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A) Franny visits a farm, where she meets a lamb named Walter, who wishes he had fluffier wool like the bigger sheep. With a little help from Franny, Walter learns to appreciate his own unique qualities. In Franny's Treasures, the viewers discover that certain animals, like cows, goats, and yaks, produce dairy products.
B) 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 bee hive, and a spider web.
A) Franny visits a fire station, where she meets Brady, the fire station dog. All Brady wants to do is help the firefighters, but he's too small to accompany them on their missions. With Franny's assistance, Brady learns that you're never too small to be a big help. In Franny's Treasures, Franny prompts the audience to match different hats with the workers who wear them.
B) Franny travels to a magic show rehearsal where she meets Jitters, a little rabbit who is afraid of the dark. Jitters is too scared to get inside the magician's hat, and considers quitting the show. Franny finds a way to help Jitters overcome his fear so the show – and Jitters – can go on. In Franny's Treasures, the audience helps Bobby identify daytime and nighttime activities.
A) 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.
B) 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) Franny visits the rodeo, where she meets Charlie, a bronco with no bounce in his buck. With Franny's help, Charlie discovers that he's not suited to the life of a bucking bronco, and he finds his true calling. In Franny's Treasures, Franny prompts the audience to identify the stems, flowers, roots, seeds, and leaves of vegetables.
B) Franny lands in the jungle, where she meets Morrison, an energetic monkey who's afraid to climb trees. Franny tries to help Morrison overcome his fear, but it isn't until his pal, a little wild pig, gets into danger, that Morrison finds his inner courage. In Franny's Treasures, viewers learn about particular physical features that help animals climb trees.
A) 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.
B) 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.
A) 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.
B) 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. In 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.
A) Franny travels to Africa, where she meets Desta, a young ostrich who's babysitting an ostrich egg. Desta and Franny take the egg on an outing, but things go awry and the egg is lost. Franny uses her noggin to save the day, and she and Desta return the egg safely -- just in time to see it hatch. In Franny's Treasures, Franny and Bobby learn about characteristics of different birds.
B) 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.
A) Franny finds herself in the ocean, where she meets Gus, an excitable young fish who becomes separated from his family. With Franny's help, Gus rejoins his family. In Franny's Treasures, Franny and Bobby help the audience learn how sea creatures like fish, crabs, and octopi move under water.
B) 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, and panda) to the food they eat.
A) Franny visits a veterinarian's office, where she meets Harry, a wise-cracking hamster who is afraid of the doctor. With a little ingenuity, and some assistance from the vet, Franny helps Harry overcome his fear. In Franny's Treasures, Franny prompts the audience to identify equipment used by fire fighters, artists, and store clerks.
B) Franny finds herself in a forest, where she makes friends with a skunk and a raccoon. Franny soon discovers that playing with a quick-tempered skunk can be a smelly business. Franny and the raccoon help the skunk learn to express his frustration in creative, odor-free ways. In Franny's Treasures, viewers play a game of matching animals and their tails.
A) Franny visits a library, where she encounters a cranky mouse and a stubborn cat that refuse to speak to each other. Franny unites the two when she discovers that the mouse enjoys hearing stories, and the cat loves to read aloud. In Franny's Treasures, Franny and the viewers help Bobby create an imaginative fairy tale.
B) Franny visits a Renaissance fair where she meets Bart, a young boy whose family runs the fair. When Bart, the fair's jester, can't make anyone laugh, Franny helps him find his funny bone. In Franny's Treasures, viewers learn about flags from countries around the world.
A) Franny travels to an island, where she meets an artist and his daughter, Penny. Franny shows Penny that a little creativity - and paint - can often make old things even better than new. In Franny's Treasures, the audience discovers how to mix colors to create different colors.
B) 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 her corn. Franny finds a clever way for the donkey to enjoy the corn, and then they all play with a pinata. 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.
A) Franny travels to Canada to the frozen Rideau Canal, where she helps Marie, a little girl who can't skate. Marie keeps falling down, but when her dog Cocoa runs too far down the ice, Marie skates after her, and discovers that all she needed was a little more practice. In Franny's Treasures, viewers help Bobby match activities with the seasons in which they're enjoyed.
B) 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 all learn about the characteristics of these different birds.
A) Franny arrives at a dance studio, where she meets Robbie, a talented young boy who is too shy to dance in public. When the Highland dance troupe needs a new recruit, Franny's finds a way to reveal Robbie's talent. In Franny's Treasures, Franny prompts the audience to identify dance steps and styles.
B) 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.
