Fraggle Rock UK broadcast dates

[MuppetDanny]

I am convinced Fraggle Rock used to be on Saturday early evenings, I remember watching it, then sitting there drawing, and stuff like Blind date coming on.

That makes two of us

 

[anathema]

It was; the first UK run of episodes aired around 5pm Saturdays. The second run switched to Wednesday afternoons in the Childrens' ITV slot, and subsequent seasons were mainly aired on Sunday mornings.

 

[BooberFraggless]

I have always wondered how they handled certain episode of UK Fraggle Rock. Like In Red's Blue Dragon, when some of the Doc and Sprocket scenes take place outside the workshop, and we see The Dragon from this episode appear and walk by, and Doc thinks it's Fluffenella in a Dragon Costume. I wonder if they did something similar in the UK. Also I wonder what the Captain's plot was in The River of Life? I wonder how he contaminated the Fraggle's Water. And Uncle Matt's Discovery there was some scenes that took place with Doc outside, away from The Workshop. Also in Sproket's Big Adventure and The Voice Inside, I wonder what happened with The Captain/Lighthouse scenes.

 

[anathema]

Updates...new details marked in bold.

Season One
07 Jan 1984 Beginnings
14 Jan 1984 Wembley And The Gorgs
21 Jan 1984 The Lost Treasure Of The Fraggles
28 Jan 1984 Let The Water Run
04 Feb 1984 You Can't Do That Without A Hat
11 Feb 1984 The Thirty Minute Work Week
18 Feb 1984 The Preachification Of Convincing John
25 Feb 1984 I Want To Be You
03 Mar 1984 The Terrible Tunnel
10 Mar 1984 Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk
17 Mar 1984 Catch The Tail By The Tiger
24 Mar 1984 The Finger Of Light
31 Mar 1984 We Love You, Wembley
07 Apr 1984 The Challenge
14 Apr 1984 I Don't Care

Christmas Special
22 Dec 1984 The Bells Of Fraggle Rock

Season Two - incomplete
27 Feb 1985 Capture The Moon
06 Mar 1985 Marooned
13 Mar 1985 The Minstrels
20 Mar 1985 The Great Radish Famine
03 Apr 1985 New Trash Heap In Town
10 Apr 1985 Gobo's Discovery
24 Apr 1985 The Beast Of Blue Rock
01 May 1985 Wembley's Egg
08 May 1985 Boober Rock
15 May 1985 All Work And All Play
29 May 1985 Red's Sea Monster
05 Jun 1985 Uncle Matt Comes Home
12 Jun 1985 Boober's Dream
19 Jun 1985 Mokey And The Minstrels
03 Jul 1985 Sir Hubris And The Gorgs
10 Jul 1985 A Friend In Need
17 Jul 1985 The Wizard Of Fraggle Rock

Season Three
30 Nov 1986 Junior Sells The Farm
07 Dec 1986 Fraggle Wars
14 Dec 1986 The Day The Music Died
04 Jan 1987 The Doomsday Soup
11 Jan 1987 A Cave Of One's Own
18 Jan 1987 Wembley And The Great Race
25 Jan 1987 Doozer Is As Doozer Does
01 Feb 1987 Boober's Quiet Day
08 Feb 1987 Invasion Of The Toe-Ticklers

Season Four
10 Jan 1988 Born To Wander (new lighthouse keeper: John Gordon-Sinclair as 'PK')
17 Jan 1988 Boober And The Glob
24 Jan 1988 A Brush With Jealousy
31 Jan 1988 Believe It Or Not
07 Feb 1988 A Dark And Stormy Night
14 Feb 1988 The Beanbarrow, The Burden And The Bright Bouquet
21 Feb 1988 The Secret Society Of Poohbahs
28 Feb 1988 The Battle Of Leaking Roof
06 Mar 1988 Red-Handed And Invisible Thief
13 Mar 1988 The Incredible Shrinking Mokey
20 Mar 1988 Pebble Pox Blues
27 Mar 1988 Scared Silly
03 Apr 1988 Wembley's Wonderful Whoopie Water

Season Five - incomplete
04 Sep 1988 The Great Radish Caper
11 Sep 1988 Home Is Where The Trash Is
18 Sep 1988 Sidebottom Blues
23 Oct 1988 The Cavern Of Lost Dreams
30 Oct 1988 Bored Stiff
06 Nov 1988 Playing Til It Hurts
13 Nov 1988 Blanket Of Snow, Blanket Of Woe
18 Dec 1988 Wembley And The Mean Genie
15 Jan 1989 Mokey Then And Now
22 Jan 1989 Junior Faces The Music
29 Jan 1989 Beyond The Pond
05 Feb 1989 Manny's Land Of Carpets
12 Feb 1989 The Trial Of Cotterpin Doozer
19 Feb 1989 The Voice Inside
26 Feb 1989 A Tune For Two
05 Mar 1989 Wembley's Flight
12 Mar 1989 Wonder Mountain
19 Mar 1989 Mirror, Mirror
26 Mar 1989 Boober Gorg

Season Six - incomplete
13 Jun 1990 Uncle Matt's Discovery
20 Jun 1990 Red's Blue Dragon


Notes:
Simon O'Brien replaced John Gordon-Sinclair as lighthouse keeper at the start of 1989, although I don't yet know in which episode.

An episode of the animated series, 'The Great Radish Round-Up' aired on January 2nd 1990.

 

[BlueFrackle]

Alex,
What a fantastic list!

How many of these episodes do you have?

 

[anathema]

Alex,
What a fantastic list!

How many of these episodes do you have?

Not as many as I'd like :-( I have the 20 shows released on VHS in the 80s plus the 12 released on DVD a few years ago (8 of which simply duplicate the VHS copies), plus two off-air recordings ("Born to Wander" and "The Garden Plot").

If anybody's reading this and has other UK shows they'd be willing to trade, please let me know!

 

[ZootSaxPlayer]

When did the UK version of "Change of Address" air?

 

[anathema]

Final and complete list! Those marked with an [*] are known to still exist in some form, although so far as I'm aware only the 12 released on DVD a few years ago are available in broadcast-quality.

Season One
07 Jan 1984 Beginnings
14 Jan 1984 Wembley And The Gorgs
21 Jan 1984 The Lost Treasure Of The Fraggles
28 Jan 1984 Let The Water Run
04 Feb 1984 You Can't Do That Without A Hat
11 Feb 1984 The Thirty Minute Work Week
18 Feb 1984 The Preachification of Convincing John [*]
25 Feb 1984 I Want To Be You
03 Mar 1984 The Terrible Tunnel [*]
10 Mar 1984 Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk [*]
17 Mar 1984 Catch The Tail By The Tiger
24 Mar 1984 The Finger Of Light
31 Mar 1984 We Love You Wembley [*]
07 Apr 1984 The Challenge
14 Apr 1984 I Don't Care

Christmas Special
22 Dec 1984 The Bells of Fraggle Rock [*]

Season Two
27 Feb 1985 Capture the Moon [*]
06 Mar 1985 Marooned [*]
13 Mar 1985 The Minstrels [*]
20 Mar 1985 The Great Radish Famine [*]
27 Mar 1985 The Garden Plot [*]
03 Apr 1985 New Trash Heap In Town
10 Apr 1985 Gobo's Discovery [*]
17 Apr 1985 Mokey's Funeral [*]
24 Apr 1985 The Beast Of Bluerock [*]
01 May 1985 Wembley's Egg [*]
08 May 1985 Booberock [*]
15 May 1985 All Work and All Play [*]
29 May 1985 Red's Sea Monster [*]
05 Jun 1985 Uncle Matt Comes Home
12 Jun 1985 Boober's Dream [*]
19 Jun 1985 Mokey and The Minstrels [*]
26 Jun 1985 The Trash Heap Doesn't Live Here Any More [*]
03 Jul 1985 Sir Hubris and the Gorgs [*]
10 Jul 1985 A Friend in Need [*]
17 Jul 1985 The Wizard of Fraggle Rock [*]
24 Jul 1985 Doozer Contest [*]
31 Jul 1985 Red's Club [*]
07 Aug 1985 The Secret of Convincing John [*]

Season Three
30 Nov 1986 Junior Sells the Farm [*]
07 Dec 1986 Fraggle Wars [*]
14 Dec 1986 The Day The Music Died [*]
04 Jan 1987 The Doomsday Soup [*]
11 Jan 1987 A Cave of One's Own [*]
18 Jan 1987 Wembley and The Great Race [*]
25 Jan 1987 Doozer is as Doozer Does [*]
01 Feb 1987 Boober's Quiet Day [*]
08 Feb 1987 Invasion of The Toe-Ticklers [*]

Season Four
10 Jan 1988 Born to Wander (new lighthouse keeper: John Gordon-Sinclair as 'PK') [*]
17 Jan 1988 Boober And The Glob
24 Jan 1988 A Brush With Jealousy
31 Jan 1988 Believe It Or Not
07 Feb 1988 A Dark and Stormy Night [*]
14 Feb 1988 The Beanbarrow, The Burden And The Bright Bouquet
21 Feb 1988 The Secret Society Of Poohbahs
28 Feb 1988 The Battle of Leaking Roof [*]
06 Mar 1988 Red-Handed And Invisible Thief
13 Mar 1988 The Incredible Shrinking Mokey
20 Mar 1988 Pebble Pox Blues
27 Mar 1988 Scared Silly
03 Apr 1988 Wembley's Wonderful Whoopie Water

Season Five
04 Sep 1988 The Great Radish Caper [*]
11 Sep 1988 Home is where the Trash is [*]
18 Sep 1988 Sidebottom Blues [*]
09 Oct 1988 Gobo's School for Explorers
16 Oct 1988 The Grapes of Generosity
23 Oct 1988 The Cavern Of Lost Dreams
30 Oct 1988 Bored Stiff [*]
06 Nov 1988 Playing Til It Hurts
13 Nov 1988 Blanket Of Snow, Blanket Of Woe
20 Nov 1988 Gunge the Great and Glorious
18 Dec 1988 Wembley And The Mean Genie

Season Six
07 Jan 1989 Gone But Not Forgotten (new lighthouse keeper: Simon O'Brien as 'BJ')
15 Jan 1989 Mokey Then And Now
22 Jan 1989 Junior Faces The Music
29 Jan 1989 Beyond The Pond
05 Feb 1989 Manny's Land Of Carpets
12 Feb 1989 The Trial Of Cotterpin Doozer
19 Feb 1989 The Voice Inside
26 Feb 1989 A Tune For Two
05 Mar 1989 Wembley's Flight
12 Mar 1989 Wonder Mountain
19 Mar 1989 Mirror, Mirror
26 Mar 1989 Boober Gorg

Season Seven
06 Jun 1990 Sprockett's Big Adventure [*]
13 Jun 1990 Uncle Matt's Discovery [*]
20 Jun 1990 Red's Blue Dragon
27 Jun 1990 Space Frog Follies
04 Jul 1990 Inspector Red
11 Jul 1990 Ring Around The Rock
18 Jul 1990 The Pefect Blue Rollie
25 Jul 1990 The Riddle of Rhyming Rock
01 Aug 1990 The Gorg Who Would Be King
08 Aug 1990 The River of Life
15 Aug 1990 The Honk of Honks
22 Aug 1990 Change of Address [*]

 

[BlueFrackle]

Rob do you have any UK Fraggles on tape? Alex, P.K. debuted in the series premiere 'Gone But Not Forgotten' episode. Danny did you get your two off air episodes from Lee Bannister?

 

[anathema]

Uh, no, PK debuted in 'Born to Wander'. BJ debuted in 'Gone but not Forgotten', as my list says.