• Air date: 22 Mar '04 14 episodes
      Franklin is an Canadian educational animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois. The television series was named after its main character, Franklin the Turtle. It was produced by PolyGram Television, Alphanim, LuxAnimation, Nelvana, Neurones Enterprises, Reader's Digest for Young Families, TF1, Funbag Animation Studios, Europool, Mini TFO, and Family Channel, and syndicated by Summit Entertainment.
  • List of Episodes (14)
    • 1. Franklin’s Cookie Question / Franklin’s Picnic

      #51301 ""Franklin's Cookie Question"" Franklin and Bear have been making homemade cookies for a while now and this time, they've made their biggest batch ever. They want them to last a long time, but are tempted to eat them all up at once. After Bear literally gets his paw caught in the cookie jar, they find the cookies to be the least of their worries. #51302 ""Franklin's Picnic"" Franklin is sure that he won't like anything spinach, or lots of unfamiliar foods in general. Bear seems to agree
    • 2. Franklin the Teacher / Franklin's Allergy

      22 Mar '04
      #50701 ""Franklin the Teacher"" When Franklin learns that Bear has taught his little sister, Beatrice, to count up to five, he decides it's time to start teaching Harriet things himself. He sets up a school session for her, complete with lessons on counting, painting and more. He soon begins to despair when it seems like Harriet isn't learning anything from his lessons. #50702 ""Franklin's Allergy"" One day, when playing with Bear, Franklin begins sneezing. Noting that the sneezing fits
    • 3. Franklin Loses a Book / Franklin and Betty

      23 Mar '04
      #50601 ""Franklin Loses a Book"" Harriet has a favorite book called The Happy Green Frog and she wants Franklin to read it to her over and over. Franklin is okay with reading it at first, but when she keeps asking to hear it and ignoring all of her other books, he grows tired of it and hides it under a pile of newspapers. Later, the newspapers are taken out to the recycling... and the book exits with them! Franklin and Bear launch on a wild hunt throughout Woodland in the hope of finding
    • 4. Franklin's Pumpkin / Franklin's Jug Band

      24 Mar '04
      #50301 ""Franklin's Pumpkin"" Franklin and Bear have been growing a huge pumpkin in the hopes of entering it in the county fair and winning first prize. As they run an errand to help Mrs. Muskrat, they tell her of their pumpkin and learn about the amazing things she does with seemingly useless broken glass. When their pumpkin suffers an unfortunate accident, Mrs. Muskrat shows them how they too can make something great out of something seemingly useless. #50302 ""Franklin's Jug
    • 5. Franklin and the Bus Patrol / Franklin and Wolvie

      25 Mar '04
      #50201 ""Franklin and the Bus Patrol"" As part of ""Bus Safety Month,"" Bear is named ""bus patrol officer"" by Mr. Owl. Bear is familiar with the rules and seems to be good at the job, but when he ends up ticketing his friends for violations, they become upset with him. Franklin ends up commenting about how he'd do things if he became bus patrol officer and then regrets it when that's exactly what happens. Both he and Bear learn a lesson. #50202 ""Franklin and Wolvie"" Wolvie, the son of
    • 6. Franklin Stays Up / Franklin's Bargain

      26 Mar '04
      #50101 ""Franklin Stays Up"" Franklin is having a campout in his backyard and he and Rabbit hatch a plan to stay up all night. Originally, all members of the sleepover are on board, but then they fall asleep one-by-one until finally Franklin and Rabbit are the only ones who make it until morning to see the sunrise, but not without a few setbacks. #50102 ""Franklin's Bargain"" When Bear buys a neat detective kit at Mr. Mole's shop, Franklin is disappointed to learn that they're all sold
    • 7. Franklin's Big Game / Franklin's Reading Club

      27 Mar '04
      #50401 ""Franklin's Big Game"" Franklin and his friends are out playing baseball when the Churchill Bears, a visiting team on their way to a big tournament, roll onto the baseball field. Mr. Mole knows them and invited them to stop by. He arranges for a big game between them and Franklin's team, but when Franklin and his friends see how well the Bears play, they try to back out of the game, worried that they'll get ""murgalized."" #50402 ""Franklin's Reading Club"" Mrs. Goose at the
    • 8. Franklin in Two Places / Franklin's First Star

      28 Mar '04
      #50501 ""Franklin in Two Places"" Franklin finds himself caught in a difficult situation when he promises to support Bear during his big-kid baseball game and attend Beaver's art-show, both of which are happening at the same time. Bear is best friend and he did promise him first, but he wants to honor his commitment to Beaver because he's always dodged attending her events in the past. Not wanting to hurt either's feelings, he tries to make himself visible at both events without Bear or
    • 9. Franklin's Float / Franklin's Party Plans

      29 Mar '04
      #50801 ""Franklin's Float"" Franklin and his friends have always enjoyed watching the annual Woodland parade, but this year, some of them are actually going to be in it, riding their bikes. At least, that was the plan, until Franklin thinks big and suggests that they create their own float. They create the Mothership One and load it up with gimmicks, only to find that it won't even move. #50802 ""Franklin's Party Plans"" When Franklin finds Skunk crying and learns that she's moving, he
    • 10. Gee Whiz Franklin / Franklin Can't Wait

      30 Mar '04
      #50901 ""Gee Whiz Franklin"" When Rabbit tells Franklin and his friends about the ""Gee Whiz Challenge,"" a contest to do something fun for 24 hours and get in a magazine, everyone jumps at the chance to become famous. They soon find that not only is it harder than they think, but there are other things that are more important. #50902 ""Franklin Can't Wait"" Franklin and his friends are going to the circus and he told all his friends to come early - but didn't tell his parents. They all
    • 11. Franklin's Spring First / Franklin Plays Golf

      31 Mar '04
      #51001 ""Franklin's Spring First"" Everyone in Woodland has been looking forward to spring, but a late snowfall make it seem like it's taking forever. Franklin decides to celebrate the first day of spring by creating a holiday based around it, with special traditions such as having waffles for breakfast. On the day of the big celebration, melting snow and heavy rains cause an unfortunate flood, but Franklin and his family still find reason to celebrate after receiving help from a certain
    • 12. Franklin's Canoe Trip / Franklin's Interview

      01 Apr '04
      #51101 ""Franklin's Canoe Trip"" Mr. Turtle misses the call of the loons from camping in the wilderness, so he takes Franklin and Bear on a camping trip, encouraging them to be ""voyageurs."" Although enthusiastic about the trip, they begin to think for a while that it's less fun than they thought it would be. #51102 ""Franklin's Interview"" Franklin's class has been assigned to do an interview with someone they consider special. Beaver takes Franklin's parents, but Franklin can't seem to
    • 13. Franklin's Crystal / Franklin's Advice

      02 Apr '04
      #51201 ""Franklin's Crystal"" Franklin and Beaver discover an impressive piece of quartz, but problems with its shared ownership creates problems with their friendship. When Franklin and Beaver realize how unpleasant their quarrelling is to others, they decide to give their rock specimen away. #51202 ""Franklin's Advice"" During a soccer match, Snail deflects the ball and scores the winning goal, but the victory comes at the cost of a cracked shell. Despite Franklin's advice, Snail
    • 14. Franklin's Cookie Question / Franklin's Picnic

      03 Apr '04
      #51301 ""Franklin's Cookie Question"" Franklin and Bear have been making homemade cookies for a while now and this time, they've made their biggest batch ever. They want them to last a long time, but are tempted to eat them all up at once. After Bear literally gets his paw caught in the cookie jar, they find the cookies to be the least of their worries. #51302 ""Franklin's Picnic"" Franklin is sure that he won't like anything spinach, or lots of unfamiliar foods in general. Bear seems to