Fraggle Rock ( UK ) " Fraggle Rock " ’ s first international co - production was the English UK version , though the French and German versions began airing sooner . The segments within the Muppet world of Fraggle Rock are identical to the American version , however the segments from outer space ( i . e . the Doc & Sprocket and Traveling Matt segments ) were changed to fit the UK audience . Fraggle Rock was located on a rock headland or island at a sea coast ( actually called Fraggle Rock in the show ) . There is a lighthouse on the island . The lighthouse was the home of the Captain , a retired sailor and the UK version of the Doc character , played by Fulton MacKay . Sprocket was still his companion , however . Due to MacKay ' s death in 1987 , the Captain was replaced in the fourth UK season by a younger character known as P . K . ( Principal Keeper , the Captain ' s nephew ) , played by John Gordon Sinclair . In the sixth UK season , P . K . was replaced by B . J . ( Bertwhistle Jr . ) , played by Simon O ' Brien . The episode order and story - lines were different than the original North American version . The UK version also had seven seasons compared to the five US seasons . The characterization of the Captain and Sprocket is also different . One particular difference is that the Captain is slightly more harsh towards Sprocket than Doc is . The UK co - production was the only one to take the series through to the end . France and Germany ended before episode 96 . A selection of episodes was released on VHS . A petition to have " Fraggle Rock " released on DVD was run on the web for many years ; until 2004 the only DVD release had been in the UK , a " best of " collection of 12 episodes in a grainy transfer from the VHS release . TVS , the original broadcasters , has passed through several owners since 1992 and of the 96 episodes , only 12 master copies were known to still be in existence . HIT Entertainment has tried unsuccessfully to locate the missing episodes , including extensive inquiries with The Jim Henson Company both in the UK and the US . " ( For a detailed list of UK video and DVD releases , see Fraggle Rock UK Videography . ) " An effort by fan Alex Taylor to track down the episodes in whatever format is available has confirmed that at least 29 episodes exist in broadcast quality , with 87 episodes existing in some form . Eight out of nine episodes were unaccounted for in any format until 2017 . When UK television channels wish to broadcast the show , they are forced to use US versions ; such was the case with Cartoon Network in 2004 . During March 1985 Uncle Traveling Matt did one month of live presentation for CITV , the children ' s afternoon programming block on ITV . A Live - Hand Muppet version of Matt , performed by Dave Goelz , was used for these appearances , which were broadcast from Central House , the home of Central Independent Television , the successor to ATV , in Birmingham . Matt would announce all the children ' s programming , except Fraggle Rock itself . Each Wednesday afternoon just before the show was broadcast , Matt would somehow be distracted and remain unaware his fellow Fraggles were on TV . Openings . Unlike the French and German co - productions , this international co - production of " Fraggle Rock " has a longer opening , mostly involving the shot of the lighthouse . Because of the change in actor , there were three different opening titles produced . The first three seasons had two different openings with the Captain , while the rest of the show ' s run had one opening per keeper . There were also two alternate openings , including one with Sprocket alone in the lighthouse , as seen in " " . In addition , the theme tune was also edited with additional sound effects . The first half of the opening from the second and third series ( ending after the Fraggles ' first verse ) was included at the end of the segment titled " Docs And Sprockets " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _