Franny's Feet 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.
Franny's Feet first aired on Family Channel in Canada on July 8, 2003 and concluded on October 31, 2010. It also aired on PBS Kids in the United States and on Five in the United Kingdom. The series aired for three seasons and 52 episodes.
Synopsis
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
Main
Phoebe McAuley (speaking voice)/Tajja Isen (singing voice, theme music only) as Frances "Franny" Fantootsie George Buza as Grandpa
Supporting
Katie Johnson as Judy
Juan Chioran as Nat the Yak
Stacey DePass as Kinka the Kinkajou/Sally the Tough Old Cat/Jerry the Penguin/Darlene the Duck Tajja Isen as Lacey/Princess Tia/Franny Singing voice Scott Beaudin as Fritz Melanie Tonello as Penny the Artist's Daughter Julie Lemieux as Bobby Jean the Hen/Zelda the Wild Boar/Susan the Sloth Scott McCord as Charlie the Bronco/Brady the Fire Dog Alex House as Zuca the Kinkajou Annick Obonsawin as Desta the Ostrich Robert Tinkler as Salsa the Donkey Sunday Muse as Li-Mei the Chinese Girl Jordan Francis as Johnny the Jamaican Boy Dwayne Hill as Joey the Canadian Digger Boy Connor Price as George the Mouse Amos Crawley as Henry the Mouse/Spencer the Skunk Adrian Truss as Joanna the Pirate Girl Martin Roach as Joey the Dogsled Thomas Callaway as Oxie the Oxpecker/Gus the Fish Stephanie Anne Mills as Ice-Skater Customer/Marie the Blonde-Haired Girl/Lulu the Loon Mark McMulkin as Jacques the Hockey Player Mark Rendall as Adam the Camper Teri Hawkes as Jessie the Music Star Tracey Moore as Li-Wei the Chinese Girl Colin Soleman as Pixie the Horse Jonathan Wilson as Morrison the Monkey/Galileo Ron Rubin as Rudy the Kangaroo Hadley Kay as Sarah the Rider Alyson Court as Meena the Butterfly Chris Netherton as Antonio Peter Oldring as Randall the Duck and Ralph the Hare Barbara Mamabolo as additional voices
Production
Produced by Decode Entertainment, Franny's Feet is children-aimed 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)