Fraggle Rock: The Minstrels

The Minstrels, wandering musicians led by the enigmatic and wise Cantus the Minstrel, arrive at the Fraggles' cave, announcing that a medley will be sung the next day. Red is chosen as Medley Leader, but the medley won't begin until Red finds the song inside her -- and she doesn't know where to look!

Meanwhile, Doc and Sprocket work on a new type of doorbell.

Fraggle Facts

 * This episode reveals another clue about the size of Fraggle Rock. The Minstrels -- who Gobo and his friends have never seen before -- arrive in the cave and explain that they travel around, "finding Fraggles in distant caves," and leading medleys. For Cantus and the Minstrels to have enough places to go for them not to have been here within recent memory, the Rock must be huge.

International versions

 * UK version: Sprocket thinks he has musical talent, but the Captain begs to differ. Uncle Traveling Matt is horrified at the sight of a Scotsman playing a bagpipe, thinking the bagpipe is a monster which the Silly Creatureis strangling.

Songs

 * "Let Me Be Your Song"
 * "Our Melody"

Video releases

 * The Minstrels (VHS) (HBO Video, 1986)
 * The Fraggles Search and Find (Jim Henson Video, 1993) -- original closing credits replaced
 * Fraggle Rock: Complete First Season (HIT!, 2005)
 * Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection (HIT!, 2008)

International episode titles

 * Denmark: "Troubadourerne"
 * Finland: "Minstrelit"
 * France: "Les Ménestrels" (The Minstrels)
 * Germany: "Fahrende Musikanten" (Traveling Musicians)
 * Netherlands: "De minestrelen"
 * Norway: "Trubadurene" (Troubadours)
 * Poland: "Składanka" (Medley)
 * Spain: "Los trovadores"

Cast

 * John Tartaglia as Gobo Fraggle (Dubbing over Jerry Nelson's lines)
 * Kathryn Mullen as Mokey Fraggle
 * Karen Prell as Red Fraggle
 * Steve Whitmire as Wembley Fraggle, Sprocket and Murray the Minstrel
 * Dave Goelz as Boober Fraggle and Uncle Traveling Matt
 * David Rudman as Junior Gorg (Dubbing over Richard Hunt's lines)
 * Bill Barretta as Cantus the Minstrel (Dubbing over Jim Henson's lines)
 * Terry Angus as Brio the Minstrel
 * Tim Gosley as Brool the Minstrel
 * Gerry Parkes as Jerome "Doc" Crystal