Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, and Karen Prell discuss the making of Fraggle Rock.
All new interviews with Fraggle Rock creators and puppeteers were recorded in March 2005 for the Fraggle Rock: Complete First Season DVD release. Independent interviews and group panel-like discussions with series creatives were featured, as well as "never-before-seen" footage, concept art, and production pictures. The footage included the Muppet performers' mock auditions with the early characters (including Steve Whitmire as Gobo and Jerry Nelson as Wembley, and Karen Prell as Mokey and Kathy Mullen as Red). The featurettes include over 100 minutes of new material.
Topics discussed[]
- Origins (18:14) — Duncan Kenworthy, Jocelyn Stevenson, and Jerry Juhl
- Marooned (5:18) — Karen Prell and Dave Goelz discuss "Marooned"
- Music (11:47) — Lawrence Mirkin, Jerry Juhl, Duncan Kenworthy, Jerry Nelson, Jocelyn Stevenson, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire
- Jim (8:20) — Jerry Juhl, Dave Goelz, Duncan Kenworthy, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire remember Jim Henson
- Design (9:53) — Lawrence Mirkin, Karen Prell, Faz Fazakas (archive footage), and Duncan Kenworthy
- The Writing Process (13:15) — Lawrence Mirkin, Jerry Juhl, Jocelyn Stevenson, Karen Prell, and Susan Juhl
- Cantus and the Minstrels (6:31) — Jocelyn Stevenson, Jerry Juhl, Susan Juhl, and Lawrence Mirkin discuss Cantus the Minstrel
- Finding a Voice (7:12) — Jerry Nelson, Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Karen Prell
- Casting (7:46) — Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Karen Prell, and Jerry Nelson, with archive footage of the performers' "auditions" as the Fraggles
- Collaboration (11:43) — Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Karen Prell, Jerry Nelson
Credits[]
- Produced by: Lawrence S. Mirkin
- Edited by: Brian Karn
- Photos courtesy of: Terry Angus, Phil Balsam, Susan Juhl, Lawrence S. Mirkin, Nancy DePra, Karen Prell, Gord Robertson, and The Jim Henson Company
- Special Thanks to: Karen Falk, Carla Dellavedova (Associate Archivist), Deb Mayer (Sesame Workshop), and Martin Baker
Notes[]
- The "Marooned," "Music," and "Jim" featurettes were included on Fraggle Rock: The Complete Series 35th Anniversary Collector's Edition.