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Marjory the Trash Heap is a large, matronly, sentient compost heap from Fraggle Rock. According to her rat-like companions Philo and Gunge, who serve as her shills, the Trash Heap knows all and sees all. In fact Marjory is all: "I'm orange peel, I'm coffee grounds, I'm wisdom!" She serves as an oracle to the Fraggles, dispensing advice and wise sayings, and the Fraggles stand in awe and reverence of her. However, the trash heap lives outside the caves of Fraggle Rock, residing in a corner of The Gorgs' Garden. This makes any journey to seek her wisdom perilous, as the Fraggles must sneak past Junior Gorg.

Marjory's prononuncements "sound a little like Dear Abby on a bad day," according to the presentation booklet used to pitch the series. Her advice usually proves beneficial, though her audience occasionally mistakes practical suggestions for magic spells. She does occasionally supply the Fraggles with "magic" objects such as a lucky blanket or Love Potion No. 9. Though Marjory enjoys her work, she frequently attempts to offer not just temporary solutions but to encourage the Fraggles and the other species to come together in harmony, and to become more self-reliant. Some attempts, such as in Episode 119: The Great Radish Famine, are less successful than others. While Philo and Gunge refer to her as "Marjory," the Fraggles address her with the more formal title "Madame Trash Heap," "Madame Heap", or occasionally simply "Trash Heap." Marjory in turn refers to Philo and Gunge as "my boys."

Marjory occasionally uses a lorgnette when peering at her visitors, and often settles down into her trash pit when sleeping or depressed. She speaks in an erratic Eastern European accent, sometimes with a hint of German and often heavy in Yiddish inflections. John O'Connor of the New York Times described her as sounding "like somebody's idea of revenge on a Jewish mother-in-law." Like many of the other Fraggle Rock characters, Marjory is also musical, often belting out her advice in the form of a rousing song, with Philo and Gunge on backup, and accompanying herself with a tambourine.

Marjory has mentioned relatives on rare occasions, though particulars of how trash heap families work are never explored. Marjory references her mother in the lyrics to "Pain, Trouble, and Woe" from Episode 101: Beginnings. In Episode 115: I Don't Care, Marjory reminisces about Uncle Maximillian, life of the party.

Marjory figured most prominently during the first season, appearing every other episode or so. In Episode 203: The Trash Heap Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Marjory is relocated, but subsequently returns to the garden without explanation. Her appearances become more sporadic from then on, but she plays a key role in the final episodes.

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-'''Marjory the Trash Heap''' is a large, matronly, sentient compost heap from ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''. According to her rat-like companions [[Philo]] and [[Gunge]], who serve as her shills, the Trash Heap knows all and sees all. In fact Marjory *is* all: "I'm orange peel, I'm coffee grounds, I'm wisdom!" She serves as an oracle to the [[Fraggles]], dispensing advice and wise sayings, and the Fraggles stand in awe and reverence of her. However, the trash heap lives outside the caves of [[Fraggle Rock (location)|Fraggle Rock]], residing in a corner of [[The Gorgs' Garden]]. This makes any journey to seek her wisdom perilous, as the Fraggles must sneak past [[Junior Gorg]].
+'''Marjory the Trash Heap''' is a large, matronly, sentient compost heap from ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''. According to her rat-like companions [[Philo]] and [[Gunge]], who serve as her shills, the Trash Heap knows all and sees all. In fact Marjory '''is''' all: "I'm orange peel, I'm coffee grounds, I'm wisdom!" She serves as an oracle to the [[Fraggles]], dispensing advice and wise sayings, and the Fraggles stand in awe and reverence of her. However, the trash heap lives outside the caves of [[Fraggle Rock (location)|Fraggle Rock]], residing in a corner of [[The Gorgs' Garden]]. This makes any journey to seek her wisdom perilous, as the Fraggles must sneak past [[Junior Gorg]].
 Marjory's prononuncements "sound a little like Dear Abby on a bad day," according to the presentation booklet used to pitch the series. Her advice usually proves beneficial, though her audience occasionally mistakes practical suggestions for magic spells. She does occasionally supply the Fraggles with "magic" objects such as a lucky blanket or [[Love Potion No. 9]]. Though Marjory enjoys her work, she frequently attempts to offer not just temporary solutions but to encourage the Fraggles and the other species to come together in harmony, and to become more self-reliant. Some attempts, such as in [[Episode 119: The Great Radish Famine]], are less successful than others. While Philo and Gunge refer to her as "Marjory," the Fraggles address her with the more formal title "Madame Trash Heap," "Madame Heap", or occasionally simply "Trash Heap." Marjory in turn refers to Philo and Gunge as "my boys."