Monday, March 15, 2010

Fraggle Blog - Sidebottom Blues

Episode IViii, written by David Young.

So is the name of this episode "Sidebottom Blues" as Muppet Wiki says, or "Sidebottom's Blues", as the DVD says? At any rate, I like these DVD screens on season 4 much better than on the other three sets. Take that, HIT!

Great opening of this episode. Perfectly set up with Wembley and Boober.

The whole Sidebottom thing is pretty weird...the fact that he can come out into reality, complete with a unique costume, and take over for Boober! Weird. But I love Sidebottom.

Great the way Boober and Sidebottom keep melding and splitting apart.

But the Fraggles won't go out into the Gorgs' garden because Junior Gorg is there. Why are they still afraid of Junior? Maybe I'm making too much of it, but it seems like sometimes the progression of the show gets ignored.

Wow, I think Dave Goelz is performing both Sidebottom and Boober in separate passes. Some really complex choreography.

Ooh, Wembley had different trick eyes for the bonkleberry shot!

Okay, that was a really great episode, one of the best. Incredibly well plotted, shot, and performed. Getting all those kinks out of the storyline makes all the difference in the world in terms of enjoyment.

And as that was the last episode shot for season 3, from this point onward we are firmly into season 4.

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