Talk:Key Decisions

Goofs

In the goofs section it is noted that Gob's first time playing catch with his father possibly contradicts his being known as an adapt softball player:

"Both G.O.B.'s never having played catch with his father and his seeming lack of experience throwing a ball at the episode's end seems to be contradicted by season 2's Switch Hitter, in which not only he is the Bluth softball team's best player, but his father recognizes him as so."

I recommend deleting this due to the comment Michael makes to Gob near the end of Switch Hitter, "You finally got dad to one of your ball games." This implies that Gob did in fact play soft/baseball independent of the company game but that George Sr. did not attend them.

--Demiansmark 10:29, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

From the "Goofs" section of the article:

"Lindsay says that Tobias is in a weekend workshop with Carl Weathers, although in Public Relations he meets him for the first time."

While Public Relations is the first time Tobias meets Weathers, the dialogue in that episode suggests that Tobias went to a workshop that Weathers did not show up to. The dialogue in this episode foreshadows that, so this is not a goof at all.

Calehay (talk) 04:12, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

GA review

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Key Decisions/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Edlectro28 (talk · contribs) 20:25, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Dragonhawk12 (talk · contribs) 00:00, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

@Dragonhawk12: Are you back? Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 03:13, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

I’ll be back in an hour or so. Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 04:24, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

No problem. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 04:34, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it well written?

   A. The prose is clear, concise and understandable to an appropriately broad audience, and the spelling and grammar are correct:

   See below

   B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, list incorporation and table accessibility:

   Follows guidelines above

2. Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?

   A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:

   References are laid out correctly.

   B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):

   All sources are backed by a source.

   C. It contains no original research:

   Spot check here

Fixed. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 15:01, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

1. There are still some issues with the sourcing.

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:

   Earwig's highest score is a 21% due to quotations. No copyvio here!

2. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:

   B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):

   Article addresses main aspects of the subject without going into unnecessary detail.

3. Is it neutral?

   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

   Minor issues below

4. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

   No edit wars present.

5. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are relevant to the topic, have suitable captions, and have alt text:

   Images have valid licenses and captions, but require WP:ALT text.

Fixed. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 16:38, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

1. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   There are still some issues in the article. If there is no update, response, or progress within a week, I will fail the article. Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 01:04, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

@Wikipedian12512: Hello! I will be reviewing this for the October GA backlog drive. There are some things I already found that need fixing below. If you have any questions or I biff anything, please tell me! Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 02:55, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanka kindly. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 14:46, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Initial comments

These are initial things I found in the prose before the in-depth read-through. Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 00:00, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• In the lead, add more info from the article body, like production, analysis, when did the episode come out, reception, etc.

Done. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 16:50, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• Whenever the article uses apostrophes when quoting something/for episode names, etc., replace with quotation marks. If there is a quote within a quote, make the inner quotes apostrophes. ("His boastful nature has once again landed him in the position of admitting a 'huge mistake'")

Done. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 15:41, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• Like for "Bringing Up Buster", add a short introduction of each character and who they are into the plot.

Done. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 15:19, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• "...Bringing Up Buster, which was seen by 2.6% of all households in the same range, and a return to the viewership share of Top Banana.": Put episode names in quotations and unitalicize.

Done. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 15:19, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Looks good! I will pass it sometime later, because I am away from my computer and trying to do anything on a phone is impossible. Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 22:07, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

No problem :). Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 22:08, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Read-through

This is a read-through of the article to find any issues within the prose. Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 01:01, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

@Dragonhawk12: Think I’m done with everything. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 16:53, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

I look another look at the article, and there are still a couple of things that need to be addressed:

• Per MOS:CURLY, quotation marks should be straight ("), not curly (”).

Fixed. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 22:04, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• "...criticizes the episode for using an 'environmentalists vs developers' trope...": Use quotation marks

Done. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 22:04, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• "Jim Halden from HowStuffWorks ranked...": Unitalicize "HowStuffWorks"

Fixed. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 22:04, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• "...marketing material for season 5": Change to "season five"

Fixed. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 22:04, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

After these are fixed, I believe I can pass the article. Good work so far! Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 18:51, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

@Dragonhawk12: All done. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 22:05, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Lead

• "...Michael's son George Michael(Michael Cera)...": Add a space before "Michael" and after "Michael".

Done. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 14:49, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• "The episode is the first in the series to feature EGOT winner Liza Minnelli.": The fact she is an EGOT winner is not mentioned anywhere in the article. Also, I do not believe this is relevant.

Done. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 14:49, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Plot

• "Michael, returning the family jet, gets a new family car, which happens to be the jet's stair car. Lindsay, upset by this, joins a tree activist named Johnny Bark and spends a night with him sitting on a tree.": Why would Lindsay join a random tree activist because she is upset at Michael getting a stair car as their new family car? It feels like there is context missing that helps connect these two events.

Actually, no. That’s kinda just how it happens. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 14:51, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Production

• "However, thanks to Ron Howard having a personal connection with her...": "Thanks to" feels like the article is praising her, which breaks neutrality. I would recommend simply "However, because Ron Howard has a personal connection with her..."

Fixed. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 15:23, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Analysis

• "...is so overconfident that it comes back around bite him.": "Comes back around to bite him" is a WP:EUPHAMISM, which is not allowed. Maybe change it to something like "it negatively impacted him".

Done. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 16:52, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• "Irwin says 'His boastful nature...": Because the quote is in the middle of a sentence, it should be "Irwin says "[h]is boastful nature".

Done. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 16:52, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Reception

• "...is proof of that [the show starting strong]": Should be "the show is starting strong"

Done. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 16:52, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.