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March 23, 2011	Good article nominee	Listed

Un-Titled[edit]

Expanded the synopsis and removed stub notice. Linguisticsstud 17:52, 26 August 2006 (UTC)linguisticsstud 8/25/06[reply]

Bernice Hibbert[edit]

I removed "This episode marks Bernice Hibbert's final speaking appearance" from the Trivia section, as this is not true. She has one in The Last of the Red Hot Mamas.

Jackson Five[edit]

Are Michael Jackson and the four puppets supposed to be the Jackson Five? FAThomssen (talk) 01:53, 17 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:The Great Money Caper/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Ruby2010 talk 04:17, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

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):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

I will review the article sometime later today or tomorrow. Ruby2010 talk 04:17, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments[edit]

The episode features American actor Edward Norton as con artist Devon Bradley, and would feature The Doors drummer Robby Krieger as himself, however the scene he would be in was removed because Mike Scully, the show runner for the episode, felt the scene would be unnecessary. Too many "woulds". Fix prose.
- Done.Queenieacoustic (talk) 22:56, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Lead needs brief summary of critical reaction
- DoneQueenieacoustic (talk) 22:56, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The first mention of Marge needs article link in plot section
- DoneQueenieacoustic (talk) 22:56, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Not wanting to admit they were conned, Homer and Bart go along with Marge's theory. What is Marge's theory? No mention has been made previously of this.
After Willie is guilty.... Don't you mean found guilty?
- YesQueenieacoustic (talk) 22:56, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Originally, the episode would be about pool hustling, however as writing ensued, the script went through several incarnation until the Simpsons writers settled on the grifting story seen in the episode. Don't like the "would" here either.
- Why not? It's just used once in the sentence.Queenieacoustic (talk) 22:56, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Marge's line "I didn't say that for clapping" is a reference to a speech given by John Wayne while he was intoxicated Did Wayne say this in a movie, or in real life?
The article needs ratings data for the general population (not just children).
- The 9.7 rating represents the general population. As with "The Lastest Gun in the West", the information regarding ratings present in the article is all I could find.Queenieacoustic (talk) 22:56, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It could use one more review.
- Okay.Queenieacoustic (talk) 22:56, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I assume the paragraphs ending with one citation at the end are all included in that particular citation.
- Yep.Queenieacoustic (talk) 22:56, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note that I have not seen this particular episode. Please take a look at my comments above, and respond back on this page when you have made their corresponding edits. I will place the article on hold for seven days. Thanks, Ruby2010 talk 19:04, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your changes look fine. Pass for GA. Nice work, Ruby2010 talk 23:07, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! :D Queenieacoustic (talk) 23:33, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

tourist trap reference.[edit]

It happens dirrectly after the marge magic scene at the begining. A link would likely suffice. Due to unfamilarity and fear of mucking up the begining with the link I refrain from adding it. I am sure it would go under the section references. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.14.39.138 (talk) 23:06, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]