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== Trivia ==
*This is the first episode to air after the release of [[The Simpsons Movie]]. As such, the opening sequence was changed to see [[Bart]] skateboarding through a broken [[Springfield]], over parts of the glass [[dome]], and into the currently being repaired house.
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*"[[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 [[couch gag]] has [[Plopper]] from The Simpsons Movie in and [[Homer]] refers to him as his summer love, a reference to The Simpsons Movie being released in summer.
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**In the [[chalkboard gag]], [[Bart]] writes "I will not wait 20 years to make another movie".
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**Bart skateboards through a broken and damaged [[Springfield]], currently under repair.
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**Shards of the destroyed [[dome]] and characters from the movie are visible as Bart skateboards through the streets.
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**When [[Homer]] pulls into the driveway, the "Pig Crap" silo is strapped to the roof of his car.
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**[[742 Evergreen Terrace|The Simpson house]] is being rebuilt, and is only partially done.
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**[[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.
  
 
== Reference Links ==
 
== Reference Links ==

Revision as of 08:19, October 2, 2010

References/Trivia


Cultural references

  • The episode title is a pun on "We love to fly, and it shows", an advertising slogan used by Delta Air Lines in the 1980s.
  • While in Chicago, Mr. Burns and Homer walk into a salon called "Ferris Bueller's Day of Beauty" in a reference to Ferris Bueller's Day Off. When they exit the salon, they are dressed as Ferris and his friend Cameron, respectively.
  • Lionel Richie sings "Say You, Say Me".[1]
  • Mr. Burns and Homer catch a show at the real-life Second City Theater. Both Dan Castellaneta and guest star Stephen Colbert were members of Second City early in their careers.

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:
    • In the chalkboard gag, Bart writes "I will not wait 20 years to make another movie".
    • 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.
    • When Homer pulls into the driveway, the "Pig Crap" silo is strapped to the roof of his car.
    • 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.

Reference Links

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