Franklin (TV series)
1997 Canadian/French animated television series
Franklin is an American children's animated television series produced by Nelvana, Big Bang Digital Studios, LuxAnimation, and Alphanim, and In Assassction With Nickelodeon. This one currently airs on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block in the USA from November 3, 1997 to August 8, 2004 with "Super Mario Logan", and "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast", and is based on the children's book series. In the USA, the programme aired on Noggin. In 2009, a new kids' series called "Franklin and Friends" was introduced by Nelvana.[1]
| Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Paulette Bourgeois (Writer) Brenda Clark (illustrator) |
| Starring | Noah Reid Cole Caplan Bryn McAuley Elizabeth Brown Richard Newman Cody Jones Luca Perlman Marc McMulkin Amanda Soha Kristen Bone Susan Roman Taylor McMillan Kyle Fairlie Mitchell Eisner Stuart Landrell Scott Beaudin |
| Opening theme | Hey It's Franklin |
| Country of origin | Canada France United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon (Seasons 1-4), Nick Jr. (Seasons 5-6) |
| Release | November 3, 1997 – August 8, 2004 |
Cast
change- Noah Reid as Franklin
- Bryn McAuley as Harriet
- Mark McMulkin as Bear
- Ruby Smith-Merovitz as Badger
- Susan Roman as Beatrice "Bea" Bear
- Kristen Bone as Snail
- Leah Cudmore as Beaver
- Amanda Soha as Kit
- Stuart Landrell as Fox
- Vivien Endicott-Douglas as Goose
- Sophie Lang as Otter
- Mitchell Eisner as Rabbit
- Tyrone Savage as Jackrabbit
- Annick Obonsawin as Skunk
- Jamie Haydon-Devlin as Raccoon
- Shirley Douglas as the Narrator
Time Date Broadcast
changeThe show aired on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block and later aired on Noggin and its successor, Nick Jr. channel. It has been taken off the air in the United States, but is still shown in several countries.
Partial U.K. English redub
change- There is a U.K. English style redub which used in the U.S. English voice cast by Nelvana using in the U.K. English with the U.K. English accents by The Sound Company Ltd. when voicing the characters.
References
changeOther websites
change- Franklin on treehouse tv.com Archived 2012-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Franklin on IMDb
