Fraggle Talk: The Unofficial Fraggle Rock Podcast

Previously a Patreon exclusive, here's our silly live-recorded bonus episode with Adam taking the reins as the expert on the Adventure Time episode "Party Animal."

In which Red tries to power through a sports injury in order to not disappoint her hero. PLUS: Hockey-adjacent Calvinball. The return of Lanford’s sweater! Quitting is great, y’all. More Fraggle teeth! The sort-of return of Dimpley and Noble.

In which young Traveling Matt follows his Uncle Gobo and makes a huge discovery. PLUS: Young Matt is a puppy. Is “dimp” not a real word? Tesla’s ghost gets revenge and Doc solves the global energy crisis.

In which Mokey sends Junior on a quest for a friend. PLUS: Do Gorgs ever eat Fraggles? How do you make watermelon en croute? The largest radish in the universe! Do radishes pair well with pretzels?

In which Gobo gets his friends in trouble by following his Uncle Matt’s rules too strictly. With special guest Jarrod Fairclough! PLUS: Whatever happened to tires in playgrounds? Fragglish written language spotted! What do we think sweetwater tastes like? Jarrod discovers he lived this episode. New TV show idea! Near-death experience = learn how to whistle.

In which Red and Lanford compete together in a race and fight off Clinging Creeper vines. Thank goodness our leader Becca Petunia is back! PLUS: The Decemberists internet challenge! Da Rules (WOF’s “Rap”). Gorg ghee. We love a civic engagement king. Does Lanford have cell walls AND cell membranes?

In which Mokey takes a very silly club too seriously. With very special guest, Fraggle Rock producer Larry Mirkin! PLUS: The final appearance of Convincing John. Robert Burns Day and “Ode to a Haggis.” No Fraggle Fight Club allowed! Who’s to say there’s not a rhinoceros in Fraggle Rock?

In which … well, Wembley finds a mean genie. With special guests the hosts of Kermitment, Matthew Gaydos and Sam Schultz! PLUS: Are podcasts voluntary hauntings? Traveling Matt as Denzel Washington’s copilot. Charpuce! The Genie’s song: Taylor’s Version.

In which Red and Wembley meet a cute, fuzzly shapeshifter and save him from becoming a monster. PLUS: Spiders, yay or nay? How do you pronounce “Ynysgynwraidd”? We need Traveling Matt in “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.” Who are the Paloonians? With special guest Katilyn Miller from ToughPigs!

ToughPigs Patrons, enjoy "Too Hot for Fraggle Talk: Part 2" and "Adam's Adventure Time Corner"!

In which Philo and Gunge leave Marjory to look for Home. PLUS: Tiny little bindles! Phimon & Gungefunkel. Who does a demigod go to for therapy? Marjory’s bones and Gorg diets. Should Wander McMooch get a redemption arc?

In which Gobo and Wembley get sick, and Boober must confront his fear of germs. PLUS: What is the correct spelling of doog(a/e)nberries? Exasperated Nurse Red and Whiny Baby Gobo. Is this the weirdest postcard yet? At least it’s not Yellow Beeping Glonks Disease!

In which Mokey takes on too much responsibility and impersonates a pepper shaker. PLUS: Elven Queen Ardath. Why is it “Goomba” soup? Queen Esmerelda’s She-Shed. Not one but TWO Tom Lehrer/Daniel Radcliffe fun facts!

In which Gobo hoards a delicious treasure from his friends and becomes weightless. With special guest Mark Gale! PLUS: Singing Diggits! We’re not going to think about Fraggle puberty. Does Red have a cold? This episode is (not actually) brought to you by Campbell’s soup! Did Fraggles invent weighted blankets?

In which Boober avoids Joke Day, only to face a Doozer-eating glob. PLUS: Little Shop of Horrors vibes! Why is Doc writing an article about cats? Fraggle teeth confirmed! Do Doozers lay eggs? Fraggle NOPE. What’s the most satisfying flea-killing method?

In which Red gets paranoid about her missing radish bars. PLUS: Viking Sprocket! Julia dog-sitting another Muppet. What is Gobo allergic to? The Eminent and Venerable Council of Sages! Do sweets make you sleepwalk?

In which Cantus returns and Gobo learns a holiday lesson. PLUS: More Fraggles in winter wear! Puppets doing puppetry! Beth’s maybe someday Fraggle Rock tattoo. Sinterklaas clog lore and calling out Bezos. Another B&E from Traveling Matt.

We’re wrapping up season 2 with listener questions, corrections, additions, and letters that make us cry. PLUS: Dennis Lee fighting crime in Russia, malfunctioning gaggles, and Beth’s “Tickle Me Elmo” story.

In which Fraggle Rock is overrun with fuzzy caterpillars and Mokey learns nothing.  PLUS: Sprocket does a Scooter Fist! Kava = dirt wine? Missed opportunity for a cowboy song. Millinery lesson time! Eldritch jellyfish butterflies!

In which Sidebottom is back, steering Boober through lying, beast sitting, and baloobius reading. PLUS: Is this a prequel to “A Muppet Family Christmas”? Julia & Adam’s Mountain Veggie Goats Tales Corner. Beast on a leash! Traveling Lady = Stevie Nicks? Bleeped Walt Whitman.

In which Wrench is peer-pressured into “flooping” and gets a dangerous case of hiccups. PLUS: We hope our NSA agents are enjoying this. Is flooping drugs?? Gaslight, gatekeep, girl boss. Carpenter Beetle Jesus? Bandages cure everything!

In which Wembley gets caught in the middle of Gobo's and Red’s competitiveness. PLUS: MIA Fraggles is now a running gag. Fraggles can spell in English? What’s the deal with Dimpley, Noble, and Rumple? Shout out to the Fraggle with the acoustic soundboard! “Rumple still wins” = Rumplestiltskin?

In which Red and Mokey go from best friends to roommates to enemies to best friends again. PLUS: We plot Roz’s takeover of Movin’ Right Along. #OhMyGodTheyWereRoommates. “Feeeed me, Mokey!” Commit to the knit! That’s not very Live, Laugh, Love of you, Mokey. Featuring special guest Roz Strand!

In which Boober accidentally creates a magical but dangerous concoction. PLUS: Julia & Adam’s Mountain Goats Corner. Wembley’s Scooter Fist™! Our request for a Fraggle MIA music video. What is the invisibility property of radishes? Oppenboober or Boobenheimer?

In which Gobo must write the Glory Song and save the Ditzies. PLUS: We are not going to Fraggle fancast Rent. Engage the Infinite Shenanigans Engine! A host fight worse than Red Vines vs Twizzlers? Possibly the most majestic mustache of all time. Featuring special guest Morgan Roe of the Zeitgeist Radio podcast!

In which Mokey is captured and the World's Oldest Fraggle declares war. PLUS: Dead rat king or clump of hair? Can Junior grow Atomic Sour Warheads? Background rock-carrying shenanigans. How many light bulbs? Mokey the wedding planner. Featuring special guest JD Hansel! (Content warning at the beginning of the episode)

In which WanderMcMooch cons Junior into selling the castle, but Mokey and Red help him turn the tables. PLUS: Sonic the Capitalist Frog! The weird things we ate as kids. Dan Garza’s very sweet headcanon. Do Gorgs have capitalism? New Solemn Oath just dropped! Featuring very special guest Dan Garza from Back to the Rock!

In which a gift from the Wish-Granting Creature invites the Fraggles to different wondrous lands, creating a schism between them. PLUS: Very special guest Dan Garza from Back to the Rock! Should Junior start a union? Manny’s Mattress Palace! The DC Tangent. Gobo has big Moses energy. Gillis is back! “Follow the Road” = ordering at IHOP. The Great Teacher has spoken—nyyeeah!

In which Wembley seeks Convincing John’s help to cure his wembling. PLUS: A perfect satirical skewering of toxic positivity. Shout-out to Chidi from The Good Place. Patreon Adventure Time side quest! Did we finally find a seam in the worldbuilding??

In which Red starts a helping club and recruits Cotterpin Doozer. PLUS: Becca’s the leader now! Sprocket has a license to dog. “I Want Candy” mashup! How many Rule Number Ones are there? Adam learns how Doozer puppets are operated! Are the Zappa kids Muppet fans? Featuring special guest Becca Petunia!

In which Flange and Modem reignite the ancient Doozer vice: competitiveness! PLUS: Boober predicts Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Adam plans the perfect Chicago-specific crime spree. We learn a lot of Doozerish insults. Helmet yeet! Traveling Matt colonizes the CN Tower in Toronto. What sketchy stuff is Ned Shimmelfinney up to? Featuring special guest Matthew Soberman!

In which Wembley trades places with a huckster who’s fleeing the Poison Cackler. PLUS: Why is he called Seven Words Max? Richard Hunt Appreciation Hour! “Horse enchiladas”?? Wembley’s formula for a perfect life. What is that thing in the salon mirror behind Traveling Matt?? Featuring special guest Anthony Strand!

In which Sprocket gets stuck in the hole to Fraggle Rock. PLUS: Bloodborne Bert and Snuffy. Fraggles (sort of) snowboarding! We enthusiastically support Shane’s Studio Ghibli journey. Sprocket-Gobo nose boop when? Adam’s cool new game “Mousetrap Trap.” The 360 Buttered Dog Yeet! Featuring special guest Shane Keating!

In which the Fraggle Five disguise themselves as a Gorg legend. PLUS: Junior does not get The Talk. Aretha appreciation time! What the heck IS Sir Hubris, anyway? Ancient Greek theater history. The Fraggle Five try Muppet Man! Featuring special guest Danny Horn!

ToughPigs is proud to present the season 2 premiere of FRAGGLE TALK: BACK TO THE ROCK! This premiere episode - and the rest of the star-studded season - will be playing on the "Muppet Fan Podcasts with ToughPigs.com" channel. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. We hope you enjoy this teaser! Fraggle Talk: Classic will return soon!

We're on summer break! In the meantime, check out the original Fraggle Talk podcast about season 1 of Back to the Rock right here!

In which Cotterpin Doozer runs away to become a Fraggle. PLUS: Do Doozers have a concept of ‘naked’? The (totally unnecessary) Lippizaner Stallion Tangent. What is a cotterpin? Morgendorffer/Belcher 2024. Why does Wingnut need to wax the dog? Featuring special guest Wendell Britt!

We review episode 7 of season 2, “Mokey and the Minstrels,” in which Mokey… well, joins the Minstrels! PLUS: Cantus is back! Is Brool a veteran? Mokey’s robe modification. Why no postcard scene? The Minstrels are snoring in harmony! Mokey confirmed Burnt Out Gifted Student.

In which we meet Sidebottom, and Boober must learn how to either live with him or stay awake forever. PLUS: It’s the episode where we all say “****!” What does it mean to dream about red-and-white striped socks? Wembley’s noises! Flying dreams! Is there an official spelling of “Whoopi/e/e”? More naps in public spaces! Getting nerdy about IFS therapy.

ToughPigs’ Katilyn Miller joins us to review “Uncle Matt Comes Home,” in which Gobo and Traveling Matt try to find the legendary Crystal Cavern. PLUS: Have we all been in Doc’s closet the whole time? Gillis Fraggle is here! Is a radish meringue cake like a pavlova? Matt’s mustache mech. What happens if you cross a Furby with a Bratz doll? Gobo’s “I learned it from watching you!” moment.

Red befriends the Last of the Lily Creatures but no one believes her. PLUS: Seaweed research time! Gaslighting vs Casslighting. The subjectivity of rock beetles. We demand Marlon’s Monster Museum T-shirts! It was only a matter of time before we referenced the Folgers commercial.

In our latest FRAGGLE TALK: CLASSIC, we review episode 3 of season 2, “The Trash Heap Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” in which Philo and Gunge recruit Wembley and Boober to help Marjory through some big changes. PLUS: Doc goes full Mr. Wizard. Forsoothian Gorgs! Fraggles = Hobbits? The Dark Souls II Gender-Swap Coffin-Toolshed. Wheelbarrow naps! The many accents of Marjory.

Doc’s workshop has become Full House. Sometimes noise too much! Red’s diss track. DO NOT INHALE BLEACH. Gary the Face-Harp Guy. Obligatory Kermit tangent. The cultural significance of Whoopie. The Storyteller returns! The Caves of Executive Dysfunction. Poetry is the hero of this episode! Hermit Eric from Boy Meets World.

We’re back with season 2! Fraggle Tumblr vs Fraggle DSM5. Could this egg fit two human babies? The Dogma tangent. Sprocket walked so the Curiosity Mars Rover could run. Does this species of bird share a common ancestor with giraffes?

We’re wrapping up season 1 with overall impressions so far, listener questions, and Becca Petunia stops by for a mini episode of “Hubba Wha?!” Hear Adam’s theories for season 2, and how we’d make the world a little Gorglier and more… Doozery? Doozerish? Doozerian?

How much does Google weigh? Tuberous vegetable discussion time! Do Fraggles have doctors? How did Traveling Matt get to Australia? Let Marjory knit! Fancasting the Hairy-Chested Batworm. The different flavors of Mokey + Power. The script idea that (thank goodness) never was. The Fraggles can have a little religion, as a treat. With special guest Joe Hennes of ToughPigs.com!

Doc has your grandma’s crockery. Peak '80s Dad fashions. What is the Doozer Equinox? This trio of wemblers defends wembling! The introduction of Large Marvin! Limbo-ing hype rats, swimming Fraggles, and Extra Beings. Yeet the puppet (serious). How many times will Adam get fired before the end of the episode? With special guest Jarrod Fairclough.

Sprocket finally sets some boundaries. Why are you a person if you’ve never built a boat? Garlic gumdrops as a metaphor for conflicting accessibility needs? Defining the music genre “Fragglecore.” Hiccup lore. Do Fraggles know what ice is? Junior goes full Elmer Fudd. The Official and Serene Holy Gorg Toot to the Dead! Special guest: JD Hansel of ToughPigs.com.

Why and how is Doc making freeze-dried erasers? Are dog whiskers like cat whiskers? Look, Fraggle family trees are confusing. Fandom Corner has feelings about SuperWhoLock. Professor Adam teaches us about air elementals.