Talk:The Simpsons

"Eponymous" family?

In the opening paragraph: Of course the family are fictional, but isn't it logical to assume that the show is named after the family rather than the family named after the show? If that assumption holds, then the show is "eponymous" rather than the family. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.237.29.49 (talk • contribs) 04:32, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

editing animation section

the simpsons sixth season is on air in the Arab world through Fox Series channel subtitled into Arabic with minor censorship and its getting postive reviewes.

sorry new to editing somthing about semi protected contents and new users, am feeling alot like Homer now! Nabkawe (talk) 01:06, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Merge from Recurring jokes in The Simpsons

I'm starting to think we should merge that page here. There are few sources, and some of the jokes added are either very minor (especially in the catchphrases section), not actually recurring (Lisa's "If anybody needs me I'll be in my room" - has that actually been used more than once?) or are a comedy staple used in many shows (ie. "Comical establishments"). The article should either be merged, or we should come up with some kind of criteria, because looking at it, it's a huge mess with some things randomly added by IPs and some notable jokes are not mentioned at all (for example, is the "Floorboard gag" really more notable than, say, Homer taking a great deal of physical pain?). -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 02:15, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

I completely agree. Only the most important information should be merged, though. TheLeftorium 23:38, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

• Merge it doesn't need its own page...if we even need to list the info at all, anywhere. CTJF83Talk 04:02, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

• Keep Most of the jokes are actually used in many episodes, and they have enough notability to be a separate article. --Fixman^{Praise me} 03:59, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

• Merge Just in order to keep things together, I think we should merge most of that article into this one's Hallmark section. I do not see the need for a separate article--Tprosser (talk) 07:58, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Incorrect footnote on family portrait

Someone needs to change the footnote under the family portrait on the page The Simpsons from "Snowball II" to "Snowball V". In "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot" Snowball II dies, then snowball III, then Coltrane. Their current cat is Snowball V. Dehodson2 (talk) 05:05, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

No, Lisa named the new cat Snowball II. Theleftorium 09:07, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Because the name Snowball II is engraved on the cat's feeding bowl, and they did not want to buy a new one... Tprosser (talk) 08:17, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Edit needed on declining quality?

The Criticism of declining quality section starts thus: "Critics' reviews of new Simpsons episodes praised the show for its wit, realism, and intelligence": given that the articles linked to in support of this statement are from 1990 and 1993, surely this should refer to early Simpsons episodes instead? (I cannot edit semiprotected pages, so maybe someone else could.) Inkin73 (talk) 02:14, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Indeed. Well spotted. Fixed. Gran² 08:24, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Capter Sequence

I think chapter 7 should really be a subsection of the following Chapter, Reception and achievements. Also, I would like to move the Character Section down the list to after the Themes Section, just makes the article more 'ordered'. What do you think?Tprosser (talk) 08:38, 13 July 2009 (UTC)