Franny's Feet

Summary

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]

Franny's Feet
GenreAnimation
Fantasy
Educational
Created byCathy Moss
Susin Nielsen
Written byNicole Demerse
Shelley Hoffman
Louise Moon
Cathy Moss
Robert Pincombe
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
Production
Executive producers
  • Steven DeNure
  • Neil Court
  • Beth Stevenson
Producers
  • Elana Adair (S1, S3)
  • Kym Hyde (S2)
EditorPaul Hunter
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesDecode Entertainment
C.O.R.E.
WNET
Original release
NetworkCanada
Family Channel
Playhouse Disney (Season 3)[1]
United Kingdom
Five (Seasons 1-2)
ReleaseJuly 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) –
October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31)

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 (whose real name'll soon be revealed)

Supporting edit

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) 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.[4][5] 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.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "SEASON THREE OF FRANNY'S FEET COMMISSIONED". WildBrain.
  2. ^ "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com.
  3. ^ "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com.
  4. ^ "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com.
  5. ^ "Franny's Feet". TVGuide.com.
  6. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 220. ISBN 978-1538103739.

External links edit

  • Franny's Feet at IMDb