Talk:Brother's Little Helper

"Green Lantern" should not be first choice to deal with the problem; the Simpsons are YELLOW. Comic Book Guy goofed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drsruli (talk • contribs) 05:40, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Dexmethylphenidate

Why does Focusyn hyperlink directly to Dexmethylphenidate without explanation? Focusyn is a fictional drug; Dexmethylphenidate is a real drug. The allusion can remain, but the hyperlink should not remain without explanation in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.18.130.190 (talk) 00:20, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Brother's Little Helper/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Ruby2010 comment! 19:40, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

I will review sometime today. Ruby2010 comment! 19:40, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

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

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. 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):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Comments

• There is one dab link

Done. Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• Three refs need dates and access dates

Done. Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• Also with refs, add IGN, not ign.com. A few are missing producers all together.

Fixed. Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• The reception section should be in chronological order (opening sentence for instance should be preceded by earlier reviews, if there are any).

Couldn't find any earlier reviews, sadly. Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• It could use another review or two. Also, it needs ratings data (always hard to find I know)

I found another review, which I'll add shortly, but that's about it. I also found out that a fictional word from the episode made it to a list of best created Simpsons words, but I'm not sure if that would pass as a "review," per se. I'll try to get my hands on some ratings info too. Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• I might suggest realigning the Mark McGuire image to the left (just a personal preference so not everything is skewed right)

Done. Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• Wikilink Fox network, Major League Baseball, and Bart in lead

Fixed. Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• "starts paying more attention to his studies" Add bolded

Fixed. Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• Clinton was still in office at the time, so remove "former"

Fixed. Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• As always, identify how Meyer and Kirkland relate to show (staff writers? producers? etc)

Fixed. Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• Sentences with direct quotes should end with direct citations

Fixed. Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

I'll place the review on hold for seven days while everything gets sorted. Thanks, Ruby2010 comment! 20:11, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the review! Not really sure if the article will pass to be honest (mostly because there are so few reviews of the episode, and the entire season as a whole), but I'll do my best! Queenieacoustic (talk) 09:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

I've added a couple of things now. What do you think? Queenieacoustic (talk) 11:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good. Pass for GA. Nice work, Ruby2010 comment! 17:47, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! :D Queenieacoustic (talk) 08:29, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

A parody of Ritalin?

Why does the article keep saying that Focusyn is a parody of Ritalin? In the episode, Focusyn is described as a new, experimental, and not particularly safe drug, in contrast to the old and fairly well understood (and, while not without potentially serious side effects, relatively safe) Ritalin. In fact, at the end of the episode when Bart's been taken off of Focusyn, he's switched onto (I may be slightly misremembering the words used to describe it, but as far as I recall) "good old-fashioned Ritalin". This makes me question the article's assertion that Focusyn is a parody of Ritalin specifically, rather than a general parody of either psychostimulant drugs or new, very experimental drugs. Xmoogle (talk) 15:43, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

I came here to the talk page, to find out if this exact question was being discussed. It seems an odd assertion to make, when the information about the Ritalin joke at the end, is in the article. In fact, given that Strattera got FDA clearance in 2003, it was likely in development/testing when this episodes aired, it is far more likely to be the drug being parodied. It was a very different way to treat ADHD, even if it only ever worked on maybe half the kids who tried it.

Though I think it's also interesting, and something an actual editor (the most I do is add lines or reword confusing text) should consider adding to this article, is that Extended Release tablets were invented in 1999, the year this episode aired. This obviously had a big affect on the world of ADHD at the time, because it meant you could just give them one pill a day, and the kids no longer had the stigma of going to the nurse every day, for their afternoon pill. It created a discretion that probably made a lot of parents reconsider medications which they had previously dismissed. Just think it's a relevant point, that should be explored, given the timely nature of this episode, in the timeline of ADHD. 173.23.238.78 (talk) 07:52, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

I think "Focusyn" is a play on "Focalin" and "Desoxyn". While Focalin is similar to Ritalin, they are not the same thing, and Focalin and Desoxyn would better fit the description of less standard and less well-understood drugs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.0.115.226 (talk) 23:34, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

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The Simpsons

I love this episode. I find it funny. I love the Simpsons. 120.16.238.141 (talk) 20:03, 24 November 2021 (UTC)