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Benjamin Franklin

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.

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documentary, biography, history

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Florentine Films

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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https://www.pbs.org/show/benjamin-franklin/

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And handsome,
and sometimes witty. - Benjamin Franklin

And handsome, and sometimes witty.

He's different from
the other Founders, - Benjamin Franklin

He's different from the other Founders,

If you would not be forgotten, - Benjamin Franklin

If you would not be forgotten,

He's older.
And so he brought a past, - Benjamin Franklin

He's older. And so he brought a past,

He brought his wisdom,
his experience, - Benjamin Franklin

He brought his wisdom, his experience,

Brands: Franklin was born an
Englishman, like everybody else - Benjamin Franklin

Brands: Franklin was born an Englishman, like everybody else

He is made to realize that he
will never be allowed to be - Benjamin Franklin

He is made to realize that he will never be allowed to be

And, for that reason,
he decides he has to - Benjamin Franklin

And, for that reason, he decides he has to

Josiah made candles and soap - Benjamin Franklin

Josiah made candles and soap

When his first wife
died in childbirth, - Benjamin Franklin

When his first wife died in childbirth,

Man as William Franklin:
Dear Father, - Benjamin Franklin

Man as William Franklin: Dear Father,

Benjamin would be
her eighth child. - Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin would be her eighth child.

The same Spirit however,
still prevails - Benjamin Franklin

The same Spirit however, still prevails

He grew up in a 4-room house - Benjamin Franklin

He grew up in a 4-room house

Your dutiful son, William. - Benjamin Franklin

Your dutiful son, William.

Narrator: The repercussions of
the Boston Tea Party - Benjamin Franklin

Narrator: The repercussions of the Boston Tea Party

From the start,
the boy was precocious. - Benjamin Franklin

From the start, the boy was precocious.

King George Ill ordered
a crackdown - Benjamin Franklin

King George Ill ordered a crackdown

He was reading
the Bible by age 5. - Benjamin Franklin

He was reading the Bible by age 5.

His sister Jane recalled
that he "studied incessantly" - Benjamin Franklin

His sister Jane recalled that he "studied incessantly&q...

"The New England governments
are in a state of rebellion," - Benjamin Franklin

"The New England governments are in a state of rebellio...

"Blows must decide whether
they are to be subject - Benjamin Franklin

"Blows must decide whether they are to be subject

He found the long prayers
before each meal tedious - Benjamin Franklin

He found the long prayers before each meal tedious

Until the East India Company was
compensated for its lost tea, - Benjamin Franklin

Until the East India Company was compensated for its lost te...

"It would be," young Benjamin
said, "a vast saving of time." - Benjamin Franklin

"It would be," young Benjamin said, "a vast s...

Massachusetts was placed
under martial law, - Benjamin Franklin

Massachusetts was placed under martial law,

An avid swimmer,
he designed rudimentary fins - Benjamin Franklin

An avid swimmer, he designed rudimentary fins

Communities were required
to provide quarters - Benjamin Franklin

Communities were required to provide quarters

Americans called the new
laws the Intolerable Acts. - Benjamin Franklin

Americans called the new laws the Intolerable Acts.

Protests sprang up
in every colony. - Benjamin Franklin

Protests sprang up in every colony.

Josiah initially thought his son - Benjamin Franklin

Josiah initially thought his son

Committees of correspondence
were established. - Benjamin Franklin

Committees of correspondence were established.

They urged colonists "not to
purchase any goods which shall - Benjamin Franklin

They urged colonists "not to purchase any goods which s...

But the academy proved
too expensive, - Benjamin Franklin

But the academy proved too expensive,

He was 10 years old;
his schooling was over. - Benjamin Franklin

He was 10 years old; his schooling was over.

In New Jersey, Governor
William Franklin wrote to his - Benjamin Franklin

In New Jersey, Governor William Franklin wrote to his

Brands: I think it was crucial
to Franklin's success - Benjamin Franklin

Brands: I think it was crucial to Franklin's success

Man as William Franklin:
My Lord, - Benjamin Franklin

Man as William Franklin: My Lord,

When people go through
formal schools, - Benjamin Franklin

When people go through formal schools,

They also learn what
you don't have to know. - Benjamin Franklin

They also learn what you don't have to know.

Your Lordship's most obedient - Benjamin Franklin

Your Lordship's most obedient

With Franklin, he never knew
what he didn't have to know, - Benjamin Franklin

With Franklin, he never knew what he didn't have to kno...

Narrator: For more than
a decade, William Franklin - Benjamin Franklin

Narrator: For more than a decade, William Franklin

He signed
a 9-year apprenticeship, - Benjamin Franklin

He signed a 9-year apprenticeship,

"The most despotic and worst
of all Tyrannies," he told them, - Benjamin Franklin

"The most despotic and worst of all Tyrannies," he...

Printing was
an amazing business if you were - Benjamin Franklin

Printing was an amazing business if you were

Printers are setting type
upside-down and backward. - Benjamin Franklin

Printers are setting type upside-down and backward.

And you have to be really
hyper-literate to understand - Benjamin Franklin

And you have to be really hyper-literate to understand

Man as Franklin: Dear Son, - Benjamin Franklin

Man as Franklin: Dear Son,

Narrator: Handling the heavy
sets of lead type - Benjamin Franklin

Narrator: Handling the heavy sets of lead type

Having access to books - Benjamin Franklin

Having access to books

They have extorted many
Thousand Pounds from America - Benjamin Franklin

They have extorted many Thousand Pounds from America

Man as Franklin:
Often I sat up in my room - Benjamin Franklin

Man as Franklin: Often I sat up in my room

Of this Money, they ought
to make Restitution. - Benjamin Franklin

Of this Money, they ought to make Restitution.

But you, who are a thorough
Courtier, see everything - Benjamin Franklin

But you, who are a thorough Courtier, see everything

And all the little money
that came into my hands - Benjamin Franklin

And all the little money that came into my hands

Narrator:
The Franklins were coming to - Benjamin Franklin

Narrator: The Franklins were coming to

Woman: Here was a kid
who only had - Benjamin Franklin

Woman: Here was a kid who only had

So, what did he do?
He taught himself how to write. - Benjamin Franklin

So, what did he do? He taught himself how to write.

Narrator: He composed poetry...
Including a ballad - Benjamin Franklin

Narrator: He composed poetry... Including a ballad

There were always dissenters,
sympathizers with America, - Benjamin Franklin

There were always dissenters, sympathizers with America,

He read articles
from "The Spectator," - Benjamin Franklin

He read articles from "The Spectator,"

There were people, well-placed
within the British Government, - Benjamin Franklin

There were people, well-placed within the British Government...

He stayed up late at night
and rose early each morning - Benjamin Franklin

He stayed up late at night and rose early each morning

"I was," Franklin said,
"extremely ambitious." - Benjamin Franklin

"I was," Franklin said, "extremely ambitious....

Narrator: Working
behind the scenes, - Benjamin Franklin

Narrator: Working behind the scenes,

Its first issue
attacked Cotton Mather, - Benjamin Franklin

Its first issue attacked Cotton Mather,

And what's going on
leads him to despair. - Benjamin Franklin

And what's going on leads him to despair.

I'm not sure there were many
who were more disappointed - Benjamin Franklin

I'm not sure there were many who were more disappointed

Mather called
the newspaper wicked, - Benjamin Franklin

Mather called the newspaper wicked,

What James Franklin does
is he creates - Benjamin Franklin

What James Franklin does is he creates

Man as William Franklin:
Gentlemen, - Benjamin Franklin

Man as William Franklin: Gentlemen,

One evidently leading to peace,
happiness, and a restoration - Benjamin Franklin

One evidently leading to peace, happiness, and a restoration

His paper, in Boston, is, quote, - Benjamin Franklin

His paper, in Boston, is, quote,

The other inevitably
conducting you - Benjamin Franklin

The other inevitably conducting you

Narrator: On April 2, 1722,
an essay appeared - Benjamin Franklin

Narrator: On April 2, 1722, an essay appeared

Narrator: In New Jersey,
William had refused to - Benjamin Franklin

Narrator: In New Jersey, William had refused to

They chose representatives
anyway. - Benjamin Franklin

They chose representatives anyway.

No one, including
James Franklin, had any idea - Benjamin Franklin

No one, including James Franklin, had any idea

When the Congress met
in Philadelphia - Benjamin Franklin

When the Congress met in Philadelphia

More of Silence Dogood's
articles began to appear. - Benjamin Franklin

More of Silence Dogood's articles began to appear.

It banned all imports
from Britain - Benjamin Franklin

It banned all imports from Britain

She offered irreverent
advice on funeral eulogies, - Benjamin Franklin

She offered irreverent advice on funeral eulogies,

Otherwise, American exports
to England would cease - Benjamin Franklin

Otherwise, American exports to England would cease

Man as Franklin: Most of them
consulted their own Purses - Benjamin Franklin

Man as Franklin: Most of them consulted their own Purses

If only his father had been
there, William wrote, he might - Benjamin Franklin

If only his father had been there, William wrote, he might

At Harvard They learn
little more than - Benjamin Franklin

At Harvard They learn little more than

Man as William Franklin: However
mad you may think the Measures - Benjamin Franklin

Man as William Franklin: However mad you may think the Measu...

And from whence they return, - Benjamin Franklin

And from whence they return,

Narrator: In the summer of 1722, - Benjamin Franklin

Narrator: In the summer of 1722,

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Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Florentine Films

Genre: documentary, biography, history

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.2

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Released: 04 Apr 2022

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.pbs.org/show/benjamin-franklin/