Talk:Cliff Clavin

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Born 1950?[edit]

In one episode he tells Harry the Hat that he was born 1947. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.226.59.205 (talk) 14:22, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Patron Saint[edit]

Did someone nominate Cliff as the Patron Saint of Wikipedia? South Philly 01:24, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. The nom is listed here. Staxringold _talk^contribs 01:27, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That's also how I've had him mentioned on my user page. Spalding 02:27, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why past tense? & grammatical errors generally[edit]

Past tense is used here as if Cliff has died. Even if production has halted, present tense is called for. See WP:WAF, "By convention, these synopses should be written in the present tense, as this is the way that the story is experienced as it is read or viewed". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris the speller (talk • contribs) 15:39, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There are dozens of minor grammatical errors in the article, making it more difficult to read. I suggest a light edit but don't want to sound pedantic. Doug123w (talk) 00:32, 10 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Cheers cliff.jpg[edit]

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Jeopardy 23-Sep-08[edit]

Tonight's episode of Jeopardy has the category "Five(sic) people who have never been in my kitchen". Notable beyond this discussion page? BBrucker2 (talk) 02:09, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cliff in love/lust[edit]

"didn't have any real relationship (or, for that matter, any sexual experience) until meeting fellow oddball postal worker Margaret O'Keefe" In a way this is a bit of a retcon they did. In an episode where he was considering proposing to Carla's sister/cousin, forget which, it's pretty clear he had sex with her and with at least one other woman before her as he remarked about how she "did things it takes years to learn" once he accepted she wasn't a virgin.--T. Anthony (talk) 22:32, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

'Buffalo theory' section removed[edit]

I removed the section of this article that featured a spurious quote about 'Buffalo theory', which as it noted, is an urban legend that never appeared on the show. Unless anyone can provide sources to show that it's notable (and related to Cliff Clavin), it doesn't belong here. Robofish (talk) 00:23, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kid show?[edit]

Wasn't there a kid show he appeared in as well? I wish i remembered what it was called, I only remember him singing "I'm Gonna Mail Myself to You" in one of the episodes.-- Legeres (talk) 14:18, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Removed entry #1[edit]

Ratzenberger appeared on the cover of some of the books in the series The Complete Idiot's Guide to..., presumably as Cliff, the self-styled expert on everything.

The above entry may violate "no original research" rule because there should be no presumptions. Until Cliff Clavin is mentioned in those Idiot's Guide to... books, above must not be added back again. --George Ho (talk) 22:51, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Should Add[edit]

Someone should add how Ratzenbrger spoof his Cliff Clavin character in the movie "House II: The Second Story." Only, in this incarnation, he wasn't full of hot air. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.241.240.42 (talk) 21:09, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]