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Article Milestones Date Process Result February 26, 2007 Peer review Reviewed February 26, 2007 Good article nominee Listed March 15, 2007 Featured article candidate Promoted Current Status: Featured article

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23:56, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Actually, they spoofed three horror characters= 2 Censorship 3 Um... "Synopsis"? 4 Review 5 Main Page 6 Main page II

[edit] Actually, they spoofed three horror characters=

Homer used a chainsaw in this episode. That weapon properly belongs to Leatherface.

23:56, 21 August 2006 (UTC)Enda80

[edit] Censorship

I deleted the following paragraph in the Trivia section:

• Germany banned this episode from airing because of the beginning sequence where the kids are watching "Up Late With McBain" and the announcer is wearing a Gestapo uniform (In Germany, it's illegal to show references to Hitler or Nazism without historical context).

I saw that episode at least 4 times on the TV here in Germany. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.56.88.153 (talk • contribs).

Out of curiosity, is the segment with McBain's announcer (I believe he's called Gruppenfuhrer Wolfcastle) intact in German broadcasts? -- Supermorff 17:15, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Um... "Synopsis"?

It seems that the synopsis is a summary of what is seen and heard on the screen. It should be rewritten to make it seem more like a plot summary. Samurai 004 06:21, 2 December 2006 (UTC)sure i love it

[edit] Review

I found a review of the episode that could go in the reception section. It's a review of the episode in which EW's senior editor Dalton Ross says it is his favourite. However, he also said that Homer at the Bat was from the fourth season, so... Anyway, the review can be found here.-- Scorpion 19:00, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Main Page

I'd like to take a stab at getting this article featured on the main page. I was hoping for May 20, since that is the day the 400th episode airs and it only seems fit that we try to get an episode on there. I have asked the admin in charge if he would put episode pages on the main page (he said he'd think about it), but if we want a legitimate shot, I think we need to make a section for it that is longer than the lead and has a slightly extended synopsis, and a bit more production info. Any ideas? -- Scorpion 12:50, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

You can go ahead and try. I am satisfied with just the FA status. I won't have a problem with it not being on the front page, since it is a minor pop culture article. --Maitch 13:42, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Main page II

Here's what I am going to submit and I am going to request May 20th:

"Cape Feare" is the second episode of The Simpsons' fifth season, which premiered on the Fox network on October 7, 1993 after being held over from season four. The episode features Sideshow Bob getting released from jail and trying to kill Bart Simpson. The Simpson family enters the "Witness Relocation Program" and is sent to Terror Lake, however Bob follows them there. It is a spoof of the 1962 film Cape Fear as well as its 1991 remake, but alludes to other horror films. The production crew found it difficult to stretch "Cape Feare" in order fulfil the standard length of a half-hour episode, leading to the adding of several memorable scenes. "Cape Feare" was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Rich Moore and was the last episode to be worked on by the original writing staff. Kelsey Grammer guest stars as Sideshow Bob. The episode is generally rated as one of the best of the entire series and the musical score by Alf Clausen received an Emmy Award nomination.

Thoughts? Comments? -- Scorpion 17:16, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I wouldn't mention the "Rake joke", because people who haven't seen the episode can't possibly know what you are talking about. --Maitch 17:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Done. -- Scorpion 17:29, 19 March 2007 (UTC)