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The Best Episodes of Franklin Season 3

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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 named after its main character, Franklin the Turtle. It was

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Franklin Season 3 Episode 1 - Franklin and His Night Friend
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brian Lasenby

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  2. Franklin Season 3 Episode 2 - Franklin and the Two Henrys
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Franklin and the Two Henrys

    S3:E2

    Bear loses Beaver's pet hamster, Henry, while watching him when she's on vacation. He buys another hamster to take its place, before admitting his lie. Henry ends up showing up and Bear gets to keep the new hamster, calling it Henry II.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John van Bruggen

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  3. Franklin Season 3 Episode 3 - Franklin's Nature Hike
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Franklin's Nature Hike

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Nicola Barton

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  4. Franklin Season 3 Episode 4 - Franklin's Starring Role
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Franklin's Starring Role

    S3:E4

    Franklin feels sad when he doesn't get a big part in the school's production of Sleeping Beauty, thinking he won't get the same attention as a stage manager, not until he realizes how important his role is.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kim Thompson

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  5. Franklin Season 3 Episode 5 - Franklin's Masterpiece
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Franklin's Masterpiece

    S3:E5

    Franklin wins a contest with a painting that he, Bear, Beaver, and Fox painted.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:James Backshall

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  6. Franklin Season 3 Episode 6 - Franklin and the Computer
    6.0/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Franklin and the Computer

    S3:E6

    Franklin spends too much time on Beaver's computer game, Dam Builders. Beaver thinks that Franklin is more interested in the game than spending time with her, who comes to his senses and puts his friend before the game.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lynn Mason

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  7. Franklin Season 3 Episode 7 - Franklin the Trooper
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #7 - Franklin the Trooper

    S3:E7

    Franklin helps Mrs. Muskrat repair her old boat. He figures it will only take a short time, but when it turns into a big job, he considers given up, until he discovers she renamed her boat after him in gratitude for his help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laura Kosterski

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  8. Franklin Season 3 Episode 8 - Franklin's Fossil
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brian Lasenby

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  9. Franklin Season 3 Episode 9 - Franklin and the Fortune Teller
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bridget Newson

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  10. Franklin Season 3 Episode 10 - Franklin's Cellar
    4.4/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Franklin's Cellar

    S3:E10

    Franklin is afraid of going down into the cellar, for fear of the monsters that live there. The fear spreads across Beaver, Bear, and Goose, until they realize that it's their imagination getting the best of them which is also what they use to "fight the monsters" as superheroes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ken Ross

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  11. Franklin Season 3 Episode 11 - Franklin Plants a Tree
    5.8/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Franklin Plants a Tree

    S3:E11

    Franklin's preconceived notions about trees are turned upside down when he gets the responsibility of planting one.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brian Lasenby

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  12. Franklin Season 3 Episode 12 - Franklin the Hero
    6.0/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Franklin the Hero

    S3:E12

    Franklin and Snail want to get signed copies of the new Dynaroo comic from Dynaroo herself, but have to help Mrs. Muskrat get into her house after she lost her key in the snow. They get to Mr. Heron's shop a little too late, but Dynaroo stuck around after Mrs. Muskrat called ahead to tell of their good deed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shane MacDougall

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  13. Franklin Season 3 Episode 13 - Franklin's Day Off
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Nicole Keefler

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  14. Franklin Season 3 Episode 14 - Franklin's Homemade Cookies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Franklin's Homemade Cookies

    S3:E14

    Franklin thinks it's better to tell the truth, but isn't so sure when it comes to the ill-received cookies he made, which have too much ginger in them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Nicola Barton

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  15. Franklin Season 3 Episode 15 - Franklin the Fabulous
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Franklin the Fabulous

    S3:E15

    Franklin tries to learn magic like a famous magician, Martin the Magnificent.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Paula Butorac

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  16. Franklin Season 3 Episode 16 - Franklin Camps Out
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Franklin Camps Out

    S3:E16

    Franklin becomes too dependent on his friends when they were on a camp out. Eventually they get sick of it and stop. At night, the wind wakes Franklin up who sees the tent in danger, and with Bear asleep, he learns to be self sufficient in tying it down securely by himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Nicola Barton

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  17. Franklin Season 3 Episode 17 - Franklin and the Puppy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Franklin and the Puppy

    S3:E17

    A lost puppy follows Franklin around, and Franklin wants to keep him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ken Ross

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  18. Franklin Season 3 Episode 18 - Franklin Takes The Bus
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Franklin Takes The Bus

    S3:E18

    Franklin takes the school's toy bus without asking.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bridget Newson

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  19. Franklin Season 3 Episode 19 - Franklin and the Copycat
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Franklin and the Copycat

    S3:E19

    Rabbit steals Franklin's technique for drawing storm clouds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laura Kosterski

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  20. Franklin Season 3 Episode 20 - Big Brother Franklin
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Big Brother Franklin

    S3:E20

    A young boy named Squirrel hangs out with Franklin, Fox, and Raccoon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Nicola Barton

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  21. Franklin Season 3 Episode 21 - Franklin and the Grump
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Franklin and the Grump

    S3:E21

    Mr. Groundhog gets grumpy during February 2nd, and Franklin tries to find out why.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ken Ross

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  22. Franklin Season 3 Episode 22 - Franklin's Promise
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Franklin's Promise

    S3:E22

    Mr. Turtle promises to fix Franklin's bike, but only after he fixes a sprinkler, which may take more time than originally intended.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Neal Colgrass

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  23. Franklin Season 3 Episode 23 - Franklin and the Thunderstorm
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Franklin and the Thunderstorm

    S3:E23

    Franklin doesn't want his friends to know that he is afraid of thunderstorms.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Leah Lepofsky

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  24. Franklin Season 3 Episode 24 - Franklin's Maple Syrup
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Franklin's Maple Syrup

    S3:E24

    Franklin and Bear compete with Beaver and Fox for who will make the best maple syrup.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brian Lasenby

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  25. Franklin Season 3 Episode 25 - Franklin Helps Out
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Franklin Helps Out

    S3:E25

    Franklin can't find a job to help with in the community.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Dias

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Franklin and His Night Friend" is the best rated episode of "Franklin" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Brian Lasenby, it aired on 10/11/1999. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Franklin and the Two Henrys".