Talk:Brother's Little Helper

"Green Lantern" should not be first choice to deal with the problem; the Simpsons are YELLOW. Comic Book Guy goofed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drsruli (talk • contribs) 05:40, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Dexmethylphenidate
Why does Focusyn hyperlink directly to Dexmethylphenidate without explanation? Focusyn is a fictional drug; Dexmethylphenidate is a real drug. The allusion can remain, but the hyperlink should not remain without explanation in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.18.130.190 (talk) 00:20, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

A parody of Ritalin?
Why does the article keep saying that Focusyn is a parody of Ritalin? In the episode, Focusyn is described as a new, experimental, and not particularly safe drug, in contrast to the old and fairly well understood (and, while not without potentially serious side effects, relatively safe) Ritalin. In fact, at the end of the episode when Bart's been taken off of Focusyn, he's switched onto (I may be slightly misremembering the words used to describe it, but as far as I recall) "good old-fashioned Ritalin". This makes me question the article's assertion that Focusyn is a parody of Ritalin specifically, rather than a general parody of either psychostimulant drugs or new, very experimental drugs. Xmoogle (talk) 15:43, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

I came here to the talk page, to find out if this exact question was being discussed. It seems an odd assertion to make, when the information about the Ritalin joke at the end, is in the article. In fact, given that Strattera got FDA clearance in 2003, it was likely in development/testing when this episodes aired, it is far more likely to be the drug being parodied. It was a very different way to treat ADHD, even if it only ever worked on maybe half the kids who tried it.

Though I think it's also interesting, and something an actual editor (the most I do is add lines or reword confusing text) should consider adding to this article, is that Extended Release tablets were invented in 1999, the year this episode aired. This obviously had a big affect on the world of ADHD at the time, because it meant you could just give them one pill a day, and the kids no longer had the stigma of going to the nurse every day, for their afternoon pill. It created a discretion that probably made a lot of parents reconsider medications which they had previously dismissed. Just think it's a relevant point, that should be explored, given the timely nature of this episode, in the timeline of ADHD. 173.23.238.78 (talk) 07:52, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

I think "Focusyn" is a play on "Focalin" and "Desoxyn". While Focalin is similar to Ritalin, they are not the same thing, and Focalin and Desoxyn would better fit the description of less standard and less well-understood drugs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.0.115.226 (talk) 23:34, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

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The Simpsons
I love this episode. I find it funny. I love the Simpsons. 120.16.238.141 (talk) 20:03, 24 November 2021 (UTC)