Franklin (TV series)

For the unrelated miniseries, see Franklin (miniseries).
Franklin
Based onFranklin the Turtle
by Paulette Bourgeois
Brenda Clark
Directed by
Voices of
Theme music composerBruce Cockburn
Opening theme"Hey, It's Franklin!" performed by Bruce Cockburn
Composers
  • Ray Parker
  • Thomas Szczesniak
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • France (seasons 1–2 and 4–6)
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes78 (156 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Hirsh (seasons 1–5)
  • Patrick Loubert (seasons 1–5)
  • Clive A. Smith (seasons 1–5)
  • Marc Minjauw (seasons 1–5)
  • Paul Hannequart (seasons 1–5)
  • Paul Robertson (season 6)
  • Scott Dyer (seasons 2–5)
  • Doug Murphy (seasons 2–5)
  • Emmanuèle Petry (season 6)
  • Christian Davin (season 6)
  • Clément Calvet (season 6)
Producers
  • Ruta Cube (seasons 1–2)
  • Ariane Payen (seasons 3–4)
  • Pierre Urbain (seasons 5–6)
Running time23 minutes
Production companies
  • Nelvana
  • Big Bang Digital Studios
  • Neurones France (seasons 1–4)
  • Neurones Luxembourg (seasons 1–4)
  • Neuroplanet (Season 5)
  • LuxAnimation (season 6)
  • Alphanim (Season 6)
Original release
Network
ReleaseNovember 3, 1997 (1997-11-03) –
August 8, 2004 (2004-08-08)
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Franklin is an animated preschool educational children's television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois, and produced by Nelvana.[1][2] It was followed up by a CGI adaptation, Franklin and Friends.

The animated series has also produced several television films: Franklin and the Green Knight (2000), Franklin's Magic Christmas (2001) and Back to School with Franklin (2003), alongside a theatrical movie: Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure (2006), all of which were produced by Nelvana.

  1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 219–220. ISBN 978-1-5381-0373-9.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 348–349. ISBN 978-1-4766-6599-3.