Talk:Herbie

Radio Disney contest
Can anyone verify the Radio Disney contest to win a Herbie? I wasn't able to find anything with a little Googling. TomTheHand 12:14, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

Gah! Verified it just a few minutes after I posted this! TomTheHand 12:19, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

Story of Herbie
The "Story of Herbie" section is pretty poorly written. In parts, the language is clumsy and weird. Near the end, a pair of characters from Herbie Goes Bananas are described are "con artistes." I left that because I think it's funny to imagine snooty con artists insisting to their criminal friends, "I'm no mere artist, I'm an artiste!"Thirtysilver (talk) 19:10, 11 March 2009 (UTC)Ryan

Range of Emotions
It is just a suggestion maybe include Herbie's diffrent emotions and how he displays them, such as blinking his headlights. The emotions I have noticed are happy, sad, anger, and mischievous. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.88.105.47 (talk) 05:48, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

German Herbie movies
84.191.117.129 added a couple paragraphs about "A similar series of five movies starring a Volkswagen beetle" made in Germany. Does anyone have more information about this series? I'm quite interested in seeing it. Hotwheels53 16:59, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * You're thinking of the "Dudu" movies (from the Swahili word for "bug"). Those Swiss/German movies started with one where one character mentioned that the car was bought at "some Hollywood auction". While the car in the first movie still acts like it has a mind of its own it's later turned into a driving computer (think of a poor man's Knight Rider, but years before the US show). --188.195.136.220 (talk) 13:33, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Trivia
Per WP:TRIV I have gotten rid of the Trivia section of this article and merged the facts from there into more relevant parts of the article, also creating two new lists ("Popular Culture" and "Toys and Collectibles"). If you have something to add to the article, please do not create a new Trivia section. Find a place in the article where it will fit. If you don't know where to put it, post here and someone can probably find a way to include it. HotWheels (53) Talk 16:06, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Dr. Gustav von Stumpfel
User:Blacklist removed a sentence that said Herbie was built by a "Dr. Gustav von Stumpfel" in 1963. The edit summary says: ''doubt it;. source required if put back in.'' That was stated in the 1997 remake of The Love Bug. However, that contradicts the original film and I don't think the remake should be considered (fully) canon. Any thoughts?  HotWheels (53) Talk 02:09, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I removed it because I've never seen the 1997 film. I personally don't view that film as canon (mainly since it contradicts a whole lot from the previous films from what I've read, plus it was made for Television), and as far as I know, the original point of Herbie was what Jim Douglas said in the first film, about a company making a million cars all the same, but one or two of them happen to be something special.


 * If it was to go somewhere, it should most likely go in under the Popular Culture Section with a link to the '97 film. Blacklist 05:43, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

That's about what I was thinking. I agree, if somebody really wants that to be in the article, I think it should go under Popular Culture or maybe a new section for the 1997 film, but since we've agreed that it isn't canon I think it would be better to leave it out. If you haven't seen it, you haven't missed much. It's interesting to me as a Herbie fan, but overall the movie is kinda bleh. ;)  HotWheels (53) Talk 14:37, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

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Article discussion
This article, as-is, treats the fictional character as though it is a real person. Though there are other such articles, I have worked for months on a franchise article draft. Seeing as there are various media releases featuring the character, a franchise article encompasses all aspects of the franchise. The Herbie article, currently primarily features the character details with all production details listed as an afterthought/side-discussion. Seeing as the franchise is more detailed and expansive than just the character, I suggest moving this article to "Herbie (Disney character)". Furthermore, I would question its notability once a franchise article (which covers a lot more detail) is approved.--DisneyMetalhead (talk) 22:19, 19 September 2020 (UTC)


 * I disagree that the entire article is problematic - the in-universe issue really exists in only one section of the article. The in-universe writing of the history section definitely needs to be updated, but I don't believe that replacing the entire article with the draft franchise article that you have is the solution.  If anything, some parts of the draft article go too much in the other direction in my opinion, focusing on less-notable trivia about the franchise (for example, when most of the movies have unique characters, a large character table with only a single recurring character does not seem very helpful).  What I'd propose is to update the prose of the history section of this article to a real-world perspective (which I'm willing to take on), and then to merge additional notable information from the draft franchise page into this page. There's definitely good information in the draft franchise page, and its content can help enhance the existing article, if we merge carefully. Vmanjr (talk) 00:24, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I would like to accept Draft:Herbie (franchise), which will require a history merge with the current redirect. I am starting discussion at Draft talk:Herbie (franchise).  Robert McClenon (talk) 06:12, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Any luck, ? Merging the articles, and/or adjusting the Herbie article to be only based upon the character - would be effective. Otherwise, an article that is about the entire franchise (its development/the actors/filmmakers/various other media) is the more inclusive option. If the character page gets absorbed into the franchise article - that would be a constructive option too.--DisneyMetalhead (talk) 17:04, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * User:DisneyMetalhead, User:Vmanjr - I do not plan to do the merging myself. As the reviewer, what I will do is to request the history merge and accept the draft.  I will then be available to discuss merging the character into the franchise.  So I will be requesting the history merge and accepting the draft.  Robert McClenon (talk) 04:34, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

thank you for the collaborative efforts, m8!--DisneyMetalhead (talk) 02:43, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

Guises and paint schemes: Clarify a term
I noticed a term used in the "Herbie Rides Again" section: "Cut and Shut" engine lid.

Outside of this page, I've never come across this term before, and I'm wondering if it refers to the car known as "Funky Decklid Herbie." I thought I should clarify before editing the source. Does anyone have ideas?

Lost Cartoon
I forgot where I heard this, but I heard on YouTube that in 2005 if memory serves, Herbie was going to have a cartoon series (it looked like a preschool show, like something Playhouse Disney would air), but it wasn't developed I don't think. Only one image exists, but I don't want to add it without providing a proper source for my claim, or with any other incorrect information. Triviatronic9000 (talk) 02:01, 10 July 2023 (UTC)