Franklin (1997)
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.
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Episode 1 - Franklin's Good Deeds
Release Date: 2000-05-08Franklin tries to do a good deed in order to get journalist Mr. Coyote to get him into the newspaper.
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Episode 2 - Franklin's Submarine
Release Date: 2000-05-08Franklin receives a submarine by mail that isn't at all what he imagined it to be.
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Episode 3 - Mr. Fix-It Franklin
Release Date: 2000-05-15Franklin gets to help out around the house on small fix-it jobs. He then tries to apply it to helping his friends, which seem to work at first, until he finds out that his fixes caused bigger messes. However, his friends forgive him and his parents tell him that learning from one's mistakes is experience, too. And with his father's help, he does it again the right way.
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Episode 4 - Franklin Has the Hiccups
Release Date: 2000-05-15Franklin gets nervous about a forthcoming chess championship being held at his school.
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Episode 5 - Franklin Delivers
Release Date: 2000-05-22Franklin and Bear are eager to deliver newspapers while the local paperboy is away for the weekend. They soon find out that windy Saturdays are much better for flying kites than delivering papers.
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Episode 6 - Franklin's Shell Trouble
Release Date: 2000-05-22Franklin's shell is peeling due to having Carapace Eczema and is treated with an embarrassing ointment. He then tries various ways to hide this from his friends.
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Episode 7 - Franklin's Sailboat
Release Date: 2000-05-29Franklin thinks that a newer, prettier sailboat in Mr. Mole's store is better than his older, run-down sailboat he currently owns. He waits for his father to fix his old run up, but runs out of patience and buys the new boat, only it looks better than it swims. In the meantime, Mr. Turtle fixes his old boat up, so Franklin gives the new boat as a trophy to his dad in gratitude.
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Episode 8 - Franklin Snoops
Release Date: 2000-05-29Franklin accidentally snoops on Bear's birthday present and tells him it's an action figure. He then convinces his friends into buying all the accessories, but when he finds out the action figure was for his own birthday, Franklin gives it to Bear to avoid revealing the truth so nobody is let down.
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Episode 9 - Franklin's Father
Release Date: 2000-06-04Mr. Mole tells Franklin stories of his father's childhood mistakes while he and Franklin wait at the train station for Franklin's mother.
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Episode 10 - Franklin Plays Hockey
Release Date: 2000-06-04Franklin and Bear help Skunk get ready for hockey season.
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Episode 11 - Franklin and the Puppet Play
Release Date: 2000-06-11Beaver becomes too bossy during a production of a Little Red Riding Hood puppet play.
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Episode 12 - Franklin's Stopwatch
Release Date: 2000-06-11Franklin discovers how slow he actually is when he gets his hands on a stopwatch.
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Episode 13 - Franklin Meets Ermine
Release Date: 2000-06-18Franklin's friends don't believe him when he explains that a different kid wreaks havoc on his fun.
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Episode 14 - Franklin's Funny Business
Release Date: 2000-06-18Franklin and Rabbit get too much into playing practical jokes being played on their friends.
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Episode 15 - Franklin and Sam
Release Date: 2000-06-25Franklin tries to hide Sam while on a camping trip with his friends.
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Episode 16 - Franklin's Berry Patch
Release Date: 2000-06-25Franklin and Bear try to hide a secret berry patch all to themselves.
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Episode 17 - Franklin's Rival
Release Date: 2000-07-02Franklin feels challenged by the affections of another kid Granny is babysitting.
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Episode 18 - Franklin and the Trading Cards
Release Date: 2000-07-02Franklin gets an extra copy of a rare trading card and has to decide whether to give it to Beaver or Fox.
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Episode 19 - Franklin's Robot
Release Date: 2000-07-09Franklin and Fox try to build a robot. When their friends Beaver and Badger mock their simple made one that doesn't actually do anything, they each take turns wearing the robot suit and a forced to do the chores Rabbit, Goose, Beaver and Badger think they are ordering it to do.
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Episode 20 - Franklin the Detective
Release Date: 2000-07-09Franklin tries to find out where the ball went during a game of baseball played by Beaver, Fox and Raccoon. All the clues point to it falling in the river, but Bear points out that it knocked down a branch as it got stuck in a tree.
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Episode 21 - Franklin the Fearless
Release Date: 2000-07-16Franklin's friends think that he is fearless going down Thrill Hill, the steepest hill in all of Woodland.
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Episode 22 - Franklin's Lucky Charm
Release Date: 2000-07-16Bear feels unlucky, so Franklin gives him a fake four-leaf clover to try and boost his luck.
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Episode 23 - Franklin at the Seashore
Release Date: 2000-07-23Franklin and Bear accuse two crabs of stealing their seashells.
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Episode 24 - Franklin & Snail's Dream
Release Date: 2000-07-23Snail wants to learn how to fly, but everyone else thinks it's ridiculous and dangerous, except for Franklin.
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Episode 25 - My Franklin
Release Date: 2000-07-30Franklin and Bear want to play in the park, but Bear's younger sister keeps calling out to them. Franklin keeps retiring until, which makes Bear jealous, but they realize the she was actually calling out to Franklin because Bear was too busy.
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Episode 26 - Franklin's Mom
Release Date: 2000-07-30Bear, Franklin and his family prepare to go out for a camping trip. While packing up, Mr. Turtle accidentally drops a frying pan and it lands on his foot which gives him serious injuries, forcing him to stay out of the vacation. Mrs. Turtle takes care of the rest of the work, which has some differences than what Mr. Turtle does.