Fraggle Talk: The Unofficial Fraggle Rock Podcast
May 30, 2026 · 50 min · 11 segments
In which Pa Gorg tries to get rid of the Fraggles with Boredom Juice, leaving Gobo and Junior to team up and save the day. PLUS: How did Doc get involved in catching a rabid ocelot? A Fraggle is just…
Becca PetuniaGuestBeth CookHostAdamHost
Julia GaskillHostAnd today we are talking about episode 18 of season three, Bored Stiff, which originally aired on April 29th, 1985, written by Jocelyn Stevenson and directed by George Bloomfield.
Um, we start off on a vibe that is just like...
Look, I complain a lot about Doc as a character, but maliciously compliant, cheerful Doc-
... ugh, ugh.
Delicious.
I'll get on it right away," very mockingly, and then he, like, tosses his hat out the door or slams the door.
He throws the dude's newsie cap back at him.
It's great.
[laughs] Uh, he says, "Imagine that health inspector, implying we're potentially harboring vermin, potentially harmful to the neighborhood." And the use of that word, vermin-
Mm
I also wanna point out, 'cause he goes and he looks at that, that hole in the wall, and he says, "Well, maybe Mr. Wiley was right.
Maybe there is something undesirable living back there-
... or behind there."
And I feel like the use of the term undesirable also isn't an accident.
Now, I will just say real quick, I, I, I was, I was very tired and a little cranky watching this episode, and, uh, I missed something and didn't rewind.
And today we are talking about episode 18 of season three, Bored Stiff, which originally aired on April 29th, 1985, written by Jocelyn Stevenson and directed by George Bloomfield.
Um, we start off on a vibe that is just like...
Look, I complain a lot about Doc as a character, but maliciously compliant, cheerful Doc-
... ugh, ugh.
Delicious.
I'll get on it right away," very mockingly, and then he, like, tosses his hat out the door or slams the door.
He throws the dude's newsie cap back at him.
It's great.
[laughs] Uh, he says, "Imagine that health inspector, implying we're potentially harboring vermin, potentially harmful to the neighborhood." And the use of that word, vermin-
Mm
I also wanna point out, 'cause he goes and he looks at that, that hole in the wall, and he says, "Well, maybe Mr. Wiley was right.
Maybe there is something undesirable living back there-
... or behind there."
And I feel like the use of the term undesirable also isn't an accident.
Now, I will just say real quick, I, I, I was, I was very tired and a little cranky watching this episode, and, uh, I missed something and didn't rewind.
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