Franklin: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 were 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 went on to air six seasons, as well as a direct-to-video movie, Franklin and the Green Knight and two other direct-to-video releases. Addi...

Series details

• Title: Franklin
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1997-11-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-06-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Treehouse
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 23 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 17755
• IMDb ID: tt0203254
• TVDB ID: 78150

Cast and credited roles

• Janet-Laine Green — Narrator
• Cole Caplan — Franklin Turtle
• Ruby Smith Merovitz — Badger

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-11-03; final listed air date 1998-01-26; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-09-07; final listed air date 1998-11-30; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 1999-10-11; final listed air date 2000-02-21; episode order: 26.
• Season 4: premiered 2000-05-08; final listed air date 2000-07-31; episode order: 26.
• Season 5: premiered 2004-03-22; final listed air date 2004-04-03; episode order: 26.
• Season 6: premiered 2004-05-22; final listed air date 2004-06-14; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Franklin on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.