Calling all “Fraggle Rock” fans! Did you know that on Friday, March 29th, all 13 episodes of “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” Season 2 will be released on Apple TV+?
Image courtesy of Apple TV+.
Jim Henson’s fun-loving and musical Fraggles – Gobo, Red, Boober, Mokey, Wembley, and Uncle Travelling Matt, appearing alongside new Fraggles and Doozers voiced by special guest stars including Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose, Emmy Award winner Brett Goldstein, Emmy Award winner Catherine O’Hara, Tony and Grammy Award winner, Emmy Award nominee Daveed Diggs, Grammy nominee Adam Lambert and K-pop group aespa – are back with more epic, fun and zany adventures, this time with big changes affecting the Rock. The Fraggles, Doozers, and Gorgs will be forced to confront their past and celebrate their interdependence as they move through challenges together with hope, silliness, and brand-new songs, all while dancing their cares away…down at Fraggle Rock.
“Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” is executive produced by The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson, Halle Stanford, and John Tartaglia, along with Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson. Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt, Halle and John (shown below, left to right) and discovered some fun facts about the series.
When I asked John Tartaglia (executive producer, writer, performer, and puppet captain) who is the most fun Fraggle out of the main five to write for, he said, “I absolutely love writing for Red Fraggle. She was, when I was a kid, I wanted to be Red Fraggle and I just loved everything that Karen Prell, who is her performer, did with her. “
Wembley, Gobo, Boober, Red and Mokey in “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock.” Image courtesy of Apple TV+.
I chatted with Halle Stanford (executive producer) about the many guest stars in season 2 and she talked about Brett Goldstein’s (Ted Lasso) love for the puppets and how he was so delighted to work with the Fraggles. Another special guest star is the K-pop band aespa, who perform a song with Uncle Traveling Matt.
Join Uncle Travelling Matt and the Fraggles on March 29 for the Get Goin’ release by @Aespa_Official, and new episodes of #FraggleRock: Back to the Rock
— Apple TV (@AppleTV) March 7, 2024
This season, some of the themes that come up are climate change and food insecurity, which are addressed in a “Fraggle-y” way, as well as world peace, in particular finding peace within yourself, your family, friends and community. John Tartaglia emphaiszed that kids need to learn inner peace (family peace, community peace, etc.) and that “if we all understand each other more then we’ll want to get along.”
To see the complete five minute interview, check out my interview below!
Season 2 of “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” premieres March 29, 2024.
Visit the “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” website here for more information.
Disclosure: No monetary compensation was received for this post. I attended a virtual media event which helped facilitate this article. Images are used with permission and all opinions are 100% my own.
I loved this show as a kid. I even had some of the character stuffies! I wish I still did. I’ll have to be sure to watch.
I have never heard of this show but it makes me want to watch it. It seems so fun.
This was a show that I enjoyed as a kid. I need to introduce this show to my boys.
I’ve never heard of this show before, but it sounds interesting. I’m going to check this out.
I remember watching Fraggle rock as a kid. I had no clue that they were still around. I’ll have to check out this dvd.
I used to always watch this when I was a kiddo! It’s nice to know that it’s still around. Might have to show my little ones someday!!
My kids use to love watching Fraggle Rock, I wonder if my grandkids would enjoy this show. I need to introduce them to Fraggle Rock, we have Apple TV
my kids used to watch this when they were little but i didn’t watch much of this.. cool to hear this is still around
I am overjoyed to hear about the return of Fraggle Rock – it’s a wave of nostalgia washing over me! The show’s whimsical characters and colorful world bring back cherished memories from my children’s childhood.
This takes me back to my childhood! It is fun to hear that they have returned. I like seeing that these characters are back.
This is so fun and I cant believe its back! I loved this show when I was a kid and watched it form the first episode! I will ahve to tell my husband about this.