Franklin

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6.5/10

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Marcia Bennett, Richard Binsley, Kristen Bone, Valerie Boyle, Elizabeth Saunders, Donald Burda, Cole Caplan, William Colgate, Corinne Conley, Gary Krawford, Amos Crawley, Diane D'Aquila, Catherine Disher, Shirley Douglas, Kyle Fairlie, Gil Filar, Olivia Garratt, Jake Goldsbie, Janet-Laine Green, Paul Haddad, Elizabeth Hanna, Ellen-Ray Hennessy, Cody Jones, Tinashe, Sophie Lang, Dan Lett, Jonathan Malen, Judy Marshak, Bryn McAuley, Marc McMulkin, Al Mukadam, Richard Newman, Annick Obonsawin, Luca Perlman, James Rankin, Noah Reid, Wayne Robson, Tyrone Savage, Ruby Smith-Merovitz, Mari Trainor, Chris Wiggins, Philip Williams, Leah Renee, Scott Beaudin, Mitchell Eisner, Jamie Haydon-Devlin, Julie-Ann Dean, Shane McPherson, Arthur Anger, and Heaven White in Franklin (1997)

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A young turtle named Franklin learns social lessons as he grows up with his family and friends.A young turtle named Franklin learns social lessons as he grows up with his family and friends.A young turtle named Franklin learns social lessons as he grows up with his family and friends.

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Trivia
Many stories in the first season of the program were based upon book releases from the "Franklin" series. This practice was abandoned entirely beginning with the second season, though some stories still featured minor references to events or dialog from the storybooks.

Crazy credits
The first 9 episodes all aired in 1997, however, episodes 1 to 3 have a 1998 copyright date in the credits, while the rest have a 1997 copyright date.

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Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Fictional Movie and TV Owls (2015)

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Franklin Theme
Written and Performed by Bruce Cockburn

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10/10

An Excellent Show To Grow On

Franklin is an every-turtle who is constantly exploring and discovering his world alongside his family and friends. He and his friends enjoy swimming, playing outdoors, and going to school. You heard that right, they actually enjoy school. Franklin has some great adults in his life such as his parents, his friends' parents, Mr Owl, and other relatives. The kid characters are very cool as well, including Franklin himself, Bear, Beaver, Fox, Goose, Rabbit, Otter, Snail, Badger, Skunk, Raccoon, Mole, Possum, and Moose. The problems and situations in the show are very relatable to a child (they were to me at least). Some of these include wanting a pet, having sleepovers, going to camp, losing teeth, starting school, having a friend move away, getting a new sibling, being afraid to go in the basement etc. Here is a rare show that celebrates the innocence of childhood.