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I removed a sentence about 'behind the laughter' that didn't make sense. Please re-add it if you can make it better. Saccerzd 17:22, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In the quote section, the hobo is quoted to say he does 400 situps a day and also 300 situps a day, this being quoted from the same line in the episode, so they're conflicting Cheesefreek 19:10, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Ruby2010 comment! 03:44, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
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Pass/Fail:

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"Huck and Tom flee to a river boat, but are thrown into the Mississippi River and are caught by the townspeople. At their funeral, Tom and Huck are shown secretly watching the proceedings from the rafters, until Reverend Lovejoy orders their bodies lowered into the caskets, revealing that Tom and Huck are actually dead." How can the townspeople grab the boys, and then have them watching their own funeral?

I have rephrased the sentence. Is it more clear now? --Maitch (talk) 09:59, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Still, Selman has said that the writers had "very fun" working on the episode" It's a "lot of fun" - I know it's a quote, but try rephrasing rest of sentence

I have rephrased the sentence.--Maitch (talk) 09:59, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Use consistent formatting for refs (namely first and last names)

Done--Maitch (talk) 09:59, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Did Jim Carrey ever do another Simpsons episode? Just curious (and might be something else to add)

No --Maitch (talk) 09:59, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Just resolve minor above comments and the article will be good to go! On Hold for seven days. Ruby2010 comment! 05:14, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Queenieacoustic has not been online for quite some time, so I have tried to fix your concerns. --Maitch (talk) 09:59, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I've noticed he hasn't been on for a while. Hope everything's going OK with him. Anyways, the article looks great. I'm happy to pass this one for GA. Ruby2010 comment! 15:37, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Me too. Thanks for the review. --Maitch (talk) 15:45, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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