#cantus Fraggle

[pastelmuppet]

Day 16 of Muppettational May art challenge hosted by Toughpigs! A picture tribute to Jim Henson!

This one was fun to make! A perfect tribute for the man that is Jim Henson. RIP Jim…😢

[its-that-kattt]

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Down at Fraggle Rock: Behind the Scenes (1987)

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jim henson characters for his bday the other day💕💕💕💕💕

[millipedish]

The seniors of Fraggle Rock reblog if you agree

[silvermoon822]

Did some Muppet and Fraggle Rock drawings to practice markers and colored pencils. What fun!!

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Richard Hunt directing Jim Henson in fraggle rock

[friskafriskito]

Here is a compliation of all ten requests, with links included for each one below. c:

Crowley - requested by - created by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Cantus - requested by @vanadric​ - created by the Jim Henson Company The Riddler - requested by @lankybrunettepartdeux - created by DC comics The Beast - requested by @graveglamour - originally from The Beauty and the Beast (he’s published a book as well so check his profile out!) Cynrik Aiken - requested and created by @thekyuusanna The Daycare attendant - requested by @captain-calamaria - created by Scott Cawthon Dianna Cartouche - requested and created by - @stephanie568  Jareth the Goblin King - requested by @thejabberwookie - created by The Jim Henson Company Jokress of Cageterrance Hollow - requested by and created by @thekyuusanna Kajit Byrd Song - requested by @vanadric - created by @phoenixpinks (for DND)

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I got to see in-person Fraggles this year! Gobo, Uncle Traveling Matt, and Cantus are at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens (along with three Doozers and Convincing John, who for some reason is displayed elsewhere in the exhibit), and Red and Wembley were part of The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited, the MOMI's traveling Jim Henson exhibit. Now that that exhibit's reached the end of its tour, I'm curious to see what's going to happen to it 🤔

Bonus Doozers and Convincing John underneath the cut:

[unchainedroadie]

Cantus as Yoda

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This will always be one of my favorite lines from Cantus, as it’s a reminder that if something matters to you, then it’s important, even if others don’t see it that way (or basically everything serves a purpose in this world, whichever way you want to take it ;) ).<3<3<3<3<3

[kermitmentpod]

Before Frank Oz took on the role of Yoda, George Lucas asked Jim Henson if he wanted to do it.

Jim suggested Frank Oz for the job, and the rest was history.

But what if Jim had said yes…

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[the-gershomite]

Jim Henson and Cantus the Minstrel

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Backstory or Headcanon Thing

In fraggle rock, when adult fraggles want to raise fraggle young, they sing a song that manifests a fraggle egg. This song can be sung by anywhere from one to five fraggles.

John Fraggle and Cantus Fraggle were hatched to the same family. They did not live in Fraggle Rock, but another community. Their parents were always angry and took it out on their sons, and they developed different coping mechanisms. Cantus was a rebel who caused chaos in his community. John was a yes-man who was then referred to as Wembling John. 

When Cantus opened up a portal to the strange country known as Outer Space, he ventured out. Ever worried over his brother, Wemblin John followed him. In that world, they met silly creatures, had many encounters that changed them. 

Cantus fell in with a gang of hippies. He talked to people who, like him, had been hurt by the Way Things Are. They had come together because they wanted to live in a kinder way. He was given a weird, carved pipe by one of his silly creature friends. It had a weird design, with two reeds and two bells, and it wouldn’t make any sound at all. He also was very high when he received it, and he totally forgot who gifted it to him. But Cantus cherished it nonetheless.

Wembling John discovered a silly creature nest(or a nest for human beings, as they preferred to call themselves) known as the Car Dealership. He learned about Money, and that convincing people to part with it was the greatest virtue of all. And he had a skill for it. He was given the nickname Convincing John and it stuck. The Boss Human Being took a liking to him, and brought him to a place dear to him, a place called Church. John was especially enraptured by the music he heard there, and started turning Human Being music into sales pitches. He never really understood the appeal of this money that the human beings desired so much- to him convincing was its own reward!

Cantus found Convincing John at the car dealership. His friends had told him that money was the root of all evil, so he convinced him to leave outer space with him. They came home, one wiser, and one more cunning. 

They split up again. Cantus met many outcast creatures and formed a found musical family with them. Over time, the magic of his world would seep into his outer space pipe. Not only would it make noise now, but it would make a unique sound every time a fraggle blew into it. 

John went on offering his convincing services to anyone who requested them. Three fraggle girls noticed how suggestable he was, and they resolved to travel around with him to protect him. Cantus kept moving around, and John settled on the outskirts of Fraggle Rock.

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RAHHH FRAGGLE ROCK !!!! CANTUS!!!!! the beloved