Inkspots

PERFORMER	various
DEBUT	1985
DESIGN	Michael K. Frith designer
	Jean-Guy White builder

A saber-toothed Inkspot from ancient Fraggle times, seen in "Night of the Lights."

Inkspots are a quintet of small, furry brown creatures who live in Fraggle Rock. They're often seen scurrying through the background, and they occasionally sing backup (with their name referencing the singing group The Ink Spots). They made their first appearance in the third season episode "The Incredible Shrinking Mokey."

They were usually played by the Gorg suit performers (Gord Robertson, Rob Mills, and Trish Leeper) who used them to try to upstage everyone else.

After Fraggle Rock, the puppets would go on to be used as ancillary characters in various Muppet productions, with notable singing lines in The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island.

In 2022, they returned to the world of the Fraggles in Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, again providing backing vocals and antics in various musical numbers. In "The Glow," one of them is actually named: Joogie (performed by Ali J. Eisner).

Filmography

• Fraggle Rock
  • Episode 320: The Incredible Shrinking Mokey ("I'd Give My Soul")
  • Episode 510: Inspector Red ("There's a Lot I Want to Know")
  • various background appearances
• The Jim Henson Hour
  • Episode 103: Power
• "Kokomo" Music Video from Muppet Beach Party (performed by Steve Whitmire)
• The Muppet Christmas Carol (performed by Jerry Nelson)
• Muppet Treasure Island
• Muppets Tonight
  • Episode 101: Michelle Pfeiffer
  • Episode 102: Garth Brooks
  • Episode 104: John Goodman
• Mopatop's Shop
  • Multiple episodes as Worry Wart (singular or in a group)
  • Episode 264: Midip (one as Midip)
• Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
  • Episode 104: The Glow
  • Episode 105: Four Wembleys and a Birthday
  • Episode 108: Craggle Lagoon
  • Episode 112: Into the Trash
  • Episode 114: Night of the Lights
  • Episode 204: The Repeatee Birds
  • Episode 207: This for That
  • Episode 209: The Great Radish Ball
  • Episode 211: Lost and Found Fraggles
  • Episode 212: Letting Go
  • Episode 213: Hope and Socks