Franklin: The Movie (2001 film)

Franklin: The Movie is a 2001 animated film based off of the original 1997 TV series (which initially ended in 2000, but came back in early 2004) It was theatrically released on November 18, 2001.

Cast

 * Franklin
 * Bear
 * Beaver
 * Fox
 * Rabbit
 * Snail
 * Badger
 * Goose
 * Skunk
 * Otter (NOTE: First appearance since Season 2's "Franklin and Otter's Visit" from 1998)
 * The Parents
 * Mr. Owl

Home video releases
On April 4, 2002, It was released on VHS. On August 9, 2002, it was released on DVD. It was released on Laserdisc in 2003. On June 30, 2011, it was released on Blu-ray.

Sequel
Franklin 2: Franklin Saves the Day (or Otter's Sickness in some countries) was released on November 30, 2004 (serves as the series finale to the original Franklin series).

Production
In 2000, the makers of the show announced a theatrical film. Production officially started in late summer of 2000 and ended in spring of 2001. It was originally the series finale until the series came back in 2004 with seasons 5 & 6. In October 2000, they hired all ex-Disney workers to help with making the film.

Soundtrack

 * 1) Hey It's Franklin (Remix)
 * 2) A Wonderful Day - Everyone
 * 3) My Friend Otter - Franklin
 * 4) All Star - Smash Mouth
 * 5) Who Let The Dogs Out - Baba Men
 * 6) We Gotta Run Away - Franklin, Snail, Otter and Bear
 * 7) Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
 * 8) Find Them All - Franklin's parents, Fox, Rabbit and Beaver
 * 9) All Hope Is Lost - Franklin, Snail, Otter and Bear
 * 10) Our Feelings - Franklin and Otter
 * 11) Mission Complete - Everyone
 * 12) A Wonderful Day (reprise) - Everyone

End credits

 * 1) When I Close My Eyes - Shanice
 * 2) Precious Wings - Tatyana Ali
 * 3) You're Where I Belong - Trisha Yearwood

Trivia

 * "Our Feelings" is a song where Franklin and Otter reveal their feelings for each other.
 * Ex-Disney workers helped work on this movie.
 * Holly Gauthier-Frankel decided to voice Otter in this film, while all the other characters kept their voice actors at the time of this.
 * They're were some slight gore scenes in the movie (they were banned in most countries). It was close to being PG-13 because of that, but decided to lower it down to a G rating.
 * This got a G rating, while it's sequel, got a PG rating because of some dark scenes.