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After this episode airs, it might make sense to update List of Peter Griffin's jobs accordingly. Cromulent Kwyjibo 22:13, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
I made a error in the infobox
it should be fixed now...
Care to give a reason, your freakin' Cyberhighness?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.248.60.252 ( talk) 15:45, 14 November 2006
I dont see any TV shows on that feature articles list, so what are you comparing this too...
Well usually TV has more cultural references than those other types of featured articles. Im just saying dont remove it all at once, as to give people some time to reformat some of the sections with the existing info. by removing it all at once people will just be inclined to add it at a later date again...
There then should be an exception for family guy, as most of it is using 80 references that a good portion of the viewers dont understand, so this is an area that helps reference the obscur parts of the episode. It acts as an encyclopedia informing the viewer on the history and background of each reference — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.177.121.212 ( talk) 16:20, 15 November 2006
Hope this helps. [[ Briguy52748 23:04, 15 November 2006 (UTC)]]
I am not US American and I take strong exemption to the claim that the removed items are "things anyone sees" when watching the episodes. L0b0t, please tell me: what harm does it do to leave it? Dysmorodrepanis 01:48, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Sayings its something everyone sees is your own opinion. Just because you understand it doesnt mean everyone else does, as Im sure there are instances where you dont understand a reference while others do, and this place can provide the resource for finding that info. 68.72.128.54 02:07, 20 November 2006 (UTC) Why dont you just fix the many other tv sites that are formatted the exact same way, as it seems like you are only causing problems here, and not fixing anything... 68.72.128.54 02:07, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Is there a way to request protection, temporarily at least, for this page? It's apparent there's an edit war going on re: the validity of cultural references, trivia, etc. on Family Guy episodes (i.e., removing it and another editor putting it back in), and I think that a cool-down period is warranted — or at least until this issue can be resolved fairly and rationally. [[ Briguy52748 22:54, 15 November 2006 (UTC)]]
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Verifiability#Verifiability_of_television_episodes
Grande13 23:03, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Is it just me, or do they only retrieve 3 of peters fingers, whilst its shown that hes lost 3 fingers AND a thumb? 82.12.110.220 23:13, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
its mentioned on the official family guy blog blog.familyguy.com what happens to the 4th as it was cut for time Grande13 00:10, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Alright so how can we fit that joke i added, but someone else deleted, into the article because it shows Jillian's stupidity in having those kinds of friends?
the joke is also representative, not just funny.
it's not common knowledge that she hangs with friends of similar intelligence, that's like the only time you see her with her friends. wikipedia can be for explaining jokes. what are all those explainations of gags for then?
what does it matter who she hangs out with? its just a joke so it doesnt fit in wikipedia, let it go. if you want to add details like that to episodes go to familyguy.wikia.com Grande13
first of all, i already answered why it matters. so now you're saying no joke fits in wikipedia, ok, lets just delete all the jokes... are you serious, almost anything can go into wikipedia.
if you havent noticed they are going around cleaning up all tv shows as they are changing the guidelines, cause technically wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a fan site for tv shows. Yes, you answered why the joke matters, but the answer wasnt enough for it to be included here. Like i said, just go to familyguy.wikia.com , you can put whatever you want about the show there.
and there is no place for it in this article. It's not a goof as you initially listed, because that was a joke and one hundred percent on purpose. Cultural references are used to explain jokes and suggest the obscure things they are referencing, and your statement that you wanted to include didnt fit in either of those classifications. Grande13
where are you coming up with these crazy definitions, seriously. please be clear on your so-called "definitions" because they are not very clear. where are these "guidelines" you speak of?
some are here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Television_episodes , just add it to familyguy.wikia.com and forget about it Grande13
Shouldnt it be said about the different beggining that shows the stage part going wrong... at least on trivia... Mt 1994 14:56, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
In the scene where Peter goes through all the automatic doors to get to his porn: what is that tune that plays in the background (the jazzy tune), or at least who does music similar to that? I'm just wondering. 76.115.45.252 04:37, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
To say this episode has no cultural references at all, when in fact the previous section had several that can be easily documented, is to lie to readers in order to avoid having a bullet-list trivia section. It can easily be rewritten in prose; in fact I will do so right now. Daniel Case ( talk) 05:14, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
You know, you could take video clips of the short bits that set these references up from the episode, edit them together with any original scenes that would demonstrate the point, and post it on YouTube (or any other site that isn't as anal as YouTube's been getting lately about copyrighted material, even when within fair use) (See example. There have been others). That wouldn't be violating WP:OR since it would be off-wiki (and besides, if taking original pictures to prove a point you're making in an article is acceptable under that policy, making videos should be, too) and wouldn't violate WP:EL since short clips juxtaposed with other copyrighted material counts as fair use. Daniel Case ( talk) 04:59, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm afraid I cannot pass this, based on criteria 1a. I found it very difficult to read, and the prose is incredibly repetitive and unclear in a lot of places. The article would need a lot of work in order to fix these problems, so with regret I shall have to fail the nomination. Majorly ( talk) 15:49, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
"its pretty humorous how they make fun of mediocre films". After noting the grammatical error (its instead of it's), I looked up the quote in the source. The nearest thing I could find to the quote is: "Another topic that was pretty humorous in this episode was how they made fun of mediocre films". Can anyone explain this? Thanks. Ashnard Talk Contribs 17:00, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
I am glad to report that this article nomination for good article status has been promoted. This is how the article, as of December 29, 2007, compares against the six good article criteria:
Good work. In improving this article to GA quality, you have improved Wikipedia. Thank you. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to Good article reassessment. Thank you to all of the editors who worked hard to bring it to this status, and congratulations.— Lara ❤ Love 18:40, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know which episode Stewie gets two novelty car rearview mirror dice and sticks them to his diaper saying "Hey B-riii... do you ever just let your balls hang out?" and also the other episode where Stewie sticks on some pubic hair and says something like "What? These? Oh, these are just my pubes..." etc.
I'm sure I've seen these but they aren't listed in season 5? -- leopheard ( talk) 08:11, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
That episode is Chick Cancer —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.175.11.99 ( talk) 19:32, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Seth MacFarlane claims on the DVD commentary track that, unlike most Family Guy episodes, this episode has no cultural references or references to real-world events, in order to focus on the Jillian storyline.[8]
I think this sentence should be modified:
"During the making of this episode, much thought was put into the character of Jillian, despite the fact she was always meant to be recurring character;[6] although her regular appearances throughout season 5 were described as "a big thing for Family Guy".[8]"
"despite the fact" and "although" indicate contradictions but it seems these sentences are sequential. They put much thought into a character because she would be a recurring character, and have regular appearances throughout the season. Then you can quote the generic words.
mdsl ( talk) 10:34, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
I don't think that both plot events should be mingled in the same paragraphs unless they actually interfere with each other in the story itself. Each time I make an edit, it's changed back to this. What gives? And why mention such trivial plot details such as Joe planting a gun next to the bird? I don't like being confused about this stuff! Immblueversion ( talk) 04:42, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
In one version of the epsiode aired on AdultSwim, Stewie says, "Is she retarded?" instead of the line "Are her parents brother and sister?" Should this be put in the main article?
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After this episode airs, it might make sense to update List of Peter Griffin's jobs accordingly. Cromulent Kwyjibo 22:13, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
I made a error in the infobox
it should be fixed now...
Care to give a reason, your freakin' Cyberhighness?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.248.60.252 ( talk) 15:45, 14 November 2006
I dont see any TV shows on that feature articles list, so what are you comparing this too...
Well usually TV has more cultural references than those other types of featured articles. Im just saying dont remove it all at once, as to give people some time to reformat some of the sections with the existing info. by removing it all at once people will just be inclined to add it at a later date again...
There then should be an exception for family guy, as most of it is using 80 references that a good portion of the viewers dont understand, so this is an area that helps reference the obscur parts of the episode. It acts as an encyclopedia informing the viewer on the history and background of each reference — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.177.121.212 ( talk) 16:20, 15 November 2006
Hope this helps. [[ Briguy52748 23:04, 15 November 2006 (UTC)]]
I am not US American and I take strong exemption to the claim that the removed items are "things anyone sees" when watching the episodes. L0b0t, please tell me: what harm does it do to leave it? Dysmorodrepanis 01:48, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Sayings its something everyone sees is your own opinion. Just because you understand it doesnt mean everyone else does, as Im sure there are instances where you dont understand a reference while others do, and this place can provide the resource for finding that info. 68.72.128.54 02:07, 20 November 2006 (UTC) Why dont you just fix the many other tv sites that are formatted the exact same way, as it seems like you are only causing problems here, and not fixing anything... 68.72.128.54 02:07, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Is there a way to request protection, temporarily at least, for this page? It's apparent there's an edit war going on re: the validity of cultural references, trivia, etc. on Family Guy episodes (i.e., removing it and another editor putting it back in), and I think that a cool-down period is warranted — or at least until this issue can be resolved fairly and rationally. [[ Briguy52748 22:54, 15 November 2006 (UTC)]]
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Verifiability#Verifiability_of_television_episodes
Grande13 23:03, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Is it just me, or do they only retrieve 3 of peters fingers, whilst its shown that hes lost 3 fingers AND a thumb? 82.12.110.220 23:13, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
its mentioned on the official family guy blog blog.familyguy.com what happens to the 4th as it was cut for time Grande13 00:10, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Alright so how can we fit that joke i added, but someone else deleted, into the article because it shows Jillian's stupidity in having those kinds of friends?
the joke is also representative, not just funny.
it's not common knowledge that she hangs with friends of similar intelligence, that's like the only time you see her with her friends. wikipedia can be for explaining jokes. what are all those explainations of gags for then?
what does it matter who she hangs out with? its just a joke so it doesnt fit in wikipedia, let it go. if you want to add details like that to episodes go to familyguy.wikia.com Grande13
first of all, i already answered why it matters. so now you're saying no joke fits in wikipedia, ok, lets just delete all the jokes... are you serious, almost anything can go into wikipedia.
if you havent noticed they are going around cleaning up all tv shows as they are changing the guidelines, cause technically wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a fan site for tv shows. Yes, you answered why the joke matters, but the answer wasnt enough for it to be included here. Like i said, just go to familyguy.wikia.com , you can put whatever you want about the show there.
and there is no place for it in this article. It's not a goof as you initially listed, because that was a joke and one hundred percent on purpose. Cultural references are used to explain jokes and suggest the obscure things they are referencing, and your statement that you wanted to include didnt fit in either of those classifications. Grande13
where are you coming up with these crazy definitions, seriously. please be clear on your so-called "definitions" because they are not very clear. where are these "guidelines" you speak of?
some are here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Television_episodes , just add it to familyguy.wikia.com and forget about it Grande13
Shouldnt it be said about the different beggining that shows the stage part going wrong... at least on trivia... Mt 1994 14:56, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
In the scene where Peter goes through all the automatic doors to get to his porn: what is that tune that plays in the background (the jazzy tune), or at least who does music similar to that? I'm just wondering. 76.115.45.252 04:37, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
To say this episode has no cultural references at all, when in fact the previous section had several that can be easily documented, is to lie to readers in order to avoid having a bullet-list trivia section. It can easily be rewritten in prose; in fact I will do so right now. Daniel Case ( talk) 05:14, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
You know, you could take video clips of the short bits that set these references up from the episode, edit them together with any original scenes that would demonstrate the point, and post it on YouTube (or any other site that isn't as anal as YouTube's been getting lately about copyrighted material, even when within fair use) (See example. There have been others). That wouldn't be violating WP:OR since it would be off-wiki (and besides, if taking original pictures to prove a point you're making in an article is acceptable under that policy, making videos should be, too) and wouldn't violate WP:EL since short clips juxtaposed with other copyrighted material counts as fair use. Daniel Case ( talk) 04:59, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm afraid I cannot pass this, based on criteria 1a. I found it very difficult to read, and the prose is incredibly repetitive and unclear in a lot of places. The article would need a lot of work in order to fix these problems, so with regret I shall have to fail the nomination. Majorly ( talk) 15:49, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
"its pretty humorous how they make fun of mediocre films". After noting the grammatical error (its instead of it's), I looked up the quote in the source. The nearest thing I could find to the quote is: "Another topic that was pretty humorous in this episode was how they made fun of mediocre films". Can anyone explain this? Thanks. Ashnard Talk Contribs 17:00, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
I am glad to report that this article nomination for good article status has been promoted. This is how the article, as of December 29, 2007, compares against the six good article criteria:
Good work. In improving this article to GA quality, you have improved Wikipedia. Thank you. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to Good article reassessment. Thank you to all of the editors who worked hard to bring it to this status, and congratulations.— Lara ❤ Love 18:40, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know which episode Stewie gets two novelty car rearview mirror dice and sticks them to his diaper saying "Hey B-riii... do you ever just let your balls hang out?" and also the other episode where Stewie sticks on some pubic hair and says something like "What? These? Oh, these are just my pubes..." etc.
I'm sure I've seen these but they aren't listed in season 5? -- leopheard ( talk) 08:11, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
That episode is Chick Cancer —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.175.11.99 ( talk) 19:32, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Seth MacFarlane claims on the DVD commentary track that, unlike most Family Guy episodes, this episode has no cultural references or references to real-world events, in order to focus on the Jillian storyline.[8]
I think this sentence should be modified:
"During the making of this episode, much thought was put into the character of Jillian, despite the fact she was always meant to be recurring character;[6] although her regular appearances throughout season 5 were described as "a big thing for Family Guy".[8]"
"despite the fact" and "although" indicate contradictions but it seems these sentences are sequential. They put much thought into a character because she would be a recurring character, and have regular appearances throughout the season. Then you can quote the generic words.
mdsl ( talk) 10:34, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
I don't think that both plot events should be mingled in the same paragraphs unless they actually interfere with each other in the story itself. Each time I make an edit, it's changed back to this. What gives? And why mention such trivial plot details such as Joe planting a gun next to the bird? I don't like being confused about this stuff! Immblueversion ( talk) 04:42, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
In one version of the epsiode aired on AdultSwim, Stewie says, "Is she retarded?" instead of the line "Are her parents brother and sister?" Should this be put in the main article?
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