Recap / Fillmore To Mar A Stall

• Anachronic Order: Subverted, While a Freeze-Frame Bonus Fillmore is filling in Ingrid on the history of Randal "The Vandal" Julian, the newspaper that gave away the culprit in the episode "A Wurm in our Midst" is shown, implying that this episode takes place after that episode, this episode was produced first, meaning that the creators just reused the newspaper as a storyline.
• Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Robin did the crime because she was denied the chance to install brush steel stalls and believed they would pave the way for her to becoming Student Council President, valedictorian, and best dressed in school.
• Bathroom Stall Graffiti: Because the graffiti is done to new school bathrooms, the safety patrol is quickly called in.
• Consulting a Convicted Killer: As the plot of the episode is one big shoutout to The Silence of the Lambs, Fillmore consults with Randall the Vandal, who is kept in detention permanently, in order to gain insight into the mind of the mystery vandal 'Stainless'.
• Freudian Excuse: Randal turned to tagging after feeling his art wasn't appreciated enough.
• The Killer Was Left-Handed: As Tehama discovers, the culprit is left handed based on the smears of the ink. Of course, with Randall "The Vandal" Julian being an expy for Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter, he figured it out with a simple glance of the photo. In fact, just like Hannibal, Randal only needed that one photo and basis of the case to profile everything Stainless.
• Near-Villain Victory: The story behind Randal's arrest had him almost succeed at vandalizing every single bathroom in X Middle School. Fillmore only caught him by camping at the Teacher's Lounge, whose lavatory was the only one he hadn't hit yet. This is also how he catches up with Randal in the denouement since Randal still considers his "masterpiece" ongoing until he at least marks the one that got away.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: Frankie Polk, president of the “Starving Renoirs” club, bears a resemblance to Andy Warhol.
• Nobody Poops: When questioned, Starving Renoir club member Jean states that she doesn’t use the bathrooms at X Middle School if she can help it.
• Searching the Stalls: Naturally this is done when Fillmore and Ingrid try to find Stainless.
• Shout-Out: The entire episode form Randall Julian’s detention set up and his scenes with Fillmore and Ingrid where he only feeds them nuggets of information are all reminiscent of The Silence of the Lambs. The only change is that Randall was recaptured while Hannibal was able to escape.
• Take Our Word for It: All writing materials are confiscated near Randal's cell, as the guard says he once got his hands on a golf pencil and did impressive work on the east wall in ten minutes. We don't see what it is, but Ingrid's reaction is like someone seeing a serial killer's work.
• White-Dwarf Starlet: Randal used to be a frequent art fair prize winner before his style went out of vogue. He has enough wherewithal to recognize that he only turned to graffiti out of a desire to regain the spotlight rather than any true artistic vision, but it takes some prodding from Fillmore for him to acknowledge how wasteful his criminal career was.