The Children's Book Job/References
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The pile of books Helen Lovejoy douses with gasoline are all real books or parodies of real books. 
In Homer's fantasy hallucination, he passes by Martin in the style of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Moe looking like The Stinky Cheese Man, and schoolgirls (including Jessica Lovejoy) looking like characters from Madeline.
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Cultural references[edit]
- Like "The Book Job" before it, the episode's title references two heist films: The Italian Job, both the 1969 original and the 2003 remake, and 2008's The Bank Job, a portrayal of the 1971 Baker Street robbery.
- Moe suggests doing a Squid Game to save the school.
- Sideshow Mel proposes doing a Shakespeare festival, but not the obvious fan-pleasers. He then suggests Timon of Athens.
- The Plucky Little Goat is a parody of books by children's author Richard Scarry.
- Books at the book fair include:
- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
- Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey.
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
- The Little Engine That Could.
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans.
- Where's Wallace?, a parody of Where's Wally? by Martin Handford.
- The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith.
- Monsters Eat Whiny Children by Bruce Eric Kaplan.
- Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride by J. Otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh.
- What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry.
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems.
- Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty.
- Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey.
- Homer tells Constance Clavinger that his car is illegally parked just outside the Brexit.
- Constance, the pilots, and later Homer, sing the theme song to the British epic period comedy film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.
- Constance Clavinger crashes into a stack of Bridget Jones's UTI books, a parody of Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding.
- Stores seen at Imperfect Kingdom include:
- Mold Navy, a parody of Old Navy.
- Ann Taylor Basement, a parody of Ann Taylor Loft.
- Yves Saint Low-Rent, a parody of Yves Saint Laurent.
- Coach Class, a parody of Coach.
- Income Gap, a parody of Gap.
- Hardly Birkin, a parody of Hermès' Birkin.
- Less-coste, a parody of Lacoste.
- Michael Poors, a reference to fashion designer Michael Kors.
- Lululemons, a parody of Lululemon.
- Off Balance, a parody of New Balance.
- Off-Endi, a parody of Fendi.
- OKNY, a parody of DKNY.
- Bed Bath & Bankruptcy, a parody of Bed Bath & Beyond.
- Broakley, a parody of Oakley.
- Unmarked Vans, a parody of Vans.
- Skechys, a parody of Skechers.
- UGH, a parody of UGG.
- Calvin Deklein, a parody of Calvin Klein.
- Zales, a real jeweler. The sign says "Going out of business."
- Cap'n Colin and His Fabulous Ferry with Bosun Pete is a reference to the real-life decommissioned Staten Island ferry that Colin Jost bought in 2022.
- When looking for Constance at Imperfect Kingdom, Homer calls out "Nanny McPhee?" Emma Thompson, who voices Constance, played the titular character in the 2005 film Nanny McPhee.
- Constance mentions having a charge account at Harrods.
- Homer asks why Constance isn't classy like his favorite British person, Prince Andrew.
- Constance refers to Homer as Marge's Hagrid, a character from Harry Potter.
- The evil rooster in The Further Adventures of the Plucky Little Goat is from the UK Labour Party.
- Constance's husband had an affair with a checkout girl from Tesco, a British supermarket.
- Homer refers to Constance as a "coked-up Camilla", a reference to Queen Camilla.
- Apps on Homer's phone include:
- Constance tries to fly using an umbrella like Mary Poppins.
- In Homer's children's story fantasy, the nursery rhyme "London Bridge Is Falling Down" plays.
- The fantasy sequence features parodies of:
- Characters from Richard Scarry books.
- Make Way for Ducklings.
- James and the Giant Peach.
- Martin as a Diary of a Wimpy Kid character.
- Moe as the Stinky Cheese Man from The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.
- Miss Hoover and school girls as characters from Madeline.
- Principal Skinner as Captain Underpants from Captain Underpants.
- The caterpillar from The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Continuity[edit]
- Among the people seen in the PTA meeting are:
- Darcy and her parents. ("Little Big Girl")
- The PTA member who jumps out of the window. ("The PTA Disbands")
- Quinn Hopper. ("The Girl Code")
- Gloria Prince says that Martin will have to go to West Springfield Elementary School if Springfield Elementary School closes. ("Trilogy of Error")
- Among the books seen at the book fair is The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy. ("The Book Job")
- A Bed Bath & Bankruptcy shop is seen. ("Three Dreams Denied")
- Rusty is Homer's tattoo artist. ("Aunt Misbehavin'")