Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends

As much as I love and adore Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends this is by far their darkest hour, and at their worst. The plot is that Frankie is working really hard to go to a concert, but a new imaginary friend seems to be causing her trouble, and making things a living nightmare for her. The new friend's name is Goofball John McGee, and he is by far one of the most obnoxious, rude, uncaring, unlikable, and worst friend ever created and shown on this show. Goofball says that he has an owner in Canada, and has to wait for his owner to arrive. Goofball does not even look like an imaginary friend, until the end, and nobody believes Frankie's claims at all. How can they do that to Frankie? No one sides with her, and they all think he's a real friend. He looks 99% human, and dresses like a clown. How can no one agree with Frankie? Everything John does hampers Frankie's attempts to go to the concert. He has friends over and they wreck the place, and Frankie has to clean it up. It makes no sense at all. Goofball should have cleaned up since he had friends over and messed up the house, so he should have cleaned the mess up. Then there was when Goofball and Bloo ate the food Frankie brought home, and was forced to get more only to come home and see pizzas being delivered to the house. Having enough, Frankie dresses up like a new friend, but is only exposed by Goofball. For her so called "betrayal of trust" Frankie is not allowed to go to the concert. So after all that crap Frankie went through she's not allowed to go to the concert?! She worked hard, and this so called "betrayal" is all that's needed for her to be barred from the concert? To make it short since I am starting to lose my sanity now over how bad this episode is, Goofball IS an imaginary friend, but has an elephant nose. It raises a good question as to why Goofball couldn't just remove the nose in the first place to prove Frankie wrong. That's all he needed to do is remove the nose, and Frankie wouldn't have to go through all that suffering. The episode ends with Goofball being picked up by his owner, and going back to Canada. There were virtually no funny moments at all, ever, in this episode. The only very microscopic funny thing was Frankie being an imaginary friend, but that is not saying much at all. Every character was mean, and very mean spirited. Bloo was very annoying. Mac was only in a cameo appearance and did nothing to help Frankie. Wilt was just like Mac. Mr. Herriman was really cruel to Frankie even after all the work she did. Nobody but Frankie was likable, and the rest of the characters were terrible. About the only other good thing about this episode was that this was the last episode Craig Lewis wrote. Craig Lewis has also written other infamous episodes like Beat with a Schtick, Everyone Knows It's Bendy, Squeakerboxxx, and Where There's a Wilt, There's a Way. I guess Craig McCracken had enough with him, and booted him off the show. For so many wrong reasons, this episode is the worst one of this beloved show. The plot is terrible, the humor is nonexistent, the writing is atrocious, and the characters act nothing like the ones that got me into Foster's in the first place. If I ever see that Goofball guy enter America ever again, I will find him, and beat the living daylights out of him, and send him back to Canada in pieces. Avoid this episode at all costs, and never look back upon it.

It's probraly because I'm not one of the people who feel sorry for cartoon characters when something bad happens to them. I even laughed when Frankie got that sad, funny look on her face when Herriman amde her clean the floors Anway this episode made me laugh. It wasn't perfect but it was good. I for one like Goofball. I like how mad Frankie got when Goofball was annoying her especially when Bloo and Goofball make Frankie go back to the market. I also like the scene where Goofball is talking about his creator where he says "he lives up there." talking about Cananda because Mr. Herriman thought he meant heaven. Anyway I liked the episode even if Frankie missed her concert. At least Mac and everyone else got to go.

How could they do this to poor Frankie! Unbelievable! I think Craig Lewis is the worst writer, He wrote this episode, not to mention the meanest!!! This episode needs to be reported to the authorities because its a crime aganst animated characters! also the people who did the voices for these characters, at least for Frankie! I agree with Baucon that Characters like Frankie in this one for example are treated poorly and are highly abused. I can't believe she wasn't even able to go to the concert! She could've just busted out! There was nobody to stop her because Mr. Harriman wasn't even there! If the doors were locked I'm sure there was tools around the house to bust out like a kitchen knife!! Aarrgh! Too many bad things happening to Frankie! And I think she's pretty too! This has got to be the worst episode in Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends at least. When There's A Wilt There's A way/Everyone knows its Bendy was the Second worst, and I think Squeakerboxxx was the Third worst. And I've noticed that all three of these Craig Lewis was the writer and they all show a particular character getting treated badly: Frankie in this episode I'm reviewing, Bloo in Squeakerboxxx, and Wilt in When there's a Wilt there's a way, and as for the Bendy one? well everybody except Frankie and Mr. Harriman, and Bendy. So in conclusion Craig Lewis should be fired if he hadn't already for Animated Character abusing and suffering (especially the one with Goofy John Mcgee) and these three episodes I've mentioned here, if they can't be cancelled then they should be shown as little as possible. Frankly in my opinion these three episodes should never be able to touch the TV screen again. *look at Baucon's review to see more reasons*

this is the most awful episode of all time! if i was frankie ill beat the cr@P out of that goofball! goofball was the most annoying charcter of the series just awful i hated every second of this episode. that goofball making frankie doing all the chores around the house. they also tried to make the episode alittle funny but it isent funny at all (sorry to all the fans who like the episode) i give it a 1.0/10 cause its boring and that jerk goofball is annoying and even wilt the most nice friend in the house went to the concert i thought he was going to help frankie with the chores

As an episode, it may be kind of funny, but as someone who like's the character of Frankie, no! She's the most responsible and level-headed of the whole gang, and using that to humiliate her and make it look like being smart is "dumb" didn't appeal to me well. And then taking things from bad to worse when everyone else goes to the concert but her just did it in. I like the story of Cinderella but that story had a much happier ending than this one did. I'll always be a huge fan of the show, but this certainly wasn't the best story line, and one of my least favorite episodes.

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! This episode may be, no, scratch that, IS the worst episode, no- worst of anything I have every watched. EVER! Goofdope was SO ****ing unfair to frankie! Frankie had to do ALL those jobs when goofd!ck did all thoes things. He, his friends, and especially Herriman was mean to Frankie and made her do all those things. Bloo was bad too but not nearly as terrible as them guys. I also expected a lot better from Wilt because he went to the concert, instead of doing the good thing. BAD EPISODE!

Who can like this?! Even though I'm no Frankie fanboy (duh, I'm a girl) but I'm Really upset about this episode! Goofball is a BIG jerk! Making poor frankie miss the concert! Even Wilt went to the concert?! I expected him to stay with Frankie to comfort her! Thank goodness this is Craig Lewis's last episode! This story is Horrible! The only good part of the episode is the ending credits! Hey Goofball! Why not just get rid of the squeeking nose thing, so Frankie knows that your an imaginary friend! Next time, be carful on what you do with the characters!

this episode was so unfiar for frankie I could not believe how stupied everyone at the house was and in the end it turns out he was a imanginary friend I was a little surpiesd I hate herimen alot mostley bloo alot I hated goof ball in the begining alot but it turn he was a imaginary friend I still hate him alot well thats me review of the really really bad episode please cartoon episode don't show that episode ever agin or the other relly bad ones.

This episode was the worst episode of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. I love the show, but this episode was very painful to watch. Goofball was very annoying! I hated how he made Frankie do his chores. Goofball John McGee is the worst imaginary friend (even bendy is better than him). The worst part was when he brought his friends in the house! Frankie also had to do his friends' chores! When Frankie dressed up as an imaginary friend I was happy. Mr. Herriman thought Frankie was gone, but then Goofball told him that Frankie is dressed up as an imaginary friend! I hated that so much!!! At the end Goofball's creator came and took him away. Hope he never comes back!

This episode, possibly the last one written by Craig Lewis, was not considered good by many people. And despite my rating, I can also understand why people hated this episode.



Mac was too plain in this episode. He didnt have much speaking roles and I think it was quite mean of him to go for the concert despite the fact Frankie was grounded. I just felt the least he could have done was borrow Frankie's videocam n took footage of the concert or buy the shirt for her. Mr Herriman was also too dumb to realise. I also did not like this episode so much because Bloo made Goofball a real jerk. He was the one helping Goofball make Frankie's life miserable. And the episode for me was actually quite good from the beginning till the incident of missing geoceries. And also, the episode did have an excellent showing when the McGee's came. The credits were also quite funny.



However, I believe this episode also had its good points. Wilt was not behaving so stupidly by saying sorry so I was happy about that. And also, Bloo's humor and the 'Frankie is Right' jar was a real rating upbringer. So in other words, this episode had excellent humor in humor parts but otherwise, it could have been much better. I somehow sadly cant explain the methods.

Once again, the Fosters writers make another stupid episode. This is the second worst one compared to Everyone knows its Bendy, but only changes by 1/10 of a point, what I hate about this episode is Frankie being overworked because of Goofball's messes. Even though Goofball was a real imaginary friend, he mostly looked like a human, and nobody was on Frankie's side. What also made me angry was everyone disrespecting Frankie. What I also hated was the one part when Bloo and Goofball ate all the food Frankie had brought and when Mr. Herriman ordered her to go buy some more, and Frankie had to wait a long time in line at the supermarket just to see the pizza man delivering pizzas to the house! Frankie was about to knock Goofball's lights out, but she didn't, and if she did, I woudn't have blamed her, I wish she punched Mr. Herriman to, I just hate to see Frankie being overworked by that perfectionist slavedriver of a rabbit. So, to conclude, this is just another waste of an episode, and a better plotted one would've been nice.

As with any show, Foster's has had some bad episodes.

However, this one, centering around Frankie and introducing a new imaginary friend named "Goofball" was the WORST. In my opinion, there wasn't that much of a plot besides bashing Frankie. Frankie is completely taken advantage of throughout the episode by Goofball thanks to Mr. Herriman. And the fact that she was denied going to the concert, even after hours of extra cleaning and other chores was the most upsetting part of the episode. To put it simply, I didn't enjoy this episode at all. If you want to watch a better episode centering around Frankie; I recommend "Frankie, My Dear"

Anyone who was watch this episode knows one thing: it is simply very bad and unworthy to be watch at all, especially what Craig Lewis did to the characters.



The episode mainly revolves around Frankie, who suspects that Goofball John McGee, who claims to be an imaginary friend, may be a fraud, and she makes every attempt to show everyone that he is a human in disguise. Eventually, the resulted conclusion in the end was just bittersweet.



The characters were not entirely themselves, the story lack a good plot and it didn\'t tie up all loose ends.



Overall, another non-canonical episode to avoid at all cost.

Gosh!!! This episode was so annoying!!! Poor Frankie! If I was her I would beat the crap out of Goofball, imaginary friend or not. In this episode Bloo, Mr. Harriman, Coco, Wilt, and lots of the imaginary friends fell for Goofball's stupid trick. I hate goofball. I give this show as many thumbs down!

(Disclaimer: I admit it, my negative review stems exclusively from it's outcome and extremely cruel treatment of Frankie, rather than it's actual artistic merits. Craig Lewis IS a good writer, and he has written good--even fantastic episodes. I just wish he wasn't so mean to the characters.)



I dunno anymore. One part of me wants all existing reels of this episode to be placed in a rocket alongside Paris Hilton and Liam Gallagher, sent on a one-way trip straight to the sun. Another not only wants it to not be permanently destroyed, but to instead be preserved by the government as a shining example on how to evoke strong reactions and emotions from something as "shallow" as animation.



In either case, "Imposter's Home For, Um... Make 'Em Up Pals" is exactly the kind of stuff that drives me to do--gasp--fanfiction. And let's face it, many current authors wouldn't be doing such if everything was all roses and cheers. But do not, for even a second, think that I'm defending this outright horror of half-hour "entertainment". It's up there with "When There's A Wilt, There's A Way"/"Everybody Knows It's Bendy", the Trix commercials, certain episodes of Hey Arnold and every single episode where Double-D gets shafted in Ed Edd & Eddy in terms of animation injustice.



The problem with this episode--and all other Foster's episodes widely reviled by it's fanbase(Europe, Bye Bye Nerdy, Beat With a Shtick and the fearsome Wilt/Bendy duo)--is that it expects us to find enjoyment in the suffering of a particular main character; "schadenfreude" is the word for it... in fact, if you look it up in the dictionary, you might see a picture of Frankie crying in her bedroom. The average rating for this episode(And all those other offenders) tells us that, while such philosophy has some followers, it's generally disliked and met with contempt.



A very telling example would be a recent review of the Europe episode, by a first-time viewer--who after that one episode decided to completely lambast the show without giving it a second chance. While it's unfair that the reviewer decide to give up on an entire show based on one go-around alone, Craig McCracken and co. frankly had it coming to them. If the series' loyal fans detest these particular episodes, then I hate to imagine casual viewers and non-fans' reactions if these are their first experiences with Foster's. And I especially hate to imagine children(The main target audience) watching these episodes, who might either 1) get upset and perhaps even cry at seeing their favorite characters undergo through such over-the-top suffering or 2) be negatively influenced by these episodes and actually bully real-life people around just like Bendy and, in this case, Goofball.



Frankie's ordeal was depressing and disgusting. Honestly, I haven't been this infuriated by television since Sarah Gavin and Behrooz Araz from season four of 24. I was left wanting to transport myself into the Foster's universe so that I could stab that jerk Goofball, rip Bloo to shreds, punch that monocle through Mr. Herriman's eye and, even though she was absent in this episode, *****-slap Madame Foster for being such a heartless hag lately and for being completely ignorant to Frankie's woes when she's her freaking granddaughter and the only person who seems remotely interested in the well-being of the imaginary friends(With Herriman's oppresive attitude and sweet ole Madame always relaxing). How is it possible that Frankie, who does all the hard work in the house, be forced to miss the concert to clean up messes caused by other people--whom get to go instead? Is this the kind of stuff that children really need to see?



Don't get me wrong, things doesn't always have to be utopia. Foster's would suck if everything was happy and if everybody got along. One of the main reasons why I love Frankie is because of how irresistably cute she is when pissed off. I enjoy it when Mr. Herriman gets under her skin or when she gets hissy about the stressfulness of her job from time to time. I repeat, from time to time. I'm sorry, but I do not enjoy seeing any of the character(Well, maybe I'd enjoy Bendy but that's it) be so thoroughly abused in one single episode--especially not my favorite character in the show.



I hope the lovely Ms. Faust(Writer of Foster's classic episodes and whom Frankie is loosely based on--maybe that's why she's my favorite character :), who visits the TV.com boards, also checks the user ratings for the episodes and eventually realizes that stuff like "Imposter's Home" is the wrong route for the series to take.



And thankfully, it seems that they're somewhat starting to take this hint. "Setting A President" would be the next episode with Frankie as the protagonist--and even though it wasn't perfect, it was a very delightful and mostly noble episode that felt like atonement for this episode. And not just that--recently announced is a special 60-minute episode titled "Good Wilt Hunter", which will be the next Wilt-centered episode... after "When There's A Wilt, There's A Way".



Whether they choose to continue using the formula of their classic episodes or head in unpredictable new directions, I just pray that we never again create another episode on the same level as this or the other aforementioned offenders. That's is a path that I wish the writers would just abandon from now on.

I really hate this episode because it always makes me mad. When Goofball arrived in the house, he always made Frankie mad. Frankie suspected that he wasn' of things just to prove that Goofball isn't an imaginary friend. But in the end, she found out that he is really an imaginary friend. (But even me, I would suspect that he isn't an imaginary friend 'coz he really looks like human)

I think I'm starting to hate Foster's. Not because of the main characters, (even though the one-shot ones are really annoying, Eurotrish, The big guy from 'Beat with a schtick', Berry, etc) but the main characters are really hilarious. Mac, Bloo, Frankie, Herriman, they're all funny. But when some jerk called 'Goofball' John McGee comes in and makes Frankie suffer, it's just not right. The Foster's crew are into these weird episodes, where bad comes out on top. It's not funny or a good message for kids to be watching on tv.

What is the moral of this story? Usually at least they have some moral. Cookie Dough taught us to treat our friends right, Berry Scary tells us that sometimes girls can come between best friends, and Eddie Monster told us that even the scaredest person can be a brave hero! The moral behind this though, is that if you're a jerk, other people will do all of your jobs for you. I know that that's the case with lawyers, but aside from that, do we really want kids watching this? No.



3/10 Still better than 'Foster's goes to Europe'.

I may be the only one who actually liked this episode but I don't care.I do respect other peoples opinions on this episode though.Anyway,this episode was funny.Especially the bit with Frankie as goof goof,(sort of).As for her missing out on her concert and Goofball torturing her EVERY single chore she does,I didn't exactly feel bad for her,not because I thought she deserved to be like that but because it didn't seem painfull.Trust me,I see pain when I see pain,and THAT was not pain.Anyway,I especially liked the episode because it was centered on Frankie,(and ofcourse I am a fan of Frankie),but I just have one question.Why did Craig Lewis direct this episode?Isn't Frankie Lauren Fausts character?

Poor Frankie as she was the main character in this show. Good but not great thou. John Goofball McGee was a total jerk who gave Frankie a hard time. I am glad that she didn't kill him or she would had gone to jail. But I am glad that she got even with him. Because I would have snapped that jerk's neck for Frankie. It just wasn't fair the way the others treated her.

I kinda liked it. Not the best episode but it was funny. One thing I was sad about was Frankie missing her concert. That made me feel for her because she was waiting for it. Poor Frankie. :( But then again, Frankie as Goof Goof was hairious. Goofball McGee got so annoying but at some points he made me laugh, especially whe he teamed up with Bloo. I liked thsi episode, it had humor and had a good story idea. It would of bee tonnes better though if Frankie didn't miss her precious concert, and everyone came home all excited and glad they went the concert.

Slowly but sure, I'm starting to hate Foster's Home For Imaginary Friend. This cartoon really doesn't teach anything good at all. This episode for example. She's doing the hard work and that Goofball jerk keep on bothering her so that she miss her favourite concert. But at the end, Frankie still must say sorry to him!!! WTF ?!!! So nowadays I guess cartoon teach kids that it's okay to irritate anyone and don't care about it because in the end, you will be the one who'll accepting an apology. Sheesh! Cartoon nowadays sucks!!

Na I hate to see Frankie Miss her consert and Guffball Being Bossy to her.And Stuff And then Frankie Took Off his Clown cherry nose he looked Hideous!. Like a Human Elephant. And The Main Charactor Mac was Barley in that Episode. It also Didn't Make sence and Stuff This Is Possibly the episode to Date I seen=(

I do not really like this episode as much as Everyone Knows it's Bendy. In both episodes someone gets wrongly accused by someone else. In this episode, however, there is a human named John (AKA Goofball) posing as an imaginary friend. He messed up Frankie's chores and the whole house, and everyone including Mr. Herriman blamed it on Frankie, the main character of this episode instead of Goofball. That is why I do not like this episode or Everyone Knows it's Bendy. Also Frankie had to clean up what Goofball did while the gang is at the concert. However, there are parts that I like such as Frankie as Goof Goof with the gag glasses and antennae, when Goofball's parents came to the house, and when Frankie removed the red nose from Goofball revealing that he's a mascot. Goofball without his red nose reminds me of the man in the cell phone suit from Phone Home and Stomper of the Oakland Athletics baseball team. I have no idea what Goofball was doing at Foster's. So I guess he should belong at the stadium. (Unfortunally I can't think of one near Foster's since it was never brought up.) Overall, a good but not great episode.

Frankie has almost always played an important if not sometimes subliminal role in most of the episodes of this series. In the episode, "Frankie My Dear" she was the center of the story but didn't play the lead character of the piece. I think for the most part, the writers have tried to stray away from making Frankie the main character of one of the episodes because she simply looks too ordinary. But what she lacks in originality, she makes up for in personality.



The story is set up extremely well. It opens with an explosion of green goo blasting its way through the house. What follows is a clever gag where Frankie warns Bloo not to mix two chemicals together 30 seconds before he reduces the house to a green mess. Even though Frankie has seen Bloo do this kind of thing before, she makes no real effort to keep him from doing something stupid.



This leads into a kind of homage to the swear jar from an episode of "The Simpsons" where every time Bloo is wrong he has to add a quarter to a jar for Frankie. The jar is already filled with quarters that Frankie has won off of Bloo in previous endeavors(a symbolic representation of Frankie's arrogance).



From here, the second central figure in the cause of Frankie's misfortune enters the scene, Mr. Herriman. Despite the fact that Bloo was the cause of the goo in the house, Mr. Herriman still has Frankie clean it up, which is more or less a representation of how Mr. Herriman holds the responsibility of the staff over the responsibility of the house’s residents.



Even though Frankie knows that it’s unjust that she should clean up the mess, she does it all the same with very little moping or complaining. When Frankie meets up with Bloo again, she very strictly tells him off. Bloo gets the message; he knows that even though Frankie was the one who was forced to clean up his mess, she's still the one who holds the authority over him.



Frankie is indeed a hard worker, and truly deserves to go to the concert she wants to go to in the evening. We think of Frankie as the miss treated lamb of the story, but she is really far from that; she is really more of a Don Quixote. A person who does many great things for people, who only spit her face, but is really a bitter, arrogant, and somewhat spoiled teenager (though she’s a legal adult).



This is when we meet Goofball, a high school teenager who wears a fake clown nose to get into Fosters. Goofball is the pivotal character and the driving force of this episode. To be more specific, he represents who Frankie is underneath the demeanor of a mistreated caretaker. Everyone, except Frankie, is fooled by Goofball's mediocre disguise. This becomes the set up for the bitter dual between Frankie and Goofball.



Frankie tries to keep the fact that a teenager is living in Fosters out of her head. She tries to focus on finishing her chores so she can go to the concert. All the same, Goofball continues to walk in on Frankie asking for something. And every time Goofball does request help from Frankie, she refuses to give him any until one of the other characters persuades her otherwise. Throughout better part of the second act, Goofball continues to cause Frankie some kind of grief or misfortune, which delays the finishing of her chores. For most people, it will look like Goofball is simply annoying Frankie because he finds some kind of amusement in it, but it's really more about Goofball being ignorant to what he's doing to Frankie directly or indirectly.



Of all the events where Goofball causes some kind of misfortune for Frankie, the most important one is when he asks her to make him a sandwich. Frankie, of course refuses to make one for him until Bloo comes in and requests one himself. Bloo is probably more selfish and arrogant than Goofball, but Frankie only gives in to making Goofball a sandwich when he steps in. This is important because it shows that even though Bloo causes Frankie extra grief with his antics, she still remains courteous towards him because he's an imaginary friend. She refuses to serve Goofball on the other hand because she knows he's not one.



After a certain point, Frankie can't take all the extra work caused by Goofball and brings him before Mr. Herriman to finally expose him. Frankie is still dumbfounded by the way Goofball still manages to get off the hook. She believes she's the only one in the house who isn't being played the fool by Goofball's act, but still has to pay for it. This is when Frankie makes her biggest mistake.



Rather than continue working for the people who mistreat her, Frankie disguises herself as poorly as Goofball to fool everyone into thinking she’s an imaginary friend. Frankie's motivation to do this isn't so much to get back at Goofball, but more of a way to fool everyone who didn't believe her and get out of doing her other chores, so she can make it to the concert. Everyone except Mac is fooled by her disguise, but Frankie bribes him with the quarters she won off of Bloo to keep him quiet. Mac isn't the only one who isn't fooled by Frankie disguise; Goofball sees right through her deception and reveals her to everyone. Mr. Herriman is appalled that Frankie would betray them like this, though Frankie feels she was the one betrayed by them.



This is where Frankie is at her lowest. She is forced by Mr. Herriman to clean the entire house; a chore that takes her so long to finish that she misses the concert. The scenes that show Frankie cleaning the floors is no doubt a reference to Cinderella, but Frankie is nothing like that story book character. While I watched this scene, I thought for sure that this would be the scene where Frankie breaks down and cries on the floor; it didn't happen of course. What I realized in that moment was that Frankie reminded me of many of the female characters in Princess Mononoke. She doesn't look or acts like them, yet there was a distinct similarity between them. Frankie, like a lot of the women in the movie, is a strong female character.



Through many of the other episodes in this series I noticed that Frankie was very self-reliant. She wasn't afraid to action or get dirty. A good example of this is in the episode "Frankie My Dear." Frankie very easily handles her jerk boyfriend on her own, if not in a very violent manner. She also understands her place at Fosters. Frankie actually has the third highest authority in the house behind Madam Foster and Mr. Herriman, and she doesn't hesitate to use that authority. In the episode "Squeakerboxxx," Frankie assumes control over who uses the toy elephant. She does this a number of times in other episodes when she has to assume the position of an authoritarian.



When Goofball comes back from the concert with everyone, Frankie finally snaps. She knows what she has to do to end her misery and expose Goofball for who he really is, but when Goofball is revealed, she is relieved of her misfortune in a way she wasn't expecting. Frankie was hoping that her arrogance would be the thing to save her from her misery when Goofball was exposed. Frankie was relieved of a part of her misfortune, but she still didn't feel any better because it wasn't her arrogance that saved her. While Frankie could have continued to be more miserable than she already was, she chooses not to let it get her down more than it already has. She apologizes to Goofball, and that’s when he delivers the most important line in the episode, "It's alright Franny; you took real good care of me." In this moment, Goofball gave Frankie something that no one else gave her through the entire episode, gratitude and recognition. It also gives the episode a catharsis or redemption for Frankie.



That's when Frankie gives Bloo her last quarter, not so much because he was finally right about something, but because she no longer needs to pry rewards for her arrogance. She's now able to find good fortune in the hard work she has done from the very beginning of the story. Goofball also gives Frankie his rubber nose as sign of how thankful he is to Frankie. More importantly, the rubber nose is a silent message to Frankie to stop being the wise adult, and instead be the playful fool that young people are.



I've read reviews by other posters who compared this episode to "Everyone Knows Its Bendy." The big difference between that episode and the one I'm reviewing is "Bendy" offers no kind of catharsis or redemption in the end. Also Bendy, unlike Goofball, has no spine or ethics to him, but Goofball is kind at heart like Frankie. Most importantly Frankie doesn't succumb to her misery like the characters in "Bendy." She stands up to it, and fights back when she can. How the characters act onto their misfortune plays a big part in how they handle their misery.



I don't think Frankie deserved to be treated the way she was by Goofball, but Frankie should have really been more welcoming to him from the start. We see this story from Frankie's perspective, so she is the one we sympathize. I think when some viewers tried to second guess the ending to this episode; they lost touch with Frankie's journey and what it really meant to her.



The ending credits to this episode are also important to the story. We see Bloo climbing a book shelf and Frankie down below telling him it's not a good idea. After Bloo falls from the book shelf he gives Frankie her first new quarter for her jar. The purpose of this short scene is to tell us that even through all the events that happened to Frankie in this episode, she hasn't really changed. What I think we hope to take away from this as audience is Frankie learned something from all this. What I see in the message of this episode is not that we're supposed to change because of our experiences, but that we learn something from them.

This episode is not only a pain to spell, but it is also a pain to watch.



I will admit it starts off promising, though the hilarity is short-lived. The first 7-minute segment is decent enough, in fact, it is quite good.



but maaaan.....it's all downhill from there...



This episode without a doubt my least favorite episode to date, and clearly my fellow reviewers feel in a similar manner.



As another reviewer finely said, the fans of the show dislike seeing characters in pain! (CKAGMD, BWAS, S... Get the picture?) So then why must the writers insist on causing characters pain. there are many Frankie fans out there, myself included, who were severely displeased with her treatment. Even people who don't like Frankie can't help but feel sorry for her in this episode, I bet.



If season three doesn't pick up fast, then, I dunno...Foster's may jump the shark... :(

Firstly, the humor of Imposter's Home for um...Make 'Em Up Pals was just not humorous. For the whole Bloo-Wrong-Frankie-Right bottle thing, the only funny part about that was when Frankie scooped the whole thing (except 1 coin) into Mac's hands as a bribe. I think, this could've been made better if Frankie just MENTIONED she was always right in another segment of the episode, but didn't reveal the fact she actually had a bottle full of coins everytime she was right until that moment. That would've made the whole thing funnier. Also, Bloo disappointed me by being anything BUT funny for the very first time in the history of this series. Bloo seemed to be so annoying, especially when he started imitating the red-nose whatever guy, and even stole his red nose to boot. There are SO many more instances, where you can tell the writer was trying to be funny, but failed (in my opinion) miserably, and ugh, this episode has totally ruined my MINIMUM expectations for the 3rd season.



Okay, Mr. Herriman just DOES NOT seem like the kind of person(rabbit) who would whine/throw a tantrum. I don't really remember the exact line he said (I watched too much TV last night), but I DO remember thinking, "Wow, this is just painful and out of character, I feel embarrassed for the writer of this episode."



I felt so sorry for Frankie in this episode too, and I feel that the writer was REALLY unfair to her. This is her 2ND episode where she isn't shown working/following Mr. Herriman's orders, and the writer decides to make her suffer even more? C'mon, the next Frankie episode(if there WILL be one) really needs to cut Frankie a break, and give her a @#!%-ing happy ending, for once.



The episode just really, really seemed so rushed, I don't really know how to explain it, but inbetween the bland humor, Mr. Herriman out-of-character, and the plot overall - I give this episode a 0. Folks out there who didn't get a chance to see it - don't worry. You didn't miss a thing.

Let me clear this up. I love this show, but this episode is the worst episode ever! First of all, some imaginary friend acts like one of those teenagers who causes mischief. Yet he truly is an imaginary friend!!! I don't get it. If you're a Foster's fan, stay from this episode. It is the worst episode ever!!!

Poor Frankie. Not since 'Blooooo' was such a beloved character put through such an ordeal. Handling the stress of cleaning an entire mansion was bad enough; but then cleaning up after a new imaginary friend (Or as she believes him to be a teenage kid passing as one) who causes nothing but trouble is on another level of a world of torture.



This episode was based on the premise that Frankie was usually right; given she's working under her normal and daily routine conditions. However, when working under the time pressure of attending a concert she really wanted to go to, the rules suddenly change. A new friend named Goofball John McGeee shows up; and Frankie would just assume he's a teenage boy wearing a fake nose. Frankie, trying to work hard and get her chores done to get to a concert; finds that he and Bloo cause nothing but more hassles around the house. As a result, big misses ensue and Mr. Herriman makes Frankie redo much of her work. Frankie tries to prove McGee a fraud; but to no avail. And in the end she never gets to go to the concert. The irony is that McGee, Bloo, and the other imaginary friends went except for her. At this moment Frankie finally decides to reveal McGee. Not surprisingly, he WAS imaginary all along.



We all have bad days where nothing goes right. But for Frankie it's just plain rotten. Doing excessive amounts of work, cleaning up the same areas again and again, and missing a concert she really wanted to go to really makes me sympathize more for her. It seems Frankie's life couldn't get worse, and hopefully she gets more cheerier episodes. Watching her trying to get through a huge amount of stress and working too hard instead of doing the things she wanted was a bit depressing, and it really looks like she could use a hug right now.



Still..it was worth it to see her in that goofy get-up when she tried being "Goof Goof".

After viewing this episode the first time, I had originally planned to give this episode in the 7s range. I didn't watch the episode without interruptions the first time, so I had to watch it again for the second viewing.



The episode began with Bloo's mischievous behavior, trashing the place. You would think that Mr. Herriman would make Bloo clean up the mess, but that's Frankie's job. Therefore, Herriman tells her to clean up. This pretty much sums up Frankie throughout the entire episode.



Many of the major characters in the episode got fairly limited speaking parts in the episode. I wish that Madame Foster would have been in this episode, but here, she was absent. We get to meet "Goofball" John McGee, who is actually a humanized imaginary friend, the second one to appear in the series (the first one being Prince Charming, who appeared in the other Frankie-centered episode, "Frankie My Dear.").



Goofball is somewhat annoying, but not nearly as annoying as Bendy. Unlike Bendy, Goofball really is more of a clown than a troublemaker. Plus, he really is who he said he was. I do think that Frankie suffered way too much, and I expressed sympathy towards her. As far as her accusations towards Goofball, all I have to say is that she was really fooled. She kinda deserved to miss the rock concert at the end.



While I am disappointed, compared to "Frankie My Dear", it's still a much better episode than "Everyone Knows It's Bendy." Frankie's disguise as an imaginary friend was great, and she managed to fool Bloo with it. Surprisingly, she wasn't able to fool Goofball and Mac. I loved the "Cinderella" reference (at least, I think it was a Cinderella reference) near the end, while Frankie was scrubbing the floors.



I hope that those that didn't like seeing "Imposter's Home for Um...Make 'Em Up Pals" the first time would give it another look. If it doesn't change the way one feels about it, I respect that. I agree that this could have been a better episode.

Craig Lewis gives Frankie her worst ordeal since Frankie My Dear in this episode.



We are introduced here to one "Goofball" John McGee, of whom Frankie believes is not an imaginary friend at all. Frankie's supposed to be at a concert of the musical group the Fake Outz, but Mr. Herriman feels otherwise. Going to do extra shopping and cleaning up big time, the additional burden being too much. So, she decides to become one of them, wearing bobbly-feelers and a tutu and calling herself Goof-Goof, she tries to trick Goofball and to Mr. Herriman's chagrin, she's forced to stay at home and scrub the floor all night while the others get to see the concert...and buy T-shirts.



The moral here is not to judge those by the look they have, but look inside themselves and see the real person...or made-up things.