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Contents 1 Misquote 2 His first appearance 3 Condensing of the quotes 4 Miss hover 5 Copy editing 6 Qwotes [sic] 7 Bloodhound gang 8 Informal language 9 Hair

[edit] Misquote

Ralph did not say "i sleep in a drawer" it was actually said by kearny's son deleated accordingly

[edit] His first appearance

This has been changed a lot, but officially and even according to the episode's wiki, Moaning Lisa is Ralph's first official appearance in the series. He's very different looking and sounding, he doesn't pick up his updated look and trademark mannerisms until subsequent seasons (I say the third perhaps.) but he's definitely him officially. The casting refer's to him as Ralph here. While perhaps he did appear maybe as a background character before he was never credited as an actual character until Moaning Lisa.

Now...the series is really really long so of course I may be missing out on a few things. I have some of the older episodes but ofcourse I may have missed something. But I'm pretty positive that he didn't appear in the very first episode (Simpsons roasting on an open fire.) Until then, since almost every source including Thats Unpossible states that Moaning was his first appearance, lets just keep it at that.--68.233.141.149 21:55, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

he was a santa in the 1st episode 71.29.20.96 05:56, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Wouldn't that make him an adult though? I distinctively remember the Santa's were all adults. Uhg...I have to find that episode. But even if he does appear there, Moaning Lisa is the first episode where he is actually credited as a character. One thing about first appearances is the character has to be more than just a background character. He has to specifically be "Ralph" in an episode or else he's just background furnature and Moaning Lisa is the first episode where he's credited. Ralph looked really generic at first before becoming the little spud we all know and love, so it wouldn't surprise me if maybe this "santa" was just a character that happened to look like his earlier incarnation. If one wants to get really technical, I'd say Ralph's true first appearance was in the second season. Thats where he got his voice, attitude, and look that made him the Ralph we all know now. But yeah, officially his first credited appearance is Moaning Lisa. (I'm user 68.233.141..uhg etc by the way)--Kiyosuki 10:43, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

he was a santa in the play (the one with eyes in the back of his head

Your right he was the Japanese priest who acted like Santa Claus and had eyes on the back of his head. Does that count?

Of course that counts. Butt everytime someone changes it back into Moaning Lisa. -- Cyberspace 12:23, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Condensing of the quotes

Okay guys, we all love Ralph's endless verbal wisdom, but maybe his quote section on this page is a bit too long. Especially when considering that there's a separate page dedicated to his quotes specifically. I suggest that we copy and past the list as it is now and put it there (replace it actually...since this list has everything that list has and more), and choose a handful of Ralph's best lines to feature here on his profile. What do you guys think?

I won't do anything yet. If we do choose some of his best we should suggest and talk about it here. "It tastes like burning" and its setup I suggest should be kept on here. Its too classic and ...just plain hilarious not to be featured.--Kiyosuki 19:13, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

I agree, it is too long --06:57, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Miss hover

should we put in that whenever ralph asks miss hover anything she ignores it or also when thay doing a party for Skinner ralph put his hand up but she chooses Lisa and Ralph says "No Miss. Hover, I'm Ralph."

Mmmm...this was a bit tough to read. But on the question...I don't think so. Its not necessary.--Kiyosuki 13:14, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copy editing

I'll do what I can in time....I have quite a few other things I'm working on as well.--Kiyosuki 08:54, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Although it does need some copy editing, I thought I would say it's a pretty good article. -- Ari 06:07, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. Well its done, I did what I could. If there's anything grammar or spelling wise left unchecked...feel free to change it.--Kiyosuki 07:53, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Qwotes [sic]

I removed (sic) from some of the quotes, as I felt they were not needed. However, they might have been correctly placed, so if anybody feels the need, put them back. Remember, though, that [sic] uses brackets, not parentheses. PrometheusX303 19:49, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bloodhound gang

Should the song dedicated to Ralph be mentioned?

[edit] Informal language

This article seems to use a lot of informal language and personal opinions. E.g. "rather interesting personality and his hilarious commentary" and "While Bart is at first less than thrilled with this, he genuinely has a good time with Ralph during their time together, eventually learning a thing or two about him in the process." Maybe some work needs to be done? George C 17:48, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hair

No offense to whoever wrote the info box about Ralph, but his hair really isn't wavy. Anynobody 11:34, 16 February 2007 (UTC)