Talk:The Luck of the Fryrish

The Godfather

 * The alternating storylines concept was apparently inspired by The Godfather movies.
 * I removed this as it seems to be purely speculative. If this is something from episode commentary it should be stated as such "apparent" sounds like someones guess and we need to really work on WP:OR and WP:V here.  Stardust8212 03:48, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * They do say that in the commentary. Specifically, they say the concept of two storylines in different time periods was inspired by The Godfather Part II. I'm readding it. ~ Swi tch  (✉ ✍ ☺ ) 07:06, 24 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Reference from DVD commentary added. Cy3 (talk) 18:04, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

those aren't kangols
it notes that Fry is wearing Kangols in a flashback in this episode, however those are more than likely Roos. While both companies shared 80s popularity and a kangaroo logo, Roos had a small side pocket, which Fry uses to put his clover in. WikiTiki 07:49, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Title of the episode
Is the episode called "The Luck of the Fryish" or "The Luck of the Fryrish"? I've noticed both used throughout the article and was wondering which is the correct title? &mdash;King Ivan PWN3D! at the disco  05:09, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Fryrish. Fryish doesn't really rhyme with Irish. -- DocNox 02:21, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I always used Fryish but I forced myself to change. Merry Christmas   and a Happy New Year!   Us  e  r:Sp3000  02:23, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that up! &mdash;King Ivan PWN3D! at the disco  03:04, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Bringing this up, tvguide.com and tv.com says its Fryrish, but i just saw this episode on adult swim and the info said Fryish.... interesting... this is just another one of thouse delemas like weather to count the two-part Star Trek: The Original Series Episode The Menagrie as one part or two.... heh EvilHom3r 03:50, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Mmmm... i think we should add somthing like
 * any objections? EvilHom3r 04:03, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * any objections? EvilHom3r 04:03, 1 September 2007 (UTC)


 * According to the Volume 3 DVD boxset, which is an official Futurama product, the title is "The Luck of the Fryrish". I think "The Luck of the Fryish" only should redirect here. -- Will Mak  050389  04:14, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * mmmm... yeah agreed. EvilHom3r 01:01, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Episode 4 or 6
On Netflix the episode is listed as being the 6th of the third season, while on this page it is said to be the fourth. Can anybody confirm whether or not the page is wrong and it is the 6th or Netflix is wrong and the page is 4th? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.203.60.56 (talk) 23:40, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

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Incorrect Quantum Mechanics Reference
The article claims Heisenberg uncertainty principle is referenced in the show, but I don't remember any references to it. In layman's terms, it states that you can't make certain quantum measurements together with high accuracy in both. It's far more likely the cited source was referring to the observer effect, which suggests the state of a quantum system can change when it's measured. (In the episode, a character says "No fair! You changed the outcome by measuring it!") These are loosely related but very different ideas. I think the Wikipedia article's source, Locus Online, just didn't research their claim or know the difference.

Bleh12479 (talk) 20:56, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

I would make this change, but I don't have any secondary sources to back my claim up. At the very least, I think the inaccurate portion which is already on the page should be removed.

Bleh12479 (talk) 20:56, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
 * The "problem" is that the reference provided specifically references the Heisenberg principle. We could remove that line from the article altogether, but we can't change it to say observer effect without a source that makes that connection. I did a little checking and there are references to it, but I couldn't establish to my satisfaction that any of those were reliable sources. Cheers. DonIago (talk) 16:07, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
 * As the article linked is in direct conflict with Wikipedia's own entry and the sources within it on Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, and also falls into line nearly verbatim with the first two sentences of - again - Wikipedia's own entry on The Observer Effect and all of the references within it, at the very least the sentence should be removed, as it is outright false regardless of who made the claim, and to a very obvious and serious degree (like claiming the American Flag contains no red stripes).
 * One step further - and separate from the request to remove - I vote to change the sentence to reference The Uncertainty Principle and simply use the quote from the episode with a link to Wikipedia's article on The Uncertainty Principle, as the "connection" between the definition of the thing and the reference is so straight-forward it is built into both the name itself and into the whole purpose of providing internal links to other Wikipedia entries in the first place. For example, if a source deliberately spelled "Bender" as "Bonder", we would never use the article's obviously incorrect spelling of "Bender" and completely change Bender's entire Wikipedia entry as a result to "Bonder". Imagine if the article called the quote in question a reference to "Circadian rhythm" or "the average height of males in Zimbabwe"; it would be beyond preposterous to use that article's obviously incorrect description, and the mere fact that it is that obvious should allow for the sentence without an external link. To go one step further: In the Futurama episode where Zoidberg eats an American Flag, there would be no reason to provide an external link to the fact that it is an American Flag because the fact that it is an American Flag is so obvious that linking the text "American Flag" to the Wikipedia entry on the same should be sufficient. 24.151.103.37 (talk) 06:51, 14 November 2022 (UTC)