Episode 218: The Day the Music Died

Gobo is selected to write the Glory Song, and he asks all the Fraggles not to sing for a little while so that he can concentrate. Just as he starts to get a handle on the song, the lights go out all over Fraggle Rock, and all the Fraggles and Doozers fall asleep. Eventually, only Gobo is left to figure out how to bring the light back to the Rock.
Meanwhile, Doc tries to find a way to communicate with other species starting with Sprocket.
==Fraggle Facts==
* Once every generation, a Fraggle is chosen by random draw to write the Glory Song, a commemoration of that cycle of the cave. The song is a major part of the Fraggles' oral history, and Gobo's selection is an enormous honor.
* It is revealed that the Ditzies are the light source of Fraggle Rock and live off the music there.
==Notes==
* This episode illuminates one of the big mysteries of Fraggle Rock — if they live in underground caves, where does all the light come from?
* In Uncle Traveling Matt's postcard, he meets a street musician playing a guitar. The musician is played by Phil Balsam, who wrote all the music for Fraggle Rock.
* In 2011, this episode was the subject of a controversy. While watching the episode in reruns on The Hub, a father claimed that the racial slur "Jigaboo" was uttered. According to the episode's script, the line is "Gee Gobo." To prevent other viewers from making the same mistake, The Hub planned to edit Gobo's name out of the sentence before future airings of the episode. North Texas Dad Says Unnoticed Racial Slur Slipped In 'Fraggle Rock' Cartoon November 10, 2011.
*Prior to Gobo's "no music" decree, we hear bits of both "Doozer March Song (Set Your Shoulder)" and "Muck and Goo" sung through the rock.
==International versions==
*UK version: The Captain tries to communicate with Sprocket by barking and growling and then tries out sign language. Sprocket retrieves the Captain's hat and is able to tell time, but always ends up picking up his bowl and asking for food. In Uncle Matt's postcard, Matt visits a football stadium, where he puts on the colors for Arsenal FC and joins in with the waving and singing that the silly creatures appear to have gathered there to do. Just when he was about to give up on his quest to communicate with his dog, the Captain comes to the conclusion that he and Sprocket have been communicating with each other all along when Sprocket picks up his leash as soon as the Captain indicates they should go for a walk.
==Supporting cast==
* The World's Oldest Fraggle (Dave Goelz)
* The Storyteller (Terry Angus)
* Gillis Fraggle (Richard Hunt)
* Ditzies (Kathryn Mullen)
==Songs==
*"Stuff Samba"
*"Shine On, Shine On Me"
==Video releases==
*Fraggle Rock: Complete Second Season (HIT!, 2006)
*Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection (HIT!, 2008)
==Sources==
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