Mr. Heron is a great blue heron ecologist and mailman who appears in Franklin and Franklin and Friends. He is voiced by Wayne Robson in the original series and Juan Chioran in Franklin and Friends.
Plot[]
In "Franklin Plants a Tree", he gives Franklin a small tree seedling and encourages him to look after it. When Franklin doesn't think much of it at first, Mr. Heron helps him to see its value. Mr. Heron planted the tree that now houses the tree fort which Franklin and his friends sometimes play in. Mr. Heron also runs the Woodland bookstore.
In the book Franklin's Neighbourhood, Mr. Heron is said to be the president of the Woodland chess club and is moving away. Franklin and his friends draw him pictures to bid him goodbye.
Catchphrases[]
- "You're most welcome!" (1997 series, a few episodes)
Trivia[]
- In the books and Franklin and Friends, he wears glasses, but in the original series, he does not.
- Mr. Heron sings in an operatic baritone-tenor voice.[1]
References[]
- ↑ "Franklin's Christmas Spirit", where at one point he sings with Mr. Mole in the song "It's Time for Christmas Cheer"