Street Date: November 4, 2008
Order Date: October 8, 2008
DVD SRP: $139.98
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
From a fun-loving group of furry subterranean creatures came millions of fans, 100 original songs, 96 total episodes, four seasons… and one Fraggle Rock Complete Series Collection! Dance your cares away with the all-new, fully loaded set, including all 24 episodes from Season 4, available for the first-time ever on DVD! The Complete Collection is sure to be a fan favorite, featuring an impressive 20 discs (38-hours of content), an original Fraggle Rock illustrated poster, plus, more than two hours of all-new bonus features including an all-new
Fraggle Rock short produced by The Jim Henson Company and featuring Red Fraggle, all presented together in custom premium, collectible packaging!
With more than 1.3 million DVD’s sold to date and five international Emmy awards, the Fraggle Rock series is adored by millions of fans worldwide. Fun-loving Fraggles – Gobo, Mokey, Red, Wembley and Boober – are joined by tiny diligent Doozers and giant Gorgs, in one fantastical, musical world.
Share in the music and memories that have kept fans rockin’ for 25 years in the ultimate Fraggle Rock Complete Series Collection!
DVD SYNOPSIS
The Jim Henson Company’s beloved children’s television series, Fraggle Rock, ran four seasons (96 episodes) from 1983 to 1987 on HBO.
Starring a diverse and quirky group of cave-dwelling creatures, the world of Fraggle Rock is a unique place where three different, yet surprisingly similar communities learn to live and work in harmony.
The Fraggles love to sing and dance, work just thirty minutes a week and spend most of their days dancing their cares away. They are joined by their industrious neighbors, the Doozers, tiny green workers that build elaborate structures the Fraggles find irresistibly tasty; and the Gorgs, giant creatures who live in the garden above Fraggle Rock guarding their cherished radish patch.
Through the fun of the Fraggle five – level-headed, practical Gobo; spiritual, artistic Mokey; exuberant, athletic Red; nervous, indecisive Wembley; worrisome Boober – and the unique mix of music, from folk, blues and gospel to country and rock, the series entertains and encourages an understanding and embracing of diversity.
Never-before released episodes from season four included in the Fraggle Rock Complete Series Collection are “Sprocket’s Big Adventure,” “Wembley’s Wonderful Whoopie Water,” “Sidebottom Blues,” “Uncle Matt’s Discovery,” “Junior Faces the Music,” “A Tune For Two,” The Perfect Blue Rollie,” “A Brush With Jealousy,” “Wembley’s Flight,” “Red’s Blue Dragon,” “Wonder Mountain,” “Space Frog Follies” and “Boober Gorg.”
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
1. ALL-NEW exclusive Fraggle Rock short created for the Complete Set by The Jim Henson Company and starring Red Fraggle, written by Cory Edwards, writer and director of the upcoming Fraggle Rock feature film
2. Original Fraggle Rock illustration poster
3. Let the Music Play featurette
4. Directing the Fraggles featurette
5. The Inner Gorg: Interviews with performers inside the costumes
6. Designing the Puppets: Interviews with puppetmakers
7. You Cannot Leave the Magic: Last day of Shooting
8. Celebrating Fraggle Rock: Excerpts from wrap party
9. Dance Your Cares Away: Evolution of Fraggle Rock Theme Song
10. Alternative Show Opens from UK Fraggle Rock series
MARKETING SUPPORT
1. National consumer campaign includes online advertising, radio promotions and more!
2. DVD PR Campaign kicking-off with Comic Con event starring the popular RED puppet
3. Grassroots online program includes sneak peeks on fan websites, online exclusives and more!
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 1983-1987
Title Copyright: © 2008 The Jim Henson Company. JIM HENSON’S mark & logo, FRAGGLE ROCK mark & logo, characters and elements are trademarks of The Jim Henson Company. All Rights Reserved.
Type:
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: TV
Age Target: Perfect for Fraggle Fans of all ages, from 0-99!
Closed Captioned: Yes
Format: DVD
Feature Running Time: 2,186 minutes (36 hours)
Audio Status: English 2.0
Program Website: www.henson.com
To download art, cisit www.lionsgatepublicity.com or hitnewsonline.com
For artwork and additional information contact Andrea Blain at
andrea@andreablainpr.com or 847-933-9884
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The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 50 years and is recognized worldwide as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics and digital animation. Best known as creators of the world famous Muppets, Henson has received over 50 Emmy Awards and nine Grammy Awards. Recent credits include the Emmy nominated “Sid the Science Kid,” “dinosaur Train,” “Wilson & Ditch: Digging America” and “Pajanimals.” Features include “The Dark Crystal,” “Labyrinth,” “MirrorMask,” and “Unstable Fables” and television productions include “Fraggle Rock” and the sci-fi cult series “Farscape.”
With additional locations in New York and London, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered in Los Angeles on the historic Charlie Chaplin lot, complete with soundstage and postproduction facilities. Independently owned and operated by the five adult children of founder Jim Henson, the Company is also home to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™, a pre-eminent character-building and visual effects group with international film, television and advertising clients, as well as Henson Recording Studios, one of the music industry’s top recording facilities known for its world-class blend of state of-the-art and vintage equipment. The Company’s Henson Alternative brand has recently launched the national tour of “Stuffed and Unstrung,” a live puppet improvisational show named one of the top 10 “Best Stage Shows of 2010” by Entertainment Weekly.
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