Episode 508: Mokey, Then and Now

When Mokey, Wembley and Boober re-enact an ancient ceremony in the Sacred Cave, they're mysteriously transported back to the past, to an era of bald Fraggles who never laugh. Mokey is brought face to face with Fishface Fraggle, the leader of the Fraggles who has terrible breath. She also meets Noodlenose Fraggle, who has a floppy appendage on his nose. Noodlenose loves to laugh, a heinous crime that gets him thrown in jail. Mokey learns that in ancient times, when Fraggles were bald and had leaders, it was prophesied that the Great and Wondrous Blundig would one day come to rule the Rock. When Mokey arrives, she is mistaken for the Great and Wondrous Blundig, and hailed as the new leader. Mokey makes the revolutionary suggestion to give up the idea of great and wondrous leaders in favor of Fraggles each leading themselves and all leading each other. She invents the phrase "Dance your cares away," which is immediately recognized as an inspiring concept and ushers in a new era in Fraggle history.
Meanwhile, Doc tricks Sprocket into thinking that he has gone into the future through the time machine he made for Mrs. Teelywally's school play, but can't help lifting his fake beard to drink his tea.
==Supporting cast==
* Ancient Fraggles
* Fishface Fraggle (Jerry Nelson)
* Bonehead Fraggle (Cheryl Wagner)
* Bigmouth Fraggle (Bob Stutt)
* Noodlenose Fraggle (Tim Gosley)
File:Fishface.jpg|Fishface Fraggle
File:Bigmouth.jpg|Bigmouth Fraggle
File:Bonehead.jpg|Bonehead Fraggle
File:Noodlenose.jpg|Noodlenose Fraggle
==Notes==
*During Doc's little prank on Sprocket with the model time machine, he makes mention that "Shimmelfinney and Fluffanella moved away and I would have gone with them if it weren't for you"; unknowingly foreshadowing a major plot point at the series' end.
==Songs==
*"Voodoo Spell"
*"Still So Far"
==Video releases==
*Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection (HIT!, 2008)
*Fraggle Rock: The Complete Final Season (Lions Gate Entertainment, 2009)
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