Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chuckles the Clown


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to Chuckles Bites the Dust. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:42, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Chuckles the Clown

 * – ( View AfD View log  Stats )

Should wikipedia have a stand-alone article for this "often-mentioned but seldom-seen character" who is "best known for his off-camera death in the episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust"" (a notable episode)? At this point, the character isn't even mentioned in List of The Mary Tyler Moore Show characters, which makes me reluctant to WP:BOLDly merge him there or anywhere. The present refs, as well as the sources I found in my WP:BEFORE, are more about the death of the actor and the death episode, not the character itself. – sgeureka t•c 08:19, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. – sgeureka t•c 08:19, 2 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Redirect to "Chuckles Bites the Dust". The episode was ranked #1 all-time in 1997 and #3 in 2009 by TV Guide, so I'd give the title character a little leeway, and redirects are cheap. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:15, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Chuckles Bites the Dust. There are two paragraphs with interesting information about Chuckles' appearances prior to the notable episode, so I copied those paragraphs to the "Chuckles Bites the Dust" page in a "Background" section. Toughpigs (talk) 03:13, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I am fine with that solution. – sgeureka t•c 10:37, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Chuckles Bites the Dust per the above discussion. Aoba47 (talk) 22:25, 5 January 2020 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.