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[upbeat music playing]

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

♪ Worry's for another day ♪

♪ Let the music play ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Work your cares away ♪

♪ Dancing's for another day ♪

♪ Let the Fraggles play ♪

We're Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober, Red!

-[female Fraggle] Whoopee!-Wowee!

Ooh, a Fraggle!

[Gobo groans]

[chuckles] Hey, look, Ma.

-I caught a Fraggle!-[screams]

[Gobo] Whoa! Whoopee!

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

♪ Worry's for another day ♪

♪ Let the music play ♪

-Yahoo!-♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪ ♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

Down at Fraggle Rock.

[seagulls cry]

-This is the big moment, Sprocket.-[Sprocket barks]

-Time to try out my newest invention, -[sniffing]

my cordless, portable power generator.

I fill up this ordinary measuring cupwith ordinary earth.

And then I put itin this ordinary-looking hopper.

My generator workson the garden-variety of earth, Sprocket.

And if I'm right, this will bea great, cheap source of power.

A few final adjustments.

There we are and here we go.

[panting]

-[grunting]-What? Again?

[stuttering] I don't believe it. I give up.

-[whines]-I don't have it anymore, Sprocket.

-[grunts]-I've lost it.

[whining]

This is the fifth invention in a row, so-called invention,

-that hasn't worked.-[whimpers]

Oh, I don't know whatl'm gonna do anymore. Oh, I don't know whatl'm gonna do anymore.

I've lost it, not that I'm sure that I ever had it.

-[whimpering]-Look at... Look at...

Look at some of these ideasof mine in the past.

"How to sew a button on a fried egg."

[Sprocket laughs]

But don't laugh. I spent a lot of time on that.

-It was funny though, wasn't it?-[barks]

I don't have enough funny ideaslike that anymore.

[whimpering]

What happened to Doc the Inventor?

Huh? Well, I know I'm here.

But what happened to my inventing?

You call yourself a dog, right?

[barks]

And you do doggy things, right?

[barking]

Well, I call myself an inventor.

And inventing is the only thingl ever really wanted to do,

but I'm not inventing anything.

-[whimpering]-So what am I, really?

[whimpering]

-Travelling Matt.-[excited exclamations]

The story is gonna beabout Travelling Matt.

The story is gonna beabout Travelling Matt.

-Oh, boy.-Again?

Well, the storytelling sessionis in my room...

-It's in his room.-Well, our room,

-but it's my turn to choose, right?-Right, right.

-Yeah, and that's only fair, Red.-Mm-hmm.

Okay, I guess I can use the sleep.

-[Boober] Come on, tell it.-Tell it, come on!

Madam Storyteller.

-We can't wait.-Tell it.

Matt Fraggle. What a Fraggle! [chuckles]

The stories I could tell.

Why, I remember one time when he...

Well, tell us about how Uncle Mattbecame an explorer.

-Yeah.-Oh, yeah, I love that.

Oh, by followinghis Uncle Gobo, of course.

-Huh?-Now as I was saying, he... Uncle Gobo?

Yeah, my uncle's uncle. I'm named after him.

-Oh!-You are? Wow!

Tell us about Uncle Matt's first big trip.

-Yeah.-And stumble and fall. [laughs]

His first big journey as an explorer.

-Journey, yeah.-All right.

-If that's what you really want.-Yeah, yeah.

Oh, yes. Please, please, please!-All right.

Oh, yes. Please, please, please!-All right.

Well, this all took place a long time ago.

Uh-huh.

Now, naturally, you all thinkof Matt Fraggle the way he is today...

-[Gobo] Yeah.-Yeah.

-His magnificent white hair, -[sniffs]

his gorgeously graceful body. [chuckling]

[clicks tongue] Hmm.

[Storyteller] But at the timeof this story, Matt was still quite young,

with a full, heavenly headof beautiful blond hair.

Whoops!

-Oh, Matt!-Yes, sir?

[yells]

-Oh, drat.-[grunting]

Oh, deepest apologies, Uncle Gobo. My problem, I'm sure.

-[groans]-I was just practicing my rock climbing.

-Give it up, boy.-But why?

Is there something wrongwith my technique?

Yes. You!

-Ah, good. I can work on that.-[groans]

-[thuds]-[grunts] Ow!

-Gosh, Uncle Gobo.-What in the name of the Great Rock?

You really can find anything. You really can find anything.

What is this doing on the cave floor?

That's that missing pieceof mallobite from my rock collection.

An explorer has to know his rocks.

Well, the biggest rock around hereis in your head.

[rock thudding]

Do you mean that it's all mental?

Face it, boy. You'll never be an explorer.

But I'm your nephew, aren't I? It's in the blood.

[sighs] Wonderful.

Yes, it is. Wonderful!

Wonderful. Wonderful.

-Wonderful.-Nephew.

-Yes, Uncle Gobo?-Come closer.

Yes?

-Listen carefully.-Mm-hmm.

-You'll...-Mm-hmm.

-never...-Mm-mmm.

-be an explorer!-Mm-hmm.

-Never?-Never.

I admire the wayyou test my conviction, Uncle Gobo.

I only hope I can be as good a teacherwhen my turn comes.

[sighing] Oh, why do I even try?

Brilliant. Why do I even try?

I must write that down.

- [Marly] Uncle Gobo.-I don't believe it. - [Marly] Uncle Gobo.-I don't believe it.

-"Bang head on rock." -Uncle Gobo!

- "Why do I even try?" - Is something the matter, Marly?

[panting] The Storyteller lent meher special Storyteller's pen,

-and I lost it.-[shushing]

[softly] Can you please, please help me find it?

-Yes. A wonderful idea.-[Matt] "Wonderful."

Now, let's steal awayon tippy-toe very quietly.

Yeah.

- [Matt] "Wonderful idea." - That's a good girl.

-"Why do I even try?" -[groans]

I'll go with you, Uncle.

Uh, no, no! Not necessary at all.

But I learn somethingevery time I go with you.

[sighs] Very well, but keep your distance.

-Yes, sir. Absolutely.-[sighs]

[thuds]

-[Uncle Gobo grunts] Back! Back!-[Matt] Oh, sorry. Sorry.

The last mushroom. Oh, I love mushrooms.

I hope the mushroom gatherersget back soon, Wimple.

'Cause this is the last one.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Take it easy, Dimple.

I mean, I like mushrooms too, but, boy, I love these Doozer sticks.

I mean, I like mushrooms too, but, boy, I love these Doozer sticks.

-Hey, tell you what.-Huh?

Why don't you chew on this for a while? Go on.

Oh, oh. No, no, thanks. I'll wait for the mushroom gatherers.

They should be back very soon, I hope.

[Uncle Gobo] Now, where did you losethis pen, Marly?

Well, if I knew that, I wouldn'tbe asking you, would I? [chuckles]

[Matt] Uncle Gobo!

Which way did you go? Ah!

No.

Uncle Gobo! It's your little nephew.

Ah!

-Yes, all right. Here we are. Oh!-[Marly exclaims]

I'm sorry. Pardon me. I'm sorry.

Watch where you're going, dolt.

-Yes, sir.-[groans]

No gettin' away from him.

Somewhere over there.

I borrowed it from the Storytellerto write a list of games

-Games.-to be included in the Fragglepedia.

-Pedia.-I don't know.

Or maybe... maybe it was back here.

-Yeah, maybe that's it.-[Uncle Gobo] Hmm.

-[Marly] 'Cause I was writing-[Matt] Hmm.

And I was watching them play, and then I turned around

-[slurping]-and, "Where's the Fragglepedia?"

- Aha! There it is.-Aha! There it is. Oh. - Aha! There it is.-Aha! There it is. Oh.

[groans] Get back. Back, back, back!

Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

-Demon.-Let me get that for you.

-[Uncle Gobo groaning]-You found the Storyteller's pen!

So I did. Thank you.

-Oh, no! You broke it.-You broke it.

Oh, dreadfully sorry.

I take full responsibility.

-[Fraggle 1] Bad news, bad news!-[Fraggle 2] Bad news!

[Marly] The mushroom gatherers!

Fungus on the fungus! There's no mushrooms left to eat!

[all clamoring]

[Marly] We'll starve!

Don't panic. Don't panic!

We must think this thing through!

Don't panic! Don't panic! We must think this thing through!

Stupid dimwit.

-[Gobo] Well, then what happened?-Yeah.

Wait a minute, wait a minute. What's all this mushroom business?

How come they just didn't eat radishes?

-[Wembley] Yeah.-How come? How come?

Well, I told you, this story took place a long time ago.

-Yeah.-Before we even knew what a radish was.

-[all exclaiming]-Now, in those days,

we Fraggles used to liveon Doozer sticks and mushrooms.

We Fraggles used to liveon Doozer sticks and mushrooms.

-Yuck! No radishes?-Mm-mmm.

-[gasps] The poor things.-Weird, hey, Gobo?

Yeah, yeah, but let's get onwith the story.

-Yes, yes.-Tell us first.

Well, Uncle Gobo determinedto scour the caves

for a new source of mushroomsfor the Fraggles.

[all] Mm-hmm.

Now, naturally, Uncle Gobo chose Matt, his number one apprentice,

to be his right-hand Fraggleon this arduous trek.

[groans]I thought I told you not to bother coming.

-Oh, no bother at all, Uncle Gobo.-Oh.

Keep back, and don't follow me so closely.

But I'm only trying to followin your footsteps, Uncle Gobo.

Well, don't you just keeptripping over them.

♪ Every morning, I make up my mind ♪

-♪ Sticking close behind ♪-[grunts]

♪ I will follow you ♪

Yoo-hoo!

♪ Every day, you show me more and more ♪

♪ So much to explore ♪

♪ I will follow you ♪

- Ha!-[yells] - Ha!-[yells]

♪ Every morning ♪

Down, boy.

♪ Every day ♪

Back off.

♪ Every evening ♪

♪ With you all the way ♪

You demon!

-♪ I'll follow you ♪-Whoa, oh, oh!

-I'm coming, Uncle Gobo!-[groans]

-Let's go together!-No!

-[Matt laughs]-[screams]

Whoa!

[grunts]

♪ Every night, the sun's a sleepyhead ♪

♪ Some folks go to bed ♪

♪ I just follow you ♪

Not if I can help it.

♪ In your dreamsYou know I'll still be found ♪

♪ Tracking you around ♪

♪ I will follow you ♪

♪ Every morning ♪

Get away.

♪ Every day ♪

[groans]

♪ Every... ♪ [screams]-Dolt.

♪ With you all the way ♪

I'm getting out of here.

I'll follow you, Uncle Gobo.

[laughing] Wait for me.

-Whoa!-What's wrong? What's wrong?

Oh!

[Marly] Uncle Gobo. Uncle Gobo.

We can't find any mushroomsin any of the known tunnels in the Rock.

We can't find any mushroomsin any of the known tunnels in the Rock.

Anything down here?

Oh, I don't know. I haven't exploredthis part of the cave yet.

-Well, it doesn't look too promising.-[Uncle Gobo] No.

-Look!-What?

It's a chunk of speckled granite.

I need this for my rock collection.

We're facing starvationand he's collecting rocks.

Oh, this will just take a moment.[straining]

Oh, look out! That wall is loosening.

Oh, thank you very much.

[screams]

-[Uncle Gobo] Oh!-Oh, no.

-Uncle Gobo.-[yells] My ankle!

-Are you okay?-Oh, my ankle!

I can't walk on it at all.

Ah. You blundering fool.

[groaning] Because of you, my ankle's all twisted.

[grunting]

-My fault entirely. Blame me.-[grunting]

There's no one leftwho's any good at finding or exploring.

We'll starve.

Blame me.

Please.

[woman on tape] You'll find yourselfthinking of new ideas,

ideas you have never had before.

And as you think of them,

-you will feel your confidence growing.-[yawns]

Your ideas can work.

Your ideas will work.

-Oh, this isn't working.-[barks]

That stupid tape hasn't given meone fresh idea.

And I've been sitting therefor the past half hour.

Well, let's face it, Sprocket.

-I really am no longer an inventor.-[gasps]

[Sprocket whining]

[exclaiming]

All right, all right, I get the point.

I'll stop moaning about itand do something.

Well, do you have any suggestions?

[barks]

Huh? Oh, the job jar. That's not a bad idea.

That it's better to dosomething than nothing.

[barks]

"Wash the workshop floor."

That sounds about my speed, all right. That sounds about my speed, all right.

All right, all right. I'll get right onto it.

Things were looking very badfor the Fraggles.

With Uncle Gobo laid upand the mushrooms all gone,

the only thing between themand total starvation

-Uh-huh. Uh-huh.-was Doozer towers.

[all exclaiming]

-But!-[screams]

We were eating them fasterthan the Doozers could build them.

-[Gobo] Uh-oh.-Oh, no.

We were forced to start rationing.

[groaning]

[Fraggle] I'm hungry.

[Fraggles clamoring]

Oh, this is terrible, Miss Storyteller.

Yeah.

I'll say. Uncle Gobo is not goingto be able to walk for a long, long time.

I must admit, I do feel kind of responsible.

[chomping]

-Oh.-Oh, don't be so hard on yourself, Matt.

There's no one elsewho could do the job Uncle Gobo could.

Hey, I'm his apprentice. What about me?-Yeah.

Hey, I'm his apprentice. What about me?-Yeah.

-You?-Yeah.

As I said, there's no one elsewho could do the job.

I suppose you're right.

As Uncle Gobo's apprentice, I supposel must wait until he tells me I'm ready.

Ready, huh? [sighs]

But I'm studying everything he does.

Oh, I'm awfully sorry. I didn't see you standing there.

Doozer stick! You crushed it.

-[gasping] I have been waiting in line-Oh, yes, I may have.

For hours for that!

-[Matt yells]-[Fraggles clamoring]

My good Wimple, no need to overreact. Um... Uh...

[panting]

Perhaps I'll returnat a more opportune time.

Yes. Perhaps you should. [shuddering]

I don't know how Uncle Goboputs up with him.

I think he's kind of cute.

[groaning] Ha! You?

-Ugh. Ready to be an explorer?-Mm-hmm.

Oh, you're such a complete amateur, such a... a dimp.

Oh, you're such a complete amateur, such a... a dimp.

Gosh, a dimp! That's nice of you to say so.

Oh, I do try, but I think there area few things I'm missing somehow.

Oh, why don't you just go off on your own?

Then you do think it's time.

Time? [straining]

Ow. It's past time.

Oh, I've been waitingto hear you say that.

[groaning]

Ah! What are you talking about?

Uncle Gobo, I won't let you down.

[groaning]

-A thousand pardons.-Out.

-A thousand and one.-Out.

-A thousand and two.-Out, out, out!

-A thousand and... Out!

♪ Every day the world begins again ♪

♪ Sunny skies or rain ♪

♪ I will follow me ♪

[laughing] Ooh!

♪ Every sunrise shows me more and more ♪

♪ So much to explore ♪

♪ I will follow me ♪

Whoo!

♪ Every morning ♪

♪ Every day ♪ ♪ Every day ♪

♪ Every evening ♪

♪ Calling me away ♪

But whoa!

♪ Every morning ♪

♪ Every day ♪

♪ Every evening, yes ♪

♪ Showing me the way ♪

♪ Wonderful ♪

♪ I'll follow me ♪

[laughing]

Yes. [laughs]

[rumbling]

[sputtering]

Sorry. Sorry.

Oh. My fault. My fault.

Don't bother to apologize.

Oh!

Blue light.

Bright blue light...

and plants of some kind.

What have I found? [gasps]

Another world!

I've found another world.

Gobo's Uncle Mattdiscovered the Gorgs' garden?

-I never knew that.-Well, who else?

Uncle Matt's the greatest explorerthe Rock has ever known.

-Yeah.-Yeah. [laughs]

And to have known himas I've known him. [chuckles]

Oh, as young Fraggles, we both went off...

[all clearing throat]

[chuckles] Anyway, as this story goes, Uncle Matt ventured...

[Matt] Today I have discovereda brand-new world,

a world full of wonderfulstone formations,

but seemingly devoid of intelligent life.

-[Pa Gorg snoring]-Huh?

Hello. Anybody there?

Peculiar. I thought I heard some... [snoring]

I did. That mound over there.

Aha! Yes. It's a fur-bearing fruit mound.

Bizarre.

[chomping]

[crows cawing]

Yuck! [spitting]

Oh, that fruit tastes awful.

I have a wonderful idea.

I shall gather samples of its fur

so later Fragglescan avoid its foul fruit.

-Yes, yes. It's a wonderful idea.-[snoring]

-There we are.-[screams]

[screaming]

All right. Put 'em up.

[Matt] My attempt to get samplesproduced striking results.

The mound was magically transformedinto a mountainous hairy creature.

Astonishing.

-And astonishingly large too.-[Pa Gorg yelling]

And then, another mountainous hairy creature

carrying some bright red bouldersjoined it.

-[Ma] Oh, Pa. What's wrong?-I was over there...

Naturally, I stood my groundand examined them both.

-Something came along and bit me.-Aw.

Ah! Gird the gates! Defend the drawbridge!

Bolster the bastion!

But we don't have a drawbridge, Pa, and we're not under attack.

But we don't have a drawbridge, Pa, and we're not under attack.

-Yeah, yeah, but, but... [gasps]

And why do you still havethose stinkberries over there

I told you to get rid of?

[stammering] I'm merely awaitingthe right moment, my little peach pit.

[Matt] After observing them for a while, I decided to try speaking to them myself.

-[murmuring]-Yes, that's it. That's it.

Perhaps, I could ask themto help me find some mushrooms.

Yoo-hoo. Yoo-hoo. Oh, hairy ones!

Can you tell me where a starving Fragglecan find some mushrooms?

[screams]

Oh!

-[Ma Gorg] Pa! Pa! Save me!-[Pa Gorg] Wait, wait. No, Ma. Calm down.

She's giving me a boulder as a gift.

-[Pa Gorg] There, there.-[Ma Gorg] Save me.

Thank you very, very much. But what I really need is to know

whether there areany mushrooms around here.

No!

Oh, too bad. Well, thanks a lot, and thanks for the wonderful gift.

Look, look! That yucky thingis stealing our radishes!

Do not fear, my little mushmelon.

I will rid our kingdomof this fuzzy scourge.

I will rid our kingdomof this fuzzy scourge.

Oh, my hero!

-Whoa!-Oh!

No, no, thank you. You're too kind. I can carry it myself.

-[Ma Gorg] You don't know where... Let me just...

Let me get my hands on you. Come back here. Ah!

[Ma Gorg] Oh, please, don't touch it.

-[Pa Gorg] Oh, where did he go?-[Ma Gorg] I don't know!

-I don't know where he is!-Toodle-oo.

I just want him out of here! I want him out of the garden!

Oh, don't worry. I'll find him. Oh, where's Junior

-when you need him?-Thanks for the gift.

-[Ma screaming]-[Pa muttering]

♪ La la la la la ♪

♪ La la la la la la la la ♪

♪ I will follow me ♪

-Oh, he's returned. Matt's returned.-What? What?

Where? Where? Ow! Ooh!

-Back, young Fraggle! Get back!-Yes, I am back.

-And I have the most wonderful news.-You found food.

-I found the entrance to another world.-Another world?

And it leads to food?

[all cheering] [all cheering]

Wait, wait, wait, wait!

There was nothingwe could eat out there.

-[all sighing]-But...

I found the most beautiful red boulderfor my collection.

-[all groaning]-Oh, you and your rocks!

-Ah!-It's mushrooms we need. Mushrooms!

But it's not just any rock.

[panting] Some mountainous hairy creaturesgave it to me.

They couldn't do enough for me. They love us out there.

He's in worse shape than I thought. The poor boy's hallucinating.

[Wimple] Hey, this smells pretty good.[chomping]

What? Stop it. That's my boulder.

Yeah, well, it's the best boulder I ever tasted.

-Let me have it!-Get away!

Uncle Gobo! Stop it!

Mmm! I don't know how it's possible, but she's right.

It's food.

-It's wonderfully delicious food!-[Matt] Stop it!

[Uncle Gobo laughs]

-Matt, you did it.-You can't blame me for this.

Matt, you found food. [chuckles]

- I did?-Yes. Don't be so modest. - I did?-Yes. Don't be so modest.

You're an absolutelybrilliant explorer, Matt.

-I am?-Yes.

I guess I am. Yes, I did what I said I was going to do.

I said I would find food and I did. I'm brilliant. Yes. I'm a genius.

-Step aside.-Huh?

You are in the presence of greatness.

Yes, I have become the complete dimp.

And that's the storyof Travelling Matt's first journey.

-Great, right?-[all gasping]

Wow!

-Wonderful story!-Yeah.

-And that was just his first journey.-Yeah.

Well, Uncle Matt, wherever you are,

whatever journey you're on today,

take care.

-[Boober] Yeah.-[Storyteller] Take care.

-[Wembley] That was a great story.-[Boober] Yeah.

[chatters excitedly]

One more lick and a polish, Sprocket, One more lick and a polish, Sprocket,

and this floor will be shining clean.

-There we are.-[whimpers]

I better take this out. Watch your head there, Sprockie.

-[whimpers]-Sprocket! It works. It works.

I was using the wrong lever!

Oh, Sprocket, I did it! I did it!

-[barks]-I am an inventor, and to think,

I was thinking of throwingthat whole contraption out.

[growls]

Why, I made the discoverylike all the other greats,

Bell, Edison, through chance, luck.

I just stumbled into the right solution.

Let that be a lesson to you, Sprocket.

-[grunting]-Well, both of us.

I mean, I knew I had it, I realized that, but I lost faith in myself.

Never lose faith in yourself, Sprocket.

If you believeyou can do something, you can do it.

-[barking]-So do it.

-[Sprocket exclaims]-[laughing]

Oh, look at that, Sprockie. You did it for me.

Oh, that-a-boy.

That is great. Oh, Sprockie. That is great. Oh, Sprockie.

[upbeat music playing]

[scatting]

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

♪ Worry's for another day ♪

♪ Let the music play ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

-♪ Worry's for another day ♪-[Red] Whoopee!

♪ Let the music play ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪