Franny's Feet | |
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Genre | Animation Fantasy Educational |
Created by | Cathy Moss Susin Nielsen |
Written by | Nicole Demerse Shelley Hoffman Louise Moon Cathy Moss Robert Pincombe |
Directed by | Joanne Boreham |
Voices of | Phoebe McAuley George Buza |
Theme music composer | Amin Bhatia Ari Posner |
Opening theme | "Where will my feet take me today?" by Tajja Isen |
Ending theme | "Where will my feet take me today?" (instrumental) |
Composers | Amin Bhatia Meiro Stamm |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
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Producers |
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Editor | Paul Hunter |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Decode Entertainment C.O.R.E. WNET |
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Network | Canada Family Channel Playhouse Disney (Season 3)[1] United Kingdom Five (Seasons 1-2) |
Release | July 8, 2003 – October 31, 2010 |
Franny's Feet (French: Franny et les chaussures magiques) is a Canadian animated children's television series created by writer Cathy Moss and fellow Susin Nielsen. The series was produced by Decode Entertainment (with the participation of Family Channel), in association with Channel Five Broadcasting Limited (seasons 1-2). The series follows the adventures of Frances "Franny" Fantootsie (a name combination of "fantasy" and "tootsie") as she tries on a new shoe and travels to different countries.
Franny's Feet first aired on Family Channel in Canada on July 8, 2003 and concluded on October 31, 2010.[2][3] It also aired on PBS Kids in the United States and on Five in the United Kingdom. The series aired for three seasons and 52 episodes.
Synopsis
A 5-year-old girl named Franny visits with Grandpa every day at his shoe repair shop in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They talk about all matters until a customer comes. The customer presents shoes needing to be repaired to Grandpa, who gives them to Franny to place inside the shoe repair box. Franny tries on the footwear and they take Franny to a magical place such as a Native American magic world 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 a treasure box and solves an imaginative problem.
Voice cast
Main
- Phoebe McAuley (speaking voice)/Tajja Isen (singing voice, theme music only) as Frances "Franny" Fantootsie
- George Buza as Grandpa
Supporting
- Katie Johnson as Judy
- Juan Chioran as Nat the Yak
- Stacey DePass as Kinka the Kinkajou/Sally the Tough Old Cat/Jerry the Penguin/Darlene the Duck
- Tajja Isen as Lacey/Princess Tia/Franny Singing voice
- Scott Beaudin as Fritz
- Melanie Tonello as Penny the Artist's Daughter
- Julie Lemieux as Bobby Jean the Hen/Zelda the Wild Boar/Susan the Sloth
- Scott McCord as Charlie the Bronco/Brady the Fire Dog
- 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
- Jordan Francis as Johnny the Jamaican Boy
- Dwayne Hill as Joey the Canadian Digger Boy
- Connor Price as George the Mouse
- Amos Crawley as Henry the Mouse/Spencer the Skunk
- Adrian Truss as Joanna the Pirate Girl
- Martin Roach as Joey the Dogsled
- Thomas Callaway as Oxie the Oxpecker/Gus the Fish
- Stephanie Anne Mills as Ice-Skater Customer/Marie the Blonde-Haired Girl/Lulu the Loon
- Mark McMulkin as Jacques the Hockey Player
- Mark Rendall as Adam the Camper
- Teri Hawkes as Jessie the Music 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
- Chris Netherton as Antonio
- Peter Oldring as Randall the Duck and Ralph the Hare
- Barbara Mamabolo as additional voices
Production
Produced by Decode Entertainment, Franny's Feet is children-aimed and centers on how upbeat is the initial exploration.
Episodes
Season 1 (2003)
- 1. Wonderful Woolies/A Home for Herman (July 8, 2003)
- 2. Small is Beautiful/Opening Night Jitters (July 26, 2003)
- 3. Not Yeti/Jingle Dress (August 2, 2003)
- 4. Ride 'em Cowboy/Monkey Stuff (August 9, 2003)
- 5. You Bug Me/Double Trouble (August 16, 2003)
- 6. Paper Presents/Fowl Weather (August 23, 2003)
- 7. Egg Sitting/Arctic Antics (August 30, 2003)
- 8. Under the Sea/Bedtime for Bears (September 13, 2003)
- 9. A Visit to the Vet/Game Over (September 19, 2003)
- 10. The Lonely Library/What's So Funny? (September 22, 2003)
- 11. Paint Job/Yummy in My Tummy (September 26, 2003)
- 12. Whiz Kid/Birds of a Feather (October 11, 2003)
- 13. Fancy Footwork/Say Jamaica (October 31, 2003)
Season 2 (2004)
- 1. Franny's Manners/Swamp Thing (March 14, 2004)
- 2. A Pirate's Treasure/Nat the Yak (April 26, 2004)
- 3. Hop to It/Make Them Laugh (May 10, 2004)
- 4. Night Time/Bear Facts (July 24, 2004)
- 5. Jumbo Hi-Jinx/The Fais Do Do (September 4, 2004)
- 6. Messy Monkey/Greece is the Word (September 8, 2004)
- 7. Princess Tia/Chez Lou Lou (September 12, 2004)
- 8. Sweet Mystery/A Standout Performance (October 16, 2004)
- 9. Long Stories/Best in Show (October 30, 2004)
- 10. Reindeer to the Rescue/Bright Idea (December 4, 2004)
- 11. A Pony Tale/Puppet Pals (February 12, 2005)
- 12. Octopus's Garden/The Colossal Fossil (March 5, 2005)
- 13. The Big Race/It's a Big Job (July 12, 2005)
- 14. Pink Flamingos/Granny Nanny Goat (August 4, 2005)
- 15. A Little Moose Music/The Great Museum Caper (October 22, 2005)
- 16. Franny and Five-Pin/Net Worth (November 5, 2005)
- 17. Iguana Play Paddle Ball/Lighthouse Lily (March 18, 2006)
- 18. Like Magic/Scatterbrained Squirrel (May 13, 2006)
- 19. Armadillo Allergy/Bee Patient (September 2, 2006)
- 20. Unhappy Hippo/Westward Ho (September 30, 2006)
- 21. Happy Halloween/Tunnel Vision (November 25, 2006)
- 22. Shiver Me Timbers/Mount Do It Later (January 13, 2007)
- 23. Mischievous Magpies/Snowy Jamaica (May 12, 2007)
- 24. Lost in Mexico/It's Snow Small Feat (July 21, 2007)
- 25. Pilot Project/Season's Greetings (August 25, 2007)
- 26. There's No Place Like Home/Old Friends, New Friends (October 13, 2007)
Season 3 (2009)
- 1. Stargazing/Tower Power (September 10, 2009)
- 2. Slippery Sandcastle/Butterfingers (September 17, 2009)
- 3. Picture This/Sound Advice (September 24, 2009)
- 4. Rainforest Games/Shake Those Beans (October 1, 2009)
- 5. Flight of Fancy/Totem Trouble (October 8, 2009)
- 6. Papa Penguin/Ballroom Bugaboo (October 15, 2009)
- 7. Wedding Day Woe/A Perfect Fit (October 22, 2009)
- 8. On Your Toes/It Figures (October 29, 2009)
- 9. Iwi the Kiwi/Clothes Call (January 3, 2010)
- 10. Lots of Space/Tulip Parade (January 10, 2010)
- 11. Pandamonium/So to Speak (January 17, 2010)
- 12. Sweet Talk/Light in the Night (February 24, 2010)
- 13. Going Ape!/Halloween Harvest (October 31, 2010)
Telecast and home media
The series first aired on Family Channel in Canada on July 8, 2003 and concluded on October 31, 2010.[4][5] In 2006, it aired on PBS Kids. In 2008, it aired on Sprout in the US (co-funded by the NYC station WNET, also a co-producer) and on Five in the UK.[6]
References
- ↑ "SEASON THREE OF FRANNY'S FEET COMMISSIONED". WildBrain.
- ↑ "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 220. ISBN 978-1538103739.
External links
- Franny's Feet at IMDb
- Franny's Feet on TV Brasil (Brazil)