Line #22 Recap/FraggleRockS2E2BooberRock


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:"Alone at last!"]]
3	Tired of the noise and hustle-and-bustle at Fraggle Rock, Boober moves to the Caves of Boredom to live a quiet and secluded lifestyle. However, after a visit to the Storyteller, Gobo, Red, and Mokey realize the caves have another name: the Caves of Forgetfulness, because those who stay there forget who they are. What's more, the caves are full of plants that entwine and kill anyone who stays there long enough. (There would be warning signs if anyone remembered to put them up.) They go to save Boober--and Wembley, who's visiting him--but they forget what they're doing upon arrival. Boober manages to remember everything and help his friends escape, deciding Fraggle Rock isn't such a bad place after all.
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5	!!This episode contains examples of:
6	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: The Storyteller has an unrequited crush on Uncle Matt.
7	* AmnesiaEpisode: The flowers in the Caves of Boredom continually release a mist that erases the memory. Boober falls victim to it, and then his friends do. Thankfully, they're all revived at the end of the episode.
8	* AwkwardPoetryReading: Toward the beginning, Mokey tries to read Boober her latest {{poem}}, but he's too preoccupied with the noise of Fraggle Rock to want to listen. Later, after he's visited Gobo and heard from him about the "dull and quiet" Caves of Boredom, Mokey finds him and tries again to read him her poem.
9	-->'''Boober:''' Mokey, I am even less in the mood for poetry now than I was before.\
10	'''Mokey:''' But, Boober, a poem is a gift. Oh, please, just listen.\
11	''[Boober sighs as Mokey starts to read her poem.]''\
12	'''Mokey:''' ''When Fraggle Rock's just noisiness,\
13	I long for perfect loneliness,\
14	A calm and sleepy quiet world apart.\
15	But once...''\
16	'''Boober:''' Hey, that is beautiful!\
17	'''Mokey:''' Oh, thank you, Boober.\
18	'''Boober:''' "Quiet world apart." I should have thought of this years ago! ''[Hurries off.]''\
19	'''Mokey:''' But... but, Boober...! ''[A {{Beat}}.]'' You only heard half of it.
20	* TheBard: Mokey, who wants to read her latest poem to her friends, especially Boober.
21	-->'''Mokey:''' ''[to Boober]'' You're my best critic.
22	* BindleStick: Boober carries a pole over his shoulders, with a cloth-wrapped bundle at either end, when leaving for the Caves of Boredom.
23	* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: Subverted. Boober can't stand to live the others' loud lifestyle and enjoys his new life alone. This is because he forgot them, though.
24	* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: The episode's title.
25	* ChekhovsGun:
26	** [[spoiler:Mokey's poem.]]
27	** Also the [[spoiler: bleach nut, which has a terrible smell that "clears your mind."]]
28	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Gobo, Red, and Mokey visit the Storyteller to learn more about the Caves of Boredom. When she mentions the "bizarre killer plants," the other Fraggles, aghast, run off in the middle of the story, with Gobo exclaiming, "We've got to go get Boober!" The Storyteller, though, is oblivious to the reason for their drama.
29	-->'''Storyteller:''' Oh, nobody wants to hear the whole story anymore. Ohhhh, [[UnusualEuphemism bulldoozers]]! ''[Goes into her cave and [[DoorSlamOfRage slams the door]].]''
30	* ContinuityNod:
31	** Boober mentions that Wembley's the siren for the Volunteer Fire Department, a job he got in [[Recap/FraggleRockS1E5TheThirtyMinuteWorkWeek "The Thirty-Minute Work Week"]].
32	** Among the laundry supplies Boober brings to the Caves of Boredom is rock soap, first mentioned in [[Recap/FraggleRockS1E21GobosDiscovery "Gobo's Discovery"]].
33	* ConvenientComa: When Gobo, Red, and Mokey arrive at the Caves of Boredom to rescue Boober and Wembley, not only do the three of them fall victim to the amnesia-inducing flowers, but they all go catatonic, while standing up.
34	* CrowdChant: Toward the beginning, Red is teaching a group of random Fraggles the right way to jump and down while shouting, "WHOOPIE, WHOOOPIE, WHOOOPIE!"
35	-->'''Red:''' No, no, more energy! You guys are Fraggles, not Gorgs.
36	* CrisisCatchAndCarry: [[spoiler: Boober, on regaining his memory after he breaks a bleach nut, carries Wembley to his washtub to smell the bleach-nut scented laundry.]]
37	* DelayedReaction: Wembley has this when Boober says he's leaving forever.
38	-->''[Boober, carrying his BindleStick, is making his way past a crowd of noisy Fraggles. Wembley suddenly appears.]''\
39	'''Wembley:''' Hi, Boober.\
40	'''Boober:''' AAHHH!\
41	'''Wembley:''' Where are you going?\
42	'''Boober:''' Away.\
43	'''Wembley:''' Oh, sounds nice. You gonna stay long?\
44	'''Boober:''' Forever. ''[Walks off.]''\
45	'''Wembley:''' Oh. Well, have a nice time. ''[A beat.]'' [[OhCrap FOREVER?]]
46	* DerailedTrainOfThought: When Gobo asks the Storyteller about the Caves of Boredom, she's reminded of Uncle Matt and starts dreamily talking about him instead of the Caves of Boredom.
47	-->'''Storyteller:''' Now, what story do you need today, huh?\
48	'''Mokey:''' ''[whispering to Gobo]'' Oh, oh, oh! Tell her, tell her, tell her...!\
49	'''Gobo:''' ''[whispering back to Mokey]'' Yeah. ''[aloud]'' The Caves of Boredom.\
50	'''Red:''' Mmm-hmmm.\
51	'''Storyteller:''' Oh! You're so much like your Uncle Matt, Gobo. Straight to the point. Ah, he always set me thinking, too. Aww, takes me back, I tell you. ''[Sighs.]'' He was such a romantic Fraggle in his youth. Ohhh, I remember the time we...\
52	'''Red:''' Uh, is this about caves?
53	* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: Red sings a portion of the show's actual theme song, and then makes up [[SongParody joke lyrics]] to poke fun at Boober. Boober is not amused, especially when Red playfully slaps him on the back, causing him to fall down, drop his laundry basket, and get a rock-moss smear on his favorite scarf.
54	-->'''Red:''' ''[singing]'' Dance your pants away/Worries will be here to stay/If you spend your day/Down at Boober Rock!
55	* DudeNotFunny: Boober's reaction when Red gets one of his scarves dirty and jokes about it while Gobo and Wembley join in laughing.
56	-->'''Boober:''' Okay, go ahead. Laugh! Trample on my tenderest feelings.
57	* EasyAmnesia: All the Fraggles get amnesia from the mist emitted by the flowers in the Caves of Boredom.
58	* FailedASpotCheck: Justified. Boober's friends get caught by the killer plants in the Caves of Boredom. Because of the amnesia-inducing mist, when Boober looks at them, he fails to notice that the plants have them in their grip.
59	* FantasySequence: Boober has one while singing "I'm Never Alone," a song about preferring his own company to that of others. In it, [[MesACrowd multiple Boobers]] dance around a Maypole and [[MusicalChores do laundry]].
60	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
61	** Mokey starts to reads Boober her latest poem, but he interrupts her in the middle of it, inspired to move away by the lines about wanting to be alone when Fraggle Rock is noisy. Later, Wembley visits him at the Caves of Boredom and is caught by the forgetfulness spell and the killer plants. Still later, when Mokey arrives with Gobo and Red and they forget what they're doing, she drops the poem, which she had brought so she could read all of it to Boober. Boober, who is rapidly losing his own memory, finds it and reads the whole poem. [[spoiler:The last lines are about missing one's friends and the songs and meals they've shared... which helps Boober start to remember that the little green Fraggle caught in the killer plants is his friend.]]
62	** Early on, Red accidentally breaks one of Boober's bleach nuts, which emits a gas that, in Red's words, "clears your brain." [[spoiler:Later, at the Caves of Boredom, Boober breaks another bleach nut when tossing it into his washtub with twigs and rock soap and dirty scarves, trying to remember how to make a meal for Wembley. The gas turns out to be the antidote for the spell of forgetfulness.]]
63	* FoulFlower: The flowers in the Caves of Boredom continually release a mist that erases the memory.
64	* GivenNameReveal: When Gobo, Red, and Mokey ask the Storyteller about the Caves of Boredom, she reveals their true name.
65	-->'''Storyteller:''' Nowadays, they're called the Caves of Boredom. But once upon a time, those caves were called the Caves of Forgetfulness. Except everybody forgot that that's what they were called... because, of course, that's what they do. They make you forget things!
66	* HaveWeMet: Wembley arrives at the Caves of Boredom to visit Boober--who has already forgotten about his friends. Wembley, meanwhile, gets a whiff of one of the flowers and starts to get amnesia himself.
67	-->'''Boober:''' You know, I can't seem to remember names. I... I remember I know you... but... uh...\
68	'''Wembley:''' Wait a minute, wait a minute! I'm me, and you're... uh... uh... you!\
69	'''Boober:''' I believe you!\
70	'''Wembley:''' Yeah!\
71	'''Boober:''' I just can't remember.
72	* TheHermit: Boober decides to be this to escape the noise of Fraggle Rock.
73	* HomeSweetHome: What Boober considers the Caves of Boredom to be--until he forgets what a home is.
74	-->'''Boober:''' ''[setting up his washtub]'' There. Um... uh... a scrub board and... uh... a bleach nut. Yes. Laundry always gives a place that nice homey feel.
75	* IronicName: It's revealed that whoever named Wembley thought the name meant "easily makes up his mind."
76	* JerkassBall: Red sings a mocking version of the ''Fraggle Rock Theme'' called [[TitleDrop ''Boober Rock'']] to Boober, then slaps him on the back, causing him to fall down, drop his laundry basket, and get a rock-moss smear on his best scarf. When Boober complains of this, she tells him that laundry is ''supposed'' to be dirty. She tries to apologize by attempting to get the stain out with a bleach nut, but she only breaks it, causing it to emit a smelly gas. [[RejectedApology Boober does not accept her apology.]]
77	-->'''Boober:''' Look at this laundry!\
78	'''Red:''' I'm sorry, Boober. I'm sorry. I was just trying to help.\
79	'''Boober:''' That's no good!
80	* MesACrowd: Boober's {{fantasy sequence}} in the song "I'm Never Alone" features multiple Boobers.
81	* NoteToSelf: The Storyteller's advice to anyone planning a trip to the Caves of Boredom.
82	-->'''Storyteller:''' If you think you're gonna forget something, you make a list of what you want to remember and take it with you.
83	* ObviouslyNotFine: After learning Boober has moved to the Caves of Boredom, Gobo and Mokey pay him a brief visit.
84	-->'''Mokey:''' Gee, Boober, aren't you lonesome here all by yourself? I mean, don't you just miss us already?\
85	'''Boober:''' Well... to tell you the truth, I kind of forgot about you.\
86	'''Gobo and Mokey:''' ''[aghast]'' Forgot?\
87	'''Mokey:''' Boober, do you feel okay?\
88	'''Boober:''' Uh... well... yes, of course I do. I mean, can't a Fraggle go off by himself without being labeled sick?
89	* OhCrap: The reaction of Gobo, Red, and Mokey when the Storyteller mentions the "bizarre killer plants" in the Caves of Boredom.
90	* PlankGag: Boober carries a [[BindleStick pole over his shoulders, with a cloth-wrapped bundle at either end]], when leaving for the Caves of Boredom. Wembley starts to follow him, almost getting hit whenever Boober turns. He ducks out of the way the first three times, but the fourth time's the charm.
91	* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Wembley begs Boober not to move away.
92	-->'''Wembley:''' Fraggles don't live them by themselves. Fraggles live together and... and have fun and make noise and...\
93	'''Boober:''' Well, I'm not like other Fraggles, then. I want someplace quiet. If it means I have to go by myself...\
94	'''Wembley:''' I'll go along with you if you like.\
95	'''Boober:''' Wembley, you are a Fraggle who likes to be the siren for the Volunteer Fire Department and run around yelling, "Squeet squeet squat squat!" I am a Fraggle who likes the serenity of dimly lit caverns and the gentle drip-drip-drop-drop of stalactites. We live in two different caves, Wembley. I don't think it would work out.
96	* ProductDisplacement: At one point, Sprocket is eyeing a box of Milk-Bone dog biscuits on Doc's table. The name of the product has been replaced with the word "DOGS".
97	* ReminderFailure: Before leaving to save Boober and Wembley from the Caves of Boredom, Gobo, Red, and Mokey, on the advice of the Storyteller, make [[NoteToSelf lists of their agenda]]. They even tape them to one another's backs, to make them easier to look at. [[DidntSeeThatComing What they hadn't counted on was the flowers in the caves making them forget how to read.]]
98	* RescueReversal: Gobo, Red, and Mokey go to the Caves of Boredom to rescue Boober and Wembley. Instead, they almost immediately fall victim to the [[FoulFlower amnesia-inducing flowers]], and Boober ends up saving them.
99	* SceneryPorn: The lighting and imagery in Boober's FantasySequence of multiple Boobers dancing around a maypole, doing laundry, dancing some more while another Boober plays the harp (which has a figure of Boober carved into it), myriads of bubbles floating around them...
100	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
101	** Boober, leaving Fraggle Rock.
102	--->'''Boober:''' Goodbye, Fraggle Rock... and hello, Boober Rock!
103	** Later subverted, when Boober and Wembley want to leave the Caves of Boredom. Trouble is, they can't remember the way out.
104	* SecurityCling: Boober clings to Wembley for a second or two when they realize that neither of them can remember the way out of the Caves of Boredom.
105	* SelfSoothingSong: Subverted, when Boober and Wembley want to leave the Caves of Boredom but can't remember the way out. Wembley suggests they sing the "Remembering Song" to keep their spirits up. But as they sing, their memories get progressively worse, until most of the lyrics have been reduced to "something" and "nah-nah-nah-nah-nah." And on top of that, they don't notice the killer plants in the caves trying to grab them.
106	-->'''Boober:''' Wembley, I don't think I remember this.\
107	'''Wembley:''' Me, too. ''[A plant wraps its vines around him.]''
108	* TheStoryteller: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The official storyteller]] of Fraggle Rock, who remembers every tale ever told.
109	* SubwaysSuck: Uncle Matt mistakes a subway station for a boring cave with no games, singing, or swimming. To make matters worse, when the subway arrives, he thinks it's a "traveling thing that screamed as it traveled." The sight causes him to FaintInShock.
110	-->'''Uncle Matt:''' Even for a brave Fraggle like me, it was a rather terrifying experience. From now on, I intend to avoid the boring caves at all cost.
111	* ThatSatisfyingCrunch: On starting to leave his cave at Fraggle Rock to go do some laundry, Boober finds that the Doozers have built one of their constructions across his doorway. "Get this thing out of here!" Boober yells, and smashes it. The Doozers, of course, are delighted.
112	-->'''Doozer #1:''' Hooray! Now we get to rebuild it!\
113	'''Doozer #2:''' Double the work crew! We've got a real opportunity here.
114	* ThisIsMySide: Doc, when he and Sprocket are tired of finding each other's things in their way, divides the workshop in two with a clothesline. They drop this at the end of the episode.

Context Recap / FraggleRockS2E2BooberRock