wacky aspect of Matt. He additionally although will get to indicate just a bit little bit of that coronary heart of gold Matt hides as he affords to sing with Wembley when he discoveres he’s alone. He additionally appears to assume he’s the one main the cost getting everybody to sing ‘Kids of Tomorrow’ which is admittedly endearing. I really like that man.
Strongest Second: Uncle Travelling Matt singing the drumline a part of his music. What a hero.
Weakest Second: Any time Uncle Travelling Matt wasn’t on display screen.
MVF (Most Helpful Fraggle): Uncle Travelling Matt. See causes above.
Most Basic Second: I noticed whereas listening to ‘Kids of Tomorrow’ that I’d heard it earlier than, so I assume it staying in my mind for a few years means it’s a traditional second?
Musical Spotlight: A Duet For One is a cute music.
Coolest Puppetry Impact: Uncle Travelling Matt’s fall and flip getting into Gobo and Wembley’s cave is nice. It seems like it could have damage Dave Goelz’s wrist.
Darkest Second: Boober doesn’t need to enter the duet-athon as a result of he’s nervous he would possibly lose, however much more nervous he would possibly win. The anxiousness inside me agrees, bud.
One Extra Factor…: I ship Boober and Tosh.
Okay, One Extra Factor…:
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