What's your favorite tear jerking episode?

[Mokey Fraggle]

There are so many emotional episodes of Fraggle Rock and, in my opinion, these are the best ones. Which ones made you tear up? Was there ever an episode that made you plain out bawl like I did when I watched "Change of Address" and "Gone But Not Forgotten"?

 

[Frogster]

I don't know, but I think a very powerful episode that really shined through was "The Great Radish Famine." It says that no matter what our differences are in the world, we still need each other. This episode may not be able to put the war we're in at rest, but it would whisper something...
But if we're going with tear-jerking, I'd have to agree with you on Change Of Adress; I haven't seen it, but I've heard the story of it so many times. I also thought "Marooned" was one of the saddest episodes. You really get to the heart of Boober and Red in that one.

 

[Jonathan]

i Cry EVRY time i hear the song That Boober and Red sing in the cave on the episode Marroned. !

 

[Boober_Gorg]

"A Tune for Two" is the most tear-jerking one I can think of. A great story, with a great ending.

 

[Mokey Fraggle]

I've never seen "A Tune For Two". Boober Gorg, do you think you could give another killer summary?

 

[Frogster]

We Are the Children of Tomorrow" is on this episode, and I believe Wembley was holding Cotterpin when they sang; am I right? Also, I think Red and Gobo complained about Wembley having her as a partner. It was a great episode, and you can also catch that famous song on The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson; they only show a small clip.

 

[Boober_Gorg]

Doc is trying to revive a house plant (which he named "Lucinda") by telling it his life story.

Meanwhile, in Fraggle Rock, it's almost time for the Duet-a-Thon, and everyone has a partner except Wembley, who insists that Gobo perform with Uncle Matt instead. Cotterpin Doozer notices Wembley sobbing, and inspires him to keep trying to find a partner. Unfortunately, Boober decides to go with his girlfriend Tosh, ironically after telling Wembley he hates the Duet-a-Thon ("Let's just say I ... I can't resist a culinary reference.") Wembley wanders off and sings a lonely song, passing along the practicing duos as they sing and hug him (!). Cotterpin notices him again and feels bad for him. They talk with each other, and ultimately decide to perform with each other in the Duet-a-Thon. At first they have some trouble coming up with an idea for a song, until they decide to do one about "friendship stuff."

When Wembley tries to sign up for it, Gillis (the "Don Music" Fraggle) declines Cotterpin's admission to sing with Wembley, which upsets him. He breaks the bad news to Cotterpin as her Doozer friends are saying very mean things about Fraggles. He tries to convince her that Fraggles don't hate anyone, but she has a hard time believing it. Finally, at the Duet-a-Thon, Wembley makes a speech: he says that this event is supposed to be fun, but leaving someone out of it makes it a lot less fun. He says he won't sing if Cotterpin can't, and the other Fraggles start agreeing with him ("We won't sing! We won't sing!"). This devastates Gillis, who laments that the Duet-a-Thon will now have to be called off, until Wembley suggests that he let Cotterpin in. This time he thinks it's a great idea (sheesh).

Wembley and Cotterpin, both dressed in banana tree shirts, sing "We Are the Children of Tomorrow", later joined by the others, a la "We Are the World". Sprocket overhears the song, and so does Junior Gorg (who uses his rake as a guitar and mimics). Doc notices that "Lucinda" has grown extremely tall - all because of the song that Sprocket overheard and started singing along with! Says Doc, "There's something magical about music. There really is."

 

[Frogster]

Great Summary,Boober! I remember Junior doing that thing with the rake. You should be the official Fraggle Rock Summary Writer! You're great at it. Was Wembley sobbing on top of a boulder at one point, by any chance?

 

[AbsorbedByPsych]

Do you think you could do a summary of "Gone but not forgotten" Boober? I'd love to wax intellectual about all of the episodes but I was really little when they were on TV.

 

[Star matt]

Mine is Change of Address. This is the only episode I cried. I have no idea if it was for happiness (Gobo never leaving Doc), or sadness (That the show was over). I just know seeing all the characters in the closing theme made me cry. It is a great ending to a great show.