Tasty Time with ZeFronkis an American animated short series produced for and aired on thePlayhouse Disneyblock onDisney Channelfrom November 8, 2008, to September 24, 2010. Reruns aired onPlayhouse Disneyafter the final episode of the series aired until February 13, 2011, when Playhouse Disney ended its run on Disney Channel. Reruns were later on moved to Disney Channel'sDisney Juniorblock which debuted the next day at 6:00 AM Eastern Time. This animated short series is aimed at getting preschoolers to make their own snacks.
Tasty Time with ZeFronk | |
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Created by | Ethan Long |
Developed by | OddBot Inc. |
Directed by | Robert C. Ramirez |
Starring | Rob Paulsen Mark Hamill |
Opening theme | "Tasty Time with ZeFronk!" |
Country of origin | United States |
No.of seasons | 2 |
No.of episodes | 21 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Ethan Long |
Running time | 3 minutes |
Production companies | Penn/Bright Entertainment (live action only) OddBot Inc. |
Original release | |
Network | Playhouse Disney |
Release | November 8, 2008 September 24, 2010 | –
The series won aDaytime Emmy AwardforOutstanding Special Class Short Format Daytimein 2011.[1]
Description
editA Frenchdogcalled ZeFronk hosts a cooking show from his doghouse with his assistant, asongbirdnamed Sue, and his sneaky neighborcatnamed Dom that always sneaks away snacks that ZeFronk makes, and each episode ends with ZeFronk chasing Dom around the prep counter, triggering Sue to fly away and come through the iris wipe. The first-season episodes ended with a bonus live-action segment in which a parent and child made the meal featured in the episode, although these segments were later removed due to time constraints.
Characters
edit- ZeFronk/Frankie (voiced byRob Paulsen) is a French-accentedDachshundwho has the talent of cooking.
- Sue is the assistant of ZeFronk. She is asongbird.
- Dom (voiced byMark Hamill) is ZeFronk's naughtyMaine Coonneighbor who always steals the food (better referred as sneakingly eating) that ZeFronk makes. He faces bad consequences in the end such as being chased around by Zefronk.
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2008)
edit- "Dom's Tomato Surprise" (November 8, 2008)
- "Dom's Fishing Trip" (November 8, 2008)
- "Dom-ercise" (November 8, 2008)
- "Dom's Birthday" (November 8, 2008)
- "Two Sues" (November 8, 2008)
- "Cook Along with ZeFronk Contest" (November 8, 2008)
- "Best Chef in the World Award" (November 8, 2008)
- "Ze Pancakes" (November 8, 2008)
- "Dom's Retirement" (November 8, 2008)
- "The Surprise Package" (November 8, 2008)
- "Be Nice to Hot Cats Day" (November 8, 2008)
Season 2 (2010)
edit- "Ze English Tea Sandwiches" (July 19, 2010).
- "Ze Indian Mango Lassi" (July 22, 2010)
- "Ze French Mini Quiche" (September 20, 2010)
- "Ze Jamaican Coconut Banana Wheels" (September 20, 2010)
- "Ze Chinese Chicken Salad" (September 21, 2010)
- "Ze Italian Caprese Kabobs" (September 21, 2010)
- "Ze German Potato Pancakes" (September 22, 2010)
- "Ze Thai Watermelon Slush" (September 22, 2010)
- "Ze Mexican Quesadilla" (September 23, 2010)
- "Ze Greek Treat" (September 24, 2010)
References
edit- ^"38th Daytime Emmy Award Nominations"(PDF).National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.April 11, 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 14, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 14,2017.