History WMG / FraggleRock

** ''Back to the Rock'' muddies this theory, when it's revealed that some Fraggles (Boober and Creator/CynthiaErivo's character, at least) produce a bioluminescent glow from their baloobiuses. According to Cynthia Erivo, this glow happens when a Fraggle is most at peace with themselves. Good for a children's show teaching a lesson about self-acceptance; bad for avoiding predators. (Though perhaps that's ''why'' the glowing baloobius is so rare; natural selection at work.)

[[WMG:Beluviouses are a survival mechanism]]
"Beluvious" being the in-universe word for a Fraggle's tail-tuft, which flares out when said Fraggle is scared or startled. Beluviouses are, notably, usually the same colour as the "hair" on a Fraggle's head. This lead to the speculation (once more, on the above-mentioned forum) that it served a similar purpose to the detachable tail of a gecko, except that instead of predators latching onto and causing the loss of the entire tail, predators are simply fooled into going for the nearer fake "head" at the tip of the tail as the Fraggle turns to flee, ending up with nothing but a mouthful of fluff (and if you've ever tried to get hairs out from under your lip and between your teeth, you know how distracting this can be), which the Fraggle most likely then re-sprouts over time.
** ''Back to the Rock'' muddies this theory, when it's revealed that some Fraggles (Boober and Creator/CynthiaErivo, at least) produce a bioluminescent glow from their beluviouses. According to Cynthia Erivo, this glow happens when a Fraggle is most at peace with themselves. Good for a children's show teaching a lesson about self-acceptance; bad for avoiding predators. (Though perhaps that's ''why'' the glowing beluvious is so rare; natural selection at work.)

The original series, as mentioned above, was originally going to show that fraggles hatch from eggs, but decided to avoid the topic of where the fraggles come from. This included the removal of any baby fraggles outside the theme song. It appears that ''Back to the Rock'' has allowed background fraggles to hold babies again, meaning the decision has been overturned. As such, it is likely that at some point in the reboot we will get a concrete answer to how fraggles are born.

* In the book ''If I Were King of the Universe'', Junior says that when he becomes king he'll rule all the Gorgs ... except they've all gone somewhere and he doesn't know if they'll ever come back. So as far as he's aware, there's ''supposed'' to be other Gorgs.

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As mentioned in [[this article {{https://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/08/14/the-transdimensional-fraggle-threat}}]].

As mentioned in [[this article https://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/08/14/the-transdimensional-fraggle-threat/]].

As mentioned in this article[[https://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/08/14/the-transdimensional-fraggle-threat/]].

* Since the Third Age is supposed to be aeons in the past and ''FraggleRock'' is set in the eighties, it's more likely that Fraggles evolved from Hobbits.

[[WMG:The theme tune inspired DaftPunk to write Robot Rock]]

[[Beluviouses are a survival mechanism]]
"Beluvious" being the in-universe word for a Fraggle's tail-tuft, which flares out when said Fraggle is scared or startled. Beluviouses are, notably, usually the same colour as the "hair" on a Fraggle's head. This lead to the speculation (once more, on the above-mentioned forum) that it served a similar purpose to the detachable tail of a gecko, except that instead of predators latching onto and causing the loss of the entire tail, predators are simply fooled into going for the nearer fake "head" at the tip of the tail as the Fraggle turns to flee, ending up with nothing but a mouthful of fluff (and if you've ever tried to get hairs out from under your lip and between your teeth, you know how distracting this can be), which the Fraggle most likely then re-sprouts over time.

[[WMG:{{Hobbits}} evolved from Fraggles (or vice versa)]]
Fraggles are pure, good-hearted, and in love with life in addition to being physically small. They are somewhat gluttonous, find any excuse to sing and play, are committed to their traditions, and show little to no interest in the outside world, save for a few. The idyllic Fraggle Rock is pretty much an underground Shire, when you look at it closely.

Fraggles are pure, good-hearted, and in love with life in addition to being physically small. They are somewhat gluttonous, find any excuse to sing and play, are committed to their traditions, and show little to no interest in the outside world, save for a few. When you look at it closely, the idyllic Fraggle Rock is pretty much an underground Shire.

*** It may also just not be a part of Fraggle ''culture'' -- generations live and play together. Mokey's both more mature ''and'' larger than the rest of the Fraggle Five, and is accorded a bit of respect; she could be double their age for all we know. She could even ''be'' somebody's mom.