History Main / DrFakenstein

* ''Series/TheHilariousHouseOfFrightenstein'' had the eponymous Count Frightenstein, complete with a [[TheIgor Igor]] sidekick. He even had his own monster creation, Brucie. Interestingly enough, Dr. Frightenstein also doubles as a spoof of the ClassicalMovieVampire... complete with full ''Film/{{Dracula|1931}}'' regalia (except for sneakers) and speech full of VampireVords. [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire He prefers]] toast [[VegetarianVampire instead of blood]].

* In the episode "Never, Never Say Die" of ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}'', Creator/ChristopherLee plays the [[RobotMe robotic double]] of a scientist named Professor Frank N. Stone.

* ''Series/TheHilariousHouseOfFrightenstein'' had the eponymous Count Frightenstein, complete with a [[TheIgor Igor]] sidekick. He even had his own monster creation, Brucie. Interestingly enough, Dr. Frightenstein also doubles as a spoof of the ClassicalMovieVampire... complete with full ''Film/{{Dracula}}'' regalia (except for sneakers) and speech full of VampireVords. [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire He prefers]] toast [[VegetarianVampire instead of blood]].

* Dr. Franken von Vogler, from the ''Manga/GiantRobo'' OVA, [[spoiler: is actually a {{subver|tedTrope}}sion. He was introduced as a classic MadScientist at first, but turned out to be just a victim of bad PR]].

Being the TropeCodifier for the [[OverdosedTropes extremely popular]] MadScientist trope, it's not a wonder that ''Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}''[='s=] titular doctor[[note]]or rather, college dropout[[/note]] would have his own share of {{Exp|y}}ies, but there are some that go as far as ripping off his name too. Apparently, it's a popular practice for writers to name MadScientist characters after the most famous one in fiction (either as an {{Homage}} or {{Parody}}, or to drive the point home that those characters are supposed to be '''[[SuddenlyShouting MAD!]]''').

Being the TropeCodifier for the [[OverdosedTropes extremely popular]] MadScientist trope, it's not a wonder that ''Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}''[='s=] titular [[HerrDoktor doctor]][[note]]or rather, college dropout[[/note]] would have his own share of {{Exp|y}}ies, but there are some that go as far as ripping off his name too. Apparently, it's a popular practice for writers to name MadScientist characters after the most famous one in fiction (either as an {{Homage}} or {{Parody}}, or to drive the point home that those characters are supposed to be '''[[SuddenlyShouting MAD!]]''').

Being the TropeCodifier for the [[OverdosedTropes extremely popular]] MadScientist trope, it's not a wonder that ''Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}''[='s=] titular doctor[[note]]or rather, college dropout[[/note]] would have his own share of {{Exp|y}}ies, but there are some that go as far as ripping off his name too. Apparently, it's a popular practice for writers to name MadScientist characters after the most famous one in fiction (either as an {{Homage}} or {{Parody}}, or to drive the point home that those characters are supposed to be '''[[SuddenlyShouting MAD!]]''').

Most of the time, it's an exotic-sounding surname starting with "Franken" or ending with "Stein". "Victor", despite being a fairly common name, may also count as this trope if the character in question is known for dabbling in dangerous, questionable science involving giving life to dead/inanimate beings (even more so if said character has a German-sounding surname or [[HerrDoktor is German himself]]) as the reference to Victor Frankenstein becomes obvious in that case.

* A more subtle example would be Franky from ''Franchise/OnePiece''. After surviving a gruesome accident, he had to rebuild most of his body with mechanical parts from a ship, becoming a cyborg in the process (thus, following the theme of rebirth present in the ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' novel).

* King K. Rool from the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' series calls himself "Baron K. Roolenstein'' in the [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble third game]] of the Rare trilogy.

* ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'' had Chickenstein as a MonsterOfTheWeek, a hybrid of FrankensteinsMonster and...well, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin giant chicken]].