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04x02 - Wembley's Wonderful Whoopie Water

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.

04x02 - Wembley's Wonderful Whoopie Water

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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!

A Fraggle!

Hey, look, Ma.

I caught a Fraggle!

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

Down at Fraggle Rock.

This is a brilliant
idea, Sprocket,

growing tomatoes
in the workshop.

Careful, Sprocket.

You almost sat on
a tomato seedling.

Give it to me.

Do you know what the supermarketwant
for tomatoes? It's outrageous.

I could feed you for a week

on what they chargefor
five pounds of tomatoes.

And now we can have all the
tomatoeswe want, and they'll be free.

Yep. I'm tired of wasting
my good moneyin the stores.

It's the simple life
for us, eh, Sprocket?

Of course, for these
to grow really big,

I'll need some compost,
a little plant food,

and maybe a drip
system of watering.

I'll go to the nurseryand
pick up some things.

Oh, boy, Sprockie.

Free food. Ours for the picking.
Free food. Ours for the picking.

I better take my checkbook.

Wembley.

Gobo, Red.

-What are you doing?-You're
not gonna believe this, Wembley,

but it looked likeyou
were listening to the rocks.

You're not gonna believe this,
but I was listening to the rocks.

Gobo, listen to this rock.

Come on. Now, tell
me what you hear.

Nothing. What am
I supposed to hear?

Red, you listen to the rock.

-Listen, listen.-Okay, okay.

You can hear liquid inside.

-Liquid inside?-Yeah.

Wembley, rocks don't have
liquid inside, they have more rock.

I don't hear anything, Wembley.

But you've got to. It kind of
"ploonks" and "pukka-pukkas."

You know, sort of like windin
radish tops or pots rattling.

You know, sort of like windin
radish tops or pots rattling.

I believe in magic
words I believe in love

I believe in buried
treasure Falling from above

One more time the world
goes round One more magic day

Now I've learned the magic
soundsThat speed it on its way

And it goes

Sweet melody

Neat harmony

That's music to me

You can learn the magic,
too You can learn to sing

You can learn the special
words That live in everything

Teach your ear to hear
the stones Listen to the tree

Magic is as magic does

It lives in you
and meAnd it goes

Sweet melody

Neat harmony

That's music to me

Nope, you can "squeetily
floink" all you want to, Wembley,

but I can't hear a thing.

Well, maybe it's a gift, a special
talent that I alone possess.

Well, maybe it's a curse,

a special weirdnessyou
alone are stuck with.

I'm gonna prove it to you.

I'm gonna dig into that rock and show
youthat there's liquid in there, okay?

-Out of my way. You watch
me.-You're gonna dig into a rock?

With a spoon? That's
gonna be slow work.

Come on, Red, let's
go to Belching Boulder.

-Now, that's a listening
experience.-Yeah.

I don't care. Let them laugh. I
believe there is water in this rock.

I don't care. Let them laugh. I
believe there is water in this rock.

I don't believe it.
There's water in this rock.

I did it. I knew there
was water here.

And it's fizzy.

It tastes like strawberries.

Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Wait
till I tell Gobo and Red.

Hey, guys!

Oh, no. It's already dried up.

Looks like it, Wembley.

What a pity.

There was water
here, I tell you.

It was fizzy. It tasted
like strawberries.

If I were you, I'd stop
listeningto rocks, Wembley.

-But...-Especially the
ones inside your head.

You know, I'm really
kind of disappointed.

Strawberry fizzy water might have
beenwonderful in those little molded salads

with maybe some celery,
or those tiny marshmallows.

Hey, where did you guys go?

I'll show them.
I'll show them all.

With my special talent, I'll
find another rock with liquid in it.

With my special talent, I'll
find another rock with liquid in it.

Nothing here.

Nothing here.

Nothing here.

Oh, gee.

I can't hear a thing...

not even a single "pukka-pukka."

But there has to be another
rockwith fizzy water in it.

I have to prove
it to the others.

Maybe... maybe
I've lost the talent.

My one moment of
glory over so soon.

Wait a minute.

I hear it.

I hear the water.

And there's lots of it.

Those are the loudest
"pukka-pukkas" I've ever heard.

I'm gonna show them now.

Wembley.

You were right.

You said you could
hear waterin those rocks.

Yeah. Taste it.

It tastes like... A party.

-Yeah.-It tastes like a party.

Okay, you Fraggles.
Now, line up.

Hold out your cup,
Hold out your cup,

and Felix will pour
this fizzy water in.

Working as fast as
I can, Aunt Granny.

You'd better.

One cup for you.

One cup for me.

One cup for you.

Thank you.

One cup for me.

You know, it's an
amusing little drink,

clean and crisp in the
mouth, with a smooth finish

and a hint of cloves.

Cloves. Wow.

Wembley, you must be very proud.

-Why, you really do
have a special talent.-I do?

Gobo, can I speak
to you for a second?

-Sure.-Wow.

-Excuse me.-Sure.

Oh, boy. Gobo's
really proud of me now,

and it's all because
of my special ears.

Oh, boy. That geyser'sreally slowing down.
Oh, boy. That geyser'sreally slowing down.

But the "pukka-pukka's"
still strong as ever.

Wait a second.

There's another sound,
sort of a scary sound.

Wait, it kind of...

"Borples!"

-I'd better tell
Gobo.-Attention.

-Attention, everyone.-Yeah.

-Red and I have just
been talking.-Right.

In honor of its discoverer,

we think this delicious fizzy
stuff should be known as,

Wembley's Wonderful
Whoopiewater.

Gosh. They named it after me.

Come on over and
take a bow, Wembley.

But what if something dangerousis
going on under the Great Hall?

I'd better warn everyone.

We want Wembley.

We want Wembley.

We want Wembley.

I guess I'd better
warn everybody...

after I take my bow.
After I take my bow.

Or maybe tomorrow.

It probably doesn't
matter, anyway. I'm coming.

We want Wembley.

We want Wembley.

We want Wembley.

We want Wembley.

Hey.

Hey, thanks for your help.

It's getting slippery in here.

I really appreciate you
volunteeringto put in the plumbing

for my Whoopiewater
fountain. That's really nice.

I didn't volunteer.
She volunteered.

A pleasure to do the
work for you, deary.

-Thanks.-She didn't
do the work. I did.

-Well...-It's called teamwork.

-And Mr. Wembley...-Yeah.

Don't get mad at us.

We didn't make that big crack in
the rockby the Whoopiewater well.

What? Crack?

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

This is the placewhere I
heard that "borple" sound.

I don't hear a "borple" anymore.

It's more like a...
It's so loud and awful.

It's more like a...
It's so loud and awful.

What's going on down there?

Wait a second. Maybe it's not
a good ideato take the water.

I better find Gobo.

Gobo. Gobo!

Gobo, I need to talk to you.

I was just over listeningto
the rocks by the fountain.

And I think we may
havea real big problem.

I say we have a real big
problem. I can't get to sleep.

Hey, I haven't even
thoughtabout sleeping tonight.

But it's late. And
we're Fraggles.

A Fraggle can sleep
at the drop of a hat.

That's true.

See?

Now that's what I
call a special talent.

No, it's not. Everybody,
I'm wide awake.

-This has never happened
to me before.-Oh, dear.

I'll tell you what, why don't
we sing youa nice little lullaby?

-Good idea.-Yeah.

All right, everyone get comfortable,
All right, everyone get comfortable,

and we'll sing me to sleep.

Sleeping and dreaming

Dreaming of you

Sleeping and dreaming

Dreaming the night through
I'm sleeping and dreaming

-Dreaming of
you-Sleeping and dreaming

And dreaming of
you Close your eyes

-Sweet paradise-Sweet paradise

-Soon all your cares will be
through-Cares will be through

Hushaby -Dream by
and by-Dream by and by

Sleeping and dreaming of you

Sleeping and dreaming
Sleeping and dreaming

And dreaming and sleeping
And leaping and screaming

And screaming and leaping
Leaping and screaming

Screaming the night through
I'm leaping and screaming

I'm screaming at you

Screaming and leaping
Close your mouth

I'll knock you out

-Soon all your cares will be
through-Cares will be through

Rush about

Holler and shout

Shouting and screaming at
you Shouting and screaming

Screaming and
leapingLeaping and screaming

Screaming and leaping at you

What's happening here?
I don't want to sleep.

I don't have to sleep.
I don't have to sleep.

You know, I'm not tired, either.

Yeah. And I bet I've run12
times around the rock tonight.

-I don't understand what's going
on.-You know what I'm thinking?

That there's one thing
newwe've all been doing?

We've all been
drinkingWembley's Whoopiewater.

-That's right.-What?

You've got it. Wembley.

I think Whoopiewater is an even
biggerdiscovery than you think it is.

-Yeah.-But, Gobo, we
have a big problem. See...

What problem? With
Whoopiewater, a Fraggle can frolic

and sing songsand shout,
"Whoopee" all the time.

-I know that.-I don't
need to sleep anymore.

Well, Wembley Fraggle, you
deserve the key to the rock for this.

The key to the rock?

-The key to the
rock.-How wonderful.

How deserved.

You bet. But didn't you have a problemyou
wanted to tell us about, Wembley?

No, no, no.

All right. Now listen
up, all you insomniacs.

Meet back here at the first radish
breaktomorrow for a ceremony.

Meet back here at the first radish
breaktomorrow for a ceremony.

We're gonna give Wembley
Fragglethe key to the rock.

The key to the rock!

You hear that, Wembley?

All right, Work Crew 7.Time
to start another morning's work.

Oh, boy. This is gonna
bethe best day of my life.

Imagine me thinking something as

wonderfulas Whoopiewater
could be dangerous.

Why, the crack hasn't gotten any
bigger. Just a teeny-weeny little crack.

I bet that awful
noise is gone, too.

Oh, no. It's gotten worse.

Something terrible
is gonna happen.

Maybe we should close
downthe Whoopiewater pool.

Hey, Wembley.

Now I can get my uncle's
postcardswith no trouble.

-You can?-We went in
the middle of the night,

when the hairy
creature was asleep.

-Yeah.-You did?

Yeah.

-Wembley!-Look, look.

We got this food in the
gardenin the middle of the night.

-Yeah.-Yeah.

Yes. I went with Mokeyand I
didn't even panic. Not even once.

Yes. I went with Mokeyand I
didn't even panic. Not even once.

You have lifted fear
from my shoulders.

I have?

It's the World's Oldest Fraggle.

It's ceremony time.

Wait! Wait, wait!

What? What?

I know you want to give
methe key to the rock

but I'm not sure you should.

-You see... But I just...
Don't be so modest.

-Flunky, start the
ceremony.-Right, right. Sure, sure.

Hear ye, hear ye. All
Fraggles gather together.

-They already
have.-Right, right.

Now, you may well askwho
has called this meeting today.

Who has?

You have.

I know that.

Now, let the ceremony
of the key begin.

Can we have the
drumroll, please?

-Of course.-Thank you.

Gobo. Gobo, come here, please.

This is the noisy crackl've
tried to tell you about.

Can we have the fanfare?

Right. Right. Right.
Right. Right. Right.

Well, it's just like
any old cave crack.

It looks all right, but
when I listened to it...

Can we... not have the fanfare?

Wembley, this is your moment.

Go up there and get your reward.

Okay, okay.

And by the power vested in me,

I hereby present you,
Wembley Fraggle...

with the key to the rock.

Gosh. That's the highest
honora Fraggle can receive.

You may not know it, but this isthe
highest honor a Fraggle can receive.

He already said that.

So did I.

Now, Wembley Fraggle, the key to
the rockallows you to open any door.

All Fraggles will respect you... or at
least they have to say that they do.

Sir, Your Venerableness,
I thank you for this honor.

I'm so proud of Wembley.

Tomatoes need a lot
of lightto grow, Sprocket.

Tomatoes need a lot
of lightto grow, Sprocket.

And as we're in
the middle of winter,

there's not enough
sunshinecoming in here,

so I bought these sun lamps.

Now listen to me, boy. I
bought these expensive lamps

to help us be self-sufficient.

And with this financial
modeling programl just bought,

our computer will predict exactlyhow
much money we're gonna save.

"You will lose... $57,412."

Don't laugh, Sprocket.

The computer must be broken.

Where's Gobo? I got the key.

-Don't you love
it?-Where's Gobo?

He's gotta be here. He wouldn't
have missed my ceremony.

He was standing overby
the Whoopiewater well.

Gobo?

Well, I don't see him around.

By the way...

How did this bottomless pit get here?
How did this bottomless pit get here?

Looks bottomless, all right.

Oh, my goodness.
This wasn't here before.

Quiet, quiet!

-Why should we be quiet,
Wembley?-Well, because I have to listen.

-Excuse me.-Stand
back, everyone.

Quick, someone get a rope.

-Why?-Because Gobo's down there.

-I got a rope.-Good.

I don't see him down there.

Well, if I can't see
it, I don't believe it.

-Now, wait a minute... Quiet!

Listen, I have to
believe my ears.

They were right when they
told methere was danger,

but I didn't do anything about
itand now Gobo's down there.

But how can you tell?

I can hear him breathing.

Felix, give him the rope.

After all, he does have the
keyand we have to respect him.

Or at least say we do.

Okay, I'm ready, Red.

-Good luck, Wembley.-Thanks.

Keep it coming. Lower me.

Okay. Ease him down, guys.

-I hope Wembley's right about this.-He'll
be okay. He's hanging from my rope.

Hearing a Fraggle breathefrom
the bottom of a bottomless pit...

Seems weird to me.

I see him now. Keep lowering me.

That's it, Wembley,
end of the stupid rope.

It is not a stupid rope.

Oh, boy. Gobo. Gobo,
can you hear me?

Wembley, where am I?

Well, actually you're on
a ledgein a bottomless pit.

-What?-Don't move!

Good advice.

Now, now just reach
an arm up toward me.

My arms are kind of
busyholding on, Wembley.

Well, just reach your tail up.

There you go. Okay, I got
you. Now let go of the ledge.

There you go. Okay, I got
you. Now let go of the ledge.

Wembley, are you sureyou're
strong enough to do this?

I'm gonna do it,
Gobo. I'm gonna do it.

Yeah. Yeah, I think you are.

Okay. Pull!

Pull.

How are you doing, Wembley?

I'm okay. Pull harder, Red.

Pull!

Yay, Wembley!

Okay, now everybody move back.

Now, now, here, here,

will you Fraggles
stop playing in the mud

and come back and
finish the key ceremony?

-Wembley saved Gobo.-Yeah!

Three cheers for Wembley.

Hip, hip, hooray.

Wait. Stop. Stop. I
don't deserve anything.

Why?

It was the taking of the
Whoopiewaterthat caused the cave-in.

What?

Well, maybe it did. But I
didn't do anything about it.

Well, why didn't you
do anything about it?

I guess I liked everyoneshouting,
"Whoopee" because of me.

I guess I liked everyoneshouting,
"Whoopee" because of me.

-I see.-But I should've
known better.

My special ears do work, but
I only listen to the good parts.

-Wembley, what
are you saying?-Yes.

I'm saying we've got to close
downthe Whoopiewater fountain.

But, Wembley,
Whoopiewater is wonderful.

Yeah.

I'm sorry. Maybe someday we can
figure outa way to get Whoopiewater safely

but for now, I don't know how.

Well, time to do some
un-plumbing, Felix.

Hop to it.

That was a tough
decision, Wembley.

Well, because you
don't know for sure

that your Whoopiewater
caused the cave-in.

No. But I do knowl
don't like my best friend

falling down a bottomless pit.

I wasn't crazy
about that part either.

Well, if there's no more Whoopiewater...
- Mokey?-Yeah?

Hat, please.

It's nap time.

Well, the sun lamps
aren't strong enough.

I think we need more humidity.

I'm expecting a call
from the contractor

with an estimate on convertingthe
workshop into a greenhouse.

I won't fill the
room completely.

I mean, I'll still have
spacefor your basket.

Hello.

Mr. Scarborough.

Well, what is your
estimatefor the conversion?

$57,412?

Never mind, Mr. Scarborough.

I'll wait till springand
plant my tomatoes outside.

Goodbye.

Sprocket, there's an old saying,
"There's no such thing as a free lunch."

Aw, boy.

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 Let the music play

Down at Fraggle Rock

Down at Fraggle Rock

Down at Fraggle Rock