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Franklin (1997)

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Genre
children's television series, comedy television series
Country
Canada
Length
6 seasons, 156 episodes
Rated
TV-Y
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 116 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young turtle named Franklin learns about friendship, manners, and everyday life in his neighborhood with his animal friends and family. Each episode shows him discovering something new through simple adventures.

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What happens

Franklin is a Canadian animated preschool educational children's television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois, and co-produced by Nelvana Limited. It was followed up by a CGI adaptation, Franklin and Friends. The animated series has also produced several book adaptations, and the 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 co-produced by Nelvana Limited. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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