History YMMV / FraggleRock

** It was more popular with the broad public in the UK than in the US or Canada, where it was considered more of a niche show for kids and Jim Henson fans. One example is that the theme song was a moderate hit on the UK chart, while it never generated enough interest to even get a North American release.

** It was more popular with the broad public in the UK than in the US or Canada, where it was considered more of a niche show for kids and Jim Henson fans. One example is that the theme song was a moderate hit on the UK chart, while it never generated enough interest to even get an North American release.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The show is much beloved in the Nordic countries (or at least the first season, which the only one broadcast and dubbed in those areas), especially Norway to the point where it has [[http://fraggelberget.com/ its own fansite]].

** "I LOOOOOOOVE FRAGGLE ROCK!" The infamous TV spot for the ''Fraggle Rock'' book club (circa 1987), which featured a young boy named Chris who declared his love for the show - ''immediately after turning it off at the end of the opening credits''. Since it didn't air on HBO (which was/is commercial free), the commercial is well remembered by many viewers ''who never even watched the original show.''

** Bob Stutt (Wander [=McMooch=], The Last of the Lily Creatures, and other minor characters) performed in CBC's ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'' during the 1990s.

** Myra Fried (Ma Gorg) would later go on to become a writer for ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/CaptainFlamingo''.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Red. She's either enjoyed for being an outgoing, lively female character, or hated for being quick-tempered, rude and insensitive at times. Ditto for Gobo, who some fans like for being a clever, level-headed and usually kind yet still relatably flawed protagonist, while others can't stand how [[{{Wangst}} moody]] and egotistical he can be. And that's not getting into their relationship with each other: either [[SitcomArchNemesis genuine rivals]] or [[FriendlyRival playful competitors]], and either a OneTruePairing or BetterAsFriends at best.

** Ma Gorg's performer Myra Fried would later go on to become a writer for ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/CaptainFlamingo''.

* MisaimedMarketing:

----> '''Mokey:''' Please hug me!

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Red. She's either enjoyed for being an outgoing, lively female character, or hated for being quick-tempered, rude and insensitive at times. Ditto for Gobo, whom some fans like for being a clever, level-headed and usually kind yet still relatably flawed protagonist, while others can't stand how [[{{Wangst}} moody]] and egotistical he can be. And that's not getting into their relationship with each other: either [[SitcomArchNemesis genuine rivals]] or [[FriendlyRival playful competitors]], and either a OneTruePairing or BetterAsFriends at best.

* NightmareFuel:
** The Terrible Tunnel, from the episode of the same name, is a frequently cited case among those who watched the show when they were younger. In ancient times, once Fraggles entered the tunnel, their souls were trapped, and when Sir Blunderbrain freed them, he himself got trapped. Ages later, Wembley ends up finding the tunnel again while being It in the Marco Polo-like game Hidey-Ho, and he answers the calls of the tunnel's creepy ghostly voice instead of the voices of the other Fraggles. When Wembley finds it again with Gobo and Red, they nearly get sucked in, and while Wembley saves them in an unexplained manner, they come back to Fraggle Rock noticeably far worse for wear.
--->'''Wembley:''' Hidey!\\
'''The Terrible Tunnel:''' ''HOOOOOO-oooo!''
** The Gorgs, to many a younger viewer. It doesn't help that one of them (Junior) grabs Gobo in the opening theme. Then there's the nightmare sequence in "New Trash Heap in Town", where the Fraggles dream of Junior Gorg crawling into the rock to "thump" their legs, showcased with bizarre and almost "ghostly" visuals.
** In "Marooned", Boober and Red get trapped in a rock slide. As the ceiling is slowly collapsing and threatening to crush them to death, the terrified Fraggles try to imagine what happens after they die. Not a good episode for the claustrophobic. Add to that the FridgeHorror involving both of them recognizing the symptoms of running out of oxygen, and the fact that the spot where they were trapped gave off a hellish vibe. Aaaaaaand this all happened on Boober's birthday. ABirthdayNotABreak indeed.
** "Boober Rock": The amnesia-inducing flowers in the Caves of Boredom, and seeing Boober and Wembley fall victim to them. Victims of the flowers forget all they know until they are mindless enough for the plant to strangle in its vines. At one point, they try to sing the "Remembering Song," but their memories get progressively worse, until most of the lyrics have been reduced to "something" and "na-na." And on top of that, they don't notice the killer plants trying to grab them.
** The song in "Wembley and the Mean Genie", where the Genie hypnotizes all the Fraggles, turns them into a mindless army wearing identical clothes that stands with arms directed to the sides (which resembles a totalitarian regime), and slow-mo destroys an entire Doozer construct with sparks flying.
** The NightmareSequence in "Playing Till It Hurts". We see disturbingly distorted visuals of Rock Hockey Hannah as she pleads for Red, who's in a jail cell, to still play rock hockey despite her injuries. By the end of it, the other four members of the Fraggle Five join her and it becomes a borderline MadnessMantra.
---> When it hurts real bad, you gotta play real good! When it hurts real bad, you gotta play real good!
** Begoony's treatment of Mokey in "The Incredible Shrinking Mokey" will ring true to anyone who's ever been in an abusive relationship.

** In [[Recap/FraggleRockS3E12ScaredSilly Scared Silly]] while Boober does scare everyone, he's mostly focused on scaring Wembley. Adding in that Boober [[TakeThatKiss kisses him]] later on, it's easy to conclude that he's PlayingHardToGet.
** Much of [[Recap/FraggleRockS2E7MokeyAndTheMinstrels Mokey and the Minstrels]] is about Red and Mokey's friendship, to the point that it could be interpreted as [[PseudoRomanticFriendship something else]].

** "Boober Rock": The amnesia-inducing flowers in the Caves of Boredom, and seeing Boober and Wembley fall victim to them. At one point, they try to sing the "Remembering Song," but their memories get progressively worse, until most of the lyrics have been reduced to "something" and "na-na." And on top of that, they don't notice the killer plants trying to grab them.

* MisaimedMarketing: In late 2022, The Jim Henson Company would partner up with Tibles (an NFT vendor) to make a series of [=NFTs=] dedicated to ''Fraggle Rock''. However, as many fans and [[https://toughpigs.com/ugh-henson-company-to-sell-fraggle-rock-nfts/ Tough Pigs]] have pointed out, this blatantly goes against the morals of the show and its creators, as ''Fraggle Rock'' is a very pro-environmentalist show (with several episodes dedicated to protecting the environment) and one of the reasons why [=NFTs=] (and cryptocurrency in general) are controversial is due to their negative impact on the environment.

---> '''Mokey:''' Please hug me!

* MisaimedMarketing: In late 2022, The Jim Henson Company would partner up with Tibles (an NFT vendor) to make a series of [=NFTs=] dedicated to ''Fraggle Rock''. However, as many fans and [[https://toughpigs.com/ugh-henson-company-to-sell-fraggle-rock-nfts/ Tough Pigs]] have pointed out, this blatantly goes against the morals of the show and it's creators, as ''Fraggle Rock'' is a very pro-environmentalist show (with several episodes dedicated to protecting the environment) and one of the reasons why [=NFTs=] (and cryptocurrency in general) are controversial is due to their negative impact on the environment.

* MisaimedMarketing: In late 2022, The Jim Henson Company would partner up with Tibles (an NFT vendor) to make a series of [=NFTs=] dedicated to ''Fraggle Rock''. However, as many fans and [[https://toughpigs.com/ugh-henson-company-to-sell-fraggle-rock-nfts/ Tough Pigs]] have pointed out, this blatantly goes against the morals of the show, as ''Fraggle Rock'' is a very pro-environmentalist show (with several episodes dedicated to protecting the environment) and one of the reasons why [=NFTs=] (and cryptocurrency in general) are controversial is due to their negative impact on the environment.

--> '''Mokey:''' Please hug me!

* {{Moe}}: Wembley. The other four main characters have their moments as well.

--> '''Mokey''': Please hug me!

* {{Woolseyism}}: Several of the dubs, especially when it comes to the songs, get really creative with the lyrics and in some cases slightly changes the feel of the song. Mokey's song "Why?" in the Norwegian dub is a prime example, becoming intricately more philosophical -- where the original Mokey asks questions like "why do caterpillars crawl?" and "why is there a sky?", the Norwegian Mokey goes straight for the big questions: "What's the meaning of life? Where are we all going? Would people be more patient with the world if they knew it better?"

-->"Hidey!" ''"HOOOOOO-oooo!"''

** The Terrible Tunnel, from the episode of the same name, is a frequently cited case among those who watched the show when they were younger. In ancient times once Fraggles entered the tunnel, their souls were trapped, and when Sir Blunderbrain freed them, he himself got trapped. Ages later, Wembley ends up finding the tunnel again while playing as "it" in the Marco Polo-like game Hidey-Ho and answers the calls of the tunnel's creepy ghostly voice instead of the other Fraggles. When Wembley finds it again with Gobo and Red, they get sucked inside, and while Wembley saved them in an unexplained manner, they come back to Fraggle Rock noticeably far worse for wear.

** The Terrible Tunnel. "Hidey!" ''"HOOOOOO-oooo!"''

** To a lesser extent, "Gee Gobo". In 2011 a viewer watching [[Creator/DiscoveryFamily The Hub's]] rerun of a [[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_218:_The_Day_the_Music_Died season 2 episode]] misheard this line as "Jigaboo", a (not often used) racial slur, and [[http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-fraggle-rock-racial-slur-dallas-father-upset-story,0,7726797.story the ensuing complaint made headlines]][[note]]to the point where the Hub considered editing the episode to avoid any further confusion[[/note]]. It was subject to much mockery and debate among Muppet fans.