Franklin's School Play is first story in the ninth episode in the first season of Franklin.
Plot[]
Franklin was thrilled to be the lead in the school's production of The Nutcracker. He would rehearse for his parents and spent extra time memorizing all his lines. However, on opening night, Franklin ended up with stage fright.
Quotes[]
- Badger: "Just try to remember when you're onstage, it's not you saying the words, it's the brave Nutcracker Prince."
Trivia[]
- The following scenes were used in the intro
- Mr. Turtle pulling the curtain
- Franklin coming home from school
- This episode is somehow a reference to Peter Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker.
- In this episode, the background music from Peter Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker suite is heard, using "Dance of the Mirlitons" (AKA "Dance of the Reed Flutes" or "Dance of the Reeds") (which is most notably heard many times) and "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" (which is heard a few times), through some points of this story, since it refers well to its plot.
- This background music is also heard in "Franklin Figure Skates".
- The roles the characters play in the school's production of The Nutcracker:
- Goose: Clara Stahlbaum
- Franklin: The Nutcracker Prince
- Beaver: The Sugar Plum Fairy
- Rabbit: The Wind-Up Toy Soldier
- Bear: One of the citizens in the Land of Sweets
- Squirrel: The Mouse King
- This episode introduces Squirrel, who doesn't speak in this episode, but plays the recorder and plays the role of the Mouse King in the school's production of The Nutcracker.
- This episode introduces Badger who serves as the prompter as she is too shy to perform on stage.
- After studying his line a few times all day he was so tired he falls asleep.
- Franklin had that memory while he was asleep
Gallery[]
Goose as Clara
Franklin falls asleep after studying his line
After rehearsal, Franklin kept this memory while he was alseep