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The Best Episodes of Fraggle Rock Season 1

Every episode of Fraggle Rock Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Fraggle Rock Season 1!

The Fraggles are a fun-loving community of creatures who live in a subterranean fantasy land where they love to play, sing and dance their cares...
Genres:KidsFamilySci-Fi & FantasyComedy
Network:HBO
Episodes
24
Avg. Rating
7.6
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.9
7.5
7.0

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Beginnings" is the best rated episode of "Fraggle Rock" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 164 votes. Directed by Jim Henson and written by Jerry Juhl, it aired on 1/10/1983. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Wembley and the Gorgs".

  • Beginnings
    7.9/10(164)

    #1 - Beginnings

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 1/10/1983

    Gobo's Uncle Matt discovers the opening to Outer Space and sets off to explore it, leaving Gobo behind to explore Fraggle Rock and pick up the postcards Matt will send.

    Director: Jim Henson

    Writer: Jerry Juhl

  • Wembley and the Gorgs
    7.5/10(122)

    #2 - Wembley and the Gorgs

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 1/17/1983

    Wembley agrees with everyone, including the Gorgs, who decide he makes a great loyal subject.

    Director: Jim Henson

    Writer: Jerry Juhl

  • Let the Water Run
    7.0/10(115)

    #3 - Let the Water Run

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 1/24/1983

    Red's Swimming Extravaganza is canceled when the Pool goes dry and there's no water to fill it.

    Director: Perry Rosemond

    Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson

  • You Can't Do That Without a Hat
    7.0/10(105)

    #4 - You Can't Do That Without a Hat

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 1/31/1983

    Boober is really brave until he loses his lucky hat.

    Director: Perry Rosemond

    Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson

  • The Thirty-Minute Work Week
    7.3/10(98)

    #5 - The Thirty-Minute Work Week

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 2/7/1983

    Wembley has to decide what job he wants to do.

    Director: Norman Campbell

    Writer: Jerry Juhl

  • The Preachification of Convincing John
    7.9/10(101)

    #6 - The Preachification of Convincing John

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 2/14/1983

    Mokey decides that eating Doozer constructions hurts their feelings, so she gets Convincing John to help her get the Fraggles to stop.

    Director: Jim Henson

    Writer: Jerry Juhl

  • I Want to Be You
    7.5/10(93)

    #7 - I Want to Be You

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 2/21/1983

    Everyone loves Mokey, so Red decides to be just like her.

    Director: Perry Rosemond

    Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson

  • The Terrible Tunnel
    7.4/10(95)

    #8 - The Terrible Tunnel

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 2/28/1983

    Wembley accidentally finds the legendary Terrible Tunnel.

    Director: George Bloomfield

    Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson

  • The Lost Treasure of the Fraggles
    7.3/10(94)

    #9 - The Lost Treasure of the Fraggles

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 3/7/1983

    Gobo and Red find a map that leads to the Ancient Treasure of the Fraggles.

    Director: Perry Rosemond

    Writer: Jerry Juhl

  • Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk
    7.5/10(86)

    #10 - Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 3/14/1983

    Gobo gets trapped in Outer Space when Doc boards up the hole in the wall.

    Director: Perry Rosemond

    Writer: Jerry Juhl

  • Catch the Tail by the Tiger
    7.6/10(85)

    #11 - Catch the Tail by the Tiger

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 3/21/1983

    It's been two weeks since Traveling Matt's last postcard, so Gobo decides to go into Outer Space to look for him.

    Director: Jim Henson

    Writer: David Young

  • The Finger of Light
    7.4/10(82)

    #12 - The Finger of Light

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 3/28/1983

    Mokey wins Ruler of the Rock Day, but she has a lot of trouble being in charge.

    Director: Peter Harris

    Writer: David Young

  • We Love You, Wembley
    7.6/10(82)

    #13 - We Love You, Wembley

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 4/4/1983

    Everybody wants Wembley to do something for them, except a Fraggle named Lou, who likes Wembley just for who he is.

    Director: Jim Henson

    Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson

  • The Challenge
    7.4/10(80)

    #14 - The Challenge

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 4/11/1983

    Red challenges Gobo's leadership.

    Director: George Bloomfield

    Writer: Jerry Juhl

  • I Don't Care
    7.4/10(78)

    #15 - I Don't Care

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 4/18/1983

    Boober is sick of everyone not respecting his feelings.

    Director: Stephen Katz

    Writer: Carol Bolt

  • Capture the Moon
    7.4/10(78)

    #16 - Capture the Moon

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 4/25/1983

    Gobo is the Moon-Greeter for this month's Festival of the Fraggle Moon, when Junior Gorg steals the Moon!

    Director: Douglas Williams

    Writer: David Brandes

  • Marooned
    8.2/10(87)

    #17 - Marooned

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 5/2/1983

    Boober's birthday is interrupted by a disaster (and didn't he just know this was going to happen?!).

    Director: George Bloomfield

    Writer: David Young

  • The Minstrels
    8.2/10(97)

    #18 - The Minstrels

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 5/9/1983

    The Fraggles meet the band of traveling musicians known as The Minstrels, led by the mysterious and wise Cantus. Everyone must find their own song, but Red is having a lot of trouble with hers.

    Director: Jim Henson

    Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson

  • The Great Radish Famine
    7.8/10(80)

    #19 - The Great Radish Famine

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 5/16/1983

    The Trash Heap decides to teach the Fraggles, Doozers and Gorgs a lesson by magically making all the radishes in the Gorg's garden disappear.

    Director: George Bloomfield

    Writer: Jerry Juhl

  • The Garden Plot
    7.6/10(76)

    #20 - The Garden Plot

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 5/23/1983

    Fraggle Rock is under attack from two sides when Sprocket tries to smash his way in, and Junior Gorg tries to pulverize it.

    Director: George Bloomfield

    Writer: bpNichol

  • Gobo's Discovery
    7.6/10(73)

    #21 - Gobo's Discovery

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 5/30/1983

    Gobo thinks he's lost his nerve and decides not to be an explorer anymore.

    Director: Martin Lavut

    Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson

  • Mokey's Funeral
    7.8/10(79)

    #22 - Mokey's Funeral

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 6/6/1983

    Nobody thinks Mokey is good at practical things, so she tries to deal with Junior Gorg's Fraggle trap on her own.

    Director: Jim Henson

    Writer: Jerry Juhl, Susan Juhl

  • The Beast of Bluerock
    7.9/10(76)

    #23 - The Beast of Bluerock

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 6/13/1983

    Wembley must choose between entering Red's splash-a-thon and accompanying Gobo on a scary journey.

    Director: George Bloomfield

    Writer: Sugith Varughese

  • New Trash Heap in Town
    7.5/10(71)

    #24 - New Trash Heap in Town

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 7/4/1983

    Through a misunderstanding, Mokey becomes the new Trash Heap.

    Director: George Bloomfield

    Writer: Laura Phillips