Episode 205: Uncle Matt Comes Home

After a year in Outer Space, Uncle Traveling Matt returns to Fraggle Rock, and his nephew Gobo looks forward to joining him as an exploring partner. However, the arrogant Uncle Matt insists on treating Gobo like a child when they set off in search of the fabled Crystal Cavern.
==Fraggle Facts==
*A Rock Clinger is one of the most obnoxiously cute things in the Rock. If you hang around one for a while, it falls in love with you and follows you forever, poisoning your life with its insipid cuteness. The Fraggles avoid them.
==Notes==
*Uncle Matt's welcoming anthem, "The Whoopee Cantata," is arranged and conducted by Gillis Fraggle. Gillis' name is a reference to the series' music arranger, Don Gillis.
*This episode slightly contradicts later episodes of the series. As Gobo dives through the hole in Doc's Workshop into Fraggle Rock, Doc hears Gobo shout "Whoopee!" This inspires Doc to investigate Sprocket's claims of creatures living behind the hole more closely. However, in the last few episodes of the series, it's made clear that Doc cannot actually see or hear the Fraggles at all.
*Boober only appears in two scenes (one being the song "Welcome Back, Uncle Matt") near the beginning. Mokey is similarly absent during the same scenes. However, the lack of Boober was most likely to free up Dave Goelz to play Uncle Traveling Matt (whose appearances were usually solo and outside of Fraggle Rock).
*The postcard seen at the beginning of the episode features an image of the kinetic sculpture The Featherstone-Kite Openwork Basketweave Mark Two Gentleman’s Flying Machine by Rowland Emett.
*In the opening scene, Doc is inspired by the book The Cockpit Book of Knots (1980) by David Weatherston and Patrick Brophy. 
==International versions==
*German version: The postcard shown in the US version originally appeared on the German co-production Episode 112: The Finger of Light. In the German version of episode 205 Matt recounts how he bought a watch, thinking it was a compass, which caused him to bump into things and needing bandages and plasters. 
==Supporting cast==
*Gillis Fraggle (Richard Hunt)
*Rock Clinger (Lee Armstrong)
==Songs==
*"Welcome Back, Uncle Matt"
*"Follow Me"
==Video releases==
*Fraggle Rock: Complete Second Season (HIT!, 2006)
*Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection (HIT!, 2008)
==International episode titles==
*France: "Le Retour de l'oncle Matt" (The Return of Uncle Matt)
*Germany: "Onkel Matt kommt nach Hause" (Uncle Matt Gets Home)
*Netherlands: "Oom Roel komt thuis"
*Spain: "El tío Matt vuelve a casa"
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