Program Summary | Educational Philosophy | Episode Descriptions | Credits

Thirteen/WNET New York and DECODE Entertainment are pleased to bring Franny's Feet to PBS KIDS. The international hit and award-winning series for four to seven-year-olds has been delighting children in the UK, Canada, Australia, France, Japan, and Poland. The PBS KIDS version of the series features brand new content, including Franny’s Treasures, a highly interactive segment in which Franny prompts audience participation. These segments, which follow each 11-minute animated story, are designed to deepen young viewers’ understanding of specific educational content explored in the episode. The PBS broadcast of Franny’s Feet also includes engaging new sing-along music videos.

Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in London, DECODE Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's leading producers and distributors of television programming and interactive content for the children, family and youth markets. DECODE's roster of innovative shows include animation series such as Planet Sketch, Naughty Naughty Pets, Bromwell High, The Save-Ums, King, and Angela Anaconda; live action titles include Naturally Sadie, Radio Free Roscoe, The Zack Files and Kratt Brothers' Be the Creature.

Thirteen/WNET is one of the key program providers for public television, bringing such acclaimed series as Cyberchase, Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, Charlie Rose, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, Wide Angle, Stage on Screen, Freedom: A History of Us, Secrets of the Dead, - as well as the work of Bill Moyers - to audiences nationwide. As the flagship public broadcaster in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut metro area, Thirteen reaches millions of viewers each week, airing the best of American public television along with its own local productions such as The Ethnic Heritage Specials, The Thirteen Walking Tours, New York Voices, and Reel New York. With educational and community outreach projects that extend the impact of its television productions, Thirteen takes television "out of the box." And as broadcast and digital media converge, Thirteen is blazing trails in the creation of Web sites, enhanced television, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, educational software, and other cutting-edge media products. More information about Thirteen can be found at: www.thirteen.org.

Franny's Feet is a DECODE ENTERTAINMENT Production with the participation of Family Channel Inc. and in association with Channel FIVE Broadcasting Ltd. Produced with the participation of the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. Produced with the financial participation of THE SHAW ROCKET FUND, ASTRAL MEDIA THE HAROLD GREENBERG FUND, the CANADIAN TELEVISION FUND created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry CTF: Licence Fee Program, and the CANADIAN FILM OR VIDEO PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT, The GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO – THE ONTARIO FILM & TELEVISION TAX CREDIT.