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Frances is an American children's television series produced by the Jim Henson Company and HIT Entertainment. It is based on the book series of the same name by Russel Hoban. Developed and produced by Alex Rockwell and Halle Stanford, the series uses digital puppetry.

Six 15-minute episodes were produced. The series premiered on June 20, 2008 on PBS Kids Sprout, as part of the channel's "Summer Fun Fridays" programming block. Additionally, the entire series was slated be released on DVD in 2009 with two single-disc releases. The first DVD, Bedtime for Frances, was released in March 2009 and a second release was planned for October of that year, but was never issued.

Cast[]

Character Actor
Frances (Frances)
Frances
Jessica DiCicco
Albert (Frances)
Albert
Julianne Buescher
Gloria (Frances)
Gloria
Father Badger (Frances)
Father Badger
Bruce Lanoil
Mother Badger (Frances)
Mother Badger
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

International versions[]

Language Title Channels
Frances - logo (Arabic) Arabic فرانسيس Baraem (formerly)
File:Frances - logo (English).png Serbian unknown Minimax (formerly)
File:Frances - logo (English).png Slovene Frances Minimax (formerly)[2]

Notes[]

  • The show was also sold to AMC Networks to broadcast on JimJam, although it is unknown as to which feed it aired on.

References[]

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