Talk:Huey, Dewey, and Louie

message: I've been able to translate so far one speech balloon:
"Th-that is a fourth nephew! An exact copy of the others!"
(I am certain this is the correct translation. I think Donald replies: "Yeah, I'd better explain that." But I'm not sure. Is there somebody fluent in Swedish out there?)Das Baz 19:24, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Translating the Phooey Story

message: What are the Japanese names for Huey, Dewey and Louie? --User:Angie Y.
:"Hyuui, Dyuui and Ruui", creative translation, huh? 85.226.122.158 01:22, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  That's not translation but transliteration which is a pretty usual practice to "convert" English names and words for Japan. Keep in mind that these are not written in Latin but Katakana. This explains the change from R to L which is not a joke, there's simply no such thing as an letter "L" in Japanese. Basically, the names are not translated at all (just phonetically adapted), the conversion back and forth is simply lossy with respect to the spelling. --82.141.58.104 18:44, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Although they are called "Hyūi", "Dyūi" and "Rūi" now, they were called "Hyuii", "Dyuii" and "Ruii" in the 1960s, so the names must have changed at some point. (Stefan2 19:18, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Or the transliteration style just changed. — trlkly 08:58, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Japanese names for Huey, Dewey and Louie

message: I'm wondering if the serial comma should be included in the title, causing it to read: Huey, Dewey, and Louie. The proper title of HUEY, DEWEY, AND LOUIE JUNIOR WOODCHUCKS uses the serial comma in the indicias of those comic-books. Kaijan 00:16, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think so, few readers should make the connection that H = D & L, making an ambiguity which the serial comma is supposed to remove. Btw, I think the Comic Book really should have the title "H, D & L - JW" myself (or at least splitting the title up into two lines). 惑乱 分からん 12:44, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Serial comma in title

message: The main article says that the nephews have basically the same personality and while this may have been true in theatrical animation, in the comics written and inspired by Carl Barks, the ducklings are each distinct, at least after their very early appearances. Long time readers of Barks's stories could often recognize which brother was which, even in black and white by their dialog and actions.
These personalities were later developed in the Quack Pack tv show.
Huey (red cap) is the leader, he starts things, makes decisions and tells his brothers what to do. He's usually the one to explain things to other people too, though sometimes this is Dewey. In arguments with Unca Donald, Huey is usually the spokesman with Dewey spouting facts and Louie shouting "Yeah!" Normally, Huey is the polite duckling, however, a political animal. He understands relationships faster than the other two.
Dewey (blue cap) knows things. He's usually the one looking things up in the Junior Woodchuck manual or quoting it verbatim. He also pulls random facts out of nowhere, deciphers codes, builds gadgets and operates machinery except Huey drives vehicles. Dewey's the double talker in the group when that skill is needed but Huey can also double talk. Dewey is the strategist of the group, Huey is tactical leader and Louie is operations.
Louie (green cap inside, yellow cap on covers) is the daredevil and fighter. He's the one who dives into fights or jumps across chasms, though sometimes Huey initiates such things if all three are going to get involved. When Louie has to explain things, he'd rather show than tell and he's the last one to run from something scary unless Dewey is standing around trying to figure out what it is. Louie's the one who can put on an innocent act best and often shills for his brothers' schemes.
Halfelven 01:13, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Carl Barks's Characterization of the Nephews 

message: I read once that originally in the Carl Barks stories, the three Ducklings were just as mischievous as in the animated cartoons, etc., but a life-threatening experience caused them to promise to reform - and reform they did. Unfortunately, I cannot remember or provide the references. I suspect that joining the Junior Woodchucks may have greatly helped them to become good kids. Das Baz 15:46, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Grandma Duck was also a good influence in reforming the wild kids.  Das Baz, aka Erudil 21:11, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Turning of the Triplets

message: Poor Ella had such low self-esteem that she even signed her letter to Donald using the cruel nickname "Dumbella." No wonder she totally gave up on her wild children and disappeared from their lives. Das Baz 15:47, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Ella's Poor self-esteem

message: Phooey the 4th Duckling appears in a 2006 Donald Duck comic book, a special Saint Patrick's Day issue. Donald thinks he's Huey. Turns out he's a kindly old Leprechaun, out to ensure Donald gets the gold in order to pay the bills and donate to the needy. Maybe all appearances of Phooey are this Leprechaun in disguise. On the other hand, he appears to be far more generous and benevolent than Leprechauns are supposed to be. Maybe he is a Guardian Angel, and his appearance as a Leprechaun is just as much a disguise as his appearances as Phooey. Note that Donald, Huey, Dewey and Louie have often been saved from great dangers in their many adventures by fantastic flukes and impossible coincidences. Phooey the Angel at work. Das Baz 15:47, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Phooey, the Leprechaun and the Guardian Angel

message: I think I'd rather be called "Dewdrop" than "Deuteronomy." Della and her husband, at a loss for a good name, must have decided to open the Bible at random and use whichever name the book opened to. Of course it opened to the first page of Deuteronomy. Das Baz 16:45, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Deuteronomy Duck

message: According to the Russian magazine Микки Маус (Mickey Mouse) #29/2006, the names in Israel are "Эздо, Дездо, фе Йоо".  This would transliterate to something like "Ezdo, Dezdo, fe Yoo".  Unfortunately I can't find any corroboration of this and wouldn't know how to render it in Hebrew. Gr8white 06:09, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Names in Israel?

message: I note conflicting edits on the origin of Dewey's name, with no formal reference for either story. Someone needs to cough up a reference, or I will kill both versions. Kww 02:54, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name origin 

message: Was any specific age ever given for them? I'm especially curious of if an age was ever given in DuckTales. But an age given in any appearance would be appreciated. Thanks.--66.156.137.183 (talk) 01:26, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: IIRC, an age was specified in one DuckTales episode, where the nephews took over $crooge's business. At some point in that episode, one of the nephews asks a policeman if children of their age really were allowed to make such decisions. As far as I remember, the nephew mentioned his exact age when talking to that policeman. Might have been somewhere in the episode "Yuppy Ducks". (212.247.11.155 (talk) 15:00, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Age. 

message: I noticed that tag on the article, and I have to agree with it ... we are woefully undersourced. As it stands, this article is in violation of WP:V and WP:N. That's a real shame, because Huey, Dewey, and Louie are about as notable as they come. Articles have to be based on independent material written by third parties. We can use stuff from the comics and TV shows, but just to flesh out the article.
Does anybody even know of some decent scholarly type material on the ducks?Kww (talk) 23:35, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't help with sourcing, but I do want to point out something. An article cannot fail WP:N, the subject does. Notability focuses on whether something has enough sources to be an article, not whether those are included in the actual article. — trlkly 09:06, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: Yeah, Huey, Dewie, and Louie's father is not named Jamie Hawkins. There's an explanation for the confusion here: http://dcf.outducks.org/viewtopic.php?pid=9816 (apparently Don Rosa just wrote that in for whoever he was giving an autograph to). Unless someone can cite something more solid, I'm just going to get rid of that. -- Poisonink (talk) 17:59, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Jamie Hawkins

message: Why is this called a quartet... I think it should be fictional trios. Even if you included Donald, Donald is not referred to in the title... --184.146.6.191 (talk) 15:35, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Quartets

message: Maybe of interest to add a side note that in Danish and Dutch their names are based on the onomatopoeic sounds ducks are described as making in those countries. 'Kwik, Kwek and Kwak' might be more obvious to English speakers, but maybe not 'Rip, Rap and Rup' in Danish.219.88.68.195 (talk) 21:41, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Danish and Dutch 

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