The Book Job (20 Nov. 2011)

Homer and Bart put together a team to author the next successful tween novel franchise and make a million dollars, but discover that they need Lisa's help to pull it off.

Director:

Bob Anderson

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator), James L. Brooks (developer),

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Additional Voices (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Nobel Prize Announcer / Wiseguy / Van Krusten / European Judge #1 / Roofi / Easy Reader / Sprooklyn Bum / Guy Talking To Krusty / Moe Szyslak (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Kent Brockman / Ned Flanders (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neil Gaiman	...	Neil Gaiman (voice)
Andy Garcia	...	Slick Publisher (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Dolph (voice)

Storyline

Lisa becomes disheartened when she learns the shocking truth behind the "tween lit" industry and her beloved fantasy novel characters. But Homer decides to cash in on the craze and forms a team to group-write the next "tween lit" hit, with the king of fantasy, Neil Gaiman, lending his expertise to the effort. After catching the eye of a slick industry publisher at the Springfield Book Fair, the team gets an advanced copy of their work and discovers that the corporate lit business is a bigger operation than they imagined.

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Plot Keywords:

fantasy novel | ogre | double cross | tyrannosaurus rex | allosaurus | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the books featured at the Springfield Book Fair is Steve Hely's "How I Became A Famous Novelist," which also revolves around the deliberate creation of a bestselling novel solely for personal gain via going to the bookstore, determining what's already selling well, and slapping together a pastiche of it.

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Goofs

Lisa's laser printer is printing out Bart and Homer's manuscript yet the sound of a dot matrix printer is heard

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Quotes

Bart Simpson: It's good. Weekly Reader selections good.
Homer Simpson: I just hope we put in enough steampunk, whatever that is.

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Crazy Credits

The credits are written in white instead of the usual yellow.

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Connections

References The Bank Job (2008)

User Reviews

One of Season 23's best,

The Book Job is a brilliant Simpsons episode with at storyline thats funny and smart,with a great guest appearance from Neil Gaiman.I enjoyed the shows reference to books like Harry Potter and Twilight and the references to heist movies.

When Lisa discovers the truth about book publishing,she struggles to write her own book and prove the publishers wrong.Meanwhile,Homer and Bart are doing a much better job than Lisa ad decide to pull a heist on the publishers by making a very successful book,with the help of Principal Skinner,Patty,Professor Frink,Moe and guest star Neil Gaiman. -DILLON HARRIS