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 *The jet Grampa flies resembles an {{W|Lockheed F-104 Starfighter|F-104 Starfighter}}, a fighter the U.S. Air Force first flew in prototype form in 1956.
 *The car [[Grampa Simpson]] abandoned after getting a flat tire in his flashback has TABF13 on the license plate which is also the production code for this episode.
-*When the spokesperson of Big Birthday tells Homer that he is banned from ever hosting a birthday party again, Marge tells Bart and Lisa that they will have to stay the same age for the rest of their lives. This could be a reference to the fact that cartoon characters never commonly age.
+*When the spokesperson of Big Birthday tells [[Homer]] that he is banned from ever hosting a birthday party again, [[Marge]] tells [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] that they will have to stay the same age for the rest of their lives. This could be a reference to the fact that cartoon characters never commonly age.
 == Continuity ==

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 *The jet Grampa flies resembles an {{W|Lockheed F-104 Starfighter|F-104 Starfighter}}, a fighter the U.S. Air Force first flew in prototype form in 1956.
 *The car [[Grampa Simpson]] abandoned after getting a flat tire in his flashback has TABF13 on the license plate which is also the production code for this episode.
 == Continuity ==

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 *Mach Ridley's name is a reference to USAF test pilot {{W2|Jack Ridley|pilot}}. The {{W|Mach number}} is also a widely used quantity in high-speed aircraft.
 *It's been established that [[Abraham Simpson]] served in World War II but during that conflict the U.S. Air Force did not exist in its current form, it wasn't established until 1947.
-*The remark of one of the U.S. Air Force Veterans concerning POWs (''{{W|Prisoner of war}}'') and the Red Cross refers to the treatment of German POW prisoners by the U.S. Army in the ''{{W|Rheinwiesenlager}}'' in 1945, in which the Red Cross was prevented from visiting prisoners in any of the Allies' Rheinwiesenlager.
+*The remark of one of the U.S. Air Force Veterans concerning POWs ({{W|Prisoner of war}}) and the Red Cross refers to the treatment of German POW prisoners by the U.S. Army in the ''{{W|Rheinwiesenlager}}'' in 1945, in which the Red Cross was prevented from visiting prisoners in any of the Allies' Rheinwiesenlager.
 *Before fighting Ridley, Homer says the fight was not going to be a "tropical vacation like Iwo Jima". The {{W|battle of Iwo Jima}} was a major battle of World War II.
 *Ridley proceeds to beat Homer by only flicking him with his middle finger, just like {{W|Sean Connery}} did to a bar bully with his right thumb while playing a tough military cop in 1988 movie ''{{W|The Presidio}}''.
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 *Milhouse, Bart and [[Annika Van Houten]] play Spijkerpoepen, an old Dutch game. The aim of it is to squat and place a nail inside a bottle that is on the ground. The nail is connected to a rope that is tied around the player's waist.
 *Annika says that Bart is small and cute like {{W|Liechtenstein}}, a small country in Europe.
-*[[Jack Kerouac]] gives a ride to [[Ab]] and hands him his novel ''{{W|On the Road}}'' (first published in 1957 by {{W}Viking Press}} of [[New York City]]) and the first draft of it and tells him to destroy the latter, but an airplane passing over him destroyed the finished work.
+*[[Jack Kerouac]] gives a ride to [[Abe]] and hands him his novel ''{{W|On the Road}}'' (first published in 1957 by {{W|Viking Press}} of [[New York City]]) and the first draft of it and tells him to destroy the latter, but an airplane passing over him destroyed the finished work.
 *The flashy red car Jack Kerouac and {{W|Neal Cassady}} are in a {{W|Hudson Hornet}}.
 *Anikka is flying with {{W|KLM}}, a Dutch national airline.

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 *Milhouse, Bart and [[Annika Van Houten]] play Spijkerpoepen, an old Dutch game. The aim of it is to squat and place a nail inside a bottle that is on the ground. The nail is connected to a rope that is tied around the player's waist.
 *Annika says that Bart is small and cute like {{W|Liechtenstein}}, a small country in Europe.
-*[[Jack Kerouac]] gives a ride to [[Abraham Simpson]] and hands him his novel ''{{W|On the Road}}'' and the first draft of it and tells him to destroy the latter, but an airplane passing over him destroyed the finished work.
+*[[Jack Kerouac]] gives a ride to [[Ab]] and hands him his novel ''{{W|On the Road}}'' (first published in 1957 by {{W}Viking Press}} of [[New York City]]) and the first draft of it and tells him to destroy the latter, but an airplane passing over him destroyed the finished work.
-*The flashy red car Jack Kerouac is a {{W|Hudson Hornet}}.
+*The flashy red car Jack Kerouac and {{W|Neal Cassady}} are in a {{W|Hudson Hornet}}.
-*Anikka is flying with {{W|KLM}}, a famous Dutch airline.
+*Anikka is flying with {{W|KLM}}, a Dutch national airline.
 *Bart's run at the airport refers to ''{{W|Love Actually}}''.
 *Ridley and his crew have to fly to an air show in [[Reno]], [[Nevada]]. Ridley says that in Reno {{W|Silver fox#People with the nickname|silver-haired foxes}} are as common as frisbees on the {{W|Jersey Shore}}.

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 *Jack Kerouac's driver has a cigarette pack held under the right sleeve of his T-shirt. It is a smaller pack than those of today, typical of the non-filtered cigarettes of the time.
 *The jet Grampa flies resembles an {{W|Lockheed F-104 Starfighter|F-104 Starfighter}}, a fighter the U.S. Air Force first flew in prototype form in 1956.
 == Continuity ==

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 *The remark of one of the U.S. Air Force Veterans concerning POWs (''{{W|Prisoner of war}}'') and the Red Cross refers to the treatment of German POW prisoners by the U.S. Army in the ''{{W|Rheinwiesenlager}}'' in 1945, in which the Red Cross was prevented from visiting prisoners in any of the Allies' Rheinwiesenlager.
 *Before fighting Ridley, Homer says the fight was not going to be a "tropical vacation like Iwo Jima". The {{W|battle of Iwo Jima}} was a major battle of World War II.
 *Milhouse plays {{W|Sjoelbak}}, a Dutch variation of table shuffleboard.
 *The arcade game ''[[Grand Theft Walrus|Grand Theft Walrus II]]'', a parody of ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' and implied sequel to ''[[Grand Theft Walrus]]'', is seen in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] alongside a game called ''{{W|Marbury v. Madison}}'', referring to the landmark Supreme Court case.
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 *Homer mentions the dystopian future movies ''[[The Hunger Games]]'', ''{{W2|The Edge of Tomorrow|film}}'', ''{{W2|Oblivion|2013 film|Oblivion}}'', ''{{W2|Elysium|film|Elysium}}'', ''{{W|Snowpiercer}}'', ''[[Hunger Games|The Hunger Games: Catching Fire]]'', ''{{W|X-Men: Days of Future Past}}'', ''{{W2|Ender's Game|film}}'', ''{{W2|The Road|2009 film|The Road}}'', ''{{W2|World War Z|film}}'', ''{{W|Children of Men}}'', ''{{W|After Earth}}'', ''{{W2|I Am Legend|film}}'', ''{{W|Mad Max: Fury Road}}'', ''{{W2|The Maze Runner|film}}'', ''{{W|District Nine}}'', ''{{W|The Purge}}'', ''{{W2|Looper|film}}'', ''{{W2|Cloud Atlas|film}}'', ''{{W2|Divergent|film}}'', ''{{W|The Divergent Series: Insurgent|Insurgent}}'', ''{{W2|The Island|2005 film}}'', ''{{W|Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play}}'' and ''{{W2|Chappie|film}}.
 *An {{W|Imperial Japanese Navy}} flag and a {{W|Pickelhaube}} are seen at the [[Veterans of Unpopular Wars]] bar.
 *Milhouse, Bart and [[Annika Van Houten]] play Spijkerpoepen, an old Dutch game. The aim of it is to squat and place a nail inside a bottle that is on the ground. The nail is connected to a rope that is tied around the player's waist.
 *Annika says that Bart is small and cute like {{W|Liechtenstein}}, a small country in Europe.

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 *The [[Springfield Birthday Merchants Association]] (a.k.a Big Birthday) helicopter flying by means of balloons is a reference to Disney Pixar's movie ''{{W2|Up|2009 film}}''.
 **The scene where Big Birthday's spokesperson shouts at Homer is a reference to ''{{W2|Network|1976 film}}'', a 1976 satirical black comedy-drama film.
-*Some graduates of [[Yale University]] appear dressed as the {{W|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}.
+*Some graduates of [[Yale University]] appear dressed as the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]].
 [[File:Springfield Museum of Flight interior.png|300px|thumb|The ''[[Spirit of Springfield]]'', a parody of the ''[[Spirit of St. Louis]]'']]
 *Some famous planes can be seen at the [[Springfield Museum of Flight]]:

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 *At his birthday party, [[Milhouse]] wanted his father to cut the cheese in the shape of [[Pokémon]] characters. [[Kirk]] thought Milhouse wanted them in the shapes of Disney's ''[[The Muppets|Muppets]]''. A cheese with the shape of [[Kermit]] can be seen.
 *[[Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles]] made a CD singing "Happy Birthday, Milhouse". They previously performed multiple songs for the special live show ''[[The Simpsons Take the Bowl]]''.
-*[[Homer]] spoils [[Jessica Lovejoy]]'s birthday by stealing the animals hired for her party. He then brings the animals to [[Ned]], who thinks it is a signal to build an {{w|Noah's Ark|ark}}.
+*[[Homer]] spoils [[Jessica Lovejoy]]'s birthday by stealing the animals hired for her party. He then brings the animals to [[Ned]], who thinks it is a signal to build an {{W|Noah's Ark|ark}}.
-[[File:Network reference.png|300px|thumb|The Big Birthday's spokesperson shouting at Homer is a reference to ''{{w2|Network|1976 film}}'']]
+[[File:Network reference.png|300px|thumb|The Big Birthday's spokesperson shouting at Homer is a reference to ''{{W2|Network|1976 film}}'']]
 *The [[Springfield Birthday Merchants Association]] (a.k.a Big Birthday) helicopter flying by means of balloons is a reference to Disney Pixar's movie ''{{W2|Up|2009 film}}''.
-**The scene where Big Birthday's spokesperson shouts at Homer is a reference to ''{{w2|Network|1976 film}}'', a 1976 satirical black comedy-drama film.
+**The scene where Big Birthday's spokesperson shouts at Homer is a reference to ''{{W2|Network|1976 film}}'', a 1976 satirical black comedy-drama film.
-*Some graduates of [[Yale University]] appear dressed as the {{w|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}.
+*Some graduates of [[Yale University]] appear dressed as the {{W|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}.
 [[File:Springfield Museum of Flight interior.png|300px|thumb|The ''[[Spirit of Springfield]]'', a parody of the ''[[Spirit of St. Louis]]'']]
 *Some famous planes can be seen at the [[Springfield Museum of Flight]]:
 **The ''[[Spirit of Springfield]]'', a reference to the ''[[Spirit of St. Louis]]''.
-**[[World War II]] planes {{w|P-51 Mustang}} and {{w|Vought F4U Corsair|Corsair}}.
+**[[World War II]] planes {{W|P-51 Mustang}} and {{W|Vought F4U Corsair|Corsair}}.
-**{{w|Bell X-1}}, the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled level flight.
+**{{W|Bell X-1}}, the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled level flight.
-**Military aircraft {{w|Douglas Skystreak}}, {{w|F-86 Sabre}} and {{w|P-38 Lightning}}.
+**Military aircraft {{W|Douglas Skystreak}}, {{W|F-86 Sabre}} and {{W|P-38 Lightning}}.
-*[[Mach Ridley]] and his crew arrive in a {{w|Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress}} named "[[Lulu]]".
+*[[Mach Ridley]] and his crew arrive in a {{W|Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress}} named "[[Lulu]]".
-*Mach Ridley's name is a reference to USAF test pilot {{w2|Jack Ridley|pilot}}. The {{w|Mach number}} is also a widely used quantity in high-speed aircraft.
+*Mach Ridley's name is a reference to USAF test pilot {{W2|Jack Ridley|pilot}}. The {{W|Mach number}} is also a widely used quantity in high-speed aircraft.
 *It's been established that [[Abraham Simpson]] served in World War II but during that conflict the U.S. Air Force did not exist in its current form, it wasn't established until 1947.
 *The remark of one of the U.S. Air Force Veterans concerning POWs (''{{W|Prisoner of war}}'') and the Red Cross refers to the treatment of German POW prisoners by the U.S. Army in the ''{{W|Rheinwiesenlager}}'' in 1945, in which the Red Cross was prevented from visiting prisoners in any of the Allies' Rheinwiesenlager.
-*Before fighting Ridley, Homer says the fight was not going to be a "tropical vacation like Iwo Jima". The {{w|battle of Iwo Jima}} was a major battle of World War II.
+*Before fighting Ridley, Homer says the fight was not going to be a "tropical vacation like Iwo Jima". The {{W|battle of Iwo Jima}} was a major battle of World War II.
-*Milhouse plays {{w|Sjoelbak}}, a Dutch variation of table shuffleboard.
+*Milhouse plays {{W|Sjoelbak}}, a Dutch variation of table shuffleboard.
 *The arcade game ''[[Grand Theft Walrus|Grand Theft Walrus II]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Grand Theft Auto}}'' and implied sequel to ''[[Grand Theft Walrus]]'', is seen in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] alongside a game called ''{{W|Marbury v. Madison}}'', referring to the landmark Supreme Court case.
 *The Movie ''[[The Exhaustibles 3: Arthritis Will Unite Us]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|The Expendables}}''.
-*Homer mentions the dystopian future movies ''[[The Hunger Games]]'', ''{{W2|The Edge of Tomorrow|film}}'', ''{{W2|Oblivion|2013 film|Oblivion}}'', ''{{W2|Elysium|film|Elysium}}'', ''{{w|Snowpiercer}}'', ''[[Hunger Games|The Hunger Games: Catching Fire]]'', ''{{w|X-Men: Days of Future Past}}'', ''{{W2|Ender's Game|film}}'', ''{{W2|The Road|2009 film|The Road}}'', ''{{W2|World War Z|film}}'', ''{{w|Children of Men}}'', ''{{w|After Earth}}'', ''{{W2|I Am Legend|film}}'', ''{{w|Mad Max: Fury Road}}'', ''{{W2|The Maze Runner|film}}'', ''{{w|District Nine}}'', ''{{w|The Purge}}'', ''{{W2|Looper|film}}'', ''{{W2|Cloud Atlas|film}}'', ''{{W2|Divergent|film}}'', ''{{W|The Divergent Series: Insurgent|Insurgent}}'', ''{{W2|The Island|2005 film}}'', ''{{w|Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play}}'' and ''{{W2|Chappie|film}}.
+*Homer mentions the dystopian future movies ''[[The Hunger Games]]'', ''{{W2|The Edge of Tomorrow|film}}'', ''{{W2|Oblivion|2013 film|Oblivion}}'', ''{{W2|Elysium|film|Elysium}}'', ''{{W|Snowpiercer}}'', ''[[Hunger Games|The Hunger Games: Catching Fire]]'', ''{{W|X-Men: Days of Future Past}}'', ''{{W2|Ender's Game|film}}'', ''{{W2|The Road|2009 film|The Road}}'', ''{{W2|World War Z|film}}'', ''{{W|Children of Men}}'', ''{{W|After Earth}}'', ''{{W2|I Am Legend|film}}'', ''{{W|Mad Max: Fury Road}}'', ''{{W2|The Maze Runner|film}}'', ''{{W|District Nine}}'', ''{{W|The Purge}}'', ''{{W2|Looper|film}}'', ''{{W2|Cloud Atlas|film}}'', ''{{W2|Divergent|film}}'', ''{{W|The Divergent Series: Insurgent|Insurgent}}'', ''{{W2|The Island|2005 film}}'', ''{{W|Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play}}'' and ''{{W2|Chappie|film}}.
-*An {{w|Imperial Japanese Navy}} flag and a {{w|Pickelhaube}} are seen at the [[Veterans of Unpopular Wars]] bar.
+*An {{W|Imperial Japanese Navy}} flag and a {{W|Pickelhaube}} are seen at the [[Veterans of Unpopular Wars]] bar.
 *Milhouse, Bart and [[Annika Van Houten]] play Spijkerpoepen, an old Dutch game. The aim of it is to squat and place a nail inside a bottle that is on the ground. The nail is connected to a rope that is tied around the player's waist.
-*Annika says that Bart is small and cute like {{w|Liechtenstein}}, a small country in Europe.
+*Annika says that Bart is small and cute like {{W|Liechtenstein}}, a small country in Europe.
-*[[Jack Kerouac]] gives a ride to [[Abraham Simpson]] and hands him his novel ''{{w|On the Road}}'' and the first draft of it and tells him to destroy the latter, but an airplane passing over him destroyed the finished work.
+*[[Jack Kerouac]] gives a ride to [[Abraham Simpson]] and hands him his novel ''{{W|On the Road}}'' and the first draft of it and tells him to destroy the latter, but an airplane passing over him destroyed the finished work.
-*The flashy red car Jack Kerouac is a {{w|Hudson Hornet}}.
+*The flashy red car Jack Kerouac is a {{W|Hudson Hornet}}.
-*Anikka is flying with {{w|KLM}}, a famous Dutch airline.
+*Anikka is flying with {{W|KLM}}, a famous Dutch airline.
-*Bart's run at the airport refers to ''{{w|Love Actually}}''.
+*Bart's run at the airport refers to ''{{W|Love Actually}}''.
-*Ridley and his crew have to fly to an air show in [[Reno]], [[Nevada]]. Ridley says that in Reno {{w|Silver fox#People with the nickname|silver-haired foxes}} are as common as frisbees on the {{w|Jersey Shore}}.
+*Ridley and his crew have to fly to an air show in [[Reno]], [[Nevada]]. Ridley says that in Reno {{W|Silver fox#People with the nickname|silver-haired foxes}} are as common as frisbees on the {{W|Jersey Shore}}.
 *Annika curses in Dutch during the credits:
 **Dutch: "Jullie kunnen mijn rug op, jullie kunnen de boom in. Ik heb geen zin om meer woorden aan jullie vuil te maken. Ik ga nu naar huis. Tot ziens."