6.8 /10 1 Votes
Directed by Joanne Boreham Final episode date 7 September 2011 | 6.4/10 IMDb 6/10 TV First episode date 1 January 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre AnimationComedyEducational Created by Cathy MossSusin Nielsen Written by Nicole DemerseShelley HoffmanLouise MoonCathy MossRobert Pincombe Voices of Phoebe McAuleyGeorge BuzaKatherine Crimi Nominations Gemini Award for Best Pre-School Program or Series Similar Cyberchase, Willa's Wild Life, Will and Dewitt, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, JoJo's Circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Franny s feet intro
Franny's Feet is a Canadian/American animated series for children created by Cathy Moss and Susin Nielsen. The series was produced by DHX Media/Halifax Film in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 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 CBC Television on January 1, 2004, then began to air on Family the following September, and was introduced to PBS Kids Sprout in the United States July 8, 2006 and ran through April 8, 2010.
Contents
- Franny s feet intro
- Summary
- Cast
- Additional voices
- Episodes
- Season 1 200407
- Season 2 200508
- Season 3 200609
- Season 4 200711
- References
Summary
Francine "Franny" Fantootsie 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 (either in her stocking feet or barefooted) 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; 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, comes Music Time with SteveSongs; in season three, it was Dot's Story Factory. In season four and onwards, it was "Who's That Dog?", a segment that shows a live-action child showing the viewers his/her dog and its special tricks.
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 2006 by iParenting Media Awards May 2011.
Cast
Additional voices
Episodes
