Franklin's tendency to "stop and smell the roses" causes him to be late for fun things; Franklin is devastated and cranky when his friend Otter moves away.
Bear feels homesick during his sleepover with Franklin; Franklin faces going into a haunted house alone when his friend Bear is ill at home with a cold on Halloween.
Franklin hides from his friends to avoid learning to ride his bike without training wheels; Franklin's messiness keeps him from finding things he needs.
When 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;Faced with spending a night away from home for the very first time at his Aunt's place, Franklin takes comfort knowing his favorite blue blanket will be with him
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;Franklin spearheads the gang's decision to design and build the best fort ever - that is until the others decide to make it a tree fort.
Franklin finds a camera and decides to tell it after his friends tell him about "finders-keepers"; Franklin is asked to make friends with a new neighbor and classmate named Moose.
When Franklin secures the lead in his class presentation of the Nutcracker, he works extra hard to memorize all his lines;When Porcupine, jealous of Franklin's popularity, creates a Secret Club for the sole purpose of keeping him out of it
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;Franklin's parents discover he's afraid of small dark places, including his own shell
It's Christmas time and Franklin and his friends all agree to contribute a "gently used" toy of their own to a needy child;Franklin would rather spend the day playing with his friends than helping his Granny clean her attic
