04x04 - Uncle Matt's Discovery

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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 the last of them.

I'm sorry to wake you, Sprocket.

Don't be startled. Don't be startled.
These are just garden gnomes.

Well, they're solid concrete.

They're from Ms. Ardath's gardenat
the back of the Captain's Inn.

She wants me to repaint them.

I'll do it. But don't expect
meto be cheerful about it.

I am thoroughly disgruntled.

In fact, I've rarely
been less gruntled.

And do you know why?

Because I hate garden gnomes.

Have you ever
seen anything cuter?

Listen, Gobo,

are you sure your screwball
uncleis really due home for a visit?

Are you sure your screwball
uncleis really due home for a visit?

We've been waiting forever.

Red, how many times
do I have to tell you?

The postcard says,

"These last weeks in Outer
Spacehave been a triumph for me.

I think I deserve a few daysaround
the fireside back at Fraggle Rock."

-I sure wish he'd
get here.-Me too.

My cabbage cake
is starting to mold.

How can you tell? Your
cabbage cake is always green,

and it always smells like that.

Red, you have no taste.

This icing has been specially
agedin small oaken casks.

Come on, come on. It doesn't matter.
Uncle Matt's gonna be here soon.

Yeah!

I swear, these things get
heavierevery time I lift 'em.

I wish dogs were good at
lifting. I could use some help.

Sprocket! Sprock...

I bet he's sneaked out.

You mean, I'm
alone with this job?

Almost home.

I'm all right. I'm
all right. Yes.

What a magical timethis
last exploration has been.

All the discoveries, all
the daring deeds, and...

Oh, dear.

Well, it's always good to
come homefor a few days

and let my little Nephew
Gobofawn over me.

Time's a-wasting.

These things are heavy
enoughto be boat anchors.

Say, that's a good use
for them, come to think of it.

There's another one over there.

Travelling Matt here.
Pleased to meet you.

Say, I love that spiffy hat.

Have you seen this
gentleman's hat?

You have one too.

At least the lifting's over.
Now to get to the painting.

First, the primer coatto
get rid of the old color.

First, the primer coatto
get rid of the old color.

I don't believe what he's doing.

He is erasing that
little man's face.

-Well, he is not going to erase
my face.-Hi, Ned. I'd love...

I don't know, Gobo.

Maybe your uncle changed his
mindand isn't coming for a visit.

My Uncle Matt never changes
his mind, 'cause he's always right.

He never changes his
mindbecause he doesn't have one.

He probably got frightenedby a
passing Doozer and ran away.

Red Fraggle, you take that back.

Why, in all the
history of the rock,

there's never been
anyonebraver or more fearless...

-Yes!-Help, help, help!

Help! Help, help, please!

They're trying to erase my face.

There he is, old
"brave and fearless."

Please don't let them get me.
Please don't let them erase my face.

We wouldn't dream of
erasing a face, would we?

I don't even like to wash mine.

-Nobody here but us
Fraggles, Uncle Matt.-Yeah.

Gobo! Look who's here.

Well, it's good to be
backin the rock, nephew.

I guess you had a little
scare there, huh, Uncle Matt?

Scare? Certainly not.

Why, this whole trip
has been a triumph.

All the discoveries.
All the daring deeds.

Daring deeds?

Like hiding under the
tableand whimpering?

Well...

actually, it's... it's quite
interesting under there.

Interesting!

-Yeah.-Uncle Matt, please.

Interesting.

This is terrible.

Gobo probably thinksl'm a
lily-livered, yellow-bellied coward.

I've disgraced myselfin
front of everyone.

Of course, maybe
it's not that bad.

My little outburst only
lastedfor a moment.

Why, they hardly
had time to notice it.

And with a reputation like mine,

why, more than likelythey
have all forgotten about it by now.

Good morning, Gobo's Uncle Matt.

Hidden under any
good tablecloths lately?

Tablecloths!

You are referring, I
assume, to my little joke.

-It was a joke,
huh?-Yes. Yes, yes.

I thought it was quite droll.

Me, a fearless explorer,

pretending to be frightenedby
a little old face-eraser?

Gobo, your uncle is
too much. He really is.

Come on, Uncle Matt.

Everyone knows.

Everyone knows
what, my little laddie?

Everyone knows
you were terrified.

And don't call
me "little laddie"!

Well, I guessyou just don't
have a sense of humor.

All I'm saying isthat
you should tell the truth.

-But I always tell the truth.-Then
admit you were scared.

I was never scared!

Being a liar is worse
than being a coward.

Did you call me a liar?

I demand an apology.

-You demand an apology?-Yes.

I demand an apology!

I hate it when he yells at me.

Well, that's the
easy part finished.

Sprocket, where are you?

We've got to put facesback
on these little garden gnomes.

We've got to put facesback
on these little garden gnomes.

Sprocket! You promised
meyou'd act as painter's assistant.

Little canine-type
shenanigans, I see.

Very droll, Sprocket.

Sprocket, you're quite right.

If we're going to get through this job,
let's try and have a little fun with it.

All right, Leonardo! Let's get
down to some serious painting.

Thank you. Good.
We'll start with the faces.

Sprocket, hand mea
can of flesh-tone paint.

Flesh-tone, Sprocket.

Give me a canof
flesh-tone paint, Sprocket.

Hurry up, Sprocket.

Thank you.

Oh, Sprocket.
This paint is purple.

How could you be so addlepated as to...
How could you be so addlepated as to...

I forgot.

Dogs are color-blind,
aren't they?

I apologize.

Anyway, don't give
it a second thought.

After all, who knowswhat
color a gnome is?

A gnome could be white,
black, yellow, brown.

Looks like this gnome
is gonna be purple.

I guess it smells
like purple too.

This is fun, Sprockie.

-Hi, Gobo.-Hello, Wembley.

Have you made upwith
your Uncle Matt yet?

-I have not!-Gobo,
he'll hear you.

Well, I don't care. He
owes me an apology!

I refuse, absolutely,
to ever apologize!

Well, sounds like he's about
readyto apologize, Gobo.

Well, sounds like he's about
readyto apologize, Gobo.

I'm leaving.

You must be off to go exploring.

I bet you'd loveto have
Gobo go with you, right?

I want to go alone.

-He'd love to have you
go, Gobo.-I would not.

-But... I won't go.

-But... Goodbye.

Gobo's Uncle Matt!

Outer Space is the other way.

I know that.

Yeah, he's afraid of the
face-eraserin Outer Space, Wembley.

-But... I am not!

-He isn't.-I just feel like...

-seeing the... the Outer
Barrens again.-Yeah. Yeah.

That's all. And now I'm leaving.

But you can't...

Well, he's gone.

Only maybe, Wembley. Only maybe.

I hate it when we
yell at each other.

I don't understand him

I gave my heart away

But he bothers me all day

And he hates what I say
And he turns my hair gray

And he acts like I
don't know the way

My heart's in my hand
And I'm here to command

But I don't
understand him at all

Boy, he makes me so mad.

I don't understand him

I try to love him so
I try to love him so

But he thinks it's just for show

And he's fast when I'm slow
And he's yes when I'm no

And he tells me
I'm lower than low

And I can't understand
When my heart's in my hand

Why I don't
understand him at all

He beats me and bites
me He just wants to fight me

Sneering and jeering
He keeps interfering

-He yells-And he tells
me -I smell-Impolitely

-I don't-Understand why
-I want him-To like me

I love him so much I could bawl

But I don't understand him at all
But I don't understand him at all

I couldn't find your Uncle
Mattanywhere, Gobo.

Maybe you should look for him.

Doesn't matter.

Hey, hey, Gobo!

Look, he forgot to take
his mapswith him. Look!

Doesn't matter, Wembley. Matt
alwaysfinds his way by instinct anyway.

He just misreads the maps.

Okay.

But look! He didn'ttake his
radish sandwiches either. Look...

Doesn't matter. He can
always eat Doozer sticks.

I guess.

Gobo, I've been thinking.

Do you think your Uncle
Matthas always been a coward?

What? Matt's not a coward.
He just got scared once.

I see.

And getting scared once is a good
reasonfor never speaking to him again.

No, no, no. It's not
even that he got scared.

It's just that he
won't admit it.

He keeps saying it was a joke.
He keeps saying it was a joke.

Saying something is a joke is a
goodreason for never speaking to him again.

Well... yes.

Well, no. I...

I've gotta go find
my Uncle Matt.

Gee, I wonder what
made himchange his mind.

I'm tired of exploring.

There's no magic
in this anymore.

Well, he's gotta be
here somewhere.

Well, at least I know he's on
this sideof Balancing Boulder.

Here's the Doozer
constructionhe nibbled on.

I doubt if he went up to the
pinnacle. That's much too steep.

So I bet he went this way.

Uncle Matt!

Gobo, what are
you doing out here?

Well, I came to tell you that it's okaywith
me that you were scared last night.

Scared?

I, Travelling Matthew Fraggle?

Nonsense.

Uncle Matt, it's okay to
be scaredonce in a while.

-Just admit it.-Admit what?

Why, I'm too busy
to admit things.

Why, right now, I'm about
to make a major discovery.

It's probably...
It's probably...

right down this tunnel here.

Uncle Matt, look!

Maybe we better notgo
this way, Uncle Matt.

Nonsense!

A brave explorer must carry on.
You'll see that I'm not a coward.

But it's okay to be scared
sometimes. We just said that.

You just said that. I say
pshaw and fiddle-faddle to fear.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

How is your painting
coming along, Sprocket?

That's very good.

How do you like this one?

You know, this is working. I'm
starting to like garden gnomes.

You know, this is working. I'm
starting to like garden gnomes.

Wow. Look.

Wow. What do you
supposethis place is, Uncle Matt?

You're scared, aren't
you, Uncle Matt?

N... N...

Yes.

I'm scared too.
And that's all right.

-It is?-Yeah, and it's
okay to admit it too.

Are you sure?

Sure I'm sure!

Well, if you're absolutely
certain, absolutely sure...

-Help! Help! We're going
to die down here!-Help!

-This is the end!-Uncle
Matt. Uncle Matt.

I don't think it's
as bad as that.

This place is some
kind of graveyard.

Why do I listen to me?

Matt, look. I know this is kind of
scary, but we can climb back out.

And, well, it's also
kind of magical.

It is?

Sure. What do you supposeall
these passageways are?

They probably leadto
hideous ghouls and ghosts.

Matt, come on. Let's
follow one just a little ways.

Please, no, Gobo.
We're gonna die for sure.

Uncle Matt. Stop.
Stop, Uncle Matt.

Something...
Something's happening.

What? What? What?

Where are we going, Gobo?

But this is Outer Space.

It doesn't look like Outer Space, the
place where I pick up your postcards.

No, no, no. This is
another part of Outer Space.

-I've been here.-What's that?

I remember them. They're
the hopping creatures.

Yeah.

Uncle Matt, do you
see what we have here?

-A second entrance to
Outer Space!-Why, yes...

-You're on my tail!-Sorry.

My goodness. A second
entrance to Outer Space.

This is incredible.

And you discovered it, uncle.
Scared or not, you discovered it.

Yes. I did, didn't I?

This is almost too
good to believe.

Uncle Matt, let's go back and
look again.-Yes. What? What?

Uncle Matt, let's go back and
look again.-Yes. What? What?

Why, yes, that's a grand idea.

But how did we make it happen?

Well... I think I leaned on
the rockand whimpered.

That's it. You touched the arch.

But it's the wrong tunnel!

Wrong, but interesting.

This is a different
partof Outer Space.

This is magic.

It's a very likable creature.

And intelligent-looking.

Yes, and the one in the
striped nightgownlooks nice too.

Let's go introduce ourselves.

We must go tell the others. This
is the greatest discovery in history.

Not yet, Uncle Matt, wait.
Not yet, Uncle Matt, wait.

-Don't you see?-See what?

Why, if there are two
exitsto Outer Space here,

there could be a bunch of
'em. This place is magical.

What a thought.

Why, using this place, I
can continue my explorations

and still spend a bit
more time at home.

That's true, Uncle Matt.

-Let's go reconnoiter
another exit.-Yeah.

You do it, Gobo.

-Can I?-Yes.

Wow. Wow.

Yes, yes. This isyet
another part of Outer Space.

Just what you'd expectfrom
a fearless explorer.

This is beautiful.

Yes, and there doesn't
appearto be anyone around.

Uncle Matt, are you
goinginto Outer Space?

I certainly am.

And furthermore, Nephew
Gobo, why don't you join me?

What? Me? What? Me?

Uncle Matt...

Gobo, are you scared?

Well... yeah, a little.

But only a little.

-I'll do it.-Good
for you. Follow me.

Here I go.

The fearless explorer,
bound for deeds of glory.

Hey, Uncle Matt. Wait for me.

I am reminded of the
time, Gobo, when...

Well done, Sprockie!

The garden of the Captain's
Innhas never looked so colorful.

I'll go and tell Ms. Ardath.

Hurry, Uncle Matt.

I hope she likes the paint
jobwe gave her garden gnomes.

I hope she likes the paint
jobwe gave her garden gnomes.

Wow. I did it. I went
into Outer Space.

I don't think I'll go
again for a while.

It's kinda scary out there.

Yes, well, let me tell you, Nephew Gobo,
it's all right to be scared sometimes.

And it's even all
right to admit it.

Well, thanks, Uncle Matt.

Let's go home.

Well, I suppose we
should run along.

Home to my fellow Fragglesfor
the companionship, for the adulation.

You deserve it. You're a hero.

Yes. Isn't it amazing,
Nephew Gobo?

A little while ago, I thought the
magichad gone out of exploring.

Now you've
discoveredall sorts of ways

to go from Fraggle
Rock into Outer Space.

Remember, Nephew Gobo,

the magic is always there, as
long as we keep looking for it.

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