Franklin redirects here. You may be looking for the TV series Franklin. Franklin Turtle, known as Benjamin in French-Canadian releases, is the protagonist of Franklin. He is the son of Mr. Turtle and Mrs. Turtle and the 7 year old (6 before "Franklin's Birthday Party") big brother of Harriet Turtle. He is voiced by Noah Reid, and later Cole Caplan in the original series, Cameron Ansell in Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure, Graeme Jokic in Franklin and Friends, William Healy in the Franklin and Friends specials and Lizzie Waterworth in the UK dub.
As a member of The Super Cluepers, Franklin is known as the Green Wonder.
Description[]
Franklin is an imaginative and friendly seven-year-old turtle who, as his television stories and books always begin, "could count by twos and tie his shoes". He's got hard shell on the outside and a sensitive and soft heart on the inside, He is a big brother with a big group of friends. Franklin's parents guide him along the way to help him make the right decisions and be the best he can be. He loves his family and friends very much and enjoys going to school and learning new things. In Pipe-O-Plunker game, he usually plays a guitar. He's best friends with Bear who he enjoys playing with and spends most of his time with. He's also very close with his friend Snail who looks up to him like a big brother. Franklin's curiosity can sometimes get him in trouble, but he always makes it right in the end.
Looks[]
Franklin is mostly green. He has a large shell colored yellow and brown. His eyes are brown with black pupils. He wears a red baseball cap and red neckerchief (1997 without white polka dots and 2011 and in the book releases with white polka dots). Although he sometimes lacks the ballcap, he is almost never seen without the neckerchief in television series. Both, however, are absent in most, though not all, book releases, though some depict him wearing one but not the other. He is 4 feet tall. In the original television series, he is a darker shade of green than his sister Harriet but approximately the same shade as his parents. In Franklin and Friends, however, they are all approximately the same shade of green, which is also true in the book releases.
Personality[]
A young turtle with a big imagination, Franklin tends to be very kind and lovable, and he has a large circle of friends, but also tends to keep things to himself at times. He sometimes can be a little forgetful and somewhat accident prone and sulky, but he shows his deep caring for (usually) his friends. Franklin's friends and his parents generally help to bring out the best in him, and he's also now a big brother (a desire he had expressed multiple times in the past). He takes good care of his pet goldfish, Goldie, and also has a stuffed dog named Sam who, despite growing older, he still hangs onto and communicates with.
Franklin enjoys feeling grown-up and responsible. He is handy and enjoys helping around the house, though he dislikes doing dishes. He also is often deeply concerned about others thinking him childish, despite only being a five-year old boy. In "Franklin and Sam," he tries to hide Sam from his friends during a sleepover, only to learn that they all have their own plush toys they sleep with. In "Franklin Sees the Big Picture," he tries to hide a banner featuring Granny reading a book to him when he was about two or three years younger.
Franklin also often tries to conceal his fears. In "Franklin the Fearless," he at first admits to no one that his ride down Thrill Hill was an accident, resulting in him having nightmares. In Franklin and the Green Knight, he at first confides in nobody about his fears about becoming a big brother and losing his parents' attention, until finally admitting the truth to Snail. In "Franklin Plays it Safe," he shares his nightmare about the tree fort collapsing with him and his friends in it only with Bear.
Catchphrases[]
- "I could count by twos and tie my shoes." (1997 series)
- "Oh, boy!" (1997 series)
- "Yippee!" (1997 series)
- "Hey...!" (1997 series, curious or surprised)
- "Awww, no! Not again!" (1997 series, in despair)
- "Coolio!" (2011 series)
- "Ugh, oh, brother!" (2011 series)
Trivia[]
- Despite being a turtle, he is capable of removing his shell along with the other members of his family. Real-life turtles do not do this as their shell is part of their spinal cord. [2] In Franklin and Friends, however, his shell is a fixed part of his body.
- In the original series, he can sometimes stash things inside his shell, such as in "Franklin's Bicycle Helmet," when he stashes his red cap inside before putting on the helmet.
- Unlike his other friends, he's the only one that's not named for the animal that he represents, he would originally be called "Turtle", although it is used in his surname (known to be his last name).[3]
- Franklin's favorite color is red. However, he has sometimes said that he dislikes the color purple.[4][5]
- Franklin's favorite sports are soccer and baseball. [6]
- His best friend is Bear. [7]
- Franklin was sad that Otter moved away. [8]
- Franklin can count by twos and tie his shoes.[9] Despite this, he, like the other characters, is typically depicted not wearing any shoes (except for boots in the rain or snow), though he is seen wearing shoes in the book Franklin and Harriet.
- Franklin misses Otter. [10]
- Franklin can play the recorder [11], the piano [12] and the bell[13].
- Franklin's favorite school subject is math.
- Franklin can zip zippers and button buttons, though once again, he is not usually depicted wearing either.
- Franklin is sometimes seen not wearing his red cap, in earlier episodes, he used to wear a red cap with a baseball and bat on the front, then in later episodes, he wears his red cap with a picture of a sunrise (1997 series) or sunset (2011 series) on it.
- Franklin is the only character to appear in every story from both Franklin and the spinoff series Franklin and Friends. None of Franklin's friends appear in the story "Franklin in the Dark," the only other regular characters in that story being his parents Mr. and Mrs. Turtle. However, Franklin's parents are absent from other stories such as "Franklin Goes to Day Camp." Additionally, almost all scenes within the franchise are presented from Franklin's point-of-view, though Back to School with Franklin breaks from this format by presenting scenes from Harriet's point-of-view in which Franklin is entirely absent.
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ Although Cole Caplan assumed the role of Franklin for the film Back to School with Franklin and the sixth season of the original series, he actually began voicing Franklin for the show-related toys made by Tiger Electronics.
- ↑ Franklin
- ↑ Franklin and Friends
- ↑ Franklin
- ↑ It's the color of his hat and scarf
- ↑ Franklin and the Trading Cards
- ↑ Bear
- ↑ Franklin's Bad Day
- ↑ Franklin's Bad Day
- ↑ Franklin's Bad Day
- ↑ Franklin Goes to School (PowerTouch book) and Franklin the Turtle: After School
- ↑ Franklin's Music Lessons
- ↑ Franklin's Music Lessons (book)