In `Franklin Plays the Game', Franklin is determined to be the best player on his soccer team. In `Franklin Wants a Pet', he sets out to prove that he can take good care of a pet if they buy him one.

Franklin tries to be punctual for Bear's birthday party; Franklin feels miserable after his friend moves away.

In `Franklin Goes to School', Franklin is excited about his first day at school, and in `Franklin Is Lost', Franklin loses his bearing during a game of hide-and-seek.

In `Franklin Has a Sleepover', Bear feels homesick during his sleepover with Franklin. In `Franklin's Halloween', Franklin faces going into a haunted house alone when his friend Bear is ill at home with a cold.

In `Franklin Rides a Bike', Franklin is disheartened when he tries to ride his bike without stabilisers, and in `Franklin is Messy', Franklin discovers that having a messy room is not a good idea.

Franklin lies to his friends about a special talent for eating 76 flies in the blink of an eye; Franklin must visit his aunt, but he cannot find his favourite blanket so he can sleep and not be afraid.