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May 2

Black stereotype in Family Guy or the Cleveland Show

Hello,

As the subject implies, i am looking for a clip on youtube of a black stereotype seen on either Family Guy or the Cleveland Show (I think Family Guy!).

Specifically, the clip shows the group of guys (Peter, Joe, etc) as kids, and they are hanging out in a tree house. Cleveland comes up to say hello normally, and the other guys complain that he is not being black/stereotypical enough, so he must re-enter the tree house the "Correct" way.

Upon entering the second time, Cleveland starts saying something like "Oh lawdy lawdy...".

I just don't know exactly how to look this up on YouTube, maybe the clip isn't there? I have searched things along the lines of "Family Guy Cleveland black stereotype" or "Family Guy tree house Cleveland", with no results. Can anyone find this?

Thank you.

216.173.144.188 (talk) 06:31, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It was in the episode "Three Kings" in the segment parodying the movie Stand by Me. The stereotype was that of "the black scared senseless by ghosts" that used to play back in the day. Matt Deres (talk) 15:25, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I -DO- recognize the episode name, now that you mention it. Hopefully that will aid in my search...

216.173.144.188 (talk) 16:20, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it seems the segment I am thinking of is featured at the very beginning of the episode. Thanks very much for the help!

216.173.144.188 (talk) 17:13, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Noah's Ark - Bible/Film Differences

Are there differences between the three films about Noah's Ark (Noah's Ark (1999), Noah (2014) and The Ark (2015)) and the Bible? 86.169.72.176 (talk) 16:17, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. You can find differences by comparing the plots of the films to the text of the Bible story, commonly called the Genesis flood narrative, which can be found at Genesis Chapters 6-9. There are countless online Bibles in case you don't have access to one on paper. https://www.biblegateway.com/ has a large number of translations and you may find one you like there. --Jayron 32 16:20, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I want to compare the screenshots of the plots of the films. 86.169.72.176 (talk) 16:57, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead. No one here is stopping you. --Jayron 32 17:54, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What are the plots of each of the films? 86.169.72.176 (talk) 21:14, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The plots are given in our articles to which you linked in your question. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 21:21, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Which characters or events of each of the films were mentioned or not mentioned in the Bible? 86.169.72.176 (talk) 15:08, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No one here is stopping you from watching the movies and/or reading the Bible and arriving at your own conclusions. --Jayron 32 15:34, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Bible: In the Beginning... also has a pretty good chapter on Noah's Ark. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:42, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Big Bang Theory (TV series)

On the TV comedy series, there are two college professors. One guy plays as the clown, making jokes for the comedy. The other guy seems to be a straight character (comedy), because he takes things more seriously and reasonably like a normal person. The two characters live in an apartment together, and across the hall is the apartment of the blonde waitress. I understand that is fiction, but I find that two college professors who work in astrophysics would share an apartment, while the waitress (blue-collar job) has her own apartment for herself. Is there any reason for their living arrangements in the story, or is this a quirk? 140.254.77.172 (talk) 16:37, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It makes for more funny situations. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:53, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sheldon Cooper really can't live alone, and knows this on some level. For example, he doesn't drive a car, so needs somebody else to carpool with. He also had episodes where he "went nuts", and needed somebody to bring him back to reality. In one case he lost his job and collected a large number of cats, while taking up looming.

Leonard Hofstadter originally moved in to save money on rent, when he was first hired at the university and didn't have much money saved up. Later, when he could afford to live on his own, he was reluctant to leave, knowing that Shelden had grown dependent on him. (His attempts to leave caused Sheldon to panic.) Leonard also feels he owes Sheldon, who saved his life, by throwing Leonard's rocket fuel experiment in the elevator before it could explode. Sheldon also drove away Leonard's girlfriend, at the time, who turned out to be a North Korean spy, saving Leonard from potential prosecution for leaking national secrets.

Penny can afford to live on her own because she has also worked as an actress, and had a series of boyfriends (Leonard included) who paid many of her bills (the others mainly paid for her meals, while Leonard paid far more). She has also had side businesses, like "Penny Blossoms" and a shoe recognition app for which she provided the retail information and Sheldon did the programming. Also, she presumably gets good tips at The Cheesecake Factory, because she is pretty. StuRat (talk) 17:25, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note that Penny's apartment is a one-bedroom apartment, while Sheldon and Leonard share a larger two-bedroom apartment. Also, her finances were quite precarious until she stopped waiting tables and took a job selling pharmaceuticals, while Sheldon and Leonard seem to be financially secure. This aspect of the show actually seems pretty realistic to me. John M Baker (talk) 17:33, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also, Penny moved to LA from Omaha. She didn't know anyone, and moved in to a one bedroom apartment. She probably wouldn't have wanted to spend a lot of time paying for a hotel room while apartment hunting. Whereas Sheldon and Leonard already lived in the area, so they could spend more time looking and finding someone to live with. Dismas|^(talk) 17:41, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note that the show is set in Pasadena, California, a suburb of LA, not Los Angeles proper. I'm not sure how rental rates compare between the two. StuRat (talk) 17:50, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You can't generalize about "Los Angeles proper" anyway. —Tamfang (talk) 09:48, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Why not? It has well defined city limits. Compare Los Angeles and Los Angeles metropolitan area. Pasadena is part of the second only.--Jayron 32 12:16, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Do well defined city limits make rents converge among its neighborhoods? —Tamfang (talk) 03:25, 7 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If the services, like schools, police, fire department, road maintenance, street lights, and garbage collection vary from one to the other, then rental rates may vary accordingly, even in adjacent neighborhoods. However, Pasadena isn't even adjacent to the city of Los Angeles, so rents are quite likely to vary between them. StuRat (talk) 04:02, 7 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]