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It said in the show once that Quimby was a six-term mayor. This does not match wikipedia's claims. 75.3.45.27 03:15, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
The episode where Sideshow Bob is elected mayor. 75.3.45.27 04:54, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
Well, at the bottom of the page, the dates given for him as mayor do not equal 6 terms. 75.3.45.27 04:58, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
In which episode was the full name?
I have removed the Matlock Expressway link as, as far as I am aware, the Matlock Expressway was built by Sideshow bob after his election in the episode "Sideshow Bob Roberts" in order to appease the populace! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.249.234.102 (talk) 22:20, 6 February 2007 (UTC).
They keep saying Mary Bailey is his Predecessor. That's not true. Mary Bailey is the governor of the state. --Jnelson09 01:23, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
This article is just one big section. Someone needs to tidy it up. If I have time, I will. But if someone else can, that would be great. Walters1 00:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
Is there a source for the origin of the "Diamond Joe" part of Quimby's name, or is this just speculation? If the latter the folk song "Diamond Joe" (about a guy with Quimby-like characteristics) + Quimby Street seems a more likely source than "Diamond" Jim Purcell + Quimby Street. 60.242.91.158 13:34, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
Am I the only one who sees the statement that Sen. Edward Kennedy is a frequent womanizer as unsourced, POV and an extreme violation of BLP? Unless someone provides a compelling rationale soon I will remove it. Msalt (talk) 16:28, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Can anyone actually cite an episode where it actually says what Joe Quimby's party is? I've never heard it mentioned. The only party he seems to be devoted to is a cocktail party.HerdyGerdyMan (talk) 07:41, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
“ | [Y]ou need me, Springfield Your guilty conscience may force you to vote Democratic, but deep down inside you secretly long for a cold-hearted Republican to lower taxes, brutalize criminals, and rule you like a king. | ” |
The SNPP transcript is here.
The source for him being based on Ted Kennedy only says "He is believed to be the inspiration behind Joe Quimby." Is there a real source saying that Quimby is a parody specifically of Ted instead of the Kennedys in general?--May Cause Dizziness (talk) 23:29, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
At the begin of Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes Joe Quimby say his complete name. What is it? Could you control? --Mystère Martin (talk) 18:34, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
It seems pretty clear to me that Quimby is much more a parody of former (once and future?) Providence, Rhode Island, mayor Buddy Cianci than of Ted Kennedy (or of some theoretical composite of Kennedys).
First, he looks just like Buddy Cianci (at least, a hair-piece-era Cianci), and does not particularly look like any Kennedy. Second, the only link to Kennedy is Quimby's accent, which is more a matter of decisions made by voice talent than of the origins of the character. Third, Quimby's career much more closely parallels Cianci's career than the career of any Kennedy: Cianci, like Quimby, and unlike any Kennedy, is well known for committing heinous crimes, doing federal time, and then being re-elected by a landslide once he became eligible for public office once again; indeed, his first stint in prison was for having his then-estranged wife's alleged boyfriend kidnapped by goons, then torturing the alleged lothario with lit cigarettes and beating him with a firelog. Fourth, and relatedly, Cianci, like Quimby, has frequently been reelected despite basically open admissions of corruption and so forth. The Kennedys by contrast, while characterized by their political enemies as lax in their sexual morals, are generally considered to be pretty staunchly ethical when it comes to, e.g., bribery and racketeering.
I'd say the wiki is getting it all wrong by calling Quimby a Kennedy parody. He's Cianci, with a Kennedy-style accent.
Xaosdog (talk) 23:30, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Update -- I have taken the liberty of modifying the page to reflect that Cianci seems more at the heart of Quimby than does Ted Kennedy.
Xaosdog (talk) 00:29, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
Hmm. Here is the text as you have revised it: "Joe Quimby is largely a parody of Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, as well as of corrupt politics in general.[5] Like the Kennedy family, Quimby "speaks with a Boston accent, throws money at political problems, and vacations in a coastal resort called the 'Quimby Compound.'"[6] His name references NW Quimby Street in Portland, Oregon, the hometown of show creator Matt Groening, and also pays homage to Tom and Jerry's producer Fred Quimby. Castellaneta voices Quimby with somewhat considerable New York and Boston Irish accents, resulting in a voice somewhat reminiscent of that of President John F. Kennedy. [7]"
Looks like the text you favor contains an unambiguous exemplar of unsupported original research, and what is more, highly implausible original research: namely, the odd assertion that the name "Quimby" is an "homage" to some obscure producer. Moreover, Fred Quimby was just one producer of Tom and Jerry, not the only one, as your revision suggests.
In addition, and more critically, your revision cites three sources, but at least two of the sources cited don't provide evidence in support of the propositions for which they are cited.
I'll be specific. In support of the proposition that Quimby is "largely" a parody of Ted Kennedy "as well as of corrupt politics in general," the cited source does not provide evidence of the series creators' intent to create a parody of Ted Kennedy or of "corrupt politics [sic] in general," but rather states only that "[Ted Kennedy] is believed to be the inspiration behind Joe Quimby." Believed by whom? And whence the claim regarding "corrupt politics in general?"
In support of the awkwardly written proposition that "Castellaneta voices Quimby with somewhat considerable New York and Boston Irish accents, resulting in a voice somewhat reminiscent of that of President John F. Kennedy" your revision cites to a wikipedia article that quite simply makes no such assertion.
You characterize my contribution as original research. I call that characterization demonstrably inaccurate. While my contribution cited to no outside sources, I did link to the wikipedia page for Buddy Cianci, which does cite outside sources. The wikipedia page for Buddy Cianci contains references to all of the facts about Cianci that I marshaled in support of the theory that Cianci was a model for Quimby.
All in all, I would say that your revision of my contribution "corrected" a nonexistant problem by creating new problems. I respectfully disagree with your decision to delete my contributions. In fact, I frankly can't work out any metric by which you could reasonably conclude that your revision is either superior to or more compliant with wikipedia guidelines than my contribution. Xaosdog (talk) 20:46, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
in the 3rd Halloween Special lisa mentions that the mayor has a brother "Clovis" who ran over snowball I could Clovis be mentioned in "Relatives?" 86.30.183.33 (talk) 22:18, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 20:41, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
Joe Quimby → Mayor Quimby – Per WP:COMMONNAME. Dough4872 18:49, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
He is voiced by Hank Azaria. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.253.34.129 (talk) 10:58, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
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It looks like Mayor Joe Quimby attempted to run for President of the United States back in 2000. I found some info about the fictional campaign while searching the web and found some stuff on Internet Archive. Would it be appropriate to add some info regarding Quimby's presidential run to the article? I'll provide the links below as proof of my finds and provide what the links describe.
[1] - Main page for Quimby2000.com.
[2] - Quimby's stances on issues.
[3] - Bio about Qimby and his family.
[4] - Quimby's campaigns.
[5] - Quimby's campaign s sponsored by the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.
--JCC the Alternate Historian (talk) 22:55, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
I dont think "Joseph Fitzgerald O'Malley Fitzpatrick O'Donnell The Edge Quimby" is his actual name as it's only mentioned once in one episode i think he we as trying just say it as some sorta fake promo. citing one episode should not be grounds to say that his his name. It's a bit like with Peter Griffin on family guy when it turned out for one episode his real first name was "Justin" 82.41.54.27 (talk) 10:55, 21 January 2021 (UTC)