History Recap / FraggleRockS1E8TheTerribleTunnel

* FearSong: The song "Bad News" is about Boober's superstitions and Gobo's skepticism of them.

'''Storyteller:''' Oh, please, don't insist! Please\\

* AccidentalDiscovery: Wembley finding the Terrible Tunnel.

* JumpScare: Not long after Wembley takes the blindfold off, a rock creature suddenly snarls at him, sending him running off in a panic.

* CrowdSong: A bunch of random Fraggles join the song "Bad News," which is about Boober's superstitions and Gobo's skepticism of them.

** Before Wembley takes Red and Gobo to the Terrible Tunnel, Boober begs them to each tie a knot in their tail—for protection.
--->'''Gobo:''' Boober!\\
'''Boober:''' Just do it, Gobo, I beg you! It can't hurt.\\
'''Wembley:''' ''[tying a knot in his tail]'' Ouch!\\
'''Boober:''' Well, what's worse? A little knot in the tail, or a gruesome death?

* SuperstitionEpisode:
** According to Boober, failing to grab your nose and say, "Rikka rakka" twice when you see rock weed will bring you bad luck. And as for cracks in the rock bed, "When one becomes two," you'll end up in a terrible tunnel if you don't "Run and say ooo." Although Wembley did just that and ended up in the Terrible Tunnel anyway.
** The song "Bad News" is about Boober's superstitions and Gobo's skepticism of them.
** Before Wembley takes Red and Gobo to the Terrible Tunnel, Boober begs them to each tie a knot in their tail—for protection.
--->'''Gobo:''' Boober!\\
'''Boober:''' Just do it, Gobo, I beg you! It can't hurt.\\
'''Wembley:''' ''[tying a knot in his tail]'' Ouch!\\
'''Boober:''' Well, what's worse? A little knot in the tail, or a gruesome death?

* CobwebJungle: The cave Wembley wanders into just before finding the Terrible Tunnel has quite a few cobweb strands around, complete with spiders descending from the ceiling.
* CreepyCave: The cave Wembley wanders into just before finding the Terrible Tunnel.

'''Wembley:''' H-h-h-HELLLLLP...! ''AAAAAAHHHHHH!'' ''[Runs off.]''

* ArbitrarySkepticism: Gobo refuses to believe Wembley's claim of seeing the Terrible Tunnel until he sees it for himself, despite the fact that they live in a world full of magical caves and creatures.

* BravadoSong: Wembley sings "I'm Not Scared" to try to keep his spirits up in the spooky cave he's wandered into. It fails, especially when he turns and sees the Terrible Tunnel.

* CobwebJungle: The cave Wembley wanders into just before finding the Terrible Tunnel has quite a few cobwebs overhead.

* IdiotBall: Wembley takes Red and Gobo to the Terrible Tunnel to prove to them that he found it, despite the fact that it nearly sucked him in before.

* GoodLuckCharm: Boober lends Wembley his lucky flowerpot.

* ThatPoorPlant: {{Lampshaded}} when Gobo sees the dried-up plant in Boober's lucky flowerpot.
-->'''Gobo:''' Hey, Boober, what's that?\\
'''Boober:''' Oh, that's my lucky flowerpot.\\
'''Gobo:''' Oh. It wasn't too lucky for the flower, eh?

* ThatPoorPlant: Discussed when Gobo sees the dried-up plant in Boober's lucky flowerpot.

* AllJustADream: Mokey thinks that Wembley finding the Terrible Tunnel was this.

* OhCrap:
** Wembley, when Red tags him during a game of Hidey-Ho.
--->'''Wembley:''' Oh, I hate being It!
** And in the spooky cave, when he discovers the Terrible Tunnel.

* NoisyShutUp: When the other Fraggles are all talking at once about what they think Wembley saw, Wembley shuts them up by yelling, "Now, '''WAIT A MINUTE!'''"

* OhCrap: Wembley, when Red tags him during a game of Hidey-Ho.
-->'''Wembley:''' Oh, I hate being It!

* SuperstitionEpisode: According to Boober, failing to grab your nose and say, "Rikka rakka" twice when you see rock weed will bring you bad luck. And as for cracks in the rock bed, "When one becomes two," you'll end up in a terrible tunnel if you don't "Run and say ooo." Although Wembley did just that and ended up in the Terrible Tunnel anyway.

'''Wembley:''' No, I'm not! ''[A {{beat}}.]'' Well, maybe I am...

After hearing the Storyteller sing the ballad of Sir Blunderbrain and The Terrible Tunnel, Wembley accidentally finds it and tries to convince everyone of its existence. Skeptical, Gobo and Red accompany him to its location. The Tunnel tries to suck them in, but they escape, and the Storyteller celebrates by rewriting the ballad of it.

After hearing the Storyteller sing the ballad of The Terrible Tunnel, Wembley accidentally finds it and tries to convince everyone of its existence. Skeptical, Gobo and Red accompany him to its location. The Tunnel tries to suck them in, but they escape, and the Storyteller celebrates by rewriting the ballad of it.

* SongOfCourage: Subverted. Wembley sings "I'm Not Scared" to try to keep his spirits up in the spooky cave he's wandered into. It fails, especially when he turns and sees the Terrible Tunnel.
-->'''Wembley:''' ''[singing]'' I'm not scared of skeletons or spooky caves or big black cats.\\
I'm not scared of anything...\\
''[[[BatScare Yells as bats fly past him.]]]''\\
'''Wembley:''' ...except a thing like that!\\
''[The Terrible Tunnel growls from behind him, opening its gaping maw. He turns just as the wind starts, trying to suck him in. His hair stands on end, and he drops Boober's lucky flowerpot.]''\\
'''Wembley:''' H-h-h-HELLLLLP...! ''AAAAAAHHHHHH!'' ''[Runs off.]''

* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Subverted. Sir Blunderbrain rescues Fraggles who had been sucked into the Terrible Tunnel—but they [[FailedASpotCheck fail to notice that it's sucked Sir Blunderbrain in]].