Paulette Bourgeois
Director
Franklin (1997)
Season 3
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.
Released Nov. 3, 1997
Episode 11 min
3+
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Kids
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Production Companies: LuxAnimation, Alphanim, Nelvana
Network: Treehouse TV
S3E1 - Franklin and His Night Friend
Franklin makes friends with a bat named Bat, but problems emerge when they can't meet because Bat is nocturnal.
Oct. 11, 1999, midnight
S3E2 - Franklin and the Two Henrys
Bear loses Beaver's pet hamster, Henry, while watching him when she's on vacation. He buys another hamster to take its place, before admitting his lie. Henry ends up showing up and Bear gets to keep the new hamster, calling it Henry II.
Oct. 11, 1999, midnight
S3E3 - Franklin's Nature Hike
Franklin helps Snail a bit too much during a nature walk with Bear, Beaver, Fox, and Goose.
Oct. 18, 1999, midnight
S3E4 - Franklin's Starring Role
Franklin feels sad when he doesn't get a big part in the school's production of Sleeping Beauty, thinking he won't get the same attention as a stage manager, not until he realizes how important his role is.
Oct. 18, 1999, midnight
S3E5 - Franklin's Masterpiece
Franklin wins a contest with a painting that he, Bear, Beaver, and Fox painted.
Oct. 25, 1999, midnight
S3E6 - Franklin and the Computer
Franklin spends too much time on Beaver's computer game, Dam Builders. Beaver thinks that Franklin is more interested in the game than spending time with her, who comes to his senses and puts his friend before the game.
Oct. 25, 1999, midnight
S3E7 - Franklin the Trooper
Franklin helps Mrs. Muskrat repair her old boat. He figures it will only take a short time, but when it turns into a big job, he considers given up, until he discovers she renamed her boat after him in gratitude for his help.
Nov. 1, 1999, midnight
S3E8 - Franklin's Fossil
Franklin and Bear discover a trilobite fossil in the garden. They make a museum with the fossil as the focal point, but lose customers because they don't know anything about it.
Nov. 1, 1999, midnight
S3E9 - Franklin and the Fortune Teller
Beaver tells Franklin that he will have a bad day, so Franklin becomes cautious the following day and ends up missing out on a lot of great stuff.
Nov. 8, 1999, midnight
S3E10 - Franklin's Cellar
Franklin is afraid of going down into the cellar, for fear of the monsters that live there. The fear spreads across Beaver, Bear, and Goose, until they realize that it's their imagination getting the best of them which is also what they use to "fight the monsters" as superheroes.
Nov. 8, 1999, midnight
S3E11 - Franklin Plants a Tree
Franklin's preconceived notions about trees are turned upside down when he gets the responsibility of planting one.
Nov. 22, 1999, midnight
S3E12 - Franklin the Hero
Franklin and Snail want to get signed copies of the new Dynaroo comic from Dynaroo herself, but have to help Mrs. Muskrat get into her house after she lost her key in the snow. They get to Mr. Heron's shop a little too late, but Dynaroo stuck around after Mrs. Muskrat called ahead to tell of their good deed.
Nov. 22, 1999, midnight
S3E13 - Franklin's Day Off
Franklin would rather go on a bike ride with Bear, than put away his makeshift tent, but then he has a flat tire which leads him into all kinds of problems that could've been prevented if he had put away the tent days ago.
Nov. 26, 1999, midnight
S3E14 - Franklin's Homemade Cookies
Franklin thinks it's better to tell the truth, but isn't so sure when it comes to the ill-received cookies he made, which have too much ginger in them.
Nov. 26, 1999, midnight
S3E15 - Franklin the Fabulous
Franklin tries to learn magic like a famous magician, Martin the Magnificent.
Dec. 6, 1999, midnight
S3E16 - Franklin Camps Out
Franklin becomes too dependent on his friends when they were on a camp out. Eventually they get sick of it and stop. At night, the wind wakes Franklin up who sees the tent in danger, and with Bear asleep, he learns to be self sufficient in tying it down securely by himself.
Dec. 6, 1999, midnight
S3E17 - Franklin and the Puppy
A lost puppy follows Franklin around, and Franklin wants to keep him.
Jan. 17, 2000, midnight
S3E18 - Franklin Takes The Bus
Franklin takes the school's toy bus without asking.
Jan. 17, 2000, midnight
S3E19 - Franklin and the Copycat
Rabbit steals Franklin's technique for drawing storm clouds.
Jan. 31, 2000, midnight
S3E20 - Big Brother Franklin
A young boy named Squirrel hangs out with Franklin, Fox, and Raccoon.
Jan. 31, 2000, midnight
S3E21 - Franklin and the Grump
Mr. Groundhog gets grumpy during February 2nd, and Franklin tries to find out why.
Feb. 7, 2000, midnight
S3E22 - Franklin's Promise
Mr. Turtle promises to fix Franklin's bike, but only after he fixes a sprinkler, which may take more time than originally intended.
Feb. 7, 2000, midnight
S3E23 - Franklin and the Thunderstorm
Franklin doesn't want his friends to know that he is afraid of thunderstorms.
Feb. 14, 2000, midnight
S3E24 - Franklin's Maple Syrup
Franklin and Bear compete with Beaver and Fox for who will make the best maple syrup.
Feb. 14, 2000, midnight
S3E25 - Franklin Helps Out
Franklin can't find a job to help with in the community.
Feb. 21, 2000, midnight
S3E26 - Franklin's Missing Snacks
Bear is accused of eating all of the snacks his friends stored away for safe keeping.
Feb. 21, 2000, midnight
Network: Treehouse TV
Episode Runtime: 11 min.
Season Runtime: 1716 min.
Released: Nov. 3, 1997
Last Air Date: Aug. 8, 2004, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-Y
Common sense age: 3+
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