Franny's Feet

The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Franny's Feet Wiki.

"Where will my feet take me today?"

―Franny's catchphrase

Franny's Feet
Created by	Gibson Hardie Susin Nielsen
Seasons	4
Episodes	52
Production company	Decode Entertainment King Rollo Films PBS Kids
Blocks aired on	The Let's Go Show The Sprout Sharing Show Good Morning
Run on Sprout	July 4, 2008 - March 11, 2012
See Also	Chloe's Closet Justin Time The Chica Show

Franny's Feet is a Canadian-American animated series for children created by Cathy Moss and Susin Nielsen. The series was produced by Decode Entertainment and King Rollo Films with the participation of PBS Kids and in association with Channel Five Broadcasting Limited and Family Channel for the first two seasons. 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. The show aired on Sprout from 2008 to 2012.

Plot

"Where will my feet take me today?…Franny takes us on a magical adventure every time she tries on a different pair of shoes in her grandfather's repair shop. These shoes transport us to destinations around the globe, where Franny meets new friends and tries to help them solve problems. Franny shows us that one is never too small or too young to be a big help." (link)

For Parents

"Is your child a fire truck fanatic or a bulldozer enthusiast? Plan a visit to see one in person!"

History on Sprout

The show premiered on Sprout on July 4, 2008 at 12PM ET during a ninety minute block part of Summer Fun Fridays. Beginning the following morning, the series stepped into its regular timeslots, airing at 3PM and later 5:30 ET during The Sprout Sharing Show and 6:15 and 10AM ET during The Let's Go Show. The latter timeslot on The Sharing Show was replaced by Chloe's Closet when said series premiered on the channel in July 2010 and the former timeslot moved to 3:30PM when Super WHY! premiered in March 2011. In September 2011, it stopped airing on that block entirely. Additionally, it aired at 6:32, 8:45, and 10AM on weekends in later years, the latter of which became its only timeslot. To promote the show's debut, it was the weekly theme on The Sunny Side Up Show for the week of July 7th.

"Meet Franny's Feet, premiering on Sprout with a special sneak preview at noon ET on July 4th! Franny takes us on amazing journeys when she tries on shoes from her Grandpa's repair store "fix it" box. After the sneak preview, Franny's Feet will be shown during The Let's Go Show at 6:15am and 10:00am ET, and also during The Sprout Sharing Show at 3pm ET." (link)

It stopped airing on March 11, 2012 along with Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies and What's Your News?, about a month after Fifi and the Flowertots and Zoboomafoo, and a month before Roary the Racing Car, although the pages for all six shows would remain up on SproutOnline.com for some time.

Games

• Musical Instruments
• Fancy Shoes
• Drummer
• Messy Monkey
• Wild Animals
• Pinata Adventure
• Camping in the Woods
• Magic Hat

Connections

• Shelley Hoffman and Robert Pincombe served as writers for the series.
• Betty Quan served as a writer for the series.
• Sheila Rogerson served as a writer for the series.

Notes

• Kidscreen states the show was to air at 9:30AM ET during The Let's Go Show.
• A recipe on SproutOnline.com themed after the show was "Franny's Yummalicious Applecause," which was later put on the Sprout Diner website. Additionally, the Let's Go Show recipe "Banjo's Baked Iceberg" was given a Franny theme after the site's.com's rebrand in 2011.
• A clip of Franny's Feet was replaced by a clip of Super WHY! in a Sprout's Viewer Circle promo in 2011.
• The show had interstitial segments called "Franny's Treasures," which was listed alongside the main series in a promo for Sprout's Viewer Circle, suggesting it aired on Sprout as well.
• According to Kelly Vrooman, a clip of this show airing on Sprout was featured in the People Magazine article about LeAnn Rimes.
• The show is called "Manny's Feet" in "SPRNEXTONMANNYSFEET," a song by Tim Burns registered on ASCAP.

Episodes

See List of Franny's Feet episodes.

Gallery

See Franny's Feet/Gallery

Videos

PBS Kids Sprout- Franny's Feet promo (2008)