Frank the Plant

❝ See? See see, I don't just eat people. Hurtful words are another weapon in my arsenal. And you just got a verbal ass whooping. ❞

— Frank the Plant^[2]

Frank the Plant was one of the supporting characters of the T.V. series, Harley Quinn.

Appearance[]

Frank is a giant mutated Venus flytrap with a giant mouth and bulbous head. His roots and stems are red. His "hands" are flower-like organs with an eye on each one. Despite being a plant, Frank has visible butt cheeks.

After ingesting some of the Edin serum, Frank grew small horns on his head, and two of his roots became short legs with which he could walk alone. Nonetheless, Ivy bought him a flower pot to wear. He briefly could levitate due to the serum, and he would glow green when doing so.

Frank occasionally puts on human clothes. At Kite Man's bachelor party on a yacht, he put sunglasses atop his head even though that's not where his eyes are. At Clayface's movie premiere, Frank wore a wide-fitting tuxedo.

Biography[]

Background[]

Frank spent 10 years at a dog park, where his face was defecated on by a St. Bernard.^[3] He was brought to consciousness by Pamela Isley about 20 years before the events of the series^[4] in professor Jason Woodrue's lab. Pamela created him using a serum and took care of him like a child but when she showed him off to her professor, he did not care about him personally and wanted to take credit for his creation. When Ivy opposed this, he attempted to steal Frank. Pamela fought back and managed to get Frank but Woodrue locked them into the lab with deadly pesticides, forcing Pamela to inject herself with the serum and thus, Poison Ivy was born.^[5]

As he grew up, Frank became Ivy's roommate at her apartment in Gotham City.^[3] Ivy states that, before she met Harley, Frank was the only one who "understood me as me." For this reason, she considers him her best friend.

Frank was once a friend of a pear tree who survived the 9/11 incident and was planted front and center at the Freedom Tower. Their friendship ended because the pear tree didn't call Frank back. Frank discerned his position caused him to change, although according to Ivy, the pear tree was "a dick" before and after 9/11.^[2]

He continued staying in Ivy's apartment while she was serving time in Arkham Asylum. During that time, many other of her plants withered as Frank ate the neighbor kid that Ivy hired to water them, as did his parents.^[3]

Season 1[]

"Til Death Do Us Part"[]

Poison Ivy
Do you remember how you diagnosed me?
Harley Quinn
Sure, a classic misanthrope with abandonment issues who befriends plants to avoid human intimacy.
Frank
Nailed it!
— Frank agrees

Buh-fuckin'-hoo — Frank tells Harley his backstory

When Poison Ivy escapes from Arkham Asylum, Frank is displeased with Harley Quinn staying at the apartment, although Ivy tells him he can make decisions when he pays rent. He reveals that he ate the kid and his parents, who were supposed to water Ivy's plants, and threw up their remains. After Harley finally realizes that the Joker is no good for her and wonders why she wasted so much time on him, Frank mocks her, saying "buh-fuckin'-hoo", contrasting it to his past in a dog park. Although, Ivy shoves him aside and gives Harley a pep-talk.

"A High Bar"[]

Frank was watching Howie Mandel's TV show with Harley and Ivy when the Joker hijacked the program and strapped a bomb to Howie's chest, upsetting him tremendously. After Harley angrily smashed the TV with her bat and Ivy revealed she had been hiding the good TV for this very reason, Frank asked where she was hiding, which she ignored. Frank was intrigued when Harley started talking about her plans to get back at the Joker and urged Ivy to just "let it play out". He even chanted with Harley when she tried to convince Ivy to come along to crash the Legion of Doom's party, to which she eventually agreed. However, Frank was devastated when they got the news that Howie had exploded.

When Kite Man started undressing in Ivy's apartment while she had her back turned, believing they would have sex, Frank refrained from saying something because he wanted to see "how all this played out".

"So You Need a Crew?"[]

When Poison Ivy told Harley how she got by fine without needing a crew while using her various plants to bring herself coffee and cookies, Frank mockingly told her, "Your independence is quite inspiring". She told him to do it, but he quickly shouted that he loved her, which she ignored. He later told Harley that Ivy had no idea how to get a crew because "because plants to all the shit for her lazy ass".

"Anybody feel this shit but me? A man can't show emotion!"

When Ivy again turns down Harley's request to work together because it would muddle her brand, Frank tells her to stop lying and tell her the real reason, urging her to tell Harley about the Queen of Fables. He even dimmed the lights to "set the mood". Later, Frank was brought to tears when listening to Ivy reassure Harley about believing in her ability to get herself a crew and telling her she loved her. However, Ivy mocked him when he called himself a man.

"The Line"[]

Frank was watching TV with Poison Ivy at the Gotham Mall when the news reported that Queen of Fables had been released from her Tax Book prison and sentenced to Arkham Asylum. Frank laughed at Ivy's expense when she told Harley why Queen of Fables belonged in Arkham but left without hearing anything of what she had said.

"A Seat at the Table"[]

Poison Ivy
You're in a pot, Frank. I'd have to carry you.
Frank
So what? I carry you emotionally. We all carry shit. You bring me there and I'll show you some damage.
Poison Ivy
How, Frank? What am I gonna, like, throw you at people and you're gonna eat them?
Frank
Boom! Look at that. We just figured it out.
— Frank wants in on the action

Frank questioned Ivy's plan to take down the PlanetWide Paver organization. He noted the abstinence of plants around and asked to come with her. She questioned how that would even work, as he was bound to his pot, and she would have to carry him around. Besides, Harley was going to help her. When she turned his offer to come down, Frank criticized her outfit, making her doubt herself.

Frank later arrived with the help of Chaz, "my pot guy. Carries my pot around wherever I need to go." Ivy told him he had misunderstood and he had just sold marijuana, which Frank also confirmed to be true. Annoyed, Ivy made to leave, at which point Frank discerned that Harley "stood yo ass up". Backpedaling, Ivy assured him that Harley just needed to reschedule, but Frank was certain that Harley had "changed" since she joined the Legion of Doom. Although Ivy disagreed with his analogy to his friend who stopped calling him back after surviving 9/11, she nonetheless began to have doubts.

"Bensonhurst"[]

Frank smoking — Frank smokes pot with Chaz

Frank was getting high with Chaz at the apartment when a sentient dandelion weed showed up and told him that Ivy had been captured at PlanetWide Pavers and needed him to find Harley to come and save her. He told a disorientated Chaz that he needed him to drive him to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, where Harley was visiting her parents.

After passing out in the car, Frank wakes up in the middle of Mexico after Chaz just stole hallucinogenic honey from a cartel. After licking it twice, Chaz passes out, so Frank takes the wheel and drives back to Brooklyn to contact Harley. Frank arrives in Bensonhurst just as a badly wounded Harley stumbles out of her parent's house and passes out on the street. Frank got Harley into the car, and when she eventually regained consciousness, he told her about Ivy's capture.

"Harley Quinn Highway"[]

Frank
That is a lot of big boys with guns, and you're one petite young woman with a bat. They aren't gonna come at you one at a time. That's not how that shit works!
Harley Quinn
Hmm, that's actually standard goon operating procedure.
— Frank stops Harley from saving Ivy by herself

Harley and Frank overlook the heavily guarded building where Ivy is being kept. He stops her from charging in by herself, convincing her that she needs to get her crew back to help her, which becomes especially apparent when they witness an old man being shot down by the guards for simply asking for direction. After she gathers her crew at the mall and they turn her down, Frank exclaims how Ivy has been kidnapped, berating Harley for not putting her "thesis statement at the motherfuckin' top". Later, although he was not physically present, he appeared as a sort of tour guide inside Ivy's mind when Harley and her crew entered to find her deepest fear.

"The Final Joke"[]

Frank mourning Ivy — Frank says goodbye to Ivy

After the Joker killed Ivy, Frank appeared at her funeral, crying tremendously. He complained about who was going to water his roots now as "I don't trust any of these assholes". As she was buried, he complained about her grave not acknowledging her Ph.D., at which point Doctor Psycho used his mind to chisel in a "Dr" before her name. As the Joker completely took over the city, Frank camped out at Ivy's grave with Kite Man, although he complained because he was an indoor plant and should only have indirect sunlight.

Season 2[]

"Catwoman"[]

King Shark
I love The Baby-Sitters Club. Claudia is my girl!
Frank
I was more of a Mallory fan myself. I too went through an awkward period.
— Frank and King Shark share an interest

Frank listened to Doctor Psychos ramblings about being able to run a crew by himself after being provoked by the Riddler who they held captive. Although Frank tells him he doesn't understand why he needs validation from him, he also refers to him as a "crazy hair, weak-minded motherfucker" which enrages Doctor Psycho, who uses his mind powers to chock Frank. Only dropping him when King Shark revealed the Riddler had escaped. Frank mocked Psycho for his inability to run a crew but helped the rest of the crew search the mall for the Riddler, although instead of helping, he started listening to The Baby-Sitters Club audiobook.

"Bachelorette"[]

❝ That's a talking lobster. Have you ever seen anything as crazy as a lobster talking? ❞

— Frank doesn't see the irony

Frank attended Kite Man's bachelor party, which consisted of laying puzzles and drinking beer on a boat. Frank is astonished when a talking lobster climes aboard to plead with King Shark to return to the ocean. While King Shark leaves to settle things with his father, Frank stops Clayface from finishing the puzzle before he returns. King Shark then arrives and reveals he has agreed to an arranged marriage. He tells them they will stay married publicly, but each has secret relationships, exclaiming how he wants a soulmate. Frank and Clayface look skeptical when Kite Man replies, "Just like me and Ivy".

"A Fight Worth Fighting For"[]

❝ Also I tested well as a character, so the producers like to shoe-horn me into the show whenever possible ❞

— Frank the Plant

Frank appeared in this episode's cold opening, smoking weed with Chaz in the same basement from the cold opening to "Batman's Back Man". He recapped the events of "Dye Hard" as well as what happened to the Justice League in "Devil's Snare", constantly praising the show as "compelling as fuck" and "award-winning shit". After letting the episode play normally, they return, with Frank praising the show's writing quality while promoting EGOTforharley.com. He asks Chaz to bring him some more popcorn, although he is upset when he brings him popcorn buttered, declaring that he is "watching [his] cholesterol".

"Something Borrowed, Something Green"[]

Frank electrocuted — Frank is neutralized by Commissioner Gordon

To make things up with Kite Man after cheating on him, Ivy had Frank eat Condiment King (Kite Man's nemesis) and his fiancée to reclaim his dream wedding venue, which Condiment King had booked for the same day. Later, Frank along with Harley's crew dressed up as guards to break her out of Arkham Asylum in time for Ivy's wedding, although she insisted on staying put. Before the ceremony, Frank was flirting with a bouquet in the Florist truck when Jim Gordon and the GCPD infiltrated the place and electrocuted him before locking him in the truck. Later, as all Hell broke loose outside, Frank was pollinating the wedding flowers inside the truck while Harley and Ivy fled from the GCPD.

The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour[]

"Journey to Love Part 5"[]

❝ Oh, I'm not really here here, I'm just here to be your dungeon master and shit-- giving you shitty clues and disappearing when you need me the most. ❞

— Frank to Poison Ivy

When Ivy enters her mind with the help of Doctor Quinzel, Frank appears as a vision to help and guide her. He later helps her fight the memory of her abusive father, growing legs and using his extending vines to squash him until he turns into goo, which he remarks "tastes like strawberries."

"Journey to Love Part 6"[]

Still inside Ivy's mind, Frank is eating celebratory cake with Doctor Quinzel and a younger version of Ivy whilst observing Ivy struggling on the outside and commenting that she needs to "cut that shit out" and find Harley.

Season 3[]

"There's No Ivy in Team"[]

Frank was hanging out at the Gotham Mall with Clayface and King Shark when Harley and Ivy suddenly crashed a car through the wall, announcing their return to Gotham. Frank complained about not being recognized in their greeting and their "cheap Hudson-News-ass looking postcard from Paris," which he knew they got at the airport. Harley reveals that Ivy has a great new plan and tells her to share it with the crew. Frank shrugs as Ivy struggles to present the plan until she tells them later after unpacking. Later, Ivy gathers the crew in front of an overhead presentation complete with thick binders detailing all of their roles, explaining her plan to terraform all of Gotham by reanimating and supercharging the plant matter underneath the city.

❝ I've known Ivy for 20 years, and she didn't even let me be a part of the plant plan, and I'm a goddamn plant. That's my thing ❞

— Frank

After stealing the ingredients she needed, Frank watched Ivy use the serum on a crack in the concrete floor, making a small flower come to life. However, just as they were beginning to celebrate the success, the flower mutated into a grotesque monster until it took its own life by jumping into a barrel of acid with a last scream. Frank then stated he wouldn't repeat what the plant said but that he "fucking hates you". Later, Harley angrily tells the crew that Ivy wants to work on the plan alone. Frank told the group she would not change her ways and become a great leader as she wouldn't even include him despite knowing her for 20 years and being a plant himself.

After Harley helped her overcome her issues, Ivy attempted a new serum version. Frank helped, handing her ingredients, but not before smelling the original and commenting it was too strong. Her second attempt originally seemed to work, but the reanimated flower suddenly melted and exploded, getting some of its goo on Frank. The entire building then started to collapse, covering them all in debris. Frank rose from the ruins, glowing and having grown proper legs and arms, then floated off the ground, exclaiming that he was God.

"The 83rd Annual Villy Awards"[]

Following the destruction of the mall, the crew moved into Catwoman's apartment. When Catwoman checked her security camera feed, Frank was in the bar.

"A Thief, a Mole, an Orgy"[]

Frank the Plant
Please, I can easily get down with all of Gotham's flora. No dick mist need! You feel me?
Poison Ivy
Hey, Frank, you're asexual, so you'd be fucking yourself.
Frank the Plant
Well, I know I can do that!

Frank assisted Ivy as she worked on her serum to increase Frank's seed production tenfold so that she could use him to terraform Gotham. He showed off his powers of levitation and telekinesis, although Ivy insisted that in his current state, he would only be able to pollinate a tiny area of Gotham. He later gave her a massage as she was stressed about the interruptions from the rest of the crew.

Frank mocked Ivy for being "a little bitch" by not being honest with Harley when she and the crew created a rock band, interrupting her work, and Ivy didn't dare tell her what she thought. Although Ivy insisted that not always telling the exact truth was a big part of any relationship, they were soon interrupted again by the obnoxiously high music. Still not wanting to hurt Harley's feelings, Ivy lied that Catwoman texted her saying they couldn't use the instruments or her fancy and loud Japanese toilet anymore. Having seen it all, Frank commented that her tactic was "some weak ass shit".

Finally free from distractions, Ivy finished the serum and left Frank in a fugue state, producing enough pollen to cover all of Gotham. Waiting for him to be ready, the crew left to have a celebratory dinner, but someone broke into the apartment and kidnapped Frank while they were out. He woke up hours later in a dark room, strapped to a table.

"It's a Swamp Thing"[]

Frank was still tied up in the lab by his kidnapper, who revealed himself to be Bruce Wayne, experimenting on Frank and stabbing him with a giant needle to find out what Poison Ivy had done to him.

"Batman Begins Forever"[]

After kidnapping Bruce Wayne, Harley's crew enters his mind with the help of Doctor Psycho to figure out where he is keeping Frank. They couldn't access a memory of Frank directly, but Harley gained Bruce's trust and learned that the billionaire had re-engineered Frank's resurrection powers to bring his parents back to life. Meanwhile, the Bat Family rescued Bruce and captured the crew. Back at Wayne Manor, he put his plan into motion, bringing a captive Frank to the Waynes' graves, Bruce injected the ground with Frank's serum.

"Climax at Jazzapajizza"[]

Surrounded by newly resurrected zombies, Frank pretended to be undead so they wouldn't infect him. He made his way safely to Wayne Manor and explained to Harley's crew, Batgirl, and Nightwing that his serum had spread throughout Gotham's root system, so there were many more zombies than Bruce had intended. While the others set out to wrangle the zombies, Ivy remained at the manor to access the Green, hoping to find a way to control the plant-infused undead; Frank stayed at her side, smoking a weed joint.

As zombies started to break through the barriers, Ivy emerged from the Green, using its power to transform her outfit and control the zombies as her puppets. An empowered Ivy started getting ideas about harnessing their vomit, which could synthesize plant matter, to enact her plan to terraform Gotham. Frank suggested she consult Harley first, but Ivy was certain she'd approve. Vines transported them to the Jazzapajizza, that year's jazz festival. Once on stage, Frank vamped up his eco-terrorist friend to the crowd, and she infiltrated the festival with her zombies. However, Harley was no longer happy with the plan, seeing how innocent people were dying, and sacrificed herself, forcing Ivy to revert it all to save her, which she did. In the process, Frank reverted to his old self.

"The Horse and the Sparrow"[]

Ivy upset that Harley had chosen to save Gotham over her terraforming plan, took Frank with her when she left to blow off steam. Ivy went to Mor-4-Lex, with Frank talking to her from the baby seat of the shopping cart. Frank helped Ivy think the glass was half full even if her plan had been cut short. She also bought him a new flower pot, which he had been missing since he was in Bruce Wayne's captivity. Frank was shocked to witness Lex Luthor on the store's TVs ask Ivy to lead the new Legion of Doom in Gotham, though the talking plant approved of Ivy making sure to demand Luthor pay her handsomely if she was to take the job. When they returned home, Frank demonstrated he could still walk independently with his new legs.

Frank attended the premiere of Clayface's movie, A Hard Wayne's Gonna Fall at the Monarch Theatre, even wearing a tuxedo despite lacking a humanoid body. Watching Clayface becoming more and more agitated that people were cheering for Billy Bob Thornton when Clayface was the one on screen, Frank and King Shark tried to get Clayface to keep his cool and remain in his BBT disguise. However, as the credits rolled, Clayface could no longer heed their advice and revealed his true form to the people, although it did not matter. Later, when Bruce Wayne was arrested in front of the whole auditorium for tax evasion, Frank added that his ex-captor was a "thief and A BITCH!".

Throughout the day, Frank predicted that three people would compliment Ivy's Green-powered glow-up. He was proven correct: Lex Luthor (when he first greeted her in Mor-4-Lex), King Shark (who hadn't seen Ivy since "Batman Begins Forever"), and Bane (at the theater).

Season 4[]

"Gotham's Hottest Hotties"[]

Frank complains inside Ivy's office that she needs to get shades in her place, or he'll photosynthesize everything there. However, Ivy notes that she'll put in a request, but warns him not to get his hopes up and then explains how the items she wanted from the supply shop were checked out. A worker then arrives to deliver Ivy's new outfit for the latest scheme, but it turns out to be a bikini with a disparaging remark written on it, and Frank compliments the bottom of it.

Hearing Ivy lament over her concerns as being the CEO of the L.O.D. is barely any different than before, Frank suggests that she put her oil rig plan on hold in favor of disciplining the workers there. Although Ivy declines, she sees his point after a copier machine is tossed into her office. Now, seeing Frank's point, Ivy mentions how Harley killed someone named Sheryl Sandberg last year in Jacksonhole and wonders if she survived. Frank corrects her, stating that it was Andy Sandberg, and Ivy leaves to watch TikTok videos.

Later, Frank, alongside Nora, assists Ivy in holding a group meeting with the L.O.D. big shots.

"B.I.T.C.H."[]

Frank attends Ivy's LOD meeting, where she explains the evil twist to her Operation Lady Tree to the villains.

Eventually, he's found sleeping in Ivy's office, where she abruptly wakes him up while he is in REM to ask him about something that she figures out herself. Doing this made Frank upset, being awakened for nothing.

"Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up"[]

Frank visits Ivy's office as she's signing books to her ghost-written book and has one get signed for his sister Sally, who was sick. However, Frank complains that she spelled Sally's name as Zazzy and is then dragged out by two of Ivy's new PR members, named The Jons.

"Metamorphosis"[]

At Catwoman's Apartment, Frank tells Harley why he is there and not at Ivy's office and tells her due to an NDA, he's not allowed to tell her where Ivy is.

The next day, he informs Harley about everything she did during her sleepwalking incident and that he covered for her when Ivy returned to the apartment.

"The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time"[]

He was briefly seen as one of the frozen people kept as trophies by the middle-aged Robin when Harley and Ivy traveled 25 years in the future when the world had turned into an apocalypse.

Season 5[]

"Back to School"[]

When Ivy runs into Professor Jason Woodrue after many years, she remembers her and Frank's past with him.

"Floronic Man"[]

Harley contacts Frank, who was lying on a lounge chair beside two rose-potted plants, hoping to score with them, but changes his tune when he learns that Ivy is in trouble. He immediately delves into the Green, where he witnesses Ivy struggling to fight against Jason Woodrue, who goes by his moniker, Floronic Man. Exiting the Green, Frank informs Harley of the situation and how to defeat Floronic Man while he returns to the Green to help Ivy.

Returning to the Green, Frank fights with Ivy against Floronic Man, who recognizes Frank as the baby plant he encountered in the university lab years ago. During the fight, Frank coughs up one of Ivy's lipsticks, which, much to Ivy's chagrin, he confesses he enjoys eating Ivy's lipstick collection.

In reality, Harley defeats Floronic Man by hacking his body into pieces.

"Big Pasta Dinner"[]

Frank is trimmed by Ivy, who wants to look like Samson. After Shaun arrives, he bites into Frank's head; Ivy sprays Shaun off of him. He then tells Ivy that he's not a child, even though he's 10 in human years and 90 in plant years.

That night, Frank rides in a wheelchair to the big party that Bruce had set up. There, he's surprised to see the arrival of Joker and his daughter Sophia.

Sitting at a table with Sohpia, Damian, and Shaun, Frank bonds with Damian over their disdain for Bruce.

Frank wheeled into where the adults were eating pasta by Damian. He and the others learned that Alfred was dead, and Bruce then locked the place down until they figured out who killed him.

Having everyone leave the dining room, Bruce then tells the remaining guests that Alfred wasn't dead and that he was playing dead to see what it's like without him ordeal.

Having everyone split into groups, Frank and Lois search the kitchen. They find Harley, Ivy, and Shaun appear from a hidden passage through the fridge.

He, alongside the other guests, then listens to Harley's deduction of who killed Alfred, and Harley proclaims it was Damian, but Bruce reveals that Alfred wasn't dead.

Red X then appears, and during his fight against Harley, he incapacitates Frank. He's later released after Bruce made peace with Bruce.

Soon after this, Alfred, now in his Macaroni persona, appears and reveals that he had Dick resurrected for his plan for revenge against Harley, Joker, Ivy, and Bruce.

Right after Macaroni injects himself with Venom, Frank escapes with Lois and the children through the passageway in the room.

Once the Macaroni incident was over, Frank walked back to the condo with Harley, Ivy, and Shaun.

"Bottle My Heart"[]

Frank sits beside Harley, applying an icepack to her face in the condo after encountering Lois. Harley laments to him and Ivy about how Ivy has the Green Initiative and he has a motel. Frank corrects Harley, telling her it's a resort and commenting on some of the services they provide.

That night, Harley informs Ivy and Frank about Clayface's play about Brainiac and how she'll play the lead role.

Afterward, the three crash Clayface's audition process for Lena.

On the night of the show, Frank is forced to play Koko after he ate the actor who was originally going to play him.

During the play, a poinsettia that is backstage attracts Frank, and later, during the intermission, he's stabbed to death. Ivy tries to use her powers to revive him but only allows him a few extra seconds to tell her he loves her and calls her Mom.

"Frankette"[]

A funeral for Frank is held, and Harley gives the opening eulogy. She then plays a pre-recorded message left by Frank, who cracks a joke and lists several things he has done in his passing. Growing annoyed by Frank's laundry list of requests, Ivy steps up and vows to kill the one who killed Frank. It's then that Frankette is born, and Frank's video reveals her name and that she was born from Ivy and his DNA.

Eventually, Ivy tries to contact Frank through the Green, but fails. Lena later informs Ivy and Harley that Brainiac killed Frank, and the two teleport onto Brainiac's ship, where they learn from Brainiac that Lena killed Frank. In a fit of rage, Ivy returns to Lena's condo and tries to kill her, but fails, and before Ivy can pursue Lena, Frank summons her to the Green as a ghost. There, he tells Ivy to hold back her revenge plans in favor of rescuing their child, Frankette.

"Family Feud"[]

Frank is mentioned during a spat between Harley and Ivy after a robot controlled by Lena captures Frankette.

"Bottle Episode"[]

Harley mentions Frank during her rage fit about Lena.

"The Mess is the Point"[]

A picture of Frank is placed on a table in Ivy's old apartment.

Personality[]

❝ Anybody feel this shit but me? A man can't show emotion! ❞

— Frank the Plant^[6]

Frank was unabashedly talkative and wisecracking, sometimes being sarcastic and foul-mouthed. He loves to talk back to Ivy (and vice versa). However, the two are very close; Ivy says he was the only one who understood who she was before Harley entered the picture. Ivy still confides in Frank if talking to Harley isn't an option (or if Harley is the problem). Frank knows when and how to cheer Ivy up, whether giving her a shoulder rub or pointing out her successes when she feels like she failed. at the end of "Bottle My Heart" Frank called Ivy his Mom.

Frank has a taste for drama in more ways than one. He feels the need to "set the mood" regarding storytelling. On another occasion, he didn't bother alerting Ivy that Kite Man was preparing to have sex with her, guffawing and saying he wanted to watch what would happen. He can also be pretty emotional, tearing up at Ivy and Harley's display of friendship and bawling from devastation at Ivy's funeral.

He likes to drink orange juice and watch TV. He likes Howie Mandel and seemed devastated when Joker blew up Howie. Despite being Ivy's roommate, he doesn't pay rent. He eats people but is unable to digest the bones. Frank knows how to drive and is shown to be a cannabis user.

Media Appearances[]

Season 1

"Til Death Do Us Part"
"A High Bar"
"So You Need a Crew?"
"You're a Damn Good Cop, Jim Gordon" (cameo)
"The Line"
"A Seat at the Table"
"Bensonhurst"
"Harley Quinn Highway"
"The Final Joke"

Season 2

"Catwoman"
"Bachelorette"
"A Fight Worth Fighting For" (cold opening)
"Something Borrowed, Something Green"

The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour

"Journey to Love Part 5" (inside Ivy's mind)
"Journey to Love Part 6" (inside Ivy's mind)

Season 3

"There's No Ivy in Team"
"The 83rd Annual Villy Awards" (cameo; on TV screen)
"A Thief, a Mole, an Orgy"
"It's a Swamp Thing"
"Another Sharkley Adventure" (vision; flashback to "It's a Swamp Thing")
"Batman Begins Forever"
"Climax at Jazzapajizza"
"The Horse and the Sparrow"

The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham

"Tawny Tawks"

Season 4

"Gotham's Hottest Hotties"
"B.I.T.C.H."
"Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up"
"Metamorphosis"
"The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time" (cameo)

Season 5

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

"Just Right, Hell Yeah!"

Trivia[]

Frank is an original character of the show.
Frank is a reference to Audrey ll from the 1986 film Little Shop of Horrors.
- Frank's name comes from the movie's director Frank Oz.
Frank is a big fan of the The Baby-Sitters Club book series and his favorite character is Mallory.^[7]
In the season 2 episode "A Fight Worth Fighting For", Frank breaks the fourth wall and does an entire recap and outro for the audience, saying he "tested popular as a character". Showrunner Justin Halpern confirmed in a reddit post that this segment was added to reach the necessary run time.^[8]
In the first issue of 2022 standalone comic series Poison Ivy, which is unrelated to the show and set in the main DC universe, Harley is shown wearing a t-shirt with Frank on it.

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ "Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up" Max (August 10, 2023).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "A Seat at the Table" DC Universe (January 24, 2020).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Til Death Do Us Part" DC Universe (November 29, 2019).
↑ "There's No Ivy in Team" HBO Max (July 28, 2022).
↑ "Back to School" Max (January 16, 2025).
↑ "So You Need a Crew?" DC Universe (December 13, 2019).
↑ "Catwoman" DC Universe (April 17, 2020).
↑ Gonna be honest with you: when we finished the cut of the episode it was about a minute short so... Justin Halper, Reddit (June 12, 2020)

[1] "Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up" Max (August 10, 2023).

[1x09-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "A Seat at the Table" DC Universe (January 24, 2020).

[1x01-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Til Death Do Us Part" DC Universe (November 29, 2019).

[4] "There's No Ivy in Team" HBO Max (July 28, 2022).

[5] "Back to School" Max (January 16, 2025).

[6] "So You Need a Crew?" DC Universe (December 13, 2019).

[7] "Catwoman" DC Universe (April 17, 2020).

[8] Gonna be honest with you: when we finished the cut of the episode it was about a minute short so... Justin Halper, Reddit (June 12, 2020)

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