Talk:Grift of the Magi

Gift of the Gab

Will that be anything to do with the title? Go Futurama! Sp3000 10:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

No, I think it has more to do with "gift of the magi", from the Bible's Nativity story. Plus, it's a Christmas episode, so more connection there. Or read one of the deleted cultural references below. --SpyHunter29 (talk) 15:09, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

incorrect airing info

The opening paragraph reads, "It was the final episode of the 20th century" However, this episode aired at the end of 1999. The 20th century ended at the end of 2000, and so the information is incorrect. I'll alter it...--Tiberius47 13:15, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Unsourced info moved from article

Unsourced info moved from article. Cirt (talk) 19:28, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Cultural References

• Milhouse sings "Sisters are doin' it for themselves!", a song by the Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin.
• The toy, Funzo, is a parody of the popular Furby dolls (although the Furby dolls were mentioned in the story line as an example of a popular toy).
• In the episode, Lisa is writing on the blackboard: "I will not do math in class". A parody to the show's own chalkboard gag. Bart even laughs at her and comments, "The ironing is delicious." (leading Lisa to correct him, "The word is 'irony'.")
• Gary Coleman once worked as a security guard in real life. Coleman spoofed Arnold's (Coleman's character in Diff'rent Strokes) catchphrase, "Wha'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?", three times.
• At the end, the narrator says Mr. Burns was visited by three ghosts in the night which showed him the error of his ways, a homage to A Christmas Carol. A further homage occurs when Gary Coleman says, "Wha'choo talkin' 'bout, everyone?", in the manner of Tiny Tim's quote, "God bless us, everyone."
• The narrator also says that Moe, in his annual suicide attempt, was shown what the world would be like without him after sticking his head in his oven. This is a reference to the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.
• This episode's title is a pun on O. Henry's short story The Gift of the Magi.
• The musicians that participate in Krusty the Clown's Krusty's Christmas Fun-O-Rama are Beck and The Dixie Chicks. Téa Leoni and Patrick Ewing also make an appearance on the special.

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Grift of the Magi/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: TBrandley (talk · contribs) 01:03, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Lede

• Link animated
• Link sitcom
• Only Fox should be linked, not network
• Link to Fox Broadcasting Company, not Fox network
• Add actor for Fat Tony
• Add actor for Skinner
• Add actor for Bart
• Add actor for Lisa

Plot

• Add actors for various. Example: Bart's actor is missing
  • No other Simpsons episode articles list the actors. And since it's not required by any policy I don't think the actors should be added in this article either. Theleftorium ^(talk) 20:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Production

• Unlink showrunner per WP:OVERLINK
  • This is not a common term. "animated" and "sitcom" are far more common. Theleftorium ^(talk) 20:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Release

• Only Fox should be linked, not network
• Link to Fox Broadcasting Company, not Fox network
• ABC should be American Broadcasting Company (ABC) per MOS:ACRO
• Add its first mention, it should only show the last name for "Mike Scully" which should be "Scully", etc.
• "Actor" is not needed in that image
• Perhaps move the image to the left, as there is already one directly above it
  • I'd prefer not. See second paragraph of Wikipedia:Images#Location. Theleftorium ^(talk) 20:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

References

• Ref. 2: That - should be an en-dash as per WP:DASH
• Ref. 2: Yahoo! is the publisher, and Yahoo! TV is the work
• Ref. 4: Is missing publisher (Internet Brands)
  • Since when is this needed? See Wikipedia:Cite#Webpages. Theleftorium ^(talk) 20:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
• Various other ref. are also missing publishers
  • See above. Theleftorium ^(talk) 20:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

External links

• Add "television" portal in that box
  • Why? It adds nothing to this article and would cause a whitespace at the bottom of the article. Theleftorium ^(talk) 20:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
• Add TV.com link for the episode
• Categories should be in alphabetical order please.

Good work. On hold for now. TBrandley 19:47, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

• Thanks for the review! I have fixed everything except for the stuff I have commented on. Theleftorium ^(talk) 20:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

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