Published on January 21st, 2022 | by Darren Paltrowitz

Mokey & Wembley Talk “Fraggle Rock: Back To The Rock” & More With The Hype Magazine

The highly-anticipated reboot of the beloved classic series Fraggle Rock titled Fraggle Rock: Back To The Rock makes its 13-episode Apple Original series debut on Apple TV+ today, January 21, 2022+. From The Jim Henson Company, in association with New Regency, follows 2020’s celebrated Apple Original shorts Fraggle Rock: Rock On! featuring The Fraggles, as Jim Henson’s fun-loving, musical creations are back in action, including Gobo, Red, Wembley, Mokey, Boober and some new Fraggle friends.

Fraggle Rock: Back To The Rock is executive produced by The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford, and longtime Henson collaborator John Tartaglia. Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson, who serve as showrunners, also executive produce as well as New Regency’s Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer. Co-executive producers are Dave Goelz and Karen Prell, and executive music producer is Harvey Mason Jr. The series is also produced by Ritamarie Peruggi. In addition to Fraggle Rock: Back To The Rock, Apple’s growing partnership with The Jim Henson Company includes Harriet The Spy — the first animated adaptation of the iconic children’s novel, which premiered in November.

On January 19, 2022, I had the pleasure of speaking with Mokey and Wembley — Fraggles, yes — via Zoom, as embedded below. More on Fraggle Rock: Back To The Rock can be found here, here and here.

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal.Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."