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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}}''. | *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}}''. | *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 ''[[Booze Cruise of the Dawn Treader]]'' is a parody of the book ''{{W|The Voyage of the Dawn Treader}}''. | ||
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Contents
Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the heist films The Italian Job, which was originally made in 1969 and remade in 2003, and The Bank Job, which was made in 2008 as a portrayal of the 1971 Baker Street robbery.
- The episode's plot is a parody of the Ocean's Trilogy.
- Milhouse Van Houten is seen holding a Barney the Dinosaur doll.
- Shaun White: Snow Vampire is a reference to the Shaun White Snowboarding game.
- The Bourne Continuation is a reference to the Jason Bourne series of books.
- The books seen on Neil Gaiman's stand are all real books.
- There are several Harry Potter references in the episode:
- The Angelica Button series is seen again, a parody of the Harry Potter series.
- Homer says that Patty has read enough fiction to strangle a Hippogriff.
- Patty speaks in Parseltongue.
- Comic Book Guy is seen dressed up as a Rubeus Hagrid type character.
- The story they came up with about an orphan who went to a magical school is a reference to Harry Potter.
- Homer says that Patty is also fluent in Dothraki.
- The Twilight series was said to have originally been about a girl who fell in love with a golem.
- Prince of Persia: Beverly Hills is a reference to The Prince of Persia and Beverly Hills.
- The Babybiters Club is a parody of The Baby-sitters Club series of books.
- The name of the book Tru Blood is a reference to True Blood, a vampire TV series.
- The dinosaurs smoking at the Sitting with Dinosaurs play is a reference to one of Gary Larson's, The Far Side comics.
- The game Fruit Shoot could be named after Fruit Shoot a juice drink in real life. It is also a parody of the game Fruit Ninja.
- Apparently, the trolls in The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy replace many words with "trolly", a reference to The Smurfs.
- The book Percy Sledge and the Olympians is a parody of Percy Jackson & the Olympians.
- The book Booze Cruise of the Dawn Treader is a parody of the book The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Trivia
- There is no opening sequence in this episode, making it the second episode in a row to not have one.
Continuity
- The Male Golem is seen in a picture. ("Treehouse of Horror XVII")
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.
