Tasty Time with ZeFronk
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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 episodes | 65 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Ethan Long |
Producer | Disney |
Running time | 3:00 minutes |
Production companies | Penn/Bright Entertainment (live action only) OddBot Inc. |
Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
Release | |
Original network | Disney Junior Disney Channel |
Picture format | 4:3 16:9 |
Original release | November 8, 2008 September 24, 2010 | –
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Tasty Time with ZeFronk is an American animated series of three-minute long shorts produced for and aired on the Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel, from November 8, 2008, to September 24, 2010. Reruns aired on Playhouse Disney after 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's Disney Junior block which debuted the next day at 6:00 AM Eastern Time. This animated short-form series is aimed at getting preschoolers to make their own snacks.
The series won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime in 2011.[1]
Summary[]
A French Dachshund called ZeFronk hosts a cooking show from his doghouse with his assistant, a songbird named Sue, and his silly neighbour cat named Dom that always sneaks away the 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 mother/father and child made the meal featured in the episode, although these segments were later removed due to time constraints.
Characters[]
- ZeFronk/Frankie (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - A French-accented Dachshund who has the talent of cooking.
- Sue - The assistant of ZeFronk. She is a songbird.
- Dom (voiced by Mark Hamill) - ZeFronk's silly Maine Coon neighbour 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[]
Season 1 (2008)[]
- "Dom's Tomato Surprise" (November 8, 2008)
When ZeFronk a dachshund is about to make tomatoes with cottage cheese and sprinkles, dom points out that he doesn't like tomatoes. but when ZeFronk Scoops out juice from a cherry tomato, and sue his pink bird fails to get the tomato juice because it's on the left side, the juice lands on dom making him get the tomatoes himself, shocking ZeFronk. But at the ending, ZeFronk waves goodbye to the audience who helped him by saying "ahcho"!, and Dom replies "I think that means goodbye"!, but ZeFronk Chases Dom Away.
- "Dom's Fishing Trip" (November 8, 2008) ZeFronk is going to make a yummy fish toasted with cucumbers leaves and kale, but Dom wants to steal the snack with a fishing rod, only to get into failing tries: getting bopped on the head from the Rod point, getting into a cat meowing fit for getting it stuck in a tree, and ends up pulling himself into a pond.
- "Dom-ercise" (November 8, 2008)
- "Dom's Birthday" (November 8, 2008)
- "Two Sues" (November 8, 2008) Dom pretends to be Sue ZeFronk's bird in order to get into a yummy snack.
- "Cook Along with ZeFronk Contest" (November 8, 2008) with dom's chance to get into a yummy tasty cornbread long toothpick, it turns out that ZeFronk is on a visit to heal his sick grandmother, so he decides to held a contest, but it turns out that ZeFronk has returned early and getting chased as punishment. (However it is just quick. ZeFronk throws Dom out the door.)
- "Best Chef in the World Award" (November 8, 2008)
- "Dom's Retirement" (November 8, 2008)
- "The Surpise Package" (November 8, 2008)
- "Be Nice to Hot Cats Day" (November 8, 2008)
Season 2 (2009)[]
- "Ze Pancakes" (August 4, 2009)
Season 3 (2010)[]
- "Ze English Tea Sandwiches" (July 19, 2010). ZeFronk is going to make English tea sandwiches with a little cup of tea and bread with a little help of his bird Sue, but Dom is a detective that is going to search for the one and only: a golden medal that was stolen by a dachshund. However, dom discovered that ZeFronk is actually holding the medal with one paw, and has a chance to steal a one English tea sandwich. ZeFronk chases him away, then congratulates himself for finding the medal.
- "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[]
- ^ "38th Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 11, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
External links[]
- American children's animated comedy television series
- American preschool education television series
- 2000s American animated television series
- 2010s American animated television series
- 2008 American television series debuts
- 2010 American television series endings
- Television series by Disney
- American flash animated television series
- Animated television series about dogs
- Animated television series about cats
- Animated television series about birds
- Disney Channel original programming
- Disney Junior original programming
- English-language television shows
- Animated preschool education television series
- 2000s preschool education television series