Talk:Picket Fences

Zero Definition/Description
There is no actual description of the topic of the article at this point, despite quite a few facts around it (like production, network, dates, actors, crossovers, etc).

I gather there was an aggressive removal of the old description, but there is now zero information describing what the show is about. As somebody who knows nothing about it whatsoever (other than just having found out that Paul Williams appeared in an episode), I can assume it might be a Muppet show set in space, an animated show about tax evaders in Belize, or a musical drama about pest control.

JabberWokky (talk) 23:00, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Spoilers
I think there should be a "plot and endings" warning on this article, as it reveals quite a lot about the plot of the series, particularly with the list of mayors. Walton monarchist89 12:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree, good point. Jjinfoothills 02:10, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Lauren Holly
Barely any mention is made of Lauren Holly or her character and the male deputy that she worked with. They were a pretty big part of the show and deserve a spot in the character section.

69.208.252.35 17:36, 4 May 2006 (UTC)amyanda2000

Incel
The Don Cheadle character is referred to as an incel, but the Wikilink points to a cancer drug called Incel. I delinked it, but I don't know what incel should link to.--Ssbohio 15:44, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

NPOV in section on town's size
I removed the paragraph criticising the show as not knowing what small-town life is like. Rome (which was, iirc, only referred to by characters as "Rome, Wisconsin" when talking to out-of-towners) wasn't supposed to be that small; they were large enough for their own sheriff's department, courthouse, full city council and mayor, etc, indicating that it was a town of at least 60,000+ people. Jill was certainly not the only doctor in town, and the hospital was a nearby county hospital. - dharmabum 21:28, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

I don't think this is an accurate statement at least in Wisconsin. Several Towns, including the one i live in have all the things you've listed, including a full service hospital. Population, 4350. Bowers72 17:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Pushing the envelope
I remeber that Picket Fences was credited as the first unblurred middle finger gesture and first use of the word "dickhead" on network tv (in prime time?) in the USA. Kevin Nealon repeated the word on Saturday Night Live in a joke right after it. --ScarletSpiderDave 10:08, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:36, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Looking for help writing an article about the spin-offs and crossovers of this series
I am writing an article about all of the series which are in the same shared reality as this one through spin-offs and crossovers. I could use a little help expanding the article since it is currently extremely dense and a bit jumbled with some sentence structures being extremely repetitive. I would like to be able to put this article into article space soon. Any and all help in writing the article would be appreciated, even a comment or two on the talk page would help. Please give it a read through, also please do not comment here since I do not have all of the series on my watch list. - LA @ 17:29, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Mormon polygamy controversy
Two TV stations owned by the Mormon Church dropped the show after it depicted a polygamist. ▫  Johnny Mr Nin ja  01:45, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Germany
"A substantial following for the show persists today, and it is popular as reruns in western Europe, especially in France, Germany, and Denmark."

Can't speak for the other countries, but in germany the show hasn't been seen since their original run during the nineties. No reruns for at least 15 years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.25.243.138 (talk) 10:58, 21 January 2013 (UTC)


 * That's not true. I personally remember having watched the whole series three times on German TV. Here is proof of when and how often it was running: http://www.fernsehserien.de/picket-fences/sendetermine/-1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.7.215.139 (talk) 16:46, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Cows "giving birth to human babies" vs "udders exploding"
Someone changed the very fitting "Rome, Wisconsin, where weird things happen, including cows giving birth to human babies" to the much less fitting "Rome, Wisconsin, where weird things happen, including cows udders exploding" here: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Picket_Fences&diff=568438859&oldid=561975853

Although udders exploded as well, it was much more jaw-droppingly weird that, indeed, cows gave birth to human babies on that show (episode 3-10 "Away In The Manger"). That was so unusual and outstanding that it was picked up on in later episodes when news readers within the series would reference that very event by saying something like "In Rome, Wisconsin, where cows give birth to human babies, XYZ happened today".

So, I would strongly suggest to change this back to "giving birth to human babies" as it represents the weirdness of the show in a much better way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.7.215.139 (talk) 17:09, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

characters
A new page or part of the main article are: characters--Brownshoes22 (talk) 06:00, 24 February 2018 (UTC)