Talk:Wienermobile

This article reads a lot like a press release and has POV wording in it in some places. While I think the Wienermobile is significant enough as an icon of pop-culture to warrant an article, this particular article needs serious wikifying. --I am not good at running 21:38, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Here's a little bit more in-depth history. Much of this is available on the Oscar Mayer website. I'll try to add a bit to the article, too, as there is definitely much more information that could be added. CLGroup1 15:32, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

My mom just e-mailed me a snapshot of one with a license plate reading "BOLOGNA." I don't want to change the article, because it asserts that there are six -- I'm not sure if this is an addition to the fleet, or a license plate change, or what. 64.131.230.21 14:02, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Spotted Wienermobile
I spotted the mobile in El Paso, Texas on June 23, 2011. You may include the photo I shot in your article. This photo is available at at the following link. Sdwivedula (talk) 13:10, 3 July 2011 (UTC) Satya

[|Wienermobile spotted in El Paso, Texas]

Redirect?
I just searched for "weinermobile" and it came up with no results. I didn't misspel it or anything... but shouldn't the uncapitalized version redirect to this article? Polyhymnia
 * P.S. The Weinermobile is right outside my dorm! ;D

it's wiener not weiner ;-)

The 6 2004 Wienermobiles are named: BOLOGNA, YUMMY, WEENR, OUR DOG, BIG BUN, and OH I WISH. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stantheman84 (talk • contribs) 06:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Spotting
Is "spotted at time X and place Y" consistent with Attribution? It seems awfully sketchy to me. Yechiel Man 23:14, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


 * All that information should be deleted as it violates Wikipedias policy of original research.

Little Oscar
Who or what was that, some type of character mascot? Шизомби (talk) 21:37, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * see this article on Meinhardt Raabe, a former munchkin who played Little Oscar Little Oscar was billed as the World's Smallest Chef. User:Pedant —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.148.182.33 (talk) 23:44, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

'Mishaps and incidents' section
"On July 17th, 2009, a Wienermobile on a dead end street in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin was attempting to turn around in a home's driveway. The woman driving accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake and lodged the Wienermobile under a house..."

There's something vaguely sexual about that, isn't there? Do you think we should include a mature-audiences warning? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.86.190.175 (talk) 14:51, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

What is a "link" in this context?
The work "link" is used for a license plate (and it seems often as a pun by the "hotdoggers"). As English is not my native language, I would like to ask if someone can explain what "link" means in this context? Tony Mach (talk) 08:54, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Sausages (including hot dogs) are created in long chains, like this. As with a real chain, one piece is called a link. Kafziel Complaint Department: Please take a number 12:59, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, now this is clear to me! Tony Mach (talk) 18:06, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

How many?
The article states that there are 8 Wienermobiles in existence (apparently in reference to vintage vehicles), and then later says there are 8 current mobiles being used. These numbers are inconsistent. Are there 8 different models over the years, and 8 current Wienermobiles? 68.42.169.85 (talk) 22:27, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Recent upgrades to chassis
According to this video, the Weinermobile gets a chassis upgrade every 7-8 years, the last one being in 2017.

172.58.110.233 (talk) 01:43, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Pontification
This is a very important article and should be a featured article displayed on the home page.

SpicyMemes123 (talk) 03:38, 13 February 2023 (UTC)


 * It takes a lot get to get an article to the point where it can be rated a featured article. This one hasn't even been rated yet. Evaluating articles isn't something I do, or I would, but at a glance, I'd say it take a lot of work to get it to FA. It's not something someone's going to do just to get it on the front page on a lark. BilCat (talk) 04:48, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback. I'll work long and hard to make sure that this wiener gets on the front page where everyone of all ages can see it.
 * SpicyMemes123 (talk) 03:55, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Not true that the 1936 was scrapped during WW2
A picture exists of the 1936 Wienermobile at the 1951 Gimbels Thanksgiving parade in Philadelphia. Bill S. (talk) 20:25, 6 October 2023 (UTC)