Talk:Edna Krabappel

Teacher stereotype

Jeez, Does the author really think it's necessary to make such a generalized insult against teachers?

"She is also rather poorly educated, after the manner of American public school teachers, as evidenced by the episode when Bart steals all the teacher's manuals."

I think it's appropriate. As an educator myself, I find it humorous that the Simpson's have used the bad teacher stereotype, as they often (and sometimes excessively) exploit various stereotypes (i.e. the bowling team referred to as the "Stereotypes," constant jabs at old people's annoyance, Fat Tony and his mafia, and many others too numerous to mention). ж

Well, it's been "fixed" now. I like the idea of the article once containing a general slap at American teachers. And I am one. RobertAustin 03:54, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Name reference

Is it possible that "Krabappel" is also a reference to Mrs. Crabtree, the schoolteacher in some of the Our Gang comedies? -DynSkeet (talk) 12:20, August 29, 2005 (UTC)

It may be, but we need a reference before we say so. I don't believe the Simpsons Archive (snpp.com) page is good enough, as that's fan-maintained, and not official. I've changed 'is' to 'may be' Rojomoke 17:23, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Although I know IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), I don't know Wikipedia's code for its symbols (nor do I have the time to learn it at the moment). Could the main editor of this page (or anyone familiar with the symbology) change the pronunciation to reflect the syllable emphasis? (Boy, this addition sounds dorky, but without syllable emphasis, somebody unfamiliar with the series would probably assume the emphasis was on the first syllable, and miss part of the joke of her ridiculous name). Forgot to sign: it's Woodson 19:49, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Done. Note that IPA symbols are at the bottom of the special character chart beneath the edit text box. All one needs to do is click on the symbol and it will be inserted in your edit text. Hoof Hearted 18:46, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Inconsistent origin stories?

It says in the article: "There is some inconsistency about Edna's origins. Though she is said to have come to Springfield to begin teaching in "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" she can be seen running through the background in Springfield High School in "Springfield Up" when Clancy Wiggum is being videotaped as a hall monitor." But I don't think this should be mentioned as an inconsistency---in the absence of further official evidence, there are many ways these two facts can be reconciled, the most obvious being: Mrs. Krabappel could have gone to college away from Springfield (say, in Capital City), got married, and then came back to her home town after her divorce (or separation). novakyu 05:12, 15 September 2007 (UTC) "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" is almost all a tale told by Bart. While the non-tale portion SUGGESTS that the tale could be true, there is no reason the tale itself should be taken as canon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.4.155.39 (talk) 22:54, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Mis-spelled last name

After checking, i have found that Mrs K's last name is also spelt as Krabbople. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rgp2130 (talk • contribs) 13:09, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Er, source? According to SNPP.COM, spelling as it is now is correct. Not to mention that it fits the joke of "Krabappel" never being mispronounced as "crab-apple", and it ... looks more authentic (as a German compound of Krab + Appel; I can't think of what nationality Krabbople would be). novakyu (talk) 06:44, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Photograph

Good evening. As she has recently passed away, could we please consider finding a slightly more flattering photograph of Marcia Wallace? I think that would be very much more respectful. Justin.Parallax (talk) 19:18, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

Removal of plot rehash

In this edit I removed content submitted in good faith by 86.156.30.111, who inappropriately resubmitted it without consensus here. Character description articles shouldn't be needlessly laden with rehashed plot points or rehashed jokes. Surely everybody has their favorite Krabappel memory, but that doesn't warrant the inclusion of everybody's favorite Krabappel memory. Articles like these are cruft magnets, and cruft should be avoided. Further, the addition doesn't provide any significant academic value, as it doesn't materially expand our understanding of the character or provide real-world context, and the prose is sloppily written and clunky.

Despite this apparent desirability, when she once did a dance wearing nothing but pink balloons which she popped to the tune of "Fever", the entire audience was mortified; Bart, upon witnessing this, merely requested that someone kill him and Homer considered seeing her posterior payment enough for several snacks he had purloined: "I saw Krabappel's butt, I paid!"

For these reasons, I have again cut the content, and the IP editor will need to achieve consensus for its inclusion. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:34, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

Bart's new teachers?

Ever since this character's retirement, there have been episodes where part of the plot relates to Bart having a new teacher which is a sub that relates to the episode. Is this something that should be mentioned in the article? It wouldn't have happened without this character's retirement.

65.214.67.173 (talk) 17:50, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

"She's faking it" listed at Redirects for discussion

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