Wow, I just realised I've posted on here and haven't shown any real Frankie appreciation yet.
She's my second favourite character after Herriman, and I think this might be because she's more emotionally relatable. While Herriman makes me laugh, I can't actually relate to him. When someone hurts him, it doesn't bother me, and if I ever met him in real life, I probably wouldn't be able to stand him. Frankie, on the other hand, seems like a good friend to have. She's a nice person with a few weaknesses (as seen in "Cookie Dough" and "The buck swaps here" - when I say "weaknesses", I mean things that stop her from being
too perfect and therefore unrelatable) and that, in my opinion, is what makes her so great. Also, as Mr Marshmellow said in another thread, she's not given special treatment because she's female.
Another thing about Frankie: she's realistic. She's one of the few female characters I see in animation who actually behaves like a real person. A lot of shows these days seem to make female characters behave either like fashion-obsessed preppy girls obsessed with getting a boyfriend, or don't feature them at all. Frankie's a nice break from that. And because she's more realistic, it's easier to identify with her. She also has the patience of a saint - I could never put up with what she has to go through, especially at the hands of characters like Herriman (whenever they have a confrontation, I always find myself on her side; especially at the end of "Busted"). And yes, I've seen "Imposters" and I hated the way she was treated there; but if I like a character in any show, animated or otherwise, I can be sensitive to the way writers are treating them. Oh, and she has a nice character design, too.
So, yeah; Frankie's awesome.
Can you put my name on that birthday card?