Something nutty I wonder about Gobo...

[sugarbritchez]

So you have a thing about rednecks?? *in my southern accent* You are in the wrong crowd.

Ummmmmmm.....I'm in Alabama......can't get more redneck than that....LOL

 

[christyb]

Ouch, you got me beat. LoL. TN gal here. I saw that you were from Alabama. That's why I said you were in the wrong crowd.

 

[zeldazipple]

Canadain Fraggles? lol

When I put that in quotes I was referring to Jerry not Gobo. And why wouldn't I think that anyway she show was made in Canada so it would have made sence at the time.

 

[MrsPepper]

(Well, whatever it's crafted out of, it's Rock-made but looks unquestionably familiar to Northerners...)

Edit: Oh, do you mean that it's a hat made in Fraggle rock but canucks know it as a tuque?

Canadain Fraggles? lol

What's so funny about that? I always thought it was clear that they were canadian. You can see that alot of the Uncle Travelling Matt sketches were in Canadian spots (well obviously, it was filmed in Canada), and from that and knowing the CBC made it, I always assumed they were canadian. Makes sense to me.

 

[Vic Romano]

I always assumed Jerry was Canadian, Carrol Spinney was from California and Jim and Frank were right outta' the Bronx. You can just here it in their voices.

 

[DerekJ]

Actually, Carroll was originally from my hometown of South Acton, MA (when Big Bird once ad-libbed a joke about Acton, I just about fell off my seat), but since Californized--
Similarly for Frank, who grew up West Coast but was listed as born in England.

While Jim was from (prophetically) Greenville, Miss., and you CAN hear it in his/Kermit's/Rowlf's voice...

(And the only one who was "outta" the Bronx was Richard Hunt, who I'd always thought was Joizey.)

 

[Kimp the Shrimp]

What's so funny about that? I always thought it was clear that they were canadian. You can see that alot of the Uncle Travelling Matt sketches were in Canadian spots (well obviously, it was filmed in Canada), and from that and knowing the CBC made it, I always assumed they were canadian. Makes sense to me.

i was jus kidding i know they are from canada i used to watch them on the CBC from Buffalo NY i loved the canadain staion Polka Dot Door, some show where they were in a dept store and the manaquienn came to life it was great

 

[MuppetDude]

Just an assumption (I hope I'm not repeating anybody):

Fraggle Rock was a co-production for the U.S. and Canada (the original version), so it's possible that Jerry wanted to give Gobo a Canadian accent as a reference to Canada. In the earlier episodes, you can't hear his accent much; it was probably a few episodes later before the accent kicked in.

 

[Vic Romano]

Actually, Carroll was originally from my hometown of South Acton, MA (when Big Bird once ad-libbed a joke about Acton, I just about fell off my seat), but since Californized--
Similarly for Frank, who grew up West Coast but was listed as born in England.

While Jim was from (prophetically) Greenville, Miss., and you CAN hear it in his/Kermit's/Rowlf's voice...

(And the only one who was "outta" the Bronx was Richard Hunt, who I'd always thought was Joizey.)

Ah, I see. Thank you.

 

[Drtooth]

You know, when I posted this topic, I thought it would get 1 crazy answer or a "What time do you start drinking, Dr. Tooth?"

I still think it's Jerry's homage to the Canadians, even though I always thought the "eh?" was a stereotype perpetuated by the MacKenzie Brothers.