History Trivia / FraggleRockBackToTheRock

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: In the original show, Boober was a hypochondriac who was constantly obsessed with germs and illness. [[UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic In light of world events]], the reboot downplays this and instead has him worry about dirt and stains. It's less notable than you might think because Boober was always [[LovableCoward afraid of anything and everything]], and that hasn't changed at all in this series.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Music/PattiLaBelle, Creator/KenanThompson, Creator/DaveedDiggs, Creator/CynthiaErivo, and Creator/EdHelms all guest-star in the first season. Creator/CatherineOHara, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/BrettGoldstein, and Creator/AdamLambert are all on board for season two, along with Diggs returning as Jamdolin.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Music/PattiLaBelle, Creator/KenanThompson, Creator/DaveedDiggs, Creator/CynthiaErivo, and Creator/EdHelms all guest-star in the first season. Creator/CatherineOHara, Creator/ArianaDeBose and Creator/BrettGoldstein are all on board for season two, along with Diggs returning as Jamdolin.

* ActingForTwo: This now applies to scenes featuring Gobo and Sprocket, since John Tartaglia performs them both. Likewise, Karen Prell in scenes featuring Red and Icy Joe, and as in the original show, Dave Goelz in scenes featuring Boober and Traveling Matt or World's Oldest Fraggle (though he now only voices those characters).

* AsHimself: The Music/FooFighters guest star as themselves. Uncle Traveling Matt sees them perform "Fraggle Rock Rock" in concert.

* CrossDressingVoices:
** Unlike the old show, this is averted for female characters like the Trash Heap, the Storyteller and Brio, who were all performed by male puppeteers (Jerry Nelson and Terry Angus, respectively). Here, they're all performed by female or non-binary puppeteers (Aymee Garcia, Donna Kimball and Kira Hall, respectively).
** However, and this is ''exactly'' like the old show, several obviously male Doozers (with mustaches and everything) are performed and voiced by women.

* RoleReprise: Of the main Fraggles, Karen Prell (Red) and Dave Goelz (Boober & Uncle Matt) are the only performers from the '80s series to reprise their roles in this series, although Frank Meschkuleit (who puppeteers most of Goelz's characters) did participate in the original series. John Tartaglia (Gobo) and Donna Kimball (Mokey) do reprise their roles from ''Rock On!''; Tartaglia has been performing Gobo since 2013, a year after the original performer, Jerry Nelson, passed away.
* TalkingToHimself: Perhaps not as much as in the original series, but it still happens on occasion here - for example, with Red and Icy Joe (both performed by Karen Prell).

* TheOtherDarrin: Not surprising since it's decades between the two shows, but most of the characters have been recast since the original series. There are a few exceptions; Red is still performed by Karen Prell and Dave Goelz still voices Boober, Travelling Matt and the World's Oldest Fraggle (though his characters are puppeteered by other performers, including Frank Meschkuleit and Kevin Clash, because COVID restrictions kept him from being physically on the set).

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Music/PattiLaBelle, Creator/KenanThompson, Creator/DaveedDiggs, Creator/CynthiaErivo, and Creator/EdHelms all guest-star in the first season.

* OnlySoManyCanadianActors: A tradition carried over from the original, as both were produced on Canadian soil. In addition to Frank Meschkuleit (best known for ''WesternAnimation/ToopyAndBinoo'') returning, Jordan Lockhart (the new Wembley) is known for performing the title character in the [=TVOntario=] shows ''Hey Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home''.

* RoleReprise: Of the main Fraggles, Karen Prell (Red) and Dave Goelz (Boober & Uncle Matt) are the only performers to reprise their roles in this series.
* TalkingToHimself: Perhaps not as much as in the original series, but it still happens on occasion here - for example, with Red and Icy Joe (both performed by Karen Prell).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Frankie Cordero, who performed Wembley in ''Fraggle Rock: Rock On!'', was meant to reprise the role for this series, but was unable to because he was busy with ''Series/DonkeyHodie''. Enter Jordan Lockhart, who had auditioned for ''Rock On!'' but was not cast. John Tartaglia was impressed with Lockhart's audition, Emailed Lockhart to offer him the role, and the rest is history.

** Unlike the old show, this is averted for female characters like the Trash Heap, the Storyteller and Brio, who were all performed by male puppeteers (Jerry Nelson and Terry Angus, respectively). Here, they're all performed by female puppeteers (Aymee Garcia, Donna Kimball and Kira Hall, respectively).

* RoleReprise: Of the main Fraggles, Karen Prell (Red) and Dave Goelz (Boober & Uncle Matt) are the only performers to reprise their roles in this series.

* TheOtherDarrin: Not surprising since it's decades between the two shows, but most of the characters have been recast since the original series. There are a few exceptions; Red is still performed by Karen Prell and Dave Goelz still voices Boober, Travelling Matt and the World's Oldest Fraggle (though his characters are puppeteered by other performers, including Frank Meschkuleit and Kevin Clash, because COVID restrictions kept him from being physically on the set).

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Music/PattiLaBelle, Creator/KenanThompson, Creator/DaveedDiggs, and Creator/EdHelms all guest-star in the first season.

** Unlike the old show, this is averted for female characters like the Trash Heap, the Storyteller and Brio, who were all played and voiced by male puppeteers (Jerry Nelson and Terry Angus, respectively). Here, they're all played and voiced by female puppeteers (Aymee Garcia, Donna Kimball and Kira Hall).

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: In the original show, Boober was a hypochondriac who was constantly obsessed with germs and illness. [[UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic In light of world events]], the reboot downplays this and instead has him worry about about dirt and stains. It's less notable than you might think because Boober was always [[LovableCoward afraid of everything and anything]], and that hasn't changed at all in this series.

* AsHimself: The Music/FooFighters appear as themselves. Uncle Traveling Matt sees them perform "Fraggle Rock Rock" in concert.

** Unlike the old show, this is averted for female characters like the Trash Heap, the Storyteller and Brio, who were all played and voiced by male puppeteers. Here, they're all played and voiced by female puppeteers.

* TheOtherDarrin: Not surprising since it's decades between the two shows, but most of the characters have been recast since the original series. There are a few exceptions; Red is still performed by Karen Prell and Dave Goelz still voices Boober, Travelling Matt and the World's Oldest Fraggle (though his characters are puppeteered by other performers because Covid restrictions kept him from being physically on the set).

* AsHimself: Music/FooFighters appear as themselves. Uncle Traveling Matt sees them perform "Fraggle Rock Rock" in concert.

* CrossDressingVoices: Unlike the old show, this is averted for female characters like the Trash Heap, the Storyteller and Brio, who were all played and voiced by male puppeteers. Here, they're all played and voiced by female puppeteers.

* CrossDressingVoices: Unlike the old show, this is averted for female characters like the Trash Heap, the Storyteller and Brio, who were all played and voiced by male puppeteeets. Here, they're all played and voiced by female puppeteers.

* TheOtherDarrin: Notsurprisingly since it's decades between the two shows, but most of the characters have been recast since the original series. There are a few exceptions; Red is still performed by Karen Prell and Dave Goelz still voices Boober, Travelling Matt and the World's Oldest Fraggle (though his characters are puppeteered by other performers because Covid restrictions kept him from being physically on the set).

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: In the original show, Boober was a hypochondriac who was constantly obsessed with germs and illness. [[UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic In light of world events]], the reboot downplays this and instead has him worry about about dirt and stains.