02x03 - When Mokey Met Lanford

[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.

[yawns]

Morning, friends. [yawns]

Anyone else have a bad night of sleep
last night?

Boober, you're quiet. [chuckles]

[Boober] Um, Mokey?

We're, um... [clears throat] ...over here.

Oh. [laughs] Awkward.

Uh, hi, Rhonda.

- See you, Rhonda.
- [Rhonda] Bye.

[groans]

- Mokey. Are you okay?
- [gasps]

Oh, totally. Totally, totally.

I just, uh... [groans]
...haven't been sleeping well lately.

- [wind howls]
- [squeals]

Oh, Mokey, do you think some of those
leftover wind gusts are bothering you?

No. I'm good.

What's up? How's everybody, huh?

- [wind howls]
- [whimpers]

Well, whatever's going on,

you know what makes me feel
more like my Fraggle-y self?

Yelling "ickle wickle bickle pickle"
and flicking your tail three times?

[grunting, chuckles]

Sure.

But, um, I was more thinking
we should get back into our routine

with a 30-minute work week.

- [Red] Ah. Ah.
- [Wembley] Ah.

Ah, yes, nothing like the drudgery of work
to soothe the soul.

- [chuckles]
- I guess that could be rejuvenating.

Okay, let's get to work!

- Yeah, let's do it! Come on.
- [all cheering]

[horn sounds]

♪ Wake up in the morning ♪

♪ Get yourself to work ♪

♪ Fraggles never fool around ♪

♪ Fraggles never shirk ♪

♪ Your duty's always waiting ♪

♪ And duty must be done ♪

♪ There's ping-pong games
That must be played ♪

♪ And songs that must be sung ♪

♪ Working, working, working, working
Working, working, working, working ♪

♪ I'd like to tell the story
Of what my work is for ♪

♪ A tale of toil and gathering
And radishes and more ♪

♪ But don't forget my mighty job ♪

♪ The lonely, tough routine ♪

♪ I dive and crash and scream and splash ♪

♪ To keep the water clean ♪

- ♪ Working, working, working, working ♪
- [cheering]

♪ Working, working, working, working ♪

♪ Working, working, working, working
Working, working, working, working ♪

♪ When I was just a baby
Pappy used to roam ♪

♪ Mama told me
"Sonny boy, your work won't be at home" ♪

♪ Go to where you're going
Come back when you've been ♪

♪ Get out that door, explore, explore
And bring back pink ice cream ♪

- ♪ And you'll be working ♪
- ♪ Working, working, working, working ♪

- ♪ Working, working, working, working ♪
- [vocalizes]

♪ Give me work that's boring
Boring to the core ♪

♪ A job that goes on much too long
And then goes on some more ♪

♪ The work I think I'll work at
Or else I think I won't ♪

♪ Well, it's sort of something that you do
Unless you maybe don't ♪

♪ And you'll be
Working, working, working, working ♪

- [vocalizing]
- ♪ Working, working, working, working ♪

♪ Working, working, working, working
Working, working, working, working ♪

♪ Working! ♪

[song ends]

[Architect scatting]

- Oh, look, sir.
- [screams] At what?

- I was just about to tell you.
- Oh.

We've successfully made wind chimes
out of Doozer sticks.

- [gasps]
- Hit it!

[inhaling deeply, blowing]

[wind chimes tinkling]

Oh, good work, Cotterpin!

With these chimes,
we'll be able to track those gusts of wind

so we know where to put our turbine
to power the Rock.

[chuckles] Carry on.

[exclaims]

Commence Project Wind Chimes immediately!

[inhaling deeply, blowing]

Oh, sorry. You can stop that now.

- [panting]
- [panting, exclaims]

- Uh-oh.
- [Wrench] I could've kept going.

♪ Working, working, working, working ♪

Ah, you know, I do feel better.

It's nice to do my work and take in
the tranquil silence of the caves.

[breathes deeply, sighs]

- [creature shouts]
- [gasps]

What was that?

Hello? Are you okay?

- [creature grunting, groaning]
- What? What is...

[gasps, exclaims]

[gasps] Oh, no. Oh, you poor thing.

- [wind howls]
- [gasps]

You must've been knocked over
by that awful wind.

- [whimpering]
- Oh, don't worry.

Mokey's gonna take care of you. Yeah.

You wanna come live with me
and my friend Red?

- [grunting]
- [chuckles]

Oh, we're gonna have so much fun!

- Do you like yoga?
- [babbles]

Ooh, I bet
you're really good at tree pose.

[both laugh]

Doozer stick chimes number 78
are complete.

- Headed back to base.
- [radio beeps]

♪ Ah, working, working, working... ♪

[sighs]
I cannot get that song out of my head.

♪ Oh, working, working, working, working ♪

[Sprocket murmuring]

[Doc] Just one more right here. Ugh.

[snickers]

- [barking]
- Glad this is funny to you, Sprock.

But I have to get this model ready for
my presentation on offshore wind power.

- [whimpers]
- My PhD program asked someone

to volunteer teach at the high school,
and I said yes.

Well, actually, I screamed, "Me, me, me!"

[chuckles] Classic overachiever.

- [mutters]
- But I'm nervous.

Inspiring the next generation of Docs...
That's a lot of pressure.

[whimpers]

Anyway... [inhales deeply]
...let's try this turbine.

[Sprocket grunts]

[tinkling]

- [gasps]
- Oh, come on.

[Sprocket whimpering]

[sighs] All right.

- I just gotta stay focused.
- [barks]

- [wind chimes tinkling]
- Hey, what's that sound?

Is that my phone?

Is that your phone?

- [murmurs, barks]
- [toy phone squeaks]

Did Mrs. Shimmelfinney
install wind chimes?

- [Mrs. Shimmelfinney] No!
- [barks]

- Wow, these walls are thin.
- [barks]

- Okay... [sighs] ...back to work.
- [wind chimes tinkling]

Right after I figure out
where that sound is coming from.

[barking]

[groans]

- [chuckling]
- Everyone... [exclaims]

...I have someone special
I want you to meet.

- [babbles]
- [Mokey giggles]

Mokey, what is that thing?

From the looks of it, that's
a Night-Blooming Yellow-Leaved Deathwort.

Germ-carrying capability TBD. Hmm.

Yeah, I know some botany.

What, a Fraggle can't have any hobbies
besides laundry and cooking?

- I found him alone and upset...
- [purring]

...uprooted by that horrible wind.

Aw, isn't he just the most adorable?

Depends what you mean by adorable.

- [snarls]
- [exclaims] Back. Back.

- [Mokey chuckles]
- Uh, so, uh, what's his name?

- Oh, I don't know.
- [babbles]

I love naming things.
Um... [clicking tongue]

- ...Shirt.
- [gags]

You know what, let me ask the cave.

[inhales deeply]

Mmm...

Lanford.

[gasps] That's it!
That just came to me like, "Blam!"

[chuckling] Wow, the universe, right?

You like it, Lanford?

- [babbling]
- [chuckles]

Okay, let's get you potted, all right?

- [coos]
- Here.

- Uh, w-what? [exclaims]
- [Lanford snarling]

Huh? W... Well, what are you...

- Hurry! Hurry. [shouts]
- [liquid pouring]

My bisque. What... What...

- In there. Ah.
- [coos]

Well, that pot's contaminated now.
Enjoy keeping it forever.

Come on, Lanford.
Let's go see your new home, okay?

- [Lanford exclaims]
- [Mokey laughing]

- Uh... [sighs]
- [sighs]

It's nice to see Mokey taking care of
another living creature,

but, well, you know Mokey.

- I just hope she doesn't take it too far.
- Mmm.

- [gong sounds]
- [yelps]

[mumbles, groans]

[panting, spits]

Mokey, what are you doing?

Oh, well,
Lanford was having trouble sleeping...

- [whimpering]
- ...so I'm trying some gong-wave meditation.

It's loud but very effective.

- [grunts]
- [gong sounds]

[shudders, panting]

Uh-huh. Well, as long as
Lanford is getting a good night's sleep.

- [snarls]
- [whimpers]

- Mmm, so cute.
- [groans]

[flute playing]

I asked Pogey to play Lanford to sleep
for the next few hours.

- [Lanford purring]
- [Red groans]

[groaning]

[sighs]

[wind howling]

♪ Working, working, working, working ♪

[breathes deeply, sighs]

The ripe smell of a new day. [chuckles]

[sniffs] Oh, wait, that's just me.

Make way for the king.

I need to practice fighting invaders
looking to pilfer my kingdom.

Uh, what invaders?

Why, Fraggles for one.

- And, um, uh, others.
- Oh.

But my Pa
taught me they're no match for a king

with super coordination like me.

- Oh. Okay.
- [grunts] I did that on purpose.

Good morning, my little radishes.
[giggles]

Especially you, little Geraldine. [laughs]

- Oh, you varmin... varmints, I'll do this!
- Hey. Hang on a toot.

- What are these?
- And I'll do some of that! I'll show...

- Pa, y-you gotta see this.
- Take this and that.

- Pa! Pa!
- When I see you, I'll send you running...

- Pa. Pa. Pa.
- ...varmints and pilferers.

[Red] Mokey. Mokey. Mokey. Mokey.

- [Mokey] You are. You are.
- [Lanford babbling]

Mokey!

Hello! You're the one
that invited us to come paint.

- [Wembley, Gobo] Yeah.
- Huh?

- [babbles]
- Oh! Oh, sorry, sorry.

I'm just worried
that Lanford's pot is tilting.

- [sighs]
- He looks balanced to me.

[grunts] Unless I'm tilting!

Oh, no. [exclaiming]

[both grunt]

[coughs, chuckles]

[grunts] You're fine.

Lanford's fine.

Let's paint already.

- [snarls]
- [screams]

- Ah, so cute.
- [coos]

All right, sorry about that. [chuckles]

Okay, everyone,
just do exactly what I'm doing.

- Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.

[humming]

[sighs]

Oh, no!

All right, all right. Okay.

- [gasps] Oh, no!
- Oh, no!

- [paint squelches]
- [Wembley chuckles]

Oh, great. So glad I came.

Sorry,
but Lanford just looks so off-balance.

I think he needs another rock.
Let's see, uh...

- [groans] Fraggle huddle.
- [Gobo] Yeah.

I'm telling you,
ever since that plant got here...

- Yeah. Mmm.
- ...it's all Mokey can think about.

Well, you know Mokey.

- When she goes all in, she goes all in.
- Yeah.

Remember when she was
really into handstands?

[all] Hmm.

- [humming]
- Uh, Mokey?

Glad you're having fun,
but it's been seven days.

- Hmm?
- You're becoming a traffic hazard.

- [vehicle beeping]
- [grunts] Oh.

[Gobo] Mmm.

But, uh, something about this time
feels different, doesn't it?

Hey, g*ng?

I was right. Lanford is off-balance.

- Emotionally.
- [babbles]

I think he's just feeling super left out.

So, we're just gonna do a selfie.

[both exclaim]

Yep, yep, yep. Yep, yep. And...

[both exclaim]

[chuckles] Oh, it's looking good. Yeah.

- Good job, Lanford.
- [babbles]

[both exclaim]

Okay, that's good. Yeah, okay. [giggles]

[both exclaim]

- [Mokey giggling]
- And chimes number 831 are hung.

Still working on chimes 832. [chuckles]

[Wrench] How you gonna get down
from there? [groans]

- [groans]
- [Doc shushes]

I think that chime sound's coming
from down here.

- [murmurs]
- And yes, I have a stethoscope.

My nickname is Doc. I'm allowed.

[sighs]

Wait, what? No way.

They're coming from inside that hole?

[barking, panting]

- There's something going on back there.
- [barks]

- I've gotta get in there. Now.
- [barks, panting]

- Fix up in the back. Mmm.
- [babbling]

- Mokey? Mokey, can I steal you for a sec?
- Yeah?

Oh, sure.
Just let me get Lanford down for his nap.

Great.
Time for a little nappy-wappy, Lanford.

[snarls]

[grunting]

Mokey, I think it's great
that you're taking care of Lanford.

- Uh-huh.
- [stammers] Uh, eyes here, please.

- Eyes here. Focus.
- Mm-hmm.

I'm serious. I'm worried about you.

About me? Why?

Well, uh, it just seems like
ever since Lanford got here,

you're... you're overly focused on him.

[Mokey] What makes you say that?

Well...

You're in a pot? What are you doing?

Oh! I've been wanting to understand
what Lanford feels,

so I'm embracing the joys of soil living.

[Red] Mokey!

We can't live like this anymore.

What is this all about? [pants]

You are obsessed with that plant!

[Lanford gasps]

- [gasps] His name is Lanford!
- [babbles]

- And this is about him feeling safe.
- [babbles]

If you don't wanna live this way anymore,

- then-then you don't have to!
- [babbles]

Lanford and I will just
go live someplace else!

- [scoffs]
- [grunts]

- Come on, Lanford.
- [babbles]

[stammers] Mokey, you don't have to...

[groans]

Final chimes number 924 are hung!

Okay. All the chimes are up.
Let's start tracking the wind!

- [radio beeps]
- I gotta say, this is going perfectly.

Ooh, thank goodness. I'm starving.

Wait! Why are you eating those?

Eat the buildings!

What? What buildings?

[stammering]

Aw, nails.

Dramatically heightened alarm!
Dramatically heightened alarm!

C-Cotterpin,
why are they eating the chimes?

Oh, because, sir,
I was so focused on Project Wind Chimes,

I forgot to build buildings too.

Oh, Cotterpin,

it's normal to pay attention
to something new and exciting,

but not at the expense of everything else.

Ooh, that is a nice walkie-talkie.

All fancy and new with those buttons.

But... [stammers]
Oh, what were we talking about?

[scoffs] Well, if we're not wanted
in my cave, we'll just live here in yours.

- [babbles]
- Oh, Lanford, just the two of us.

- [squeals]
- [chuckles]

♪ I don't know
If it's your pointy leaves ♪

♪ Or your cute little stubby teeth ♪

[plants vocalize]

♪ But all I know is you're a pal to me ♪

♪ And that's enough as far as I can see ♪

[plants vocalizing]

♪ And the only problem is
We're just way too good of friends ♪

- ♪ We complete each other's... ♪
- [babbles melodically]

♪ 'Cause you and me
That's all I need ♪

♪ We're always in perfect harmony ♪

♪ You're my best friend until the end ♪

♪ 'Cause it just takes two ♪

[babbling melodically]

♪ And me and you
It's nothing new ♪

♪ Two peas in a pod
We stick together like glue ♪

♪ You're my best friend until the end ♪

♪ 'Cause it just takes two ♪

[babbling melodically]

Oh, you know what, Lanford?
I feel the same way.

- [babbling melodically]
- Yeah. Uh-huh. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah.

- Yes, bring it home!
- [vocalizing]

- [chuckles]
- [plants vocalizing]

♪ 'Cause you and me
That's all I need ♪

♪ We're always in perfect harmony ♪

♪ You're my best friend until the end ♪

♪ 'Cause it just takes two ♪

- [babbling melodically]
- [Mokey laughs]

[babbles melodically]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

♪ It just takes two ♪

[laughs]

- ♪ It just takes two ♪
- [babbles]

- [song ends]
- [sighs, chuckles]

Wait, so Mokey just left?

- Yep.
- Huh.

- Well, did she at least pack a snack?
- Nope.

[both gasp]

- No!
- [screams]

You guys, I'm worried.
What is going on with her?

- Hmm. [gasps]
- [wind howling]

[gasps] Oh.

- Maybe the wind really is bothering her.
- [tinkling]

So, she's focusing on Lanford
to not focus on the wind.

So, instead of focusing on the wind,
she's focusing on Lanford!

Yeah, we got that part.

- But I'm glad you're with us.
- Yeah.

So, how do we pull her out of it?

Well, uh... Oh!

Hey, maybe there's an idea in
my Uncle Matt's latest postcard. [grunts]

[groans] I'll make an exception
just this once, 'cause I'm in need.

- Once.
- Mmm. Yeah.

- [sighs]
- [Matt, Gobo] "Dear Nephew Gobo..."

[Matt] I recently stumbled upon
a most interesting cave:

an explorer's academy for Silly Creatures.

Their classroom had
all of the best equipment,

but the poor Sillies
had no idea how to use it.

Ugh. You need help.

One aspiring explorer got caught
in a sink soil simulator.

Luckily for him,
I was there to show him how it's done.

No. No. Watch and learn. [grunts]

See? It's easy. [sniffs]

I spent the rest of the day
sharing my hard-earned knowledge.

- [yelping]
- How to tame dangerous snakes...

How do I get off this thing? [yelps]

- Whoo. Whoo. [chuckles]
- ...how to be hoisted up by one's admirers...

- Thank you. Thank you.
- [chuckling]

...and how to get out of tricky situations
calmly and logically.

[exclaims]

[groans] Where am I? This cave smells.

Hey! Oh! [groans, screams]

Nice work. You pass. [groans]

My experience was invaluable
to the young explorers.

- And, oh, did they respect me.
- [groans]

You see, sometimes
the only way to help someone

is to show them
that you've been there too.

Hello?

"And so, I've enclosed an artifact
that will help improve the Rock,

a new way to pull explorers out of
a tricky situation: the grabby-flappy.

Love, your Uncle Traveling Matt."

Uh, it looks like a giant sock.

Oh, uh, "P.S., if hat guy says
it looks like a giant sock,

be sure to tell him
it's much more than that."

- Yucko.
- [Wembley chuckles]

Luckily, I have my... [grunts]
...portable decontamination stone.

Okay, so your uncle sent a sock.

That's on me for thinking he might help.

Oh, no, Red. Don't you see?

He was telling us
that someone who's experienced

with what Mokey's going through
needs to be the one to talk to her.

Somebody who knows what it's like to ease
their anxiety by obsessing over things.

Do we know anybody like that?

[Boober grunts, blows]

[grunts, blows, clears throat]

What?

And that's when I realized
that I could taste colors.

- [exclaims]
- I know!

[Boober clears throat]

[clicks tongue] Hello, Boober.

[babbles]

If Red sent you to bring me back,
you can just forget it.

[grunts]

- Lanford is my focus now.
- [babbles]

- I totally understand.
- And no matter what y...

- Wait, y-you do?
- [grunts]

Mm-hmm. It's always easier
to focus on what you can control.

You remember when we had a cave-quake,
and after the shaking stopped,

I threw myself into laundry?

I scrubbed, and I scrubbed,

and I scrubbed, and I scrubbed,
and I scrubbed, and I scru...

Yeah, I... I get it.
You scrubbed a lot, yeah.

Yeah. I scrubbed so much
that my entire cave filled with bubbles.

I was stuck. [sighs]

And do you remember
who pulled me out of that, Mokey?

- Who?
- You.

And I needed that.

It's okay to admit that you're not okay.

That's...
That's when it starts to get okay.

- Oh, Boober. I'm not okay.
- Huh?

That wind really scared me,

so I focused on Lanford
just to forget about it.

And now I feel like I'm sinking.

Oh. Well, it's good
you're recognizing that

- because you are literally sinking!
- Oh, I know!

It's like I'm literally sinking,
you know, figuratively.

No, no. Literally, literally!
You're standing in sink soil.

- [gasps]
- Quick, grab the grabby-flappy.

- The what?
- Just grab the sock!

- [gasps] Okay. [whimpering]
- Here. [Lanford straining]

- Okay, okay.
- [all straining]

- Oh, no. I'm slipping. [grunts]
- [babbles]

- Don't worry, Mokey.
- [Wembley] We're here!

[Gobo]
Yeah. Everybody grab on tight. Pull!

[all straining]

[Gobo] Come on.

- Almost there.
- [straining continues]

[all exclaim]

[grunting, groaning]

[panting] Thank you so much.
Oh, that was so scary.

- That was so scary.
- Yeah.

I'm gonna need something to focus on
to soothe my nerves.

Oh. Look who's dirty. [chuckles]

- Scrub, scrub, scrub. [humming]
- [Gobo] Oh, Boober.

- Take this, you varmint. You interloper.
- Pa. Pa!

- Pa! Pa!
- You don't ever come to my universe again.

- That's one thing... [stammers]
- Oh. My sweet king!

[stammers] Yes, my dear?

Your son's been trying
to get your attention all day.

Well, you gotta speak up, boy.

- [groaning] Oh.
- Pa, look at what I found.

Strawberries!

Aha! I knew the invaders had come.

With those beady eyes and red cheeks...

- ...and green helmets.
- Ooh.

Good job, son.

Strawberries are invading our garden.

- Now let's get rid of them.
- Yeah.

Oh, my boys are bonding.

Oh, that does it.
I'm making blue cheese Popsicles.

[chuckles] Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.

[whimpers, groans]

- So, I can't see anything.
- [Sprocket groans]

I can't hear anything.

I never finished my turbine model.

And... [groans] ...I'm fully stuck.

[barks, snickers]

Yeah, hilarious. A little help?

[grunting]

- [straining]
- [straining, grunts]

- [sighing]
- [panting]

Oh, Sprockie.
I was so nervous about teaching those kids

that I completely distracted myself
with whatever that was.

- [murmurs]
- But you know what?

I volunteered at the high school
for a reason.

I wanna make a difference.

And I can't do that
if I'm stuck in a wall.

- Thanks for pulling me out, Sprock.
- [whines]

- Now let's get back to that turbine.
- [barks]

[chuckles] As if anything interesting
was going on behind that hole.

- [whimpers, groans]
- [sighs]

- [drilling]
- Have you got the plans there?

Under here.

Those are the updated plans.

[chuckling, chewing]

Oh, Red. I just kept thinking,
"What if that wind blew me away?"

Well, then I'd be right there with you.

- [chuckles, sighs]
- [clicks tongue] Aw. [sighs]

And, hey, we can go visit Lanford
whenever you want.

You know, he's actually not so bad.

- Aw, so glad you feel that way.
- [chuckles] Mmm.

'Cause Lanford's still gonna live with us.

- Huh?
- Right outside our window.

- [exclaims]
- [yelps]

- [Mokey] Aw. [chuckles]
- [Red whimpering]

- Great.
- [Lanford panting]

- [sighs, groans]
- [flute playing]

[Mokey] Ah. [humming]

[groans]

[Pogey] Hi, Red.

- [groaning]
- [flute continues]

Vibey. Right, Lanford?