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charity fundraisers[edit]

I'm doing a research project. It involves finding out how much money was raised by three different events. One was a response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The other two were responses to the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting. The first response was From Broadway with Love: A Concert for Sandy Hook. The second response was the Broadway for Orlando version of What the World Needs Now Is Love. The third response was Dine Out for Orlando United. (I know the second response was also performed on an episode of Maya & Marty.) If more information is available, please let me know. Thank you.2604:2000:7113:9D00:8D3C:830B:C476:FF61 (talk) 03:51, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Number of Queen albums sold[edit]

Hello, for example known a continuous update of the number of records sold in the UK, but what about the other countries, in fact, what are the latest figures; for example in the United States? Can anyone do any updates to arrangements which it has reliable sources? Thanks good evening. 18:48, 3 July 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.37.237.16 (talk)

Homer Simpson's good and evil angels[edit]

Which episode of The Simpsons does this image appear in? --Redrose64 (talk) 17:49, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That seems to have been stolen from a comic, rather than a TV episode. "Simpsons Comics #129 - You'd Better Sloth Around!", as shown here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.20.193.222 (talk) 18:21, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Very similar to this shot from "The Frying Game", minus the background. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:15, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

M.A.S.H - Death of Henry Blake[edit]

Why did the writers of M.A.S.H decided to have Henry Blake die before flying home after his discharge from the army in his final episode? What a shocking and sad ending. I bet his wife and children were devastated and heartbroken of the news. 31.49.30.10 (talk) 20:38, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

McLean Stevenson was sick of not standing out from the crowd. So he was freed from the mortal coil to start The McLean Stevenson Show. Its star was named Mac Ferguson, for some reason, and he died of poor ratings. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:49, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It was about contract money. By killing of his character, it meant the character was done. As regards his TV show, in real life he was known as "Mac", so it made sense for his character to be called "Mac". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:14, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

But "Ferguson"? ~~Makes no sense.~~ InedibleHulk (talk) 22:42, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Useless trivia: Today's Mac Ferguson is a farmer. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:48, 3 July 2016 (UTC) [reply]

Oh, wait. It was a different time. The Bob Newhart Show was hot, Seinfeld was not. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:00, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

And that brings us around to The Norm Show featuring Norm MacDonald/Henderson, aka Turd Ferguson. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:04, 3 July 2016 (UTC) [reply]

Just noticed Stevenson was born in Normal, part of McLean County, Illinois. Whoa. Also, Dave Ferguson founded a ghost town before vanishing. Trippy. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:16, 3 July 2016 (UTC) [reply]

As regards his wife and children, there was no devastation. Non-existent non-characters that do not appear in a movie or TV show have no feelings. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 22:26, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Mostly true, but many war dramas get that across in a letter from home, read by the soldier. Much cheaper. Not this time, though. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:42, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Radar reading the news report to the MASH team was the equivalent. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:02, 5 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The reasons why are listed in the "Production" section of Abyssinia, Henry (the name of the episode). Basically, war is hell, even in a sitcom. Adam Bishop (talk) 23:34, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]