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Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock


Premiere	January 21,2022
Network	Apple TV+
Seasons	2
Episodes	27

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock is a rebooted version ofthe Jim Henson series that ran from 1983 to 1987. The new series premiered on theApple TV+ service, which is co-producing the show withThe Jim Henson Company and New Regency Productions.

The first season debuted on January 21,2022 with 13 episodes (and a 14th added in November as a holiday special). A second season was announced on December 12, 2022,^[1] which premiered on March 29,2024.

Along with the return of characters from the original series,Back to the Rock features new characters voiced by celebrity guests, includingDaveed Diggs,Cynthia Erivo,Patti LaBelle, and others.Foo Fighters also appear as themselves in one episode. Each episode features new songs, as well as reprises of songs from the original series.

Several of the originalFraggle Rock crew returned: performersKaren Prell,Dave Goelz, andFrank Meschkuleit, as well as writerJocelyn Stevenson, songwriterDennis Lee, and puppet design and build crewRollie Krewson,Tom Newby,Connie Peterson, andPolly Smith.

Unlike the original series,Back to the Rock features multi-episode story arcs; Episodes 8 through 13 follow one another about theCraggles, and Season 2 features a recurring subplot on the windstorms and how they are affectingFraggle Rock.

The complete first season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 19, 2024.^[2]

Episodes[]

Season 1

Season 2

Characters[]

Gobo FraggleJohn Tartaglia

Red FraggleKaren Prell

Mokey FraggleDonna Kimball

Wembley FraggleJordan Lockhart

Boober FraggleDave Goelz(voice)

Uncle Traveling MattDave Goelz(voice)

Cast[]

Puppeteers:John Tartaglia,Karen Prell,Donna Kimball,Jordan Lockhart,Dave Goelz,Frank Meschkuleit,Kanja Chen,Kevin Clash,Ben Durocher,Ali J. Eisner,Aymee Garcia,Dan Garza,Kira Hall,Ingrid Hansen,Andy Hayward

Additional Puppeteers:Jennifer Lynn Bain, Peter Balkwill, Dean Bareham,Brendan James Boyd, Andrew G. Cooper, Anna Cummer, Ali DeRegt, Braden Griffiths, Kristi Ann Holt, Jamie Konchak,Tim Lagasse, Ellis Lalonde, Geneviève Paré,Reese Scott, DerRic Starlight,Russ Walko, Jason Ward

Lilli Cooper asDoc

Guest Voices:Ariana DeBose,Daveed Diggs,Cynthia Erivo,Brett Goldstein,Ed Helms,Patti LaBelle,Adam Lambert,Catherine O'Hara,Kenan Thompson

Credits[]

Developed by Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson
Executive Producers:Lisa Henson,Halle Stanford,John Tartaglia, Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan
Co-Executive Producers:Dave Goelz,Karen Prell
Produced byRitamarie Peruggi (s1), Chris Plourde (s2)
Consulting Producers:Sabrina Jalees,Jocelyn Stevenson
Executive Music Producer: Harvey Mason Jr.
Score byChristopher Lennertz (s1), Zack Ryan and Philip White (s2)
Songs by Harvey Mason Jr. andPhilip Balsam andDennis Lee
Puppets byJim Henson's Creature Shop
Based upon Characters Created byJim Henson
Puppet Captain: John Tartaglia
Puppet Co-Captain:Frank Meschkuleit (s1),Aymee Garcia (s2)
Jim Henson's Creature Shop
- Creative Supervisor & Designer (Los Angeles):Pete Brooke
- Creative Supervisor & Designer (New York):Jason Weber
- Puppet Build Supervisor & Lead Build:Rollie Krewson
- Animatronics Supervisor:John Criswell
- Senior Designer & Fabricator:Robert Bennett
- Original Series' Characters Designed byMichael Frith
- Creature Shop Supervisor:Scott Johnson
- On-Set Wrangling Supervisor:Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson
- Wranglers/Fabricators: Dina Meschkuleit, Kristi Ann Holt
- Wrangler:Ben Durocher
- Puppet Builders:
  - Season 1 - Jasper Anderson, John Biggs, Kate Brehm, Wolfgang Criswell, Jeff Cruts, Nicolina Dante,Andrea Detwiler, Melissa Doss Diwa, Robin Dufay,Victoria Ellis, Johnnie Saiko Espiritu, Jon Fedle, Joel Gennari,Andrea Gilletti, Brian Haimes, Aaron Hartnett,Michelle Hickey, Joshua Holden,Jim Kroupa,Tim Lagasse, Russ Lukich,Lara MacLean,Amanda Maddock,Laura Manns, Tammy McKinnon-Miller, David Meng,Tom Newby, Aina O'Kane,Anney Ozar, Gary Pawlowski,Sierra Schoening, Amber Skowronski, Keely Snook,David Valentine,James W. Wojtal Jr.
  - Season 2 - Brett Bean, John Biggs, Sean Boyle, Tiffany Chan, Wolfgang Criswell, Robin Dufay, Victoria Ellis,Artie Esposito, Jennifer Fournier, Joel Gennari, Tianna Gunderman, Brian Haimes,Ann Holdgruen, Ben Holmes, Jack Kendall, Camille Labarre,Sarah Lafferty, Russ Lukich, Jocelyn MacKenzie, Lara MacLean, Amanda Maddock, Laura Manns, Tom Newby, Anney Ozar, Kenneth Rainey, Tina Roland, Sierra Schoening, Amber Skowronski, Keely Snook, David Valentine
- Lead Costume Designers: Jason Weber, Pete Brooke (s2)
- Costume Designers: Robert Bennett, Scott Johnson, Rollie Krewson
- Lead Costumer/Costume Supervisor:Constance Peterson
- Costume Stylist: Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson
- Costumers: Gina Bennett,Erin Black, Terri Grant,Doug James, Ariella Knight, Kim Lennox, Yvonne Mullock,Stephen Rotondaro,Kate Rusek,Polly Smith
Senior Production Manager:Melissa Creighton
Production Supervisor:Joseph Roddy
Segment Producer (Traveling Matt segments):Kevin Clash
Engineering & Guitar: Andrew Hey
Engineering & Keys: Sam Ramirez
Background Singers: Andrew Hey, Ana Krafchick, Harvey Mason Jr., Britt Mason, Sam Ramirez
Horns Leader: Jerry Hey
Saxophones: Dan Higgins, Joel Peskin
Trombone: Andy Martin
Trumpets:Wayne Bergeron, Chuck Findley, Gary Grant

Production[]

On May 26, 2020, following the success of theFraggle Rock: Rock On! shorts, Apple TV+ announced that it had signed a deal with the Henson Company to produce a full-fledged reboot ofFraggle Rock, consisting of half-hour episodes, in addition to exclusive streaming rights to the original series and specials.^[3]

Pre-production on the series began in fall 2020 under the working titleRaphanis (derived from the Latin word for "radish"). Filming for the first season commenced on January 25, 2021, in-studio at the Calgary Film Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada^[4]^[5] and wrapped in June.^[6]

On December 12, 2022, it was officially announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, with production having already been underway in Calgary since October.^[7] Guests announced for the season include Daveed Diggs,Ariana DeBose,Brett Goldstein, andCatherine O'Hara. Production concluded on February 17, 2023.^[8]