02x02 - The Twisty-Turny-Thon

[bunniefuu]

[music starts]

- [barking]
- Whoa!

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

- [cheers]
- ♪ 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. Whoo!
- [Gobo] Whoopee!

[Red] Whoo-hoo!

- [Pa Gorg] Junior!
- [chuckles]

Hello!

[grunts] Aw. 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.

[humming]

[laughs] Ah. [breathes deeply]

Hey, Red.
I'm back from my walking meditation.

Whoops.
Looks like I brought back a Gluey Rudey.

- Hmm?
- This is where you live?

Not much room for two, huh?

- [exclaims]
- [shouting] I was ready to leave anyway!

- Huh. Ah.
- Have a glorious day.

- Whew, it's blustery out there.
- [sighs]

Ever since the storm the other day,

all these leftover wind gusts
have been blowing around.

[groans]
The wind is all anyone can talk about.

"The wind blew this around."
"The wind blew that around."

-"Hi, Red."
- Was that last one Pogey?

Sure was.

Hi, Red.

- But none of that matters.
- [gasps]

Today's the Twisty-Turny-Thon.

The most twisty, turny, jumpy,
bumpy race in all of Fraggle Rock.

Ah. So that's why you're making room
on your trophy shelf.

That's right. I know this course
like the back of my baloobius.

Right there, that's the back of it.

Uh, or-or is that the back of it? I...

I'm excited to race too.

Against my own artistic expectations.

Okay, uh, you're gonna have to give me
a little bit more than that.

[gasps]
I'm painting the race as it happens.

Creating art while I myself am in motion.

[singsongy]
Thank you, universe, for these gifts.

- Well, get ready to paint a red blur...
- [chuckles]

- ...'cause I'm gonna be moving. [laughs]
- [laughs]

[cheering]

- [wind whistles]
- [exclaims]

Well, one upside to that windstorm,
lots of cleanup to do.

[grunts]
Oh. Huh? Hey, I could get used to this.

- [laughing, cheering]
- Twist, turn left, jump,

- turn right, double twist. [grunting]
- [stammers]

Red, you do know the race
hasn't actually started yet, right?

Oh, yep.

Just going over each twist and turn
in my mind so I'm ready to go.

- [laughs]
- Sweeping through.

Oh. Well, uh,
sounds like a big day for both of us.

I'm about to go get the first new artifact
from my Uncle Traveling Matt,

- then I'm gonna talk with the Gorgs.
- Oh, wait.

- You're not racing?
- Well, not this year.

I mean,
things are confusing with the Gorgs.

We were enemies, then we were friends.

But what are we now?

I gotta go talk to Junior.

Oh, uh, Gobo,
the rules state that if you're not racing

you have to pick someone
to fill in for you.

Oh. Okay, I nominate you, Boober.

- What?
- Have fun, bud.

[stammers, whimpers] Oh, Boober.

Your love of the rules got you again.

[wind whistles]

- Whoa-oh-oh. [grunting]
- Whoa! [laughs]

Those gusties are so fast.

- Uh, I call 'em "gusties."
- [gasps]

I was scared of them at first,
but they're actually pretty cool.

They've been blowing me around

and showing me
some pretty interesting things.

Like this tickle flower. [laughs]

[grunts] Oh, oh, oh. [laughing]

- I'm gonna tickle you back.
- [horn blows]

Ooh! It's race time. Whoo! You running?

I don't know. I'm doing this now,
then I'll see what happens next.

- [laughing] That tickles. That tickles.
- Oh, brother. To the starting flag.

- [cheers]
- Looking good, Red.

I gotta say, painting on the move
is already feeling natural to me.

- [exclaims]
- [shudders]

Thank you, rock, for showing me
that art can be challenging.

[horn blowing]

[coughing] I'm fine, don't worry about me.

[sighs] There it is.

The first new artifact.

Sprockie, time to get up.

- [snoring, groans]
- Oh, Sprock.

I know it's earlier than usual,
but I have a new lab time,

so you're gonna have to adjust
to a new schedule. [yawns]

- [Sprock yawns]
- We both are.

- Here ya go, bud.
- [sniffing]

[grunts, sighs]

[breathes heavily]

[grunts] Oh, wow.

The first new artifact from my Uncle Matt
to improve Fraggle Rock.

Wonder what it is.

[clacking]

[gasps, barking]

Whoa! Whoa!

- [barking]
- [Doc] Hey, there he is.

Look who's up and barking.
You're excited for the day?

[whines, groans]

[groans]

- [grunting, sighs]
- [leg cracks]

Okay, let's get racing.

Did somebody say, "Color commentary"?

I'm absolutely positive no one did.

Welcome to the Twisty-Turnathon,

the race that tests which Fraggle
can twist, turn, and thon the best.

I'm Barry Blueberry, and I'm here
to provide the color commentary.

And that color is blue.

- Hi!
- [screams]

Actually, Barry,
we'll both be doing the commentary.

- [inhales sharply] Fun!
- Mm-hmm.

Well, if it isn't my old pal,
Sherry Contrary.

Aren't you usually vacationing
at Scoop Falls this time of year? [laughs]

Actually, Barry,
that windstorm interrupted my trip.

So, I might as well help you
cover this event. [laughs]

- Well, isn't that just delightful?
- [audience chattering]

[laughing]

[groaning]

I've actually been asked
to sing the Fraggle Anthem.

Asked by whom, Sherry?

♪ There's a rock in my heart ♪

♪ There's a place underground ♪

♪ Where love is the start ♪

It'll be over soon.

♪ And laughter, ha-ha, is the sound ♪

I don't think that's a real anthem.

- ♪ Sound on Fraggle... ♪
- [groaning]

♪ ...Rock ♪

[cheering]

Okay, thank you, Sherry, for that.

- Ah! So good.
- [Red groans]

Runners, on the Whistle Bug.

Oh, Whistle Bug. Whistle Bug. Ooh. Ooh.

Whistle.

- And they're off.
- Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Here we go! Here we go!

- [cheering, clamoring]
- Eat my dust, young Fraggles.

- The Twisty-Turnathon has begun.
- Wonderful. Magnificent form.

Oh, she's a spirited one. Look at them go.

Keep running, everyone.
You're doing so great.

[Boober grunting, groaning]

- Oh, we got an injury here.
- Oh. Oh.

I scraped my shoulder. [groans]

I scraped my shoulder?

Looks like I can sit this one out.
Yes! [laughing]

I mean, ow. I-I... My shoulder.

I... I just scraped it a lot. [groans] Ooh.

It's okay, Boober.

You kinda fell down, but you got up.

Celebrate that, Boober! Celebrate that!

And twist. And jump. And left. And jump.

And right. And jump. And left. And jump.

And right. And jump. And slide.

- Why are you stopping?
- Oh, yeah. Running, running.

♪ A fellow came along
And tried to knock me flat ♪

♪ Everybody told me
"Red, you can't fight that" ♪

♪ But whoa-ooh-oh
I knew I was good ♪

Whoo!

♪ Whop, bop, doodily-bop
I showed 'em I could ♪

♪ A fellow started drumming
With a rat-tat-tat ♪

♪ Fellow told me
"Fraggle girl, you can't beat that" ♪

♪ But whoa-h*-h*
I knew I was good ♪

♪ And oh-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
I showed 'em I could ♪

♪ You know, you gotta be someone ♪

♪ Gotta be strong ♪

♪ When you got the goods
You know you can't do anything wrong ♪

♪ Whoo-hoo-hoo ♪

♪ It's Red Fraggle ♪

♪ Here she comes ♪

♪ Look out ♪

♪ Whoo-hoo! ♪

Ooh.

♪ A fellow came along in a big top hat ♪

♪ Said, "Fraggle girl
You know you can't top that" ♪

♪ But whoa-oh, I knew I was good ♪

♪ And oh-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa ♪

♪ I showed 'em I could ♪

[exclaims]

♪ Oh-oh
I knew I was good ♪

[exclaims]

Huh. The wind must have
blown rocks onto the course.

Well, I am not changing my route,
that's for sure. [huffs]

[Red grunting, groaning]

- Hi.
- [exclaims]

Wembley... [stammers]
...what are you doing here?

I was dancing, and then a gustie blew me
over to a slippy pond.

And then I saw this neat-looking vine,

- so I clung, and I swung...
- [whimpering]

...and now here I am. [chuckles]

If you're here, and I'm here...
[stammers] ...then that means...

That's right, folks.
Red and Wembley are now tied. [gasps]

Actually, Barry,
it's called neck and neck.

[laughs] Thank you so much for that, Sher.
[chuckles]

[groans]

Sorry, Red, but could you
express your frustration another way?

It's very hard to see your face.

[groans]

[laughs] Incredible work on this turbine,
Cotterpin.

I'd tip my hat to you,

but I'm afraid you'd see the ridiculous
haircut I gave myself this weekend.

- [chuckling]
- [Cotterpin] Thank you, sir.

But the turbine can't make
any power for us without wind.

- And those gusties are so unpredictable.
- Mmm.

We tried chasing one around,
but it was too quick.

[huffs] I wish they'd tell you
when they're coming.

Oh, yeah. That'd be great.
Like, "Hey, we're coming.

Get your turbines ready."

[laughing]

- That's actually not a bad idea.
- Huh?

Maybe they do have some way
of telegraphing their approach.

Let's go follow one and see.

[gasps] Road trip!

Um, mind if we stop
and grab a wig on the way?

I'm really feeling like
this haircut was a huge mistake.

- [laughing]
- Uh...

[chuckles] Drink up, Junior Junior,

so you can grow up nice and tall,
like your daddy, Junior Senior.

[chuckling]

Hi, Junior.

- [exclaims] So sorry.
- Whoa-oh!

Uh... Here, let me... Whoa! [grunts]

- Oh! Junior, uh, are you okay?
- [gasps, shushes]

Wha... W-Why should I have to shush?

- [Pa Gorg] Junior! We need to talk.
- [breathing heavily]

[Gobo] Wha... Wha...

[shouting] Junior, wha... what's happening?

- [exclaims]
- [grunting]

What was that?

Nothing. I-I was just practicing
some funny voices.

Uh. What's happening? [laughing]

Well, not bad.

Uh, I could probably do better. Uh.

What's happening?

Yeah, you see? You just gotta practice.

- Mmm.
- Now, I know you were disappointed

when I told you not to fraternize
with the Fraggles anymore...

- What?
- ...but I've been thinking.

[gasps] Yeah?

Maybe it'd be helpful if I explain
all the reasons we don't like Fraggles.

[groans]

One, they're so small,
you can barely see 'em.

- Bu...
- What are they up to?

Two, what's up with their tails?

And three... [stammers]
Well, I know I had a third one. Uh...

My king,

you didn't finish your breakfast lasagna.
[giggling]

Oh, well,
that's probably why I can't remember.

I'll come back
when I'm uncomfortably full.

- [Ma Gorg giggles]
- And stay away from those Fraggles.

[Gobo sighs]

[whispers] Sorry.

Twist. [laughs]

Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, right.

[laughs, grunting] Left.

[huffs, exclaiming]

Uh-oh! Looks like the wind has blown
some ouchie cones onto the route.

Actually, Barry,
they're pronounced oochie cones.

[chuckles] What on earth
would I do without you, Sherry?

[chuckles]

[groaning]

Hey, Red! Come on. Bouncy mushrooms!

They were covered by leaves,
but the wind cleared them off.

Wembley, I'm not getting off the path
just because of some silly wind.

This way is perfect.

[groaning] Oochie. Ah! Ooh!
Oochie. Oochie. Oochie!

Oochie. Oochie. Ooch... Oochie.

Oochie. Oochie. Oochie.

- Oochie. Oochie.
- Okay.

- [grunting] O-Oochie. Oochie.
- I'm gonna go this way. [grunts]

- [chuckling, cheering]
- Oochie. Oochie. [grunting]

[Boober] Go, Wembley! Go! Go, go, go!

Go, Wembley! Go! Go, go, go!

Wait. Didn't you quit the race
'cause you hurt your shoulder?

But now you're whipping your arm around.

Well, yeah. My doctor told me to do that.
It's supposed to be good for it.

Really? Who's your doctor?

Excuse me? Please don't pester my patient.

He's trying to heal.

Mmm. Yeah.

[Doc] Hey, Sprockie.

[Sprockie barking, panting]

How's it goi... Aw, bud.

I know this is normally
when we play ball on the beach

until I get sunscreen in my eyes
and you have to guide me home...

- [barks]
- [sighs] ...but I have to go to work now.

[grunts, spits]

It's the only shift
that'll work with my schedule.

- [groans]
- But even though I won't be here...

- [whimpers]
- ...I can check in on my breaks.

[murmurs]

[clears throat] Hello, Sprocket.

- I'm not here, but I'm here.
- [gasps, grunting]

- [whimpering]
- Well, right now, I'm both here and here.

Anyway. It's pretty cool, right?

- [barks]
- Aw. I know this is tough.

But hey, maybe something good
will come out of this new schedule.

- [whimpering]
- See you later, buddy.

[sighing, gasps]

[chittering]

[pants]

[panting] Ah, yes!

The finish line
is just past this bridge. [chuckles]

I knew I wouldn't have to change
my route to win. [chuckles]

[wind whistles]

[pants] Okay.
I don't think you should go this way, Red.

- [chuckles, stammers]
- Hmm.

Ooh, ay! Why don't we go that way?

May-Maybe... Maybe the wind blew us
a nice, cool path, huh?

Wembley, for the last time,
I'm sticking to the route.

I'm not gonna just blow with the wind,
like you.

- What? Red.
- [pants] Here I go.

- [breathing heavily, grunting]
- That's not what I'm doing. [stammers]

Careful, Red. Just slow down.

Oh. Oh, no. Oh, no, no, no.

- Just... [stammers] ...stop moving!
- [whimpering]

Just stop moving!
I'll figure something out here.

[gasps, screaming]

[straining] Don't worry, Red.
I promise I won't let go.

- Whoa, whoa. [screaming]
- [Red screaming]

[both grunting, groaning]

[breathing heavily] Oh, oh.

Oh, now I'm never gonna win the race.
[breathing heavily, groans]

Oh! [strains, chuckling]

Thank you, Wembley,
but, uh, you can let go now.

Okay. I wasn't sure
'cause I promised I wouldn't.

But I get now that I can.
Okay. [clears throat]

So, I-I wanna be friends,
but my pa won't let me!

W-Wha... What do I do?

[sighs]
Well, that's some tough stuff, big buddy.

- Mm-hmm.
- Some real big buddy, tough stuff.

[both sigh]

[gasps]
Hey. Whenever I'm feeling confused,

I read one of
my Uncle Traveling Matt's postcards.

Your Uncle Traveling who's a whatsit?

Uh, y-you know what,
I... I'll just read it.

- Ooh, okay.
- [chuckles]

"Dear Nephew Gobo..."

[Matt] My mission to improve Fraggle Rock
brought me someplace fascinating.

[crowd chattering]

[Matt] A Silly Creature workplace.

These poor Sillies were so overworked,

they screamed
as they rode their monorail home.

So sad.

[Matt] The problem was,
they kept doing their jobs the same way,

- even though it wasn't working.
- [buzzer rings]

[Matt] Luckily,
I was there to show them how to adapt.

[Matt] May I?

- [bell rings]
- [chuckling]

[laughing]

- [bell rings]
- Mm-hmm.

[Matt] They were so impressed,

they insisted on rewarding me
with something they knew I deserved...

Thank you.

[Matt] ...a round of applause.

[exclaims, stammers] Thank you so much,
but I must away!

[Matt] And so, to improve Fraggle Rock,
I'm sending you these clappy hands.

Use them to show someone love
and appreciation.

"And remember, always be ready to adapt.

Love, your Uncle Traveling Matt."

Ooh... [chuckles] ...I get it.

Your uncle is that card,
and it gives you advice.

Nice to meet you, Uncle Card.

Uh, sure.

But, uh... But that advice is perfect, eh?

Maybe we just have to adapt
and make the best of our situation.

And as we figure it all out,

if you ever need a reminder
that I appreciate our friendship,

well, just give yourself
a round of applause.

- [gasps]
- [chuckles]

Hey, thanks, Gobo.

- [toy claps]
- [chuckles]

[Pa Gorg] Son,

- I remembered the third thing!
- [gasps]

[grunts] I'll see you when I can, big bud.

- [chuckles] Bye.
- [chuckles] Bye.

[grunting, smacking lips]

Fraggles can't, um, uh...

fly.

- Yeah, they-they can't fly.
- Mmm.

- Does that sound right to you?
- Huh?

Yeah, maybe it's swim.
Maybe they can't swim.

- Maybe I need more breakfast lasagna.
- [chuckling]

How are we gonna get out of here
and back to the race?

- [wind whistles]
- [both sigh]

- [gasps]
- Hey. [chuckles]

There's a cool sound
coming from that cave over there.

- Should we check it out?
- [sighs]

Wembley, that cave is behind us,
and the finish line is in front of us.

Enough with blowing in the wind. [sighs]

You know, you said that earlier,
and that's not what I'm doing.

I'm just trying to see things
the way they are,

not the way they used to be.

- [sighs]
- I mean, things are changing.

Maybe... Maybe we have to be flexible.

I am flexible!

[grunts] Whoa. Whoa. Whoa!

That's kind of impressive,
but not really what I meant.

[breathes heavily]

♪ I like knowing the road ♪

♪ 'Cause if it's the same
Then I can't lose ♪

♪ I know where it goes ♪

♪ The bends and the curves
That I'm used to ♪

♪ If we open our hearts
And we open our minds ♪

♪ The knots that we make
We can start to unwind ♪

♪ Sometimes in life
We just have to adapt ♪

♪ Not fear what's ahead
But just follow the path ♪

♪ The course of life will lead you
And who knows what we might find ♪

♪ Yeah, you have to
Be open to what's new ♪

♪ Wherever it takes you
Let the wind decide ♪

♪ Follow your own path
And don't ever look back ♪

♪ 'Cause the stars will find you
Wind will guide you home ♪

♪ Well, I just think that... ♪

♪ I know it's hard not to second-guess ♪

♪ But take a deep breath
And just try your best ♪

♪ Sometimes you gotta trust the universe ♪

♪ 'Cause who knows what's ahead
Or what's around the curve ♪

♪ The course of life will lead you
And who knows what we'll find, yeah ♪

[both] ♪ Yeah, you have to
Be open to what's new ♪

♪ Wherever it takes you
Let the wind decide ♪

♪ Follow your own path
And don't ever look back ♪

♪ 'Cause the stars will light
The path you find ♪

♪ The wind will guide you home ♪

♪ I might not know the road ♪

♪ But if you follow your heart
Then you can't lose ♪

♪ We don't know where it goes ♪

♪ But I'll always be
Right here beside you ♪

[wind whistles]

- [chuckles] Wow!
- [exclaims] Yeah!

- [chuckles] Beautiful.
- Yeah. [chuckles]

Oh, I was so focused on
running the same old route,

I got us stuck in a literal rut.

But your way showed us all of this.

[wind whistling]

[shouts]
Oh, don't let that gustie get away.

- Oh. Oh. Do you hear that?
- [icicles tinkling]

It's like the wind is telling us
it's coming.

Yes. Now we'll know where to put
our turbine to get wind power.

- [exclaims]
- Wow. What a team.

- I love my team. [chuckling]
- [chuckles]

- [clears throat] Uh, Architect to base.
- [dispatch Doozer] Go for base.

- I love my wig. I mean team.
- [dispatch Doozer] Copy that.

[chuckles]
But the wig is totally working, right?

- Uh...
- Yeah.

- So, where to now, Wemble?
- Hmm, I don't know. Uh... [stammers]

- [wind whistles]
- [gasps]

- [Wembley] That looks pretty cool.
- Yeah!

It's not the usual route I take,
so, uh, yeah!

- Let's do it. Whoo-hoo-hoo!
- [chuckles]

- [Red] Whoo-hoo!
- [chuckling]

Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

- [Red] Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Wow! [chuckles]
- [chuckles]

- Oh. Oh, Wembley. That was amazing!
- [chuckles] Yeah!

Ooh. And now we're back on course.

- I think we can still win! [laughing]
- Yeah, yeah, yeah! Yeah!

Oh, there you are, Red!

Oh, I'm here for the big finish!

This is the perfect angle
to get your face.

[Red] Yeah! Whoo-hoo-hoo!

And it looks like we have a winner, folks!

- Mokey Fraggle!
- Oh! What? What?

- Oh. Ah. Oh, thank you. [exhales deeply]
- [Red] Mokey!

You weren't even trying to compete,
but you won?

- [gasps]
- [Red] That's...

- so perfect! [chuckling]
- So perfect! [chuckling]

Oh, well, I wouldn't say that I won.

Although I guess you could because I did!

Oh, yeah! Sweet mama Fraggle!

What... [stammers, chuckles]

I guess winning brings out
a different side of me.

It's new, all right! But, uh, I like it!

- Yeah!
- [cheers, chuckles]

Yeah! [chuckles]

Aw, isn't that a sweet moment?

And I know sweet,
I'm Barry Blueberry! [chuckles]

Oh, great color commentary today, Barry.

I hope I didn't ruin your day
by joining you. [chuckling]

Well, it was an adjustment.

But actually, it was nice to have company.

Aw. Aw. Aw.

You're not supposed to be contrary,
that's my thing.

[both laughing]

[chittering]

[chittering]

[howls]

[howls, pants]

Look at that, Sprockie, you made a friend.

And it never would have happened
if we were on our usual schedule.

See? Sometimes you just have to
embrace new opportunities.

Aw, you wanna say hi to me? Aw. [chuckles]

- Hey. What are you... Sprockie!
- [howls]

[chuckles]

- [howls]
- [chittering]

[howls]

[knocking]

- [howls]
- [chittering]

- Ah. [chuckles]
- [Red] Well, Mokey.

It looks like we both got something
to remember the Twisty-Turny-Thon.

[humming]

- [Gobo] Hey, hey. [chuckles] Hey.
- Oh! [gasps]

Wanna play this new game
that Wembley and I made up?

It's called, "How Do You Play It?"

- Mm-hmm.
- Okay. How do you play it?

Yes! You got it! [chuckles]

- That's it! [chuckling]
- I did! [shrieks]

Okay, Boober, your turn.

Oh, you know what?

My doctor told me
I'm still supposed to rest my shoulder.

- Really? [exclaims]
- [doctor] No.

- I actually told him he was good to go.
- Huh? What?

Oh, come on.

- Wha... Wha...
- [sighs]

- [sighs]
- Huh?