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Episode 101
Jingle Dress
Franny attends a pow wow in North America, where she helps Lacey, a Native American girl, decorate a ceremonial “jingle” dress. Lacey then dances to traditional drums. In the Franny’s Treasures segment, Franny, with the help of Bobby the butterfly, prompts the audience to compare the sounds of the Native American drum to those of an African djembe drum and bongos, played by a young Jamaican boy.

A Home For Herman
Franny lands on a beautiful beach, where she helps a hermit crab find a new shell. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny prompts the audience to match animals to their homes, including a beaver lodge, a beehive, and a spider web.

Episode 102
The Colossal Fossil
Franny lands right in the middle of a fossil dig in Canada, where she helps Joey and his mother dig for dinosaur fossils. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny guides the audience in matching individual fossils to a Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Ichthyosaurus. Along the way, they learn the characteristics of these creatures that lived long ago.

Lighthouse Lily
Franny travels to the coastline, where she meets Lily, who lives with her family in the lighthouse. Lily shows Franny all the things she does by herself, like flying a kite, learning about flowers, and picking blueberries. Franny discovers that she, too, can have lots of fun on her own. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby ask the viewers to help them make a kite like Lily’s. In doing so, they learn about geometric shapes, such as triangles, squares, and octagons, and why a kite needs a tail to fly

Episode 103
Pilot Project
Franny travels to the suburbs to help her friend Noah assemble a model airplane for a science project. When the plane doesn’t fly, Franny realizes they missed a step because they didn’t follow directions. They add the rubber band that works like an engine, and the plane flies perfectly. In Franny’s Treasures, the audience and Bobby help Franny reassemble her model plane. In doing so, they learn how the individual parts help the plane fly.

Not Yeti
Franny is transported to the frozen tundra, where she meets two little lost penguins that need help finding their colony. Along the way, they run into Eddy the Yeti. Eddy helps them find the penguin colony – and Franny helps Eddy make new friends. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny, Bobby, and the audience learn that certain animals, such as polar bears and penguins, live in cold climates while others, like monkeys and flamingos, live in warm climates.

Episode 104
Double Trouble
Franny travels to Chinatown, where she meets May and Wei, twins who are preparing for the Chinese New Year dragon parade. Franny helps the girls create costumes using items found in the twins’ family restaurant. In Franny’s Treasures, the audience helps Franny and Bobby uncover clues from fortune cookies that introduce viewers to Chinese traditions.

Bedtime for Bears
Franny pops up in an autumn forest just in time to meet Beebo, a playful young bear. Beebo should be hibernating, like other forest creatures, but he’s having trouble falling asleep. When Franny helps him find his beloved stuffed toy, Beebo dozes off for the winter. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby ask the audience to help them match the type of bear (black, polar, or panda) to the food it eats.

Episode 105
Birds of a Feather
Franny arrives on the edge of a pretty pond in India, where she meets a peacock and a flamingo. The two birds are not very neighborly and have regular arguments about who can use the pond. Franny helps them see that sharing the pond is much better than dividing it. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby ask viewers to help determine if a certain feather belongs to a parrot, a Canadian goose, or a peacock. Together, they learn about the characteristics of these different birds.

Yummy in My Tummy
Franny whirls and twirls into a Mexican fiesta, where she meets a young boy named Carlos and his pet donkey. Carlos is upset because the donkey won’t eat its corn. Franny finds a clever way for the donkey to enjoy the corn, and then they all play with a piñata. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny asks the audience to help translate an invitation written in Spanish. As they uncover clues, they learn Spanish words such as concierto, amigo, and enchilada. Finally they discover they’ve been invited to a fiesta.

Episode 106
Paper Presents
Franny travels to Japan, where she meets Hiroki, a boy in search of a birthday present for his grandfather. With a little help from Franny and a local storekeeper, Hiroki makes the perfect gift – an origami mobile. In Franny’s Treasures, Bobby makes origami shapes and Franny prompts the audience to identify them.

You Bug Me
Franny heads to Africa, where she meets a rhino named Hornswell. Hornswell has had an argument with his buddy, an oxpecker. Franny helps them resolve their misunderstanding, and once again they become good friends. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby prompt the audience to identify animals that live in the grasslands.

Episode 107
Hop to It
Franny travels to the Australian outback where she meets Rudy, a baby kangaroo. Rudy loves to be in his mother’s pouch, but is afraid to venture out on his own. With Franny’s help, Rudy learns to hop by himself and discovers that growing up is not so hard to do. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny asks viewers to help match animals with their corresponding baby names, like kid, joey, cub, and calf.

Nighttime
Franny lands in the middle of the dark woods, where she meets a young bat named Bardy, who is afraid of the dark. With Franny’s help, Bardy is able to overcome his fear and fly out of his cave into the moonlit night. In Franny’s Treasures, Bobby and Franny help viewers identify nocturnal animals, such as raccoons, bats, and owls.

Episode 108
Arctic Antics
Franny heads to the Arctic, where she meets Joey and his sled dogs Keelut and Nuktuk. Joey wants to enter a sled dog race, but his dogs don’t know how to work together. After a few failed attempts at teaching Keelut and Nuktuk about teamwork, Franny and Joey succeed – just in time for the big race. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby help the audience identify different kinds of dogs and the work they do.

Octopus’s Garden
Franny travels under the sea, where she runs into Gus, a clown fish who is frustrated that he doesn’t have time to tend his messy garden. She also meets Clarence, a self-conscious octopus who feels clumsy because of his tentacles. With Franny’s guidance, Clarence discovers that his eight arms make him special – he swiftly cleans up Gus’s garden and is a big help to his friends. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby help the audience learn how sea creatures like fish, crabs, and octopi move under water.

Episode 109
Armadillo Allergy
Franny travels to the desert, where she meets Albert, an armadillo who’s sad because he’s allergic to his good friend Annie. Franny tries to help the two armadillos play together, but Albert keeps sneezing whenever he’s near Annie. Franny discovers that Albert isn’t allergic to Annie, but to the flower she wears around her neck. Franny reunites the friends, and they happily play together once again. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny prompts the audience to identify animals that live in the desert, like snakes, tortoises, and armadillos.

Fowl Weather
Franny splish-splashes her way to a pond, where she meets a duck named Harvey. Harvey thinks it’s time to fly south for the winter because he feels cold. He tells all the other ducks to prepare to migrate – but they don’t believe him. Franny saves the day when she realizes that Harvey is chilly – and thinks it’s winter – because he has a cold. Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby help the viewers learn that when it’s cold and snowy in one part of the world, it’s hot and sunny in another part.

Episode 110
Say Jamaica
Franny whirls and twirls to Jamaica, where she meets Johnny, a boy who has a new camera. Johnny wants to take pictures of exciting things for his album, but he thinks that Jamaica is boring. Franny, with the help of a parrot, helps him see his island home through new eyes. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby ask the audience for help in counting mangos for a beach party.

Pink Flamingos
Franny travels to the Bahamas, where she meets Tippy, a young flamingo who is learning to fly. First, Tippy practices standing on one leg, but she is so nervous and self-conscious she keeps falling down. The more she falls, the more nervous and discouraged she gets. When Tippy and Franny play follow the leader with some other flamingos, Tippy has so much fun, she loses her fear, stands on one leg, and flies like a champ. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby help the audience learn about what and how flamingos eat, and why they stand on one leg.

Episode 111
Reindeer to the Rescue
Franny travels to northern Scandinavia, where she meets a young reindeer named Romper, who wishes he were bigger, and had antlers like his dad. Franny tries to help Romper by putting branches on his head to look like antlers. When a baby hare ends up trapped in a small hole, only Romper is small enough to rescue it. Romper and Franny learn that being a grown-up is nice, but you’re never too small to be a big help. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby prompt the audience to identify animals that have antlers.

It’s a Big Job
Franny travels to the middle of the woods, where she meets Woody, an eager beaver who is trying to build a dam. Woody is in a big hurry to finish, but he can’t figure out how to block the water. Franny convinces him that if he hurries too much, he won’t be successful. Woody follows Franny’s advice, carefully building a dam. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby help viewers learn about evergreens and trees that lose their leaves.

Episode 112
Bright Idea
Franny travels to the mountains where she meets Adam, a boy who’s camping with his older brother. Adam wants to be a good camper like his brother, but can’t seem to do anything right. His fire logs collapse, and he accidentally leaves the picnic food out for the ants. But when the tent blows down, and the flashlight runs out of batteries, Adam’s creative thinking saves the day – and he realizes that he’s an excellent camper after all. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby help the audience learn about insects, including fireflies, ants, bees, and butterflies.

Iguana Play Paddleball
Franny travels to the Galapagos Islands, where she makes friends with a seal and a giant tortoise. They invite her to play paddleball, but won’t chase after the ball because they fear they’ll run into the monster that lives in the rocks. Franny discovers that the monster is actually a friendly, but lonely, iguana. Franny makes the introductions – and they all become good friends. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby help the audience to learn more similarities and differences among seals, tortoises, and iguanas.

Episode 113
Happy Halloween
Franny lands in a pumpkin patch, where she meets Ginny, who is growing a huge pumpkin for the fall festival. Ginny is determined to win first prize in the giant pumpkin contest – but unfortunately, a bigger pumpkin earns the blue ribbon. The girls then enter the pumpkin decorating contest, and have so much fun, they no longer care about winning. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby ask the audience to help them count and distribute treats evenly among three Halloween bags.

Snowy Jamaica
Franny goes to the sandy beaches of Jamaica, where she meets up with her friend, Johnny. When Franny learns that Johnny has never seen snow, she goes to great and imaginative lengths to help him experience it. They make snowflakes out of paper and make a snowman on the beach. Along the way, Franny learns that using her imagination can take her anywhere she wants to go. In Franny’s Treasures, Franny and Bobby help viewers learn about snowflakes and have fun with snowmen.

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