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Franny's Feet
- PBS Kids, Sprout
- Genre: Educational
Common Sense Media says
Girl's magical travels teach about other cultures.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this series exposes viewers to racial and cultural differences around the world and even thoughtfully touches on disabilities. Helping others is a central theme, and Franny and her new friends talk openly about their feelings. The show combines vocabulary development and global learning with age-appropriate storytelling.
What's the story?
In FRANNY'S FEET, 5-year-old Franny Fantootsie (voiced by Phoebe McAuley) slips on customers' shoes in her grandfather's repair shop and finds herself far from home on new adventures with new friends. Franny's destinations are determined by the types of shoes she dons: When a customer brings in his vacation sandals to be fixed, Franny ends up in Jamaica, dancing to the music of steel drums. Moccasins transport her to a powwow where she learns about the Native American culture. And a pair of zoris takes her to a Japanese tea ceremony. Franny often finds ways to help the new friends she meets solve problems, and the show even incorporates people with disabilities and draws thoughtful attention to them.
Is it any good?
This show offers kids wonderful storytelling and encourages cultural awareness, emotional expression, recycling, and experiencing new things. As Franny would say, the show is a "fran-tastic" choice for kid TV.
Explore, discuss, enjoy
Families can talk about the places Franny visits. How are the people different from Franny? What does Franny find she has in common with them? Where have you encountered people who looked or spoke differently from you? Parents can also talk about sharing feelings with friends. What kinds of things make your friends sad? How do you help them feel better?
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Teen, 14 years old
February 5, 2009
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Boring!
Horrible! Bad name! Bad animation! Bad show!
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Adult
April 9, 2008
AGE
Franny's Feet is Toe-riffic!
This sweet show introduces younger children to multiculturalism, language, and social behaviour.
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Parent of 8 year old
August 18, 2009
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Learn how to express and show feelings.
It talks about feelings openly which I feel is important in today's society. Children need to lean about feelings and that it is OKAY to show them. really for kids two till about 10 year olds. But if kids older like it, then that is okay too !!!
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Kid, 11 years old
December 8, 2012
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First child review
The show is very interesting. I used to watch it when I was younger. I never knew it was still running until is saw it off the family channel website yay. But I don't have the channel *moany* oh. I like it either way. Is it still on channel 5 in the morning?
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Teen, 13 years old
February 16, 2013
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Creepy Characters
Violence is more like scariness. Once your 3 year old looks at Franny and her obese grandpa, they will have nightmares.
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| Topics: | friendship, history |
| TV rating: | TV-Y |
| Networks: | PBS Kids, Sprout |
| Cast: | George Buza, Phoebe McAuley |
| Genre: | Educational |
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