Franklin tries to do a good deed in order to get journalist Mr. Coyote to get him into the newspaper.

Franklin receives a submarine by mail that isn't at all what he imagined it to be.

Franklin gets to help out around the house on small fix-it jobs. He then tries to apply it to helping his friends, which seem to work at first, until he finds out that his fixes caused bigger messes. However, his friends forgive him and his parents tell him that learning from one's mistakes is experience, too. And with his father's help, he does it again the right way.

Franklin gets nervous about a forthcoming chess championship being held at his school.

Franklin and Bear are eager to deliver newspapers while the local paperboy is away for the weekend. They soon find out that windy Saturdays are much better for flying kites than delivering papers.

Franklin's shell is peeling due to having Carapace Eczema and is treated with an embarrassing ointment. He then tries various ways to hide this from his friends.

Franklin thinks that a newer, prettier sailboat in Mr. Mole's store is better than his older, run-down sailboat he currently owns. He waits for his father to fix his old run up, but runs out of patience and buys the new boat, only it looks better than it swims. In the meantime, Mr. Turtle fixes his old boat up, so Franklin gives the new boat as a trophy to his dad in gratitude.

Franklin accidentally snoops on Bear's birthday present and tells him it's an action figure. He then convinces his friends into buying all the accessories, but when he finds out the action figure was for his own birthday, Franklin gives it to Bear to avoid revealing the truth so nobody is let down.

Mr. Mole tells Franklin stories of his father's childhood mistakes while he and Franklin wait at the train station for Franklin's mother.

Beaver becomes too bossy during a production of a Little Red Riding Hood puppet play.

Franklin discovers how slow he actually is when he gets his hands on a stopwatch.

Franklin's friends don't believe him when he explains that a different kid wreaks havoc on his fun.

Franklin and Rabbit get too much into playing practical jokes being played on their friends.

Franklin tries to hide Sam while on a camping trip with his friends.

Franklin and Bear try to hide a secret berry patch all to themselves.

Franklin feels challenged by the affections of another kid Granny is babysitting.

Franklin gets an extra copy of a rare trading card and has to decide whether to give it to Beaver or Fox.

Franklin and Fox try to build a robot. When their friends Beaver and Badger mock their simple made one that doesn't actually do anything, they each take turns wearing the robot suit and a forced to do the chores Rabbit, Goose, Beaver and Badger think they are ordering it to do.

Franklin tries to find out where the ball went during a game of baseball played by Beaver, Fox and Raccoon. All the clues point to it falling in the river, but Bear points out that it knocked down a branch as it got stuck in a tree.

Franklin's friends think that he is fearless going down Thrill Hill, the steepest hill in all of Woodland.

Bear feels unlucky, so Franklin gives him a fake four-leaf clover to try and boost his luck.

Franklin and Bear accuse two crabs of stealing their seashells.

Snail wants to learn how to fly, but everyone else thinks it's ridiculous and dangerous, except for Franklin.

Franklin and Bear want to play in the park, but Bear's younger sister keeps calling out to them. Franklin keeps retiring until, which makes Bear jealous, but they realize the she was actually calling out to Franklin because Bear was too busy.

Bear, Franklin and his family prepare to go out for a camping trip. While packing up, Mr. Turtle accidentally drops a frying pan and it lands on his foot which gives him serious injuries, forcing him to stay out of the vacation. Mrs. Turtle takes care of the rest of the work, which has some differences than what Mr. Turtle does.