Talk:Piranha Brothers

Latest comment: 4 years ago by Montalban in topic Dinsdale and the Loch Ness Monster...

Leonard "Nipper" Read edit

I think this article links to the wrong Leonard Read.

Plagiarized text? edit

Most of the text in the "summary" of this article seems to be copied directly from the script of the sketch, yet it is not acknowledged as a quotation. I think the whole summary really needs to be rewritten. Mtford 14:39, 27 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

If thats the case - that sort of alert needs to encourage someone to do a rewrite - cheers SatuSuro 15:01, 27 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

Indeed, having just watched the sketch, much of the text is lifted verbatim from it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.193.116.40 (talk) 05:07, 18 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Lennon lyrics may be misquoted edit

The article says that John Lennon "immortalized" Norman Pilcher in "I Am the Walrus" with the reference to "semolina pilcher". I believe the correct Beatles' lyric is "semolina pilchard", a nonsense term referring to pasta and sardines. Every lyric source I've ever seen says "pilchard", not Pilcher, so I don't think the song has anything to do with the police officer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by KooganSBH (talkcontribs) 21:51, 4 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Ethel the Frog edit

I believe that Ethel the Frog is the official title of this sketch and it should be named as such. The redirect from Ethel the Frog is not good enough.

Such would be rather obscure, especially in that the origin of Ethel the Frog is unknown. I note there is a page for Water, not its official name Oxygen Dihydride (though there is a redirect from this name to the more colloquial Water). Additionally, I seem to recall that Doug and Dinsdale have come to life somewhat by making brief appearances in other sketches or movies. I'm keeping my eye open for references I could add. Possibly this article could thus be made more general about the characters and not merely the single sketch. Glenm125 (talk) 18:55, 17 December 2011 (UTC)Reply

Operations edit

It should be pointed out that "The Other Other Operation" is so named because Doug and Dinsdale`s first two unsuccessful attempts at protection rackets were "The Operation" and "The Other Operation"94.196.68.27 (talk) 15:30, 28 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Merge proposal edit

Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Undertakers sketch for a merge proposal affecting this article. --Noleander (talk) 20:56, 6 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Copy violation? edit

Just came across this page. Is the "Biography" or plot section not just a major copy violation? Nickm57 (talk) 23:17, 2 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Monty Python script edit

This link appears to be broken 77.97.223.31 (talk) 23:13, 26 July 2017 (UTC)Reply

"Dinsdale?" edit

Are we sure it isn't "Dimmesdale," which is an actual English surname? Has anyone verified from the shooting script or notes? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malbuff (talkcontribs) 13:37, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Reply


Dinsdale and the Loch Ness Monster... edit

I always thought that Dinsdale name was chose in reference to Tim Dinsdale - who was famous at the time for his investigations into the Loch Ness Monster... and in the sketch Dinsdale claims to see a monstrous hedgehog called Spiny Norman. It's a way of making fun of Tim Dinsdale and his sightings of the monster.

Montalban (talk) 12:16, 24 October 2019 (UTC)Reply