"Frances" (also titled: "Frances: Taking Chances") was a preschool kid show that ran from 2005-2009, owned by HiT Entertainement and The Jim Henson Company. The show is based off a book that was released in the mid' 90's titled "Bedtime For Frances", which was a big success for children.
Despite the book being successful, The show had very little success, running for very little time and resulting in the series only having 6 episodes. The show started airing on PBS Kids Sprout in 2008 apart of the block "Summer Fun Fridays". Unfortunately, no airings have been uploaded anywhere however. The show also aired on TLC and Discovery Kids in the US from 2005-2007 and Cartoonito in the UK from 2007-2009.
Only 3 episodes, that were released on the DVD Bedtime For Frances, have been found, including A Whiny Sister for Frances, A Cupcake for Frances and Bedtime for Frances. Another name for an episode, that wasn't released on the DVD, has been found. The last three episodes Bread & Jam for Frances, A Disaster for Frances and A Goodbye for Frances have yet to be found in english.
Advertisements of the show can be found in most HiT Entertainment releases in late-2005, such as Thomas & Friends - Calling All Engines (2005).
In 2023, the episode A Disaster for Frances is resurfaced on Youtube via Vincent's Vintage Videos along with A Goodbye for Frances. Another YouTuber named nosalt uploaded the episode Bread & Jam for Frances, thereby the whole series is found and complete.