Franklin

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Described by Doug Thomas of Amazon.com as "a little more hip than Little Bear and a little less talky than Arthur," Franklin is a delightful cartoon about Franklin Turtle, his family and his many friends. Although Franklin is a turtle, he's like any kid his age. He attends school, enjoys playing with his friends and likes to try new things on his own, although sometimes he still he needs some help from his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turtle. He has a goldfish named Goldie and a stuffed dog named Sam. There have been a few changes to Franklin throughout its run, including the introduction of a new opening sequence and the introduction of Franklin's baby sister. There were also a few cast and crew changes. However, the important things stayed the same. The program so far has aired six seasons, as well as a direct-to-video movie, Franklin and the Green Knight and two other direct-to-video releases. Additionally, a Franklin CD was released: Hey, It's Franklin, which contains the show theme song, music from Franklin and the Green Knight and music from the retired touring Franklin show, Franklin's Big Adventure. A number of Franklin television stories are also available as books, including some never broadcast on television. The show still continues today --- check the guide and further below for more details. Franklin is based on a series of books by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark and many episodes of the program are based directly on original Franklin stories. Others that were originally written for television were later released in book form. Franklin airs daily on Noggin cable/satellite. Noggin shows the program two times a day, including weekends. The showtimes are 11 A.M. and 5P.M. eastern time every day. Noggin seems to show episodes in no particular order, so check listings if you want to know what you're recording/watching. Check local listings for showtimes in your area. Also, check stores, Amazon.com, or your local library for videos and DVDs of classic episodes of Franklin. In Canada, Franklin is shown on Treehouse TV and perhaps still on CBC. Check listings for more details or if you live in another country, as the show airs elsewhere as well. On March 15, 2004, Noggin premiered the movie Franklin and the Green Knight on U.S. television. They then aired the fifth season of the program, which previously had aired only on Canada's Family Channel and more recently in other foreign markets. Airdates listed in the guide for the first four seasons reflect Nickelodeon airdates, airdates listed for the fifth season reflect Noggin airdates, although these episodes originally premiered several years earlier on Canada's Family Channel. Franklin's sixth season has aired on Treehouse TV and then repeated on the CBC. Special thanks to Jaden2 - her help has been invaluable in getting information on the sixth season up. For those in the United States, some episodes of the sixth season are now airing in repeats. The film Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure is also now available on DVD.moreless
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S 6 :  Ep 17 Aired 12/20/06
S 6 :  Ep 16 Aired 8/19/03
S 6 :  Ep 15 Aired 11/6/01
S 6 :  Ep 14 Aired 10/17/00
S 6 :  Ep 13 Aired 6/26/04

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  • show needs to be taken off air.

    1.0
    "Abysmal"
    By thisguy86, Oct 18, 2011
    This show point blank needs to be cut and every copy burned. The show is nothing but a cry baby turtle that has to have everything his way. He knows nothing about peer pressure and does everything his friends say. He lies about every little thing. The beaver in this story is the worst person ever. what a spoiled little brat. she one ups everything. bear is a down syndrome tard that cant get anything going. I'm sure in life he'll end up being the garbage man. while Franklin is out doing drugs cause his friends says it was cool. I blame the parents. look at there house. it loooks like a crack house. OH and poor Franklin he wants a pet. your a TURTLE.. what are you going to get... OH a fish... how LAME. good way to show your kids responsibility. hey did you feed your fish today Franklin? his response. no I'll do it later. like he says every episode he never listens to his parents what so ever. hes nothing but a whinny little brat that isa compulsive liar.every time i see this show is about to come one I'll switch it to somethingelse for my son to watch.moreless

  • Lies to cover his tracks or make things go his way almost every episode. Franklin while learning a lesson every episode, never seems to learn this basic very fundamental lesson.

    3.3
    "Bad"
    By OPdad, Oct 18, 2011
    One of the very basic things a child should know is that lying is wrong. Almost every episode Franklin spends lying to some one to get his way or cover his tracks. He then spends the remainder of the episode covering the tracks of the lie he told. Parents, if this was acted by real people you might see in better, but perhaps some of you are distracted by the cute animals or don't actually watch your children's shows. The quick forgiving and most of the time the absolute no mentioning of the lie he told each episode is frustrating to me as a parent. The show is supposed to teach chidren lessons but it seems that Lying to people is the one lesson never learned. I for one know it's only a show but worry about my children lying to me or others because it's deemed acceptable in Franklin. I blame the writers story structure, following a model made in the first episodes to quickly churn out stories with the same feeling to keep the show going. I reccomend anyone who watches this show to look for his lying and you will see the trend I spoke of plain as day in almost every episode.moreless

  • Franklin is always down on himself whenever he doesn't get his way. He's always complaining to everyone. He is very needy and materialistic! I will never allow my daughter watch this show.moreless

    2.0
    "Terrible"
    By JasonMills2, Oct 18, 2011
    After watching two episodes I realized quick that my daughter will never watch this show. Franklin is needy and when he doesn't get his way, loses a possession of his or goes somewhere he doesn't want to go he complains, wines, cries.. ect... I don't want my daughter to learn this emotion this early in life. I fill my daughter's life (14 months) with joy, excitment, and fun. As she gets older I will explain to her that the world is not made of material possession, and it's family and love that makes the world a happier place. Franklin is a horrible show and she will never watch it.moreless

  • What a Boring Nelvana Cartoon!! Am I the only Person that Hates this show?!?! But It's good for kids.

    4.2
    "Poor"
    By BlueMario1016, May 23, 2010
    My 57th after another bad nelvana cartoon, Max and ruby.

    This cartoon is just as Bad as Arthur!! They should change the name to Boreklin because it's sooooo Boring!!! first of all it's about this dumb-*beep* Turtle named Franklin, He goes on pointless mis-adventures with his stupid and brainless friends. This cartoon I really don't like, while I'm NOT being mean, but how can anyone like this cartoon?!?! I read the books and they were good but when they showed it on tv, It bored me to sleep! NOW! This cartoon desveres a D-. Here the results:

    Voice-acting: A 8.0/10.0 Great young voice-acting.

    Animation: A 8.0/10.0 Greatly designed and Polished. There's hardly any bright colors.

    Graphics: C 6.0/10.0 The Graphics is so lacky and Blurry.

    Sound: B 7.0/10.0 Banjo-like Music. It's average.

    Dialouge: D-- 4.0/10.0 Lame and poorly made.

    Educational Value: D-- 4.0/10.0 There is no good Educational systems to this show, AT ALL. It teaches kids how to rip people's drawings, screw secrets up, even learns how to be mean to their friends.

    Lasting Appeal: B- 7.0/10.0 Solid. There are some GOOD episodes in this series but most of them are bad and boring.

    Overall: D- 4.2/10.0 Nelvana must have been on crack to make this piece of turtle poop show. If they made it better and less BORING, I would watch it and give it a higher score. Yeah, well It's my opinion. I am I really the only person in this planet that hates this show?! Huh?! Ok, I don't wanana talk about this cartoon anymore! This is the end of my review for this boring Nelvana Cartoon. Nelvana can't get any worse. Good day everyone.moreless

  • Good...

    7.0
    "Good"
    By TV-PG-Y7, Jul 03, 2009
    This show is educational for kids including teenagers (in my opinion), OK lets talk about the plot, its all a turtle named Franklin a simple little boy who loves having friends and also loves to adventure. I didn't know this show was created in 1997 I seen this in the first time in 2005 or 2004 (because I can't remember what year is did I watch in the first time). Ok now for the scores.

    Graphics: 8.0
    Nice graphics and nice animation.

    Dialogue: 7.9
    Nicely written dialogue but may contain bad words in here.

    Educational Value: 7.5
    There is good educational value in here. It teaches children to be good and have good manners.

    Voice Acting: 8.5
    A thumbs up for this

    Characters:
    Ok

    Overall: 7.0
    I'll just rate it 7 because this show is quite a little bit childish. That's all I got.moreless
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