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Needs work

This page seems poorly done. Comparing him to the Lorax? A link in the main text to somebody's BLOG POST? Not to mention nothing about the one thing that first brought him to popular attention, his appearance in the film Cocoon. - Jafafa Hots

Well, the great thing about Wikipedia is that you can edit it. Please make some of these changes. Val42 06:24, 10 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm too scatter-brained to do it well. Jafafa Hots 22:31, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of quote.

I removed the Family Guy quote but placed a citation where it can easily be found. While I personally find it hilarious, I just don't think it's encyclopedic without the context of a video of his other commercials for comparison, and anyhow he's had a a pretty long acting career before these commericals, and I think that should be the focus of the article. Please try to revert modifications of this as well as "He has diabetes" references and the like, as that, too is already stated in the portion about his diabetes spokesmanship. Thanks ...... BabuBhatt 08:33, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wilford Brimley was not in the Hardee's Frisco Burger Commercials

I can't remember the exact details about this, but in these commercials, Hardee's used an actor who bore a strong resemblance to Wilford Brimley (both physically and voice-wise). But it was not Wilford Brimley himself. Brimley brought legal action against Hardee's, and they were forced to pull these spots. I feel really bad for the actor. It's not his fault he looks and sounds like Brimley! By the way, I'm going to delete the line about Brimley appearing in these commercials, because it's just not true.

--Angela Brown, Los Angeles, Calif.

Oh, sorry. I still have one of the commercials on tape from September, 1992. From what I remember, it was only narration, and it sounded just like Brimley, so I added it here. But since he did have a legal battle over it, I think that's notable in itself. --Caleson August 25, 2006

Seinfeld actor?

Is he really a Seinfeld actor? There's no mention in the article, but its in the category. Steve 17:58, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind. It's in the imdb profile. Steve 18:02, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

He was the Postmaster General! "Well, it's my job and I'm pretty damn serious about it. In addition to being a postmaster, I'm also a general. And we both know, it's the job of a general to, by God, get things done. So maybe you can understand why I get a little irritated when someone calls me away from my golf." Just FYI. Esrever 01:28, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Wilfredo"

I'm going to delete the stuff about his "Latin American" fanbase, as nothing on Google seems to suggest this is true. Esrever 01:31, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A bit lacking

It would seem from this page that Brimley hasn't done much and is best known for Quaker Oats and some Ewok movie. That's a bit insulting to an acter whose been around as long as him and recognized for many other things over some Ewok movie.

Lock?

We've got a lot of folks coming in and vandalizing this, thanks to the Diabeetus craze. Shouldn't we lock the article to non-registered editors? Rockhound 15:15, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, this whole article is nonsense needs to be recreated from the ground up140.140.58.8 22:01, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm guessing that the part about Brimley "forcing two hookers to snort cocaine of his penis" is untrue? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.233.201.113 (talk) 23:51, 19 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I just removed a rather subtle reference to the internet fad. I doubt the problem is bad enough to warrant any type of protection/semi-protection, unless there is a huge influx of vandalism. I'd just recommend reverting any changes as you see them pop up. dougk (Talk ˑ Contribs) 18:24, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This Article also needs a picture, Badly! It does not have to be a great pic just something to recognize him with.

Diabeetis

Although perhaps the "diabeetis" fad isn't inherently notable, I think perhaps the pronunciation itself is. I remember that I would always be irritated by the pronunciation "diabeetis", as was a friend of mine, and the whole "diabeetis" fad is a sign that we're not alone. Thoughts? - furrykef (Talk at me) 15:11, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. The gist of it is that if you want to say bad things about or make fun of a living person, you must have reference for it from a reliable source. —dgies^t_c 17:36, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I always thought it was "diabeetus", but maybe I'm wrong. - Two-Sixteen.11.222.21 17:31, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Today, I saw a new Wilford Brimley commercial for Liberty Medical. I was shocked that he pronounced it without the usual accent- it was truly jarring. I think that perhaps someone from the advertising company, or Liberty Medical, or maybe Wilford Brimley even, saw that people were making fun of him on the internet (the YouTube videos, et cetera.) So, it seems that recently he's changed his pronunciation of "diabetes". -Anon

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+:::I just removed a rather subtle reference to the internet fad.  I doubt the problem is bad enough to warrant any type of protection/semi-protection, unless there is a huge influx of vandalism.  I'd just recommend reverting any changes as you see them pop up. [[User:Dougk|dougk]]  ([[User_talk:Dougk|Talk]] ˑ [[Special:Contributions/Dougk|Contribs]]) 18:24, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
 This Article also needs a picture, Badly!