Season 3

October 11, 1999

Franklin makes friends with a bat named Bat, but problems emerge when they can't meet because Bat is nocturnal.

October 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 Bear gets to keep the new hamster, calling it Henry II.

October 18, 1999

Franklin helps Snail a bit too much during a nature walk with Bear, Beaver, Fox, and Goose.

October 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 how important his role is.

October 25, 1999

Franklin wins a contest with a painting that he, Bear, Beaver, and Fox painted.

October 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 senses and puts his friend before the game.

November 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 her boat after him in gratitude for his help.

November 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.

November 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.

November 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 imagination getting the best of them which is also what they use to "fight the monsters" as superheroes.

November 22, 1999

Franklin's preconceived notions about trees are turned upside down when he gets the responsibility of planting one.

November 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. They get to Mr. Heron's shop a little too late, but Dynaroo stuck around after Mrs. Muskrat called ahead to tell of their good deed.

November 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 prevented if he had put away the tent days ago.

November 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.

December 6, 1999

Franklin tries to learn magic like a famous magician, Martin the Magnificent.

December 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 danger, and with Bear asleep, he learns to be self sufficient in tying it down securely by himself.

January 17, 2000

A lost puppy follows Franklin around, and Franklin wants to keep him.

January 17, 2000

Franklin takes the school's toy bus without asking.

January 31, 2000

Rabbit steals Franklin's technique for drawing storm clouds.

January 31, 2000

A young boy named Squirrel hangs out with Franklin, Fox, and Raccoon.

February 7, 2000

Mr. Groundhog gets grumpy during February 2nd, and Franklin tries to find out why.

February 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.

February 14, 2000

Franklin doesn't want his friends to know that he is afraid of thunderstorms.

February 14, 2000

Franklin and Bear compete with Beaver and Fox for who will make the best maple syrup.

February 21, 2000

Franklin can't find a job to help with in the community.

February 21, 2000

Bear is accused of eating all of the snacks his friends stored away for safe keeping.