Navel Expedition

They say the quickest way to a boy's heart is through his stomach...and the quickest way to a boy's stomach is through his belly button.

Corny Island

Concept by Don Phillips Jr.

Diggity Dog

This is the edgy new icon for Kosher National Hot Dogs, "Diggity Dog". As he's quick to tell you, he and his pimped out wiener-mobile are "voracious, totally voracious."

Oh yeah, and the chic in the passenger seat is Miss Janice, 2nd Grade Math...

Frank's Instincts (aka "The Rage")

Most of the time, Frank is able to stifle his urge to be eaten. But sometimes, his "instincts" take over, chanting him on to take his part in the circle of life.

The Cocktail Wienie Incident

Frank tries to pose as a cocktail wienie at a fancy pants party....

The Mermonkey King

Okay, so we've strayed far from the path of hot dogs and are now moving on to some of Steinberg's other pets. Steinberg lives in a New York apartment that's so cramped, he has to sleep on an ironing board. Needless to say, he doesn't really have room for other pets, unless they are microscopic...which they are.

This is one of a royal family of Mermonkeys, an ancient race that once ruled the seas with a mighty flipper. Unfortunately, a miscalculation on their part left them dried out, packaged in envelopes, and sold into slavery.

But, the king of the Mermonkeys is growing a secret weapon...a "beast from fathoms below" that, since being dropped in the tank, has grown nearly 50 times its original size! Soon it will grow large enough to help them conquer the oceans and reclaim the throne that is rightfully theirs....in theory.

Frank (redux)

stan's parents

Mr. Steinberg works the roller coaster on Corny Island, but also has a secret passion: He's in a pro skee-ball league. However, you can't pay the gas bill with skee-ball tickets.

Mrs. Steinberg works for the city as a health and safety inspector. Everything about the city makes her cringe, and she has become frightfully overprotective of her child because she knows the awful truths about salad bars, subway poles, and toilet seats.

Corny Island

Frank and Steinberg live on what is essentially Coney Island, the seaside wonderland in Brooklyn. While Coney Island nowadays only attracts roving gangs and "Warriors" enthusiasts, in its heyday, it was a Disneyland without health and safety regulations. There was a coaster built that would "jump" the track (which, thankfully, never opened after they realized the trajectory would change based on the weight of each passenger), elephants and pigs would ride massive water slides next to "barrels of humans", and before freak shows came to be, the deformed were used in the attractions as "moon-men", ghouls, etc. There were also plenty of attractions that were designed so the prim and proper courtship rituals could result in some accidental contact. Such rides were the Tunnel o' Fondling, The Woo Flinger, and the Tittilator.

Sadly, the Coney Island of yesteryear burned in a fire, followed by another fire, followed by another.....maybe they shouldn't have made their buildings out of papier mache...

The Hebrew National Institute of Frankfurtology

Steinberg

Here's a concept that's in the works for Steinberg, the kid that's allergic to everything (including videogames).

We're currently playing with some various styles for Frank, Steinberg, and the show itself. As much as we love Fleischer bros. rubber hose looniness, we're not sure if grownups-who-are-paid-to-decode-what-kids-will-watch (aka "executives") will like it. We're trying to avoid giving him a friend in a wheelchair, or a BMX bike, or anything else that feels forced. Here's a concept I'm getting more and more into. Frank as a cutesy Japanese style wienie...Super Lucky Dog Number One Champ!

more franks

just some doodles...

Frank gets gussied up

Before Frank was adopted...

When Frank goes to a birthday party...

STEINBERG

This is Steinberg. He is allergic to everything. Except hot dogs.

FRANK N' STEINBERG

Welcome to the first posting of the blog for Frank n' Steinberg. This program is already a smash hit in Uzbekistan and Zambia, and is ready to be purchased by YOUR International Holdings Corporation! For more info, check back soon!

-Dan Blank
Hebrew National