Professor Frankly

Professor Frankly is Goombella's old teacher at U Goom in the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. After Mario and team visit the Thousand-Year Door, he tells Mario and his teammates where one of the Crystal Stars is.

The good Professor consults with Mario and Goombella at various points during their quest, and helps them with hints on where to go next.

Trivia

 * Professor Frankly breaks the fourth wall (acknowledges the fact that he is in a video game) just before Chapter 5 by telling the player, the "person in front of the TV" to listen carefully about what he has to say about The Thousand-Year Door. Lord Crump (under the alias of Four Eyes) also breaks the Fourth Wall during this chapter.
 * In Super Paper Mario, one of the items listed on Francis' to-buy list is a radio-controlled Professor Frankly.
 * Professor Frankly is very similar to Professor E. Gadd. They even wear the exact same swirly glasses.