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 produced by PolyGram Television Alphanim LuxAnimation Nelvana Neurones Enterprises Reader's Digest for Young Families TF1 Funbag Animation Studios Europool Mini TFO and Family Channel and syndicated by Summit Entertainment.