History WMG / Franklin

* Why is Kit not present in any other Franklin show?

* The raccoon is absent, even at such important moments as the beginning and end of the school year (of course, we do not take into account Bayside Bandits);
* Beatrice reportedly went to kindergarten but has not been shown in any medium (the movie only mentions it - and any other Franklin show doesn't even do that);
* What happened to trainer Porcupine that Miss Koala has to train Franklin and his friends instead, and when she returns to Australia, she is replaced by Mr. Owl?

This explains why Harriet is now toddler-preschool age, despite Franklin and his friends still being around the same age as they have been the entire series. The ''Franklin TV Storybook'' releases seem to support this idea, as some of them depict Harriet as present in stories that are adaptations of ''Franklin'' TV show stories released before ''Franklin and the Green Knight'' in which Harriet was born, such as "Franklin and the Babysitter."

It's likely Otter and her family grew bored of the big city (or perhaps any of her parents lost their job), and they ended up moving back to Woodland. However, her long absence has led her to being homeschooled or she could've moved somewhere else in Woodland, but in a different school.

This would explain [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome why he vanished after his only appearance]].

It's likely Otter and her family grew bored of the big city (or one of her parents lost their job), and they ended up moving back to Woodland. However, her long absence has led her to being homeschooled.

* Two issues with this theory. The first is the FunnyAnimal society differences in the nature of the two show's worlds. Little Bear lives in a forest with a cat, duck, hen and owl, all of which generally look and move like normal animals, even if they don't behave like them. He also knows two humans. On ''Franklin'', there's an owl who's the same size as most of the other anthropomorphic characters and there's never been the slightest indication of humans. The other issue is that Little Bear's society has no electricity or plumbing; i.e. the characters are shown taking a bath in a metal washtub in the living room. Franklin's world, on the other hand, is advanced enough to have personal computers. Okay, so it is within the realm of possibility that Little Bear could just have lived in a backwards society, but still...

Little Bear and his friends grew up and parted ways in order to settle down and start their new families. Little Bear, now a big bear named Mr. Bear, visited Woodland where he met the bear who would become his wife, Mrs. Bear, and together they have a son that they named "Bear" who becomes Franklin's best friend.

Badger was part of Franklin's class in the entirety of the Original Animation, but starting from ''Franklin and Friends'' she is [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome suspiciously absent]]. Her [[WordOfGod cerebral palsy]] may have had an influence in this as she could simply be homeschooled now like Raccoon, moved out of Woodland in order to cope with her disability, or simply [[DeathByAdaptation perished]] due to the debilitating nature of her condition.

How else can he get away with not attending Franklin's class in about half the episodes of the original television series? (He doesn't appear at all in ''Franklin and Friends''.)

How else can he get away with not attending Franklin's class in about half the episodes of the original television series. (He doesn't appear at all in ''Franklin and Friends''.)

WordOfGod has it that Franklin and his friends have [[TimeSkip grown up a bit in the new show]]. That doesn't explain, though, the curious absence of certain characters like Granny, Badger, Raccoon, Aunt Lucy, Sam and Kit. (And if it weren't for a couple token appearances, one might as well include Skunk in that list as well.) Yet, aside from this and other minor issues, there is really so much continuity that it feels like the show is taking place in the same basic continuity. So it seems more fair to say that the show is a continuation of the original except where noted, rather than calling it a flat-out [[ContinuityReBoot Reboot]].

[[WMG: ''Franklin and Friends'' is, if not a [[ContinuityReBoot Reboot]], then like the original show except where noted.]]

WordOfGod has it that Franklin and his friends have grown up a bit in the new show. That doesn't explain, though, the curious absence of certain characters like Granny, Badger, Raccoon, Aunt Lucy, Sam and Kit. (And if it weren't for a couple token appearances, one might as well include Skunk in that list as well.) Yet, aside from this and other minor issues, there is really so much continuity that it feels like the show is taking place in the same basic continuity. So it seems more fair to say that the show is like the original except where noted, rather than calling it an out-and-out [[ContinuityReBoot Reboot]].

In the [=CGI=] ''Franklin and Friends'' series, it is revealed that Mrs. Turtle sometimes takes substitute-teaching work at Franklin's school. That's income, but it could use supplementing.

Franklin's world is ''not'' a cashless society, so unless they inherited, they have to be doing ''something'' for work. Yet, no mention of an occupation is ever made and they are actually shown to be at home during the day when Franklin is at school. Since a large amount of that time seems to be spent working in their garden, it makes sense that it is their occupation and those fruits and veggies become food for the stores in Woodland. In the [=CGI=] ''Franklin and Friends'' series, however, it is revealed that Mrs. Turtle sometimes takes substitute-teaching work at Franklin's school.

Franklin's world is ''not'' a cashless society, so unless they inherited, they have to be doing ''something'' for work. Yet, no mention of an occupation is ever made and they are actually shown to be at home during the day when Franklin is at school. Since a large amount of that time seems to be spent working in their garden, it makes sense that it is their occupation and those fruits and veggies become food for the stores in Woodland.