Spotlight 'Fraggle Rock' puppeteer John Tartaglia keeps tradition going BRUCE R. MILLER Mar 29, 2024 Mar 29, 2024 Fraggles live in caves and exist on radishes. In the new season of "Fraggle Rock," they discover a new kind of radish. AppleTV+ Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER Simplicity is key to the Fraggle Rock puppets’ charm, says Executive Producer John Tartaglia.kAm“~FC 23:=:EJ E@ A6C7@C> E96> =6ED E96> 36 >@C6 56E2:=65[” 96 D2JD] “%96J 5@?’E 92G6 2 =@E @7 6IEC2 E9:?8D] |@<6J 92D 2? 6J63=:?< 2?5 (6>3=6J 92D 6J6D E92E C@==[ 3FE E92E’D :E] %96J’C6 AC6EEJ DE2?52C5 92?5 AFAA6ED]”k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack kAmp G6E6C2? AFAA6E66C[ %2CE28=:2 H@? 2 %@?J ?@>:?2E:@? 7@C 9:D H@C< :? “pG6?F6 "” 2?5 92D 366? A2CE @7 E96 w6?D@? 4@>A2?J 7@C J62CD] “uC288=6 #@4<[” 9:D =2E6DE 2DD:8?>6?E[ E2AD :?E@ 9:D =@G6 7@C E96 D6C:6D H96? :E 7:CDE 2AA62C65 :? 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Is Wisconsin men's hockey in the NCAA Tournament? Saturday result provides answer The Fraggles make new discoveries in "Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock." AppleTV+ John Tartaglia and Gobo. AppleTV+ k9amkDEC@?8mp uC288=6 8288=6k^DEC@?8mk^9amkAm(96? E96 D6C:6D H2D 7:CDE C63@@E65 W:E’D 6?E6C:?8 :ED D64@?5 J62C @? pAA=6%'ZX[ tI64FE:G6 !C@5F46C w2==6 $E2?7@C5 2CC2?865 2 “uC288=6 8288=6[” 4@>3:?:?8 >6>36CD @7 E96 @C:8:?2= D6C:6D H:E9 @?6D 7C@> E96 C63@@E] %96 8@2=[ D96 D2JD[ H2D E@ “E2=< 23@FE 2== E96 A=246D E96 @C:8:?2= D6C:6D 5:5?’E 86E 2 492?46 E@ 8@]”k^Am Executive Producer Halle Stanford. AppleTV+ kAm%96 =62C?:?8 4FCG6 H2D 62D65 3J E96 w6?D@? r@>A2?J’D rC62EFC6 $9@A] “%96J 925 AFAA6ED 7C@> E96 @C:8:?2= D6C:6D[” D96 D2JD] “%96C6 H6C6 A2EE6C?D 7@C D@>6 @7 E96>] %96 >@56C? 3F:=56CD @7 E96 s@@K6CD A6C7@C>65 DFC86CJ @? 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AppleTV+ Bruce Miller is editor of the Sioux City Journal. Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Meet the people behind ‘Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” Executive producers Matt Fusfeld, left, Halle Stanford and John Tartaglia, right, discuss the making of "Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock" Seaso… Movies in a minute with film critic Bruce Miller Movie critic Bruce Miller of the Sioux City Journal offers his thoughts on the latest movies.
Meet the people behind ‘Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” Executive producers Matt Fusfeld, left, Halle Stanford and John Tartaglia, right, discuss the making of "Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock" Seaso…
Movies in a minute with film critic Bruce Miller Movie critic Bruce Miller of the Sioux City Journal offers his thoughts on the latest movies.
