Talk:Whistle While Your Wife Works

message: 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)
thread_title: Untitled

message: 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)
replies: text: go to these two links to help the argument over acceptable material for the family guy pages, both conversations are near the bottom of the page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Centralized_discussion/Television_episodes#Cultural_references_sections
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Verifiability#Verifiability_of_television_episodes
Grande13 23:03, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Do we need protection?

message: 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)
thread_title:  Peters Fingers 

message: 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)
thread_title: Umm

message: 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)
replies: text: The Get Smart theme music, or some knockoff of it that they could pass off as original, I suspect. Daniel Case (talk) 05:06, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Porn scene tune 

message: 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)
replies: text: Wrong, no cultural references were mentioned on the DVD at all, which shocked me, too. Unreferenced cultural references or production information is the worst thing that could happen to a television episode article (believe me, I'm experienced in this field), hence I'm reverting it back to how it was; as the lack of references for the current section is not acceptable, and it brings the quality of the article right down. Qst 11:01, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Just because it isn't mentioned on the DVD doesn't mean it doesn't exist. But I agree, we should maybe look for something reliable. Remember, DVDs aren't the only sources out there. TheBlazikenMaster (talk) 18:06, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I know, I checked IMdb and loads of other websites, but couldn't find anything... Qst 18:54, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:OBVIOUS notwithstanding, the obvious ones like the music can and should be referenced to the episode itself. If we're going to pretend there aren't any simply because the DVD doesn't make a reference to it, let's just delete the section entirely so we don't have incredulous people doing what I did. Daniel Case (talk) 04:43, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion of cultural references section 

message: 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)
thread_title: A way it could be done

message: *First sentence doesn't make sense.
** I don't see how it doesn't, the first sentence of the introduction, you mean? Qst 20:58, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: After discussion with Majorly on IRC, I'm renominating this article, as the issues have been taken care of. Qst 15:48, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good article review 

message: "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)
replies: text: I'll have a look in the source, but I can remember reading that. Qst 19:31, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's definitely there, fourth paragraph, first and second line :) Qst 19:33, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No it isn't! Them exact words aren't there—quotations cite something exactly. What is there is this: "Another topic that was pretty humorous in this episode was how they made fun of mediocre films". Ashnard Talk Contribs 20:35, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Next time, instead of just removing it, please consider changing things accordingly, rather than just removing the, as removal does not help us build the encyclopedia. Qst 19:35, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

text: Neither does spurious quotes. I raised it in discussion, but it seems being bold in the article is the only thing that raises interest here. As for changing the quote, I'd thought that would be the responsibility of the contriutors of this article. Ashnard Talk Contribs 20:00, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misquote? 

message: 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:
:1. Well written?:  There were some issues with prose, spelling and repetitiveness. However, after copy-editing, I feel the article reads quite well.
:2. Factually accurate?:  Having seen the episode, as well as comparing to the provided sources and external links, the article is accurate.
:3. Broad in coverage?:  It covers all major aspects of the episode.
:4. Neutral point of view?:  It is.
:5. Article stability?  No issues.
:6. Images?:  Only image has adequate fair use rationale.
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.</div>— Lara❤Love 18:40, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Successful [[Wikipedia:Good articles|good article]] nomination

message: 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)
thread_title:  "Balls hang out..." 

message: 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]
:Although it may be true that Brian said that but it's not actually accurate. There are refrences to the show "wings" while peter and the guys are sitting in the brewery and there are refrences to actors French Stewart(Cleveland talks about his squint) and Debra Messing (Joe says he finds her insufferable). There are also refrences to "You Me and Dupri" and "Along Came Polly".  PhoenixPrince (talk) 23:41, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Additionally, Bulima is referenced in connection with supermodels. -- Gohnarch░░░░ 19:04, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cultural Refrences 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Wording 

message: 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)
replies: text: I'll have a look and see if I can tidy it up (and reduce it), but you keep changing it so that it jumps around in each sentence. The plot and sub-plot should be in separate paragraphs, as you said, unless they interfere. Qst (talk) 09:40, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, most Family Guy episode articles format the summaries by telling the story of one plot event first and the other later, and in that sense it can't help jumping around. Immblueversion (talk) 14:18, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it shouldn't, and most Family Guy articles are a trivia-filled mess, to be frank. Jumping around in the plot means over-usage of words such as "Meanwhile." All of the higher quality Simpsons episode articles don't jump around, either. Qst (talk) 16:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot summary seems untidy 

message: 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?
: No, not notable. CTJF83Talk 18:02, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Different Lines 

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