Franklin is an educational Canadian-French children's animated television show, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois. Produced by Nelvana, the show focuses on a young turtle named Franklin who goes to school, lives in a small village called Woodland with his friends, and has many adventures playing and learning in the world around him. The series originally aired from November 3, 1997, to August 8, 2004. It was followed up by a CGI adaptation, Franklin and Friends.
International broadcast[]
| Country | Network | Local title |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Channel 5, Tiny Pop, Nick Jr. | Franklin |
| United States | Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, CBS, Qubo | |
| Canada | Treehouse TV, CBC, Family Channel | |
| Australia | ABC Kids, Nick Jr., Boomerang | |
| Asia | Nickelodeon | |
| International | AFN Family | |
| New Zealand | TV2, TVNZ Kidzone | |
| Botswana | BTV | |
| South Korea(English) | AFN Korea | |
| Ghana | GNTV Junior | |
| South Africa | SABC 2 | |
| Tanzania | ITV | |
| Singapore | Kids Central | |
| Brazil | Cartoon Network, Discovery Kids, Canal Futura, Rede Globo | |
| Czech Republic | Minimax, ČT1 | |
| Netherlands | Fox Kids/Jetix | |
| Finland | Yle TV2 | |
| France | TF1, Canal J, Tiji, Piwi+, Oznoz | |
| Djibouti | RTD 1 | |
| Burkina Faso | RTB | |
| Morroco | 2M | |
| Hungary | Minimax, RTL Klub, M2 | |
| India | Oznoz | |
| Italy | Disney Channel, Italia 1, Cartoonito | |
| Indonesia | Spacetoon | |
| Latin America | Cartoon Network, Discovery Kids | |
| Norway | ||
| Portugal | Canal Panda, RTP1, RTP2 | |
| Romania | Minimax | |
| Slovakia | Jednotka | |
| Slovenia | TV SLO 1 | |
| Spain | Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney | |
| Sweden | SVT Barn | |
| Arab Countries | Spacetoon | مغامرات فريد |
| Saudi Arabia | Basma Channel | روضة الأصدقاء |
| Bulgaria | EKids, Eurocom | Франклин |
| China | Oznoz | 小鸟龟福未代长记 |
| Canada(French) | Ici Radio-Canada Télé | Benjamin |
| Denmark | DR1 | Morten |
| Germany | KiKA, ZDF, ORF 1, SRF zwei, Oznoz | Franklin - Eine Schildkröte erobert die Welt |
| Greece | Alter, Star Channel | Φράνκλιν |
| Hebrew | Arutz HaYeladim, Hop! | פרנקלין |
| Iceland | Barnarásin | Franklín |
| Japan | Disney Channel | フランクリン |
| South Korea(Korean) | EBS, KBS, Champ TV | 꼬마거북프랭클린 |
| Poland | TVP1, TVP3, Top Kids, MiniMini+, Minimax | Witaj, Franklin |
| Russia | Франклин | |
| Sri Lanka | Swarnavahini | ෆ්රැන්ක්ලින් |
| Uzbekistan | Bolajon | Kichkina Franklin |
| Vietnam | An Viên - BTV9, SAM - BTV11, SCTV3 - SaoTV, VTVCab 8 | Chú rùa Franklin |