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No. Jose was not Jeff's first puppet. It was Walter.--Jdaniels15 (talk) 21:29, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Jeff Dunham was in delta farce as amazing ken, shouldn't that be referenced? Firio (talk) 13:49, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
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Please add the following ref at the end of the first paragraph: <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/magazine/01ventriloquist-t.html |title=Comedy for Dummies |publisher=New York Times Magazine |date=2009-10-29 |first=Jon |last=Mooallem}}</ref>
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Walter -
the line "Yeah, it was forty-seven years ago" doesn't make any sense without the preceding question and answer of "How long have you been married" to which walter replies "Fourty 6 years" You could change the line "Has been married for decades" to "46 years" and then the reply would make more sense
Peanut - Peanut is covered in purple fur, not white.
69.73.88.43 (talk) 05:08, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Not done Peanut is purple skinned with white fur, if you look at Jeff Dunham's official website you can see a picture of him. As far as the question about Walter, are you saying to change the quote? Is the quote incorrect? If it is incorrect, do you have a source for the correct quote? ~~ GB fan ~~ talk 13:51, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Peanut - agreed, sorry about the mis-information
For walter, the quote is correct, however without Jeff's preceding question, it doesn't make much sense to put emphasis on the "Seven" because we don't know why he was happiest 47 years ago. with the information that Walters been married for forty six years, then it makes sense why he was happiest 47 years ago. 69.73.88.43 (talk) 04:29, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
Also, when describing other characters, one character noted is little ugly-ass jeff. If you watch the video, they refer to him as ass-jeff repeatedly at one point. The name should thus be, little ugly ass-jeff. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.124.87.204 (talk) 04:23, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
User:Nightscream has restored the following material: "Dunham saw the ban as an infringement on free speech and a double standard" and has claimed that this is what Dunham personally said. This is not true. This argument is not mentioned in any of the sources and is not an argument that Dunham himself has made. This is what Dunham actually said:
No mention of "double standards". No mention of "infringements on free speech".
Remember, this is an encyclopedia and we can only report what people actually say -- not what we want to put in their mouths. Factsontheground (talk) 18:22, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
User:Nightscream also removed the latter part of the following material: " was banned by the South African Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint was filed by a citizen stating that the ad was offensive to Muslims, and portrayed all Muslims as terrorists who would kill to get people to be quiet." This material _is_ supported by sources:
Again, we have to report what people actually say here. Nightscream, why are you removing material supported by sources and adding material that isn't?Factsontheground (talk) 18:26, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
First of all, you really need to calm down, and perhaps read WP:Civility and WP:ASG with respect to comments like "...if you bothered to do a cursory search instead of going on a spree of removing material." I've done searches for Dunham's birth date, I assure you, and have not found any that pass WP:RS. Wikipedia does not consider imdb to be a reliable source because much of its content is generated by users rather than its staff, and lacks editorial oversight.
The fact that a given comment is what someone "actually said" isn't the point, nor how much of a sentence it is. Part of paraphrasing and summarizing is including only the most salient, relevant, to-the-point information. Conveying to the reader that the persons in question were upset because they thought Achmed constituted a portrayal of all Arabs as terrorists conveys the point well. Adding that additional passage makes it more clunky, and does not add anything of great substance to the passage's meaning. Readers know what terrorists are, after all. They don't need a slew of annotations or qualifiers making explicit reference to Achmed's signature phrase, or how it is interpreted. Readers can also follow the source links to read the original source, if they wish.
Dunham names all the various groups that he has lampooned, and such, it seemed to me that he was making a point about double standards, which I thought was a reasonable paraphrase. I have no difficulty considering other editors' opinions, nor admitting when I'm wrong, which is why I tried to see your point of view, and compromised accordingly by changing the passage. But if you require a more explicit admission to this lest you become angry, I'm fine with that: You had a valid point that my paraphrase of that material may have been an interpretation that others might not have gleaned from reading that source. I don't think this is the case, but I'm not so certain that I can't admit the possibility, or that you were right to raise this point, any more than in any of the other various instances since I started here when I've admitted to others that I was wrong, apologized for errors on my part (), and thanked them for offering their viewpoints and other information. (). But when you make comments like "even if you're not man enough to admit it", as well as that aforementioned one, it seems to me that again, you may benefit from reading policies such as WP:AGF, WP:Civility, etc., since part of editing here means occasionally disagreeing with other editors, and in those cases, it is crucial to stay calm, and not make unwarranted accusations or assumptions about each other. Peace, and Happy Holidays. Nightscream (talk) 16:16, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Would it be possible to swap out the current photo of Jeff with the one available via the below link. It's a much more recent photo of Jeff.
http://www.comedycentral.com/press/images/jeffdunham_show/jeffdunham_3.jpg
Dunhamreg1 (talk) 19:32, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
The critical praise and controversy section may benefit from more articles and balance the negative and positive opinions of Jeff in the press:
Huffington Post Article "Success For Dummies": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-morris/success-for-dummies_b_350592.html New York Times Article "Comedy for Dummies" :http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/magazine/01ventriloquist-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 Los Angeles Times a rticle which states "Jeff Dunham has become something akin to a rock star": http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/04/entertainment/et-dunham4
Dunhamreg1 (talk) 19:51, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Due to privacy and legal issues, can we remove the line about Jeff divorcing his wife? Thanks so much.
Dunhamreg1 (talk) 19:53, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
(Note: See Conflict of Interest below) Guy M | Talk 05:20, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
Is it possible to remove Paige's name, so the line reads:
As of May 2009 Dunham was in the process of divorcing his wife, with whom he has three daughters.[3] Dunhamreg1 (talk) 00:38, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
User Dunhamreg1 has a conflict of interest. See Edits: WP Help Desk question (Asking how to edit protected pages of celebrities) and WP Help Desk request (admitting managing Jeff Dunham). Guy M | Talk 05:20, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
According to Amazon.com, the name of Melvin is "Melvin the Superhero," not "Melvin the Superhero Guy." http://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Dunham-Spark-Insanity-II/dp/B000S6LS66/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1264037155&sr=8-1
Also, Achmed's trademark line is "Silence, I Keel You," not "Silence, I Kill You." This is stated in the second to last paragraph on his bio of his webpage.
Can those two changes be made?
208.77.235.178 (talk) 02:13, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9KK3FlVC2w&feature=related (From Begining)
2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZjMgbRUsZM&feature=related (5:47, 6:39, and 8:18)
3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd0pYR2vmrE&feature=related (0:55, 1:17, and 4:39)
4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWThRmRW6GE&feature=related (0:55, 1:01, 1:37, and 3:18)
5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DDmnv7BT1Q (0:46, and 1:54)
All different episodes so it means he does it in EVERY EPISODE it must be his signature move —Preceding unsigned comment added by ACE$MAKER (talk • contribs) 19:31, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081025003952AAxNJ4O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acI12jO0HSQ —Preceding unsigned comment added by ACE$MAKER (talk • contribs) 20:11, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
i guess it's the same thing with the fact that peanut always puts is mouth on jeff but
Walter: Aw, shut the hell up! (condescending mock laughter) also, I don't give a damn. Achmed the Dead Terrorist: SILENCE! I kill you! ("kill" sounds like "keel") Peanut the Purple Woozle: (quickly) That's good-ity, that's good-ity, that's GOOOOOOD! Melvin the Superhero Guy: Da-da-da-dahhhh! José Jalapeño on a Stick: On a steek! (often interjected within segues) Bubba J: I'm doing purty goood! Then I've been watching NASCAR and drinkin' beer! Sweet Daddy Dee: Oh! That's funny shit right there! Ha haaa! (moves his top lip to make a 'tssht' sound)
they say on wikia that these are the CatchphrasesACE$MAKER (talk) 16:22, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
When I was young, and I mean 10-15+ years ago, I remember Jeff having a Dragon character. Absolute riot. I can't find hide nor hair of a mention of it though. Anyone else remember this? I've browsed his website, unfortunately it's all in flash and so I think not indexed/searchable by google. Nothing obvious in the store. I'm guessing that this character was used SO long ago that it's simply pre-ceeded the DVD/internet era. 67.68.45.132 (talk) 02:58, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
Agreed, Jeff hasn't had a Dragon character (at least since 1989), though his Gorilla character was absolutely hilarious!! It's amazing how characters such as Coffee Guy have segued into superheroes - Jeff's a genius! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.16.118.114 (talk) 03:59, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
I also remember Jeff with a dragon. I'm fairly sure it was on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. In the act fire came out of the dragon's nose (actual flame, not special effects) and Jeff said "WHAT was THAT?". The dragon answered "flaming snot". I laughed so hard I could barely breathe. I told my grandson about it and he said he found the clip. I have not seen it myself. 68.184.206.98 (talk) 18:06, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
Please edit the length of time Jeff Dunham was married to his ex-wife. His Wikipedia page currently states that in November 2008, he and his wife of 14 years had separated. However, in one of his shows (Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity), which took place September 14, 2007, he states on stage that he and his wife have been married 17 years. So if he and his wife separated in November 2008, he would have been married to her for at least 18 years, not 14. Evilgumbi (talk) 23:47, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
Not done:He was on stage, so he might accidently say the wrong thing.Spitfire19 (Talk) 23:53, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
I believe we should mention the Debbie puppet in the article. I've gone ahead and added it into the relevant place in the article where it states that Jeff is in the movie but I am thinking it might be more suitable in the "Other Characters" section. What do you think? ggctuk (2005) (talk) 12:49, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
When I was little, I remember seeing a christian show for kids called Nana Puddin' that I swear was hosted by Jeff Dunham and a monkey-like puppet similar to Peanut. I feel it should be added to the article. However, it's apparantly a really obscure show and I can't seem to find any concrete evidence that he was on it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ZombEJesus (talk • contribs) 05:46, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
October 14th, 2010
I attended Jeff Dunham's show in Erie PA at Tullio Arena, and several new details about Jeff Dunham came to light from the man himself.
He hasn't liked to talk about, but the most significant thing revealed is that he has indeed divorced his wife, and that his divorce has been final for roughly two years (and Walter really wanted to know what it was like to be devorced!). His wife got the famous Blue~ Toyota Prius and house in the divorce (Jeff got the Hummer), and now Jeff has his own house to live in while the wife got the original house.
He also announced that he has completed the head for his new puppet in development, "Achmed's Son," whom I am pretty sure he named but I fail to remember (will has buddy I was with if he remembers his name). His son will be a soft spoken "British" character who is "half dead." Apparently the right part of his head will be half Achmed (skeleton), and the left part "burned up person" (As Jeff put it, it will be "really messed up."). He said the inspiration for the character was Sayid Jarrah from Lost (played by Naveen Andrews), who apparently is a soft spoken Brit in real life (unlike in the show Lost). Achmed's Son will apparently disprove of Achmed's terrorist actions, but only talk about it in a "soft spoken manner." Jeff stated to keep checking his website for "updates" in the development of this new puppet.
Diane was shown as well. Jeff confessed at the beginning of the show that her material was completely new and that some(most) of her jokes had been written the day of the show. He stated that in his earlier days, he'd find a comedy club with a few people inside, and go in to test his new material. Now that he was doing large venues like Tullio Arena (nearly 8,000 in attendance), he had no choice but to test new material at the end of these large shows!
I apologize if I haven't posted this correctly. I know the source is truly me, but these are details that can be expected to be sourced elsewhere sometime in the future. This is my heads up!
TheXev (talk) 08:35, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
In the section on Achmed the Dead Terrorist, there is a link to Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I don't think pointing out that Jeff Dunham stole a joke from the Pythons is really relevant and is at best speculation. Can we have that removed? Failing that, can we have the whole article retitled "Jeff Dunham (hack)". Cheers folks. Ðem Lusty, Lusty Roars!!!! † Speak your beautiful, atrocious mind!!!! 23:50, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
Nightscream, Here is an exact quote from the video: Melvin the Superhero Guy: I'm making a deal with the commissioner to light up the sky with a spotlight of my symbol. Jeff Dunham: What's your symbol? Melvin the Superhero Guy: A big nose in the sky. The trouble is, sometimes it doesn't exactly look like a nose.
That's it. That's not quite an allusion. And since it's not a fact, that makes it an opinion. And even if it is an allusion, an allusion made in act like this, is meant to be just that. It's not something that needs to be (or should be) explained in an article on Wikipedia.
And, while it's true that Wikipedia is not censored (profanity is not an issue here), It is also true that we are to edit things that are not appropriate for an article.
Now, if you can find a source where Jeff states that that is what he intended then you might have something. Otherwise please remove it. Musdan77 (talk) 17:10, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
Could anyone add a Works/Discography section or something? Could use one, came here looking for one. Shrumster (talk) 08:41, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
Jalepeno Pepper does not have a Latin accent since I'm pretty sure Jeff Dunham does not imply that he speaks Latin but rather Spanish. Therefore, he has a Spanish accent. You don't have to be from Spain to have Spanish accent you just have to speak Spanish. I would fix this myself but the page it protected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DottieBella (talk • contribs) 00:19, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
I'm from Spain myself and I would say he has a Mexican accent, not a spanish one. Just like Dunham has a southern accent and not a British, Nigerian or Australian accent. I would change it, but the article is blocked. --83.52.227.20 (talk) 13:17, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Jeff Dunham's middle name is not "William Robinson." This should be removed.
Jreader25 (talk) 03:09, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
Just following up here. How do we get this changed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jreader25 (talk • contribs) 06:11, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
As Jeff is no longer married to Paige Dunham, she should be removed as the spouse.
Jreader25 (talk) 03:10, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
Please advise if there is any other way for me to alert an administrator about this edit.
38.106.41.130 (talk) 22:22, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
Jeff Dunham was never on Star Search. He commented about this on the radio, saying that a lot of people think he was actually on this show, but infact wasnt. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.66.128.100 (talk) 22:51, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
Jeff & his wife did NOT get married in 1994, they got married in 1990. In his 2007 special "Spark of Insanity", he clearly states that he has been married for 17 years. They may or may have not seperated in 2008, but did not file for divorce until 2009 & was not finalized until 2010, so they were married just shy of (or just over) 20 years. I have looked this up on many websites & wikipedia is the only one stating that they were married for 14 years, whereas the rest all said the same of what i said. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.28.115.114 (talk) 15:25, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
(Old-time Jeff fan) I agree. We've been following Jeff Dunham since 1989, and his jokes in 1991 or 92 included a monologue that mentioned a little girl (whom we believe was Paige's daughter whom Jeff adopted after they married). The comment in wikipedia that Jeff started using Walter around 1996 is also incorrect, Walter was most definitely in his act in 1989!
Don't forget to put that he is terribly homosexual. (He was hitting on the stagehand with quotes such as, "he can fix my pelvis any day" when Achmed's 'spine' got caught in his 'pelvis') It's one of his most endearing characteristics if you ask me, and without it he wouldn't be nearly as funny. He would be just a British terrorist's son. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quincy819 (talk • contribs) 15:10, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
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Jeff Dunham announced on December 26th, 2011 at his Controlled Chaos show in Columbus, OH, that he and girlfriend Audrey Murdick are engaged.
Oneill.122 (talk) 04:50, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
There is also a press release on his website: http://jdwwwprod1.jeffdunham.com/sites/jeffdunham.com/files/download/Dunham%20Engagement.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.106.41.130 (talk) 19:31, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
In the second paragraph, the introductory information can be updated. Jeff has over half a million hits on YouTube and has sold over 7 million DVDs. This is clarified in the Bio Section of his website and in various press releases.
"He has sold over four million DVDs, an additional $7 million in merchandise sales,[5] and received more than 350 million hits on YouTube (his introduction of Achmed the Dead Terrorist in Spark of Insanity is the ninth most watched YouTube video).[1] A Very Special Christmas Special was the most-watched telecast in Comedy Central history, with its DVD going quadruple platinum (selling over 400,000) in its first two weeks
Dunhamreg1 (talk) 19:39, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
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It is also heavily implied through comments that Achmed Jr. is gay, which usually shock his father.
99.239.59.159 (talk) 03:05, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
I think that there is a really unfair and one-sided bias in this statement: "In October 2009 The Jeff Dunham Show enjoyed good initial ratings, but was not well liked by critics, who did not find it funny, and either questioned the wisdom of translating his act into a series, or conceded a prejudice against Dunham, his previous specials, or ventriloquism itself." It doesn't matter that there a bunch of citations to critics admitting prejudice, the fact is that if you state a sentence in this way. Isn't "prejudice against" just another way of saying "dislike his humour"? If you wrote that a critic disliked Monty Python's Holy Grail because s/he was "prejudiced against Monty Python", that wouldn't be fair either. Please update to properly represent the fact that some people just think Dunham isn't funny. Darkhawk —Preceding undated comment added 03:19, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
In October 2009 The Jeff Dunham Show enjoyed good initial ratings, but was not well liked by critics,[28]...
...some of whom either questioned the wisdom of translating his act into a series, or conceded a prejudice against Dunham, his previous specials, or ventriloquism itself.[29][30][31][32]
48 (Now 49) Talk sections? Have some of them been resolved? If so, they should be erased. But wow, there are a lot of Dunham fans out there, who think they know a thing or two. Aidensdaddy2k9 (talk) 01:42, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
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The Jeff Dunham article states, "Following his bit, he was invited to sit on Johnny Carson’s couch, a mark of approval that only three comedians had ever garnered during their first Carson appearance.[2][10]"
However, this is false. While it was rare, at least 15 comedians were invited to sit on the couch with Johnny during their first appearance, including, Steve Wright, Freddie Prinze, Roseanne Barr, Eddie Murphy, Ellen Degeneres, Drew Carey, Yakov Smirnoff, Kevin Nealon, and Andre Philippe Gagnon. I have verified those 9 and that it was their first appearance (via YouTube and Johnnn's introductions and there are others well.
I believe this false information probably first came from Dunham's own publicity materials. SevenPhoenixPhd (talk) 04:38, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
Should Achmed's description be updated to mention his "Navy Seal training"? In the newest special, Controlled Chaos, Achmed panicked when asked about Bin Laden's death, claiming he had nothing to do with it and that "that Navy Seal training was just for laughs". 12.45.169.2 12.45.169.2 14:43, August 28, 2012
He has also appeared in Minding The Monsters as a villain called 'Loser', Peanut once said he's 'Ugly Ass Jeff' to mock Jeff himself — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.108.193.59 (talk) 01:15, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
Achmed Jr's article has spelling errors and a possibility of missing text, Achmed Jr was the first of his puppets to be printed from a 3D scanner as seen on Bio's 'Birth of A Dummy' 81.108.193.59 14:31, October 23, 2012
Melvin as seen on Birth of A Dummy, once has smaller eyes until Jeff changed it to the way he is now. 81.108.193.59 14:31, October 23, 2012
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In the Filmography section, it currently states the only Biography film that Jeff was in is titled "I'm No Dummy" and dated 2009. This is incorrect. The title of his biography film is "Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy" released in 2011. This biography was released on the biography channel as a TV special. Birth of a Dummy Trailer on YouTube by Biography Channel As well as IMBD.com has this released in 2011. Shadowbat2034 (talk) 07:56, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
I apologize if this any improper question or forum, but this is driving me crazy and I can't find any information anywhere! I have a distinct memory as a child watching the Merv Griffin Show with my grandmother, back in the early to mid 70's of a very young Jeff Dunham doing a bit with Peanut. Is my memory faulty or did he do a small bit on that show? 70.16.99.95 (talk) 02:23, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
I've been watching Jeff's shows. And it doesn't look like Jeff doesn't use Melvin anymore. Supermariokart64 (talk) 17:28, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Jeff Dunham and Achmed.JPG will be appearing as picture of the day on February 2, 2013. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2013-02-02. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:13, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
This whole page reads as if it was written by Dunham's manager or something. So many details are so specific, and this just reads as promotion material. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.204.21.135 (talk) 19:12, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
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