Franklin (Nelvana)

Franklin is a green turtle and the titular protagonist of the 1997 show of the same name, its spin-off, Franklin and Friends and the books. He is Bear's best friend.
He is voiced by Noah Reid (Seasons 1-5) and Cole Caplan (Season 6, Back to School with Franklin).
==Appearance==
Franklin is green turtle with brown shell that has a yellow chestplate, he has four fingers on each hand, three red claw-like toes on each foot, red eyes, darker green spots on the back of his head and he most often wears a red hat and also wears a small red scarf around his neck.
==Personality==
Franklin is the show's lead character and the main protagonist. He's also a big brother (a desire he had expressed multiple times in the past). He takes good care of his pet goldfish, Goldie, and also has a stuffed dog named Sam who, despite growing older, he still hangs onto and communicates with. Franklin enjoys baseball, swimming and hockey. Bear is his best friend. He is capable of fully removing his shell as apparently all turtles in the show are; his shell is a combination of clothing and backpack.
==History==
===Series===
====Season 1====
In "Franklin Plays the Game", Franklin has been trying to score a goal but he failed. He didn't had fun because he and his teammates always lose. However after losing another game Bear (who is member of the rival team) told him that it's more important to fun than successful. After Fox accidentally kicked the ball against Franklin, he quickly send it back with headbutt making Franklin realize that this is his best move in football. He also found out that Goose is better as a goalkeeper and Beaver should use her tail to send the ball to the others so they trained a whole week for the next game even in rainy days. After another game Franklin's team scored their first goal and got badges for their teamwork despite the fact that they lost. In the end they celebrated their progress at The Ice Cream Shop.
In "Franklin Wants a Pet", Franklin was playing at pet store with his plush dog, Sam until he sees a real puppy making him wish he had a real pet and later he sees his friends bringing treats for the puppy while he foolishly assumes they're for Sam. Later as he has a picnic with his parents, Franklin asks them about having a pet as he reveals that he asked them the same question when he was younger and they reply that they will think about it. After this Franklin was swinging at the treehouse until Bear comes, Franklin tells him about the opportunity of having a pet and Bear tells Franklin that his parents' answer could take longer than he thinks. After this, Bear reveals that if he had a pet, it would be a bird because its wonderful singing but when Franklin thinks about having a bird as a pet, he realizes that it will wake him up too early and too loud. Later when Franklin plays pirates with Beaver and asks her about having a pet, Beaver suggests a kitty as she thinks they're very cute and charming but when Franklin imagines having a kitty, he realizes that it would be unpredictable and too playful. Later when he is swimming with Otter, she suggests a pony because of the possibility of riding it but when Franklin imagines having a pony, he realizes it would be too energetic and fast for him. Later when Franklin is home having dinner, he asks his parents if they have decided and they answer that they haven't but they also remind their son that a pet is a serious responsibility as Franklin thinks that he's getting close to the answer. The next day as he is talking with Snail, Franklin tells Snail that his parents haven't decided but he also hasn't decided what his pet should be, so Snail suggests an elephant but when Franklin thinks about an elephant pet, he realizes that it would be too big for a ride. Later when goes home after a baseball game, Goose comes to him suggesting a dinosaur for a pet but after Franklin imagines a dinosaur pet, he realizes that it will be hard to feed but he also reveals that made his choice about what his pet should be. Later at night, he negotiates with his parents about having a pet and they allow him to have a pet, which made Franklin very happy as he was about to go at night but his parents discuss about going to pet store tomorrow and Franklin states that he chose a pet that isn't a puppy, kitty, bird or the rest of his friends suggested pets. The next day, Franklin's friends have gathered around the pet store to see what will Franklin's pet be and he comes out showing his pet goldfish, Goldie. In the end, he enjoys watching Goldie in her tank which is the reason why he chose her. 
In "Hurry Up, Franklin", Franklin was hurrying up for Bear's birthday party and he was meeting with his other friends and played games with them for a while such as hide and seek with Fox, swimming and water riding with Otter and hopping with Rabbit, he was also finding treasures and Bear's baseball hat. However when he saw Snail, Franklin noticed that Snail is sad because he won't make it in time, however Franklin decided to help him and they got to Bear's house just in time. In the end Franklin gave the hat and the treasures he found to Bear as a birthday gift.
In "Franklin's Bad Day", Franklin was grumpy because Otter moved away with her family causing him to have a bad morning, later when he was doing a puzzle which was one of the things doing with Otter, Bear asked Franklin to play with him but Franklin didn't gave him a straight answer but Mrs. Turtle insisted to Franklin that he should go outside. Later Franklin and Bear meet at Otter's old house which is now for sale and Franklin has another flashback with him and Otter. Later the two go to their other friends and start sledding but it goes bad when crash at a grassy spot and Bear lands on Franklin from the fall causing the turtle to get more angry and leave. When he got back home, he started having a tantrum and his mother sends him to his room to calm down but Franklin rampages more as he kicks a ball knocking down a tower he made with Otter which makes him break down into sobbing. His father sees his son's sadness and talks to him and figures out that the reason for Franklin's bad mood is because he misses Otter, but then he tells his son that just because she moved doesn't mean that they can't stay in touch. And so Franklin gets inspired to take an old drawing he made with Otter and turn it into a puzzle which later he sends to the mail with Bear and after this the two friends get back to spending time together.
In "Franklin Goes to School"...
In "Franklin Is Lost"...
In "Franklin Has a Sleepover", Franklin invites Bear over to his house for their very first sleepover. When Bear arrives they have indoor games like train playing and toy fishing. After that they camp outside with Franklin's parents and before they go to bed they play with shadows until it turns into a pillow fight until Mrs. Turtle hears them. However when Franklin and Bear try to go to sleep, Bear has trouble adjusting to the sleeping arrangement away from home and feels homesick, Franklin tries to make him feel at home but it's not enough for him so Franklin decides that Mr. Turtle should take him home tomorrow. In the end Franklin shows Bear with flashlight signals that Bear's parents are out there watching him and so the two friends go back to sleep.
In "Franklin's Halloween", Franklin talked with his friends about the Haunted House and he explained to Bear that he's afraid to go there, but Bear told him that it's only scary before you get to know it. After Bear decided to be the first going into the Haunted House, Franklin decided to be the second. Before the party, Franklin wondered what to dress as and he chose Frankenstein. During the party, he met a ghost and he believed it's Bear (since he always dresses as a ghost on Halloween), when everyone was waiting for Bear to get inside the Haunted House, he didn't came. They wondered if Bear already entered and it came Franklin's turn to enter. Franklin entered and he got frightened until he found out that it was Mr. Mole who was doing the tricks. Franklin was surprised to find out that Bear didn't came to the party because he had a cold, but he got shocked when he found out that the ghost wasn't Bear, after he explained that to his friends they got shocked and the ghost came out scaring them. But when a feather feel out on Franklin's nose he found out that the ghost was Mr. Owl. In the end Franklin and his friends gave part of their sweets to Bear.
In "Franklin Rides a Bike", Franklin was at the playground building a sand castle but it gets destroyed by Bear failing to hit the baseball and Beaver's failed attempts to do monkey bars which causes Franklin to give up while Beaver tells him not to give up so soon. After this Franklin and his friends go home on their bikes with training wheels for lunch and Franklin gets there first but the next day everything changes when Beaver shows that she can ride her bike without training wheels and offers a race but Franklin comes up with an excuse so he can learn to ride without training wheels too, so he goes home and asks his mother to remove the training wheels but he falls on his first time and loses hope that he will learn denying that he will learn it with more efforts. Later when he is shopping with his mother, Franklin sees that the rest of his friends have also learned how to ride bikes without training wheels causing him to hide in order to avoid embarrassment and he keeps doing it for day as his friends still ride their bikes causing him to play by himself. One day when Franklin was playing baseball by himself and gets to help his mother with the laundry but when Beaver comes and asks Mrs. Turtle about Franklin, Franklin hides in the laundry. After Beaver leaves, Mrs. Turtle talks to Franklin about his problem but Franklin is afraid that he will fall and believes that his friends succeeded on their first try but his mother asks if this is true. Later, Franklin sees Beaver and Bear at the playground who have handled their problems with lots of practice which makes him realize that his mother was right but he was still concerned about falling until he sees Rabbit (in the books it's Porcupine) failing to use his roller skates but didn't get hurt due to his helmet, elbow pads and knee pads which gives Franklin the idea to exercise with his own. When he gets ready for another try, he wears his helmet along with elbow and knee pads made from sponges, Franklin fails this try he's enthusiastic about trying again until he succeeds. 
In "Franklin Is Messy"...
In "Franklin Fibs"...
In "Franklin's Blanket"...
In "Franklin Is Bossy", Franklin and his friends play "Franklin Says" until Snail wins because Franklin tells everyone to touch their shells and only Snail has a shell and Beaver exclaims that it's not fair but Franklin states that he makes the rules and they have to follow them. Franklin's friends decide what the next game should be until Bear suggests that they go for a swim due to the weather being hot but Franklin decides that they should have a race but when it starts everyone starts getting ahead from Franklin and he decides to change the rules so he stops running and goes slowly, however at the end of the race Franklin claims himself to be a winner due to deciding that slowest win which makes his friends think it's unfair but Franklin avoids this and suggests they play baseball but his friends come up with an excuses to leave. Later as Franklin goes home admitting that the weather is hot, he catches his friends swimming in the lake and finds out that they lied. When Franklin goes home, he sees his father playing cards with Mr. Mole but when Mr. Mole was about to leave asks if he was going swimming too which made Mr. Mole laugh as he leaves. Mr. Turtle asks his son why he asked this question and Franklin didn't gave a straight answer and points out the fact that Mr. Mole isn't great at playing cards and that Mr. Turtle is more of a chess player, after this discussion, Mr. Turtle suggest that they make a surprise dinner for Mrs. Turtle to which Franklin happily agrees. The next day Franklin comes to his friends and offers them to play baseball again to which they agree but Franklin sets the whole game which dissatisfies his friends since they didn't get to choose their positions but when Franklin sets the whole game Beaver snaps at him (in the books it's Bear who snaps) and tells Franklin that he's bossy and the others take her side pointing out that he doesn't let them decide causing Franklin to get mad and goes home. He tires playing alone but he realizes that he was bossy towards his friends. Later when he plays chess with his dad. Franklin asks why he doesn't always play chess with Mr. Mole and Mr. Turtle tells him that sometimes it's good to let his friends decide what to do. The next day Franklin goes to his friends and apologizes for his bossy behavior and promises to listen to his friends and let them decide what to do and his friends accept his apology.
In "Franklin's Fort", Franklin, Bear, Beaver and Goose are using the garden shed at Franklin's house for a fort but they get caught by Mrs. Turtle who tells them that they can't use the shed for a fort, the four animals try at the backyard by making a tent from laundry but it doesn't work due to changing the laundry, later they try a log but they get attacked by mosquitoes, then they try it at Mr. Beaver's workshop but he sees them and gives them a task of carrying wood. After this Franklin discusses with his friends building a castle at his living room but Mrs. Turtle sees them and asks if they're gonna do it at the backyard and Franklin says yes to which Mrs. Turtle replies that they should do it elsewhere. After a short discussion, Bear, Goose and Beaver decide to make it on a tree while Franklin dislikes the idea due to him being afraid of heights. Later when they find the perfect tree for for the fort, Franklin states that he doesn't like the idea but when Beaver asks him why he makes excuses such as falling on their heads or disturbing a family of birds who made a nest on the tree, however they think that there's nothing wrong with a fort on the tree. After Bear, Goose and Beaver went to get some materials and Mr. Beaver's help, Franklin tries to overcome his fear of heights but he almost gets caught by Bear. Bear asks Franklin for help with taking the boards but Franklin escapes from this by suggesting to bring cookies to which Bear agrees, after Franklin comes back, Bear, Beaver, Goose and Mr. Beaver have finished building the floor, he makes more excuses to avoid getting up. After the fort is finished and his friends leave, Franklin tries to overcome his fear again but when he gets halfway up, he looks down, freezes in fear and holds tight on the tree until sunset as his mother finds him and helps him get off as she holds him in a hug and encourages him that he will overcome his fear. The next day Franklin sees a baby bird falling into the treehouse and calls for help but no one hears him, so he tries to get up in order to help the baby bird and overcomes his fear of heights. After this he sees that the baby bird is okay and the fort isn't so bad. After he puts the baby bird in his nest, Bear, Beaver and Goose arrive and they're amazed by what Franklin did. 
In "Finders Keepers for Franklin"...
In "Franklin's New Friend"...
In "Franklin's School Play"...
In "Franklin and The Secret Club", Franklin and Snail create a new marble game while Porcupine was playing with his new soccer ball and Franklin's friends join her but when Bear offers Franklin and Snail to join the soccer game, Franklin shows his marble game that draws the attention of his friends making Porcupine jealous. After this, Franklin and Snail find out that Porcupine created a secret club in which everyone is member except them. Franklin and Snail try to get in by being nice to Porcupine but it doesn't work and they feel left out. Later Bear tells them that the members of The Secret Club aren't allowed to even talk to him but he decides to leave the club for them but Franklin begs him no to make this sacrifice for him but offers him secret hangouts which he happily accepts. One day at the school bus, Porcupine offers Franklin a place at The Secret Club if he ditches Snail, however Franklin refuses and as he and Snail discuss how stupid Porcupine's club is, Franklin comes up with the idea of creating their own club. The next day, Franklin and Snail gather their friends to join N.S.S.A.S.C. (Not-So-Secret After School Club) but as their friends were about to answer, Porcupine calls them and tells them that they can only be members of one club and being sick of Porcupine's bossiness, Franklin's friends leave The Secret Club and join N.S.S.A.S.C., however as Franklin sees Porcupine's sadness, they offer her a place at the club and she accepts.
In "Franklin and the Red Scooter"...
In "Franklin in the Dark"...
In "Franklin and the Tooth Fairy", Franklin goes takes the school bus with Bear but when his best friend loses a tooth, Bear keeps it after telling Franklin that a new one will grow which makes Franklin curious. When Franklin asks why Bear is keeping his tooth, his friends tell him about The Tooth Fairy and he realizes that unlike his friends, he doesn't have any teeth and talks to his parents about it. The next day at school when Mr. Owl finds out and reveals that losing baby teeth is a sign of growing up, Franklin gets more concerned about his lack of teeth, Franklin gets asked by his friends about not knowing The Tooth Fairy and Franklin reveals that it's because turtles don't have teeth which surprises his friends. Later at night, he decides to trick The Tooth Fairy with a pebble and a letter but it doesn't work as she is very smart. The next morning as Franklin receives a letter from The Tooth Fairy, Franklin feels upset that his plan didn't worked, his mother tries to cheer him up by telling him that him learning things is a sign of growing up but it doesn't cheer him up. Later at his check up, Franklin finds out that he does grow up which makes him feel better. In the end he is shown to have the same book as Bear's and they eat together.
In "Franklin Takes the Blame"...
In "Franklin's Christmas Gift"...
In "Franklin's Granny", Franklin was playing with Beaver and Goose and they arrange a game for tomorrow, but later it turns out that Franklin's parents have arranged him a visit to his grandmother which frustrates him as he prefer to play with his friends. Later when Franklin and Mr. Turtle arrive at Granny's house, Franklin is depressed and bored while Granny is happy to see him while baking cupcakes. After Mr. Turtle leaves, Franklin and Granny have a small chat, Granny asks Franklin to help with cleaning the attic however when Franklin gets in, he gets scared because of how dark it is but Granny calms him down and turns on the lights and realizes that there's lots of left stuff in there, as the two turtles check them out, Franklin finds out that his grandma used to ride a bike and that she was a baseball player and realizes that his grandmother is interesting after all. Granny finds out that Franklin wants to be with his friends and understands as she used to have friends some of which moved away and died and this is the reason why she loves Franklin's visits. After this bonding moment, Granny decides to cancel the cleaning for some other time and play with Franklin and they bonded a lot until Mr. Turtle comes to pick up Franklin. After this, Franklin comes to the treehouse as he finds Beaver and Goose playing cards and he explains why he wasn't around for some time and reveals that he actually brought Granny so they can meet each other. After this, Franklin and Granny decide to show Beaver and Goose new games as they have fun together. 
In "Franklin and the Baby", Franklin and Snail are having lunch with Bear as he talks about the perks of becoming a big brother as he is going to have a baby sibling. Franklin wishes to have a baby sibling along with Snail as they think it will be nice. Later when Franklin and Bear are coming back from school, Mrs. Turtle reveals that Bear is going to sleep in Franklin's house meaning that the baby is about to be born. At night, Franklin and Bear are playing game based on Bear being big brother saving his sibling from a dragon until they hear Franklin's parents coming, so they pretend to sleep. Mr. and Mrs. Turtle come in revealing that the baby is born and it's a girl which makes the boys very excited as Bear believes it's the best day of his life. The next day, Franklin goes to pay a visit and sees the stroller but the baby is not in, he was about to knock on the door but got interrupted by the baby's cry and Bear getting scolded for waking her up. Bear comes out and explains to Franklin he feels miserable because his sister only sleeps and cries. Despite this Franklin wants to see the baby and promises to be quiet and they enter the baby's room. Franklin sees the baby named Beatrice and finds her cute but he accidentally wakes her up by turning on a mobile and they get caught. Bear finds being a big brother awful (in the books Franklin is shown to be shocked about it) but Mrs. Bear inspires her son to be a better big brother. Later Bear shows that he has become a better big brother which amazes Franklin. In the end, Franklin gets to hold Beatrice and she actually likes him as much as he likes her. 
In "Franklin Goes to Day Camp"...
====Season 2====
In "Franklin's Visitor"...
In "Franklin's Not-So-Broken Bone"...
In "Franklin's Gift", Franklin made a card for Mother's Day but feels like it needs something. Mr. Turtle offers him something from his drawer with old stuff until Franklin finds a prismatic glass which he takes and uses to make his card more special. Later he goes to Bear to wrap it up but he also sees Beaver and Rabbit who have bought gifts for their mothers and Franklin starts feeling like his gift is nothing compared to theirs. Later when Franklin arrives at Bear's house, he finds out that Bear bought a peeler due to breaking the old one by accident and completely believes that bought gifts are better, however when Franklin shows his gift to Bear which he likes a lot and Franklin offers an exchange to which Bear agrees. Later after they wrapped up their gifts, they couldn't remember which one's which so they go for a feeling and take their gifts. The next day, Franklin gives his mother breakfast and the gift but gets shocked to find out that it's actually the card which makes Franklin upset as he explains everything but Mrs. Turtle tells her son that she likes the gift and that it doesn't matter whether it's bought or made as long you show affection to the one you give it which makes Franklin happy. Bear comes to Franklin to tell him about getting the wrong presents but Franklin tells him that it's okay as it turns out that both of their mothers like their presents so they accept what they did and go back to celebrating Mother's Day with their mothers. 
In "Franklin Growing Up Fast"...
In "Franklin the Spy", Franklin and Bear played spies as they pretended that the letters are secret plans. Mr. and Mrs. Turtle caught them and asked them politely to play outside. Later they heard Beaver and Badger talking about a surprise and they decided to play spies on them to find out what is that surprise. They recorded part of Badger and Beaver's conversation and they assumed that the surprise was a water prank, and they decided to spoil their prank by pranking they first, however it turned out that the surprise was actually a puppet show, Franklin and Bear apologized for spoiling the show and made it up to Beaver and Badger.
In "Franklin's Library Book"...
In "Franklin's Kite"...
In "Franklin and the Babysitter"...
In "Franklin and the Broken Globe", Franklin and Bear were playing in the classroom during break time until they accidentally break the globe, so they try to fix it before the others come in, Goose accidently bumps into the globe as she gets the blame causing her to feel insecure and with a low self-esteem. Afraid of admitting, Franklin tries to cheer Goose up by playing with her while Bear avoids them due to guilt, however despite the time she spend with Franklin, Goose's self-esteem is still low making Franklin and Bear confess which lifts Goose's spirit.
In "Franklin's Valentines"...
In "Franklin's Family Treasure"...
In "Franklin's Music Lessons"...
In "Franklin Takes a Trip", Franklin receives a postcard from Goose about her trip to a place with amusement park and beach. After Mrs. Turtle finished reading it, Franklin asked his parents why they haven't had trip of their own and they answered that they were busy with raising Franklin but after realizing that Franklin is old enough to join them on a trip and that the time is perfect for a trip, The Turtle Family agrees to go. As they travel, Franklin expects that the place has fun rides but gets disappointed to find out that their destination is a pioneer village. The family meets Mrs. Lynx, the host of the village and welcomes the family into the village, while the parents are happy and excited about experiencing the pioneer life, Franklin is dissatisfied because he thinks it will be boring but the next day everything changes when the family gets awaken by a rooster which Franklin actually enjoys, after this Mrs. Lynx comes in and gives the family tasks for making breakfast and while the parents get exhausted, Franklin actually enjoys the tasks as Mrs. Lynx teaches him new things. Mr. and Mrs. Turtle are dissatisfied since they didn't expected to work while Franklin enjoys exploring the pioneer life. In the end, Franklin sends a postcard to Goose about his trip to the pioneer village. 
In "Franklin's Bicycle Helmet"...
In "Franklin's Birthday Party"...
In "Franklin's Nickname"...
In "Franklin and Otter's Visit"...
In "Franklin's Collection", Mr. Owl gives assignment to his class to give a presentation to their collections to it at school however Franklin doesn't have a collection so with Bear's help, he tries to make his own collection, he tries collecting flowers but they get destroyed during a bee chase, then he tries collecting leaves but they get blown by the wind. After these two failed attempts Franklin gives up and Bear cheers him up with a candy before he leaves. When Franklin heads home he finds rocks and starts collecting them. The next day Franklin is worried about his presentation since he doesn't know what to say but when his turn comes and explains that he has no presentation but Mr. Owl cheers up Franklin by doing the presentation and shows that he got rare minerals like Quartz, Volcanic Stone and a fossil and seeing how special his collection is, Franklin feels happy and appreciated about it.
In "Franklin Says Sorry", Franklin and his friends are planning to turn their treehouse into a ship and Bear shows only Franklin a flag that he's planning to show as a surprise and Franklin promises to keep his secret, but after Fox brings the steering wheel, Franklin breaks his promise as he shows Fox the flag and asks him to keep this as a secret, but this turns into a problem as soon everyone knows about the flag, which shocks Bear and so he and Franklin have an argument which ends up with the flag getting ripped in half, making Bear mad at Franklin. Franklin tries to talk to him, but Bear avoids him. In the end, Franklin earns Bear's forgiveness by fixing the flag and putting the flag outside the treehouse on a flagpole, and with Snail, Fox, and Beaver all in attendance and confessing their part in spreading the word and taking their share of the blame, despite Bear still being a little upset with Franklin, Bear forgives Franklin and names the "ship" Friendship.
In "Franklin and the Fire", Franklin is awoken one night by the sound of emergency vehicles rushing to a call. The next day, it was discovered that Mr. Mole's hardware store burned down, and he is unsure what could have sparked the inferno in the first place, whether it was faulty wiring or an spark from the fireplace. Speaking with Bear and Beaver later at his house, Beaver explains to Franklin that when your house burns down, you lose everything: Your toys, your books, all of it. As a result, Franklin becomes fire safety prone, wanting to get rid of everything that could spark a fire, and having a large bucket of water ready near the fireplace. When his parents notice him taking all his stuff out to the shed to protect it, they realize that Mr. Mole's business burning down really had an effect on him, so they decide to show him all the fire safety precautions they've put in place in the house as it is, like smoke alarms, the phone numbers for the emergency services, like the police and fire departments, and even practice a fire drill. Afterwards, during a dinner with Mr. Mole as a guest, he explains that his insurance will cover the cost of rebuilding his business, and he'll be able to reopen once all the new stuff is in place, including all up-to-date fire code equipment so he'll be ready next time, while Franklin is glad that everyone is prepared for fires in their own way, including him and his family.
In "Franklin's Garden"...
In "Franklin Runs Away"...
In "Franklin's Gloomy Day"...
In "Franklin Tells Time", Franklin's friends have learned time but not Franklin himself and so he has to hide it from everyone else. However this turns into a problem on the next day when he was training football alone but Beaver comes to him angry because he missed the game as Franklin realizes that his incapability to tell time is what caused the problem and so Franklin tries to learn by himself but fails, after this, Rabbit comes showing that he learned how to build carts from a book and so he comes up with the idea of learning from a book. Later at the library, Franklin finds a book about telling time and takes it without showing his friends, however when he takes it to Mrs. Goose to be marked, he realizes that he forgot his library card, so Franklin goes to get the card but when he gets there, it turns out that the library is closed but when Franklin tries to get in, he gets caught by Bear. Franklin tells Bear the truth to Bear and reveals that it makes him feel less smarter than his friends but Bear reminds him of all the other smart things he did and suggests that he should ask Mr. Owl for help after school. After this, Franklin goes to school at Mr. Owl to ask him for help to which he agrees as he revealed that he had the same problem when he was young. And so Mr. Owl starts helping Franklin learn about telling time.
In "Franklin's Test"...
In "Franklin and the Duckling"...
====Season 3====
In "Franklin and His Night Friend"...
In "Franklin and the Two Henrys"...
In "Franklin's Nature Hike"...
In "Franklin's Starring Role"...
In "Franklin's Masterpiece"...
In "Franklin and the Computer"...
In "Franklin the Trooper"...
In "Franklin's Fossil"...
In "Franklin and the Fortune Teller"...
In "Franklin's Cellar"...
In "Franklin Plants a Tree"...
In "Franklin the Hero"...
In "Franklin's Day Off"...
In "Franklin's Homemade Cookies"...
In "Franklin the Fabulous", after watching Martin The Fabulous do his magic show, Franklin gets inspired to become a magician and his parents show him simple tricks as well as the meaning behind them. Later after learning more magic tricks from a book and got Bear as his assistant, he was ready start his first magic show but all of the tricks failed and making Franklin feel like a failure but his parents point out that the reason his show failed is because the magic tricks he attempted were hard and that he should start with smaller steps. So, Franklin starts another magic show with simple tricks and the show ended well. After the show Martin The Fabulous pays a visit telling Franklin and Bear that they did a great job and that if they keep practicing they will become great magicians. 
In "Franklin Camps Out", Franklin became too dependent on his friends when they were on a camp out. Eventually they got sick of it and stopped. At night, the wind woke Franklin up who saw the tent in danger, and with Bear asleep, he learned to be self sufficient in tying it down securely by himself which makes him feel more confident in doing things alone
In "Franklin and the Puppy"...
In "Franklin Takes the Bus", Franklin and Bear play with a toy school bus which they both like so much that on the next day Franklin takes it without asking which turns into a problem as Beaver was about to do presentation with it but she can't find it, so she ask Mr. Owl for help and the whole school searches it and as he sees the problem Franklin starts to feel worried. Later as Franklin and Bear play with the bus along with Franklin's toy cars but they hide them in a log only for them to be found by Beaver. Franklin and Bear find out that they're gone and on the next day Franklin feels worse as he couldn't think of good excuse but Beaver comes to them and reveals that she found the toys and says that she will continue looking for the "thief" which makes Franklin more concerned but eventually Franklin tells the truth and he gets forgiven. In the end Beaver decides to her presentation and asks Franklin if she can use his toy cars for it and he agrees.
In "Franklin and the Copycat"...
In "Big Brother Franklin"...
In "Franklin and the Grump"...
In "Franklin's Promise"...
In "Franklin and the Thunderstorm"...
In "Franklin's Maple Syrup"...
In "Franklin Helps Out"...
In "Franklin's Missing Snacks"...
====Season 4====
In "Franklin's Good Deeds"...
In "Franklin's Submarine"...
In "My Franklin", Franklin pays a visit to Bear who preparing to do pullups on the playground but gets bothered by Beatrice's needs so Franklin plays with her and they bond so much that she doesn't want to go anywhere without him, when they arrive at the playground, Bear tries to get his little sister's attention while doing the pullups, but she is more interested with Franklin making him jealous but then Bear realizes that she was actually calling out to Franklin because he was too busy and so Bear apologizes to Beatrice promising to be a better big brother.
In "Franklin's Mom", Bear, Franklin and his family prepared to go out for a camping trip. When they packed up, Mr. Turtle accidentally dropped a frying pan and it landed on his foot which gave him serious injuries, forcing him to stay out of the vacation. Mrs. Turtle took care of the rest of the work, which has some differences than what Mr. Turtle does. She show Franklin and Bear that there's always a solution and her solutions to every problem amaze the boys. In the end Mr. Turtle joins them as he found a solution for his injured foot.
====Season 5====
In "Franklin the Teacher", Franklin tried to teach Harriet so she can be ready for kindergarten. Nothing seemed to work, until his family discover that it was playing with Harriet before that actually taught her to hammer her own unsturdy chair.
In "Franklin's Allergy"...
In "Franklin Loses a Book", Franklin gets sick of reading Harriet's favorite book, The Happy Green Frog, so he decides to hide it inside a newspaper until her naptime. However, the book ends up missing after the newspaper ends up in the garbage with the book inside of it. Franklin and Bear search for another copy to replace the one Franklin lost. When he does, he finds out the pages are half missing, but is able to recall the story from memory.
In "Franklin and Betty"...
====Season 6====
In "Franklin Itching to Skateboard"...
In "Franklin Forgives", Franklin brought Goldie to his family picnic. After Harriet accidentally knocked Goldie into the pond, Franklin got mad at her, she apologized a few times but Franklin didn't forgave her, Bear and Beatrice helped Harriet as they cleaned Franklin's bike so Franklin can forgive her but he didn't forgave her as he said that it won't bring Goldie back which made Bear angry, and he had an argument with his best friend. The next day, Franklin noticed that Goldie's aquarium was missing and so as Harriet, Franklin figured out that Harriet was going to search for Goldie and he stopped her as he didn't wanted to lose his sister, and so Franklin forgave his sister. In the end Beaver arrives with Goldie in a glass full of water and she explains that Goldie was swimming next to her house, and this is how she found her, as a reward Franklin invited her for breakfast. 
In "Franklin's Badge", Franklin and his friends join a scouts' group led by Mr. Fox called Trailblazers and during dinner Franklin explains it to his family which makes Harriet so interested that she wants to be a scout. The next day, Franklin tries to win a badge for bike riding but Harriet gets in his way with his bubble mower, then he tries to earn a badge for many knots but Harriet untied them as she uses his rope for jumping. Franklin and Mrs. Turtle manage to distract Harriet by ordering books with her father while they bake cupcakes for the baking badge but Harriet messed with the timer watch because she wanted Franklin's help to which he agreed however the cupcakes burn and Franklin snaps at Harriet for interfering with his attempts to win a badge which makes her cry but when Franklin sees Harriet wearing his scouts hat as he realizes how much she wants to be a scout they play pretend to be a scouts' group as Bear and Beaver find out about it. Later at night during the badge awarding ceremony, Franklin sees his friends getting their badges but gets surprised to find out that he is also getting a badge as Mr. Fox revealed that he heard from Beaver and Bear about the time Franklin spend with Harriet so Franklin gets awarded with a caring brother badge which makes Franklin very happy. 
In "Franklin's Word"...
===Movies===
====Franklin and the Green Knight====
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====Franklin's Magic Christmas====
Franklin the Turtle, his little sister, Harriet (introduced in the previous film, Franklin and the Green Knight), and their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turtle, plan to spend Christmas with their maternal grandparents (Mrs. Turtle's parents) at Faraway Farm, a farm far away from Woodland where Mrs. Turtle grew up. As the family gets ready to leave, they sing the first and third verses of Deck the Halls. Franklin immediately becomes annoyed with Harriet when she throws a snowball at him, causing him to drop a large pile of presents. Franklin's best friend Bear and his little sister Beatrice come to collect Franklin's pet goldfish, Goldie, and Franklin accidentally leaves his favorite stuffed toy dog Sam behind. Franklin thinks that Harriet dumped Sam in the snow on purpose, when in reality Beatrice had found Sam and Bear had failed to give it back to Franklin before they left. Franklin is still annoyed with Harriet when they get to Faraway Farm, and he becomes even more annoyed when he learns that he and Harriet will be sleeping in the same room. Later that evening, his grandmother, Jenny, tells a strange story from her childhood about a reindeer. This story involves a flashback showing young Jenny and her father (Mrs. Turtle's grandfather and Franklin and Harriet's great-grandfather). Jenny admits that she might have imagined things just as Mr. Turtle takes a family portrait, in which Franklin gives a sad look because he still misses Sam. Jenny then shows Franklin Sirius outside and sings Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to him before sending him to bed.
The next day, as Franklin feeds the chickens, Jenny lets him in on a little surprise - she is fixing up an old sleigh for Grandfather Turtle. Franklin decides to help, and Jenny introduces him to her neighbors, the Collies, who collect the polish for the sleigh. That night, an ice storm strikes, causing a blackout, and while Franklin is checking the attic closet for candles, he comes across the bell from Jenny's story, revealing that she was not imagining the story after all. Franklin shows the bell to Jenny the next morning (Christmas Eve), and suggests that they use the bell for his grandfather's sleigh. Jenny has Harriet help with the sleigh, but Harriet spills the beans at lunch, much to Franklin's frustration, although fortunately, his grandfather does not overhear. Later, Mr. and Mrs. Turtle go to check on the Collies while Franklin and Harriet continue to work on the sleigh. Despite Franklin telling her not to do so, Harriet rings the bell, and just like in Jenny's story, a reindeer appears. Franklin runs to the house to tell Jenny. In the process, Franklin distracts Grandfather Turtle, who slips on a puddle of ice and breaks his leg. Back in the house, Jenny examines him and tells him to rest. Grandfather Turtle comforts Harriet when she cries and when Franklin says that he feels guilty, Grandfather Turtle tells him it was simply an accident. Jenny sends Franklin and Harriet to their room while she cares for Grandfather Turtle.
Franklin decides to use the sleigh to go back to Woodland and find Bear and Beatrice's mother, Dr. Bear. He eventually discovers that Harriet has come along, hidden in the back. Rosie the horse, who is pulling the sleigh, is just as surprised as Franklin, and runs away, leaving the two young turtles stranded and lost in the woods. Back at the farm, Jenny finds a note that Franklin wrote saying that he is going back to Woodland to find Dr. Bear. Mr. and Mrs. Turtle soon return home from the Collies'; they discover what has happened and they and the grandparents become worried about Franklin and Harriett. Meanwhile, Franklin angrily scolds his sister for her disobedience, which causes her to break down crying. Franklin then comforts and apologizes to her. Harriett then reveals that she has the bell. With Franklin's approval, she rings it, and this time two reindeer come. One of them has the same exact bell as the one Franklin and Harriet have. Franklin realizes that the bell must belong to the other reindeer and that this is why he always comes whenever somebody rings it. With the bell back, the original reindeer creates a harness seemingly out of nowhere. With the help of the two reindeer, Franklin and Harriett soon arrive at the Bears' house and fetch Dr. Bear. Back at the farm, Jenny and Mr. and Mrs. Turtle decide to split up and try to find the children. Rosie returns to the farm and they all see Franklin, Harriet, and Dr. Bear arrive by sleigh. Dr. Bear gives Grandfather Turtle a cast for his leg and also returns Sam to Franklin, much to his delight. That night, Franklin and Harriet see Santa Claus and the reindeer out the window. The film ends with Franklin and Harriet wishing each other a merry Christmas.
====Back to School with Franklin====
The main plot focuses around Franklin Turtle and his friends starting a new year of school after a fun and relaxing summer, only to find out that their teacher Mr. Owl is absent because he got called away on a family matter. Their replacement teacher, Miss Koala from Australia, pulls up on a motorbike and at first Franklin finds her weird. She uses phrases such as "fair dinkum" and wants to create a brand-new soccer team. Soon, however, he and everyone else in the class are won over by her "can-do" attitude.
Meanwhile, Franklin's younger sister, Harriet is upset because her best friend, Beatrice has gone to preschool, meaning that she cannot play with her most of the time on weekdays. Her spirits are raised when she meets Beaver's younger brother Kit, but Kit is a bit shy and may not be ready to play with her, especially after an accident on the slide results in them both getting injured.
Books and films can help calm first-time students. Franklin, Canada's kid-lit turtle star of many titles in both media outlets, can tell you about his experiences with that queasy tummy. However, unlike previous episodes on the re-occurring show. Within this special edition movie Franklin walked in excited to be back to school, but did not realize the number of changes that he would have to experience on his first day of the school year. Many students around the world, let alone the nation face these same fears of change.
Hence, this special edition is able to help students cope with their fears. Watching Franklin and his class overcome their fears of change and eventually accept the fact that they were going to have an interim teacher, is an aspect that many students are able to relate to when starting a new school year. Many students starting at a new school fear that they are unable to create new friendships, or constantly feel bored because they do not have their friends that they are used to playing with. This aspect can also be related to the movie and Franklin's sister Harriet. Although Harriet had not started school yet, she was going through an emotional time knowing that her friend was starting school and not able to play with her during the day anymore. Harriet was quickly able recover from this by being introduced to Beaver's little brother Kit. She was still a little frustrated because their personalities did not match at first, however, they were quickly able to recover from this rough beginning to their friendship. Franklin's characters morals and maturity can are also noticed in this episode when he hands over his favorite blue blanket to his little sister, to help keep her calm. These same values are then later noticed when she copies the actions of her brother to hand them to her new friend Kit during his troubles.
====Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure====
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Franklin.jpg|Franklin as The Green Knight
Franklin_and_Sister_Harriet.jpg|Franklin meeting Harriet
==Trivia==
*Franklin's favorite color is red.
*Franklin's star sign is a Leo (♌).
*Franklin's favorite sports are soccer and baseball.
*Franklin is the only one with a real name instead of an animal name, unlike all his friends having animal names, and even if he did, then his animal name would be "Turtle".
*Noah Reid provided the voice of Franklin for the first five seasons of the television program. In the sixth season and the television movie, Back to School with Franklin, Cole Caplan (who also voiced Olie Polie, and previously had a small role as the one-shot guest voice of Squirrel) voiced him. Cameron Ansell (who also voiced Arthur Read) replaced Caplan as the voice in the U.S.-language version of the Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure film. Graeme Jokic is the character's regular voice in the spin-off Franklin and Friends.
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