He began his own nine-piece orchestra, known at various times as the Peninsula Band,[i] the Super Soloists, and the Merrimakers, and appeared in San Mateo (1926 to June 1927), where he also owned a music store,[3][full citation needed] and San Jose (1928 to January 1929), where he was Master of Ceremonies and wrote revues for the California Theatre[4][full citation needed] before moving on to Fresno and Oakland.

For two years he was emcee with Fanchon and Marco at Fox West Coast in San Diego; musical director and emcee with Paramount Publix Corporation, travelling to Seattle, Denver, Houston and Toledo; and finally worked on the Loew's circuit in Providence, Rhode Island and New York City from 1932[5] to 1935.

[6][full citation needed] Franklyn always composed his scores at home early in the morning; he only went to the studio to watch the 30-piece Warner Bros. Orchestra record the music or to view the finished cartoon.

[8][full citation needed] At the time of his death, Franklyn was composing the score for a Tweety cartoon, The Jet Cage.

The first two minutes of the cartoon were scored by Franklyn, the rest by William Lava, who had been working on the Warner Bros. main lot and replaced him as musical director.