1 / 8
MONEY
Did you know
6 seasons · 156 episodes total · ~26 per season.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Franklin
1997 6 seasons · 156 eps English
👍
6.7
SOLID
⭐
6.5
IMDB
★6.7TMDB · 118★6.5IMDB · 5,766
AnimationKidsFamily
Synopsis
Spoiler shield
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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Your progress
Episodes
Cast
Richard Newman
Mr. Turtle (voice)
Cole Caplan
Franklin Turtle (voice)
Marc McMulkin
Bear (voice)
Elizabeth Saunders
Mrs. Turtle (voice)
Leah Renee
Beaver (voice)
Bryn McAuley
Harriet Turtle (voice)
Janet-Laine Green
Narrator (voice)
Vivien Endicott Douglas
Goose (voice)
Created by
Paulette Bourgeois
Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
2 / 8
CRAFT
Did you know
Crossed the 100-episode mark — syndication territory.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
3 / 8
RUNTIME
Did you know
Roughly 29 hours end-to-end — 4 full workdays of television.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
4 / 8
ERA
Did you know
Aired from 1997 to 2004 — a 7-year run.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
5 / 8
WILD
Did you know
TMDB status: "Ended".
MoodPlayr · trivia#05
6 / 8
AWARDS
Did you know
Show type: Scripted.
MoodPlayr · trivia#06
7 / 8
CAST
Did you know
Created by Paulette Bourgeois.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
8 / 8
DIRECTOR
Did you know
Co-production across Canada, France, Luxembourg.
MoodPlayr · trivia#08
Cinephile deep dive
The technical file
- Seasons
- 6
- Total episodes
- 156
- Avg episode length
- 11 min
- Premiered
- 1997-11-03
- Last aired
- 2004-08-08
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada, France, Luxembourg
Want full crew, keywords, and release history? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header.
More series like this
SeriesIs the Order a Rabbit?
2014
7.3
SeriesPostman Pat
1981
6.5
SeriesOne Week Friends
2014
6.7
SeriesMischief of the Gods
2014
5.6
SeriesReiwa no Di Gi Charat
2022
4.0
MovieTHE ONE PIECE
SeriesCultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl
2025
7.7
SeriesNed's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004
8.5
SeriesCharlie and Lola
2005
6.8
SeriesBleach
2004
8.4