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Originally Posted by Ditchy McAbondonpants
Furthermore, Frankie does actually bring much of what befalls her upon herself via her not-quite-correct handling of the situation. Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting for a second that she actually DESERVES any of what happens, but the core source of Frankie's problems in this episode is her immediate, unshakeable assumption that Goofball is not an imaginary friend. It's that certainty that stops her from resolving the issue immediately; she's so vexed by the gall of this boy, and so astounded at the gullibility of the housemates, that it almost becomes a point of pride to let the farce play out until it inevitably comes crashing down...which of course, it doesn't, because he's telling the truth. Had this idea entered her head for even a second, she would have moved quickly and directly to find out the truth, and once she realised that he was for real, would have been able to cater for and deal with him far more effiiciently. As it was, her unassailable conviction in her own judgement lead her to try and wait to "catch him out", thus prolonging and actually increasing her own suffering.
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No offense, but I only really slightly agree with you on this point. While Frankie did handle the situation poorly and more emotionally then she should have, I think her belief that Goofball was a kid pretending to be an IF was well founded. There are few people who wouldn't be suspicious of Goofball, and the other two characters we see have any actual interaction with Goofball are Bloo and Herriman. The problem here is that Bloo tends to be oblivious to obvious details and facts, and Herriman was probably willing to take Goofball's word just on the idea that people have some form of honesty. Frankie was rightly unable to do so both because of Goofball's appearance AND Goofball's actions. That was a BIG problem for me; they made Goofball's actions far too similiar to a regular teen (I still don't understand why he had to do homework), and the fact that he was supposedly so stupid as to not be able to recall even his own name and where he lived added to this. I know it was intended to make the ending more ironic, but to me it just seemed fairly poorly conceived.
Also, even if Frankie had accepted the fact that Goofball was an IF early on, and that may have saved her from having to miss the concert, she STILL would have had to do a good deal more housework than usual because of Goofball's antics. Goofball's actions would have been the same regardless whether or not Frankie acknowledged him. The fact that he was hanging out with a hellion like Bloo didn't help matters either.
I agree with the majority of what else you said, however. Very well written explanation of how you felt about the topic.