Franklin Sherman

Franklin had never touched an alcoholic drink in his life up until his wedding day when he sampled the punch prepared by a young Ted Kennedy. Ever since then he's had a martini in his hand. He may or may not have had a stroke in later years (Eleanor has alluded to both possibilities), but either way he is quite mentally interesting. Some examples of his eccentricities include...

• Demanded to be the Secreatry of Balloon Doggies during the George Bush Administration
• Invented the world's first fismo-baby-whirlimagig and the badger blaster
• Glued all the house's silverware and dog to the ceiling
• Sees driving a car as a Donkey Kong-style video game with the horn being the "jump button"
• Proclaimed himself to be the first black female leader of the Ku Klux Klan during a vice-presidential debate
• Once while cooking chicken, sprinkled the meal with Old Spice
• Flew a helicopter through the roof of the Sistine Chapel and into Michelangelo's Guernica

However, sometimes Franklin is quite intelligent and shows great leadership. When he and his wife were stranded on a deserted island, Franklin built a country club out of the palm trees and bamboo on the island, complete with ape tennis pro.

Franklin and Eleanor have their millions of dollars spread around in many different companies. They own factories that make cigarettes, nicotine patches, toxic waste, and medicines. In case of their deaths, Franklin has set things up so that his son Jay inherits the family businesses.

Franklin was last seen relaxing at home.