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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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[[File:Network reference.png|300px|thumb|The Big Birthday's spokesperson shouting at Homer is a reference to ''{{w2|Network|1976 film}}'']]
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[[File:Spirit of Springfield.png|250px|thumb|The ''[[Spirit of Springfield]]'', a parody of the ''[[Spirit of St. Louis]]'']]
 
*The title of the episode is a reference to "{{W|Let's Go Fly a Kite}}", a song in [[Walt Disney]]'s 1964 film ''[[Mary Poppins]]''.
 
*The title of the episode is a reference to "{{W|Let's Go Fly a Kite}}", a song in [[Walt Disney]]'s 1964 film ''[[Mary Poppins]]''.
 
*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.
 
*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.
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*[[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}}.
 
*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 [[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 the movie ''{{w2|Network|1976 film}}'', a 1976 satirical black comedy-drama film.
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**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 {{w|Yale University}} appear dressed as the {{w|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}.
 
*Some graduates of {{w|Yale University}} appear dressed as the {{w|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}.
 
*Some famous planes can be seen at the [[Springfield Museum of Flight]]:
 
*Some famous planes can be seen at the [[Springfield Museum of Flight]]:
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*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 on the airport refers to ''{{w|Love Actually}}''.
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*Bart's run at the airport refers to ''{{w|Love Actually}}''.
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*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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*Annika curses in Dutch during the credits:
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**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."
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**English: "You can bite me, take a flying leap, I don't feel like wasting any more words on you. I'm going home now. See you."
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 12:29, February 10, 2021

References/Trivia


Season 26 Episode References
571 "The Kids Are All Fight"
572
"Let's Go Fly a Coot"
"Bull-E" 573


Cultural references

The Big Birthday's spokesperson shouting at Homer is a reference to Network

Trivia

  • It's revealed that Kirk and Luann Van Houten are cousins and Milhouse has a forked tongue because of it.
  • 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 F-104 Starfighter, a fighter the U.S. Air Force first flew in prototype form in 1956.

Continuity

Goofs

  • When Milhouse shows Lewis the Squishee machine, Lewis' legs are still in the walking position.
  • At the party Richard's jacket changes from blue to beige.
Season 26 References
Clown in the Dumps The Wreck of the Relationship Super Franchise Me Treehouse of Horror XXV Opposites A-Frack Simpsorama Blazed and Confused Covercraft I Won't Be Home for Christmas The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Bart's New Friend The Musk Who Fell to Earth Walking Big & Tall My Fare Lady The Princess Guide Sky Police Waiting for Duffman Peeping Mom The Kids Are All Fight Let's Go Fly a Coot Bull-E Mathlete's Feat