[3] In both iterations of the program, Gobo is one of the five main characters (alongside Red, Wembley, Mokey, and Boober), and the protagonist overall.

Uncle Traveling Matt regularly sends postcards to Gobo, who must journey into the house of Doc (the show's main human character) to retrieve them.

During a brief production break halfway through the first season, Gobo was redesigned, along with another character from the series, Ma Gorg.

Following Jerry Nelson's death in 2012,[7] puppeteer John Tartaglia took over the role of Gobo beginning in 2013.

Gobo first reappeared in TV commercials for The Hub's "Fraggle Rock-a-Thon" to celebrate the show's 30th anniversary.