Talk:Funkytown

Infobox
Infobox for the Pseudo Echo version requested at WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/List of notable songs/5.

In popular culture
Here is a list of 'popular culture' references that were deleted from the article. I place them here as a complete list, so that other people do not attempt to place them back to the article one by one. I did not remove them from the article but I support not including unreferenced trivia in articles. Freikorp (talk) 20:38, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

In television and film

 * In the South Park episode "Towelie", the character "Towelie" gets distracted while typing on a keypad (while high on marijuana) and instead of inputting the correct passcode, makes the keypad's tones play the melody to Funkytown
 * In episode 1, season 3 of Futurama (episode "Amazon Women in the Mood"), the character "Morbo" dances and sings to Funkytown
 * In episode 13, season 1 of Malcolm in the Middle, when Malcolm's dad tries to teach him how to skate
 * The theme park in the Nickelodeon show Doug was named "Funkytown" and the Lipps, Inc. song played whenever an establishing shot of the park was featured
 * Featured in the film Shrek 2 when Shrek, Fiona and Donkey arrive in Far Far Away.
 * Featured in the 2007 movie Alvin and the Chipmunks, when Alvin, Theodore and Simon first show Dave their musical talents they sing part of the song
 * Referenced to in The Simpsons episode Colonel Homer, after Homer mentions he cant't get a song out of his head he says "I haven't felt this way since Funkytown!"
 * The Pseudo Echo version was used in the 1987 film Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
 * The Pseudo Echo cover was also used in a 1988 episode of the short-lived "USA Night Flight" series Dynaman
 * In the Friends episode The One Where The Stripper Cries, with a flashback to the 80s, where Rachel & fat-Monica are dancing
 * Featured in the 1999 film Pea Boy when the pea boy, the blowfish, and the candle maker drive to London as they crash through Burger Prince, and Dairy Princess
 * Featured in the Mel Brooks film History of the World, Part I
 * Featured in the 2022 computer-animated comedy film Minions: The Rise of Gru — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.108.138.88 (talk) 17:40, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Did whoever posted this mean to put it here, or on the actual article? Morganfitzp (talk) 00:35, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Development?
This article could use a section on the song's development. What other songs/bands/musical genres influenced the writing, production and marketing of the song? That's what I'm curious to know. Morganfitzp (talk) 00:35, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Improvements to Come
I'm part of a group working collaboratively to improve this article under the Wikipedia criteria for Featured articles. We are currently researching with focus on the Copyright Act of 1976 in which a song's creator may reclaim ownership of the copyright after 35 years has passed (applicable to all recordings made on or after Jan 1st, 1978). Steven Greenberg in regards to Funkytown is apparently the first case to pursue rights to a song under this act, and is being met by some opposition. We are looking into a possible "controversies" section for this article that may come out of that. Any thoughts, ideas, or comments on this would be greatly appreciated. Farflier (talk) 03:21, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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Doris D and the Pins. (Debbie Jenner)
Debbie Jenner from Doris D and the Pins replaced Cynthia Jonson in the video and many performances of this song. The Dutch and French Wikipedia articles seem to cover this well and might be worth looking at to record this fact. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.112.128.92 (talk) 20:23, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello! well I suggest you to have some reliable source, before to start to edit !. AlfaRocket (talk) 11:47, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

(Un)reliable source
Would you please explain why http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/ is considered an unreliable source? I have made other edits using the same source which may have to be corrected. In your reply, please ping me, as I do not have a watchlist on Wikipedia. --ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 15:47, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
 * See Wikipedia talk:Record charts/Archive 13. Synthwave.94 (talk) 15:54, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 16:57, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Funkytown gore shock video
I know that this has been edited into the article before but I would like some clarification on this. Is it worth having the information about the shocking video here?

Here's some more information about the shock site on the Screamer Wiki. (This webpage has been featured on Wikipedia before.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sam the speed fighter (talk • contribs) 19:22, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
 * What makes it WP:NOTEWORTHY? (CC) Tb hotch ™ 21:54, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I believe it is pretty well known. 69.74.5.6 (talk) 18:26, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Nonsense nothingburger. Binksternet (talk) 18:54, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * No WP:RS and nothing that shows it is WP:DUE. Sjö (talk) 18:55, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * While you’re right that it doesn’t have a reliable source, it is pretty well known from what I believe. 69.74.5.6 (talk) 18:58, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * It being "well-known" means nothing to Wikipedia. If it isn't discussed in reliable sources that suggests that adding it to the article wouldn't violate WP:UNDUE, then it shouldn't be added. SkyWarrior  19:18, 4 January 2023 (UTC)