DeStinkBomb

"DeStinkBomb" is the ninth episode in the twenty-eighth season of North Springs. Written by Don Grayman and Rob Farlane, it first aired on TBS on March 10, 2023.

The episode's plot revolves around the so-called "King of ", Ron DeStinky, as he stops in North Springs during a for his new autobiography, Mein Florida Kampf. The episode parodies Florida governor and his 2023 book , as well as the  in general. It also compares the governor's book to 's autobiographical manifesto .

The episode has received praise from critics, especially North Springs frequenters, and is generally considered one of the best episodes of the "modern era".

Plot
Rumors spread around the town of North Springs that Ron DeStinky, the Governor and self-proclaimed "King" of Florida, is stopping by the town of North Springs to promote his new autobiographical manifesto, Mein Florida Kampf: Florida's Blueprint for a Strictly Conservative America, during his. Ben Sears and Conner Makowski express their disbelief by stating that he is only going to big cities where conservatism is the norm, but Philly Lyndon and several other townspeople disagree, noting that North Springs is a small town with a predominantly population, which he describes as "the kind of place DeStinky loves". They place a bet wherein if Ben and Makowski are right, Philly must pay them $100; and if Ben and Makowski are wrong, they must dress in for an entire school day.

One Thursday, DeStinky shows up at the Spring County Convention Center during his tour, giving a five-hour speech about how his book "destroys " and "unites the ". It generates positive reactions from the crowd until outcry comes from some civil rights activists at the back of the room who claim to be from an organization called Minority Lives Matter. The activists criticize the book's offensive and outdated content, citing the constant references to "destroying wokeness" as being "nothing more than a justification for discrimination". DeStinky perceives this as a death threat, and orders for the activists to be removed from the room by the "Knights of the Royal Templar", which are actually just policemen. DeStinky is pleased with the primarily positive response, and announces that he will be touring the town to make sure his conservative laws are being enforced.

Because DeStinky actually showed up, Ben and Makowski come to school the next day dressed as. With his first stop on his "tour within a tour" being at North Springs Elementary, he wanders through the hallway while the students are preparing for class, and he notices Ben and Makowski crossdressing. Enraged by their attire—which has already been ridiculed by their peers—DeStinky demands that the sheriffs arrest the children for "intimidation of his conservative political agenda". The other students watch as the boys are dragged into the back of a police car, in which DeStinky chooses to sit in the passenger's seat.

Throughout the ride to the police station, DeStinky makes homophobic remarks about Makowski and Ben, and each time they tell him that they were wearing drag because they lost a bet, he criticizes them for "pushing woke agendas". When they make it to the police station, they are quickly thrown in a cell as they await their parents' arrival. The boys feel relieved thinking that the escaped Governor DeStinky, but they turn around and find out he is in the cell with them, lecturing about the "dangers of drag" and constantly calling popular drag queens such as "child molesters". In the middle of the tirade, Ben's father and Makowski's mother show up to pick up their children. However, they are told to "stand down" until after the children are interrogated. Following three hours of questioning, the boys' parents take them home.

The next day, Sheriffs Sheriff Hutchinson and MacArthur detain Ben and Makowski again, this time with Philly as well. They say that "reflecting upon his visit", Ron DeStinky decided to "drop the DeStinkBomb" on all three, as Ben was considered an accomplice. Ben and Makowski are each charged with "conspiring to be drag performers once reaching adult hood" and "hurting the feelings of an almighty conservative governor", while Philly is charged for "encouraging crossdressing". When the children point out that no crimes were committed, DeStinky busts through a wall and into the police station and shouts, "It's a crime if I say it's a crime!"

Upon being released back into the custody of their parents, the boys tell their parents to sue DeStinky. While Ben's parents object, Makowski's say that they are going to hire a lawyer. His parents' decision to sue makes Makowski excited until he finds out that they hired disgraced attorney Lindsey Moore to handle the case. Moore claims that she might able to win the case, but if she does, the Makowskis will have to pay her $200,000, but the price will "drop dramatically" if Frank Makowski sleeps with her, which his wife Marina objects to, and she agrees to pay the $200,000.

On Monday, Moore and the Makowski family go to the Spring County Court to sue Ron DeStinky, and he attempts to run away multiple times but is stopped by bailiffs, who he calls "traitors" for not being loyal to him. Every time DeStinky is asked a question on the stand, he answers with "I plead the ". This spree of refusals to answer continues until Moore asks him "Are you of descent?", which causes DeStinky to spiral out of control, throwing objects all over the room and screaming "I'm not Italian!" several times. Judge Hopper orders everybody to leave the courtroom and even runs for his own life, but is quickly tackled and mauled by DeStinky. Moore, who recorded the attack, quickly posts a video of it on. The next day, the jury finds DeStinky guilty on one count of third-degree assault and one count of "asshattery", and sentenced 500 years in prison.

Back at school on Wednesday, Ben and Makowski are relieved that the trial ended, but find several students laughing. Ben looks at Philly's phone and sees the video of DeStinky and Hopper playing. When Ben asks where the footage came from, Philly simply responds, "It's Florida, man."