Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Casper and Friends episodes

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The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS. Thryduulf 21:50, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

List of Casper and Friends episodes
Casper and Friends is an anthology show made up of reruns of Famous Studios cartoons produced to run in front of Paramount Pictures films from the mid-1940s to the 1960s. As such, that makes this list dubios on two accounts: (a) the actual broadcast order of the individual cartoons broadcast over the half hour has varied significantly since 1962, making this list inherently innaccurate (and also fueling the erroneous notion that these cartoons were made for television; in addition, there's no source provided and I can't seem to find one myself) and (b) Casper and Friends does not account for all of the Famous Studios Casper the Friendly Ghost, Little Audrey, etc. cartoons. I'd suggest a simple deletion; there's nothing to merge or redirect. I would also suggest the eventual addition of filmographies for the pages on the original Famous/Paramount cartoon series. FuriousFreddy 07:20, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. Notable TV series that was responsible for introducing many viewers to these cartoons. I believe the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show has an article (though I cannot locate the proper title format) which sets the precedent. Perhaps merge the episode list with the main article if it doesn't make it too long. The dates given are dubious, however, as I remember seeing Casper and Friends in the 1970s. 23skidoo 15:15, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * This isn't a nomination for the deletion of the article on Casper and Friends; this is just for the episode list. Certainly there should be (and is) a Casper and Friends article, but this is not it. The article on the Bugs Bunny/RoadRunner Show and all of the other broadcast Looney Tunes anthology series is at The Bugs Bunny Show. Now, the original 1960 - 1962 version of that show has a verifiable episode list as far as which cartoons were shown on what date, because new wraparounds were created to integrate them. However, there is no way to accurately track what Looney Tunes and Merie Melodies have aired on the spin-off Bugs Bunny Shows unless someone logged each broadcast. There should not be an episode list for those future versions (in its stead, we do have a proper Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography here). As far as any dates given being dubios (in what way?), Casper and Friends first aired as The Harveytoons Show in 1962, and has been on the air, in one form or another, since then. However, the cartoons included on the show were made by Famous Studios and Paramount Pictures between 1943 and 1961 for movie theatres. My point is that this list in and of itself is incorrect, unless it properly notate what version of Casper and Friends, and from what time period, it derives its information from. --FuriousFreddy 18:04, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * More eyeballs needed. I don't feel comfortable actioning a divided debate with so little participation. -Splash 00:30, 13 September 2005 (UTC)


 * (Responding to FuriousFreddy). If the list is incorrect, then it should be corrected. I'm speaking from the POV that episode lists have precedent, and even for anthology/repackaged shows like this one, I think it can be done if someone has access to the information. The only other alternative is to merge it with the original article, which wouldn't solve anything. 23skidoo 15:08, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep (mark for relevance). As far as I can tell, this page provides a lot of information and only needs an explanation of what show exactly it's talking about. Ashibaka (tock) 00:49, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
 * changed to Delete, per below Ashibaka (tock) 22:43, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Harmless, and somewhat informative, if only by identifying the names of the episodes. If the dates can't be figured out, note that at the top, or alpha order them. -- BD2412 talk 00:51, 13 September 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete: FuriousFreddy's nomination is good, but it requires some reading. This is an anthology show, and not original content.  In the 1970s and late, late 1960s, there were multiple repackaging shows like this, and so an episode list is largely vaccuous.  I.e. there were no episodes, because it was an anthology.  An "episode list" of the actual cartoons would be another matter, but, since the original cartoons were not created for television, it would be impossible.  In other words, the "episode list" is actively misinformation.  Geogre 12:42, 13 September 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete as per Geogre. A reprint list for a book series would not be notable, either, even if more people had encountered the books through the reprint series than the original. Chick Bowen 15:01, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable and well-edited. Owen&times;  &#9742;  22:41, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nonnotable. freestylefrappe 02:23, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
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