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Francine Alice Frensky is a character from the Arthur storybooks by Marc Brown and the PBS Kids animated television series based on them. She is an eight year old female monkey with an interest in sports and one of Arthur's friends and classmates who often teases him, though she does it due to harboring a not-so-secret crush on him. The Christmas special Arthur's Perfect Christmas revealed that Francine and her family are Jewish-American and celebrate holidays such as Hanukkah and Yom Kippur.
Appearances in other holidays specials[]
In the first Father's Day episode "1001 Dads", she helps Arthur find a substitute dad for their friend Buster before the Elwood City Father's Day Picnic.
In the Yom Kippur episode "Is That Kosher?", she tries to fast on Yom Kippur, but she finds it difficult to do so.
In the second and final Father's Day episode "The Butler Did It", she listens to her friend Muffy about losing her butler Bailey and tell her to just tell him how she feels.