Muppet Wiki talk:The Prefixed List

Thanks to Brad for starting this list! Continuing the efforts of Cecil the List and Unnamed Characters, it seems worthwhile to examine the use of "The." The current list contains every example Brad and I could find, and now to hash out when it's appropriate or not. Here's a few cases where it makes sense to me: Also, since "the" could be construed as part of an official name, in cases where we know the name is fan created, such as The Arab, in the future, it would probably be worth avoiding if at all possible. Thoughts? Andrew Leal (talk ) 03:40, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * When the "The" is clearly part of a character's name, and almost always used in full when addressing the character or in merchandise and credits: The Swedish Chef, The Grinch, The Pink Panther, The Amazing Mumford, The Pied Piper, The Boss, etc.
 * When used to prefix a band or other group where "The" is part of the title: The Tarnish Brothers, The Teeterini Family, The Woof Pack; some could go either way, of course, as discussed at Category talk: Muppet Character Types. "The Primitives" is the term used in print articles as an official title which encompasses subgroupings, though it would proabbly work as well without it, but is there any reason for The Frackles?
 * When part of an official title, as with nobility and other cases where a "the" would be used in real life: The King of Id, The President (I keep thinking Queen of Trash should be moved, on that score).
 * If "The" is part of the name in credits or in print, though this doesn't happen as often, and usually the character falls under one of the other categories already. Still, I created several Labyrinth pages, using the credits as my model: The Worm, The Wiseman, etc. Nobody really goes around addressing each other in that movie anyway.