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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to the heist films ''{{w|The Italian Job}}'', which was originally made in 1969 and {{W2|The Italian Job|2003 film|remade}} in 2003, and ''{{w|The Bank Job}}'', which was made in 2008 as a portrayal of the {{w|Baker Street robbery|1971 Baker Street robbery}}.
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*The episode title is a reference to the heist films ''{{W|The Italian Job}}'', which was originally made in 1969 and {{W2|The Italian Job|2003 film|remade}} in 2003, and ''{{W|The Bank Job}}'', which was made in 2008 as a portrayal of the {{W|Baker Street robbery|1971 Baker Street robbery}}.
 
**This episode has the second title that makes a reference to this movie; the other is "[[The Italian Bob]]" from [[Season 17]].
 
**This episode has the second title that makes a reference to this movie; the other is "[[The Italian Bob]]" from [[Season 17]].
 
*The episode's plot is a parody of the ''{{W|Ocean's Trilogy}}''.
 
*The episode's plot is a parody of the ''{{W|Ocean's Trilogy}}''.
*[[Sitting with Dinosaurs]] is clearly a parody of the stage show {{w|Walking with Dinosaurs}} (though the show was adapted from the BBC documentary of the same name). Featured dinosaurs:
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*[[Sitting with Dinosaurs]] is clearly a parody of the stage show {{W|Walking with Dinosaurs}} (though the show was adapted from the BBC documentary of the same name). Featured dinosaurs:
**{{w|Tyrannosaurus Rex}}
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**{{W|Tyrannosaurus Rex}}
**{{w|Triceratops}}
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**{{W|Triceratops}}
**{{w|Stegosaurus}}
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**{{W|Stegosaurus}}
**{{w|Apatosaurus}}
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**{{W|Apatosaurus}}
**{{w|Velociraptor}}
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**{{W|Velociraptor}}
**Homer sleeps inside the head of an {{w|Allosaurus}}
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**Homer sleeps inside the head of an {{W|Allosaurus}}
**[[T. R. Francis]]' costume is a {{w|Deinonychus}}  
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**[[T. R. Francis]]' costume is a {{W|Deinonychus}}  
 
*[[Milhouse Van Houten]] is seen holding a [[Barney the Dinosaur]] doll.
 
*[[Milhouse Van Houten]] is seen holding a [[Barney the Dinosaur]] doll.
 
*''[[Shaun White: Snow Vampire]]'' is a reference to the ''{{W|Shaun White Snowboarding}}'' game.
 
*''[[Shaun White: Snow Vampire]]'' is a reference to the ''{{W|Shaun White Snowboarding}}'' game.
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*''[[The Babybiters Club]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|The Baby-sitters Club}}'' series of books.
 
*''[[The Babybiters Club]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|The Baby-sitters Club}}'' series of books.
 
*The name of the book ''[[Tru Blood]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|True Blood}}'', a vampire TV series.
 
*The name of the book ''[[Tru Blood]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|True Blood}}'', a vampire TV series.
*The dinosaurs smoking backstage at the ''[[Sitting with Dinosaurs]]'' show is a faithful recreation of a {{w|Gary Larson}} ''{{w|The Far Side}}'' comic that had the caption, "The real reason dinosaurs became extinct."
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*The dinosaurs smoking backstage at the ''[[Sitting with Dinosaurs]]'' show is a faithful recreation of a {{W|Gary Larson}} ''{{W|The Far Side}}'' comic that had the caption, "The real reason dinosaurs became extinct."
*The game ''[[Fruit Shoot]]'' could be named after {{w|Fruit Shoot}}, a juice drink in real life. It is also a parody of the game ''{{W|Fruit Ninja}}''.
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*The game ''[[Fruit Shoot]]'' could be named after {{W|Fruit Shoot}}, a juice drink in real life. It is also a parody of the game ''{{W|Fruit Ninja}}''.
*Apparently, the trolls in ''[[The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy]]'' replace many words with "trolly", a reference to ''{{w|The Smurfs}}''.
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*Apparently, the trolls in ''[[The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy]]'' replace many words with "trolly", a reference to ''{{W|The Smurfs}}''.
 
*The book ''Percy Sledge and the Olympians'' is a parody of ''{{W|Percy Jackson & the Olympians}}''.
 
*The book ''Percy Sledge and the Olympians'' is a parody of ''{{W|Percy Jackson & the Olympians}}''.
 
*The book ''Booze Cruise of the Dawn Treader'' is a parody of the book ''{{W|The Voyage of the Dawn Treader}}''.
 
*The book ''Booze Cruise of the Dawn Treader'' is a parody of the book ''{{W|The Voyage of the Dawn Treader}}''.

Revision as of 02:37, October 16, 2021

References/Trivia


Season 23 Episode References
491 "The Food Wife"
492
"The Book Job"
"The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants" 493


Cultural references

Trivia

  • There is no opening sequence in this episode, making it the second episode in a row to not have one.
  • When The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy is publishing, "The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy" is at the top of the first page of Chapter 1, meaning that viewers can tell that it is the Troll Twins book, and not the Vampire Twins book.

Continuity

Goofs

T. R. Francis in "The Haw-Hawed Couple"
  • T. R. Francis was depicted in "The Haw-Hawed Couple" as an old lady. In this episode she is middle-aged.
  • The people at Sitting with Dinosaurs move places a couple of times.
  • During the scenes with The Crew in the TweenLit Inc. headquarters, the times on their watches change frequently.
  • When Slick is talking about the audio book, the shade of white on his coat changes.
  • In Moe's Tavern when Neil Gaiman is trying to wake everyone up, the Mapple logo on Moe's laptop is upside-down.
  • When Lisa is pacing behind her desk thinking of an idea for her novel, and then comes up with an idea that turns out to be the premise of "The Little Mermaid", she yells in frustration - and her laptop has disappeared from her desk, with the desk now clear. The camera pans out to show that a printer has suddenly appeared on the desk.
Season 23 References
The Falcon and the D'ohman Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts Treehouse of Horror XXII Replaceable You The Food Wife The Book Job The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants The Ten-Per-Cent Solution Holidays of Future Passed Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson The D'oh-cial Network Moe Goes from Rags to Riches The Daughter Also Rises At Long Last Leave Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart‎ How I Wet Your Mother Them, Robot Beware My Cheating Bart‎ A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again The Spy Who Learned Me Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda Lisa Goes Gaga