"Another letter from Duncan!" Another shout out to the Fraggle Rock staff.
Wow! We're inside Doozerland!
So this episode seems to be about wanting to be something you're not. I wonder how it will resolve?
Fun Doozer song!
Okay, that was a really significant episode. First, it confirmed what I thought had occurred earlier, which is that Fraggles and Doozers can communicate. But mainly, it was a very nice, sudden insight into the world of the Doozers. I'd say the episode's "moral" was that you have to accept who and what you are, but also celebrate your individuality.
While the Doozers look perfectly adorable, I don't feel they work nearly as well on film as regular hand puppets. There's just something about a puppet having a human hand inside of it that gives it a warmth. The rod mechanism puppets -- or especially the remote controlled puppets -- just don't have the same warmth. Interesting that they didn't decide to build "Fraggle-sized" Doozers for shots with just Doozers in them.
I can see why Jim Henson wanted to direct that episode, since it revealed a lot of new things about the world of Fraggle Rock. I also enjoyed the shots of Fraggle feet, and the full body shot of Red squatting to talk to Cotterpin.
Very good episode, with fun songs.
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