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'{{short description|Canadian-British television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox television | show_name = Franny's Feet | image = | caption = | show_name_2 = | genre = [[Animation]]<br />[[Comedy]]<br />[[Educational]] | creator = Gibson Hardie<br />[[Susin Nielsen]] | writer = Nicole Demerse<br />Shelley Hoffman<br />Louise Moon<br />Cathy Moss<br />Robert Pincombe | director = Joanne Boreham | voices = Phoebe McAuley<br />[[George Buza]]<br />Katherine Crimi | theme_music_composer = Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner | opentheme = '''''Where will my feet take me today?''''' Opening theme song | endtheme = '''''Where will my feet take me today?''''' Closing theme song | composer = | country = Canada<br />United Kingdom | language = English | num_seasons = 4 | num_episodes = 52 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Steven DeNure, Neil Court, Beth Stevenson | producer = Elana Adair, John Mariella, Kym Hyde | editor = Paul Hunter | runtime = 30 minutes per episode | company = [[Decode Entertainment]] | distributor = | channel = [[Family Channel (Canadian TV network)|Family Channel]] (Canada)<br />[[Channel 5 (UK)|Five]] (United Kingdom) | picture_format = [[4:3]]<br />[[16:9]] | audio_format = | first_aired = {{Start date|2003|7|8}} | last_aired = {{End date|2010|4|10}} | website = http://www.pbskids.org/frannysfeet | production_website = http://www.frannysfeet.com }} '''''Franny's Feet''''' is a [[Canadian]]-[[United Kingdom|British]] [[animated series]] for children created by Cathy Moss and [[Susin Nielsen]]. The series was produced by [[Decode Entertainment]] with the participation of [[Family Channel (Canadian TV network)|Family Channel]] in association with [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel Five Broadcasting Limited]]. The show follows the adventures of Francine "Franny" Fantootsie (a [[portmanteau]] of "fantasy" and "tootsie") as she tries on a new shoe and travels to different places in the world.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} It appeared on [[PBS Kids]] in the United States July 8, 2003<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/frannys-feet/episodes-season-1/285778/</ref> and ran through April 10, 2010.<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/frannys-feet/episodes-season-4/285778/</ref> The series currently airs on [[Light TV]]. ==Summary== Franny 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 shoes needing to be repaired to Grandpa, and he gives the pair to Franny to place inside the shoe repair box. Franny tries on the footwear 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 treasure box and solves her own problem. The series 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 2007 by [[iParenting Media]] Awards.<ref>''Franny's Feet'' page at [http://iparentingmediaawards.com/winners/12/5892-8-56.php/ iParenting Media Awards]</ref> ==Cast== ===Main=== * Phoebe McAuley as Franny * [[George Buza]] as Grandpa * Katherine Crimi as Lucy ===Supporting=== * [[Juan Chioran]] as Nat, the [[Yak]] * [[Stacey DePass]] Zuca, the [[Kinkajou]] * [[Tajja Isen]] as [[Princess]] Tia * Scott Beaudin as Fritz * [[Julie Lemieux]] as Zelda, the [[wild boar]] * [[Scott McCord]] as Charlie, the [[bronco]] * [[Alex House]] as Kinka, the [[Kinkajou]] * [[Annick Obonsawin]] as Desta, the [[ostrich]] * [[Rob Tinkler|Robert Tinkler]] as Salsa, the [[Donkey]] * [[Sunday Muse]] as Li-Mei, the [[Chinese people|Chinese]] * [[Noah Reid]] as Carlos, the [[Mexican people|Mexican]] boy * [[Carlos Díaz (actor)|Carlos Diaz]] as Johnny, the [[Jamaica]] * [[Dwayne Hill]] as [[Cricket]] * [[Connor Price]] as George the [[mouse]] * [[Adrian Truss]] as Joanna, the [[pirate]] girl * [[Martin Roach]] as Joey the [[dogsled]] * [[Denis Akiyama]] as Sally, the tough old [[cat]] * [[Mark Rendall]] as Adam, the [[Camping|Camper]] * [[Terri Hawkes]] as Jessie, the musical [[star]] * [[Tracey Moore]] as Li-Wei, the [[Chinese people|Chinese]] * [[Colin Fox (actor)|Colin Soleman]] as Pixie, the [[horse]] * [[Jonathan Wilson (voice actor)|Jonathan Wilson]] as Morrison, the orange [[Monkey]] * [[Ron Rubin (voice actor)|Ron Rubin]] as Joey, the [[kangaroo]] * [[Hadley Kay]] as Sarah, the rider * [[Alyson Court]] as Meena, the [[butterfly]] ===UK dub=== * [[Maria Darling]] as Franny * [[Jo Wyatt]] as Joey the Canadian Dig Boy * Paul Panting as Grandpa * [[Gary Martin (actor)|Gary Martin]] as Zydeco the Shy [[Alligator]] ==Episodes== * '''Note''': This list is of the 30 minute episodes. Each 30 minute episodes is made up of two 15 minute stories, each with their own opening. ===Season 1 (2003)=== * 101 ''Jingle Dress/A Home for Herman'' (July 8, 2003) * 102 ''The Colossal Fossil/Lighthouse Lily'' (July 26, 2003) * 103 ''Pilot Project/Not Yeti'' (August 2, 2003) * 104 ''Double Trouble/Bedtime for Bears'' (August 9, 2003) * 105 ''Birds of a Feather/Yummy in My Tummy'' (August 16, 2003) * 106 ''Paper Presents/You Bug Me'' (August 23, 2003) * 107 ''Hop to It/Night Time'' (August 30, 2003) * 108 ''Arctic Antics/Octopus's Garden'' (September 13, 2003) * 109 ''Armadillo Allergy/Fowl Weather'' (September 19, 2003) * 110 ''Say Jamaica/Pink Flamingos'' (September 22, 2003) * 111 ''Reindeer to the Rescue/It's a Big Job'' (September 26, 2003) * 112 ''Bright Idea/Iguana Play Paddleball'' (October 11, 2003) * 113 ''Happy Halloween/Snowy Jamaica'' (October 31, 2003) ===Season 2 (2004-2005)=== * 201 (14) ''Puppet Pals/Sweet Mystery'' (March 14, 2004) * 202 (15) ''The Lonely Library/Wonderful Woolies'' (April 26, 2004) * 203 (16) ''Paint Job/Visit to the Vet'' (May 10, 2004) * 204 (17) ''Fancy Footwork/Mischievous Magpies'' (July 24, 2004) * 205 (18) ''Shiver Me Timbers/Ride 'em Cowboy'' (September 4, 2004) * 206 (19) ''Swamp Thing/Franny's Manners'' (September 8, 2004) * 207 (20) ''Lost in Mexico/No Place Like Home'' (September 12, 2004) * 208 (21) ''The Fais Do Do/A Stand Out Performance'' (October 16, 2004) * 209 (22) ''Make Them Laugh/Bear Facts'' (October 30, 2004) * 210 (23) ''Mount Do It Later/A Pony Tale'' (December 4, 2004) * 211 (24) ''Egg Sitting/Bee Patient'' (February 12, 2005) * 212 (25) ''Chez Lou Lou/Under the Sea'' (March 5, 2005) * 213 (26) ''Long Stories/A Little Moose Music'' (March 12, 2005) ===Season 3 (2005-2007)=== * 301 (27) ''Monkey Stuff/Small Is Beautiful'' (August 4, 2005) * 302 (28) ''Jumbo Hi Jinx/Princess Tia'' (October 22, 2005) * 303 (29) ''Whiz Kid/Best in Show'' (November 5, 2005) * 304 (30) ''Season's Greetings/Opening Night Jitters'' (March 18, 2006) * 305 (31) ''Granny Nanny Goat/Franny and Five-Pin'' (May 13, 2006) * 306 (32) ''The Great Museum Caper/It's Snow Small Feat'' (September 2, 2006) * 307 (33) ''Tunnel Vision/Greece Is the Word'' (September 30, 2006) * 308 (34) ''Like Magic/Old Friends, New Friends'' (November 25, 2006) * 309 (35) ''Nat The Yak/ The Big Race'' (January 13, 2007) * 310 (36) ''Westward Ho/Messy Monkey'' (May 12, 2007) * 311 (37) ''Scatterbrained Squirrel/What's So Funny?'' (July 21, 2007) * 312 (38) ''A Pirate's Treasure/Game Over'' (August 25, 2007) * 313 (39) ''Unhappy Hippo/Net Worth'' (October 13, 2007) ===Season 4 (2008-2010)=== * 401 (40) ''Stargazing/Tower Power'' (June 14, 2008) * 402 (41) ''Slippery Sandcastle/Butterfingers'' (October 11, 2008) * 403 (42) ''Picture This/Sound Advice'' (December 13, 2008) * 404 (43) ''Rainforest Games/Shake Those Beans'' (February 7, 2009) * 405 (44) ''Flight of Fancy/Totem Trouble'' (May 23, 2009) * 406 (45) ''Papa Penguin/Ballroom Bugaboo'' (July 18, 2009) * 407 (46) ''Wedding Day Woe''/''A Perfect Fit'' (August 29, 2009) * 408 (47) ''On Your Toes''/''It Figures'' (August 22, 2009) * 409 (48) ''Iwi the Kiwi''/''Clothes Call'' (November 14, 2009) * 410 (49) ''Lots of Space''/''Tulip Parade'' (November 28, 2009) * 411 (50) ''Pandamonium''/''So to Speak'' (February 13, 2010) * 412 (51) ''Sweet Talk''/''Light in the Night'' (April 10, 2010) * 413 (52) ''Going Ape!''/''Halloween Harvest'' (October 31, 2009) ==See also== * [[Mr Benn]] – 1970s BBC children's TV series with many similarities * [[William's Wish Wellingtons]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380111/ ''Franny's Feet''] at the Internet Movie Database {{Family Channel original series}} {{PBSKids shows}} [[Category:2000s British animated television series]] [[Category:2000s Canadian animated television series]] [[Category:2010s British animated television series]] [[Category:2010s Canadian animated television series]] [[Category:2003 Canadian television series debuts]] [[Category:2010 Canadian television series endings]] [[Category:Canadian animated television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters]] [[Category:Canadian children's animated comedy television series]] [[Category:Canadian children's animated fantasy television series]] [[Category:English-language television programs]] [[Category:Family Channel shows]] [[Category:Family Jr. shows]] [[Category:British flash animated television series]] [[Category:Canadian flash animated television series]] [[Category:PBS Kids shows]] [[Category:PBS network shows]] [[Category:Preschool education television series]] [[Category:Television series by DHX Media]] [[Category:Television shows set in Vancouver]] [[Category:Television series produced in Toronto]] [[Category:Animated television series about children]]'