Franny's Feet
Franny's Feet is a Canadian/American animated series for children created by Cathy Moss and Susin Nielsen. The series was produced by Family Channel and Decode Entertainment. The show follows the adventures of Francine "Franny" Fantootsie (a portmanteau of "fantasy" and "tootsie") as she tries on various pairs of shoes and travels to different places in the world. It appeared on PBS Kids in the United States on July 8, 2006 and ran through April 10, 2010. The PBS Kids broadcast came with an trailer segment before the title song, treasure analysis segments after each episode, a ‘Franny’s Feet’ sing-along segment before the credits, and modified end credits. Reruns continued on PBS Kids until March 23, 2013. Re-runs of the us version of Franny's Feet were on V-me (2006-2017), but until January 16, 2017, despite PBS Kids not airing them anymore (2006-2012/13). It was also made by Thirteen/WNET New York. (Seasons 1-3) and WNET.ORG THIRTEEN (Season 4). Note That this article is about the US version.
| Franny's Feet | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation Comedy Educational |
| Created by | Gibson Hardie Susin Nielsen |
| Written by | Nicole Demerse Shelley Hoffman Louise Moon Cathy Moss Robert Pincombe |
| Directed by | Joanne Boreham |
| Voices of | Phoebe McAuley George Buza Katherine Crimi |
| Theme music composer | Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner |
| Opening theme | "Where will my feet take me today?", opening theme song |
| Ending theme | "Where will my feet take me today?", closing theme song |
| Country of origin | Canada United Kingdom (Seasons 1–2) |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Steven DeNure, Neil Court, Beth Stevenson |
| Producer(s) | Elana Adair, John Mariella, Kym Hyde |
| Editor(s) | Paul Hunter |
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Decode Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Family Channel (Canada) Five (United Kingdom) |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | January 1, 2004 – September 7, 2011 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Summary
Franny visits with her Grandpa every day at his shoe repair shop in Vancouver. They like to talk about matters until a customer comes. The customer presents the problem shoes to Grandpa, and he gives the pair to Franny to place inside the shoe repair box. Franny tries on the footwear and they take her to a magical place such as a Native American powwow in Wyoming, a sunny beach in Jamaica, or a high mountain in China. At the end of each episode, after Franny solves the problem in a magical place, she receives a treasure and adds it to her shoebox treasure keeper and solves her own problem. In the fourth season, Franny's clothes change into a costume based on where her imagination takes her (for example, a swimsuit in Jamaica, pioneer clothing for a pioneer-time farm, etc.). The opening has also been redone(also for season 3,for some parts); the theme is the same and shows the same events as the first three seasons but the animation has been redone to show Franny in costume for the events, as opposed to her regular clothes. At the end of each show in seasons one and two on PBS Kids in the United States, does the 1998-2007 Decode logo; in season three and four it does the 2007-2011 Decode logo.
The show is designed to teach children about the joys of exploring for the first time. It has been praised by critics in the United States and Canada and has been honored as an Outstanding Product of 2007 by iParenting Media Awards May 2011.
Cast
Main
- Phoebe McAuley as Franny (speaking voice)
- Tajja Isen as Franny (singing voice)
- George Buza as Grandpa
- Katherine Crimi as Lucy
Supporting
- Juan Chioran as Nat the yak
- Stacey DePass as Kinka the kinkajou
- Tajja Isen as Princess Tia
- Scott Beaudin as Fritz
- Julie Lemieux as Zelda the wild boar
- Scott McCord as Charlie the bronco
- Alex House as Zuca the Kinkajou
- Annick Obonsawin as Desta the ostrich
- Robert Tinkler as Salsa the donkey
- Sunday Muse as Li-Mei the Chinese girl
- Noah Reid as Carlos the Mexican boy
- Carlos Diaz as Johnny, the Jamaica boy
- Dwayne Hill as Joey the Canadian Dig Boy
- Connor Price as George the Mouse
- Adrian Truss as Joanna the pirate girl
- Martin Roach as Joey the dogsled
- Denis Akiyama as Sally the tough old cat
- Mark Rendall as Adam the camper
- Terri Hawkes as Jessie the musical star
- Tracey Moore as Li-Wei the chinese girl
- Colin Soleman as Pixie the horse
- Jonathan Wilson as Morrison the monkey/Galileo
- Ron Rubin as Rudy the kangaroo
- Hadley Kay as Sarah the rider
- Alyson Court as Meena the butterfly
UK dub
- Maria Darling as Franny
- Jo Wyatt
- Paul Panting as Grandpa
- Gary Martin
- Anthony Jackson
- Emma Tate
- Penny Freeman
Episodes
Season 1 (2006)
- 101. Jingle Dress/A Home for Herman (July 8, 2006)
- 102. The Colossal Fossil/Lighthouse Lily (July 26, 2006)
- 103. Pilot Project/Not Yeti (August 2, 2006)
- 104. Double Trouble/Bedtime for Bears (August 9, 2006)
- 105. Birds of a Feather/Yummy in My Tummy (August 16, 2006)
- 106. Paper Presents/You Bug Me (August 23, 2006)
- 107. Hop to It/Night Time (August 30, 2006)
- 108. Arctic Antics/Octopus's Garden (September 13, 2006)
- 109. Armadillo Allergy/Fowl Weather (September 19, 2006)
- 110. Say Jamaica/Pink Flamingos (September 22, 2006)
- 111. Reindeer to the Rescue/It's a Big Job (September 26, 2006)
- 112. Bright Idea/Iguana Play Paddleball (October 11, 2006)
- 113. Happy Halloween/Snowy Jamaica (October 31, 2006)
Season 2 (2007)
- 201. Puppet Pals/Sweet Mystery (February 3, 2007)
- 202. The Lonely Library/Wonderful Woolies (February 26, 2007)
- 203. Paint Job/Visit to the Vet (March 10, 2007)
- 204. Fancy Footwork/Mischievous Magpies (March 24, 2007)
- 205. Shiver Me Timbers/Ride 'em Cowboy (April 4, 2007)
- 206. Swamp Thing/Franny's Manners (April 8, 2007)
- 207. Lost in Mexico/No Place Like Home (April 12, 2007)
- 208. The Fais Do Do/A Stand Out Performance (April 16, 2007)
- 209. Make Them Laugh/Bear Facts (April 30, 2007)
- 210. Mount Do It Later/A Pony Tale (May 4, 2007)
- 211. Egg Sitting/Bee Patient (May 12, 2007)
- 212. Chez Lou Lou/Under the Sea (May 5, 2007)
- 213. Long Stories/A Little Moose Music (May 12, 2007)
Season 3 (2007-2008)
- 301. Monkey Stuff/Small Is Beautiful (October 4, 2007)
- 302. Jumbo Hi Jinx/Princess Tia (October 22, 2007)
- 303. Whiz Kid/Best in Show (November 5, 2007)
- 304. Season's Greetings/Opening Night Jitters (December 18, 2007)
- 305. Granny Nanny Goat/Franny and Five-Pin (January 13, 2008)
- 306. The Great Museum Caper/It's Snow Small Feat (February 2, 2008)
- 307. Tunnel Vision/Greece Is the Word (February 30, 2008)
- 308. Like Magic/Old Friends, New Friends (March 25, 2008)
- 309. Nat The Yak/ The Big Race (April 13, 2008)
- 310. Westward Ho/Messy Monkey (May 12, 2008)
- 311. Scatterbrained Squirrel/What's So Funny? (July 21, 2008)
- 312. A Pirate's Treasure/Game Over (August 25, 2008)
- 313. Unhappy Hippo/Net Worth (October 13, 2008)
Season 4 (2009-2010)
- 401. Rainforest Games/Shake Those Beans (November 4, 2009)
- 402. Slippery Sandcastle/Butterfingers (November 11, 2009)
- 403. Picture This/Sound Advice (November 13, 2009)
- 404. Stargazing/Tower Power (December 7, 2009)
- 405. On Your Toes/It Figures (December 25, 2009)
- 406. Papa Penguin/Ballroom Bugaboo (January 18, 2010)
- 407. Wedding Day Woe/A Perfect Fit (January 29, 2010)
- 408. Flight of Fancy/Totem Trouble (February 22, 2010)
- 409. Iwi the Kiwi/Clothes Call (March 14, 2010)
- 410. Lots of Space/Tulip Parade (March 28, 2010)
- 411. Pandamonium/So to Speak (April 1, 2010)
- 412. Sweet Talk/Lights in the Night (April 7, 2010)
- 413. Going Ape!/Halloween Harvest (April 13, 2010)
Broadcast
- Vme Kids (2010-present)
- TVes (2011–2017)
- Discovery Kids (Latin America) (2009–2014)
- Milkshake! (2003–2008)
- Universal Kids (2008–2013)
- PBS Kids (2006–2013)
- CITV (2007-2011)
- Playhouse Disney (UK) (2009-2011)
- Disney Junior (UK) (2011–2013)
- Tiny Pop (2012–2013)
- Family Channel (2006-2018)
- Vme (2006-2017)
References
External links
- Franny's Feet at the Internet Movie Database