Mokey Fraggle
Mokey Fraggle is a fictional puppet character created by Jim Henson. She is one of the five main characters in Henson's television series Fraggle Rock, as well as its 2022 reboot Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock. She is performed by Kathryn Mullen in the original series, and by Donna Kimball in Back to the Rock. Mona Marshall voiced her in the animated series.
Mokey is one of the main characters in Fraggle Rock, alongside Gobo, Wembley, Boober, and Red. She is the best friend and roommate of Red Fraggle. Mokey is dreamy and artistic. She loves writing poems, singing songs, and painting. She has a pet plant named Lanford, who is strongly disliked by Red. Mokey is the tallest and oldest of the Fraggles. It is her job to journey into the Gorgs' garden to retrieve radishes, the Fraggles' primary source of food.
Development
Mokey was designed by Michael K. Frith and built by Jan Rosenthal. She was allegedly named after a childhood friend of Jim Henson. Kathryn Mullen was cast to play the character. During rehearsals, Mokey was originally performed by Karen Prell, who would later play Red.Behind the scenes
Mokey is a live-hand puppet, which means that her arms are glove-like sleeves into which the puppeteer places their real arms to move the puppet's hands. Mokey was the only character on Fraggle Rock to be a live-hand puppet, while the others were rod puppets.. Kathryn Mullen performed Mokey's left hand, while her right hand was performed by Trish Leeper.One of Mokey's unique features is her eyelids, which she can lift up to show surprise or other emotions. She was one of only a few puppets on the show to have this ability.
Donna Kimball has voiced Mokey since the 2020 short-form TV series ''Fraggle Rock: Rock On!''