History Trivia / FraggleRock

* CreatorsFavorite: Richard Hunt cited ''Fraggle Rock'' as his single favorite Muppet project to work on, saying that "It holds up better than anything else we've ever done."
* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Dave Goelz has cited "Boober's Quiet Day" (a Sidebottom episode) as one of his favorite episodes, since he enjoyed the challenge of playing two different versions of the same character.

** Likewise the French-Canadian dub aired on [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada]] - in fact, bilingual Canadian DVD releases feature episodes from the localized European French co-production, rather than the Quebec dub. A few French-Canadian clips are available for viewing on Website/YouTube, while only one complete episode from the French-Canadian dub has been uploaded to Vimeo.

* TheWikiRule: The [[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki Muppet Wiki]], another [[http://aldinestreet.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Muppet Wiki]], another [[http://the-muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_muppet_Wiki Muppet Wiki]], and another [[http://muppetmania.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki Muppet Wiki]].

* TheCharacterDiedWithHim:
** Doc's counterpart "The Captain" in the UK adaptation was only featured in the first two seasons of the show because of Fulton [=MacKay=]'s untimely death. The Captain's nephew P.K. ("Principal Keeper") took over the lighthouse in season 3. After [[PutOnABus P.K. left]], [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute B.J. ("Bertwhistle Jr")]] was introduced as the new lighthouse-keeper for the final two seasons.
** For the time being, this also applies to Cantus the Minstrel and Convincing John, as those characters have not been recast following the death of Jim Henson. Given that those two characters were very heavily based on Henson himself, it's unlikely they will ever recur. While most of Jerry Nelson's and Richard Hunt's characters returned in ''Back to the Rock'', some (i.e. Feenie and Gillis) did not.

* CrossDressingVoices: Marjory the Trash Heap, said to be female (although she apparently switches genders when she is moved), was performed by a man (Jerry Nelson). So was Storyteller Fraggle (Richard Hunt in her first episode, and Terry Angus subsequently). Terry Angus also played Brio, the only female member of the Minstrels. Tim Gosley played the female Cave's Oldest Fraggle in "Fraggle Wars."

* MoodWhiplash: Dave Goelz would film this show as the very phlegmatic and pessimistic Boober, and then on the weekends would film as the manic pain freak that is Gonzo in the various ''[[Series/TheMuppetShow Muppet Show]]'' movies and spinoffs. Goelz has said that it was a very "stimulating" experience.

** ''Everyone'' in the animated version; Dave Goelz, who reprised the role of Traveling Matt in the live-action interstitials, was the only cast member to perform in the animated version, although Kathryn Mullen (Mokey) wrote for the series.
*** Accounts differ as to why the characters were recast: Creator/TownsendColeman (animated Gobo) claimed the original performers were offered voice roles in the animated version and declined, but Prell (original Red) has said she was never asked at all. Prell remembered that Richard Hunt in particular really wanted to work on the animated version and was disappointed that he didn't get the chance. According to Jerry Nelson, Hunt also ''hated'' Michael Laskin's Junior Gorg in the animated version; whereas most of the voice cast at least ''tried'' to sound like their puppet counterparts (and Nelson was complimentary of Coleman's Gobo), Hunt felt Laskin made no effort at all.

* CharacterOutlivesActor:
** Jerry Nelson, performer of Gobo, Pa Gorg (voice/face), Marjory the Trash Heap and Architect Doozer, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2012. Starting the following year, John Tartaglia took over the role of Gobo and also performs Architect in ''Back to the Rock''. Marjory is now performed by Aymee Garcia, and Pa's voice and face by Frank Meschkuleit.
** Richard Hunt, who performed the voice and face of Junior Gorg as well as Gunge, passed away in 1992 from AIDS. In ''Back to the Rock'', Dan Garza performs Junior's voice and face and John Tartaglia performs Gunge.
** ''Back to the Rock'' also features a new female Doc, played by Lilli Cooper. The original Doc, Gerry Parkes, passed away in 2014.

* ShortRunInPeru: When HBO decided to cancel at 96 episodes, the network, at Henson's request, divided the fourth and final season into two very short seasons, so that it could air over five seasons as Henson had wanted. The DVD release combines them both [[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Fraggle-Rock-Easter-DVD/12772 back into a single season]].

* CreatorCameo: Dave Goelz appears as the man seated next to Traveling Matt on the roller coaster in "The Thirty-Minute Work Week", mainly so that Goelz could puppeteer Matt on the coaster.

** Tulsa, Oklahoma-born Jerry Nelson affects a Canadian accent as Gobo, and a Russian accent as Marjory the Trash Heap.[[note]]Per interviews, he did ''not'' intend for Marjory to sound Jewish.[[/note]]