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Starring List

Someone keeps adding Dee Bradley Baker to the starring list, which is totally inaccurate since Dee Bradey Baker plays Yo's digital pets which would not belong on the starring list. Oh, and plus I don't think Wyatt Cenac belongs there either. 75.69.239.55 (talk) 23:59, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wyatt Cenac should be included, he plays as Lenney, a REGULAR charater. Fanboy And Chum Chum (talk) 03:49, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ages

Is the listed ages of the characters official? (I noticed that a few of them don't have one...) (Note: Haven't checked "Official Website" link yet... That might make this null and void.) MinaBlues (talk) 18:33, 3 January 2010 (UTC) Edit: I checked, no, it doesn't.[reply]

Fanboy is 10, Chum Chum is 9 and a half, Kyle is 12, Yo is 11, and I am tired of people getting the ages wrong! Fanboy And Chum Chum (talk) 00:26, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, Fanboy is 10.24.44.119.71 (talk) 21:54, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

NO, Eric Robles said that Fanboy was 10, Kyle was 12, Yo was 11 and Chum Chum was 9 and a half. And once, I was on The Club on the quiz page and it said FB was 10. Fanboy And Chum Chum (talk) 01:07, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fun discussion, but without any specific proof we're left with speculation. Nickelodeon seems to have made a specific point to avoid mentioning ages on the show. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 06:17, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Neutrality

Today I reverted a user's (98.151.41.30) contribution to the page. User undertook great pains to swap out a "generally positive" set of reviews to a set of "generally negative" reviews. While the concept of "generally positive" or "generally negative" is equally biased, it is equally unfavorable in the world of neutral Wikipedia viewpoints. On that basis, I reverted the edit and left a note. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 06:17, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Writers

Who should be listed as a "writer"? Anyone who's ever written for it, anyone who's written more than once (or any other number, pick one), or whoever's listed as a writer at the end of the most recent episode (or any episode)? I've seen a couple reverts back and forth -- please come to some sort of consensus here in the discussion page before changing it again. If you'd like further help, please contact me on my user talk page or put a {{help me}} template on your own user talk page and someone will be by to help. :) Banaticus (talk) 08:22, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Banaticus, thanks for the recent revert help. I originally went a little overboard with an update of the writer list, which was corrected here. I agree with that contributor that the front page should reference the staff writers, which they do currently, and the detailed episode list should reference the freelancers, etc. in greater detail. Thanks again! Cheers. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 09:08, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ages again

An IP keeps adding ages without any sources, and has been blocked 3 times for repeatedly doing it now. As it is clearly contentious and nobody has been able to provide a reliable source since the previous discussion nearly a year ago, the ages should not be added to the article - just adding them with a {{cn}} tag is not sufficient. If anyone can find a reliable source, then ages can be added -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:11, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm in agreement with Boing! It's conceivable that the characters *might* be the ages that have been reported, but there is no Wikipedia-acceptable source for the information. Further, Nickelodeon seems to have made a point to NOT mention the character names in the show itself. So without evidence, the ages are speculative and don't belong in the article. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 19:35, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

So, I talked to a writer (RCoA, I think) and I asked them ages of Fanboy, Chum Chum and Kyle. On Devinantart, he told me that they have no real age, because they don't really want to refrence their ages. So if any of you see any ages delte them imediatly unless they have a verified sorce. Fanboy And Chum Chum (talk) 23:35, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Clothing

I am of the opinion that most of the character clothing descriptions are way too involved to be of any use in the character list. The character list should be used to catalog observations about the personalities of the various characters, not to cram as much trivial detail as you can into their description. If, for example, we were writing about a live-action show -- Seinfeld, for example -- we wouldn't list every outfit that Elaine wore, or describe each hipster shirt Kramer wore. While we might describe Superman's iconic uniform as a blue unitard with red cape, boots and underwear, I don't think we need to obsess about Jimmy Olsen's milled cotton Gap-style button-up creme plaid shirt with khaki chinos and his rounded-toe low-top cappuccino Doc Martens with the faded shine. Look at the Spongebob Squarepants character list for reference -- It's clean and concise. Even the expanded character pages tend to be judicious with clothing descriptions. The discussion is open. If you disagree with my opinion, let's talk. Otherwise, I will start deleting this stuff. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:36, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with sources

Looks like all the links to frederatorblogs.com are broken, and even if they can be fixed, they probably won't count as independent reliable secondary sources. - Pointillist (talk) 23:50, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Pointillist, Frederator seems to be moving their articles around internally -- looks like they might be overhauling their site. But if you're saying that Frederator no longer counts as a reliable source, what do you see as the reasonable impact to these pages? Without the production company's news (upon which any established news source would base their information), we would not be able to substantiate certain details about the production of S1 and S2, full names of some characters, and other bits of information I haven't yet noticed. Should information that is attributed to Frederator be deleted? Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:50, 15 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, without having sight of the Frederator material it is hard to know what to say specifically. As a general rule news about contracts, future series etc., would best come from an independent source. If they have to be sourced from the company itself, the original web page should be archived using webcitation.org so that the company can't subsequently rewrite history. However, minor details about characters and storylines can be sourced to the company or even to a major writer's blog, if the writer self-identifies as the author of the blog. There's always a balance to be struck. All I was thinking was instead of spending a lot of time trying to find stuff that's moved on Frederator, it might be more effective to search for the same material on a more independent source. - Pointillist (talk) 13:04, 15 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kyle as Tritagonist

I disagree with recurring submissions that Kyle is the show's tritagonist: 1) According to Wiki, a tritagonist is the third most important character of a narrative. While Kyle has been featured as a recurring antagonist, if you review the List of Fanboy and Chum Chum episodes you will note that the GRAND MAJORITY of episodes do NOT showcase Kyle as an important character. 2) It really is a pretentious way to attempt to describe a subordinate cartoon character. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 05:44, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move

I believe the page should be moved to Fanboy & Chum Chum because it is the name in the logo, nick.com, what it is called on nick. And how it is written on the Guide TV User:Christopher10006 (talk) 18:33 9 June 2014

Christopher10006 Sounds like a reasonable suggestion and seems consistent with MOS:AMP. I'd like to wait for some other input from the community before pulling the trigger on this. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:26, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The TV guide of my cable provider has and has always called it "Fanboy and Chum Chum." And Nick.com calls it "Fanboy and Chum Chum." SalmonCat (talk) 19:35, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Semi-protected edit request on 20 April 2020

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I request an edit to be made to Fanboy's allies. Kyle is his s/o, not his friend sometimes. Kyle is also not a supporting character. He is seen more often than not with Fanboy and Chum Chum. So please put him in the main character section. I am a long time and dedicated fan, have studied up on this show, and came to this wiki for a reliable source. There has been an obvious mistake, which is all right, as long as you fix it. Thank you for reading my request, and a good day. Kyletheconj (talk) 17:44, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Jack Frost (talk) 03:45, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The pilot did not air in 2009

I'm reporting you that's not true Packman2445 (talk) 02:46, 7 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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On December 15, 2020, the entire series was added to CBS All Access. 199.73.106.43 (talk) 21:55, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 14:38, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Composition II

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Fanboy a villain in the future movie

In the future film, Fanboy becomes an evil villain after the onset of puberty leads to the cancellation of Fanboy and Chum Chum. 24.111.55.7 (talk) 18:31, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]