Mr. Owl is Franklin's teacher and a Great Horned Owl. Mr. Owl is usually only seen teaching Franklin and his friends.
He is voiced by James Rankin in the original series and John Stocker in Franklin and Friends.
He is one of the attendees at the Turtle family baby shower in Franklin and the Green Knight and is seen in the background chatting with Mr. Beaver. Later, when Mr. Turtle mentions the upcoming spring, he comments that his class has been working very hard on the upcoming presentation of The Quest of the Green Knight. Mr. Groundhog then says that the class is coming to the Beaver household first thing in the morning to work on the backdrops. In the film Back to School with Franklin, he is called away for a family emergency and is briefly replaced by Miss Koala at the beginning of a new school year. He returns at the end.
In Franklin and Friends, Mr. Owl is also the leader of the nature study group known as the Nature Nuts.
Personality[]
A strict, honest, and direct teacher, Mr. Owl is patient and resolves conflicts peacefully in the classroom. However, he did show he has a playful sense of humor when he made them think he was a ghost at a Halloween party. His sense of humor is also displayed when he draws a caricature of himself while teaching Franklin the number 8 on the first day of school. However he does not hesitate to discipline his students sometimes, such as reminding both Franklin and Snail, that it’s not polite to speak during reading time.
He often provides personalized help after-school to students who are having trouble grasping certain concepts. He is quick to assure them that everyone needs a little extra help sometimes.
He also gives students a second chance to retake future tests, when Franklin tells him about peeking at the answer during the spelling test and returns his pen so he can hold onto it for the time being.
Catchphrases[]
- "Good morning, class!" (1997 series, some episodes)
- "This is an interesting specimen." (1997 series, a few episodes)
- "Where does the time go?" (1997 series, a few episodes)
- "Alright then." (1997 series, a few episodes; settling things down)
Trivia[]
- Mr. Owl can play the guitar[1].
- Although not normally shown doing so, Mr. Owl can fly, as seen in "Franklin's Halloween" when Mr. Owl pranks Franklin and his friends by dressing up as a ghost on Halloween.
- It was shown in "Franklin Runs Away" that Mr. Owl is a clever voice-imitator, as he pulls off a woman's voice when saying Mama Bear's line. Snail would later mention his enjoyment of this talent in Back to School with Franklin.
- Coincidentally, both of Mr. Owl's voice actors share the same first names as two of the Apostles of Jesus in the Bible who were brothers: James and John.
- Actually, two of the Apostles were named James, the second one being called the Less.
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