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[edit] Mess

This article is a mess, full of inaccuracies and missed information. I'll tidy it when I've got the energy.... Martyn Smith 18:22, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jaylord????

24.161.100.215 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • trace • RBLs • http • block user • block log) made an edit changing "Waylon J. Smithers Jr." to "Waylon Jaylord Smithers Jr." and this was unnoticed for over a month until I reverted it. Obviously the "jaylord" is vandalism. I also took off the "jr.", as the Simpsons website lists him only as "Waylon Smithers." I'll delete all the J's and Juniors's until someone can find an official source using that title. JianLi 22:11, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

The jr. obviously comes from his father's name being also Walyon Smithers. Zé da Silva 17:33, 23 July 2006 (UTC)


ya but if his father is dead than he isn't a jr anymore hes the ONLY waylon smithers

  • Your still a Jr. or III or IV wether the number before you is alive or not. if his father's name is Waylon Smithers then his son is Waylon Smithers Jr. assuming they have the same middle name also Trey 06:58, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
 Like Freddie Prinze Jr, his dad died but he still keeps the name.Davie4264 23:20, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Top picture

Shouldn't the top picture be of Yellow Smithers? Black Smithers only exists for one episode. Lenzar 17:24, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AT or ATO?

Nitpicking here perhaps but this wikipedia article says that Smithers is a alum of Alpha Tau Omega. While on the list of Fictional fraternities and sororities he is listed as being a member of Alpha Tau. While there are many character bios of Smithers that say he was in a fraternity i can find none that list the name of the fraternity. Since i know that usually becuase of licensing rights most fictional characters are usually made to be members of fictional fraternities and every other greek organazation listed in the Simpsons are fictional i'm inclined to belive that this article is wrong and he is a Alpha Tau and the editior simply assumed Alpha Tau Omega. So for now I'm removing the ATO link and will re-write to indicate that he is simply a alum of a Greek organazation. However, hopefully someone can dig up a reference on the name of the Fraternity i think it's an intresting peice of trivia.Trey 17:07, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

I have no Idea what you are talking about. Care to explain? Emi211Emi211 06:54, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

in the personal life section of this article it has Smithers listed as a member of Alpha Tau Omega a national men's college social fraternity. In another article listed on wikipedia Fictional fraternities and sororities it has Smithers listed as a member of Alpha Tau, which doe not exist in real life. I was wondering which it was, if either, and if anyone had a reference to prove it. Untill this is resolved i removed the info from the article. The Sentence now currently reads He is an alumnus of a college Fraternity second line of the personal life section. does that clear it up?Trey 16:25, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Why was he black in the skin with blue coloured hair? Why is he not a black man now! Did he turn yellow when he started falling in love with his boss? Dying to find out, good day.

[edit] Contradiction

Waylon's dad is Waylon Sr. or Wayland? The article contradicts itself currently.

  • It's Waylon Sr. not Wayland. Its been fixed and i removed the tagTrey 21:25, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

There is one episode in the Simpsons where Professor Frink welcomes Bart and Lisa to a machine based on astrology. Future Bart meets up with Smithers after saving Burns from Snake. Smithers is with a lady and Bart says something to the effect of "I thought you were...you know..." to which Smithers replies "Not as long as I take this shot," to which he promptly injects himself, flailing his arms and screaming "I LOVE BOOBIES!" I forgot which episode this is but if you can find out which one I think it would be an excellent addition to the "evidence" for Smithers' homosexuality. 70.252.14.113 12:16, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Repetition

Is it ok to remove the large number of "gay allusions" from the Personal Life section since there is a whole separate section reserved for them anyway?

[edit] Changed "homosexual" to "gay"

"Gay" is the preferred term by the gay community to refer to its members, especially male ones. "Homosexual" is generally disfavored. This is in line with Wikipedia's policy of using terminology favored by a group when referring to that group. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kabanks (talk • contribs) 06:25, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Possessive case

The correct way to make a singular noun possessive is to add 's to the end. This is true even if the original word ends in s. Thus: Smithers's and Burns's are the correct possessive forms of the names Smithers and Burns. I'm about to correct these in the article and am puttingvthis note here so folks will understand why. :) Aleta 03:09, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

...Are you sure it's not: Smithers' ? --Tyrfing 15:47, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

I'll quote my trusty Strunk & White (3rd ed., page 1):

"1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's.
Follow this rule whatever the final consonant. Thus write,
Charles's friend
Burns's poems
the witch's malice"

-Aleta 19:59, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

FYI, I'm a sad product of the American educational system and will continue to make that mistake. Although I'll try to overwrite my coding feel free to revert as needed. Benjiboi 21:25, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "...whose handful of members meet at Burns' creepy mansion." -- the use of 'creepy'.

There's something not right about the use of 'creepy' here as an adjective. It is a matter of opinion whether a thing is 'creepy' or not, and so it isn't fact. The view that Burns' mansion is 'creepy' would vary among one reader to another.

[edit] Duplicate Info

There are a lot of duplicate facts and information in this article. If someone was so inclined, pehaps they could clean it up?Bahamut0013 19:45, 17 July 2007 (UTC)