History Series / IAmFrankie

** Inversion: [[spoiler: Andrew.]]

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Inverted. In the Colombian telenovela, James's equivalent was a bitter, superstitious and socially awkward scientist named Paul, but the actor playing him was too young and muscular to fit in the role, becoming a handsome {{Nerd}} instead. The American version corrects this and cast a middle-aged actor that fits more in the role.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Inverted. In the Colombian telenovela, James's equivalent was a bitter, superstitious and socially awkward scientist named Paul, but the actor playing him was too young and muscular to fit in the role, becoming a {{Nerd}} instead. The American version corrects this and cast a middle-aged actor that fits more in the role.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Inverted. In the Colombian telenovela, James's equivalent was a bitter, superstitious and socially awkward scientist named Paul, but the actor playing him was too young and muscular to fit in the role, becoming a HollywoodNerd instead. The American version corrects this and cast a middle-aged actor that fits more in the role.

* FantasicRacism: [[spoiler:Tammy ends up getting half the school to discriminate androids after James selfishly reveals that Andrew is one]].

* LiteralMinded: Frankie is frequently this, due to being an android. At least she's been programmed to absorb and correctly parse expressions and slang once exposed to them. Robbie has a tendency to be this just because he's [[Series/TheBigBangTheory Sheldon]]-lite.

* TheManBehindTheMan: While she's already a JerkAss in her own right, Tammy is controlled by a WARPA chip in the second season.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Mr. Kingston and James wouldn't have been going after Frankie, had Sigourney not shown off her creation to them.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Holy ''hell''. ''Every'' artificial intelligence in this series behaves contrary to their creator's expectations, given long enough. [[spoiler: Fortunately, only one of them actually turns evil.]]

* LoveTriangle: Surprisingly understated for a teen drama of this type, generally only flaring up organically to push a secondary conflict along. The two main love triangles are Tammy/Cole/Frankie and Andrew/Frankie/Cole.

-->Frank Gaines: "Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible."

* RealityEnsues: Frankie is programmed not to reveal her status as an android, but also not to lie. Naturally, when she is pressed by Dayton over whether or not she is an android, these directives don't play well together. She ends up prioritizing "Don't lie."

* BigBadEnsemble: Gilford Kingston, James Peters and Tammy Gilroy in Season 1. In Season 2, the former BiggerBad WARPA takes over.

The series is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Franky'', which was created by Argentinian author Marcela Citterio and produced by [=TeleVideo=] for Nickelodeon's Latin American counterpart, also named Nickelodeon. It is produced by Nickelodeon alongside Paradiso Pictures, the production company of executive producer Eric Gaunaurd.

* PunchClockVillain: Mr. Kingston in Season 1. He was only after Frankie, because he was repeatedly threatened by WARPA to deliver them an android. This is even more evident in Season 2, where he is fired from EGG, and makes amends with Frankie.

* PutOnABus After season 1 Byron, who was Dayton's romantic interest, is mentioned by Tammy to have moved away and is replaced with new student Zane. As is John Travis, whom was usually seen hanging around with Tammy, Lucia and Mikayla. Interestingly enough, Byron and John, along with Robbie, were part of their Brain Squad.

''I Am Frankie'' is a live-action teen drama/comedy/science-fiction series which premiered on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in the fall of 2017. The series stars Alex Hook as a teenage android girl named Frankie, whose inventor and "mother" absconded with her when she learned the company she worked for intended to sell her to a rogue government agency that wanted to weaponize her design. Hiding in plain sight (two towns over from her old lab), Dr. Gaines and her family try to live normal lives and keep Frankie off the radar...by enrolling her in the local high school and praying nobody finds out her secret. Of course, with Gaines's old boss hunting for the android, a rival scientist out to win a prestigious award at any costs, and the rigors of teen drama in a high school environment, Frankie is constantly in danger of being exposed.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Robbie has disappeared without explanation after the first season.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Robbie has also disappeared without explanation after the first season.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After season 1 Byron, who was Dayton's romantic interest, vanishes without explanation and is replaced with new student Zane.
** Robbie has also disappeared without explanation after the first season. So did John Travis, whom was usually seen hanging around with Tammy, Lucia and Mikayla. Interestingly enough, Byron, Robbie and John were part of their Brain Squad.

* SesameStreetCred: Applies to directors Steve Wright and Melanie Orr, writer Stacey Greenberger, editor John Nicholls, and theme song composers Matthew Tishler and Jeannie Lurie. Prior to his work on ''Series/IAmFrankie'', Wright previously directed episodes of ''Series/TheBigComfyCouch'' and ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' and live action sequences on ''WesternAnimation/ElliotMoose'' as well as served as floor director for ''Series/ShiningTimeStation'', while Orr has recently directed episodes of ''Series/OddSquad'' and Greenberger has served as script coordinator and production assistant on ''WesternAnimation/PegPlusCat''. Meanwhile, Nicholls has also served as editor of ''Series/MakeItPop'' and ''Series/TheOtherKingdom'', while Lurie and Tishler also composed the theme song for ''WesternAnimation/ButterbeansCafe'' and Lurie on her own also co-wrote the theme song for ''Series/SchoolOfRock'' and also previously co-wrote and co-produced the songs "Kansas", "When I'm With You", "The Witch Is In The House", and "Good Life" for ''Film/TheMuppetsWizardOfOz'' as well as co-wrote "Pictures In My Head" for ''Film/TheMuppets''.

* TitleDrop: Frankie does that a few times, obviously. But not as much as the Colombian version, where the phrase was basically programmed both as Franky's startup message, and her standard greeting.

The first season wrapped airing in November 2017. Season two aired in the fall of 2018.

* SesameStreetCred: Applies to directors Steve Wright and Melanie Orr, writer Stacey Greenberger, editor John Nicholls, and theme song composers Matthew Tishler and Jeannie Lurie. Prior to his work on ''Series/IAmFrankie'', Wright previously directed episodes of ''Series/TheBigComfyCouch'' and ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' and live action sequences on ''WesternAnimation/ElliotMoose'' as well as served as floor director for ''Series/ShiningTimeStation'', while Orr has recently directed episodes of ''Series/OddSquad'' and Greenberger has served as script coordinator and production assistant on ''WesternAnimation/PegPlusCat''. Meanwhile, Nicholls has also served as editor of ''Series/MakeItPop'' and ''Series/TheOtherKingdom'', while Lurie and Tishler also composed the theme song for ''WesternAnimation/ButterbeansCafe'' and Lurie on her own also co-wrote the theme song for ''Series/SchoolOfRock'' and also previously co-wrote and co-produced the songs "Kansas", "When I'm With You", "The Witch Is In The House", and "Good Life" for ''Film/TheMuppetsWizardOfOz'' as well as co-wrote "Pictures In My Head" for ''Film/TheMuppets''.
* TitleDrop: Frankie does that a few times, obviously. But not as much as the Colombian version, where the phrase was basically programmed both as Franky's startup message, and her standard greeting.