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.[citation needed]
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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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| 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 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 in three seasons.
Synopsis edit
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 edit
Main edit
- Phoebe McAuley as Frances "Franny" Fantootsie
- George Buza as Grandpa
Supporting edit
- Denis Akiyama as additional voices
- Mitchel Amaral as additional voices
- Juan Chioran as Nat the Yak
- Amos Crawley as Henry the Mouse/Spencer the Skunk
- Stacey DePass as Kinka the Kinkajou/Sally the Tough Old Cat/Jerry the Penguin/Darlene the Duck
- Neil Crone as additional voices
- Damion D'Oliveira as additional voices
- Stacey DePass as additional voices
- Rachel Devon as additional voices
- Carlos Díaz as Johnnie
- Mitchell Eisner as additional voices
- Jordan Francis as Johnny the Jamaican Boy
- Terri Hawkes as Jessie the Music Star
- Dwayne Hill as additional voices
- Tajja Isen as Lacey/Princess Tia
- Kim Kuhteuble as additional voices
- Julie Lemieux as Bobby Jean the Hen/Zelda the Wild Boar/Susan the Sloth
- Marc McMulkin as Jacques the Hockey Player
- Daniel Magder as additional voices
- Diego Matamoros as additional voices
- Stephanie Mills as Ice-Skater Customer/Marie the Blonde-Haired Girl/Lulu the Loon
- Monique Mojica as additional voices
- Annick Obonsawin as Deshta the Ostrich
- Peter Oldring as Randall the Duck and Ralph the Hare
- Luca Perlman as additional voices
- Cara Pifko as additional voices
- Gabe Plener as additional voices
- Mark Rendall as Adam the Camper
- Martin Roach as Joey the Dogsled
- Susan Roman as additional voices
- Jackie Rosenbaum as additional voices
- Ron Rubin as additional voices
- Rob Smith as additional voices
- Rob Tinkler as Sasal the Donkey
- Melanie Tonello as Penny the Artist's Daughter
- Jonathan Wilson as Morrison the Monkey/Galileo
- Rod Wilson as additional voices
Production edit
Produced by Decode Entertainment, Franny's Feet is children-aimed and centers on how upbeat is the initial exploration.
Episodes edit
Season 1 (2003) edit
- 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 (2004-2007) edit
- 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/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) edit
- 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 edit
The series first aired on Family Channel in Canada on July 8, 2003 and concluded on October 31, 2010.[2][3] In 2006, it aired on PBS Kids. In 2008, it aired on Sprout in the US (co-funded by NYC station WNET, also a co-producer) and on Five in the UK.[4]
References edit
- ^ "SEASON THREE OF FRANNY'S FEET COMMISSIONED". WildBrain. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 220. ISBN 978-1538103739.
