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{{Quote 3|Serious identity issues.|[[El Chupacabra]], [[Planes]]}}
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{{Infobox Character
|image = File:Franz.png
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|image = Franz_fliegenhosen.png
|Gender = Male
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|gender = Male
|Color = Green, tan
 
|Eye Color = Green
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|color = Green, tan
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|eye color = Blue
|Hometown = [[Propwash Junction]]
 
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|hometown = Germany
|Friends = [[El Chupacabra]]
 
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|aliases = Von Fliegenhozen (in plane mode)
|First appearance = [[Planes]]|Performer = Unknown}}'''Franz''' will be a character in the upcoming film, [[Planes]].
 
 
|friends = [[El Chupacabra]], [[Dusty Crophopper]]
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|first appearance = ''[[Planes]]''
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|performer = [[Oliver Kalkofe]]|talents = Switching between a car and plane}}
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'''Franz''' ('''Von Fliegenhozen''' in plane mode) is an Aerocar, and a huge fan of [[Dusty Crophopper]].
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==Bio==
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===Planes===
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Franz is a German Aerocar, and a huge fan of Dusty Crophopper. He is also a friend of Dusty and [[El Chupacabra]], and hangs out with the racing competitors. He seems to change personality and voice pitch when turning into a plane.
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==Personality==
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Franz has an alter ego when he is in plane mode than in car mode.
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==Livery==
 
==Livery==
 
Franz is painted light green, with tan lining.
 
Franz is painted light green, with tan lining.
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==Model==
 
==Model==
 
His design appears to be based on the 1954 Taylor Aerocar.
 
His design appears to be based on the 1954 Taylor Aerocar.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
 
===Feature Films===
 
===Feature Films===
 
*[[Planes]]
 
*[[Planes]]
   
==Merchandise==
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==Merchandising==
*[[Planes Diecast Line]] (''coming soon'')
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*[[1:55 Scale Diecast]] (''plane mode'')
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*[[Disney Store Diecast Line]] (''car and plane modes'')
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==Profiles and statistics==
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*Bios
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**"''Franz is a meek German minicar with a very special feature: he can fly! Without his wings, he's a mild-mannered superfan who would do anything for Dusty, including manning his personal Crop Watcher blog in an effort to build the rookie plane's fan base. Franz figures if an unknown crop duster can keep up with the best in the world, maybe his own high-flying dreams aren't so crazy after all.''"<ref name= MTP> [http://books.disney.com/book/meet-the-planes-fire-rescue-2/ "''Meet the Planes: Fire and Rescue''"]. Disney Books.</ref>
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**"''With a flip of his doors, Franz's wings - and his airborne alter ego, von Fliegenhosen - emerge, turning the superfan into a brash, brazen, and fearless überfan. Von Fliegenhosen looks down on his "schpineless" four-wheeled counterpart, and his warring personalities don't see eye to eye on anything except the source of their inspiration: Dusty.''"<ref name= MTP/>
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==Trivia==
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*[[Oliver Kalkofe]] also voiced Franz in the German version.
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*Because Franz has a German voice actor, he sounds like [[Professor Zündapp]].
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==Gallery==
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Screenshot 3 Planes.jpg
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FranzDisneyStore.jpg|Disney Store
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Franz_Fleigenhosen_Disney_Store_Wings_Back.png|Disney Store in Driving Mode
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</gallery>
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{Planes}}
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[[pl:Franz]]
 
[[Category:Characters]]
 
[[Category:Characters]]
 
[[Category:Planes Characters]]
 
[[Category:Planes Characters]]
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[[Category:Planes]]
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[[Category:Germany]]
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[[Category:Germans]]

Revision as of 02:32, 23 November 2019

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Franz (Von Fliegenhozen in plane mode) is an Aerocar, and a huge fan of Dusty Crophopper.

Bio

Planes

Franz is a German Aerocar, and a huge fan of Dusty Crophopper. He is also a friend of Dusty and El Chupacabra, and hangs out with the racing competitors. He seems to change personality and voice pitch when turning into a plane.

Personality

Franz has an alter ego when he is in plane mode than in car mode.

Livery

Franz is painted light green, with tan lining.

Model

His design appears to be based on the 1954 Taylor Aerocar.

Appearances

Feature Films

Merchandising

Profiles and statistics

  • Bios
    • "Franz is a meek German minicar with a very special feature: he can fly! Without his wings, he's a mild-mannered superfan who would do anything for Dusty, including manning his personal Crop Watcher blog in an effort to build the rookie plane's fan base. Franz figures if an unknown crop duster can keep up with the best in the world, maybe his own high-flying dreams aren't so crazy after all."[1]
    • "With a flip of his doors, Franz's wings - and his airborne alter ego, von Fliegenhosen - emerge, turning the superfan into a brash, brazen, and fearless überfan. Von Fliegenhosen looks down on his "schpineless" four-wheeled counterpart, and his warring personalities don't see eye to eye on anything except the source of their inspiration: Dusty."[1]

Trivia

Gallery

References