History Recap / TheSimpsonsS23E6TheBookJob

** Milhouse denies that the animatronics seen during the show aren't real dinosaurs, since dinosaurs are [[Series/BarneyAndFriends supposed to sing.]] Judging from the masses' reaction, many of the other children may have had similar beliefs.

* BittersweetEnding: The literary industry is still a hellhole, but Homer's team have won a victory that is meaningful to them.

* ChekhovsCharacter: Lisa's disillusionment sets up the episode's premise, after which the protagonists (and viewers) dismiss her as insignificant. Then she plays a vital role in resolving things at the end.

** When Marge tries to defend the books by saying Lisa still liked the stories when she read them, Lisa points out that Betty Crocker was never a real person but an invention of men in the 20's. Marge pretends not to be hurt and chastises Lisa for lashing out at her in her state of bitterness, but then goes outside and empties all her Betty Crockers in the trash.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Neil Gaiman. First he betrays the crew by taking sole credit for the book and its success, and then he poisons his co-conspirator Moe. And it's heavily implied that this is what he has done for every single book ever published under his name.

* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: After it's revealed to the viewers that the company published the original book instead of the vampire-themed version, Lisa explains how it happened. Knowing the crew would fail without the Executive's computer password to allow them to send the book's original version to the printing machines, she pretended to betray them so the Executive would trust her with the password and she would insert the pendrive with the original book instead of the one with the vampire story. Then she sees Neil Gaiman credited as the author instead of her and the next scene features Gaiman commenting that Lisa never thought there might be ''three'' pendrives.

* Omniglot: Apparently, Patty is fluent in numerous fantasy languages, "from Dothraki to Parseltongue"

* TropesAreNotBad: The people of Springfield love ''Underbridge Academy'', and its publication is a success for the authors both financially and emotionally. (Though ''Underbridge'' is portrayed as original in comparison to its vampire version.)

** When Marge tries to defend the books by saying Lisa still liked the stories when she read them, Lisa points out that Betty Crocker was never a real person but an invention of men in the 20's. Marge pretends not to be hurt but then goes outside and empties all her Betty Crockers in the trash.

* TheCaper: Technically only the last part is an out-and-out caper, but it feels like one from the moment Bart and Homer cook up their idea to write a money-making book.

* ExecutiveMeddling: In-universe. Homer and Bart originally created a fantasy novel that's best described as [[CaptainErsatz Harry Potter with trolls]], but when it actually gets published, the company plans to turn it into yet another [[{{Twilight}} vampire romance series for preteen girls]].

* FakeDefector: When the crew breaks in the printing room, the Executive is aware of this because Lisa informed him in exchange of getting to write a sequel to the book. It turns out she's just tricking him into revealing his passowrd so she can see to it that the original book will be printed instead of the vampire-themed version.

* RaptorAttack: The dromaeosaurids at the dinosaur show are ''JurassicPark''-styled. Justified in that they are just costumes.

** Milhouse denies that the animatronics seen during the show aren't real dinosaurs, since dinosaurs are [[BarneyAndFriends supposed to sing.]] Judging from the masses' reaction, many of the other children may have had similar beliefs.

* KansasCityShuffle and NoodleIncident: Homer and Bart did something in Kansas City that was regrettable. We don't find out what it is.

* BrokenPedestal: Lisa finding out the author of the ''Angelica Buttons'' series is really an actress and that her favorite books are written by the publishers.

* RaptorAttack: The dromaeosaurs at the dinosaur show are ''JurassicPark''-styled, although subverted in that they are just costumes.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Hilariously discussed. When Homer gets taken away by security for taking a nap inside a dinosaur head he protests that it's not against the law to sleep in a ''Tyrannosaurus'' head, to which the guards respond that he's inside an ''Allosaurus''.[[note]]In Homer's defense, the head actually looks more like that of a ''Tyrannosaurus'', having a much bulkier skull shape and none of the brow horns ''Allosaurus'' is known for having.[[/note]]

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Neil Gaiman. First he betrays the crew by taking sole credit for the book and its success, and then he murders his co-conspirator Moe. And it's heavily implied that this is what he has done for every single book ever published under his name.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Played for laughs. Bart tells Neil Gaiman to "lose the accent", which prompts Gaiman to speak what amounts to a line of stereotypically American nonsense in the least convincing American accent ever heard by man.

** Milhouse denies that the animatronics seen during the show aren't real dinosaurs, since dinosaurs are [[BarneyAndFriends supposed to sing.]] Judging from the mass reaction many of the other children may have been under similiar perceptions.

* RealityEnsues: The majority of children at the show are terrified by the life sized animtronic dinosaurs and run within moments of the show starting.