Franklin and the Green Knight

Franklin and the Green Knight
Franklin and the Green Knight
Directed by	John van Bruggen
Written by
Produced by	Merle Anne Ridley
Starring	Noah Reid; Elizabeth Brown; ; ; Ali Mukaddam; ; Shirley Douglas; Kristen Bone; Juan Chioran; Mary Mouser; Jonathan Wilson; Richard Newman; Ruby Smith-Merovitz; James Rankin; ; ; ; Elizabeth Hanna; Catherine Disher; Paul Haddad; ; Debra McGrath; Annick Obonsawin
Music by	Ray Parker; Tom Szczesniak
Production; company	Nelvana
Distributed by	Kaboom! Entertainment
Release date	October 17, 2000;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Franklin and the Green Knight (also known as Franklin and the Green Knight: The Movie) was the first Franklin film, released direct to video and DVD in 2000.^[1] It has since aired on Noggin and Nick Jr. in the United States in 2004, and Canada's Family Channel.^[2]

Plot[]

Franklin Turtle is excited about the coming of spring, because his parents have told him he will become a big brother then. After talking with his friends about it, though, he begins to have mixed feelings. His mother reads a tale known throughout Woodland called The Quest of the Green Knight and Franklin decides to go on his own quest to end the unusually long winter, with his friend Snail as his squire.

Voice actors[]

Noah Reid as Franklin Turtle
as Bear
as Goose
as Rabbit
Kristen Bone as Snail
Leah Cudmore as Beaver
Richard Newman as Mr. Turtle
Elizabeth Brown as Mrs. Turtle
Juan Chioran as Green Knight
as Squire
Jonathan Wilson as Goblin
as Lynx
as Badger
Ali Mukaddam as Fox
James Rankin as Mr. Owl
Corinne Conley as Granny Turtle
as Mrs. Beaver
as Mr. Beaver
Elizabeth Hanna as Mrs. Fox and Eagle
Catherine Disher as Mrs. Goose
Paul Haddad as Mr. Fox
Jim Jones as Mr. Gopher
Debra McGrath as Mrs. Warbler
Annick Obonsawin as Armadillo
Shirley Douglas as Narrator
Derek McGrath as Yatterwoof (Mid-credits scene)

Songs[]

"Brothers and Sisters" by Leah Cudmore, Laura Lynn, Luca Perlman, Noah Reid, Lis Soderberg, and Cassandra Vasik
"Spring Where Are You?" by Kristen Bone, Leah Cudmore, Laura Lynn, Luca Perlman, Noah Reid, Lis Soderberg, and Cassandra Vasik
"I Wonder" by Noah Reid and Kristen Bone
"Franklin Theme" by Bruce Cockburn (Ending credits)

References[]

^ McCormick, Moira (September 16, 2000). "Franklin the Turtle Stars in Direct-to-Video Feature from USA". Billboard: 75. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.

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[1] McCormick, Moira (September 16, 2000). "Franklin the Turtle Stars in Direct-to-Video Feature from USA". Billboard: 75. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.

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v t Franklin the Turtle by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
Characters	Characters
Television	Franklin (1997–2004) episodes Franklin and Friends (2011–2013)
Films	Franklin and the Green Knight (2000) Franklin's Magic Christmas (2001) Back to School with Franklin (2003) Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure (2006)