The Preachification of Convincing John

Beginnings

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In the underground caves of Fraggle Rock, Gobo's Uncle Matt decides to leave and explore what the Fraggles call outer space, which is really the human world beyond a hole in Doc's workshop wall. Matt asks Gobo to collect the messages he will send back, but Gobo is frightened of the workshop's dog, whom the Fraggles treat as a beast. Gobo visits the all-knowing Trash Heap, who tells him that friends help, so his friends go into the workshop with him. With their support Gobo retrieves the first message and the Fraggles celebrate.

Wembley and the Gorgs

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When Boober's lucky walking stick breaks, Gobo and Wembley go to the giant Gorgs' garden for a new one, and Wembley is captured by the Gorg family. He enjoys being treated as their prized 'loyal subject' until his friends arrive to rescue him and are caught too. The Fraggles escape together, and Wembley realizes that comfortable captivity is still captivity. In a parallel thread, the inventor Doc leaves to collect an award but hurries home because he misses his dog Sprocket.

Let the Water Run

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In Fraggle Rock, the underground pool suddenly runs dry, upending Red's plans for her first swimming show while the giant Gorg family upstairs wants water for a bath. The real cause is Doc, a human inventor in his workshop, who has switched off the water to repair his old boiler. Red insists on doing everything alone but cannot reach the umbrella she needs until she asks her friend Gobo for help, and the two retrieve it together. Once Doc finishes the repair the water rushes back, and Red opens her swimming extravaganza with a diving leap.

You Can't Do That Without a Hat

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Boober, a worried Fraggle who is sure he is a coward, forgets to whistle a warning and his friend Gobo is nearly caught by a beast. On the advice of the Trash Heap oracle, Boober decides that wearing his hat makes him brave, then falls apart when the hat goes missing. His friends search everywhere for it while, in the human world above, Doc hunts for a lost tool and a Doozer named Flex goes astray. In the end Boober rescues Gobo from a Gorg without his hat and realizes his courage was his own all along.

The Thirty-Minute Work Week

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Wembley, a young Fraggle who cannot make up his mind, is expected to choose a job like every other Fraggle. He tries gathering radishes in the Gorgs' garden and considers Boober's laundry work, but nothing fits, and his friend Gobo pretends to reject him to force a decision. After seeking advice from the Trash Heap, Wembley decides to become a fireman, and the Fraggle Rock Volunteer Fire Department welcomes him even though none of them, including Wembley, know how to start a fire. Alongside the main story, Doc tinkers in his workshop with his dog Sprocket while Gobo reads a postcard from Uncle Traveling Matt about a wild train ride.

I Want to Be You

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Red Fraggle wants to show her friend Gobo a slide stunt, but everyone would rather hear Mokey's poems. Feeling overlooked, Red decides to become Mokey, copying her hair, her voice and her habit of gathering radishes and writing verse, until Boober mistakes the changes for a disease. Disguised as a bush, Red accidentally helps free her friends when a young Gorg traps them, and she decides she would rather be herself, master of the slide. In the human workshop, Doc prepares a costume for a party while his dog Sprocket ends up dressed as Doc.