Franklin

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"Relax, OK? Take it easy. We can work this out, right? Everything's cool OK?"

— Franklin, Animal Crossing: City Folk

Franklin	フランクリン Furankurin
Species Gender Turkey Male
Service	Harvest Festival
Birthday	October 10th
Debut	Animal Crossing
Latest appearance	Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo

Franklin the turkey appears during the Harvest Festival between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m., on the fourth Thursday in November, as a special character in all games except Doubutsu no Mori, Doubutsu no Mori+, and Animal Crossing: Wild World. He also makes an appearance in Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival.^{[citation needed]}

Interestingly enough, Franklin was not available in Doubutsu no Mori nor Doubutsu no Mori+, instead debuting in Animal Crossing, making him and Farley the only characters in the series to be given this treatment.

In Animal Crossing and Animal Crossing: City Folk

Franklin realizes he is in trouble when Tortimer, the mayor, invites him for dinner, or rather, to be dinner. 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 will receive one piece of the Harvest Series, including the wallpaper/carpet.

Franklin in Animal Crossing: City Folk

If the player talks to the villagers during the Harvest Festival, they talk about where they've sighted Franklin. The player can also get a letter and a number clue each time the player talks to them. In Animal Crossing: City Folk, the player must deliver a knife and fork to them (given by Tortimer) to them, with a limit of one clue per villager.

Franklin is unusual among the Animal Crossing series residents and visitors in that he is static; unlike the other visitors, such as Saharah or Joan, he does not walk around the town. Instead, Franklin appears in his hiding place and disappears soon after the player moves the camera out of view.

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.

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, 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, 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 right. The cornucopia is obtained after the player makes all the dishes.

Card profiles

Happy Home Designer amiibo card

Animal Crossing amiibo card
Card back	#216 Franklin - Series 3 Type: Special Star sign: Libra Birthday: October 10th Dice value: 5 Hand sign: Scissors
← 215 Isabelle List of amiibo cards #216 Franklin 217 Jingle →

Other Appearances

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Franklin appears as a collectible trophy.

	#623 Franklin
	NTSC-U: The Harvest Festival, understandably, makes Franklin a little nervous. But in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, he's been invited to cook for everyone. He seems to need help gathering ingredients... Could you spare some time to help? Just to be clear, he isn't one of the ingredients! PAL: Harvest Festivals understandably make Franklin nervous, but in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, he's been invited to cook for everyone. Maybe you'd consider helping him gather the ingredients he needs? For the record, though, Franklin is not on the menu.
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Trivia

• If the player cuts down the tree Franklin is hiding behind, Franklin will be frightened.
• Franklin may be named after Benjamin Franklin, who supposedly preferred the Wild Turkey to the Bald Eagle as the national bird of the United States.
• He has a deeper voice in Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing: New Leaf than Animal Crossing.

Gallery

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  Franklin in Animal Crossing

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  Franklin's reaction when brought silverware (again)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フランクリン Furankurin
French	Dindou	Twist on the French word "Dindon" meaning Turkey
German	Gernod	-