I Fraggle

I Fraggle is the Italian co-production of Fraggle Rock. It aired in Italy on from 1984-1987. ,, and  co-produced the adaptation with , , and the.

Localization
The segments within the Muppet world of Fraggle Rock were the same as the North American version, but dubbed with Italian actors at Fono Roma in. The segments from outer space (i.e. the Doc and Sprocket and Traveling Matt segments) were changed to fit the Italian audience and filmed at the famous studios in Rome.

The wraparound segments take place in a fancy restaurant in Rome, the home of Antonio, the Italian version of the Doc character who is a semi-retired Michelin-starred chef and the restaurant's manager (played by ), and his dog Olive (Sprocket's Italian alter-ego). was assigned to audition and train local puppeteers for the Italian co-production.

The restaurant had previously been the workshop of Dr. Luchino, a infamous mad scientist during the 1920s. Thus, when the frame story required the use of a mechanical device, Antonio would merely find yet another of Luchino's inventions in the basement of the restaurant.

The Italian series was able to co-produce all 96 episodes. In 2006, the channel (then RaiSat YoYo) began re-airing the series.

In 2013, Red, Gobo and Mokey were interviewed on the talk show Porta a Porta to celebrate the Fraggle Rock 30th Anniversary. Eugenia Gragnaniello reprised Red (puppeteering the character for the first time), while Pierluigi Rolla performed Gobo Fraggle (with reprising the voice) and Griselda Giaccardi performed Mokey (with  reprising the voice).

Cast

 * Antonio:
 * Olive: Catherine van Woerden (puppeteer, first season), Francesco Interlenghi (puppeteer, later seasons), Bert Plagman (assistant), Rino Magistrelli (assistant), Carmelo De Michelis (assistant)
 * Gobo: Catherine van Woerden (puppeteer), Francesco Interlenghi (puppeteer), Emilio Malvezzi (puppeteer)
 * Uncle Traveling Matt: Vlad La Vecchia (puppeteer, first season), Carmelo De Michelis (puppeteer, second season), Bert Plagman (puppeteer, later seasons), Giorgio Ancona (puppeteer, later seasons), Romeo Lizaola (puppeteer)

Voices

 * as Gobo Fraggle
 * as Mokey Fraggle
 * as Wembley Fraggle
 * as Boober Fraggle
 * Eugenia Gragnaniello as Red Fraggle
 * as Uncle Traveling Matt
 * as Junior Grog
 * as Pa Gorg
 * as Ma Grog
 * as Cotterpin Doozer
 * as Architect Doozer

Crew

 * Director:
 * Writers: Salvatore Nocita, ,
 * Production Supervisor: Martin Baker
 * Dubbing Director:
 * Song Adaptations:
 * Title Theme Performed by:

Local Postcards from Traveling Matt

 * Episode 101: Similar to the North American version, but Matt winds up in Antonio's Rome restaurant instead of Doc's shop. It involves a Italian hydrant and two female tennis players clad in shorts instead of children.
 * Episode 105: Matt visits and thinks it is a large Gorg outpost.
 * Episode 114: Matt's encounter with "mouth burners" is similar to the North American version, but involves an Italian man and woman instead of two men.
 * Episode 116: Matt thinks gambling (filmed in the ) is the Silly Creatures' way of getting rid of bad investments.
 * Episode 123: Matt describes marching U.S. soldiers (filmed at in ) as Silly Creatures trying to communicate with "ground creatures".
 * Episode 206: Matt goes to a school and thinks the drawings the kids are making are depictions of their dreams.
 * Episode 209: Similar to the North American version, but Matt thinks is a monster that is trying to be friendly with the Silly Creatures.
 * Episode 212: Matt visits the . He thinks it is a giant Doozer construction, and trys to climb up the building.
 * Episode 213: Similar to the postcard from the UK version of Episode 210, but it takes place at a store near Rome.
 * Episode 218: Matt meets the Italo-Disco performer.
 * Episode 302: Same as the North American version of Episode 105.
 * Episode 304: Similar to the North American version, but Matt returns to the Coop store from the postcard in the Italian version of Episode 213, and documents another activity that occurs at this unique Silly Creature place, wherein they are generously allowed to fill up a shiny cart with anything they want.
 * Episode 318: Matt visits a McDonald's restaurant in, and thinks it is a cafeteria run by Gorgs for the Silly Creatures to acquire "meat sandwiches"
 * Episode 319: Matt visits and thinks a roller coaster (, then called Magic Mountain) is a hideous creature that the Silly Creatures ride.
 * Episode 403: During a visit to the in, Matt meets with a pastor who he thinks is a Silly Creature who leads shouting sessions.
 * Episode 408: Matt visits the set of the Italia 1 children's series Bim bum bam and thinks Uan is a lost Fraggle.
 * Episode 410: Similar to the North American version, but Matt visits the.
 * Episode 504: Similar to the North American version, but Matt encounters Antonio and Olive taking a nap instead.

Trivia

 * Several performers for Strada Sesamo either started out with or worked on this production, they performed alongside Dutch Sesamstraat performers Catherine van Woerden and Bert Plagman.