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Zonana, Victor F. (April 18, 1991). "Henson Heirs Allege Disney Is Illegally Using Muppets". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 18, 2010. Hey everyone, I am currently on a hunt for the last three of six episodes of a late 2000s children’s animated show called Frances. I was a huge fan of this show as a kid, watched every episode multiple times, so I’d really like to find these episodes again. Any possible leads, info, etc. is greatly appreciated and I’m hoping this could gain some kind of traction as I have never even spoken to someone who remembers this show.

Post production was undertaken at the London Creature Shop under the VFX Supervision of Stephen Coren and Animation Director, Mak Wilson. This entailed motion capture clean-up, additional animation and lighting, texturing and rendering. James, Meg (February 18, 2004). "Kermit Is Now Part of Magic Kingdom". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 18, 2010. In "A Disaster for Francis," Frances accidentally causes her best friend Albert to drop a porcelain fish she made, shattering it into pieces. Frances is furious at Albert and yells at him, sending him home. Neither her mother nor her father can repair the fish, and advise her to make a new one. Frances doesn't think she can make another fish as good as the first, and continues to be upset. Albert calls her and tries to apologize, but Frances says she'll need to think about whether they can still be friends. She eventually realizes that it isn't worth it to jeopardize her relationship with Albert over the broken fish. Albert comes over and Frances apologizes to him for getting mad at him, and they resume their playtime. The comedic, creative chemistry between Oz and Henson was a defining element of both their careers,” Miller said. Jim and Jane Henson officially founded Muppets, Inc. on November 20, 1958, three years after Sam and Friends debuted on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. Aside from Sam and Friends, the majority of its work until 1969 was in advertising; appearances on late-night talk shows; and short "meeting films" primarily for enterprise use, produced from 1965 to 1996. In 1968, the company began designing characters and producing short films for the fledgling Sesame Street, which premiered on NET (succeeded by PBS) in November 1969.In February 2004, the company sold the rights to The Muppets to The Walt Disney Company, now controlling the Muppets through its subsidiary The Muppets Studio. Emmet Otter’ is less zany and sweeter, but the Muppet DNA is there. Only Jim Henson pulls off a snake playing bass in the Riverbottom Nightmare Band,” says Brian Jay Jones, author of Jim Henson, a 2013 biography. When the production isn't going as planned and it looks as if the performance will have to be cancelled, Angelina wonders, "How will I ever face Miss Lilly?". Andreeva, Nellie (February 19, 2019). " 'The Storyteller' Reimagining In Works by Neil Gaiman, Jim Henson Co. & Fremantle". Deadline . Retrieved February 19, 2019. The Jim Henson Company and HIT Entertainment Establish Worldwide Distribution And Production Venture" (PDF). The Jim Henson Company and HIT Entertainment. April 1, 2004.

Haring, Bruce (August 29, 2022). "Apple TV+ Sets Kids & Family Fall Slate Spotlighting Animated Series, Live Action Lineup". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 30, 2022. Scary Shadow Fakeout: In Bedtime for Frances, Frances sees a large, dark shape in the corner and thinks it's a hostile giant. When she asks it what it wants, it turns out to be a robe draped over a chair. Chris Lytton is the President and COO of The Jim Henson Company. Based in Los Angeles, Mr. Lytton oversees the Company’s day-to-day operations, including business affairs, distribution, and consumer products. He also focuses on exploring new lines of business and joint ventures, including opportunities with China and other international markets. Sandler, Adam (May 18, 1998). "Col TriStar, Henson ink vid pact". Variety . Retrieved November 8, 2021.

Quite a few years ago – I think seven or eight years ago – we decided to develop Frances. Obviously it's based on the books and those books are truly brilliant. And the reason I think I was attracted to them for many years is that they so beautifully represent a very authentic kid. Frances is a really real child. She has temper-tantrums, she is stubborn, she is highly high-spirited, and highly imaginative. When you're reading those books, you see that it's such an honest portrayal of that kind of a kid. And we were attracted to that, and really wanted to bring that to television. And the other beauty of the books that we wanted to preserve is that her parents are extremely good parents. They are very patient with her, and they have this way of not crushing her spirit... And that is modeled very well in the books. And we really wanted to create a series that captured those two things. Bedtime for Frances, & Bread & Jam for Frances, debut on DVD. A Very Badger Holiday, along with Season 6, debut. Advertisements of the show can be found in most HiT Entertainment releases in late-2005, such as Thomas & Friends - Calling All Engines (2005). We’re having, I've got to say, so much fun; because we can improvise... What’s great about puppets are that they are spontaneous, and what we’re trying to do in our 3-D animation, is to really be spontaneous. So we’re really working the material in front of the camera. And we have big projectors, so they can see what [the computer] sees. We’re doing performed animation, and it’s a lot of fun. [3] ”

In most shows, the hour was divided into two parts. The first half hour would feature a modernized variation of The Muppet Show, titled MuppeTelevision. Hosted by a mix of old and new Muppet characters, the shows featured celebrity guests, musical numbers and comedy sketches. A brief digital puppetry series based on the franchise, titled simply Frances, was released by the Jim Henson Company and HIT Entertainment from 2005-2006. Richard Goldsmith – Executive Vice President, Global Distribution, and International Consumer Projects. The Time Warner Cable version from Jim Henson debuted. After production in 2003, the show becomes famous in ABC7 News' article, What's Next for Television Shows?Trademark Favorite Food: Frances loves bread and jam, and in Bread and Jam Frances she wants no other food until her parents' Radish Cure teaches her to enjoy other things. She also likes her oatmeal with raisins, not with any other topping – in A Baby Sister for Frances, having to eat oatmeal with banana slices instead because Mother was too busy with the baby to buy raisins is the last straw that makes her decide to run away. Mistaken for Insane: In the Animated Adaptation episode A Whiny Sister for Frances, Gloria's somewhat out-of-it due to her stomach flu, and Frances briefly wonders if Gloria has lost her mind before her father clarifies what's wrong with her. Following the releases of The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island by Walt Disney Pictures, Henson formed Jim Henson Pictures with Sony Pictures Entertainment. In 1998, the company signed a deal with Columbia TriStar Home Video to launch Jim Henson Home Entertainment. [11] By 1999, Henson held partial interests in two cable channels: The Kermit Channel (broadcasting in Asia) and Odyssey Network (broadcasting in the United States), both jointly owned with Hallmark Entertainment. After Hallmark (through Crown Media Holdings) assumed full ownership of these networks, the Kermit Channel was discontinued and Odyssey was renamed the Hallmark Channel.