Line #4 WesternAnimation/FrankensteinJr


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2	Produced by Creator/HannaBarbera for Creator/{{CBS}} in 1966, the same year as ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'', Frankenstein Jr. was a gigantic, sentient DoAnythingRobot built and commanded by boy scientist Buzz Conroy. Their base of operations was a mountaintop laboratory run by Buzz's father.
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4	While Frankenstein Jr. held the first part of the title, he shared his show with ''WesternAnimation/TheImpossibles'', who had two segments per show while he only had one. ''Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles'' was one of the last H-B series animated in the classic Ed Benedict style (which often contrasted with the episodes' plots, which were usually played more seriously).
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6	He and Buzz were also featured in Creator/DCComics's Hanna-Barbera crossover limited series, ''Comicbook/FutureQuest,'' as well as in ''ComicBook/ScoobyDooTeamUp'' alongside The Impossibles.
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8	JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith ''Frankenstein Junior'', a MarketBasedTitle[[note]] (in Italy and France among others)[[/note]] for ''Film/YoungFrankenstein.''
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10	!!This series provides examples of:
11	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Almost every sentence out of the Mad Inventor's mouth in his second appearance. His "menacing Monstermobile" is a "mechanical marvel" and "vicious vehicle" filled with "dozens of destructive devices". Buzz himself is no slouch.
12	* AdultsAreUseless: Some episodes showed Buzz's dad, but he usually did nothing to help, leaving it all up the KidHero and his RobotBuddy.
13	* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The Japanese version has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OreKtQx0pUE this]].
14	* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: The Bird Man, The Spyder Man.
15	* {{Animesque}}: Not in terms of art style, but still worth mentioning. This was one of the first Western animated series to deliberately imitate anime tropes--in particular, it was meant to resemble ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}''.
16	* ArabianNightsDays: Despite the series taking place in the near-future, the city of Baghdad is depicted like this in "The Gigantic Ghastly Genie."
17	* BoisterousBruiser: Frankenstein Jr. isn't a mindless robot, he is intelligent, talkative, cheerful, and seems to really enjoy taunting his opponents.
18	* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS:
19	** Frankenstein Jr. sports a letter "F" on his chest. The same emblem is also on a few places in Professor Conroy and Buzz's home (and secret lab), and on the front of Buzz's sweater.
20	** The Mad Inventor has a large M on the front of his Monstermobile.
21	* CaptainErsatz: Frankenstein Jr. is obviously an HB version of ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'', incidentally making this possibly one of the first anime-influenced works of Western animation.
22	* CapedMecha: Frankestein Jr. wore a cape, and predates most instances of this visual trope by a good two decades.
23	* CharacterCatchphrase: "Alakazoom!" for Buzz Conroy.
24	* ChildProdigy: Buzz is like, 11 years old tops? He's condescendingly called things like "Boy Genius" or "Boy Hero" by many of the villains.
25	* CliffHanger: "The Alien Brain From Outer Space" took up two episodes. Yes, really.
26	* DoAnythingRobot: Frankie is pretty versatile, always seeming to have the exact weapon or device required for the situation, from freeze rays and glue guns to dropping a steamroller onto his foes, on top of his FlyingBrick powers.
27	* EscapedAnimalRampage: In an episode, an alien turns several zoo animals into [[{{Kaiju}} giant beasts]], who then go on a rampage in the city.
28	* FantasyKitchenSink: Ostensibly a show about giant robots, the titular hero also fought telepathic aliens, Franchise/{{Godzilla}}-like [[RentAZilla monsters]], ghosts, and magic.
29	* GentleGiant: Frankenstein Jr., obviously.
30	* HumongousMecha: Again, Frankie obviously. Despite his size, he was often far smaller than the foes he fought (though the latter weren't always machines).
31	* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Frankie or Buzz conveniently turned out to always have exactly the gadget they needed in any situation they ran into.
32	* NonIndicativeName: Frankenstein Jr. was not created by Dr. Frankenstein, and he's much bigger than the original monster (so he doesn't appear "junior").
33	* TheKidWithTheRemoteControl: Buzz, both in the literal and metaphorical sense. He uses a ring to activate Frankie, but then uses voice commands and suggestions.
34	* TheProfessor: Buzz's father, Professor Conroy. He rarely plays a major role.
35	* SuperHero: Frankie saves the day.
36	* SuperRobotGenre: a rare Western (and surprisingly early) example.
37	* ThreeShorts: Frankenstein Jr. was traditionally the middle short between two ''Impossibles'' segments.
38	* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: When the series was meant to be taking place. Relative to the 1960s, of course.

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