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Franny's Feet
GenreAnimated series
Fantasy
Created byCathy Moss
Susin Nielsen
Written byNicole Demerse
Shelley Hoffman
Louise Moon
Cathy Moss
Susin Nielsen
Robert Pincombe
Betty Quan
John Slama
Steve Westren
Lienne Sawatsky
Dan Williams
Karen Moonah
Katherine Sandford
Directed byJoanne Boreham
Voices ofPhoebe McAuley
George Buza
Theme music composerAmin 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)
ComposersAmin Bhatia
Meiro Stamm
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes52 (104 segments)
Production
Executive producers
  • Steven DeNure
  • Neil Court
  • Beth Stevenson
Producers
  • Elana Adair (S1, S3)
  • Kym Hyde (S2)
EditorPaul Hunter
Running time30 minutes
Production companyDecode Entertainment[a]
Original release
NetworkFamily Channel (Canada, seasons 1–2)
Playhouse Disney (Canada, season 3)[1]
Five (United Kingdom, seasons 1–2)
ReleaseJuly 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) –
October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31)

Franny's Feet (French: Franny et les chaussures magiques) is a Canadian animated children's television series created by writer Cathy Moss and partner 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), with animation production by C.O.R.E. Toons. 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.[citation needed]

Franny's Feet aired on Family Channel from July 8, 2003 to October 31, 2010.[2][3] It also aired on PBS Kids in the US and on Five in the UK. A total of 52 episodes were produced across three seasons.

Plot

Franny Fantootsie is a 5-year-old girl who visits her Grandpa every day at his shoe repair shop in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. At the beginning of each episode, Franny either talks with her Grandpa about certain things or encounters a problem while playing or doing an activity, until a customer comes. When this happens, Franny will say "A customer!" excitedly.

The customer presents shoes needing to be repaired to Grandpa, who then gives them to Franny to place inside the shoe repair box. Franny then goes to the shoe repair box, and instead of putting the shoes in the box, she puts them down next to her feet and says, "Where will my feet take me today?". Franny then tries on the shoes and they take her to a different magical place in each episode such as a Native American magic world in Wyoming, a sunny beach in Jamaica, a high mountain in China, the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia, and so on. Franny then meets a different kind of person or animal, depending on the location, that she befriends and solves a certain problem for.

At the end of each adventure, after Franny solves the problem in a magical place and returns to the repair shop, she places the shoes in the repair box and receives a special treasure hidden in one of the shoes she wore during her trip and adds it to her shoebox filled with her other treasures. She then tells her Grandpa about her adventure and then solves her previous problem based on how she solved her friend's problem during her adventure. Every episode ends with Franny saying, "Where will my feet take me tomorrow?".

Voice cast

Main

  • Phoebe McAuley as Frances "Franny" Fantootsie
  • George Buza as Grandpa

Supporting/minor

Production

Produced by Decode Entertainment, Franny's Feet is aimed at younger children 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 (2004–07)

  • 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 (April 12, 2005)
  • 14. Pink Flamingos/Granny Nanny Goat (May 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 (2009–10)

  • 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/Lights in the Night (February 24, 2010)
  • 13. Going Ape!/Halloween Harvest (October 31, 2010)

Telecast and home media

Canada

The series first aired on Family Channel and later Family Jr. (formerly Playhouse Disney) in Canada on July 8, 2003 and concluded on October 31, 2010.[2][3] Repeats were shown on Family Jr. in the mid-2010s.

Peace Arch Entertainment/Kaboom! Entertainment held home video rights to the series in Canada and America.

Europe

The series aired on Five in the UK as part of the Milkshake! block, premiering on 27 October 2003.[4] The broadcaster co-commissioned the series with Family Channel.[5] The series has also aired on Discovery Kids, Playhouse Disney[5] and Tiny Pop.

Universal Pictures Video subsidiary Vision Video Ltd. held home video rights to the series.[6]

This series aired on France 5 in France.

US

In 2006, it aired on PBS Kids until early 2010. In 2008, it aired on the now-defunct Sprout in the US (co-funded by NYC station WNET, also a co-producer).[7]

It formerly aired on the now-defunct Light TV in 2016 until 2019.

The series currently streaming for free on both Tubi and The Roku Channel.

Other regions

This series aired on ABC Kids in Australia. This series aired on Cartoon Network in Japan.

References

  1. ^ "SEASON THREE OF FRANNY'S FEET COMMISSIONED". WildBrain. July 25, 2008. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Five lines up Impossible's MechaNick".
  5. ^ a b Ball, Ryan (February 25, 2008). "Franny's Feet Walks to Disney Channel U.K." Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  6. ^ Ball, Ryan (August 21, 2006). "DECODE's Franny's Feet, Save-Ums! Go to Asia, Europe". Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 220. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  1. ^ As Franny Productions Inc. (season 1), Franny Productions 2 Inc. (season 2) or Franny Productions 3 Inc. (season 3)
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