Franklin: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Franklin Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Franklin and His Night Friend
Oct 11, 1999
Franklin makes friends with a bat named Bat, but problems emerge when they can't meet because Bat is nocturnal.
Franklin and the Two Henrys
Oct 11, 1999
Bear loses Beaver's pet hamster, Henry, while watching him when she's on vacation. He buys another hamster to take its place, before admitting his lie. Henry ends up showing up and
Franklin's Nature Hike
Oct 18, 1999
Franklin helps Snail a bit too much during a nature walk with Bear, Beaver, Fox, and Goose.
Franklin's Starring Role
Oct 18, 1999
Franklin feels sad when he doesn't get a big part in the school's production of Sleeping Beauty, thinking he won't get the same attention as a stage manager, not until he realizes
Franklin's Masterpiece
Oct 25, 1999
Franklin wins a contest with a painting that he, Bear, Beaver, and Fox painted.
Franklin and the Computer
Oct 25, 1999
Franklin spends too much time on Beaver's computer game, Dam Builders. Beaver thinks that Franklin is more interested in the game than spending time with her, who comes to his sens
Franklin the Trooper
Nov 1, 1999
Franklin helps Mrs. Muskrat repair her old boat. He figures it will only take a short time, but when it turns into a big job, he considers given up, until he discovers she renamed
Franklin's Fossil
Nov 1, 1999
Franklin and Bear discover a trilobite fossil in the garden. They make a museum with the fossil as the focal point, but lose customers because they don't know anything about it.
Franklin and the Fortune Teller
Nov 8, 1999
Beaver tells Franklin that he will have a bad day, so Franklin becomes cautious the following day and ends up missing out on a lot of great stuff.
Franklin's Cellar
Nov 8, 1999
Franklin is afraid of going down into the cellar, for fear of the monsters that live there. The fear spreads across Beaver, Bear, and Goose, until they realize that it's their imag
Franklin Plants a Tree
Nov 22, 1999
Franklin's preconceived notions about trees are turned upside down when he gets the responsibility of planting one.
Franklin the Hero
Nov 22, 1999
Franklin and Snail want to get signed copies of the new Dynaroo comic from Dynaroo herself, but have to help Mrs. Muskrat get into her house after she lost her key in the snow. The
Franklin's Day Off
Nov 26, 1999
Franklin would rather go on a bike ride with Bear, than put away his makeshift tent, but then he has a flat tire which leads him into all kinds of problems that could've been preve
Franklin's Homemade Cookies
Nov 26, 1999
Franklin thinks it's better to tell the truth, but isn't so sure when it comes to the ill-received cookies he made, which have too much ginger in them.
Franklin the Fabulous
Dec 6, 1999
Franklin tries to learn magic like a famous magician, Martin the Magnificent.
Franklin Camps Out
Dec 6, 1999
Franklin becomes too dependent on his friends when they were on a camp out. Eventually they get sick of it and stop. At night, the wind wakes Franklin up who sees the tent in dange
Franklin and the Puppy
Jan 17, 2000
A lost puppy follows Franklin around, and Franklin wants to keep him.
Franklin and the Copycat
Jan 31, 2000
Rabbit steals Franklin's technique for drawing storm clouds.
Big Brother Franklin
Jan 31, 2000
A young boy named Squirrel hangs out with Franklin, Fox, and Raccoon.
Franklin and the Grump
Feb 7, 2000
Mr. Groundhog gets grumpy during February 2nd, and Franklin tries to find out why.
Franklin's Promise
Feb 7, 2000
Mr. Turtle promises to fix Franklin's bike, but only after he fixes a sprinkler, which may take more time than originally intended.
Franklin and the Thunderstorm
Feb 14, 2000
Franklin doesn't want his friends to know that he is afraid of thunderstorms.
Franklin's Maple Syrup
Feb 14, 2000
Franklin and Bear compete with Beaver and Fox for who will make the best maple syrup.
Franklin Helps Out
Feb 21, 2000
Franklin can't find a job to help with in the community.
Franklin's Missing Snacks
Feb 21, 2000
Bear is accused of eating all of the snacks his friends stored away for safe keeping.