Series synopsis
Franklin and Friends is a Canadian animation kids comedy television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on February 14, 2011. It ended on December 22, 2013. It was created by Paulette Bourgeois. It stars Graeme Jokic, Paul Giurgeu, Christian Martyn and Mark Ramsay.
Franklin and Friends is a Canadian CGI children's television series produced by Nelvana that is a reboot of the original Franklin series. It is the second adaptation of the classic characters from the Franklin the Turtle series of children's books written by Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brenda Clark, the first of which was Franklin, which was also produced by Nelvana. The new series was announced by Nelvana on September 28, 2010, and it debuted on Treehouse TV on March 4, 2011. The them ...
Premise
Franklin and Friends is a Canadian CGI children's television series produced by Nelvana that is a reboot of the original Franklin series. It is the second adaptation of the classic characters from the Franklin the Turtle series of children's books written by Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brenda Clark, the first of which was Franklin, which was also produced by Nelvana. The new series was announced by Nelvana on September 28, 2010, and it debuted on Treehouse TV on March 4, 2011. The theme song itself is a revamped up to date version of the original series theme, "Hey It's Franklin". It premiered in the United States on Nickelodeon on February 13, 2012 and Nick Jr. on March 1, 2012. It also premiered in the Singapore on Mediacorp on February 15, 2012.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Graeme Jokic as Franklin Turtle (voice)
- Paul Giurgeu as Bear (voice)
- Christian Martyn as Rabbit (voice)
- Mark Ramsay as Bear (voice)
- Jake Roseman as Fox (voice)
- Camden Angelis as Harriett (voice)
- Elizabeth Saunders as Mrs. Turtle (voice)
- Richard Newman as Mr. Turtle (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 105 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | June 14, 2014 | June 14, 2014 |
| Season 1 | 52 | February 14, 2011 | April 20, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 51 | September 28, 2013 | December 22, 2013 |
| Season 3 | 0 | April 26, 2017 | April 26, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polar Explorer | June 14, 2014 |
| 2 | Deep Sea Voyage | June 14, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin and the Gecko Games Franklin and Beaver compete to be Gordon the Gecko's sitter, putting their friendship to the test! |
February 14, 2011 |
| 2 |
Franklin's All Ears Franklin and Snail do some snooping into their friends' suspicious behavior. |
February 14, 2011 |
| 3 |
Franklin and the Snow Princess When Beaver suffers an accident, Franklin leads his friends in creating a skating throne that allows Beaver to go on. |
March 5, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin and the First Snowfall Festival | September 28, 2013 |
| 2 | Franklin and the Bumpy Fire Buggy | September 28, 2013 |
| 3 | Franklin and the Adventure on Planet Zorb | September 29, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Super Clueper's Case of the Missing Carrots When all of Rabbit's carrots go missing, Franklin and the Super Cluepers must solve the case |
April 26, 2017 |
| 2 |
Franklin and the Pickle Problem Franklin finds himself in a pickle when he tells Beaver he likes pickles, even though he really does not. |
April 26, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nickelodeon |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 14, 2011 |
| Last aired | December 22, 2013 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Wednesday at 19:00:00 |