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'''Frankie Stein''' is a 2010-introduced and all-around character. She is a [[Simulacrums|simulacrum]], specifically the daughter of Frankenstein's monster and his bride, and a student at [[Monster High (location)|Monster High]]. Having been born as a 15-year old only recently, Frankie may have the intelligence and physical capabilities of her born-age, but she does not have the appropriate life-experience. She has been rapidly gaining ground, though, mostly with the support of the close group of friends she created around herself. In everyday life, Frankie has an unrelenting positive disposition, which allows her to easily make friends and motivates her to always look for solutions that help out as many people as possible, but it also makes her prone to being taken advantage of. It doesn't help that she is a tad clumsy either. Befitting her heritage, Frankie has an interest in broad range of scientific subjects and she favors the practical side over the theoretical one. This interest extends to sewing and cooking, both skills she excels at and has utilized to create other simulacrums.
'''Frankie Stein''' is a major character in the Monster High franchise, first appearing with the series's [[Basic (doll assortment)|debut line of dolls]] back in July 2010.
 
 
The daughter of Frankenstein's monster and his bride, Frankie is the new ghoul at the school Monster High, having only been alive for 15 days. She is very friendly and athletic, never wasting time being negative, but has a clumsy streak, as her body parts tend to fly off. She is also very naive; due to her very young age, she doesn't know much about life and typical teenage things.
 
   
 
==Portrayers==
 
==Portrayers==
[[File:Angerla.png|thumb|left|120px|Angela Duscio in the music video]]
 
 
In the music video for the ''[[Fright Song]]'', there are several character analogues who received creative interpretation by the video crew. The "Hero Zombie Girl" is portrayed by [[Angela Duscio]].
 
In the music video for the ''[[Fright Song]]'', there are several character analogues who received creative interpretation by the video crew. The "Hero Zombie Girl" is portrayed by [[Angela Duscio]].
   
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==Character==
 
==Character==
 
===Personality===
 
===Personality===
Frankie is friendly, sweet, and polite with a clumsy streak. She is the most naive of all the girls; being so young, so she tries to learn all she can about the world through monster teen magazines, although their advice often cause awkward moments for her.
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Frankie is friendly, sweet, and polite with a clumsy streak. She is the most naïve of all the girls; being so young, so she tries to learn all she can about the world through monster teen magazines, although their advice often cause awkward moments for her.
   
 
Despite setbacks, she remains upbeat, hopeful and determined to find her place within Monster High. Frankie can also be insecure and react too quickly, such as instantly labeling [[Abbey Bominable]] as rude, and accusing one of her friends of being the [[Ghostly Gossip]].
 
Despite setbacks, she remains upbeat, hopeful and determined to find her place within Monster High. Frankie can also be insecure and react too quickly, such as instantly labeling [[Abbey Bominable]] as rude, and accusing one of her friends of being the [[Ghostly Gossip]].
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In the cartoon series, due to having pass yearly events, it is implied that she is over a year old by now. Meanwhile, on the back of Frankie's ''[[Picture Day]]'' box, her age is listed as "How many days has it been now?".
 
In the cartoon series, due to having pass yearly events, it is implied that she is over a year old by now. Meanwhile, on the back of Frankie's ''[[Picture Day]]'' box, her age is listed as "How many days has it been now?".
 
==Classic Monster==
 
[[File:Frankandbride.jpg|thumb|left|Frankenstein's Monster and his Bride, from the 1935 film ''Bride of Frankenstein''.]]
 
Frankie is the child of the [[wikipedia:Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's Monster]] and [[wikipedia:Bride of Frankenstein|his bride]]; The influence of her parents in her physical appearance can be seen in Frankie's skin color, stitches and neck bolts (from her father as depicted in films), and her black and white hair and red lips (from her mother as depicted in films). Frankie also has a fondness for the lightning bolt symbol, which is seen frequently in the films as the method of animating the monster.
 
 
The character of Frankenstein's monster first appeared the 1818 Gothic novel, ''[[wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus]]'', written by English novelist Mary Shelley. The novel tells of [[wikipedia:Dr. Frankenstein|Victor Frankenstein]], who builds a creature in his laboratory but upon bringing the creature to life, Frankenstein flees from it in horror and disavows his experiment. Abandoned, the monster wanders through the wilderness searching for someone who would understand and shelter him. The novel has since been the subject of many adaptations, mostly in film.
 
 
In 1935, Universal released a sequel to their popular 1931 ''Frankenstein'' adaptation. The sequel was titled ''[[wikipedia:Bride of Frankenstein|Bride of Frankenstein]]'', and was directed by James Whale and starred [[wikipedia:Boris Karloff|Boris Karloff]] and [[wikipedia:Elsa Lanchester|Elsa Lanchester]]. In this film, it is revealed that Frankenstein's monster has survived the pursuit of the angry mob from the last film, and he persuades his maker, Dr. Frankenstein, to create a mate for him. This film introduced the concept of Frankenstein's bride to the public, and her appearance in this film - including her iconic white-striped hair - has become a popular portrayal of the character.
 
 
Frankie mentions multiple times in the diaries and cartoon series that her parents, especially her father, "made her". This suggests that (within the Monster High universe) either the characters of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster are the same person, or the monster was educated in science, similar to Dr. Frankenstein.
 
 
In the ''Monster High'' universe, Frankie's parents tell her that certain details of the ''Frankenstein'' book were inaccurate, suggesting that perhaps in this continuity Victor finished creating the female monster, and the two kept their word to live peacefully away from humans, eventually creating Frankie as their daughter. This theory is supported by Frankie describing her father as being a scientist, and by his ability to speak and reason - attributes the creature had in the book, but not in the classic ''Frankenstein'' films.
 
   
 
==Relationships==
 
==Relationships==
 
===Family===
 
===Family===
Frankie lives with both of her parents in "a house that looks like a cross between a [[Wikipedia:Swiss chalet style|Swiss chalet]] and a research lab".<ref>[[Holt Hyde's Basic diary#August 1st|Holt Hyde's '<i>Basic</i>' diary, August 1st]]</ref> Her dad is a scientist and both her parents treat her like she is very young (which, of course, she is, being only 15 days old) but they are very kind to her as she learns about the world around her and finds everything scary cool.<ref>[[Frankie Stein's Basic diary#August 26th|Frankie Stein's '<i>Basic</i>' diary, August 26]]</ref>
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Frankie lives with both of her parents, named Viveka and Viktor Stein in the [[Monster High (book series)|first book series]], in "a house that looks like a cross between a [[Wikipedia:Swiss chalet style|Swiss chalet]] and a research lab"<ref>[[Holt Hyde's Basic diary#August 1st|Holt Hyde's '<i>Basic</i>' diary, August 1st]]</ref> in the monster side of [[New Salem]] in the United States of America. Her parents moved there from, presumably, Germany many years before her creation. Both her parents are multi-disciplinary scientists and college professors, though her mother is not as obsessed over science as her father. Because the Steins waited for over a century before they considered themselves capable of giving a child a steady home, despite their strong wish for one, they dote on Frankie and do everything they can to keep her happy and safe.
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Taking after her parents in the science department but not so much the responsibility department, Frankie has already created two other simulacrums herself: [[Hoodude Voodoo]] and [[gingerbread boy]]. As the former's surname suggests, they aren't considered part of the Stein Family, but the Steins have taken responsibility for them. At least in regards to Hoodude, it has been arranged that he gets to live at [[Kindergrubber]]'s and it seems the Steins keep paying for his education and other needs.
   
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Frankie also has one Uncle Egor, presumably the man who assisted her grandfather in creating her parents. Contact with him is good and he's the kind of man anyone can rely on.<ref>[[Frankie Stein's SDCCI diary#June 26th 12:01am MST (Monster Standard Time)|Frankie Stein's SDCCI diary, June 26th]]</ref>
Her parents are only mentioned twice in the cartoon series, once in "[[Don't Cheer the Reaper]]" and once in "[[HooDude VooDoo]]", when Frankie makes a video of her time at Gloom Beach. They have a bigger role in the [[Monster High (book series)|''Monster High'' book series]]; her parents Viktor and Viveka Stein are both college professors and monsters like Frankie. Her parents do not approve of her speaking to [[Holt Hyde]] because he is too old for her, but they love [[Jackson Jekyll]], unaware as Holt and Jackson are the same person.
 
   
 
===Friends===
 
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===Pet===
 
===Pet===
[[File:Glitterati.jpg|right|200px|The Glitterati, as seen in "New Ghoul @ School".]]
 
 
Frankie's pet is a dog hybrid named [[Watzit]] which her father constructed from the parts of other animals.
 
Frankie's pet is a dog hybrid named [[Watzit]] which her father constructed from the parts of other animals.
   
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==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
 
* October 23, 2007: Mattel requests the [[trademark]] for Frankie Stein.
 
* October 23, 2007: Mattel requests the [[trademark]] for Frankie Stein.
* May 5, 2010: The [[Monster High (website)|''Monster High'' website]] goes live, featuring Frankie Stein's [[Doll profiles#Frankie Stein|profile]].
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* May 05, 2010: The [[Monster High (website)|''Monster High'' website]] goes live, featuring Frankie Stein's [[Doll profiles/2010#Frankie Stein|profile]].
* May 5, 2010: Frankie Stein's profile art is revealed.
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* May 05, 2010: Frankie Stein's profile art is revealed.
* May 5, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her animated debut in the [[Commercials|''Higher Deaducation'' commercial]].
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* May 05, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her animated debut in the [[Commercials|''Higher Deaducation'' commercial]].
* May 5, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her 2D [[Monster High (cartoon)|cartoon]] debut in "[[Jaundice Brothers]]".
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* May 05, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her 2D [[Monster High (cartoon)|cartoon]] debut in "[[Jaundice Brothers]]".
* Early July, 2010: Frankie Stein's [[Friends|''Friends'' plushie]] is released.
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* Early July, 2010: Frankie Stein's debut doll is released as part of the '<i>[[Basic (doll assortment)|Basic]]</i>' series.
* Early July, 2010: Frankie Stein's first doll is released as part of the '<i>[[Basic (doll assortment)|Basic]]</i>' series.
 
 
* Early July, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her diary debut in [[Frankie Stein's Basic diary|her '<i>Basic</i>' diary]].
 
* Early July, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her diary debut in [[Frankie Stein's Basic diary|her '<i>Basic</i>' diary]].
* September 1, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her [[Monster High (book series)|''Monster High'' book]] debut in ''[[Monster High (book)|Monster High]]''.
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* Early July, 2010: Frankie Stein's debut plushie is released as part of the ''[[Friends]]'' series.
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* September 01, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her [[Monster High (book series)|''Monster High'' book]] debut in ''[[Monster High (book)|Monster High]]''.
 
* February 12, 2012: Frankie Stein makes her 3D cartoon debut in "[[Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love?]]".
 
* February 12, 2012: Frankie Stein makes her 3D cartoon debut in "[[Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love?]]".
* September 5, 2012: Frankie Stein makes her [[Ghoulfriends|''Ghoulfriends'' book]] debut in ''[[Ghoulfriends|Ghoulfriends Forever]]''.
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* September 05, 2012: Frankie Stein makes her [[Ghoulfriends|''Ghoulfriends'' book]] debut in ''[[Ghoulfriends|Ghoulfriends Forever]]''.
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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Frankie Stein 53.png|Frankie Stein in the music video for Fright Song.
 
Frankie Stein 53.png|Frankie Stein in the music video for Fright Song.
 
Frankie Stein HigherDeaducation.jpg|Frankie in the ''[[Commercials|Higher Deaducation]]'' advert
 
Frankie Stein HigherDeaducation.jpg|Frankie in the ''[[Commercials|Higher Deaducation]]'' advert
Bio Frankie.PNG|Frankie Stein Official Bio
 
 
FrankieGHanson.jpg|The original look of Frankie Stein designed by [[Glen Hanson]].
 
FrankieGHanson.jpg|The original look of Frankie Stein designed by [[Glen Hanson]].
 
Frankie Stein.jpg|A profile photo of Frankie Stein.
 
Frankie Stein.jpg|A profile photo of Frankie Stein.
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Right now I'm feeling happy, sad, confused, enlightened, worried, hopeful and hungry all at the same time. Is this normal?
Frankie Stein in her 'Basic' diary


Frankie Stein is a 2010-introduced and all-around character. She is a simulacrum, specifically the daughter of Frankenstein's monster and his bride, and a student at Monster High. Having been born as a 15-year old only recently, Frankie may have the intelligence and physical capabilities of her born-age, but she does not have the appropriate life-experience. She has been rapidly gaining ground, though, mostly with the support of the close group of friends she created around herself. In everyday life, Frankie has an unrelenting positive disposition, which allows her to easily make friends and motivates her to always look for solutions that help out as many people as possible, but it also makes her prone to being taken advantage of. It doesn't help that she is a tad clumsy either. Befitting her heritage, Frankie has an interest in broad range of scientific subjects and she favors the practical side over the theoretical one. This interest extends to sewing and cooking, both skills she excels at and has utilized to create other simulacrums.

Portrayers

In the music video for the Fright Song, there are several character analogues who received creative interpretation by the video crew. The "Hero Zombie Girl" is portrayed by Angela Duscio.

She is voiced by Kate Higgins in the English version of the cartoon series.

Character

Personality

Frankie is friendly, sweet, and polite with a clumsy streak. She is the most naïve of all the girls; being so young, so she tries to learn all she can about the world through monster teen magazines, although their advice often cause awkward moments for her.

Despite setbacks, she remains upbeat, hopeful and determined to find her place within Monster High. Frankie can also be insecure and react too quickly, such as instantly labeling Abbey Bominable as rude, and accusing one of her friends of being the Ghostly Gossip.

Appearance

Despite being only a few days old, Frankie's physical age is that of a fully-grown girl in her late teens. Also, despite been a monster made up of parts from different people, she has been created with a well-balanced, attractive body, unlike her father.

She has long white hair with black streaks, similar to her mother's hair, which may be inspired by the Bride of Frankenstein (see Classic Monster). It was originally styled with jagged streaks, and her fringe was pulled back over her head and pinned back with a hairclip, but was later changed so the streaks where more straight and natural-looking, and is now styled with a side fringe that covered her forehead, again held with a clip.

She has light, mint green skin, and has a condition known as heterochromia which gives her odd-coloured eyes - one green, one blue (though likely from being assembled from multiple bodies, rather than genetics).

Frankie has visible stitches all over her body, most obviously near the joints of her limbs, around her neck, and across her right cheek. She also has two bolts fixed into her neck, which allow her to absorb electricity to use as energy to keep her body working.

Age

There are several plot-holes concerning Frankie's age in the series. If the webisodes follow the same timeline as the "New Ghoul @ School" special, she would have started school when she was 8 days old or younger. In "Party Planners", she turns 16 days old. For her to be consistently 16 days old, most of what happens in the webisodes would have had to have happened in the same day, although this can't be, as in "Frightday the 13th" she stayed overnight, which means she is a day older than what she is now.

Over the course of the first book series Frankie's over a year old. Her SDCCI 2010 diary describes her first day alive, while the regular diaries start on the day she has just turned 16 days.

In the cartoon series, due to having pass yearly events, it is implied that she is over a year old by now. Meanwhile, on the back of Frankie's Picture Day box, her age is listed as "How many days has it been now?".

Relationships

Family

Frankie lives with both of her parents, named Viveka and Viktor Stein in the first book series, in "a house that looks like a cross between a Swiss chalet and a research lab"[1] in the monster side of New Salem in the United States of America. Her parents moved there from, presumably, Germany many years before her creation. Both her parents are multi-disciplinary scientists and college professors, though her mother is not as obsessed over science as her father. Because the Steins waited for over a century before they considered themselves capable of giving a child a steady home, despite their strong wish for one, they dote on Frankie and do everything they can to keep her happy and safe.

Taking after her parents in the science department but not so much the responsibility department, Frankie has already created two other simulacrums herself: Hoodude Voodoo and gingerbread boy. As the former's surname suggests, they aren't considered part of the Stein Family, but the Steins have taken responsibility for them. At least in regards to Hoodude, it has been arranged that he gets to live at Kindergrubber's and it seems the Steins keep paying for his education and other needs.

Frankie also has one Uncle Egor, presumably the man who assisted her grandfather in creating her parents. Contact with him is good and he's the kind of man anyone can rely on.[2]

Friends

Frankie is best friends with Draculaura, Clawdeen Wolf, Lagoona Blue, Abbey Bominable, Cleo de Nile, Deuce Gorgon Jackson Jekyll and Holt Hyde. She has no monsters she considers enemies, even trusting manipulative characters like Toralei Stripe and Cleo without question; more than likely, this is due to her naive nature.

Pet

Frankie's pet is a dog hybrid named Watzit which her father constructed from the parts of other animals.

In the Monster High books and TV specials, Frankie has five pet lab rats whom she calls the Glitterati; their names are Gwen, Gaga, Green Day, Girlicious and Ghost Face. They also appeared in "New Ghoul @ School" and "Fright On!".

Romance

In "New Ghoul @ School", Frankie had a crush on Deuce Gorgon. This caused issues when she lied and told Deuce's real girlfriend, Cleo, that she was dating him. Cleo became very upset, thinking that Deuce had cheated on her, but the issue was later resolved when Frankie came forward with the truth and surprised Cleo with a Justin Biter concert.

In "HooDoo You Like?" Frankie was concerned about being left out of the group for not having a boyfriend, and decided to make one for herself, creating Hoodude Voodoo. The ghouls explained that they would always be friends with her regardless of whether or not she had a boyfriend, and Frankie admitted that she didn't think that she was ready for boys just yet.

In the webisode "Miss Infearmation" Frankie develops a crush on Jackson Jekyll after saving him from being bullied by Manny Taur, and invites Jackson to come to Cleo's tomb party with her. She is upset when he doesn't show up in "Hyde and Shriek", because he had turned into Holt Hyde before entering the party.

She soon forms a crush on Holt, blushing at the nicknames that he gives her ("Frankie 'Fine' Stein", "High-Powered Hottie") and dances with him on the DJ deck in "Hyde and Shriek". This forms a love triangle between her, Jackson and Holt. After introducing the two to each other via video recording in "Dueling Personality", she realized she couldn't choose and "hit the pause button" on their relationships.

In her 'School's Out' diary she has a crush on a Scottish gargoyle that plays football. She calls him "7", since she cannot remember his name.

In the Monster High book series she has a crush on Brett Redding (a monster mad normie) who has a very protective girlfriend-Bekka Madden. At the septembersemi he mistakes Frankie for Bekka and kisses her; causing her head to be ripped off.

She briefly dated Billy Phaidin, after his friend Candace Carver gave him a makeover so he wouldn't be invisible and could woo Frankie, his crush. Frankie and Billy went to a Lady Gaga concert together, but after kissing and needing to rush home due to Billy's makeup melting and wanting to make it in time for Clawdeen's party, the two realize that neither one felt "sparks". Frankie then gets back together with Brett, because her feelings for him are stronger.

Timeline

  • October 23, 2007: Mattel requests the trademark for Frankie Stein.
  • May 05, 2010: The Monster High website goes live, featuring Frankie Stein's profile.
  • May 05, 2010: Frankie Stein's profile art is revealed.
  • May 05, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her animated debut in the Higher Deaducation commercial.
  • May 05, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her 2D cartoon debut in "Jaundice Brothers".
  • Early July, 2010: Frankie Stein's debut doll is released as part of the 'Basic' series.
  • Early July, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her diary debut in her 'Basic' diary.
  • Early July, 2010: Frankie Stein's debut plushie is released as part of the Friends series.
  • September 01, 2010: Frankie Stein makes her Monster High book debut in Monster High.
  • February 12, 2012: Frankie Stein makes her 3D cartoon debut in "Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love?".
  • September 05, 2012: Frankie Stein makes her Ghoulfriends book debut in Ghoulfriends Forever.

Notes

  • Frankie's style is basically preppy and cute, with plaid designs and lightning bolts.
  • In the book, Frankie uses Fierce and Flawless makeup to cover up her stitches and green skin.
  • Her neck bolts flash like a light bulb when she has an idea.
  • On the Monster High website, Frankie won the most "Most Likely" categories: Most Likely to have School Spirit, Most Likely to Help out a Ghoul Friend, Most Likely to Be the Perfect Pet, and Most Likely to be a Mad Scientist. 2nd is Spectra with winning 2 categories.
  • Mattel's director for global brand marketing, PJ Lewis, stated that "Frankie’s head mold it is a bit more square than the rest, as Frankenstein is known for having a square shape to his head."[3]

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