Frankie

Frankie is an anthropomorphic male dog who has appeared in many JumpStart products, starting with JumpStart 1st Grade (1994). He has since appeared in many other products for 1st Graders, and eventually appeared in products for other ages. Nowadays, he is the mascot of JumpStart and stars in games for a wide variety of ages.

Appearance
Frankie originally had brown fur and wore a green collar.

In the JumpStart Advanced series, he wore a blue collar and a red shirt.

In his JumpStart 3D Virtual World artwork, he has lighter brown fur, and he wears a blue collar, a purple shirt, and blue jeans.

Personality
Frankie is friendly and outgoing. He likes to interact with others. The JumpStart Blog says,"As Camp JumpStart’s head counselor, Frankie wants to make sure you have a good time at camp. If you ever need advice, directions or just a little encouragement, you can count on Frankie."

In the JumpStart Advanced series, Frankie's unique learning style is 'The People Person'. JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade's manual says, "Frankie teaches children using his interpersonal learning style. He can relate every problem to a social situation and usually finds an answer."

JumpStart Advanced Preschool
Frankie is one of the JumpStart All Stars. The player can select him as their partner and call him for help.

JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten
Frankie is one of the JumpStart All Stars. The player can select him as their partner and call him for help.

JumpStart 1st Grade (1994)
Frankie is a dog who goes to a first grade school. He has a doghouse out by the playground.

JumpStart 1st Grade (2000)
Frankie is a dog who goes to a first grade school.

JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade
Frankie is one of the JumpStart All Stars. The player can select him as their partner and call him for help.

JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade
Frankie is one of the JumpStart All Stars. The player can select him as their partner and call him for help. In this game, Frankie works at JumpStart Headquarters.

JumpStart Around the World
Frankie is the player's travel buddy in the first grade version.

In Videos
In JumpStart Preschool: Who Left the Juice in the Caboose?, Frankie is a train engineer.

Quotes

 * "I'm Frankie, and what I love most are my friends. I love to talk to them, listen to them, and play games with them. I am a really good friend because I really care about you." - Self-introduction from JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade