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03x06 - Home Is Where the Trash Is

Episode transcripts for TV show, "Fraggle Rock". Aired: January 10, 1983 – March 30, 1987.*
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Children's musical fantasy comedy puppet series about interconnected societies of Muppet creatures, created by Jim Henson.

03x06 - Home Is Where the Trash Is

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[upbeat music playing]

♪ 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!

-[female Fraggle]
Whoopee!-Wowee!

Ooh, a Fraggle!

[Gobo groans]

[chuckles] Hey, look, Ma.

-I caught a Fraggle!-[screams]

[Gobo] Whoa! Whoopee!

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

♪ Worry's for another day ♪

♪ Let the music play ♪

-Yahoo!-♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪
♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

Down at Fraggle Rock.

[grunts]

[door opens]

It's gonna be a
great day, Sprocket.

I can feel it in my bones.

[barks]

Oh, no, no, no. Not
those sort of bones.

Don't you rememberwhat
day it is, Sprockie?

Today is the startof
the first holiday weekend

at the Captain's
bed-and-breakfast Inn,

-and as part-time
manager, -[groaning]

it's my job to make
sureeverything goes A-okay.

Ms. Ardath is counting on me.

[barking]

Now, what are you getting at?

You think I'm nervous just
becausel want to impress Ms. Ardath?

[panting]

Well, she happens to
be my boss, you know.

[barks]

Besides, why are you saving
upso many bones lately?

It couldn't be to impressher
Airedale Marigold, now could it?

[whines]

[scoffs]

Hey, hey, hey, Philo.

- Philo?-What, what, what? I'm sleepin'.
- Philo?-What, what, what? I'm sleepin'.

How long do you
thinkwe've been with Marjory?

Well, I don't know, Gunge,
as long as I can remember.

Well, I thought it wassince
the day before yesterday.

-It's the same thing.-Well,
that's what I thought.

So, what do you
say, today's the day?

Sure, today's the day. What do
you think, yesterday's the day?

-Well, no, but... Yesterday
was the day yesterday.

-Sure... And tomorrow
will be the day tomorrow.

-Right.-But today,
today's the day.

[Gunge sighs]

Why do you ask?

Oh, boy...

Is today the daywe finally
get out of here and go home?

Oh, yeah, you asked
me that yesterday.

I've asked you that
everydaywe've been here.

But Marjory always
had thingsfor us to do.

Well, maybe today she
won'thave anything for us to do,

and we can go home.

-[Philo laughs]-[Marjory yawns]

Good morning, boys.

Have I got a lot of
thingsfor you to do today.

What? Hey, Gunge.
Gunge, come here.

What, what, what?

The first thing that
we're gonna do today

-is hit the road. Okay?-Right.

-Hit the road?-Ah!

Where are you going?
Where are you going?

Well, where we
was headed all along

before you came to
lifeand asked us to stay.

[Philo and Gunge] Home.

Oh, not again.

Where is this place anyway?

-Well, uh...-Oh, oh,
oh, it is a crystal grotto,

next to the ruins of King
Sweeney'ssubterranean castle.

No, no, it's a giant Weeba tree

on the banksof the
underground River Bongo.

Oh, but, boys, you can't leave.

There's monstersand
evil beings out there.

What? Wait, you mean the Gorgs?

Oh, come on, Marjory,
give us some credit.

-Yeah, we can handle
those guys.-Mmm.

Gorgs-Schmorgs, you
haven't seen monsters

till you've met Wander McMooch.

[Philo and Gunge]
What's a McMooch?

He's a bug-eyed bundle of words

all over a nasty disposition.

[Gunge] Oh, a
good-lookin' fellow.

[Philo] Yeah, snappy dresser.

-[Philo and Gunge laughing]-Okay,
boys. Okay, yuck it up.

But, boys, if you leave,

I know you wouldn't last a single
daywithout me to protect you.

I know you wouldn't last a single
daywithout me to protect you.

Well, when you
put it like that...

Yeah, there's nothing left
to do... [both] ...but pack.

-[laughs]-Oh, but wait.

[Gunge] But that's mine.

You know you don't
got no toothbrush.

-[chuckles] Oh,
yeah, I forgot.-Sheesh.

[both scoff]

[scoffs] I suppose they
want meto beg them to stay.

Well, they have
another thing coming.

[laughs]

I'll just let 'em
gobecause they'll be back.

They'll be back.

[Gunge laughing]
We told her all right.

Yup. We're finally goin' home.

Yeah, we should've
done thisa long time ago.

-Yup. So, let's go.-Right.

Yo? Hey.

[Philo] What, what, what, what?

Where, may I ask, do
you think you're going?

Well, I'm going the
same place you are.

-Home.-[sighs]

Hey? Hey, hey, hey.

-What?-Then why are
you going that way?

Home is, um...

Uh... Uh...

Oh, it's this way.

Why, you're crazy.

This is the way home.
Don't you remember?

Of course, I remember.
Home is this way.

Nah, it's this way.

[Gunge] This way. Let's go.

Hey, Gungie, don't
leave me behind.

-[Philo] Come on,
baby.-Oh, me too. Me too.

You never know what's
down these tunnels.

[both sigh]

Are you sure home is this way?

Well, uh, actually,
maybe you're right.

Ooh, ooh, there's one
of themDoozer things.

-Ooh. Yeah, yeah.-Let's hitch
a ride. Look sad and lonely.

[both wailing]

-Bye. [groans]-So long.

-[Philo sighs]-Now
what are we gonna do?

[clicks tongue]
Oh! Oh, excuse me.

Ah, we was wondering,
which way is home?

Home? Well, uh, it's
justdown the tunnel to the left.

Yeah.

-[both] Thank
you.-You're welcome.

-[Gunge] Oh, excuse
me.-[Red] No problem.

-[Philo] Pardon.-[Red]
Pardon me. Sure.

[Philo] We're sorry. So sorry.

[clears throat] I wonder whythey
wanna know where we live.

[clears throat] I wonder whythey
wanna know where we live.

I don't know.

[sighs] It's good to be home.

[Gunge] Yeah.

So bright, airy, nice
southern exposure.

Nice of 'em to tell
us about this place.

Yeah. Not exactlyas
I remembered it, but...

Oh! And look, all this trash
provesthat this must be home.

Yeah. [pants]

Let's make a new Trash Heap.

Yeah.

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Nothin' wrong with here ♪

Yeah.

♪ I can begin to cheer ♪

♪ Oh, would we? ♪

♪ When I get lonesomeKnowin'
my home's somewhere ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

-Whoa!-♪ All I want is home ♪

Who put this banana here?

♪ Even though I may roam ♪

♪ It'll be waitin' ♪

♪ It'll be great to come ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ It's where your
heart keeps goin' ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ It's what your
head keeps knowing ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ It's what your
dreams keep showin' ♪

♪ All of the thingsThat
make you sing of ♪

♪ Wow ♪

♪ Time to build a nest ♪

What are you, a bird?

♪ Try to recall what's best ♪

- [yells]-♪ Trash in the hallway ♪
- [yells]-♪ Trash in the hallway ♪

♪ Trash for a crawlway and now ♪

-[yells]-[Gunge] ♪
Tell it once again ♪

You scared me.

♪ Let's keep it steamin' ♪

♪ A garbage in good
timeGumbo and blue slime at ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ It's where your
heart keeps goin' ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ It's what your
head keeps knowin' ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ It's what your
dreams keep showin' ♪

♪ All of the thingsThat
make you sing of home ♪

♪ It's where your
heart keeps goin' ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ It's what your
head keeps knowin' ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ It's what your
dreams keep showin' ♪

♪ All of the thingsThat
make you sing like anything ♪

♪ And spread your
wings for home ♪

♪ Home ♪

[both laugh]

Okay, Trash, you're on.

That's right. Rise up.

Rise up and dazzle us.

Hey, I don't get it.

Marjory came to life
when we showed up.

What's wrong with
this pile of trash?

Uh, maybe this
ain't home after all.

[Red and Mokey]
Hey, this is our room.

-[Gunge laughs]-[Philo] Sorry.

Nice place, but it...
Nice place, but it...

[both] Just ain't us. [laughs]

[Philo and Gunge] Whoa.

[crashes]

Well, well, well,
look who's here.

I told you so.

Oh, I knew she
was gonna say that.

Look, Marjory,
we're back, all right?

Oh, come here and let your
old Trash Heapgive you a hug.

-Well...-Oh.

-[Philo and Gunge
giggling]-Mmm. [kisses]

[Philo] Oh, but it's
just until tomorrow.

-What? You're going to
leave me again?-[grunts]

Well, sure. You don't
thinkwe'd abandon our quest.

Oh, but I spent the whole
dayworrying about you.

Well, don't worry about us.

We, uh... We can
take care of ourselves.

Yeah, by ourselves.

By ourselves.

-Come on, let's go
get unpacked.-Yeah.

-[Marjory scoffs] Don't
bother.-[Philo and Gunge] Whoa!

You're not staying.

You think you can
take care of yourselves,

then go take care of yourselves.

You obviously don't
need me anymore.

What we need is to go home.

-Yeah.-You wanna go home?

Go home. Go home.

And I never wanna seeyour
rodentish faces again.

[scoffs]

[Sprocket growling]

[sniffing]

-[grunts]-I know what it
is, Sprocket. Garbage!

Of all days for the sanitation
workersto go on strike...

-[barks]-Well, you
know what that means?

No garbage collection.

[whining]

Well, I couldn't let it pile
upoutside the inn overnight.

What would Ms. Ardath think?

[Sprocket exclaiming]

-Gives a bad
impression.-[scoffs]

Gives a bad odor too, I know.

[Philo] Oh, Gunge.

Now that Marjory kicked us
out, what are we gonna do?

Oh, keep looking
for home, I guess.

Just so long as we don't
meetthat horrible beast

that Marjory warned us about.

-You mean Wander
McMooch?-[Philo] Yeah.

[Gunge] No, she just
said thatto scare us.

-[growling]-[both scream]

Whoa!

Philo, what do we do now?

[screaming]

Gunge, so long. It's
been good knowing you.

Gunge, so long. It's
been good knowing you.

-Is that the best you
can do?-[whimpers]

[both scream]

[Wembley sighs]

Only for one night,
just one night.[gasps]

This is awful sporting
of youto let us stay.

-I didn't say you could
sleep there!-And we promise,

we won't be no trouble.

But that's Gobo's bed!

-You see... Nighty night.

-But you can't... [snoring]

[sighs] Good night.

Oh, no.

Oh, hi, Wembley.

-Hi, Gobo. Gobo, um...-[grunts]

-[Gobo] Phew, boy, am
I tired.-Yeah, well, um...

-[Philo and Gunge] Greetings.-Oh,
sorry, I thought that was my bed.

-Well...-Hey.

That is my bed.

-Wembley.-[chuckles]

My boys... ever since
you left, I feel so, so weak.

[sighs]

Gobo, Gobo, don't worry.
It's only for one night.

-[sighs]-Oh.

Uh, Wembley, your
hair is in my face.-Yeah.

Uh, Wembley, your
hair is in my face.-Yeah.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm
sorry, sorry, sorry.

[Wembley panting] Good night.

Go ahead, ask him.

No, you ask him.

No, no, no. You ask him.

What is it?

We can't sleepunless
someone tells us a story.

Yeah, Marjory
always tells us a story.

Remember when
Marjorydidn't tell us a story

and we stayed up all
nightplaying canasta?

Okay, okay.

Wembley, tell 'em a story.

[Wembley snoring]

Oh, no.

Okay.

[stammering] I'll tell you the storyof
my Uncle Matt's latest postcard.

Well, it ain't the Five
Little Fraggles, but it'll do.

Goes like this.

"Dear Nephew Gobo..."

[Matt] I was spending the nightat
a charming, round wire hotel,

when I was rudely awakened.

[grunting]

I've heard of wake-up call
before, but this is ridiculous.

The maid was awfully surly.

All in all, the room
service was terrible.

[grunts]

Help!

Help! Help! Help! Help!

It seems I had been kidnapped.

And they took me to meetthe
biggest Trash Heap I had ever seen.

But instead of wisdom, this
Trash Heap has seagulls.

Tell our Trash Heapthat
I frankly prefer wisdom.

Love, your Uncle
Travelling Matt.

Well, I guess, you guyscan
give her the message.

[Philo and Gunge sobbing]

Hey. Hey, what's the matter?

Yeah, Gunge, what's the
matter with you?[crying]

Nothing's the matter
with me. [sobbing]

Oh, well, uh...

Good night again.

[Philo] Hearing about
Marjorybrung tears to your eyes.

You can't fool me.

Yeah, but... Well, what's
up with your ducts?

[sniffs] I didn't noticeyou
peeling no onions.

[both sobbing]

[both wailing]

[Marjory blowing nose]

[cries]

Oh, boys.

You've been
feeling sad all night.

I can feel it in my bones.
I can feel it in my bones.

-[Mokey] What's wrong with
her?-[Red] She doesn't look too well.

[Mokey] Um, excuse me.

Madam Trash Heap,
are you all right?

Uh, I haven't been
feeling well, dear,

ever since Philo and Gunge left.

I guess, they don't need
theirold Trash Heap, after all.

Oh, dear. Oh, Red, oh,
we have to cheer her up.

Oh, yeah. Um, Madam Trash Heap,

uh, we need your advice.

-That's right, we do.-On
something, anything.

-[Marjory] Oh...-Right, huh?

I don't think I could
giveany advice today.

-Oh, no.-Or any other
day, for that matter.

[sobbing]

Oh, she's getting weaker, Red.

I never thought I'd be the
oneto say this, but... [sobbing]

the Trash Heap has spoken.

[whimpering]

[Mokey] Poor thing.

-[snoring]-Good breakfast, huh?

[Philo] Yeah.

-[Wembley mumbles]-Whoa!

[Philo and Gunge]
Rise and shine.

Okay, that does it.

That's the last night I'm
spendingin Wembley's bed.

But where are you gonna sleep?

Right here.

And where are we gonna sleep?

Ask Wembley.

[groggily] Uh, go away.

Well, if that's how you feel.

-We can take a hint.-[scoffs]

Mmm, glad that fall
didn't hurt my back.

[groans]

You know, I didn't knowhome
would be so hard to find. [sniffs]

Yeah. Maybe we passed it. We
never knew where it was. [sniffs]

Yeah.

When we found Marjory,
she was just a pile of garbage.

Yeah, but when we
showed up, she came to life.

Yeah. You know,
when you talk like that,

it brings tears to my eyes.

I can almost smell her.

[both sniffing] [both sniffing]

Well, if whatever is out
theresmells as good as that...

Then, out there must
be... [both] Home.

Aw!

[sniffing]

[grunting]

[panting]

[howling]

I know, I know. There are
four moreout on the lawn.

[growling]

-Sprocket?-[barks]

The success of the innis
what we have to think about.

[growls]

Besides, Ms. Ardath says the
strikeshould only last one more day,

then we can clear this...

-garbage out of here.-[groans]

[both sniff]

[both] Yeah.

[sniffing]

[Gunge] You know, this
place smells like home,

but it don't look like home.

[barking]

[Philo and Gunge
screaming]-[Sprocket barking]

[Philo and Gunge
screaming]-[Sprocket barking]

[gasps] Philo?

-Gunge?-Where are you?

Uh, Gobo.

-Gobo, Gobo, wake up.-What?

-Where are Philo and
Gunge?-[Red] Yeah.

Oh, I kicked them out,
so I could get some sleep.

Oh, no.

-Oh, we've got to
find them.-Yeah.

-What?-[Red]
You've gotta help us.

-The Trash Heap's in
trouble.-[Mokey] Wembley.

[wind whooshing]

[Philo and Gunge sobbing]

Where are we?

In the middle of nowhere.

Oh, yeah. I thought
it looked familiar.

Well, anyway... [sniffling]

Trash gives a place
a nice, homey feel.

Yeah, but it'll never
come to lifelike Marjory did.

Yeah.

Hey, Gunge. Gunge.

-I see it. I see it.-Yeah,
we did it. We did it.

-We made a new Trash
Heap!-Yeah, this must be home.

-[both shouting]-[groans]

Well, what have we here?
Well, what have we here?

Allow me to introduce myself.

-McMooch is the name,
Wander McMooch.-[groaning]

No doubt you've heard of me.

-[Philo and Gunge]
Marjory! Marjory!-[laughing]

Oh, my boys. My
boys are in danger.

Oh, I can feel it.

Oh, woe.

[sobbing] All is woe.

[howling]

[McMooch laughing]

[howling]

♪ Day by day, I'm
here behind you ♪

♪ First I seek you
then I find you ♪

♪ Deep into the
Earth I grind you ♪

Yeah. [laughs]

♪ No one else has
wined and dined you ♪

♪ No one else can
mastermind you ♪

♪ All I want to do is bind you ♪

Yeah. [laughs] Yeah. [laughs]

[Philo and Gunge grunting]

♪ First I thank you
then I wind you ♪

♪ I am hoping to remind you ♪

♪ Hate is haunted
here behind you ♪

Yeah.

Pull harder, you little wimps.

-[Philo and Gunge
grunting]-[laughs]

One, two, three.

[laughs]

[Philo and Gunge grunting]

If only Marjory the
Trash Heap was here.

That old dust bag had
you for sl*ves?[laughs]

sl*ves? We weren't her sl*ves.

We just did things for her.

Ah, indeed.

And what, pray tell,
is the difference?

[Philo and Gunge] Well,
we did itbecause we love her.

Yuck. How disgusting.

Philo, you know what that means?

Yeah. All this timewe
was looking for home.

That's where we
was... [both] All the time.

[both] Oh, irony.

-Irony!-Keep movin'.

[crying]

What am I going to do?

Oh, dear.

We've looked everywherefor
Philo and Gunge.

We've looked everywherefor
Philo and Gunge.

Oh, I know where they are.

I had a vision.

My boys have been capturedby
an old nemesis of mine.

-[Wembley gasps] A
nemesis?-The evil Wander McMooch.

-[Wembley
gasps]-[Mokey] McMooch?

-That old scoundrel.-[clamors]

Who knows what he'll do to them?

What am I going to do? [sobbing]

Well, there's only one
thingthat can stop McMooch.

-What?-Yeah.

Us.

-Yeah.-[all yelling] Right!

[distant howling]

[Philo and Gunge grunting]

[frogs croaking]

[Philo and Gunge grunting]

[Philo and Gunge] Whoa, whoa.

[Philo] Help, help.

[Gunge] You meanie. Whoa!

[Philo screams]

[McMooch] There. [laughs]

[Philo and Gunge grunting]

Oh, Gungie... Oh, Gungie...

Well, gentlemen,
welcome to my, uh, pad.

[both whimpering]

Your new home.

No!

[laughing]

Oh, Gungie, we should've
never leftthose Fraggles.

Fraggles? Ghastly little things.

You actually consort
with those creatures?

Well, sure, we're best friends.

Ah, how revolting.

I can't stand
Fraggles. [gagging]

I don't get it. How can
anyone hate Fraggles?

Yeah, they're so lovable.

[gasps] This might be
our chanceto escape.

-[laughs] Huh?-Now,
watch it, McMooch.

Yeah, those Fraggles will
start missin' uspretty soon.

Yeah, and you know
what that means?

They'll come after you?

I must think of a plan.

Well, why don't you let us go?

-And save yourself
a lot of trouble.-Yeah.

Wait a minute.

I know what you're doing.

You think you can get me
to free youto avoid Fraggles?

You think you can get me
to free youto avoid Fraggles?

Nice try, gentlemen,
but it won't wash.

You're mine, do you hear me?

All mine. [laughs]

Help! Fraggles!

[yells]

[Gobo] Want us to take
careof this blowhard for you?

[overlapping chatter]

-[Gobo] Yeah, let's
get him!-[Red] Yeah!

One false move, and I diveinto
the swamp with these two.

[Gunge] Swamp?

-But me and Gunge...-We
don't know how to swim.

Oh, no!

Well, it seems I have your
disgustinglylovable friends at bay.

Oh, but that's what
he hates about 'em?

-You thinking what
I'm thinking?-Yeah.

[kissing] Hey, we love you.

We're showering
you with affection.

Yeah, McMooch, you're
our newest and bestest pal.

If we can't love Marjory,

-then we're gonna
love you.-Yeah.

Oh, take them, they're
worse than Fraggles.

Just leave me alone!

[grunts, laughs]

Well, if you insist.
Well, if you insist.

Yeah, come on, Gungie, let's go
someplace where we're wanted.

Yeah. Home.

[McMooch screams]

[frog croaking]

"And so, the five little
Fraggleslived happily ever after.

The end."

[all sigh]

Gosh, it's good to be back home.

Now that we know where it is.

-Yeah.-Aw.

-We couldn't live
without you, Marjory.-No.

[Marjory coos]

Yes, well, boys, I couldn't
livewithout you, either.

-Aw.-Yeah, once
you left, I began to die.

Well, we promise
never to leave you again.

Yes. It was his idea
in the first place.

-What? Why, you rat!
It was your idea.-Huh?

-[clamors]-[laughs]

-[Gunge] Let me at him!-Boys.
Oh, boys, how about another story?

-Well, well...-Oh, okay.

How are we gonna
get rid of this garbage?

[howling]

-[telephone rings]-[barking]

[whines]

[shouts] Hello.

[softly] Oh, hello, Ms. Ardath.

[groans]

Well, I didn't
really save the day.

[groans]

Well, thank you,
thank you. But, um...

Well, the garbage was a
problem, but it didn't faze me.

-[laughs]-[scoffs]

What?

The garbage collectors'
strikeis going to continue?

They may not be coming for a...

-A week?-[howling]

Oh, no, no, no. It's
no problem at all.

[whining]

Yeah, well, goodbye, Ms. Ardath.

[whining]

Oh, there, there, Sprocket.
We just have to be brave.

[groans]

-[screams]-Sprocket?

- Sprocket! Sprocket?-[muffled barking]
- Sprocket! Sprocket?-[muffled barking]

Sprocket!

[upbeat music playing]

[scatting]

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

♪ Worry's for another day ♪

♪ Let the music play ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

-♪ Worry's for another
day ♪-[Red] Whoopee!

♪ Let the music play ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪