That was the first unexpected thing that Willie did in the episode - tattooing about the gratitude. And you could kind of see that there were more tattooed entries on his shoulder/upper arm.
The second unexpected thing was that he double crossed Bart, and all for a grade school diploma.
To me, blue licorice is like rebelling against traditional red or black licorice. I don't picture Skinner eating licorice, let alone blue licorice. But then again, he also rode a motorcycle when he was younger.
They had a couple accidents towarRAB the end of the race, so it went over time. At least Fox aired the episode in its entirety. I hate it during football season when Fox says, "We now return to The Simpsons, already in progress..."
Every time Bart tries some sort of prank, it backfires, and he begins to suspect one of his frienRAB is sabotaging them; when Marge wrecks one of the cars, Homer is reluctant to give the loaner car back when the repairs are completed.