Franklin (TV series)

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Franklin
Based on	Franklin the Turtle ; by Paulette Bourgeois; Brenda Clark
Directed by	John van Bruggen; Chad Hicks; Andrew Tan;
Voices of	Noah Reid; Cole Caplan; Cameron Ansell; Bryn McAuley; Elizabeth Saunders (as Elizabeth Brown); Richard Newman;
Theme music composer	Bruce Cockburn
Opening theme	"Hey, It's Franklin" performed by Bruce Cockburn
Composers	Ray Parker; Thomas Szczesniak;
Country of origin	Canada; France (excluding Season 3);
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	78 (156 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Michael Hirsh (Seasons 1-5); Patrick Loubert; Clive A. Smith (Seasons 1-5); Marc Minjauw (Seasons 1-5); Paul Hannequart (Seasons 1-5); Paul Robertson (Season 6); Scott Dyer (Seasons 2-5); Doug Murphy (Seasons 2-5); Emmanuèle Petry (Season 6); Christian Davin (Season 6); Clément Calvet (Season 6);
Producers	Ruta Cube (Seasons 1-2); Ariane Payen (Seasons 3-4); Pierre Urbain (Seasons 5-6);
Running time	23 minutes
Production companies	Nelvana; Big Bang Digital Studios; Neurones France (Seasons 1-4); Neurones Luxembourg (Seasons 1-4); Neuroplanet (Season 5); LuxAnimation (Season 6); Alphanim (Season 6);
Original release
Network	Canada; CBC Television (Season 1); Family Channel (Seasons 1-5); Treehouse TV (Season 6); France; TF1 (Season 6)
Release	November 3, 1997 –; August 8, 2004

Franklin is a Canadian animated preschool educational children's television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois, and produced by Nelvana. It was followed up by a CGI adaptation, Franklin and Friends.

The animated series has also produced several television films: Franklin and the Green Knight (2000), Franklin's Magic Christmas (2001) and Back to School with Franklin (2003), alongside a theatrical movie: Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure (2006), all of which were produced by Nelvana.

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