Franklin


 * Not to be confused with Frank.

"Eat or be eaten."

- Franklin

Franklin is a turkey in the who appears during Turkey Day. After his debut in, Franklin appears in all subsequent games except. Franklin does not appear in or, instead debuting in , making him and Farley the only special characters in the series to be given this treatment.

In
Franklin makes his debut in international versions of. Tortimer, the mayor, invites him for dinner and intends for him to be the main course. During this time, Franklin hides behind obstacles such as trees, buildings and signs, and waits for the player to bring him pieces of silverware from the banquet. Franklin believes that if the player pilfers the utensils, the villagers will be unable to serve him. For each piece brought to him, the player receives one piece of the Harvest Series.

If the player talks to the villagers during the Harvest Festival, they talk about where they've seen Franklin. The player can also get a map coordinate clue each time they speak to a villager. While in one hiding place, Franklin will accept only one 'knife and fork' set, so if players wish to give him another, they must move from the hiding place until Franklin disappears and search for him again. However, there is a glitch that allows the player to visit Franklin in the same hiding place multiple times. After talking to Franklin, the player must enter any building within the acre Franklin is found in, including houses, the museum, or Tom Nook's store. When the player returns, Franklin will remain in the same spot. In, however, this glitch is removed.

In
Franklin returns in after being absent in, and his function from  is left largely unchanged in this game. The only differences are the dialogue, and that Franklin's voice is now much deeper in a similar manner to cranky villagers.

In
In, Franklin acts as a chef, rather than the 'main course' of the Harvest Festival. He asks the player to find ingredients that allow him to cook dishes, and hands out unique rewards upon doing so. Some of these ingredients must be obtained from villagers by completing tasks, while others, such as fish, have to be caught. There is also one secret ingredient for each dish that is required in order to receive all the unique items, and the villagers may tell the player what this is. Unlike previous games, Franklin does not hand out furniture from the Harvest Series, although he hands out the Fruit Basket and the Cornucopia; the Fruit Basket can be obtained when getting the first secret ingredient correct, while the Cornucopia is obtained after the player makes all of the dishes.

In
While initially absent from, Franklin was added alongside Turkey Day in the Free Winter Update. He returns as the host of the event. Franklin's voice pitch is changed once again in, being similar to that of smug villagers.

can be obtained from Nook Shopping after inviting him to Photopia via his amiibo card.

Prior to its removal in version, when the player scans Franklin's amiibo card and tries to invite him, he will say:

''Hello, Franklin here. Oh! Is that Player ? What's up, gobble gob? A trip to your campsite ?! Hm! I'd love to take some time to kick back and stretch my wings out there... But a chief's work is never over! I've got hungry customers to feed, so I'm stuck here for now. But I appreciate the invite! Next time I see you, I'll be there cooking up more delicious dishes.''

In Animal Crossing Plaza
Franklin appears as a Miiverse stamp in Animal Crossing Plaza.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Franklin appears as a trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Trivia

 * Franklin's birthday, the 10th of October, is one of the possible days that Canadian Thanksgiving can take place on. This is likely intentional, as the other special villagers (Jingle, Jack, etc.) related to holidays have birthdays that are significant to their own holiday.
 * If the player cuts down any trees Franklin is hiding behind, Franklin will be frightened.
 * Franklin may be named after, who supposedly preferred the to the  as the national bird of the United States.