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This is not really a "drawing," just a doodle, and it would be a mistake to look for any profound meaning in it. But wouldn't it be neat to have plaster lawn Fraggles instead of gnomes or jockeys?
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No, I thought you might have been referring to "Bartleby, the Scrivener," a famous short story by Herman Melville. In it, the scrivener (a sort of office secretary) ends up starving himself in an asylum. I didn't know why you mention it, but it was the only Bartleby I knew.
Fraggles are a species of intelligent bipeds that have no obvious relatives in the animal kingdom, but certainly aren't human beings. They live underground in a world-wide system of tunnels and caves they call Fraggle Rock (I suppose the way we might call Earth, "the Human Planet"). It is home to large numbers of fantastical creatures and plants, including Doozers (that are smaller than Fraggles and almost their exact opposite -- instead of play and celebrate all day, they work on construction all the time), and Gorgs. Gorgs technically live outside the Rock, just as we do, but wherever Gorgs live is not *our* Earth. They are as much larger than us than we are larger than Fraggles.
Fraggles do nothing but have fun all day long, and somehow there is still food, clean water, shelter and things like sweaters and guitars. They sometimes refer to their "job," but also that it only takes 20 minutes or so. Most likely their job is must making those sweaters and guitars I spoke of ... when the spirit moves them to. Although they play any number of games, they seem to especially sing and dance ... which is a bit of am embarrassment for Darl, as he does neither of those things naturally. Kiki, on the other hand, is a bit of a pervert -- she likes to work.
Fraggle Rock was an invention of Jim Henson that he sold to joint Canadian-British production, and was mostly produced in Toronto. All the puppetry was done here, as well as the live segments that featured Doc, an elderly inventor of crackpot ideas, and his dog, Sprocket. Doc was an actor but Sprocket was also a puppet. Behind some clutter in his workshop shed is the Fraggle Hole that leads down into the Rock. Sprocket quickly learns there is something strange going on beyond the hole, but Doc is oblivious. Meanwhile, one of the Fraggles -- an old windbag named Uncle Matt, and self-appointed "explorer," has decided to explore "Outer Space" -- our world -- by leaving through the Fraggle Hole. He instructs his nephew Gobo to check the entrance periodically for postcards his uncle will send. This sets Gobo up for a minor skirmish every week with Outer Space, while Uncle Matt sends hilarious descriptions of our world, which he misunderstands at every turn. (He talks to parking meters, for instance.)
Doc and Sprocket appear in every episode, although the postcard gag eventually fades away. Matt even returns to the Rock, eventually. But in some other countries, where the dialog has to be dubbed, a different live action sequence was filmed. In France, the "Doc" character's workshop was once a bakery. Germany's "Doc" is much like the Canadian one. Strangely, the English "Doc" was a lighthouse keeper! You wouldn't think they needed one, since he spoke English, but that's what the producers wanted. In most countries, the Canadian Doc was just dubbed over.
Why was he Canadian? Apart from being filmed in Canada, it's plain that the first places Uncle Matt (also called Traveling Matt, like my electrically powered chair), are in Toronto. I recognize the places. As for the rest, various references to the nearby natural featues seem to indicate someplace in the Canadian Atlantic provinces... and, finally, when Doc moves to somewhere warm and dry, to remain close to a friend of his who needs a change in weather, it seems that they move to someplace in Alberta.
At one time, I used to think the songs were just a distraction, but now it appears that they are far more than that. The music is a unifying element that makes the show stand out in a way that, say, The Gummi Bears or Stawberry Shortcake do not. Some of the songs tackle very adult, and subtle ideas about one's identity and place among other people, others go as far as to wonder about the nature of the universe, or meaning of death. You won't find THAT on The Smurfs!
Fraggles do nothing but have fun all day long, and somehow there is still food, clean water, shelter and things like sweaters and guitars. They sometimes refer to their "job," but also that it only takes 20 minutes or so. Most likely their job is must making those sweaters and guitars I spoke of ... when the spirit moves them to. Although they play any number of games, they seem to especially sing and dance ... which is a bit of am embarrassment for Darl, as he does neither of those things naturally. Kiki, on the other hand, is a bit of a pervert -- she likes to work.
Fraggle Rock was an invention of Jim Henson that he sold to joint Canadian-British production, and was mostly produced in Toronto. All the puppetry was done here, as well as the live segments that featured Doc, an elderly inventor of crackpot ideas, and his dog, Sprocket. Doc was an actor but Sprocket was also a puppet. Behind some clutter in his workshop shed is the Fraggle Hole that leads down into the Rock. Sprocket quickly learns there is something strange going on beyond the hole, but Doc is oblivious. Meanwhile, one of the Fraggles -- an old windbag named Uncle Matt, and self-appointed "explorer," has decided to explore "Outer Space" -- our world -- by leaving through the Fraggle Hole. He instructs his nephew Gobo to check the entrance periodically for postcards his uncle will send. This sets Gobo up for a minor skirmish every week with Outer Space, while Uncle Matt sends hilarious descriptions of our world, which he misunderstands at every turn. (He talks to parking meters, for instance.)
Doc and Sprocket appear in every episode, although the postcard gag eventually fades away. Matt even returns to the Rock, eventually. But in some other countries, where the dialog has to be dubbed, a different live action sequence was filmed. In France, the "Doc" character's workshop was once a bakery. Germany's "Doc" is much like the Canadian one. Strangely, the English "Doc" was a lighthouse keeper! You wouldn't think they needed one, since he spoke English, but that's what the producers wanted. In most countries, the Canadian Doc was just dubbed over.
Why was he Canadian? Apart from being filmed in Canada, it's plain that the first places Uncle Matt (also called Traveling Matt, like my electrically powered chair), are in Toronto. I recognize the places. As for the rest, various references to the nearby natural featues seem to indicate someplace in the Canadian Atlantic provinces... and, finally, when Doc moves to somewhere warm and dry, to remain close to a friend of his who needs a change in weather, it seems that they move to someplace in Alberta.
At one time, I used to think the songs were just a distraction, but now it appears that they are far more than that. The music is a unifying element that makes the show stand out in a way that, say, The Gummi Bears or Stawberry Shortcake do not. Some of the songs tackle very adult, and subtle ideas about one's identity and place among other people, others go as far as to wonder about the nature of the universe, or meaning of death. You won't find THAT on The Smurfs!
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