01x03 - The Merggle Moon Migration

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Dance your cares away

Worry's for another day

Let the music play

Down at Fraggle Rock

Work your cares away

Dancing's for another day

Let the Fraggles play

-We're Gobo.
-Mokey.

-Wembley.
-Boober.

Red.

Junior!

Hello!

My radish.

Dance your cares away

Worry's for another day

Let the music play

Down at Fraggle Rock
Down at Fraggle Rock

Down at Fraggle Rock.

I love a night hike,
especially when I don't remember starting.

Wait. Am I dreaming?

Evening, giant, talking radish.

Am I dreaming?

Does this answer your question?

Not really.

Wait, wait, wait.
My hair was down when I went to sleep,

and now it's up.

Okay, yep. I'm dreaming.

Hey! Are you ready to hear something neat?

-Yes.
-Like very neat?

Very yes.

Okay. Here goes.

Something big is going to happen.

Something big is gonna happen!

Mokey, something big has happened.

-You woke me up.
-No, no, no.

Of course, that is big,

because I know how much
sleep fuels your energetic spirit.

But no, I'm talking about something else.

Something really, really big.

I feel it.

-Okay, cool. You know what I'm feeling?
-What?

Sleep.

The Fraggle Horn!
Something big is happening.

Let's go!

Hey, buds! How cool is this?

It's the middle of the night,
and we're not in bed!

Something big must be happening.

Wembley. I know.

I've kinda known for a while.

Remember, Wembley,
"big" doesn't mean "good."

That's why you don't tell someone,
"Big morning."

Okay. Attention, all Fraggles.

It's the World's Oldest Fraggle.
Let's get a closer look.

-Yeah.
-Scuse me. Sorry, pardon me.

-Coming through.
-Hi, Ronda.

Coming through.

Comin' through.

I have called you together

because something big is going to happen.

I knew it.

My Fraggles, once in a generation
an amazing event occurs.

Only I have seen it
because I'm so, so, so,

-so, so...
-Old.

I know that.

What is it?

No, I'm serious, Henchy.
What is it? I've forgotten.

It's the Merggle Moon Migration.

That sounds cool.

I knew that!

According to the Fraggle Folio of Facts,

which has been verified
by generations of Fraggles,

tonight the Merggles are going to do
a spectacular Moon Migration Dance.

Henchy, keep the excitement up.

Tell them some of the Merggles
have 12 tails. Yeah!

-But that's not true, sir.
-Yeah.

Facts matter.

Can everyone else hear those?
They're not just inside my own pickle?

I heard it.

-Anyway, tonight's the night.
-Yes.

This rare event happens
once a generation...

-Yeah.
-...during a Blue Moon.

-Where's the moon?
-It was there earlier.

Bit of a letdown?

Hi, blue moon.

You're so beautiful.

Come inside, tushie monster.

Your before-bed gazpacho's getting cold.

Gazpacho.

I love gazpacho. Coming, Ma!

Coming, coming, coming
Get my gazpacho

There it is!

Henchy, make the big announcement.

I bet we're going
to the Cavern of the Merggles

to see the Merggle Moon Migration.

We are all going
to the Cavern of the Merggles

to watch the Merggle Moon Migration.

Yeah!

Mokey! Mokey! Mokey!

Sorry.
Just been a little tapped in lately.

Been knowing a lotta stuff.

-Okay.
-Well, let's get going.

It's a very long way,
and we don't want to miss it.

Yeah.

I, personally, am very keen to see
the great love of my life...

the Queen Merggle.

She's as graceful in the water
as I am on land.

I'm okay.

I'm fine. I'm okay.

Now,
the route to Merggle Cavern is tricky.

Everyone, take a map.

Good idea.

I actually don't need one.

I've really been feeling things
ever since I woke up.

-Well, I'll take one for both of us.
-Good.

Thank you very much. Yeah.

Mokey?

Maps have real information.

Gobo. If you feel
the need to follow your outer map,

I support that.

I'm just in a place
where I need to follow my inner one.

Okay.

-You're my funny little guy.
-Thanks.

Moon Migration! Merggle Queen!

Moon Migration.

All right, friends. Let's hit the road.
I wanna get good seats for this thing.

Not the best seats,
'cause that'd be kinda selfish.

But very, very good seats.

About three rows back, perfectly centered,
but just a tad off to one side.

-Hello! Let's go!
-Yeah, right. Let's go.

-Wait!
-We're late!

-I left my radish necklace in our cave.
-Well?

My radish dream started
this whole big day, and...

I just really want it. I won't be long.

Mokey...

Howling at the moon, Sprocket?

Okay, but when those pigeons stole
my sandwich, you didn't say a thing.

You wanna see what I'm doing?
Then come down here.

And check... it... out.

I know, right?
Tonight, under the full moon,

baby sea turtle hatchlings
are gonna dig their way outta the sand

and run on
their cute little baby flippers.

We're gonna be able
to watch the whole thing live

because of our new drone!

All right. Let's go.

I borrowed this from school.
It's made for night flight.

Hey, look what I found.

A couple of cuties at 12:00.

Hey, that dude's barking at ya.

Okay,
now I'm not sure you realize that's us.

Onward to the beach.

This is so exciting.

You know what?
I was wrong to criticize you.

Howling is the only way
to express how exciting this all is.

-Quiet!
-Sorry, Mrs. Shimmelfinney.

Moon Migration's about to begin!

Flap your foot like a Merggle fin!

Flap, flap, flap, flap!

-Moon Migration's about to begin.
-Hurry! We're losing the others.

Red, breathe. All is fine.

Well, we're late because
you had to change your clothes.

Well, sorry.
I just wanted to dress like my dream.

I needed my radish necklace.
Do you like it, by the way?

I don't like it.

-Know why?
-Why?

Because I love it!

Oh, boy!

I've never been up this late before,
and I'm not even tired.

Anyway, the map says to go this way.

Yeah, but...

something is telling me
that this is the way.

What?

The way you wanna go ends in
a black swirly blob named "Echo Chamber."

Which to me says, "No, no, no, no, no."

I feel you, Boober.

-Mostly because you're on my foot.
-Sorry.

Listen, my intuition
has been talking to me all day,

and my intuition says I should keep
following my intuition. Okay?

I can't. I can't.

We are going the way the map
is telling us to go, AKA the right way!

I will not miss
the Merggle Moon Migration,

a thing I didn't know about
until an hour ago,

but that I will now freak out about
if I don't see!

Okay. Well...
it's like my Uncle Matt always says,

sometimes you gotta go your own way.

I'm not loving you bringing him into this.

Well, we'll see who gets there first,

you old map-heads.

I'm gonna get there so early
the Merggles will still be warming up.

Pretty.

Where are we going
in the middle of the night, Cotterpin?

I'm half asleep.

-Maybe lay on the horn to jolt my juices.
-Okay.

Okay, I'm up.
Now, what are we doing out here?

Well, sir, I found water
where there's never been water before.

So I think that means
there must be radishes out here.

Slam on the brakes, please.

Thanks. It would've been
a lot more dramatic if I was driving.

What do you mean radishes?

Like the radishes we grind down and
turn into Doozer sticks for our buildings?

Well, yeah. Those radishes.

Preposterous.

There have never been radishes out here,
and that's a fact.

Gosh, I love facts.

There's another one.
See how much I love them?

Sir, I'm fairly certain
because of new information

that we will find radishes.

And if I'm wrong,
I'll give you a Rousing Doozer Apology.

An RDA?

You've got a deal.

Now, mind if I hum the rest of the way?

Fabulous.
Sing along if you know the words.

This place is vibey.

I could paint in here.

I could dance in here.

Should I move here?

I'm just excited.

But I can't believe my friends
didn't believe me.

They're wrong.

They're wrong. They're wrong.
They're wrong.

Right. This is the right way.

Right way. Right way. Right way.

I love this place!

Love!

Love. Love. Love.

Forging my own path
No looking back

It finally feels like
I'm on the right path

For the first time I'm sure

For the first time I know
Where I wanna go

Where I wanna go

I don't know
What my friends are talkin' 'bout

I made the right choice
I don't have a doubt

For the first time, it's clear

For the first time, I know

Where I wanna go

Where I wanna go

Good seats, here we come.

We should be getting close now.

Says we're coming up on the Dangerous Dip.

Dangerous Dip?
I don't like the sound of that.

That was it?

Yeah, yeah.

It says it's a dangerous dip
only for Doozers.

Coming through.

Hey, Doozers.

That Doozer Dip strikes again.

-You're lucky you didn't get hurt worse.
-You'll be back to work in three minutes.

If I'm not constructing, who am I?

Bumpy ride. Here we go.

What's wrong, Wembley?

I'm just worried about Mokey.

Well, you know Mokey.
She's just going her own way.

Hey, you know, my Uncle Matt
sent me a postcard about that.

Would it make you feel better
if I read it to ya?

Your friendship
always makes me feel better.

-Yours does.
-No, yours does.

-Yours does.
-No, no, no. Yours does.

-Yours does.
-Okay.

No, yours does!

Walk and talk, everybody. Walk and talk.

Well. "Dear Nephew Gobo and friends..."
That's all you guys.

I recently stumbled
upon something chilling:

Silly Creatures being forced to move
in an endless circle

on something called a "Silly Slippy."

Their only crime?
Being born with blades for feet.

The poor things were screaming in terror.

Luckily, I was there
to save these poor creatures.

Watch this, my fancy friend.

Break free, Silly Creatures!
You don't have to all go the same way!

You should've seen me, Gobo.
I was poetry in motion.

Everyone was so appreciative of me...

that they placed me
in some sort of reward box.

I thought I had freed them,
but then their ferocious captor returned.

A giant slidey monster.

I didn't hesitate
to meet the beast head-on.

I'm coming!

I mounted
and tamed the beast all on my own.

Then I took a victory lap
to show the Silly Creatures

it was no longer in control.

All clear now. No need to worry.

Did they love me.

And as a memento of my bravery,
I'm sending you a section of Silly Slippy.

"Let it serve as a reminder
that fortune favors those

who aren't afraid to go their own way.

Love, your Uncle Travelling Matt.

PS I know you miss me.
PPS I'd miss me too."

I can't wait to see the Silly Slippy,
Wembley.

Yeah.

Must've got lost.

Yeah. Well, like I was saying, Wembley,
Mokey's just following her own path.

I'm having such a good time in here.

But I don't wanna miss
the Merggle Moon Migration.

Miss it. Miss it.

Yeah. Well, I don't want to.

Don't want to. Don't want to.

Yeah, okay. Okay.

Well, I'm not digging that vibe.
Kinda getting worried.

Worried. Worried.

Starting to wonder
if that map was right after all.

Hey, you know what?

I'm just gonna get outta here.

Get outta here. Get outta here.

-Well, which way?
-Which way? Which way?

But now when I look back
The path is changed

It changed

Did I make the right choice?

-I'm second-guessing
-Oh, no!

-No, I don't feel so sure
-Unsure

-About anything
-About anything

Did I make the right choice?
I'm second-guessing

What do you do?

And I don't know
And I don't know

And I don't know
Where I wanna go

Where do you go?

-Where I wanna go anymore
-Where do you go?

-And I don't know
-Don't know

-And I don't know
-Don't know

-And I don't know
-Don't know

-Where I wanna go
-Where do you go?

Where I wanna go anymore

No!

No!

This isn't right.

This isn't right.

-Am I lost?
-Lost. Lost.

-I'm trapped.
-Trapped. Trapped.

Help!

Really? No echo at that one?
The one time I could use it?

Okay.

We're almost there.

Yeah. You think
they'll still have good seats? Or...

Enough with the seats!

Help!

Wembley, come on. Let's go.

But I think I heard something.

Okay, okay. It's all right. Just breathe.

Just breathe.

You'll think of something.
You've been right all night.

-You've been right all night.
-Right!

Right.

But is that right?

Because I also ignored real information,

and it led me into an echo chamber,
and now I'm in trouble.

Now you're talking.

Maybe there's a time for feelings
and a time for facts.

That's right.

Maybe I wanted to be right so badly,

that I didn't listen to anything that
made me feel wrong,

even true things.

Holler!

And now I'm lost and stuck
and may never see my friends again.

Unless you all will help me.

-Yeah.
-Absolutely.

You saw the light,
and that's all we wanted.

-Help!
-Help!

Help!

It's Mokey! Dig!

Mokey? Oh, no!

Let's move these rocks.

We'll be there in a second!

-Careful!
-Keep going!

-Help!
-Go, go!

-Mokey!
-Mokey!

Mokey, you're un-lost.

You came back for me.
But I was so stubborn.

You all tried to tell me the truth,
and I didn't listen.

Echo chambers
make you feel like you're right,

but by the time you realize you're wrong,
you're in too deep.

-And then...
-Mokey. Mokey.

I really wanna talk about this,

but if we don't get a move on,
we're gonna miss the Merggles.

-Right, right.
-We'll help you up.

-Come on.
-Take my hand.

Cotterpin, I hope you have
your Rousing Doozer Apology ready

because there is absolutely no way there...

There are radishes out here.

Yes! I knew it!

Aren't they beautiful?

For as long as I've known
how to grind a radish into a fine powder

to make Doozer sticks,
I thought I knew every place they grew.

Cotterpin, you've taught me we need
to add new facts to old assumptions.

And now, I owe you
a Rousing Doozer Apology.

You don't owe me anything at all.

I'm sorry!

Thank you, Architect.

Oh, boy. Don't mention it.

Everyone's leaving.

We missed it.

Best thing ever! Where were you?

I saved you seats in the front row.

The seats!

I'm so, so, so, so sorry.

It's okay, Mokey. Doom is inevitable.

So all of this is ultimately meaningless.

That Merggle Queen,

she makes me feel
a hundred years old again.

She's quite beautiful.

Yes. Some show, hey, young Fraggles?

No.

Don't tell me you missed it.

-We missed it.
-I told you not to tell me that!

Let's go home.

That's a shame. It happens so seldom.

Look at those bubbles.

Look at the bubbles!

-What?
-What?

I have a feeling that
something amazing is...

There I go with my feelings again.
They're probably nothing.

There is something going on here.

Yeah.

There's nothing about this
in the Fraggle Folio of Facts.

Here she comes.

My Queen, you're back.

Of course, I am.
It's time for the main event.

And I'm not talking about you,
you silver fox.

Catch me, Henchy.

No Fraggle has ever seen this before,
whatever this is.

Everyone just normally leaves
after the Migration Dance.

We'll call this one Herggle.

And here comes Derggle
and Ferggle and Berggle

and Larry.

So the Merggle Moon Migration
is really about...

The birth of a new generation. Yes.

Under the light of the Blue Moon,

we welcome new love,

new stories, new strength and new beauty.

Moon, moon, magic light

Come and touch our lives tonight

Soon, soon, deep and bright

Sleep a sleep of peace tonight, night

Come to us now
Come to us

Come to us now
Come to us

Shine on us now
Shine on us

Shine on us now

Shine on us now

Come on, come on, come on

Come on

We would've missed this
if it wasn't for you, Mokey Fraggle.

Henchy, add it
to the Fraggle Folio of Facts.

Right away.

Every time.

Honestly, at this point, it's on me.

Well, Moke, turns out facts are important,

but you notice things
that a lot of us miss.

Don't ignore that either, eh?

Thanks, Gobo. I won't.

Hey, and who's got the best seats now?

Moon, yeah

Your light

Come on and shine

Shine on us right now

Shine on us now

Shine on us

Now

Yeah!

What an incredible night, Wembley?

Wembley?

Wembley.

Something big is happening.
Sprocket, wake up.

Sprocket, fresh dog treats.

Sorry to pull the treat card.

That wasn't cool.

The baby turtles are hatching.
I didn't want you to miss it.

Look at those turtle buds go!

Can you believe we're seeing
the birth of a new generation?

I can still hear that.