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‎Trivia

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‎Trivia

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‎Trivia

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: {{W|Brooklyn Dodgers}} → Brooklyn Dodgers, {{W|Harvard}} → Harvard University

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 == Trivia ==
 *"[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]" was the first episode to air after the release of ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. As such, it has a unique [[opening sequence#The Simpsons Movie callback|opening sequence]]:
 **Bart skateboards through a broken and damaged [[Springfield]], currently under repair.
 **Shards of the destroyed [[dome]] and characters from the movie are visible as Bart skateboards through the streets.

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 == Trivia ==
 *"[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]" was the first episode to air after the release of ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. As such, it has a unique [[opening sequence#The Simpsons Movie callback|opening sequence]]:
 **Bart skateboards through a broken and damaged [[Springfield]], currently under repair.
 **Shards of the destroyed [[dome]] and characters from the movie are visible as Bart skateboards through the streets.

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 **[[742 Evergreen Terrace|The Simpson house]] is being rebuilt, and is only partially done.
 **[[Plopper]] the pig appears in the [[couch gag]], and Homer calls him "My summer love", a reference to ''The Simpsons Movie'' having been released in summer.
 == Continuity ==

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 **[[742 Evergreen Terrace|The Simpson house]] is being rebuilt, and is only partially done.
 **[[Plopper]] the pig appears in the [[couch gag]], and Homer calls him "My summer love", a reference to ''The Simpsons Movie'' having been released in summer.
 == Continuity ==

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 *The episode title is a pun on "We love to fly, and it shows", an advertising slogan used by {{W|Delta Air Lines}} in the 1980s.
 *In the episode's [[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs/Gags#Chalkboard gag|chalkboard gag]], [[Bart]] writes "I will not wait 20 years to make another movie", a reference to ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. The film was released in 2007, marking the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' since the airing of "[[Good Night]]" from [[the Simpsons shorts]].
 **This episode is the first after the release of ''The Simpsons Movie'' and the [[opening sequence#The Simpsons Movie callback|opening sequence]] and couch gag include references to the film (see [[#Trivia|Trivia]]).
-**The song "{{ap|Spider-Pig|song}}" is a parody of the theme song "{{W2|Spider-Man|theme song}}".
+**The song "{{ap|Spider-Pig|song}}", from the movie, plays during the couch gag, although in a different version.
 *At the [[Springfield Mall]]:
 **The store [[Restoration Software]] is a parody of {{W|Restoration Hardware}}.

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 **The store [[Restoration Software]] is a parody of {{W|Restoration Hardware}}.
 **[[Designer S'mores]] references the {{W|s'more}}, the popular cookie treat in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], traditionally cooked over a campfire.
-*[[Mr. Burns]]' shopping list includes the {{W|Brooklyn Dodgers}}, a MLB team.
+*[[Mr. Burns]]' shopping list includes the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]], a MLB team.
 *The store [[Crazy E.T.'s Phone Home]] references the famous 1982 science fiction film ''{{W|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial}}'' and [[E.T.]]'s iconic catchphrase "E.T. phone home".
 **The store sells {{W|iPhone}}s for 20 cents.
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 *Thinking that Homer had the job, [[Marge]] bought {{W|Campbell Soup Company|Campbell Soup}} cans and {{W|Pepsodent}} tooth paste.
 *When trying to book a flight on the business jet, Homer pretends to be a Marine. He attempts to salute the pilot by saying "Semper fudge", mistakenly trying to say ''{{W|Semper fidelis}}'', the official motto of the {{W|United States Marine Corps}}.
-*Homer mentions the universities of {{W|Duke University|Duke}} and {{W|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt}} when he was trying to guess which one [[Colby Krause]] attended. Colby refers to his university as the "{{W|Harvard}} of the south".
+*Homer mentions the universities of {{W|Duke University|Duke}} and {{W|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt}} when he was trying to guess which one [[Colby Krause]] attended. Colby refers to his university as the "[[Harvard University|Harvard]] of the south".
 *Lionel Richie does not want to let his {{W|American Music Award}} go. Richie {{W|List of awards and nominations received by Lionel Richie#American Music Awards|has won 11 American Music Awards}} during his career.