Removes the Deprecated Templates from the dropdowns in the Page Admin screens in WordPress

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// remove the deprecated options from the Page Template menu in WordPress Admin
// this removes them in both sections, the main edit screen and the quick edit opion using jQuery
// http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/13671/how-to-remove-a-parent-theme-page-template-from-a-child-theme
function wpse_13671_script_enqueuer() {
    global $current_screen;

    /**
     * /wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=page
     */
    if('edit-page' == $current_screen->id) 
    {
        ?>
        <script type="text/javascript">         
        jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
            $("a.editinline").live("click", function () {
                var ilc_qe_id = inlineEditPost.getId(this);
                setTimeout(function() {
                        $('#edit-'+ilc_qe_id+' select[name="page_template"] option[value="template-page-blog.php"]').remove();
                        $('#edit-'+ilc_qe_id+' select[name="page_template"] option[value="archives.php"]').remove();  
                    }, 100);
            });
            $('#doaction, #doaction2').live("click", function () {
                setTimeout(function() {
                        $('#bulk-edit select[name="page_template"] option[value="template-page-blog.php"]').remove();
                        $('#bulk-edit select[name="page_template"] option[value="archives.php"]').remove();
                    }, 100);
            });       
        });    
        </script>
    <?php
    }

    /**
     * /wp-admin/post.php?post=21&action=edit
     */
    if( 'page' == $current_screen->id ) 
    {
        ?>
        <script type="text/javascript">
        jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
            $('#page_template option[value="template-page-blog.php"]').remove();
            $('#page_template option[value="archives.php"]').remove();

        });
        </script>
    <?php
    }
}
add_action('admin_head', 'wpse_13671_script_enqueuer');