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Children

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Why can't Abbie be in this section? She is his daughter. Herbert has only ever featured in two episodes. Whether or not her character is 'major' does not change the fact that she is one of his children, and so should be listed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.141.14 (talk) 21:38, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Besides, it's not like Herb Powell was any more important (he only had one more episode than her, which is still not really enough to separate him from her or make him more than a "one-time joke") Weedle McHairybug (talk) 22:17, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It is the context of the episodes, not the number of them, which separate the two. faithless (speak) 22:22, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article title

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About three years ago, Mhavril39 broached the subject of this article's title, and it's a topic that I'd like to bring up again. Is there any particular reason why this article is called "Abraham Simpson" rather than "Grampa Simpson"? "Grampa Simpson" is the name by which the character is most predominantly known, both in and out of the show, and I would guess that it's the name by which most readers might search for an encyclopedia article about the character. It would make sense to refer to this character by his "legal name" if this were a biography, but it isn't - it's an article about a fictional character, and treating it like a biography would violate WP:WAF. I propose that we move this article over the Grampa Simpson redirect. A Thousand Doors (talk) 16:38, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move

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The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: consensus to move to Grandpa Simpson, there is some conflict as to spelling (perhaps this should be discussed in future) but a clear consensus for the move in general (non-admin closure) Bob House 884 (talk) 22:39, 11 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Abraham SimpsonGrandpa Simpson – It seems to me that "Grandpa Simpson" (or "Grampa Simpson") is the name which this character is most often referred to, both in and out of the show, and I think that it is the name by which readers might search for an encyclopedia article on the character. It would make sense to refer to this character by his "legal name" if this were a biography, but it isn't – it's an article about a fictional character, and treating it like a biography would violate WP:WAF. It's the same reason why the Bart Simpson article isn't titled "Bartholomew Simpson" – that's not the name by which the character is known. For comparison, a Google News search for "grandpa simpson" "the simpsons" returns 144 results; a search for "grampa simpson" "the simpsons" returns 88; a search for "abraham simpson" "the simpsons" returns only 14. A Thousand Doors (talk) 11:02, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support but only if we go with Grampa, which is how they spell it. CTJF83 14:41, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment I'm happy to support "Grampa" rather than "Grandpa" – I'd personally be happy with either. You say that "Grampa" is how they spell it, but where exactly? Is this on the official Simpsons website, or in an official book? A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 18:06, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

English descent?

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When does it say anything about Grampa's English heritage in the show? If anything he is an immigrant from an unknown country (probably Ireland)!--90.210.248.36 (talk) 17:30, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What is it with you "irish" fanboy's in america? Everyone's got to be of Irish descent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.242.180 (talk) 14:49, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Which is correct ??

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your dad going to be great grandpa so do i ?? or so am I >?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:A060:5600:8841:3879:F82D:D37F (talk) 23:06, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]