Talk:Van Houten family

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Contents 1 Grandma Van Houten 2 Pyro 3 Not a meme? 4 First appearance

[edit] Grandma Van Houten

Doesn't Luann state she's from Shelbyville, indicating her parents are from there also?

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Why the capital V? It's not conventional usage.

Actually Dutch names beginning with van are always written with a small 'v' while Belgian names begining with Van are written with a capital 'V' except if the family is noble. In such case, it is a small 'v' (same thing with names beginning with 'De').

By the way I wonder why the trivia section I added has been removed... Julien Tuerlinckx 14:31, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

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How is their nose a 'toucan nose'? It's big and bulbous.

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I beg to differ on the claim that the capital V in Van Houten is unconventional. But then I wonder why? --Nigel J Van Houten 14:53, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

How is their hair "cobalt"?--Juffy 19:07, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

cobalt blue is the correct link; I fixed the article. Owen× ☎ 19:11, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pyro

Is Pyro important enough to have his own section in this article? He isn't (as I see it) a part of the Van Houten family. --Fred Bradstadt 03:24, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

No. Pyro isn't, he should just be mentioned in passing in Luann's section of the article. 82.39.52.202 18:01, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Not a meme?

Milhouse is not a meme. This should be mentioned.

[edit] First appearance

Time for me to play Comic Book Guy: Milhouse actually appeared in a November 1989 Butterfinger commercial, which would have preceded Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire. See [1]. Zagalejo 03:53, 5 March 2006 (UTC)