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• This episode marks the first appearance of an entirely new opening sequence, which is a 3D-animation remake of the first intro.
• In the preview for this episode, Craig Tucker was in the scene where Eric Cartman explains what "Shitter" is. He is replaced by Clyde Donovan in the televised version.
• This is the second time in which a real background of a neighborhood is used since the Season One episode, "Mecha-Streisand".
• Bill Hader voices Alec Baldwin in an uncredited role.
• The theme of the DMV being used as a church references certain elements of the Catholic church:
  • The use of confession to atone for sins.
  • Reciting a number of prayers after confession.
  • Allegations of young boys being sexually abused by priests.
• The Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles logo used in this episode is actually based on the California DMV logo. In Colorado, the DMV stands for "Division of Motor Vehicles", and has a completely different logo.

References to Popular Culture

• The main plot is a parody of the TV show Dragnet, complete with the show's famous horn stinger.
• Cartman says while talking on the phone that he went to Amazon to see if they had Grand Theft Auto V, where it was suggested that he might also be interested in the Blu-ray for Star Trek.
• There are many references to the Department of Motor Vehicles in this episode. It is a name given to agencies in the United States that issue drivers licenses.
• The NSA head says hooking up Santa Claus to a machine will help them find out "who's sleeping and who's awake", which is a reference to the song "Santa Claus is Coming to Town".
• This episode also heavily references the National Security Agency.
  • Indeed, when Cartman cries about discovering the NSA's conspiracy, he says he 'will have to move to Russia', a reference to Edward Snowden, an ex CIA employee who leaked information about the NSA. At the time, he was granted asylum by Russia as he fled the country.
• Cartman compares the NSA to the dictatorial government depicted in the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.
• This episode satirizes Alec Baldwin's misbehavior on social media site Twitter and in his daily life.
  • The Alec Baldwin had a real talk show on the MSNBC network was called Up Late with Alec Baldwin. It was canceled after five episodes due to a video that leaked of him verbally assaulting a paparazzi photographer with homophobic slurs.
  • Alec Baldwin reveals personal information about actress Kim Basinger. They were married in real life from 1993 until 2002.
• At the DMV, Butters makes several pop culture references in his confession:
  • Yelled at pop singer Pink and called her a midget while she performed on MTV.
  • Took out a picture of actress Jennifer Lawrence from a magazine and then cut out her mouth and put his wiener into it.
  • Recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
  • Sang My Country, 'Tis of Thee.
  • Watched the NBC talent show America's Got Talent.
• After his confession, Butters sings Living in America by James Brown.
• Officer Barbrady confesses to masturbating to the HBO fantasy show Game of Thrones while at the DMV.
• One of the NSA agents mentions a girl going to see a Percy Jackson film, referring to Percy Jackson: Season of Monsters which came out a month before this episode originally aired.
• Alec Baldwin mentions actresses Jennifer Love Hewitt and Daryl Hannah, as well as actors Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas during his rants on Shitter.

Continuity

• This is Officer Barbrady's first major appearance since "Ass Burgers".
• This episode marks the first appearance of Nichole Daniels since "Cartman Finds Love".

Goofs

• When Cartman is shown pledging allegiance at the DMV, the overweight clerk is seen at the right end of the counter, whereas another clerk is seen instead when Larry walks there.
• Alec Baldwin mentions having sex with the Queen of Monaco in 1992. In real life, Monaco is a principality.