Franklin (TV series)
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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.
For the unrelated miniseries, see Franklin (miniseries).
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Based on | Franklin the Turtle by Paulette Bourgeois Brenda Clark |
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Theme music composer | Bruce Cockburn |
Opening theme | "Hey, It's Franklin" performed by Bruce Cockburn |
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No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 78 (156 segments) (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
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Release | November 3, 1997 (1997-11-03) – August 8, 2004 (2004-08-08) |
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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.