Mary Shelley's Frankenhole

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Mary Shelley's Frankenhole
Title card
Genre	Animated comedy, Black comedy
Created by	Dino Stamatopoulos
Starring	Scott Adsit Jeff B. Davis Jay Johnston Britta Phillips Mark Rivers Chris Shearer Dino Stamatopoulos Tigger Stamatopoulos
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (1 unaired) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dino Stamatopoulos Scott Adsit Mark Rivers
Producer(s)	Alexander Bulkley Corey Campodonico Eric Blyer (co-producer)
Running time	11 minutes
Production company(s)	Fragical Productions ShadowMachine Films (season 1) Starburns Industries (season 2) Williams Street
Broadcast
Original channel	Adult Swim
Picture format	16:9 HDTV
Original run	June 27, 2010 – Present
External links
Website

Mary Shelley's Frankenhole is a stop-motion animated TV series by Dino Stamatopoulos, creator of Moral Orel. Nine of ten 15-minute episodes have aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. Frankenhole premiered on June 27, 2010.

Premise

Dr. Victor Frankenstein has completely mastered immortality and has now also created an infinite number of Einstein-Rosen Bridges (wormholes) or "Frankenholes" between his small Eastern European village (which is teeming with monsters and supernatural forces) and every time period from the past and the future. This allows historical figures and celebrities seeking the doctor's services to find him. Although many classic horror monsters are present, the series' main focus is Dr. Frankenstein and his family. Creator Dino Stamatopoulos says "regular human beings are the monsters."^[1]

Besides Frankenstein himself, other characters from Frankenstein appear.

Characters

• Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Jeff B. Davis) - An immortal genius mad scientist. He "doesn't like anyone," wears a lab coat and has red hair. He is bored with sexual activities and refuses to have sex with his wife, favoring extremely violent sexual activities (auto eroticism such as burning his crotch, shooting himself below the waist, etc.). He had a troubled relationship with his father since his dying wish was to not be brought back to life. He begins work at midnight for "creditability." Since he never gave the immortality serum to his sons, they continue to age while Victor and Elizabeth stay youthful.
• Professor Sanguinaire Polidori (Scott Adsit) - The openly gay immortal assistant and partner of Victor. He is tall, has white hair and wears a lab coat. He sometimes acts as a conscience for Frankenstein, but is often quiet (playing into his supporting cast role). Often a voice of reason, "Polly Dolly" (as Frankenstein calls him) has a soft spot for the sinister. He insists they revive Frankenstein's father so they can beat him up, drinks poison, and often has a disdainful tone in his voice. Polidori has been Frankenstein's assistant for quite some time; he was already immortal when Frankenstein and Elizabeth were first married (in fact, Polidori was the one who married them). When bringing patients into Frankenstein's lab, it is said that he gives Frankenstein creepy introductions. He is based on Doctor Septimus Pretorius from Bride of Frankenstein.
• Elizabeth Frankenstein (Britta Phillips) - Victor's immortal wife. She tries to act motherly but is sexually starved and is having an affair with Count Dracula, although she does this to try and make Victor jealous. She is often at odds with her husband and lover, often expressing displeasure over the little time Victor devotes to the family due to working from midnight forward. Victor gave Elizabeth the immortallity serum when she married someone else, and never asked to be immortal. This is the reason for their faulted relationship.
• Count Dracula (Chris Shearer) - Victor's rival who is having an affair with Elizabeth, with hopes of turning her into a vampire. He often argues with Victor, usually belittling Elizabeth in the process. He is known to be politically correct during his arguments with Frankenstein. Dracula usually exits a scene turning into a bat.
• Frankenstein's "Creation" (Scott Adsit) - Victor's cynical creation and servant, who prefers to be called Creation instead of Monster. He is an alcoholic according to Victor, expressing his life and future are death, and has a big fear of fire. He at one point mentions that Frankenstein was fearful of his creation, but now has come to be annoyed by the monster. His left leg is Jewish, and can speak when detached. He's also very much infatuated with "The Bride", who was made for him. However, she has a true disdain for him, going so far as to have her hair replaced with fire to keep him away.
• Igor (Tigger Stamatopoulos) - Victor's hunch-backed assistant with a girlish, childish voice who usually briefly supplies tools during Victor's projects.
• Heinrich (Mark Rivers) and Gustav (Scott Adsit) - The elderly, mortal sons of Victor and Elizabeth. Victor and Elizabeth don't care much about them but despite this, Elizabeth tries to be motherly. When Heinrich has been shown in his youth, he was full of joy. In his youth, it was the only time even Victor and Polidori found him adorable. But most likely over the years, both quickly grew bored of the children. The Grim Reaper doesn't take their lives because he wants to punish Victor and Elizabeth by letting them live (the two may have gained immortality because of Death's bitter qualities). They are named after Heinrich Gustav Magnus, a scientist. Heinrich and Gustav equally hate their father.
• Stewart Lawrence (Jay Johnston) - A suicidal man with the curse of the Werewolf as the result of a time paradox of ironically biting himself while in his transformed state. He can only be killed at the hands of someone who loves him. He's an annoyance to almost everyone as he's constantly complaining about his curse.
• Mother Teresa (Dino Stamatopoulos) - The Frankensteins' servant, mentioned and briefly seen in "Death" and again in "Heal Hitler". First seen waiting in line in "LBJFK", but featured in the unaired "Mother To Be-sa" episode.
• Nosferatu - A silent vampire who is often seen hanging out at the local tavern. He speaks in silent film title cards. He is a parody of Count Orlok from 1922's Nosferatu.
• Death (Dino Stamatopoulos) - The physical manifestation of Death, he goes out of his way to try and bother the immortal Dr. Frankenstein. Death takes joy out of his powers and duty, but is seen as a goof ball by anyone not subject to his power. He really just wants Dr. Frankenstein's respect.

Episodes

Season 1: 2010

Season 1 started June 27, 2010 and ended August 22, 2010. The second episode, "Mother To Be-Sa" was pulled and never aired.^[2] Episodes aired out of order.

#	Title	Original airdate	Prod. code
1	"LBJFK"	August 15, 2010 (2010-08-15)	101[3]
Lyndon Baines Johnson asks Frankenstein to put his brain into the handsome head of the recently deceased John F. Kennedy.
2	"Mother To Be-Sa"	Unaired	102[3]
Mother Theresa just can't say "no" to anyone, and ends up becoming the Frankensteins' indentured servant. Note: This episode was banned from airing on television.
3	"Attack of the Were-Lawrence"	July 25, 2010 (2010-07-25)	103[3]
The Wolfman desperately wishes to die, but can only die at the hands of a lover.
4	"Heal Hitler"	July 18, 2010 (2010-07-18)	104[3]
Adolf Hitler wishes that Dr. Frankenstein and Dr. Polidori cure him of his hatred for the Jews - but instead, Hitler finds himself loving the Jews.
5	"Death"	July 11, 2010 (2010-07-11)	105[3]
Death comes for the mortal sons of Frankenstein, annoyed by Frankenstein, Polidori and Elizabeth's immortality, but Frankenstein only eggs Death on.
6	"(John) Thomas Jefferson"	July 4, 2010 (2010-07-04)	106[3]
Thomas Jefferson visits Dr. Frankenstein in hopes of pleasing his slaves, requesting Barack Obama's penis
7	"Ronny Ron Ronald"	August 1, 2010 (2010-08-01)	107[3]
Ron Howard goes back in time in and attempts to kidnap a younger version of himself to transplant his current brain into.
8	"Hunger of the Vampire"	August 8, 2010 (2010-08-08)	108[3]
Gandhi seeks rejuvenation from Victor, but ends up being turned into a vampire.
9	"Humanitas"	August, 22, 2010	109[3]
After Frankenstein forgets his 1000th anniversary with Elizabeth and ruins their dinner by giving her the gift of a fake Wayne Newton impersonator, he embarks on a time-travelling quest to prevent his past self from making Elizabeth immortal, then goes back in time again and again, to ensure her immortality and to prevent it. Jesus Christ stops by and asks Frankenstein to invent socks to keep his feet warm.
10	"Yawn of the Dead"	June 27, 2010 (2010-06-27)	110[3]
Victor Frankenstein re-animates the long dead pop idol Michael Jackson thirty years after his death to reunite with his adult son, only to reawaken Victor's memories of his own father.

Season 2:2011-2012

In 2011 Mary Shelley's Frankenhole was renewed for a second season, which will premiere on December 11, 2011, and will contain ten episodes.^[4]

#	Title	Original airdate	Prod. code
11	"H.G. Wells' Scary Monster Contest!"	January 8, 2012[5]	201
12	"Robert Louis Stevenson's Belushi!"		202
13	"H.P. Lovecraft's Vagina!"		203
14	"Bram Stoker's Loudmouths!"		204
15	"Jules Verne's Monster Rally Run"		205
16	"Victor Hugo's Identity!"		206
17	"Edgar Allen Poe's Jesus!"		207
18	"Franz Kafka's Jealousy!"		208
19	"Maly Sherrey's Hyralius, Mutant Monster!"		209
20	"Gaston Leroux's Je Ne Sais Quoi!"		210

References

1. ^ Interview with Dino Stamatopoulos
2. ^ http://boards.adultswim.com/t5/Mary-Shelley-s-Frankenhole/The-Ep-TBA/m-p/58988552#M1489
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} "Frankenhole - Season 1". Adult Swim. Time Warner. 2010-06-23. http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Frankenhole/Season+1. Retrieved 2010-06-27. 
4. ^ 2011-2012 Premiere Schedule a bump, which aired on Adult Swim. Archived by bumpworthy.com. Retrieved August 18, 2011
5. ^ Seidman, Robert (19 May 2011). "Adult Swim Announces New Programming Line-Up for 2011-12 Season". TV By the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/19/adult-swim-announces-new-programming-line-up-for-2011-12-season/93273/?utm_campaign=WP%3ETwitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter&ewrd=1. Retrieved 12 July 2011. 

External links

• Mary Shelley's Frankenhole at Adultswim.com
• Mary Shelley's Frankenhole at the Internet Movie Database