Franklin

Franklin's soccer team loses every game. Even so, Franklin is determined to be the best player on his team.

Turtles are slow, but Franklin's penchant for constantly stopping to smell the roses makes him slow even for a turtle.

When the first day of school finally arrives, Franklin is so excited he can hardly keep himself in his shell.

Franklin takes pains to be the perfect host to his friend Bear in their very first sleepover.

When every one of Franklin's friends seem to be discarding their bicycle training wheels overnight, Franklin decides it's time for him to take the plunge - two wheels or no wheels!

Franklin boasts that he can eat seventy-six flies in the blink of an eye, he never expected that his friends would want to see him do just that.

Although Franklin sees himself as just being good at coming up with games and organizing the gang's pastimes, he's shocked to be informed by the others that they think he's bossy

When Franklin finds a lost camera, all his friends deem that it now belongs to him. "Finders Keepers!"

Franklin secures the lead in his class presentation of the Nutcracker, he works extra hard to memorize all his lines.

Wanting a shiny new scooter like Rabbit's, Franklin tries to earn the money to buy one through various jobs - everything from door-to-door magic tricks to a lemonade stand.

It's a big shock to Franklin when he discovers he's not like his friends. They're all losing their baby teeth, indicating that they're growing up.

It's Christmas time and Franklin and his friends all agree to contribute a "gently used" toy of their own to a needy child.

When Bear's parents arrive home with a new baby, Franklin wishes he could have a baby brother or baby sister too.