Franklin and Friends
| Franklin and Friends | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Franklin and Friends: Into the Woods |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Franklin the Turtle series by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark |
| Developed by | Jeff Sweeney |
| Voices of | Graeme Jokic Elizabeth Saunders (as Elizabeth Brown) Richard Newman Camden Angelis John Stocker |
| Theme music composer | Bruce Cockburn |
| Opening theme | "Franklin and Friends" performed by Bruce Cockburn |
| Ending theme | "Franklin and Friends" (instrumental) |
| Composer | John Welsman |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production companies | Infinite Frameworks Nelvana |
| Original release | |
| Network | Treehouse TV (Canada) Mediacorp (Singapore) |
| Release | March 4, 2011 – December 22, 2013 |
Franklin and Friends is an animated children's television series produced by Nelvana. The second adaptation and spin-off of the classic characters from the Franklin the Turtle series of children's books written by Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brenda Clark (the first being Franklin, which was also co-produced by Nelvana Limited, the series was announced by Nelvana Limited on September 28, 2010. The series also serves as a reboot of the 1997 animated television series. The series premiered on Treehouse TV on March 4, 2011. The series’ theme song, "Franklin and Friends", is a revamped version of the original series theme ("Hey It's Franklin").
After 2 years of airing, the final episode of the series aired on December 22, 2013. 52 episodes were produced in total.