Shameless Dog Names

Of all the characters to come out of Shameless, let alone most other long-running shows of its type, it’s hard to deny that Frank Gallagher isn’t one of the most larger-than-life attitudes in all of television. Regardless of the situation, he can almost always be found ranting about nonsense to anyone that will listen and ending up in some pretty ridiculous situations, and thanks to the fantastic performances of acting legend William H. Macy, both are key to why he’s so incredibly entertaining. 

But Frank isn’t the only over the top character with the name. There’s another Frank that has helped to further the popularity of a franchise in a similar way: with attitude.

Outside of maybe Otis from the 1986 kid’s classic film Milo and Otis, Frank the Pug may be one of the most famous of his breed in movie history and it’s easy to see why. To be fair, Frank is technically an alien, but his Pug-based disguise still helps him qualify. 

Originally introduced in the first Men in Black movie back in 1997, Frank quickly endeared himself to audiences all over with his famous first line “If you don’t like it, you can kiss my furry little butt!” — a reference to the mistaken identity that leads Agent J to believe the corpse-like man selling keys next to Frank is really the informant he and Agent K are going to see. From that point on, Frank helps point the two agents in the right direction as to finding the galaxy they are looking for, all with a fair dose of classic New Yorker attitude. 

The original performance was enough to have Men in Black II director Barry Sonnenfeld give Frank, whose real name is Mushu, a larger role in the second film. At one point, Frank even becomes a partner to Agent J, although J gets annoyed with him quickly since he never stops talking and has a penchant for singing poorly. Frank remained popular enough to even be featured in the animated series that was introduced shortly after the first film hit theaters.

Unfortunately, Frank did not appear in the third film as he had passed away, but the impact he had on the director, audience and other actors was enough to have him featured in photos, on billboards in the movie, and even on the cover of the video game that was released a few years later. He remains one of the most popular characters of the franchise.