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Free-use images: Jon Vitti, Pamela Hayden, Greg Daniels, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Jim Reardon, Alf Clausen
Reference: Bongo Comics Group, The Heartbroke Kid, World of Springfield
Expand: The Simpsons Theme, Bongo Comics, Mark Kirkland, Jim Reardon, The Simpsons: Tapped Out
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Date	Process	Result
June 15, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
May 5, 2010	Good topic candidate	Promoted

Current status: Good article

Song

Does anyone know more about the song? Who wrote, was it written for the Simpsons or is it even a "cover"? I think that information would be interesting for the article. --Euro Mok (talk) 16:30, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Hi, I am reviewing this article for GA. I have made some copy editing changes. Please feel free to revert any with which you do not agree. The episode is very interesting because of all the cultural tie-ins. At this time, I think the article is fine. I am unclear about the status of the images. The one Fair use is justified, I believe. What about the images of the writers, since they are still alive?

I especially want to make sure that the copy editing changes I made are ok.

—Mattisse (Talk) 23:55, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just looked at the copyedits you made and all of them are great. The images of Groening, Jean and the Carpenters are all free-use so there shouldn't be any problem with using them. Thanks for taking a look and reviewing the article! :) TheLeft orium 10:35, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): Clearly written b (MoS): Follows relevant MoS guidelines
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): Well referenced b (citations to reliable sources): Reliable sources c (OR): No OR
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): Cover broad contextual aspects b (focused): Remains focused on topic
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: Neutral
It is stable.
No edit wars etc.: Stable
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail: Pass

Congratulations!

—Mattisse (Talk) 14:17, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"There's a Kind of Hush"

I removed the Carpenters reference and their photo. This song wasn't by them, and their version was a cover. Though originally performed by a less well-known band, Herman's Hermits made this popular almost a decade before the Carpenters.PacificBoy 19:27, 14 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned references in Colonel Homer

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Colonel Homer's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "Reiss":

From Homer at the Bat: Reiss, Mike (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Homer at the Bat" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Krusty Gets Kancelled: Reiss, Mike. (2004). DVD Commentary for "Krusty Gets Kancelled", in The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
From Black Widower: Reiss, Mike (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Black Widower" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington: Reiss, Mike (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Simpson family: Reiss, Mike (2001). The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Krusty Gets Busted" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From I Married Marge: Reiss, Mike (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode " I Married Marge" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From The Telltale Head: Reiss, Mike (2001). The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "The Telltale Head" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish: Reiss, Mike (2002). The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Homer Defined: Reiss, Mike (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Homer Defined" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Separate Vocations: Reiss, Mike (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Separate Vocations" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Dan Castellaneta: Reiss, Mike (2002). Commentary for "Principal Charming", in The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
From Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?: Reiss, Mike (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Treehouse of Horror II: Reiss, Mike. (2003). Commentary for "Treehouse of Horror II", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
From Stark Raving Dad: Reiss, Mike. (2003). Easter Egg Commentary for "Stark Raving Dad", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
From Lisa Simpson: Reiss, Mike. (2001). Commentary for "Krusty Gets Busted", in The Simpsons: The Complete First Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
From Bart the Lover: Reiss, Mike. (2003). Commentary for "Bart the Lover", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
From The Otto Show: Reiss, Mike. (2003). Commentary for "The Otto Show", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
From When Flanders Failed: Reiss, Mike (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "When Flanders Failed" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Saturdays of Thunder: Reiss, Mike (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Saturdays of Thunder" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Marge vs. the Monorail: Reiss, Mike (2004). The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Marge vs. the Monorail" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Lisa's Pony: Reiss, Mike (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Lisa's Pony" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From The Simpsons (season 2): Reiss, Mike (2002). The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Bart Gets an F" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Flaming Moe's: Reiss, Mike. (2003). Commentary for "Flaming Moe's", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
From Radio Bart: Reiss, Mike (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Radio Bart" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
From Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk: Reiss, Mike. (2003). Commentary for "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 13:54, 7 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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