Quicky Opinion: Wow. The Book Job was definitely the best episode of the 23rd season so far and also one of the better modern Simpsons episodes in general. Combining satire about books written by committee with a heist film parody, making good use of characters like Moe or Professor Frink, and filled with tons of great jokes (and two great guest stars), this episode will stick in my memory for a while to come now. Grade: Zoundas! (Almost Perfect)
Memorable Moments
-For the second time in the row, no opening sequence, but if the episodes are this strong, I'm fine with that.
-The opening scene at the Dinosaur Show was great, especially with many of the kids freaking out at the dinosaurs. Milhouse shouts: "Those aren't dinosaurs! Dinosaurs sing!" before throwing his Barney doll at one. Ralph simply says: "I wanna go back inside Mommy." and tries to re-enter the womb.
-Lisa is shocked that T.R Francis isn't a real person. "Everybody knows you got the idea for the series after an explosion at a crumpet factory knocked you off a double-decker bus. How could that be made-up?"
-Angelica Button adventures include "Angelica Button and the Chalice of Consequence", "Angelica Button and The Mystery of Secrets", and "Angelica Button and the Half-Blood Pudding"
-Patty has read "enough fantasy novels to choke a hippogriff". Books on her shelf include: "My Orthodontist Is A Werewolf", "The Body Snatcher In The Rye", "Epic Fail", and "Booze Cruise of the Dawn Treader."
-Moe has apparently written five moderately successful childrens books, including There's A Rainbow In My Basement.
-Bart: "All we need now is a computer guy". Cut to them at Professor Frink's house. Homer: "Do you have a computer?" Professor Frink: "Uh, uh yes." Homer: "You're in." Frink: "In what?".
-Bart: "Like no one ever writes for money, Lisa? I don't see your boyfriend William Shakespeare missing out on too many meals."
-Some of the vampire books/categories shown include "Vampire Umpire", "Pep Rally of the Damned", books on Vampirates, "Tru Blood" (in the Southern Vampire section), and "The Babybiters Club".
-Bart: "OK Gaiman, you're in. Your job is to get lunch".
-Book titles seen at the book fair include: "Girl With The 'How To Train Your Dragon' Tatoo" "The Bourne Exploitation", "The Porpoise Driven Life", and "Sit, Stay, Love" by Rufus.
-CEO Guy: “Is R.L. Stine here? Because you just gave me goosebumps.”
-CEO Guy: "Don't feel bad. Before we got our hands on Twilight, it was about a girl who falls in love with a golem. But teenagers weren't going to spend their allowances to join team Schmule".
-Patty: "How could they do this to our book?" Skinner: "It was the singular vision of seven people!"
-Homer is inspired by the words of Neil Gaiman. “British Fonzie is right.”
-Bart: “Rule Number One of book heist: never fall in love with the book!”
-Skinner: "Bart, remember the thousand-year war between the trolls and the ogres?" Bart: "Yeah". Skinner: "Now It's a dance contest at the vampire prom".
-Tween Lit Inc. World Headquarters. Warning: Difficult To Break Into.
-Best one of the phase title cards that pop up from time to time: The Actual Heist.
-CEO Guy: "So you thought you would un-ruin your book. If it's any consolation, you never had a chance". Homer: "Woohoo! All right".
-CEO Guy: "Oh, by the way. The audio book is only available abridged. A-BRIDGED! Hahaha!"
-Lisa: “I got the idea from every movie ever made.”
-Neil Gaiman: "I heisted myself to the bestseller list once again. And the most brilliant part is I don't even know how to read."
-My favorite of all the fake book titles though, has to be "To Kill A Mockingjay", because To Kill A Mockingbird is one of my favorite books, and I just recently finished the Hunger Games Trilogy.
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