Description

Lisa learns a shocking truth about her beloved fantasy novel characters, while Homer and Bart try to capitalize on the obsession over fantasy novels and decide to create one of their own.

Pop Culture Connections - Outgoing

It refers to these people...

Stephen King

  • Date: September 21, 1947
  • Type: Person
This Person is referred to by The Book Job part of The Simpsons Season 23
The book publisher tells the group that they need to come up with a name for their fake author. He gives other examples of fake authors, naming Stephen King.
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It refers to these book series...

Goosebumps

This Book Series is referred to by The Book Job part of The Simpsons Season 23
As Lisa finishes telling her fake backstory as the fake author of the book Homer, Bart and the rest of the gang wrote, the publishing executive says, "Is R. L. Stine here 'cause you just gave me goosebumps!".
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Harry Potter

This Book Series is referred to by The Book Job part of The Simpsons Season 23
Homer and Bart gather their friends to help them write a best selling book series for "tweens". They parody the storyline of the Harry Potter book series.
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Twilight

This Book Series is referred to by The Book Job part of The Simpsons Season 23
The publishing executive remarks that they changed 'Twilight' to turn it in to the popular series that it has become.
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It refers to these books...

Eat, Pray, Love
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  • Date:
  • Type: Book
This Book is referred to by The Book Job part of The Simpsons Season 23
A dog at the convention wrote a book called Sit, Stay, Love.

It is referenced by these movie series...

Bourne

This Movie Series is referred to by The Book Job part of The Simpsons Season 23
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Ocean's Eleven

This Movie Series is related to The Book Job part of The Simpsons Season 23
The plot of 'The Book Job' is a parody of the heist movie series 'Ocean's Eleven'.
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It refers to these television series...

Happy Days

This Television Series is referred to by The Book Job part of The Simpsons Season 23
Homer calls Neil Gaiman, the real writer in their group, "British Fonzie".
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It parodies these movies...

Fight Club

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  • Type: Movie
This Movie is parodied by The Book Job part of The Simpsons Season 23
Bart makes the comment, "The first rule of Book Club..." a parody of the film 'Fight Club'.
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The Little Mermaid

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  • Type: Movie
This Movie is referred to by The Book Job part of The Simpsons Season 23
Lisa has a poster of 'The Little Mermaid' on her bedroom wall - referencing it as she tries to come up with a plot for the book she's trying to write.
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It refers to these comic book series...

The Sandman

This Comic Book Series is referred to by The Book Job part of The Simpsons Season 23
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  • Dates: - October 17, 1975
  • Type: Book
 

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  • Dates: - January 28, 1977
  • Type: Book
 

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More by Stephen King

The Simpsons Season 23

# Title Air Date
The Simpsons
23:1 The Falcon and the D'ohman Sep 25, 2011
23:2 Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts Oct 2, 2011
23:3 Treehouse of Horror XXII Oct 30, 2011
23:4 Replaceable You Nov 6, 2011
23:5 The Food Wife Nov 13, 2011
23:6 The Book Job Nov 20, 2011
23:7 The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants Nov 27, 2011
23:8 The Ten-Per-Cent Solution Dec 4, 2011
23:9 Holidays of Future Passed Dec 11, 2011
23:10 Politically Inept, With Homer Simpson Jan 8, 2012
23:11 The D'oh-cial Network Jan 15, 2012
23:12 Moe Goes From Rags To Riches Jan 29, 2012
23:13 The Daughter Also Rises Feb 12, 2012
23:14 At Long Last Leave Feb 19, 2012
23:15 How I Wet Your Mother Feb 26, 2012
23:16 Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart Mar 11, 2012
23:17 Them, Robot Mar 18, 2012
23:18 Beware My Cheating Bart Apr 15, 2012
23:19 A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again Apr 29, 2012
23:20 The Spy Who Learned Me May 6, 2012
23:21 Ned 'N Edna's Blend May 13, 2012
23:22 Lisa Goes Gaga May 20, 2012

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