| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Creator: | Jim Henson |
| Developer: | John Semper & Cynthia Friedlob |
| Producer: | Mark Johnson |
| Theme Music Composer: | Margaret Loesch |
| Opentheme: | "Down at Fraggle Rock" |
| Endtheme: | "Down at Fraggle Rock" (instrumental) |
| Composer: | Robert J. Walsh |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Network: | NBC |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series is an American animated children's television series based on the original live-action version of the same name created by Jim Henson.[1] NBC aired this spin-off program on Saturday mornings at 10:00 AM (later moved to 11:00 AM) for one season during 1987. It was later shown in reruns on Disney Channel from May 5, 1990[2] to June 1995.[3] [4]
The animated series followed the same formula as the HBO original live-action series, including the same theme song but re-recorded with the cartoon character voice actors. Many episodes consisted of two 15-minute stories; however, a few presented a single full 30-minute plot. The animated version carried on the tradition of original songs, with at least one tune per episode (including a few recycled from the puppet version, such as "Let Me Be Your Song").
In its original run, the animated episodes were bookended by footage of the original puppet version of Uncle Traveling Matt, introducing the show from Doc's workshop. The animated version of Fraggle Rock consisted of 13 episodes.
The most noticeable difference is that, unlike the live-action version, the animated version of Doc is shown from the neck down, much like Nanny on Muppet Babies.
See main article: List of Fraggle Rock characters.
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The series was released on VHS in the UK by Palace Video. Two tapes were released, each featuring two full episodes. The first two episodes were released in the UK on a single-disc DVD titled "Dance Your Cares Away!" by HIT Entertainment in 2005.
The show's first US home media release was on January 19, 2010, when Lionsgate Home Entertainment released the complete series on a two-disc set.[5] [6] On July 11, 2018, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced a 12-disc complete series Blu-ray set of the main Fraggle Rock series with all 13 episodes of the animated series to be included as well.[7] [8] It was released on September 25, 2018. They also released a separate 2-disc set of the animated series on the same day.[9]