Talk:Behind the Laughter

message: There's no spoiler warning. Is that because the ep is non-Canon? It can still ruin it for people who haven't seen it. 151.151.73.167 22:54, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This episode is not a clip show, as it was mentioned before in the beginning of the article. Examples of a clip show would include Another Simpsons Clip Show, for example, but I believe that this episode has 100% new material.
ok, rewatching it it's surely ain't all new, but i don't think it qualifies as a clip show.    —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.134.135.234 (talk) 15:00, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Clip Show

message: What makes this episode "non-canonical?"  Because the article says so?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.229.129.134 (talk • contribs) 
:It is based on events and truths that are never mentioned or even alluded to in any other episode. Equazcion 03:48, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Canon?

message: *In the UK, "Behind the Laughter" was the last episode of The Simpsons shown by the BBC before Channel 4 began terrestrial broadcasts of the series in November 2004. It was shown on BBC Two on 20 January 2004, and repeated on 7 May. 
**So? Why is it more notable than the airings in other countries?
*At the end of the episode (while the Simpson family is sitting on a small hill), the narrator states: "The Simpsons' bitter past was forgotten, and now the future looks brighter than ever for this northern Kentucky family." This is significant because it has been a long-running joke on the show to never reveal the state where the Simpson family resides.
**So? It's OR because there's no source
*The "scene" from an upcoming episode, which was meant to be a joke, was in fact used in a later episode. The audio from the scene was recorded again for "Simpsons Tall Tales". 
**So? That's like noting every part of an episode that makes it into a clip show.
* Bart's complaint of "This script sucks, I've never said 'Cowabunga man' in my life," is a reference to this line often being attributed to Bart. While it could be found on Simpsons bootleg t-shirts during the series' earlier fame, it actually originated in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
**Pure OR. 
There you go. -- Scorpion0422 04:43, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You might not find these interesting, but that doesn't make them any less notable. As I said, they are facts that are not necessarily apparent to viewers. They are trivia. Whether or not they are interesting is a matter of opinion, and irrelevant. The cowabunga note might be worthy of removal if Bart really did say cowabunga in the show, but I don't personally remember him ever saying it. A CN tag can be added for the time being. Equazcion 05:03, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: None of these facts really say why they are notable. Why is being the first episode broadcast terrestrially notable? And an example of Bart saying Cowabunga in an episode:  -- Scorpion0422 05:06, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed the cowabunga item. The others say why they are notable - you just answer that with "who cares?" Well just because you don't care doesn't mean other people don't care. These are facts that if not pointed out would not be apparent. WP:Trivia says to avoid trivia sections that consist of lists of miscellaneous information. It further says to perform research to verify facts, possibly convert list items into paragraphs, and NOT to simply remove such sections. Equazcion 05:14, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Trivia section

message: Scorpion,
*You complained about notability not being established, but then removed a statement that explicitly explains why the Kentucky statement was notable. Why?
**It's OR
***It's not OR. Read the reference.
*Why not describe the scene we're talking about? Just saying "scene from a future episode" doesn't adequately tell people to what we're referring.
**Again, you don't know if was specifically a joke. -- Scorpion0422 01:07, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Recent edits

message: The plot points I removed only state the trivia section list items, in list form -- only using different words and no bullet points. The facts are not integrated into the plot section at all. It's essentially a trivia section without the "Trivia" header. Equazcion (Talk | Contribs) 00:59, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Plot points that mimic trivia section

message: Scorpion, I hope you'll try to do the actual work it takes to improve articles in the future, instead of taking the easy way out and simply removing sections that have issues. I mentioned a few times how you could get rid of the trivia section in accordance with Wikipedia guidelines, but you never once attempted to do it, so I finally did. You're welcome. Equazcion (Talk | Contribs) 01:43, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have 20+ Simpsons episode GAs and an FA to my credit. How's that for improving articles? -- Scorpion0422 01:52, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Congratulations. Your past record for improving articles doesn't detract from the poor manner in which you handled this one. Equazcion (Talk | Contribs) 01:55, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: To Scorpion

message: Contrary to what was written the UK can [and does] award a Knighthood to a non-British subjects, such as former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. 86.140.120.178 (talk) 17:21, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Gary Coleman Knighthood

message: I took out the following line from the lead: "This is the last episode of The Simpsons to use uppercase closed-captioning." I can't imagine anyone who cares about that - it must be the least interesting piece of trivia I've seen anywhere on Wikipedia. Terraxos (talk) 18:02, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Trivia removed

message: Is there a couch gag in the episode? When I watched it, the episode begin with the titlecard and cold opened to the narrator. --.:Alex:. 15:47, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Couch Gag 

message: how about meryl streep reference during oscar? w_tanoto (talk) 05:09, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  meryl streep spitting 

message: Why is this episode listed as a clip show? It's definitely not. Andy Pipkin (talk) 15:31, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right. I removed the template. Theleftorium 17:04, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Clip Show

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thread_title:  Simpsons Christmas Boogie