Series from 1997
| Genres: | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy |
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Based on a children's book by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark, Franklin is about a turtle who is trying to figure out his place in the world. He l…
Franklin's soccer team loses every game. As a matter of fact, they don't even score. Even so, Franklin is determined to be the best player on his team. / When Franklin spots a puppy in the pet shop window, he sets out to prove to his parents that he can take good care of a pet if they buy him one.
Turtles are slow, but Franklin's penchant for constantly stopping to smell the roses makes him slow even for a turtle. But when it comes to his best friend Bear's surprise birthday party, Franklin is determined to be on time. / Franklin finds himself having the "worstest" day of his life. He's made to play outside in the snow although he doesn't want to. The ice on the pond is too thin to skate on and the pitted toboggan run ruins the ride.
When the first day of school finally arrives, Franklin is so excited he can hardly keep himself in his shell. However, en route his unbridled anticipation turns to fear of the unknown as he begins to think he may be called upon to do the impossible like recite the alphabet backwards or spell chrysanthemum. / Determined to beat Fox at a game of hide and go seek, Franklin soon finds himself lost in the deep dark woods that he and his friends have been told not to go into.
Franklin takes pains to be the perfect host to his friend Bear in their very first sleep over. However, it looks like it will all end prematurely as Bear gets a strange tummy ache. / Everyone creates costumes for the big party that will end with a walk through Mr. Mole's "Haunted House" - alone! Everyone knows Franklin's best friend Bear is the bravest of them all but the big question is who's going to be the "scaredy-cat". Franklin has a secret fear that it will be him.
When every one of Franklin's friends seem to be discarding their bicycle training wheels overnight, Franklin decides it's time for him to take the plunge - two wheels or no wheels! Thinking it easier than it turns out to be, Franklin's first fall has him convinced that he'll never be able to do it. / Franklin has the messiest room going. He also has the best toy sword going. However, taking pains to avoid tidying up, it's not until Franklin accidentally steps on his prized sword hidden beneath all the junk does he realize the merits of "a place for everything".
When Franklin boasts that he can eat seventy-six flies in the blink of an eye, he never expected that his friends would want to see him do just that. Franklin then tries everything from faking a cold to self imposed exile to avoid telling his friends he fibbed. / Faced with spending a night away from home for the very first time at his Aunt's place, Franklin takes comfort knowing his favorite blue blanket will be with him. However, the day before his trip, Franklin is devastated to discover he can't find his blanket anywhere!
