The Frankie Foster discussion thread

[Cassini90125]

Originally Posted by Invader Bloo

Cass, does Frankie have a good-sized role in the new episode that's on CN.com?

Uh, I guess it depends on what you mean by good-sized. She was certainly present, and there were some good pics of her, but she was by no means the focus. "Mid-sized" is how I'd characterize her role, I think.

[Invader Bloo]

That's how I meant it. Great sized would be like her role in "Store Wars".

[Cassini90125]

"Frances" is the correct spelling for a woman, though I've seen both versions used for Frankie.

[Howard]

Originally Posted by Cassini90125

"Frances" is the correct spelling for a woman, though I've seen both versions used for Frankie.

Absolutely correct. My name is Francis (male spelling). I have been meaning to ask why Frankie's name is spelled like the male spelling.

[Cassini90125]

My guess is it's simply an error, probably because it's not a common name. Other than you the only person I've ever known who had it was one of my junior high teachers. Oddly enough, as I recall she used the male spelling, too.

[Medikor]

That could very well be the reason the Frankie prefers her nickname. Frankie does sound more feminine, to me at least.

[Cassini90125]

I honestly never cared much for the name "Frankie" until she came along. Too much like "Frank" for my liking. Obviously I've long since changed my mind.

Okay, this is starting to sound like the Appreciation thread, so let's move on. Topic, anyone?

[Mr. Marshmallow]

I actually never understood how Frances is a girl name, I always assumed that was a guy's name (remembers the crazy guy from the movie "Stripes" vividly). I actually didn't think I was going to be able to like or call a girl Frankie until I actually saw her on the show and how she appeared.

The name worked with her surprisingly, I never thought I'd see a name like Frankie work with a girl like this before. This reminds me so very much of Fred from the cancelled "Angel" series.

Her actual name was Winifred but everyone called her Fred and it was funny because even characters on the show got confused why she's called a guy's name.

[Sparky]

While its not true in Frankie's case, sometimes Frankie is short for Francesca. I had a character once named Francesca who went by Frankie in a Casper fanfic I never wrote, lol. Anyways, I think Francesca is a nicer girl's name than Frances. I like Francis for a guy though.

[Cassini90125]

That's a name I really like but it doesn't seem to fit her. Too long, I think, and to me it sounds like it belongs to a more "aristocratic" sort of woman, someone with a fair bit of money and a house in the Hamptons.