#philo and gunge

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #1119

According to archival sources, Philo and Gunge used to be called Blotch and Sossle.

Source:

Dennis Lee Papers, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto.

[crispycreambacon]

I'd love to see some philo and gunge, they're my fave little guys!! :3

☆ They've turned into televsion stars! ☆

Fun fact that inspired this doodle: the puppet for Gunge (the gray rat) was reused in an episode of Dinosaurs, The Howling, where he narrowly avoided getting eaten by Roy Hess! Philo (the pink rat) was also reused in Mopatop’s Shop as Magic Teeny and Mabel.

I’m sure Philo and Gunge would be over the moon to appear on TV though perhaps Marjory would be a little less than thrilled 😅

[icetobes]

i love them so much 😭😭

philo and gunge my little guys NYEEHHH

also i am wembley, wembley is me !!

[muppetydyke]

Muppet Mainstage, October 23rd, 2024

“Scare Them Boo!” was written by Philip Balsam and Dennis Lee for season 3, episode 13 of Fraggle Rock (1985). In the song, Philo (Dave Goelz) and Gunge (Richard Hunt) tell Wembley (Steve Whitmire) about how to scare someone.

[a-walking-fandom-reference]

philo and gunge have the most skrunkly designs ever they are the definition of skrunkly

[frog-chemicals]

My thoughts/headcanons(/a little bit of speculative biology?) for Fraggle Rock

Fraggles (if they even have multiple sexes) seem not to have much sexual dimorphism. While the more masculine presenting Fraggles generally tend to have shorter hair, that’s most likely just an aesthetic choice, rather than something due to their biology, much like humans.

Gender wise, I think they’d have a very Fun Based fluid genders. Neos are a great medium for self expression and can tell you lots about a Fraggle! Pronoun Keeper is a job and boy do the lists get long!

That said, here’s my Specific Headcanons for the main five!

Gobo uses he/him with a handful of mostly Exploration themed neos because that’s what his Uncle Traveling Matt uses. At some point does have a moment of Self Exploration and adds a few more that feel more like just him.

Red uses she/her because those are exciting sounds to her (also because those are the Base Ones Boober Doesn’t use). Also has SO MANY Activity themed pronouns and Fun Sounding ones.

Mokey Only uses Spiritual and Musical Neos.

Boober uses he/him because he’s Used To those and they Feel Safe. (Sidebottom used she/her and SO many Fun neos)

Wembley… Wembled his way into Any being fine but would probably stick to he/him with a small handful of carefully picked neos if Actually Given The Time To Contemplate.

Doozers also do not seem very sexually dimorphic (aside form hair styles), even if there does seem to be some degree of a binary. I also think they’re far too busy with building to be concerned with the concepts of gender. I do think they would have different pronouns based on ranks/roles, such as Students/Workers/Bull Doozers/Architects.

Gorgs, on the other hand have a very strict quaternary system. Not only gender wise but also sex wise.

As young, they’re divided into Princes and Princesses. Once they reach puberty, they’re kicked from their parents territory to find a mate. Only when managing to find a mate, will they turn into Kings and Queens respectively. All four have their own pronouns (at the very least, they do in Grog Language). While not very sexually dimorphic as young, they gain a far more colorful coat, as well as more notable physical changes post-metamorphosis!

[hoardingpuffin]

Things that I, as an autistic person, don't understand, in no particular order:

- eye contact. How? Just how? Also why?

- When. The hell. Does someone count as a friend? Like at what point do you cross from "someone I know" territory to "we are friends" territory? (I usually wait until the other people call me their friend first cause I don't wanna call them friends if they haven't yet and it's real awkward, especially when telling my Mum about people)

- why do allistic change a plan last-minute and are totally okay? Where's the anxiety? Where is the hectic scrambling for a calender or journal?

- speaking of journals - how do people, allistic or not, manage their lives without them? [this is sparked by my boss during my museum internship who was surprised and puzzled that I wrote my work schedules and duties for each day into my journal. Madam, you manage part of two museums, how do you not keep a journal?!?!]

- why did Moky give Boober a crown when he lost his hat? Why didn't she realize he didn't want a new hat? Season one Moky Fraggle was a time...

- why can't Philo and Gunge remember where they came from before they were with Marjorie? Were they born in the trash? I must know! The Doozers interacted with their species before, way in the past, but this species seems to be all gone now so what happened in the Fraggle Rock ecosystem for the species to disappear?!

- Where. Did. The. Pipebangers. Go??! We never saw them again after Let The Water Run, and I miss them.

- Why was Doc written as such a bad dog-owner? Whyyyyy? It's so infuriating at times even though I love Doc

- How are Jamdolin and Cantus related? I have a few theories but I must know. Side note, I am very glad they renamed the Minstrels to Troubadours in the reboot... definitely a good choice

[styxbugg]

Have some basic ideas and concepts for my fraggle rock human au, cause I’ve thought a lot about it (i like it :) ) but have yet to write anything down

UNDER THE CUT CAUSE THERE’S A LOT OF STUFF!!!!!!

FIRST OF ALL it’s a college au, cause ive always imagined them to be about that kind of age. They’re all either freshman or sophomores— they’re in the same grade, just either one would work. They’re room assignments are also the same as in the show, with boober having scored a single

As for majors/minors/activies/character roles:

Gobo: majors in anthropology, and minors in music. Wouldn’t be apart of any official band programs, but would be that one guy who carries his guitar everywhere

Red: majors in creative writing and/or media studies. She’s on the hockey team, the swimming team, and does track (at least). Maybe she does percussion for one of the school bands

Mokey: double majors in creative writing and art. Very involved in all the theater companies on campus, and will eventually write a play for one of them to perform. Will hold impromptu jazz jam sessions

Wembley: undecided. His current strategy is to take classes in as many different majors as possible (it’s not really working out). Is in the pit for the marching band

Boober: majors in hospitality and culinary (maybe one of those is a minor?) He helps out with theater sometimes and would definitely get an on campus job in one of the dining halls

Cotterpin: majors in architecture and engineering, minors in art, and would later get a masters in buisness management. Shes also in the marching band pit. She is overworking herself

Wrench: majors in engineering. Im honestly not sure what else hed do :(

Marjory: that one old history professor that everyone loves. Philo and gunge are her teaching assistants

Architect: runs the architecture and engineering programs

Uncle matt: an alum of the school who got somewhat famous and now regularly donates to it. There’s a lot of wings and benches named after him

Other stuff:

Mokey is the only one from the main five that cotterpins not friends with, even though shes the only one cotterpin has classes with. They just never talk

Gobo regularly forces his friends on hikes around campus

Marooned happens when red is trying to distract boober from his surprise party and shoves him in a storage closet. They both get locked in there over night. Boober effectively freaks her out by telling her how easy itd be for them to starve to death in there (they’re fine tho)

That’s most of what i got :) suggestions for doc or the gorgs would be appreciated, ive got very few ideas

[muppetmongoose]

gm philo and gunge enjoyers

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #966

Philo and Gunge created Margory and are responsible for her coming to life, but they aren't too sure how that happened.

Source:

Fraggle Rock. Episode 307: "Home Is Where the Trash Is." February 11, 1985.

[crispycreambacon]

Home Is Where I’ll Go

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Please read the warning in the summary before reading the fic.

Matt thought he had committed the gravest mistake of his life when he broke his Uncle Gobo’s rock and got kicked out of his own cave. A run-in with the Trash Heap made him realize it may have been the best mistake he had ever made.

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And thus marks my triumphant return to the world of fanfiction! Thank you all for your patience.

I sincerely hope y'all will enjoy this one. It's a silly idea I had of Madame Trash Heap taking in Matt when he was a child that turned into a lot more than I expected, and this piece was very cathartic for me to write. If it resonates with you, then all the better.

Many many thanks to my friend MadameGemKnight who I owe so much to from being the motivation for me to make this to just being there for me as an amazing friend. And many thanks to you if you check the fic out! Even if not, may you have a lovely day regardless :]

[icetobes]

I LOVE THEM MORE THAN YOU COULD EVEN KNOW ALSJSODI

THEM THEM THEM THEM THEM THEM !!!

[muppetydyke]

Muppet Mainstage, July 28th, 2024

“The Garbage of Time” was written by Philip Balsam and Dennis Lee for season 2, episode 3 of Fraggle Rock (1984). In the song Philo (Dave Goelz) and Gunge (Richard Hunt) sing a nostalgic song about missing Marjory the trash heap after she’s been moved. The pair are backed up by Wembley (Steve Whitmire) and Boober (Dave Goelz).

[galushanationalrailways]

The Fraggle Rock Story ch. 4

Chapter 4: Gobo Comes Home

The reason Gobo was late coming home from the Trash Heap was because he had stayed the night in a cave to cry a little. Of all the times he had visited Marjory, this had to be the most utterly useless piece of advice he had ever been given. It had proceeded like most visits to her, Philo and Gunge had given him the introductory spiel as per usual, but Marjory herself seemed rather preoccupied.

“What’s your problem, little fraggle?” she asked, sounding more annoyed than matronly.

“Well, Madame Heap, all my friends are in love, and--”

“Oh, love stuff huh, you’re just in love like the rest of them I suppose, got some little lady you wish to clasp to your heaving bosom or whatever. I’m tired of you all coming to me night and day, eyes wet with lovesick tears. Can’t you get some new problems?”

“But--”

“Oh, take the dodgasted love potion,” she said, hurling a vial at him, “take the darn stuff and learn the same dodgasted lesson about how you can’t manufacture love, etc. etc. etc. I’m done.” And she sank back into the earth.

“We should have warned you,” said Gunge, “She just hasn’t been herself since the Gorgs’ recycling bin ended things.”

“Good luck with the lady, loverboy!” said Philo.

Gobo walked back dejected. Nobody could understand that he didn’t want romance, love, or any of it. Not Uncle Matt, not Marjory, not Philo and Gunge, nobody. He walked back to the hole slowly, in a state of total solitude.

“Oh, look, a fwaggle!” cried Junior Gorg. “I’m gonna thump you an’--”

“Not today, Junior,” said Gobo with a wave of his right paw.

“Oh okay!” said Junior, skipping away merrily. “Some other time then!”

Gobo didn’t want to go home just yet. He was too sad to face his friends, especially the lovesick ones. So he went into a mostly non-threatening cavern he knew, found a little spot to nestle himself into, and alternated between sleeping and weeping. He wasn’t the weepy type of course, but he could not see a way out of his problem. He would never fall in love, he knew this, but it felt as though everyone expected him to, that he would have to try to pretend to fall or remain forever a disappointment to his friends and relations. If there was anything he hated, it was disappointing them, but he couldn’t see any real way out of it. At least, not one that didn’t involve hurting people. The only thing to do was to cry his heart out for a little while.

In the morning, he awoke and trudged back home. He arrived at his house about ten minutes after Wembley left.

“Where on earth have you been?” asked Red.

“Trash Heap.”

“What for?”

“To figure out how to deal with you one-sided lovebirds.”

“What did she say?” “She didn’t say nothing. Just gave me a bottle of love potion, completely misunderstood my question--”

“You don’t still have it, do you?”

“Yes, I pocketed it without thinking—now I’ll have to dispose of it safely. You remember what happened the last time.”

“Sadly, yes.”

“Where’s Wembley?”

“I sent him off to Boober’s, told him to confess his feelings--”

“Really? And he did?”

“Yes! I told him Boober probably loves him back, and the sooner he confesses the sooner he stops crying—and that way that’s one less broken heart you’d have to deal with.”

“Good point, Red. Well, now to dispose of the love potion—I only hope we don’t try to make out with the sink,” said Gobo. He uncorked the vial and poured the potion down the drain. Unfortunately for him, as he was shaking out the viscous remnants, a few drops fell on his paw. “Oh shoot! Got some on me. Heh—hold your nose, Red, ‘till it wears off. Red? Red? NO!” He looked over at his friend, whose pupils had dilated to pinpoints.

“D… DARLING!” cried Red. In twenty seconds Gobo had climbed three-quarters of the way up the stalagmite he used as a hatrack, teeth chattering in fear.

It was, in one of life’s little ironies, precisely at this moment that Mokey rounded the corner of the pathway to Gobo’s house. She was just about to knock on the door when she heard wild, impassioned cries coming from within.

“Come down from there, hot stuff, and kiss me! Oh, you beautiful creature, how could I have been so silly as not to notice the great big hunk of Fragglehood before me all along? We’ll have to make up for lost time, I suppose—kiss me, you wild, impetuous boy, you! Gobo, I love you! I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you!”

“Well,” thought Mokey, “That settles that.” She began the long, lovesick slog home.

Gobo gained the courage to speak at last. “Red, you’re out of your skull! It’s the potion! The potion!” Here he lost his grip on the hat rack, and fell right into Red’s arms. She showered him with kisses as he tried to wriggle out of her embrace. Suddenly, the potion faded.

“Uh, Gobo,” said Red. “I wouldn’t happen to be showering you with kisses right now, would I?”

“That’s about the size of it, sister.”

“Oh, Gobo, I’m so sorry! How disgusting of me--”

“It wasn’t you, Red, it was the potion. It was that dodgasted potion. There oughta be a law about handing that stuff out. You couldn’t help it. At least the kisses didn’t last, oh, nine or ten seconds.” He picked up the black homburg he wore during periods of especially intense brooding, and headed for the door.

“Gobo, where are you going?”

“Outer Space. Clear my head.”

“I’m sorry again, Gobo, please don’t go on my account--”

“Again, it’s not your fault. I just need to get away from this love-stained rock for a while. See you around.”

“Goodbye, Gobo. Have a safe journey.”

“Goodbye, Red.” He grabbed a satchel of food and walked out the door. “And good luck.”

[a-walking-fandom-reference]

THE FRAGGLES :D

Favorite Character: red my best friend red<333

Funniest Character: uncle traveling matt bitch is crazy love that for him (also philo & gunge bitchy trash babies i love them)

Best-looking Character: mokey she so pretty<3 and why i will never get over mokey redesign because THEY WERE PERFECT

3 Favorite Ships: red x mokey, boober x wembley, idk uncle matt x storyteller ig this show literally is not about romance at all and i love that

Least Favorite Character: pa gorg (i’m neutral about the gorgs i understand their importance in the show and balance but they can be annoying sometimes but junior and ma have some great eps but pa sucks hate that dude)

Least Favorite Ship: red & gobo (i do not see it at all feel like they are shipped because they are seen as the main girl and boy) (also red would literally kill him like i just red physically could not date gobo because he would drive her INSANE… like they are friends they love and care for each other but they also get on each others last nerves so much)

Reason Why I Watch It: because FRAGGLES i love them i want to live there i want to be a fraggle so bad… my ideal body is fraggle.. fraggles literally living my dream life they look cool, don’t have jobs, and use their skills to help their community but mostly they just do whatever and be autistic

Why I Started Watching It: as a muppet fan i had obviously heard of them and had watched a few episodes i think but i didn’t get really SUPER into them until october 2021 when my cat died and i really needed an escape to something fun and colorful and then it took over my life (i literally made my own mokey costume for halloween that same month)

send me a tv show and i’ll answer