I don't suppose there's any sort of intentional wordplay on "Fraggle" and "Fragile"? As in, the balance of life is a very "fragile" one? I've never heard that mentioned. It just struck me.
Now this is a clever plot twist!
Boober is such a fully realized, totally believable character. Goelz plays his scenes with such interesting, delicate choices.
"We're talking science and facts!" says Doc. Interesting that they make science the enemy of truth here.
Marjory refers to Outer Space as "up there". Interesting.
Oh, Junior actually thumped Boober -- a finger flick to the nose!
A really, really great episode. What a fantastic script. There was so much going on, always crystal clear, perfectly motivated. I just loved it. Boober kneeling at the hole to Outer Space, it was like he was praying, praying to someone he wasn't sure was out there or was listening. And then he decided that that wasn't enough, and he needed to do something! An incredibly profound episode about life, interconnectivity, science, ecology, money, fear. Awesome. And all capped by an amazing, complex performance by Dave Goelz as Boober. Boober is one of the greatest Muppet characters ever.
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