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Franklin is a animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois, and produced by Nelvana.

Plot
Franklin focuses on the eponymous growing young turtle who, as his television stories and books always begin, "could count by twos and tie his shoes". He goes to school, lives in a small village called Woodland with his friends, and has many adventures playing and learning in the world around him, sometimes with the helping hand of an adult such as his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turtle. Franklin likes swimming, arts and crafts (especially drawing), and loves shoofly pie. He's been known to be afraid of the dark and of thunderstorms. Franklin has a best friend named Bear, as well as a blue blanket and a blue plush dog with shorter purple ears named Sam. In earlier seasons, he sleeps with his blanket and Sam. When Franklin is scared by thunderstorms, Sam and his blue blanket help keep him calm.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) How would you expect, this show stays faithful to the books that were based.
 * 2) Franklin is a likeable character and a good role model for kids. Aside from that, there's other likeable characters from the show, like Franklin parents, Beaver, Bear, Goose, Fox, Rabbit, Snail and many more.
 * 3) Amazing tradicional animation, which is quite impressive with the fact that they used digital ink-and-paint animation, something that only a few cartoons used at the time the show debuted.
 * 4) Catchy and sweet theme song.
 * 5) Really good voice acting.
 * 6) Much like to others preschool shows, this one still teaches some good morals.
 * 7) Calm yet relaxing pacing, that don't make the show feel boring, making the show very enjoyable.
 * 8) Great soundtrack composed by Ray Parker and Thomas Szczesniak
 * 9) It spawned many Made-for-TV movies, like: Franklin and the Green Knight, Franklin's Magic Christmas, Back to School with Franklin, and Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure. With the last one serving as the series finale.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) TBA

Reception
The show was well received by critics and parents. Joly Herman of Common Sense Media stated in a review, "Franklin is a show that takes for granted respect for elders and vice versa. There's no whining, fighting, yelling, provocation, or aggravation. Franklin ultimately sets a good example of responsible TV programming, and it is a rare show that celebrates the innocence of childhood.

Trivia

 * Most of the Season 1 episodes were adaptations of the books of the same name.