About this season
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.
Episodes (26)
1. Franklin and His Night Friend
Aired 11 October 1999 • 12 min
Franklin makes friends with a bat named Bat, but problems emerge when they can't meet because Bat is nocturnal.
2. Franklin and the Two Henrys
Aired 11 October 1999 • 12 min
Bear loses Beaver's pet hamster, Henry, while watching him when she's on vacation. He buys another hamster to take its place, before admitting his lie. Henry ends up showing up and Bear gets to keep the new hamster, calling it Henry II.
3. Franklin's Nature Hike
Aired 18 October 1999 • 12 min
Franklin helps Snail a bit too much during a nature walk with Bear, Beaver, Fox, and Goose.
4. Franklin's Starring Role
Aired 18 October 1999 • 12 min
Franklin feels sad when he doesn't get a big part in the school's production of Sleeping Beauty, thinking he won't get the same attention as a stage manager, not until he realizes how important his role is.
5. Franklin's Masterpiece
Aired 25 October 1999 • 12 min
Franklin wins a contest with a painting that he, Bear, Beaver, and Fox painted.
6. Franklin and the Computer
Aired 25 October 1999 • 12 min
Franklin spends too much time on Beaver's computer game, Dam Builders. Beaver thinks that Franklin is more interested in the game than spending time with her, who comes to his senses and puts his friend before the game.
7. Franklin the Trooper
Aired 1 November 1999 • 12 min
Franklin helps Mrs. Muskrat repair her old boat. He figures it will only take a short time, but when it turns into a big job, he considers given up, until he discovers she renamed her boat after him in gratitude for his help.
8. Franklin's Fossil
Aired 1 November 1999 • 12 min
Franklin and Bear discover a trilobite fossil in the garden. They make a museum with the fossil as the focal point, but lose customers because they don't know anything about it.
9. Franklin and the Fortune Teller
Aired 8 November 1999 • 12 min
Beaver tells Franklin that he will have a bad day, so Franklin becomes cautious the following day and ends up missing out on a lot of great stuff.
10. Franklin's Cellar
Aired 8 November 1999 • 12 min
Franklin is afraid of going down into the cellar, for fear of the monsters that live there. The fear spreads across Beaver, Bear, and Goose, until they realize that it's their imagination getting the best of them which is also what they use to "fight the monsters" as superheroes.
11. Franklin Plants a Tree
Aired 22 November 1999 • 12 min
Franklin's preconceived notions about trees are turned upside down when he gets the responsibility of planting one.
12. Franklin the Hero
Aired 22 November 1999 • 12 min
Franklin and Snail want to get signed copies of the new Dynaroo comic from Dynaroo herself, but have to help Mrs. Muskrat get into her house after she lost her key in the snow. They get to Mr. Heron's shop a little too late, but Dynaroo stuck around after Mrs. Muskrat called ahead to tell of their good deed.
13. Franklin's Day Off
Aired 26 November 1999 • 12 min
Franklin would rather go on a bike ride with Bear, than put away his makeshift tent, but then he has a flat tire which leads him into all kinds of problems that could've been prevented if he had put away the tent days ago.
14. Franklin's Homemade Cookies
Aired 26 November 1999 • 12 min
Franklin thinks it's better to tell the truth, but isn't so sure when it comes to the ill-received cookies he made, which have too much ginger in them.
15. Franklin the Fabulous
Aired 6 December 1999 • 12 min
Franklin tries to learn magic like a famous magician, Martin the Magnificent.
16. Franklin Camps Out
Aired 6 December 1999 • 12 min
Franklin becomes too dependent on his friends when they were on a camp out. Eventually they get sick of it and stop. At night, the wind wakes Franklin up who sees the tent in danger, and with Bear asleep, he learns to be self sufficient in tying it down securely by himself.
17. Franklin and the Puppy
Aired 17 January 2000 • 12 min
A lost puppy follows Franklin around, and Franklin wants to keep him.
18. Franklin Takes The Bus
Aired 17 January 2000 • 12 min
Franklin takes the school's toy bus without asking.
19. Franklin and the Copycat
Aired 31 January 2000 • 12 min
Rabbit steals Franklin's technique for drawing storm clouds.
20. Big Brother Franklin
Aired 31 January 2000 • 12 min
A young boy named Squirrel hangs out with Franklin, Fox, and Raccoon.
21. Franklin and the Grump
Aired 7 February 2000 • 12 min
Mr. Groundhog gets grumpy during February 2nd, and Franklin tries to find out why.
22. Franklin's Promise
Aired 7 February 2000 • 12 min
Mr. Turtle promises to fix Franklin's bike, but only after he fixes a sprinkler, which may take more time than originally intended.
23. Franklin and the Thunderstorm
Aired 14 February 2000 • 12 min
Franklin doesn't want his friends to know that he is afraid of thunderstorms.
24. Franklin's Maple Syrup
Aired 14 February 2000 • 12 min
Franklin and Bear compete with Beaver and Fox for who will make the best maple syrup.
25. Franklin Helps Out
Aired 21 February 2000 • 12 min
Franklin can't find a job to help with in the community.
26. Franklin's Missing Snacks
Aired 21 February 2000 • 12 min
Bear is accused of eating all of the snacks his friends stored away for safe keeping.