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The Best Episodes of Franklin

Every episode of Franklin ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Franklin!

The Best Episodes of Franklin

Franklin is an Canadian educational animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois. The television series was...

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  1. Background image for Franklin Not-So-Broken Bone
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #1 - Franklin Not-So-Broken Bone

    S2:E2

    Franklin noticed the attention Skunk was getting with a cast on her arm. He finds a way to put a cast on too but learns there are down sides too.

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Franklin's Fossil
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Franklin's Fossil

    S3:E8

    Franklin and Bear discover a trilobite fossil in the garden. They make a museum with the fossil as the focal point, but lose customers because they don't know anything about it.

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  3. Background image for Franklin and Betty
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Franklin and Betty

    S5:E4

    Beaver's cousin Betty is in town and Franklin is the first of the Woodland kids other than Beaver to meet her. The two quickly become friends with each other, Betty identifying with Franklin's interest in sand-castle building and also wanting to get away from Beaver, who is obliviously centered on her own interests.

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  4. Background image for Franklin and the Babysitter
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Franklin and the Babysitter

    S2:E8

    Granny was not able to babysit Franklin when his parents have to go out for the night. So Mrs. Muskrat was called in. Franklin was not pleased for he was looking forward to spending time with his Granny.

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  5. Background image for Franklin's Bargain
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Franklin's Bargain

    S5:E10

    When Bear buys a neat detective kit at Mr. Mole's shop, Franklin is disappointed to learn that they're all sold out, but Bear tells him that he can get a "Super Snooper Spy Kit," however, he'll have to get it before it's sold out. Franklin checks his savings and finds that he doesn't have enough money. Hoping to earn the money, he decides to strike a bargain with his Dad to get it by doing an extra chore. He first deals around doing the dishes and then fails keep up his end of the bargain after agreeing to a different chore.

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  6. Background image for Franklin Rides a Bike
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #6 - Franklin Rides a Bike

    S1:E9

    Franklin noticed all his friends are riding their bikes without training wheels. At first, he was a little embarrased with his training wheels but with the help of his mother, he learned how to finally ride a bike without training wheels.

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  8. Background image for Franklin and His Night Friend
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #7 - Franklin and His Night Friend

    S3:E1

    Franklin makes friends with a bat named Bat, but problems emerge when they can't meet because Bat is nocturnal.

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  9. Background image for Hurry Up, Franklin
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #8 - Hurry Up, Franklin

    S1:E3

    Franklin heads over to his best Friend Bear's surprise birthday party. However, Franklin tends to take his take as he is sidetracked with nature's beauty. He enjoys the adventure and even picks up treasures along the way. In the end, he still makes it to the birthday party just in time.

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  10. Background image for Franklin's Bad Day
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #9 - Franklin's Bad Day

    S1:E4

    Franklin is sad his best friend, Otter had moved away. Even though he refuses to admit it, he's also angry and mad at everyone. He then realizes, no matter what, it's no excuse for his behavior.

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  11. Background image for Franklin's Gift
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Franklin's Gift

    S2:E3

    Franklin made a beautiful present for his mom for Mother's Day. He was so proud of it. But when he heard what his friends have gotten their mothers, he wasn't so sure about his home made gift after all.

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  12. Background image for Franklin and the Broken Globe
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Franklin and the Broken Globe

    S2:E9

    Franklin accidently breaks the classroom globe but Goose thought she had broken it. Franklin starts to feeling guilty when Goose feels she's nothing but bad luck.

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  13. Background image for Franklin's Day Off
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Franklin's Day Off

    S3:E13

    Franklin would rather go on a bike ride with Bear, than put away his makeshift tent, but then he has a flat tire which leads him into all kinds of problems that could've been prevented if he had put away the tent days ago.

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  14. Background image for Franklin and Wolvie
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Franklin and Wolvie

    S5:E8

    Wolvie, the son of one of Mrs. Turtle's friends is coming to visit Franklin and pretty soon Franklin and all of his friends are on their guard when Wolvie's play turns out to be a little rough for them. Wolvie seems to be rough, rude and just not fun to be around. It turns out, though, that there's a reason for Wolvie's behavior and he can change if need be.

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  15. Background image for Franklin's Visitor
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Franklin's Visitor

    S2:E1

    Mr. Mole's grandson visits and Franklin have to keep him company. Mole doesn't seem to be interested in anything Franklin wants to do so Franklin has to find a way to compromise.

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  16. Background image for Franklin Growing Up Fast
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Franklin Growing Up Fast

    S2:E4

    Franklin watches an old home movie of his dad. Franklin couldn't believe his dad was once his size. He sets to do grownup things knowing he'll be a grownup some day but yet he still wants to be a kid too.

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  17. Background image for Franklin's Nature Hike
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Franklin's Nature Hike

    S3:E3

    Franklin helps Snail a bit too much during a nature walk with Bear, Beaver, Fox, and Goose.

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  18. Background image for Franklin's Submarine
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Franklin's Submarine

    S4:E2

    Franklin receives a submarine by mail that isn't at all what he imagined it to be.

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  19. Background image for Franklin Has the Hiccups
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Franklin Has the Hiccups

    S4:E4

    Franklin gets nervous about a forthcoming chess championship being held at his school.

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  20. Background image for Franklin's Music Lessons
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Franklin's Music Lessons

    S2:E12

    Franklin and his class were entertained by Mrs. Panda and her piano. This inspired Franklin and Beaver to take up piano lessons from Franklin's Granny. He didn't realize how practice can really be perfect until he noticed how well Beaver was playing the piano while he was out goofing off.

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  21. Background image for Franklin and the Fortune Teller
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Franklin and the Fortune Teller

    S3:E9

    Beaver tells Franklin that he will have a bad day, so Franklin becomes cautious the following day and ends up missing out on a lot of great stuff.

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  22. Background image for Franklin's Shell Trouble
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Franklin's Shell Trouble

    S4:E6

    Franklin's shell is peeling due to having Carapace Eczema and is treated with an embarrassing ointment. He then tries various ways to hide this from his friends.

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  23. Background image for Franklin's Big Game
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Franklin's Big Game

    S5:E11

    Franklin and his friends are out playing baseball when the Churchill Bears, a visiting team on their way to a big tournament, roll onto the baseball field. Mr. Mole knows them and invited them to stop by. He arranges for a big game between them and Franklin's team, but when Franklin and his friends see how well the Bears play, they try to back out of the game, worried that they'll get "murgalized."

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  24. Background image for Franklin Goes to School
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Franklin Goes to School

    S1:E5

    Franklin is excited about the first day of school. However, he is also scared as to the expectations. He then learns what school is all about and even drew a picture of his family to take home.

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  25. Background image for Franklin the Spy
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #24 - Franklin the Spy

    S2:E5

    Franklin and Bear play secret agents and uses a hidden tape recorder on their friends. But the recorder stopped taping just when the secret was about to be revealed and Franklin & Bear takes it one step to far.

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  26. Background image for Franklin's Kite
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Franklin's Kite

    S2:E7

    Franklin's kite broke and he threw it away. Fox asked if he could have it and fixes it. When Franklin saw what he did to it, he wished he never threw it away.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Franklin Not-So-Broken Bone" is the best rated episode of "Franklin". It scored 8.4/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/7/1998. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Franklin's Fossil".