History Recap / FraggleRockS4E1TheBellsOfFraggleRock

* GiftShake: At the beginning of the episode, Sprocket is shaking a present while holding it to its ear. Just as Doc enters, Sprocket tosses the gift back under the Christmas tree.

* HumanPopsicle: What happens to the Rock and its inhabitants if they don't ring their bells.

* YouAreTooLate: When Gobo gets back, he sees that his friends have frozen solid. Thankfully, they unfreeze when he rings his bell.

* GiftShake: Sprocket does this just before Doc walks in.
* HarmlessFreezing: Gobo's bell-ringing unfreezes his friends, who are none the worse for their experience.

* LeavingFoodForSanta: In Traveling Matt's segment (Canada/U.S. version), he watches kids prepare for Santa Claus' arrival by leaving a snack of milk and cookies, which ''he'' consumes.

* ContinuityNod: Gobo, Red, and Mokey are wearing their hats from [[Recap/FraggleRockS2E10AFriendInNeed "A Friend In Need."]]

* RunningGag: Wembley notices that Gobo, when setting out to find the Great Bell, has forgotten his mittens. A bit later, Boober points out that Cantus has done the same when leaving to find Gobo. Cantus realizes this himself while on his search for Gobo. Later, when Gobo says that all he can hear are his teeth chattering, Cantus replies, "You should have brought your mittens."

* UndyingLoyalty: Wembley insists that everyone refrain from bell-ringing until Gobo's return—even if it means freezing solid.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The Rock and the other Fraggles wouldn't have frozen if Gobo hadn't made them promise not to ring the bells until his return.

** Boober and Wembley wear their winter outfits from [[Recap/FraggleRockS3E4BlanketOfSnowBlanketOfWoe "Blanket of Sow, Blanket of Woe."]]

** In the North American "B" plot, Doc tells Sprocket about piñatas and has even brought one for Sprocket to break. When Sprocket finally smashes it open, he finds dog bones for himself and a pair of mittens for Doc.

* CreditsMedley: The episode ends with a reprise of the Fraggles singing "There's a Promise," in place of the usual ending theme. Aside from the final episode, this is the only episode to feature an alternate end credits sequence.

* CreditsMedley: The episode ends with a reprise of the Fraggles singing "There's a Promise."

* ChristmasEpisode: The Fraggles celebrate the Festival of the Bells in place of Christmas - not until ''Film/AMuppetFamilyChristmas'' a few years later do they learn what Christmas even is. Played straight with Doc and Sprocket, who do celebrate Christmas. Indeed, it's been rerun a number of times over the years as a holiday special, and was even shown theatrically in 2018 on a double bill with ''Literature/EmmetOttersJugbandChristmas''.

* LeavingFoodForSanta: In Traveling Matt's segment (Canada/U.S. version), he watches kids prepare for Santa Claus's arrival by leaving a snack of milk and cookies, which ''he'' consumes.

* LeavingFoodForSanta: In Traveling Matt's segment, he watches kids prepare for Santa Claus's arrival by leaving a snack of milk and cookies, which ''he'' consumes.

* ChristmasEpisode: The Fraggles celebrate the Festival of the Bells in place of Christmas. Played straight with Doc and Sprocket. Indeed, it's been rerun a number of times over the years as a holiday special.

'''Cantus:''' There will be motion in the stillness, as there is music in the silence.

* CrappyHolidays: Gobo, who doesn't believe in the Great Bell, thinks the Festival is a waste of time.

* UndyingLoyalty: Wembley insists that everyone refrains from bell-ringing until Gobo's return—even if it means freezing solid.