Franklin is an educational animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Paulette Bourgeois along with Brenda Clark. The television series was called after its main character, Franklin the Turtle. It had been produced by PolyGram Television, Alphanim, LuxAnimation, Nelvana Enterprises, Reader's Digest for Younger Families, TF1, Funbag Animation Studios, Europool, Mini TFO, along with Family Channel, along with syndicated by Summit Entertainment.