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Franklin invites neophyte player Skunk to join his side in a neighborhood hockey game, but he soon regrets it. Skunk can't skate fast, or pass the puck, or shoot on net. Because of Skunk, Franklin's team loses the game--an unacceptable result for Franklin, who is used to winning.

When Franklin and Bear and their fathers go on a canoe trip, they must swallow their disappointment and search for a less crowded place to explore.

Franklin, attending his first meeting of the Woodland Trailblazers, is dismayed to learn it is going to take some time to earn badges, but by the end of the evening, he has had so much fun, he is glad to have a reason to keep coming back.

Franklin must decide whether to hide his new bike helmet and not ride in the safety rally or to wear it and risk being ridiculed by his friends.

Franklin has a bad day when he is scolded at home and at school. Even his friends let him down. So when he gets home, he snatches up his stuffed dog, Sam, and goes off to find a new home and new friends. But as he walks along, memories of good times come flooding back, making him realize he'll never find a better family or better friends than he already has.