Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure is an animated movie released on September 6, 2006, based on the television show Franklin

Franklin (TV series)

Franklin is a Canadian animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois. The television series was named after its main character, Franklin the Turtle...

. It was also the first Franklin movie to make it to the theaters in Canada and France.

The events of this movie focus around Franklin's Granny falling ill during a visit from Franklin's Aunt Lucy, who is an archaeologist. Aunt Lucy knows of a special talisman

Amulet

An amulet, similar to a talisman , is any object intended to bring good luck or protection to its owner.Potential amulets include gems, especially engraved gems, statues, coins, drawings, pendants, rings, plants and animals; even words said in certain occasions—for example: vade retro satana—, to...

 that may cure the illness, so she joins Franklin on a quest to find it, along with his friends Bear and Beaver. But they are also accompanied by Aunt Lucy's goddaughter, Sam, and her personality clashes with Franklin.

This is the first ever Franklin movie planned to be released in theaters. It was slated to premiere in theaters in Canada and France, although in America

United States

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 it was released direct to video by CBS

CBS

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. Writer John van Bruggen states that this movie will take Franklin on a much greater adventure than any of the past Franklin movies, including Franklin and the Green Knight

Franklin and the Green Knight

Franklin and the Green Knight was the first ever Franklin movie, released direct to video and DVD in 2000. It has since aired on Noggin and Nick Jr. in the United States, and Canada's Family Channel.-Plot:Franklin is at first excited when he learns that his parents are going to have a baby...

.

Written by John van Bruggen and directed by Dominique Monfrey. Production companies include Alphanim

Alphanim

Alphanim was a French independent animation production and distribution company, founded in 1997, with a catalogue ranging from pre-school through teens and family properties...

, Nelvana

Nelvana

Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 known for its work in children's animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s...

, StudioCanal

StudioCanal

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, Digital eMation, and Europool. It is distributed by Mars Distribution, with StudioCanal controlling all rights worldwide. Preproduction is being handled by a team of former Disney

The Walt Disney Company

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animators. This movie has also been listed under the working titles "Franklin and the Secret Talisman" and "Franklin and Granny's Secret".

Versions

Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure is available in two versions, French and English, both of which are in different case covers. Although both versions are the same story plot, they have a different cast.