Franklin (TV series)
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| Based on | Franklin the Turtle series by Paulette Bourgeois |
| Voices of |
Noah Reid Cole Caplan Cameron Ansell Bryn McAuley Marc McMulkin Elizabeth Brown Richard Newman |
| Theme music composer | Bruce Cockburn |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nelvana |
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| Original network |
Family Channel (Canada; 1997–2003) Treehouse TV (Canada; 2003–11) CBS (US; 1998-99) Nick Jr. (US; 1999–2005) |
| Original release | November 3, 1997 – August 9, 2004 |
Franklin is a Canadian children's animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois. It was produced by Nelvana for Family Channel. It also aired on Treehouse TV in Canada and on Nickelodeon in the United States (as part of their programming block for preschoolers, Nick Jr.) from February 2, 1999 to March 11, 2013 (prior to that, it had aired on broadcast network CBS as part of their Saturday-morning CBS Kidshow block, which was programmed by Nelvana, from 1998 to 1999). It has since been taken off the air and replaced with a new adaptation, Franklin and Friends. Re-runs of the original series continue to air worldwide.
The development design of Franklin the Turtle for the animated TV series character, was the achievement of Canadian Animation artist and Illustrator Kurt Lehner, which he worked on during his time at Nelvana Studios in 1997. These designs were studies taken directly from the Franklin the Turtle book series itself. Though Lehner did not continue to work with the "series" design team which was hired after the development process, at that time he was given the privilege of also designing Beaver, Rabbit and Skunk as well.
In May 2004, new episodes of the series began airing on the Canadian network, Treehouse TV. Franklin and many of his friends had new voice actors in these new adventures, including award-winning American actor Grant Eubanks. Many of the show's strongest writers and staff-members remained on board, however. These new stories saw Franklin facing a flood, worries about the old treehouse, and earning a badge in a group called the Woodland Trailblazers. For the sixth season Funbag and other animation studios joined in the development of Franklin. The most recent movie in the series is Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure. The film was written by John van Bruggen and directed by Dominique Monféry. The 76 minute long film premiered in theatres in 2006 and had its debut on Noggin on New Year's Eve, 2007, as part of a celebration of the network's conversion to a 24/7 format.
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