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Franklin

Franklin

Animation • TV-Y • 1997–2004 • 6 Seasons
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5.4
IMDb
6.5

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.

Starring

Richard Newman, Cole Caplan, Marc McMulkin, Elizabeth Saunders, Leah Renee

Created By

Paulette Bourgeois

Attributes

SimpleLightWatch With Family

Genre

AnimationFamilyComedy

Release Date

November 3, 1997

User Reviews

Ethan Menzel
Ethan Menzel
Hey, It's Franklin Coming over to play Growing a little Every day Here he comes with all his friends They've got stories, got time to...
Brian
Brian
Remember this being great, but not a priority of mine
Diego Téllez
Diego Téllez
Beautiful and wholesome show. Totally feels like reading a children book from your childhood bed while drinking hot cocoa
Nicholas
Nicholas
Likely to be forgotten. Best let Franklin’s dusty shell end up as part of a classroom diorama. Don’t worry—he’s in a better place now.
Thomas Gurner
Thomas Gurner
How can you not adore this unnecessarily cute turtle?
Lacey Reid
Lacey Reid
Nostalgic af! Loved this so much as a kid. I still have a copy if the one where he get's his library card!
LtFt
LtFt
A little slice of childhood gold. When I do make some kids they will have this on the playlist
Elijah August
Elijah August
Great show for younger kids to learn about basic decency and life lessons
Emma 🦋
Emma 🦋
A very cute & wholesome show for younger kids. Manages to be entertaining but not overstimulating & I loved it as a kid - s/o 90s cartoons!
Nick Vittorio
Nick Vittorio
I vaguely remember mildly enjoying this as a kid.

Stats

Ratings
90 (14%)
198 (32%)
291 (46%)
48 (8%)
5.4 – Based on 626 ratings
Attributes
Slow
Simple
Light
Fast
Complex
Dark
Watch With
Friends
Self
Family
8%
15%
77%
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Opening Credits
Franklin (1997) Opening Theme Song (HD 4K Quality)

Cast & Crew

Paulette Bourgeois
Paulette
Bourgeois
Richard Newman
Richard
Newman
Cole Caplan
Cole
Caplan
Marc McMulkin
Marc
McMulkin
Elizabeth Saunders
Elizabeth
Saunders
Leah Renee
Leah
Renee
Bryn McAuley
Bryn
McAuley
Janet-Laine Green
Janet-Laine
Green
Vivien Endicott Douglas
Vivien Endicott Douglas
Noah Reid
Noah
Reid
Kyle Fairlie
Kyle
Fairlie

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