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Parodies and satires
The 1970 cartoon Groovie Goolies featured Franky, a
friendly version of the Monster.
The 1980s cartoon Drak Pack featured Frankie, a
descendant of the Monster who could assume his form as a
superhero guise.
In a 1968 episode of The Inspector entitled
"Transylvania Mania," a smart Dracula-like character and
a stupid Frankenstein-like creature try to steal The
Inspector's brain to put it in a new creature the
vampire is building.
House on Bare Mountain
Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder created the satirical
"Frank N. Stein!" for Mad 8 (December 1953).
The Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder comedy, Young
Frankenstein (1974), borrows heavily from the first
three Universal Frankenstein films, especially Son of
Frankenstein. The production used many of James Whale's
original laboratory set pieces and employed the
technical contributions of their original creator,
Kenneth Strickfaden. The Frankenstein monster in this
film was played by Peter Boyle. A Turkish remake,
Sevimli Frankestayn was released in 1975. Brooks later
adapted his film for musical theater. The musical Young
Frankenstein opened on Broadway in November 2007.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) was a musical
parody of the story. In this twisted comedic tale, Dr.
Frank N. Furter creates a creature for his own pleasure
(named 'Rocky') and finds he cannot control the
creature's lust. A prototype version that he discarded,
Eddie, has a look inspired by Boris Karloff's
Frankenstein - with a scar across his forehead.
Frankenstein in popular culture -
Parodies and satires
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