Frackles



The Frackles are a group of monsters who first appeared in the special The Great Santa Claus Switch, as henchmen to Cosmo Scam.

The group included Droop, Boppity and Gloat, among others. Several of the Frackles were later reused or reworked for other projects, including The Muppet Show, where Thog and The Great Gonzo (originally known as Cigar Box Frackle) were featured prominently.

Another set of Frackles debuted in the fifth season of The Muppet Show.

When the Muppets appeared on Family Feud in 2001, a new Frackle named Mo was introduced.

As reported in Jim Henson: The Works, when Fraggle Rock was in development, the question arose of choosing a name for the characters' species. According to Michael K. Frith, Jerry Juhl kept returning to the phrase "Frackle," which when softened to "Fraggle," became the final choice.

With the exception of Thog, none of the Frackles mentioned by name in The Great Santa Claus Switch were ever mentioned by those names again. Their names were either changed or not mentioned at all. When the Frackles were named for that special, they were either named after their performer, color, or shape. While a few Frackles were referred to by name in a song, The Jim Henson Company does not have any official files with those names included. Boppity and Gloat, for example, were officially known within the Henson organization as Blue Frackle and Green Frackle, respectively.

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Blue Frackle (Boppity)
A blue Frackle, was one of the standard Frackles on The Muppet Show. He was created as part of a group of Frackles for The Great Santa Claus Switch in 1970. In the special, he was named in a song as Boppity.
 * See: Boppity (Blue Frackle)


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Green Frackle (Gloat)
A green Frackle, was one of the standard Frackles on The Muppet Show. He was created as part of a group of Frackles for The Great Santa Claus Switch in 1970. In the special, he was named in a song as Gloat.
 * See: Gloat (Green Frackle)


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Cigar Box Frackle (Snarl)
Snarl appeared in The Great Santa Claus Switch where he pops out of a cigar box to hand Cosmo Scam his cigar. Later, he appears in Santa's workshop as one of the Frackles who take the Elves' place. In 1976, this puppet rose from the ranks of the Frackles and became a character in his own right -- Gonzo the Great.
 * See: Cigar Box Frackle (Snarl)
 * See also: Gonzo the Great


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Pink Frackle
A pink Frackle debuted in episode 507 of The Muppet Show.

Appearances
 * The Muppet Show
 * Episode 507: Glenda Jackson
 * Episode 515: Carol Burnett
 * Episode 524: Roger Moore


 * The Great Muppet Caper
 * The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
 * The Jim Henson Hour
 * The Cosby Show
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
 * Muppet*Vision 3D
 * Mopatop's Shop
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Purple Frackle
A Frackle with purple fur, yellow eyes, and a vulture-like appearance debuted with the other "Season 5 Frackles" in episode 507 of The Muppet Show.

Appearances
 * The Muppet Show
 * Episode 507: Glenda Jackson
 * Episode 515: Carol Burnett
 * Episode 524: Roger Moore


 * The Great Muppet Caper
 * The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
 * Better World Society
 * The Jim Henson Hour
 * The Ghost of Faffner Hall
 * The Cosby Show
 * Mopatop's Shop
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Grey Frackle
An elderly looking Frackle with light purple skin, grayish fur, no ears, and claws debuted in Episode 507: Glenda Jackson of The Muppet Show.

Appearances
 * The Muppet Show
 * The Great Muppet Caper
 * Better World Society
 * The Jim Henson Hour
 * The Ghost of Faffner Hall
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol
 * Muppet Treasure Island
 * Muppets Tonight
 * Mopatop's Shop
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Dark Green Frackle
A dark green hunchbacked Frackle debuted in Episode 507: Glenda Jackson of The Muppet Show.

Appearances
 * The Muppet Show
 * The Great Muppet Caper
 * The Muppets Go To The Movies
 * Better World Society
 * The Jim Henson Hour
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
 * Muppet*Vision 3D
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol
 * Mopatop's Shop
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Green Frackle
A green-furred Frackle was one made their debut in Episode 507: Glenda Jackson of The Muppet Show. With green fur ears and head but a fleshy face which changed between orange and pink, this Frackle bore a slight resemblance to Boppity.

Appearances
 * The Muppet Show
 * The Great Muppet Caper
 * The Muppets Go To The Movies
 * The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
 * The Jim Henson Hour
 * The Ghost of Faffner Hall
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
 * Muppet Classic Theater
 * Muppets Tonight
 * Mopatop's Shop
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Green Frackle
A green Frackle was used in the background of The Great Santa Claus Switch, as well as The Muppet Show, The Ghost of Faffner Hall and other programs. He was rebuilt for Mopatop's Shop.

Appearances
 * The Great Santa Claus Switch
 * Pure Goldie
 * The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
 * The Muppet Show
 * The Muppet Movie
 * The Great Muppet Caper
 * Better World Society
 * The Jim Henson Hour
 * The Ghost of Faffner Hall
 * The Cosby Show
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
 * Mopatop's Shop
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Blue Frackle (Scoff)
A blue bird-like Frackle was seen in the 1970 special The Great Santa Claus Switch and in The Muppet Show's early seasons. Scoff was the name given by itself in The Great Santa Claus Switch.

Appearances
 * The Great Santa Claus Switch (Jerry Nelson)
 * The Muppet Show
 * Episode 107: Florence Henderson (John Lovelady)


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Green Frackle
A green bird-like Frackle was seen in The Muppet Show's early seasons. The Frackle was occasionally portrayed as a female monster, but unlike other Frackles, only the voice changed in this respect and not the physical appearance of the character.

Appearances
 * The Great Santa Claus Switch (Jerry Nelson)
 * ''The Muppet Show
 * Episode 103: Joel Grey (Eren Ozker)
 * Episode 107: Florence Henderson
 * Episode 203: Milton Berle (Abby Hadfield)


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Snivelly
A green monster with black hair, angry eyes, and bird feet named Snivelly was featured in The Great Santa Claus Switch. He was rebuilt with sad eyes and without feet as Droop for The Muppet Valentine Show.
 * See: Snivelly
 * See also: Droop


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Mo Frackle
A green Frackle named Mo appeared with the Muppet team on Family Feud in 2001.
 * See: Mo Frackle


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Alarm Frackle
Cosmo Scam sounded the Alarm Frackle when Fred the Elf escaped in The Great Santa Claus Switch. This Frackle is a variation on the original Cookie Monster puppet and was performed by John Lovelady.
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Thig
A large green Frackle named Thig appeared in The Great Santa Claus Switch
 * See: Thig


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Thog
A large blue Frackle named Thog appeared in The Great Santa Claus Switch and ''The Muppet Show.
 * See: Thog


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Purple Frackle
A purple Frackle with a round green nose and small eyes was featured in The Great Santa Claus Switch. He was worked into Miss Kitty, one of the regular Muppet Monsters on The Muppet Show.
 * See also: Miss Kitty


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