''Tasty Time with ZeFronk'' is an American animated series of three-minute long shorts produced for and aired on the

Playhouse Disney Playhouse Disney was a brand of programming blocks and international cable and satellite television channels that were owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit (now Disney Branded Television) of The Walt Disney Company's Disney–ABC Televis ...

block on

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from November 8, 2008, to September 24, 2010. Reruns aired on

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

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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

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for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime in 2011.

Summary

A French Dachshund called ZeFronk hosts a cooking show from his doghouse with his assistant, a

songbird A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin ''oscen'', "songbird". The Passeriformes contains 5000 ...

named Sue, and his silly neighbor

cat The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of ...

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 parent 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) is a French-accented Dachshund who has the talent of cooking. * Sue is the assistant of ZeFronk. She is a

. * Dom (voiced by

Mark Hamill Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the ''Star Wars'' film series, beginning with the original 1977 film and subsequently winning three Saturn Awards f ...

) is ZeFronk's silly

Maine Coon The Maine Coon is a large domesticated cat breed. It is one of the oldest natural breeds in North America. The breed originated in the U.S. state of Maine, where it is the official state cat. The breed was popular in cat shows in the late 19t ...

neighbor 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) # "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)

# "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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tasty Time With Zefronk 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