Talk:Edna Krabappel

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Jeez, Does the author really think it's necessary to make such a generalized insult against teachers?

"She is also rather poorly educated, after the manner of American public school teachers, as evidenced by the episode when Bart steals all the teacher's manuals."

• I think it's appropriate. As an educator myself, I find it humorous that the Simpson's have used the bad teacher stereotype, as they often (and sometimes excessively) exploit various stereotypes (i.e. the bowling team referred to as the "Stereotypes," constant jabs at old people's annoyance, Fat Tony and his mafia, and many others too numerous to mention). ж

[edit] Name reference

Is it possible that "Krabappel" is also a reference to Mrs. Crabtree, the schoolteacher in some of the Our Gang comedies? -DynSkeet (talk) 12:20, August 29, 2005 (UTC)

Although I know IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), I don't know Wikipedia's code for its symbols (nor do I have the time to learn it at the moment). Could the main editor of this page (or anyone familiar with the symbology) change the pronunciation to reflect the syllable emphasis? (Boy, this addition sounds dorky, but without syllable emphasis, somebody unfamiliar with the series would probably assume the emphasis was on the first syllable, and miss part of the joke of her ridiculous name). Forgot to sign: it's Woodson 19:49, 21 August 2006 (UTC)