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| actors =[[Frank Conniff]]
| 1stappearance =201 - [[MST3K 201 - Rocketship X-M|Rocketship X-M]]
| lastappearance =624 - [[Samson vs. the Vampire Women]] (as a regular)
1001 - [[Soultaker]] (cameo)
==Tenure==
TV's Frank's first ''[[MST3K]]'' episode was episode #201 [[MST3K 201 - Rocketship X-M|Rocketship X-M]], where, apparently still in his Arby's mindset, he took fast-food orders and, rather to Dr. Forrester's annoyance, almost brought the [[Satellite of Love]] down so the crew could "dine in." His last regular appearance was episode #624 [[Samson vs. the Vampire Women]], during which he was assumed into "[[Second Banana Heaven]]" by the angel [[Torgo]]. After his departure, he was immortalized in the following year's ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie]]'' as a door handle on the way to the theater.
Frank also made a guest appearance in the Season 10 opener ''[[Soultaker]]'', having gotten a job in the afterlife as a Soultaker after complaining that Second-Banana Heaven was "too political" and that Pat Buttram "had it in" for him. (This episode also features a cameo by [[Joel Hodgson]], the show's creator, who played SOL resident [[Joel Robinson]] for the show's first six years.) In this appearance, he took the soul of [[Professor Bobo|Bobo]] and played ring toss with it in [[Castle Forrester]], and he seemed to want Joel's as well (though it's unclear as to whether or not he managed to get it in the end). He is also mentioned in episode #822: [[Overdrawn at the Memory Bank]]; as the Novacorp chairman, a.k.a. "Fat Man" appears during the opening credits, [[Mike Nelson|Mike]] says, "Wow! TV's Frank! Hi, Frank!" [[Tom Servo|Servo]] adding, "He's come up in the world!"
==Role==
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Frank participates in the weekly invention exchanges that are primarily a feature of the Joel Robinson years. His first invention was a rip-off of Joel's invention, the BGC-1.9 drum machine. He repeated his thievery by introducing the "Cheese Phone", which Joel had supposedly recorded in his notes from the '70s. Unlike Forrester (who rarely even remembered [[Crow T. Robot|Crow]] and Servo's names), Frank took a liking to Joel (and later Mike) and the 'Bots, who reciprocated his friendship.
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==Deaths==
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==Behind the scenes==
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