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* AlliterativeName: The Merggles, like the Fraggles, have a SpeciesSurname, and their given names all start with the letter M: Mermer Merggle, Merboo Merggle, Merkey Merggle, Merple Merggle, and Mervin Merggle. Mermer is the Leader, Merboo is Keeper of the Vision, Merkey is Seer of the Dark Side, Merple is Seer of the Bright Side, and Mervin sells hats.

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* AlliterativeName: The Merggles, like the Fraggles, have a SpeciesSurname, and their given names all start with the letter M: Mermer Merggle, Merggle (the Leader), Merboo Merggle, Merggle (Keeper of the Vision), Merkey Merggle, Merple Merggle, and Mervin Merggle. Mermer is the Leader, Merboo is Keeper of the Vision, Merkey is Seer Merggle (Seer of the Dark Side, Side), Merple is Seer Merggle (Seer of the Bright Side, Side), and Mervin Merggle (who sells hats.hats).

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* AlliterativeName: The Merggles, like the Fraggles, have a SpeciesSurname, and their given names all start with the letter M: Mermer Merggle, Merboo Merggle, Merkey Merggle, Merple Merggle, and Mervin Merggle.

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* AlliterativeName: The Merggles, like the Fraggles, have a SpeciesSurname, and their given names all start with the letter M: Mermer Merggle, Merboo Merggle, Merkey Merggle, Merple Merggle, and Mervin Merggle. Mermer is the Leader, Merboo is Keeper of the Vision, Merkey is Seer of the Dark Side, Merple is Seer of the Bright Side, and Mervin sells hats.



* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Mermer is the Leader, Merboo is Keeper of the Vision, Merkey is Seer of the Dark Side, Merple is Seer of the Bright Side, and Mervin sells hats.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Justified. Mokey is so busy looking for Red that she doesn't notice Boober is squeezing more kohlrabi juice.

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* FailedASpotCheck: Justified. Mokey is so busy looking for Red that she doesn't notice Boober is squeezing more kohlrabi juice.
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The Merggles welcome her, telling her that Merboo had had them make the roots of their tree grow as far as possible and had then sent a message through them to see if anyone would come, as they wanted someone new to talk to, and Red tells them about Fraggle Rock. They decide to throw a party, but when a branch of the tree falls down and Mermer mentions kohlrabi is dangerous to the tree, Red realizes the knobblies must be the roots. She tells the Merggles, who throw her in a cage and leave for a new home.

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The Merggles welcome her, telling her that Merboo had had them make the roots of their tree grow as far as possible and had then sent a message through them to see if anyone would come, as they wanted someone new to talk to, and to. Red tells them about Fraggle Rock. They decide to throw a party, but when a branch of the tree falls down and Mermer mentions kohlrabi is dangerous to the tree, Red realizes the knobblies must be the roots. She tells the Merggles, who throw her in a cage and leave for a new home.
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* BizarreBeverageUse: The Fraggles use the kohlrabi juice to kill knobblies.

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* BizarreBeverageUse: The Fraggles use the kohlrabi juice to kill knobblies.knobblies, until Red learns what the knobblies are and tells them to stop.
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* LetMeGetThisStraight: When Gobo, having gotten Red's message to follow the knobblies, emerges in Merggle Lake...
-->'''Red:''' Gobo, did you do what I told you to do?\\
'''Gobo:''' Yeah. We stopped killing the knobblies, just like you said.\\
'''Mermer:''' ''[to Red]'' Wait a minute. Let me get this straight. ''You'' told them not to kill the knobblies? ''You?'' You saved our tree, on purpose?\\
'''Red:''' Yes! I may have been silly, but I'm not an enemy. I never wanted to hurt your tree!

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* FishPeople: The Merggles, whose lower halves are long, scaly tails.

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* FishPeople: The Merggles, whose lower halves are long, scaly tails.scaly, fishlike tails.
* GreenAesop: Don't poison the environment.
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* ChekhovsGift: Merboo gives Red the Shells of Friendship. Later, Red uses them to buy two hats from Mervin in exchange for his moving her cage close to the tree.

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* ChekhovsGift: Merboo gives Red a bracelet of shells called the Shells of Friendship. Later, Red uses them to buy two hats from Mervin in exchange for his moving her cage close to the tree.
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* ChekhovsGun: Merboo gives Red the Shells of Friendship. Later, Red uses them to buy two hats from Mervin in exchange for his moving her cage close to the tree.

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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsGift: Merboo gives Red the Shells of Friendship. Later, Red uses them to buy two hats from Mervin in exchange for his moving her cage close to the tree.
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* AccidentalDiscovery: When Red pours her cup of kohlrabi juice on the knobblies, they die.

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* AccidentalDiscovery: When Red pours dumps out her cup of kohlrabi juice on the knobblies, they die.she notices them dying.
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* AccidentalDiscovery: When Red pours her cup of kohlrabi juice on the knobblies, they die.
-->'''Red:''' What's in this stuff, poison? Look, it's killing the knobblies!


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* CopycatMockery: Red does this when Mokey refuses to let her pour any more kohlrabi juice on the knobblies.
-->'''Red:''' Boober, pass that pitcher here!\\
'''Mokey:''' ''[grabbing the pitcher]'' No, Red! No, no, no, no, no, no! No, I'm not gonna let you kill innocent knobblies!\\
'''Red:''' But what about the underwater frolic? Those knobblies are ruining everything!\\
'''Mokey:''' Well... we can swim around them. ''[Walks off.]''\\
'''Red:''' "We can swim around them." No, we can't! And we won't, 'cause I'm gonna get rid of them!
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* FishPeople: The Merggles.

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* FishPeople: The Merggles.Merggles, whose lower halves are long, scaly tails.
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* PlotParallel: Doc and Sprocket start a campaign to prevent a nearby tree from being torn down by mayoral candidate Herman Grubtoe. To make their case, Doc and Sprocket observe how the tree is used by their neighbors.
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The Merggles welcome her, telling her that Merboo had had them make the roots of their tree grow as far as possible and had then sent a message through them to see if anyone would come, as they wanted someone new to talk to. They decide to throw a party, but when a branch of the tree falls down and Mermer mentions kohlrabi is dangerous to the tree, Red realizes the knobblies must be the roots. She tells the Merggles, who throw her in a cage and leave for a new home.

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The Merggles welcome her, telling her that Merboo had had them make the roots of their tree grow as far as possible and had then sent a message through them to see if anyone would come, as they wanted someone new to talk to.to, and Red tells them about Fraggle Rock. They decide to throw a party, but when a branch of the tree falls down and Mermer mentions kohlrabi is dangerous to the tree, Red realizes the knobblies must be the roots. She tells the Merggles, who throw her in a cage and leave for a new home.
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* TheEeyore: Merkey, Seer of the Dark Side.
-->'''Merkey:''' ''[talking about the tree]'' And look what it brought us. A finless, flipperless Fraggle.\\
'''Mermer:''' Oh, don't mind him. He's always grumpy like that. It's his job. He's Seer of the Dark Side.
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* CoatFullOfContraband: Subverted. Mervin keeps some of the hats he sells under his coat, but no indication is made that they're contraband items.
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* ThePollyanna: Subverted with Merple, Seer of the Bright Side, when the Merggles are leaving for a new home.
-->'''Merple:''' ''[tearfully]'' For the first time, as Keeper of the Bright Side, I can't see the bright side!
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* DoYouWantToHaggle: Before Mervin leaves, he asks Red if she wants to buy a hat. She declines, then calls him back, saying she'll buy a hat if he moves her cage closer to the tree. Mervin won't hear of it at first, but he reluctantly agrees when Red says she'll take two hats.

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* DoYouWantToHaggle: Before Mervin leaves, leaves with the others for a new home, he again asks Red if she wants to buy a hat. She declines, then calls him back, saying she'll buy a hat if he moves her cage closer to the tree. Mervin won't hear of it at first, but he reluctantly agrees when Red says she'll take two hats.

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