Franklin turtle cartoons come broadcast on Italia 1 from Monday to Friday at 7,02 am and are especially aimed at preschool children. The Franklin series consists of 65 episodes each lasting 20 minutes and is based on the children's books "The Adventures of Franklin" written by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark.
Franklin is a baby turtle (distinguished by a hat and a red neckerchief), who like all children, he learns something new from life every day and both the satisfactions and the defeats are kept as a precious teaching. Franklin is an intelligent and full of initiative turtle, but very often he makes mistakes in judgment and his ideas do not always succeed. He lives in a round house in the middle of the forest with his parents, who are always protective and caring enough for him to allow him to learn from his experiences. His friends are the animals of the forest: Bear, a cute bear with a blue hat, Rabbit, the rabbit, Snail the snail, Fox the fox, the beaver and many others with whom he shares a lot of adventures, experiencing the team spirit. With them he had several work experiences such as that of distributing newspapers. In this episode Franklin and Bear are persuaded by Rabbit to distribute the newspapers in the forest, all they have to do is fold them and throw them on the doorstep of the various families, but they will have to be careful of the wind, which will make the sheets fly and above all the effort they will make to carry them on their shoulders. Also Franklin in each episode will address the little big problems of many children such as fear of the dark, laziness in study or work and the lies that often backfire. The animations and drawings are very accurate, with the animal figures very much mirroring a correct realistic anatomy. A cartoon definitely recommended for all children under 5.

 

FRANKLIN AND FRIENDS
on Italy 1 and Cartoonito

Comes for the first time on Cartoonito FRANKLIN AND FRIENDS, the fun new CGI series based on the best-selling children's book series “Franklin the Turtle” by Paulette Burgeois and Brenda Clark! The show follows the new adventures of the grown-up and wiser turtle Franklin, along with her lifelong friends. Franklin lives exciting adventures every day, full of humor and with many teachings on small daily responsibilities.
Franklin is not a perfect turtle but she is full of optimism and the ability to get involved in any situation: her adventures will encourage little spectators to always look at the world with curious eyes.

Franklin is a baby turtle who lives in Woodland with his family and is surrounded by a close-knit group of friends. Every day after school, Franklin and his friends gather in the park or in a special tree shelter to invent new games and embark on exciting adventures. Their favorite game is "jumping buggy": do-it-yourself carts pushed at full speed down a slope and 'driven' by a soft toy. But the fantasy of Franklin and his friends does not end there: sometimes they improvise as investigators and, together, they solve many little mysteries. Other times they get together to carry out group research that the master, Mr. Owl, assigns to them. Franklin lives with his father, mother and little sister Harriet in a small house. His best friend is Bear. Together with Fox, Rabbit, Beaver, Goose and Snail, Franklin and Bear form the "Friends of Nature" group which draws numerous lessons from the surrounding environment and promises to learn to respect it.
Through the stories, designed for children, the series addresses issues related to personal growth and socialization, and emphasizes the importance of family and friendship.