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Naked Gun reference?

"Maude's death is similar to Ricardo Montalban's character in the 1988 film The Naked Gun."

Yes, it is similar as both characters fell to their death from bleachers, but that is as far as it really goes. These "cultural references" sections are used to highlight direct references (e.g. the Citizen Kane references in "Rosebud"). This is merely a coindicence. I'm surprised that the Naked Gun parody hasn't been mentioned in the cultural references section of "Cape Feare" -- Sideshow Bob had a marching band trample him. That's more likely a direct reference to the Naked Gun. 84.92.93.58 23:42, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

oh yer i remember that bit of the movie

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Beloved character

Since when was Maude Flanders "beloved"? She was the most boring character ever; nothing but a neurotic harridan. --Tysto (talk) 03:14, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pre-episode advertising?

Was the episode advertised as involving a characters death but it not revealed who? I ask because some of the things shown in the episode see, to suggest an element of suspense over who's going to die. On the other hand the title gives it away so it doesn't seem like it was a big secret Nil Einne (talk) 19:04, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think the episode was advertised before the title was released, not sure though. It was so dumb of them to release the title at all - I mean, why would an episode about Skinner or Moe dying have the words "Alone Again" and "Diddly" in the title? Wimpyguy (talk) 21:37, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: J Milburn (talk) 10:16, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not seen the episode in a while.

"a new speedway racetrack has been built surrounding it" Clunky phrase
I think it's worth mentioning that they're at the very top/back of the stand
"decides to stop acting like a jerk" colloquial
"affectionately kissing him goodnight" Worth a mention, but that phrasing implies that there may be something else going on in this episode
"Homer also talks with Ned later that night (revealing that he also parked in the ambulance zone preventing it reaching Maude) when Ned is unable to sleep due to his loneliness of now having to raise his sons as a widower." You're saying a lot in this sentence- could do with rephrasing
"to the interesting single girls across Springfield" Again, rephrase?
"However, all of Ned's dates are unsuccessful." Worth mentioning with whom he goes on dates? We'll probably have articles/list entries on a lot of them
"Fox only offered her a $150 raise, which did not even cover the travel costs" Not so NPOV, sounds like we're on her side
"The revelation of the episode's title, "Alone Again, Natura-Diddly", was one of the reasons that many people (including the media and Internet fans) suspected Maude." "The media" isn't a person
"Another thing" Rephrase?
It'd be good if the article titles were consistently capitalised or (preferably, to my eyes) consistently sentence case, but it's not essential
- Not sure what you mean. :/ Theleftorium ^(talk) 11:48, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - In the references. Compare "Bart Simpson's neighbor is mad at DIA" with "Actress: Greed Killed Simpsons Character". As I say, not absolutely essential (and it's something I know I'm guilty of) but consistency can't hurt. J Milburn (talk) 12:21, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - Done! Theleftorium ^(talk) 12:28, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"p. 025." remove the "0"?
What on earth is this?
- The link was included so that everyone could access the TV Guide article. I've removed it. Theleftorium ^(talk) 11:48, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Ref 18- italics? Page number?
Page number for ref 22?
Ref 26 and 27?
Ref 33, you've italicised "p.", but nowhere else
Is DVD Movie Guide definitely reliable?
- Yeah, definitely. Rotten Tomatoes uses it: [1] (and Yahoo [2]). Colin Jacobson is also a RT critic: [3]. Theleftorium ^(talk) 11:48, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Ref 38, page number?

Generally looking very nice- I'll be happy to promote with a little cleanup. J Milburn (talk) 10:47, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All done, except the page numbers which I can't find because they are not listed on those articles on NewsBank. Thanks a lot for the review! Theleftorium ^(talk) 11:48, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a way to cite NewsBank in the same way we provide links to JSTOR on {{cite journal}}? (See, for instance, ref 38 in this article.) I've not used NewsBank, but I've used similar services. J Milburn (talk) 12:28, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've looked but unfortunately I can't seem to find a way to do that. Theleftorium ^(talk) 17:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's fair enough. It's not ideal, but I am happy that this article is worthy of GA status at this time. Good work! J Milburn (talk) 01:06, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! :) Theleftorium ^(talk) 11:32, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Penis shower

It is probably noteworthy in this article that the censored penis shown when Flanders is showering is depicted in well above-average length. His personal article puts it like this:

In the episode "Alone Again, Natura-Diddly", it is implied that Ned has an extremely large penis that goes down to just above his knee.

I’m not certain about proper wording or placing, but also regarding the pretty sexual explicitation, it should be mentioned here. (I also wonder why it isn’t, since it could’ve given rise to controversy, which was probably overshadowed by the other.) -- WA1TF0R^䷟ 12:49, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]