This episode reveals that Homer wanted to be a policeman but was deemed too dumb, which is ironic since A: Chief Wiggum is an idiot like himself and B: ten seasons later Homer became a police officer and did a better job than Chief Wiggum. It is also revealed he wanted to join the army but was too heavy, when in G.I. (Annoyed Grunt), he tries to join the army, but it is his stupidity that is keeping him from succeeding. Interestingly, in Two Dozen and One Greyhounds, it was revealed that Homer was in the Army prior to marrying Marge.
By the time Bart would be out of detention, it would be October 19, 1993, on a Tuesday (which would be around five days before the airing of Homer Goes to College).
This is the final episode to use the 45 second version of the intro.
Two of the tests' name belong to members of the crew: Wesley Smith and Debbie Silver.
In the exact same same two more crew members' names appears in shot: Carol Wyatt[a colorist] and Tuck Tucker[layout artist].
Goofs[]
When Lou tells Bart about the perks of being a police officer, his moustache disappears for a frame.
The school has a closet filled of confiscated objects. Legally, the school would be obligated to return the items at the end of the day, as permanent confiscation is theft.
During the part in the car chase where Snake crashes through several piles of boxes, looking very closely at Snake himself through the windscreen of the car his jacket is the same color as his shirt.
The cut off "A"
When Snake gets his car stuck between the alley walls as the camera pans from Snake inside the car to Bart, the blood used for when Snake is lying injured on the bonnet can be seen on the bonnet before Snake has even smashed through the windscreen and lying on the bonnet.
When Lisa is clapping erasers, the capital "A" on the classroom's alphabet poster is cut off.
Snake's car got stuck between two walls, but some scenes later, Bart and Chief Wiggum are walking beside the car, where one of the walls should be.
In some scenes, the school is purple, but in others, its color changes to yellow.
Blood on the car's bonnet before Snake has smashed through the windshield.
References[]
Lisa's flippant remark of "Whaddaya got?" to Principal Skinner imitates Marlon Brando in the film The Wild One.
Bart's fantasy of being a drifter and remarking that he was banished from a town by a sheriff is similar to the film First Blood, which revolves around the fact that the film's protagonist, John Rambo, was banished from the town of Hope, Washington on account of the fact he was scruffy, long-haired, a drifter, and sheriff Will Teasle did not want his kind in the location.
The scene where Snake nearly runs down Bart is loosely based on the 1983 film Christine.
The car chase between Snake and the police is loosely based on the car chase from the 1968 neo-noir film, Bullitt.
Like in the episode, the film's chase scene, featured the villains (portrayed by Paul Genge and professional stunt driver, Bill Hickman), driving in a black 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, similar to Snake's (except in the episode, Snake's was a red 1969 model), being chased by the film's protagonist, San Francisco Police Detective Frank Bullitt (portrayed by Steve McQueen), driving in a highland green 1968 Ford Mustang GT390 Fastback.
The song heard when Bart and Skinner search through the lockers for the Teachers' Editions is a variation of Harold Faltermeyer’s Axel F from the film Beverly Hills Cop.
