Award-Winning Pre-School Series FRANNY'S FEET to Air with Spanish Language Track Beginning October 7 on PBS KIDS(R).

NEW YORK -- The international hit FRANNY'S FEET will now be available on PBS KIDS[R] with a Spanish language track beginning October 7. Thirteen/WNET and Decode Entertainment have brought the award-winning weekly series for four- to seven-year-old children to television in markets across the United States (check local listings). Beginning October 7, viewers will be able to access the Spanish-language track or DVS (descriptive video service for the visually impaired) using the Secondary Audio Program (SAP).

Franny's magical adventures transport her to places around the world, where she meets new friends and tries to help them solve problems, sharing her feelings, fears and advice with the audience along the way. In every episode, while helping her grandpa in his shoe repair shop, Franny slips on a pair of shoes and says "Where will my feet take me today...?" From there, the adventures are limitless. When Franny dons hiking boots she is transported to the middle of the African Savannah. In sandals, she twirls into a Mexican fiesta. Mukluks take her on a wild trip to the frozen arctic. In zoris, she travels to a tea ceremony in Japan. Global awareness, science and vocabulary development are woven together with delightful storytelling for a seamless, entertaining and interdisciplinary learning experience.

The PBS KIDS broadcast of FRANNY'S FEET is produced by DECODE Entertainment in association with Thirteen/WNET. DECODE has also produced additional content to accompany the PBS KIDS broadcast. The new segments, in which Franny prompts audience participation, are highly interactive and build young viewers' understanding of educational content explored in the episode. The PBS KIDS version of FRANNY'S FEET also includes new sing-along music videos.

The fun continues online, where kids can join Franny on adventures around the world-from Africa to South America, to the South Pole -- and all kinds of places in between at www.pbskids.org.

Beth Stevenson, Steven DeNure and Neil Court serve as executive producers for DECODE. Cathy Moss and Susan Nielsen are the series' creators. Kym Hyde is the producer. In addition to Sandra Sheppard, the Thirteen/WNET team includes Jill Peters, Executive Producer and Director of Creative Development, Suzanne Rose, Producer and Project Manager.

(A full press release about the U.S. launch of FRANNY'S FEET and promotional images are available in the Thirteen Online Pressroom -- www.thirteen.org/pressroom -- just search for "Franny's Feet").