Talk:List of Good Eats episodes

This is one of the most useful pages on the internet
A constant point of reference for the GE fan. Keep up the good work! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.237.72.10 (talk) 20:02, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

I just clicked on the discussion page to add these exact sentiments. thanks! to whoever worked on this and whoever keeps it updated! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.174.178.145 (talk) 00:44, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Should there be a list of the references for each title?
It seems that most episode titles are either puns or references to other works. Should another column be added explaining the references? --Kaosblaze (talk) 21:36, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm against it. Dmforcier (talk) 18:59, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

What if I were to add links to the recipies?
Does anyone think that would be a problem? i don't know if that would be violating the formating rules for episode pages

--Hadees (talk) 06:31, 3 May 2009 (UTC)


 * To individual recipes? IMO it would be impossible.  Few recipes are mentioned in the episode list so there's nothing to hang links on.  Second, given a link to the recipe site (which should be in the References section), it's easy enough to find a specific recipe. And aren't they listed by episode there anyway? Dmforcier (talk) 20:54, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Adding an Equipment column to the tables
Of as much interest to me as the techniques are AB's (and W's) equipment criteria. Since some episodes have no such segment and the equipment discussed can't always be inferred from the topic - for instance, in which episode does he discuss spatulas? - adding a column for this makes sense. I've edited the Season 1 table as an example. (Note that I haven't filled in the cells yet, and the "Ice Cream Freezers" entry may be bogus.) Opinions? What about the column title? Dmforcier (talk) 18:50, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Production Number vs. Air Date
Back in October '09 the episode numbering was changed from Air Date to Food Network's production number. While it now follows the order on foodnetwork.com, it conflicts with the Good Eats The Early Years book and original air dates. Any thoughts on that? ferndave (talk) 15:45, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
 * The episode numbering was changed where, here? What exactly is in conflict with the book? IMO the episodes should be numbered (here) by the production number and ordered (here) by air date.  Dmforcier (talk) 20:06, 9 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, back on October 4th of '09. Check the history notes for the exact revision. The problem is that the episode number and order given on foodnetwork.com is sometimes different from the air dates. While book appears to order them by the air dates. The book doesn't list the air date, but does follow the old list order. Should we use the air date order, but add the foodnetwork episode number like this for example?


 * ferndave (talk) 05:16, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't mind that. But where did the current number come from?  It might not be worth keeping at all.  And I do have to wonder whether there is a style point here.  Is there a Wiki guideline for numbering TV episodes?  Dmforcier (talk) 15:44, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Well! After a lot of playing around with formatting, I may have hit on a usable solution. Check out the Specials section.  I've used several fields in the template, including Production Code. Dmforcier (talk) 18:26, 10 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I like it. Include the production code for reference and completeness and order them by air date. Best of both worlds. ferndave (talk) 04:30, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Except for the Shorts, all the table headings are ready and at least one |ProdCode= param are in place. I leave it to others to fill in the blanks.  Dmforcier (talk) 16:51, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Changing the episode numbering scheme
We've kinda screwed up by using the current numbering scheme - episodes numbered sequentially within a Season. The Episode Number can be used as a reference to the entry on this page, e.g. or List of Good Eats episodes to refer to an episode numbered "S01" (in this case I've used it for Special #1). Unfortunately we have about 15 so references won't work. I've been referring to specific episodes in footnotes here, and in other food related articles. So the ability to link directly to the episode would be great!

I propose that we change the episode numbering to ssnn where ss is the season number and nn is the episode number. Specials and shorts would use a letter (or several) for ss. Check out the Specials section where I've done that (and a couple other little tricks) to see what it would look like. Opinions? Dmforcier (talk) 18:26, 10 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Sounds good as long as the sequential numbering isn't completely thrown out. There is some value in keeping the tally. ferndave (talk) 05:02, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes. nn would be the current number so no info is lost. Dmforcier (talk) 15:24, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Done (mostly). Dmforcier (talk) 16:51, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

List the Shorts?
Should we list the GE Shorts individually? Currently there's a list of the four sets of shorts. I think the foodnetwork site provides enough info to do it, but not sure. Dmforcier (talk) 16:51, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Alternate Names
I'm sorry for disrputive editing, again. The only reason I do alternate names, is because stuff like "Food Under the Influence" (for Fermentation Nation) was written like that in Good Eats 3: The Later Years and is on AB's refrigerator. But, I've decided to change it because now I realize that you guys only do the alternate names if it was on foodnetwork.com. Thanks a lot! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.81.90.92 (talk) 17:56, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * There's a big difference between actual alternate names (usually working titles) for episodes and the names he gives his discussion of episodes in his books. You need to think carefully about what you're writing, and as I've said before, not simply add content willy-nilly.  You also need to read the various policies that three admins and I have suggested you read, and learn proper use of an edit summary and a talk page.  --Drmargi (talk) 18:07, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Why the dashes in Aux2 parm 1
I somehow missed the removal of the dashes that I somewhat laboriously added in the Equipment columm (Aux2 first param). The dash signifies that equipment is not discussed in the episode. Reverting the param to blank has now enabled a new template behavior - the insertion of "TBA". Let me assure you, I have personally checked every episode through Season 11, and in no case (through that season) is "TBA" appropriate. Therefore, I am restoring the dashes. (Someone suggested the use of an "N/A" template. Frankly, I don't see the point - it just clutters up the column.) Dmforcier (talk) 21:44, 29 May 2016 (UTC)