Welcome to Muppet Wiki!
JDspeeder1 (talk | contribs) (they aren't all Fraggles) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
[[Image:Letmebeyoursong.jpg|thumb|300px]] |
[[Image:Letmebeyoursong.jpg|thumb|300px]] |
||
[[The Minstrels]], wandering musicians led by the enigmatic and wise [[Cantus]], arrive at the Fraggles' cave, announcing that a medley will be sung the next day. [[Red Fraggle|Red]] is chosen as [[Song Leader]], but the medley won't begin until Red finds the song inside her -- and she doesn't know where to look! |
[[The Minstrels]], wandering musicians led by the enigmatic and wise [[Cantus]], arrive at the Fraggles' cave, announcing that a medley will be sung the next day. [[Red Fraggle|Red]] is chosen as [[Song Leader]], but the medley won't begin until Red finds the song inside her -- and she doesn't know where to look! |
||
| + | |||
| + | Meanwhile, [[Doc]] and [[Sprocket]] work on a new type of doorbell. |
||
==Fraggle Facts== |
==Fraggle Facts== |
||
| Line 8: | Line 10: | ||
==Notes== |
==Notes== |
||
| − | *This episode is the first appearance of Cantus and the Minstrels, who reappear whenever music and wisdom are needed. He is also one of the two recurring characters performed by [[Jim Henson]], the other one being [[Convincing John]]. |
+ | * This episode is the first appearance of Cantus and the Minstrels, who reappear whenever music and wisdom are needed. He is also one of the two recurring characters performed by [[Jim Henson]], the other one being [[Convincing John]]. |
| + | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| + | * This marks the first time when Doc read one of [[Uncle Traveling Matt]]'s [[Postcards from Traveling Matt|postcards]] when Ned Shimmelfinney got that postcard in his mail by mistake. |
||
| ⚫ | |||
==International versions== |
==International versions== |
||
Revision as of 14:34, 26 December 2010
| Fraggle Rock | |
| Air Date | May 9, 1983 |
| Written by | Jocelyn Stevenson |
| Director | Jim Henson |
The Minstrels, wandering musicians led by the enigmatic and wise Cantus, arrive at the Fraggles' cave, announcing that a medley will be sung the next day. Red is chosen as Song Leader, but the medley won't begin until Red finds the song inside her -- and she doesn't know where to look!
Meanwhile, Doc and Sprocket work on a new type of doorbell.
Fraggle Facts
- This episode reveals another clue about the size of Fraggle Rock. The Minstrels -- who Gobo and his friends have never seen before -- arrive in the cave and explain that they travel around, "finding Fraggles in distant caves," and leading medleys. For Cantus and the Minstrels to have enough places to go for them not to have been here within recent memory, the Rock must be huge.
Notes
- This episode is the first appearance of Cantus and the Minstrels, who reappear whenever music and wisdom are needed. He is also one of the two recurring characters performed by Jim Henson, the other one being Convincing John.
- For a cute reaction to Cantus' mystical way of talking watch the reactions of the Minstrels when Murray asks if Cantus actually answered his question. Brio shakes her head no, Balsam nods yes and Brool just shrugs.
- This marks the first time when Doc read one of Uncle Traveling Matt's postcards when Ned Shimmelfinney got that postcard in his mail by mistake.
International versions
- UK version: Sprocket thinks he has musical talent, but the Captain begs to differ. Uncle Matt is horrified at the sight of a Scotsman playing a bagpipe, thinking the bagpipe is a monster which the Silly Creature is strangling.
Supporting cast
- Cantus the Minstrel (Jim Henson)
- Murray the Minstrel (Steve Whitmire)
- Brio the Minstrel (Terry Angus)
- Brool the Minstrel (Tim Gosley)
- Balsam the Minstrel
Songs
Video releases
- The Minstrels (VHS) (HBO Video, 1986)
- The Fraggles Search and Find (Jim Henson Video, 1993) -- closing credits cut
- Fraggle Rock: Complete First Season (HIT!, 2005)
- Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection (HIT!, 2008)
International episode titles
- Denmark: "Troubadourerne"
- France: "Les Ménestrels" (The Minstrels)
- Germany: "Fahrende Musikanten" (Traveling Musicians)
- Spain: "Los trovadores"
Template:Ep-nav