03x14 - Born to Wander

[bunniefuu]

[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.

[seagulls cry]

-This is the big moment,
Sprocket.-[Sprocket barks]

-Time to try out my
newest invention, -[sniffing]

my cordless, portable
power generator.

I fill up this ordinary measuring
cupwith ordinary earth.

And then I put itin this
ordinary-looking hopper.

My generator workson the
garden-variety of earth, Sprocket.

And if I'm right, this will bea
great, cheap source of power.

A few final adjustments.

There we are and here we go.

[panting]

-[grunting]-What? Again?

[stuttering] I don't
believe it. I give up.

-[whines]-I don't have
it anymore, Sprocket.

-[grunts]-I've lost it.

[whining]

This is the fifth invention
in a row, so-called invention,

-that hasn't worked.-[whimpers]

Oh, I don't know whatl'm gonna do anymore.
Oh, I don't know whatl'm gonna do anymore.

I've lost it, not that I'm
sure that I ever had it.

-[whimpering]-Look
at... Look at...

Look at some of these
ideasof mine in the past.

"How to sew a
button on a fried egg."

[Sprocket laughs]

But don't laugh. I spent
a lot of time on that.

-It was funny though,
wasn't it?-[barks]

I don't have enough funny
ideaslike that anymore.

[whimpering]

What happened to
Doc the Inventor?

Huh? Well, I know I'm here.

But what happened
to my inventing?

You call yourself a dog, right?

[barks]

And you do doggy things, right?

[barking]

Well, I call myself an inventor.

And inventing is the only
thingl ever really wanted to do,

but I'm not inventing anything.

-[whimpering]-So
what am I, really?

[whimpering]

-Travelling Matt.-[excited
exclamations]

The story is gonna
beabout Travelling Matt.

The story is gonna
beabout Travelling Matt.

-Oh, boy.-Again?

Well, the storytelling
sessionis in my room...

-It's in his
room.-Well, our room,

-but it's my turn to
choose, right?-Right, right.

-Yeah, and that's only
fair, Red.-Mm-hmm.

Okay, I guess I
can use the sleep.

-[Boober] Come on,
tell it.-Tell it, come on!

Madam Storyteller.

-We can't wait.-Tell it.

Matt Fraggle. What
a Fraggle! [chuckles]

The stories I could tell.

Why, I remember
one time when he...

Well, tell us about how
Uncle Mattbecame an explorer.

-Yeah.-Oh, yeah, I love that.

Oh, by followinghis
Uncle Gobo, of course.

-Huh?-Now as I was
saying, he... Uncle Gobo?

Yeah, my uncle's uncle.
I'm named after him.

-Oh!-You are? Wow!

Tell us about Uncle
Matt's first big trip.

-Yeah.-And stumble
and fall. [laughs]

His first big journey
as an explorer.

-Journey, yeah.-All right.

-If that's what you
really want.-Yeah, yeah.

Oh, yes. Please,
please, please!-All right.

Oh, yes. Please,
please, please!-All right.

Well, this all took
place a long time ago.

Uh-huh.

Now, naturally, you all thinkof
Matt Fraggle the way he is today...

-[Gobo] Yeah.-Yeah.

-His magnificent
white hair, -[sniffs]

his gorgeously graceful
body. [chuckling]

[clicks tongue] Hmm.

[Storyteller] But at the timeof this
story, Matt was still quite young,

with a full, heavenly
headof beautiful blond hair.

Whoops!

-Oh, Matt!-Yes, sir?

[yells]

-Oh, drat.-[grunting]

Oh, deepest apologies, Uncle
Gobo. My problem, I'm sure.

-[groans]-I was just
practicing my rock climbing.

-Give it up, boy.-But why?

Is there something
wrongwith my technique?

Yes. You!

-Ah, good. I can
work on that.-[groans]

-[thuds]-[grunts] Ow!

-Gosh, Uncle Gobo.-What in
the name of the Great Rock?

You really can find anything.
You really can find anything.

What is this doing
on the cave floor?

That's that missing pieceof
mallobite from my rock collection.

An explorer has
to know his rocks.

Well, the biggest rock
around hereis in your head.

[rock thudding]

Do you mean
that it's all mental?

Face it, boy. You'll
never be an explorer.

But I'm your nephew,
aren't I? It's in the blood.

[sighs] Wonderful.

Yes, it is. Wonderful!

Wonderful. Wonderful.

-Wonderful.-Nephew.

-Yes, Uncle Gobo?-Come closer.

Yes?

-Listen carefully.-Mm-hmm.

-You'll...-Mm-hmm.

-never...-Mm-mmm.

-be an explorer!-Mm-hmm.

-Never?-Never.

I admire the wayyou test
my conviction, Uncle Gobo.

I only hope I can be as good
a teacherwhen my turn comes.

[sighing] Oh, why do I even try?

Brilliant. Why do I even try?

I must write that down.

- [Marly] Uncle Gobo.-I don't believe it.
- [Marly] Uncle Gobo.-I don't believe it.

-"Bang head on rock."
-Uncle Gobo!

- "Why do I even try?"
- Is something the matter, Marly?

[panting] The Storyteller lent
meher special Storyteller's pen,

-and I lost it.-[shushing]

[softly] Can you please,
please help me find it?

-Yes. A wonderful
idea.-[Matt] "Wonderful."

Now, let's steal awayon
tippy-toe very quietly.

Yeah.

- [Matt] "Wonderful idea."
- That's a good girl.

-"Why do I even try?"
-[groans]

I'll go with you, Uncle.

Uh, no, no! Not
necessary at all.

But I learn somethingevery
time I go with you.

[sighs] Very well, but
keep your distance.

-Yes, sir. Absolutely.-[sighs]

[thuds]

-[Uncle Gobo grunts] Back!
Back!-[Matt] Oh, sorry. Sorry.

The last mushroom.
Oh, I love mushrooms.

I hope the mushroom
gatherersget back soon, Wimple.

'Cause this is the last one.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Take it easy, Dimple.

I mean, I like mushrooms too,
but, boy, I love these Doozer sticks.

I mean, I like mushrooms too,
but, boy, I love these Doozer sticks.

-Hey, tell you what.-Huh?

Why don't you chew on
this for a while? Go on.

Oh, oh. No, no, thanks. I'll
wait for the mushroom gatherers.

They should be back
very soon, I hope.

[Uncle Gobo] Now, where
did you losethis pen, Marly?

Well, if I knew that, I wouldn'tbe
asking you, would I? [chuckles]

[Matt] Uncle Gobo!

Which way did you go? Ah!

No.

Uncle Gobo! It's
your little nephew.

Ah!

-Yes, all right. Here we
are. Oh!-[Marly exclaims]

I'm sorry. Pardon me. I'm sorry.

Watch where you're going, dolt.

-Yes, sir.-[groans]

No gettin' away from him.

Somewhere over there.

I borrowed it from the
Storytellerto write a list of games

-Games.-to be included
in the Fragglepedia.

-Pedia.-I don't know.

Or maybe... maybe
it was back here.

-Yeah, maybe that's
it.-[Uncle Gobo] Hmm.

-[Marly] 'Cause I was
writing-[Matt] Hmm.

And I was watching them
play, and then I turned around

-[slurping]-and, "Where's
the Fragglepedia?"

- Aha! There it is.-Aha! There it is. Oh.
- Aha! There it is.-Aha! There it is. Oh.

[groans] Get back.
Back, back, back!

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

-Demon.-Let me get that for you.

-[Uncle Gobo groaning]-You
found the Storyteller's pen!

So I did. Thank you.

-Oh, no! You broke
it.-You broke it.

Oh, dreadfully sorry.

I take full responsibility.

-[Fraggle 1] Bad news, bad
news!-[Fraggle 2] Bad news!

[Marly] The mushroom gatherers!

Fungus on the fungus! There's
no mushrooms left to eat!

[all clamoring]

[Marly] We'll starve!

Don't panic. Don't panic!

We must think
this thing through!

Don't panic! Don't panic! We
must think this thing through!

Stupid dimwit.

-[Gobo] Well, then
what happened?-Yeah.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.
What's all this mushroom business?

How come they just
didn't eat radishes?

-[Wembley] Yeah.-How
come? How come?

Well, I told you, this story
took place a long time ago.

-Yeah.-Before we even
knew what a radish was.

-[all exclaiming]-Now,
in those days,

we Fraggles used to liveon
Doozer sticks and mushrooms.

We Fraggles used to liveon
Doozer sticks and mushrooms.

-Yuck! No radishes?-Mm-mmm.

-[gasps] The poor
things.-Weird, hey, Gobo?

Yeah, yeah, but let's
get onwith the story.

-Yes, yes.-Tell us first.

Well, Uncle Gobo
determinedto scour the caves

for a new source of
mushroomsfor the Fraggles.

[all] Mm-hmm.

Now, naturally, Uncle Gobo chose
Matt, his number one apprentice,

to be his right-hand
Fraggleon this arduous trek.

[groans]I thought I told
you not to bother coming.

-Oh, no bother at
all, Uncle Gobo.-Oh.

Keep back, and don't
follow me so closely.

But I'm only trying to followin
your footsteps, Uncle Gobo.

Well, don't you just
keeptripping over them.

♪ Every morning, I
make up my mind ♪

-♪ Sticking close
behind ♪-[grunts]

♪ I will follow you ♪

Yoo-hoo!

♪ Every day, you show
me more and more ♪

♪ So much to explore ♪

♪ I will follow you ♪

- Ha!-[yells]
- Ha!-[yells]

♪ Every morning ♪

Down, boy.

♪ Every day ♪

Back off.

♪ Every evening ♪

♪ With you all the way ♪

You demon!

-♪ I'll follow you
♪-Whoa, oh, oh!

-I'm coming, Uncle
Gobo!-[groans]

-Let's go together!-No!

-[Matt laughs]-[screams]

Whoa!

[grunts]

♪ Every night, the
sun's a sleepyhead ♪

♪ Some folks go to bed ♪

♪ I just follow you ♪

Not if I can help it.

♪ In your dreamsYou
know I'll still be found ♪

♪ Tracking you around ♪

♪ I will follow you ♪

♪ Every morning ♪

Get away.

♪ Every day ♪

[groans]

♪ Every... ♪ [screams]-Dolt.

♪ With you all the way ♪

I'm getting out of here.

I'll follow you, Uncle Gobo.

[laughing] Wait for me.

-Whoa!-What's
wrong? What's wrong?

Oh!

[Marly] Uncle Gobo. Uncle Gobo.

We can't find any mushroomsin
any of the known tunnels in the Rock.

We can't find any mushroomsin
any of the known tunnels in the Rock.

Anything down here?

Oh, I don't know. I haven't
exploredthis part of the cave yet.

-Well, it doesn't look too
promising.-[Uncle Gobo] No.

-Look!-What?

It's a chunk of
speckled granite.

I need this for
my rock collection.

We're facing starvationand
he's collecting rocks.

Oh, this will just take
a moment.[straining]

Oh, look out! That
wall is loosening.

Oh, thank you very much.

[screams]

-[Uncle Gobo] Oh!-Oh, no.

-Uncle Gobo.-[yells] My ankle!

-Are you okay?-Oh, my ankle!

I can't walk on it at all.

Ah. You blundering fool.

[groaning] Because of
you, my ankle's all twisted.

[grunting]

-My fault entirely.
Blame me.-[grunting]

There's no one leftwho's any
good at finding or exploring.

We'll starve.

Blame me.

Please.

[woman on tape] You'll find
yourselfthinking of new ideas,

ideas you have never had before.

And as you think of them,

-you will feel your
confidence growing.-[yawns]

Your ideas can work.

Your ideas will work.

-Oh, this isn't working.-[barks]

That stupid tape hasn't
given meone fresh idea.

And I've been sitting
therefor the past half hour.

Well, let's face it, Sprocket.

-I really am no longer
an inventor.-[gasps]

[Sprocket whining]

[exclaiming]

All right, all right,
I get the point.

I'll stop moaning about
itand do something.

Well, do you have
any suggestions?

[barks]

Huh? Oh, the job jar.
That's not a bad idea.

That it's better to
dosomething than nothing.

[barks]

"Wash the workshop floor."

That sounds about my speed, all right.
That sounds about my speed, all right.

All right, all right.
I'll get right onto it.

Things were looking
very badfor the Fraggles.

With Uncle Gobo laid upand
the mushrooms all gone,

the only thing between
themand total starvation

-Uh-huh. Uh-huh.-was
Doozer towers.

[all exclaiming]

-But!-[screams]

We were eating them fasterthan
the Doozers could build them.

-[Gobo] Uh-oh.-Oh, no.

We were forced
to start rationing.

[groaning]

[Fraggle] I'm hungry.

[Fraggles clamoring]

Oh, this is terrible,
Miss Storyteller.

Yeah.

I'll say. Uncle Gobo is not goingto
be able to walk for a long, long time.

I must admit, I do feel
kind of responsible.

[chomping]

-Oh.-Oh, don't be so
hard on yourself, Matt.

There's no one elsewho could
do the job Uncle Gobo could.

Hey, I'm his apprentice.
What about me?-Yeah.

Hey, I'm his apprentice.
What about me?-Yeah.

-You?-Yeah.

As I said, there's no one
elsewho could do the job.

I suppose you're right.

As Uncle Gobo's apprentice, I supposel
must wait until he tells me I'm ready.

Ready, huh? [sighs]

But I'm studying
everything he does.

Oh, I'm awfully sorry. I
didn't see you standing there.

Doozer stick! You crushed it.

-[gasping] I have been waiting
in line-Oh, yes, I may have.

For hours for that!

-[Matt yells]-[Fraggles
clamoring]

My good Wimple, no need
to overreact. Um... Uh...

[panting]

Perhaps I'll returnat a
more opportune time.

Yes. Perhaps you
should. [shuddering]

I don't know how Uncle
Goboputs up with him.

I think he's kind of cute.

[groaning] Ha! You?

-Ugh. Ready to be
an explorer?-Mm-hmm.

Oh, you're such a complete
amateur, such a... a dimp.

Oh, you're such a complete
amateur, such a... a dimp.

Gosh, a dimp! That's
nice of you to say so.

Oh, I do try, but I think there area
few things I'm missing somehow.

Oh, why don't you
just go off on your own?

Then you do think it's time.

Time? [straining]

Ow. It's past time.

Oh, I've been waitingto
hear you say that.

[groaning]

Ah! What are you talking about?

Uncle Gobo, I
won't let you down.

[groaning]

-A thousand pardons.-Out.

-A thousand and one.-Out.

-A thousand and
two.-Out, out, out!

-A thousand and... Out!

♪ Every day the
world begins again ♪

♪ Sunny skies or rain ♪

♪ I will follow me ♪

[laughing] Ooh!

♪ Every sunrise shows
me more and more ♪

♪ So much to explore ♪

♪ I will follow me ♪

Whoo!

♪ Every morning ♪

♪ Every day ♪
♪ Every day ♪

♪ Every evening ♪

♪ Calling me away ♪

But whoa!

♪ Every morning ♪

♪ Every day ♪

♪ Every evening, yes ♪

♪ Showing me the way ♪

♪ Wonderful ♪

♪ I'll follow me ♪

[laughing]

Yes. [laughs]

[rumbling]

[sputtering]

Sorry. Sorry.

Oh. My fault. My fault.

Don't bother to apologize.

Oh!

Blue light.

Bright blue light...

and plants of some kind.

What have I found? [gasps]

Another world!

I've found another world.

Gobo's Uncle Mattdiscovered
the Gorgs' garden?

-I never knew
that.-Well, who else?

Uncle Matt's the greatest
explorerthe Rock has ever known.

-Yeah.-Yeah. [laughs]

And to have known himas
I've known him. [chuckles]

Oh, as young Fraggles,
we both went off...

[all clearing throat]

[chuckles] Anyway, as this
story goes, Uncle Matt ventured...

[Matt] Today I have
discovereda brand-new world,

a world full of
wonderfulstone formations,

but seemingly devoid
of intelligent life.

-[Pa Gorg snoring]-Huh?

Hello. Anybody there?

Peculiar. I thought I
heard some... [snoring]

I did. That mound over there.

Aha! Yes. It's a
fur-bearing fruit mound.

Bizarre.

[chomping]

[crows cawing]

Yuck! [spitting]

Oh, that fruit tastes awful.

I have a wonderful idea.

I shall gather
samples of its fur

so later Fragglescan
avoid its foul fruit.

-Yes, yes. It's a
wonderful idea.-[snoring]

-There we are.-[screams]

[screaming]

All right. Put 'em up.

[Matt] My attempt to get
samplesproduced striking results.

The mound was magically transformedinto
a mountainous hairy creature.

Astonishing.

-And astonishingly large
too.-[Pa Gorg yelling]

And then, another
mountainous hairy creature

carrying some bright
red bouldersjoined it.

-[Ma] Oh, Pa. What's
wrong?-I was over there...

Naturally, I stood my
groundand examined them both.

-Something came
along and bit me.-Aw.

Ah! Gird the gates!
Defend the drawbridge!

Bolster the bastion!

But we don't have a drawbridge,
Pa, and we're not under attack.

But we don't have a drawbridge,
Pa, and we're not under attack.

-Yeah, yeah, but, but... [gasps]

And why do you still
havethose stinkberries over there

I told you to get rid of?

[stammering] I'm merely awaitingthe
right moment, my little peach pit.

[Matt] After observing them for a while,
I decided to try speaking to them myself.

-[murmuring]-Yes,
that's it. That's it.

Perhaps, I could ask themto
help me find some mushrooms.

Yoo-hoo. Yoo-hoo.
Oh, hairy ones!

Can you tell me where a starving
Fragglecan find some mushrooms?

[screams]

Oh!

-[Ma Gorg] Pa! Pa! Save me!-[Pa
Gorg] Wait, wait. No, Ma. Calm down.

She's giving me
a boulder as a gift.

-[Pa Gorg] There,
there.-[Ma Gorg] Save me.

Thank you very, very much.
But what I really need is to know

whether there areany
mushrooms around here.

No!

Oh, too bad. Well, thanks a lot,
and thanks for the wonderful gift.

Look, look! That yucky
thingis stealing our radishes!

Do not fear, my
little mushmelon.

I will rid our kingdomof
this fuzzy scourge.

I will rid our kingdomof
this fuzzy scourge.

Oh, my hero!

-Whoa!-Oh!

No, no, thank you. You're
too kind. I can carry it myself.

-[Ma Gorg] You don't
know where... Let me just...

Let me get my hands on
you. Come back here. Ah!

[Ma Gorg] Oh,
please, don't touch it.

-[Pa Gorg] Oh, where did
he go?-[Ma Gorg] I don't know!

-I don't know where
he is!-Toodle-oo.

I just want him out of here! I
want him out of the garden!

Oh, don't worry. I'll find
him. Oh, where's Junior

-when you need
him?-Thanks for the gift.

-[Ma screaming]-[Pa muttering]

♪ La la la la la ♪

♪ La la la la la la la la ♪

♪ I will follow me ♪

-Oh, he's returned. Matt's
returned.-What? What?

Where? Where? Ow! Ooh!

-Back, young Fraggle!
Get back!-Yes, I am back.

-And I have the most
wonderful news.-You found food.

-I found the entrance to
another world.-Another world?

And it leads to food?

[all cheering] [all cheering]

Wait, wait, wait, wait!

There was nothingwe
could eat out there.

-[all sighing]-But...

I found the most beautiful
red boulderfor my collection.

-[all groaning]-Oh,
you and your rocks!

-Ah!-It's mushrooms
we need. Mushrooms!

But it's not just any rock.

[panting] Some mountainous
hairy creaturesgave it to me.

They couldn't do enough
for me. They love us out there.

He's in worse shape than I
thought. The poor boy's hallucinating.

[Wimple] Hey, this smells
pretty good.[chomping]

What? Stop it.
That's my boulder.

Yeah, well, it's the best
boulder I ever tasted.

-Let me have it!-Get away!

Uncle Gobo! Stop it!

Mmm! I don't know how
it's possible, but she's right.

It's food.

-It's wonderfully delicious
food!-[Matt] Stop it!

[Uncle Gobo laughs]

-Matt, you did it.-You
can't blame me for this.

Matt, you found food. [chuckles]

- I did?-Yes. Don't be so modest.
- I did?-Yes. Don't be so modest.

You're an absolutelybrilliant
explorer, Matt.

-I am?-Yes.

I guess I am. Yes, I did
what I said I was going to do.

I said I would find food and I
did. I'm brilliant. Yes. I'm a genius.

-Step aside.-Huh?

You are in the
presence of greatness.

Yes, I have become
the complete dimp.

And that's the storyof
Travelling Matt's first journey.

-Great, right?-[all gasping]

Wow!

-Wonderful story!-Yeah.

-And that was just
his first journey.-Yeah.

Well, Uncle Matt,
wherever you are,

whatever journey
you're on today,

take care.

-[Boober]
Yeah.-[Storyteller] Take care.

-[Wembley] That was a
great story.-[Boober] Yeah.

[chatters excitedly]

One more lick and a polish, Sprocket,
One more lick and a polish, Sprocket,

and this floor will
be shining clean.

-There we are.-[whimpers]

I better take this out. Watch
your head there, Sprockie.

-[whimpers]-Sprocket!
It works. It works.

I was using the wrong lever!

Oh, Sprocket,
I did it! I did it!

-[barks]-I am an
inventor, and to think,

I was thinking of throwingthat
whole contraption out.

[growls]

Why, I made the discoverylike
all the other greats,

Bell, Edison,
through chance, luck.

I just stumbled into
the right solution.

Let that be a lesson
to you, Sprocket.

-[grunting]-Well, both of us.

I mean, I knew I had it, I realized
that, but I lost faith in myself.

Never lose faith in
yourself, Sprocket.

If you believeyou can do
something, you can do it.

-[barking]-So do it.

-[Sprocket exclaims]-[laughing]

Oh, look at that,
Sprockie. You did it for me.

Oh, that-a-boy.

That is great. Oh, Sprockie.
That is great. Oh, Sprockie.

[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 ♪