Review: Nothing really memorable, nothing really crappy. Pretty mediocre episode. So, I give it a C+ for effort, cause i'm nice.
DYNs
Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Skinner, Moe, Dr. Hibbert, Carl, and Moe are on the Springfield Culture board? People were hatless during daylight hours, despite the SPD's new enforcement of the laws? Johnny Tightlips said a lot (probably more then he's ever said on the show)? Elvira (or Booberella) was on Homer's Plasma TV?
Goofs
No references made to the reason Shelbyville was founded (cousin lovin!) Otto's first name was on the urine sample, but Homer's had his last name. Most urine tests are anonymous.
Previous Episode References
Drederick Tatum in Jail (4F03) SPD enforces obscure laws (4F15)
Other References Seinfeld: Homer's habit of leaving his pants off until the last possible moment National Museum of the American Indian: Interior portions of the concert hall/prison look very similar Peanuts: SLH flies around in a WWI era plane Global Warming "debate": Homer wants to see if it's true Godfather: Fat Tony's son is named Michael (like Vito's son) Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal: Things Burns requests are very very similar. Also, there were ummm, homoerotic themes to some of those tortures.
Never Ending Threads.... Is Smither's Gay? Well, based on what he might have been doing in the park, that Wiggum DIDN'T arrest him for, and his reaction to the Abu Ghraib style tortures, it's pretty clear that he is, and is a bit more kinky then it seems.