Fraggle Rock History A significant amount of history predates the events recounted in " Fraggle Rock " . These historical periods are often only mentioned in passing , but are occasionally seen through flashbacks or ( in one case ) time travel . Absolute dates are available for Gorg history only , as ages and anniversaries are sometimes given . The dates listed here are based on the assumption that time flows the same way in the Gorg world as it does in Outer Space . This is a reasonable conclusion , however , as both cycles of the moon ( " " ) and seasons ( " " ) in the two worlds have been shown to coincide . Events in Fraggle and Doozer history can only be dated relative to one another . For instance , no Doozer constructions are visible in the episode " , " suggesting that the Doozers had not yet left the Cavern of Lost Dreams . Gorgs . The earliest days of Gorg history are shrouded in legend , which tells of the original ruler of the Universe , Sir Hubris . Sir Hubris was not a Gorg , but rather a short , skinny creature in a brown hooded cloak . When he went off to explore his realm , he gave his crown to the first Gorg ruler , King Gorgus the Great . Much more recently , a descendant of King Gorgus named Pa Gorg was born around the year 1001 . He became king in 1245 when the leaves fell from the Nirvana Tree in his father ' s garden . In 1474 , he married Ma Gorg , daughter of Queen Esmerelda . Their son , Junior Gorg , was born in 1511 . Fraggles and Doozers . Ancient Fraggles fed on cave mushrooms . They were bald and wore hats to keep their heads warm . In contrast to their modern - day anarchy , the ancient Fraggles had leaders , laws ( one of which forbade laughter ) , and prisons . A prophecy held that a great and wondrous Fraggle named Blundig would one day come to rule the Rock . When Blundig finally showed up ( during the reign of Fishface Fraggle ) , she made the revolutionary suggestion that Fraggles should abandon the idea of leaders in favor of each leading himself and all leading each other . It was she who invented the " dance your cares away " lyrics of the Fraggle Rock Theme , which were immediately recognized as an inspiring concept and ushered in a new era in Fraggle history . Meanwhile , the earliest Doozers lived in the Cavern of Lost Dreams , where they built column - like structures from mushrooms . When they ran out of building material , they left the cave and spread into the rest of the Rock , where they first encountered Fraggles and began mining radishes from underneath the Gorgs ' Garden . At some later point , the Doozers went through a brief period in which they had a king ( who bore a striking resemblance to Gunge ) . This was an unhappy time in Doozer history , as the constant need for festivals and tributes took time away from building . Much more recently , the Fraggles were threatened with starvation when a mushroom blight hit the Rock . The day was saved by a young Fraggle named Traveling Matt ( nephew of the great explorer Uncle Gobo ) , who discovered the Gorgs ' Garden and thus a new source of food : radishes . When Matt grew up , he raised his own nephew , also named Gobo , in the same cave that he himself had grown up in . The Trash Heap . Marjory the Trash Heap was originally an inanimate heap of trash accumulated by the Gorgs . That all changed when Philo and Gunge chanced through the Gorgs ' Garden ; their presence caused Marjory to come to life .