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Characters

Template:Data:Links
Coupe Template:Debut
Mrs. Puff Template:Cameo
Patrick Star
Squidward Tentacles
Gary the Snail Template:Cameo
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Boat salesman shark Template:Debut
Mermaid Man Template:Cameo
Truck driver Template:Cameo
Female boat worker Template:Single appearance
Male purple boat worker Template:Single appearance
Male yellow boat worker Template:Single appearance
Small boat green worker Template:Single appearance

Synopsis

File:Drive Happy 022.png

SpongeBob meets Coupe.

The episode starts at Bikini Bottom Boats, where SpongeBob is being suggested numerous boatmobiles by a boat salesperson. The one that catches his attention the most is the self-driving car, Coupe, which he then buys. He shows his brand-new boat to Squidward and Mrs. Puff, who are really surprised that SpongeBob had the ability to obtain such a fancy vehicle.

At night, SpongeBob parks Coupe in his respective lot, but Coupe wants to be inside the house since it began raining, so SpongeBob carves a large quantity of his pineapple house to accommodate Coupe. The latter wants to sleep on SpongeBob's bed, leaving SpongeBob and Gary no choice but to sleep outside in the rain due to Coupe honking when he snores.

The following day, SpongeBob uses Coupe to get to the Krusty Krab and picks up Patrick, but Coupe ejects him after the latter annoys him with pushing his buttons. Arriving at the restaurant, he disapproves of being seen around the restaurant since he thinks it is too disgusting for his fanciness. As a result, instead of letting SpongeBob go to work, he forces him to do what he wants, which involves being pampered at an auto repair shop. SpongeBob lyingly claims that he has to use the bathroom, so Coupe sets him free for a moment, unaware of his intentions.

However, he suspects that SpongeBob is up to something harmful upon witnessing his buying a bag from the car store. When SpongeBob returns, he takes what is revealed to be a steering wheel out of the bag and installs it to Coupe to get to the Krusty Krab. Coupe prevents SpongeBob from getting to work by restraining him with his seatbelts. To escape from his manipulation, SpongeBob orders a triple Krabby Patty with five scoops of ice cream from the drive-thru and throws it onto Coupe, interfering with his operation. He is eventually lifted by Patrick, who wants the ice cream in which Coupe is covered.

SpongeBob gives up his self-driving days. Coupe asks what he plans on doing with him, and ends up becoming a kiddie ride outside of the Krusty Krab. He is rode excessively by Patrick while the latter eats ice cream, much to his misery and suffering, as the episode ends.

Production

Brian Morante posted an image from this episode's script on Tumblr on March 2, 2017.^[1]

This episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on December 28, 2017.^[2]

Script

Script doodle by Brian Morante.^[1]

File:SB1136 script.jpeg

Art

Storyboards

Deleted scene #1

Deleted scene #2

Music

Release

Format	Title	Region
DVD	The Complete Eleventh Season	United States
Box set	Another 100 Episodes	United States
Box set	The Best 300 Episodes Ever	United States
Digital release	SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 18	Global
Digital release	SpongeBob Schwammkopf, Staffel 11, Vol. 2	Germany

Trivia

General

The sign on the title card is a parody of various road signs, especially yield signs or pedestrians may cross signs.
This is the third episode where the Krusty Krab has a drive-thru. The first was "Driven to Tears," and the second was "Drive Thru."
- It was also shown in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
This episode reveals that the Krusty Krab has a Krabby Patty with five scoops of ice cream in it.
The Bikini Bottom Boats location and boat salesman shark in this episode later appears in SpongeBob Simulator.

Episode references

The boat salesman shark says, "Well, you don't need a license to drive a self-driving boat," which is a reference to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and "Burst Your Bubble."
The "security blanket" that comes with the Wimp Wagon is a reference to security blanket seen in "Dear Vikings."

Cultural references

This episode's title is a reference to the 2011 film Drive Angry.
Coupe's name is a reference to coupe cars, a type of car that has two doors only.
Coupe's face bares a strong resemblance to Emperor Zurg from the Toy Story film series.
Lon Chaney (in his iconic role as The Phantom of the Opera) is seen on the TV.

Errors

The Mermaid Man bobble head with a ukulele is seen, but in the next two scenes, it is not there.
When Coupe drives by Squidward, he makes himself dumb, but when SpongeBob is driving Coupe by the Krusty Krab, Squidward is normal.
Template:Data:Links is missing when SpongeBob's house has a driveway, despite the path to Squidward's house still being there.
Throughout the episode, whenever the Krusty Krab is seen, the Chum Bucket across the street is missing.

Videos

File:SpongeBob SquarePants - "Drive Happy" Official Promo

File:SpongeBob SquarePants - Needy Coop - Nickelodeon UK

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	Freie Fahrt	Free Ride
Russian	Приятной поездки Priyatnoy poezdki	Have a Nice Ride
Spanish (American)	Conducir feliz	Drive Happy
Spanish (European)	Conduce feliz y contento	Drive Happy and Content

References

es:Conducir Feliz pl:Szczęście za kółkiem ru:Приятной поездки

[morante-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Brian Morante on Tumblr - "When you storyboard a scene..."

[2] Vincent Waller on Twitter - "I think we changed..."

[1]

[2]

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+|guests = [[Brian George]] as [[Coupe]]
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 |storyboard artist = [[Brian Morante]]
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 |supervising director = [[Adam Paloian]]
 |director-animation = [[Alan Smart]]
-|briefsummary = {{Link|SpongeBob}} can't drive, but he doesn't need a license to operate a [[Coupe|self-driving car]]
+|briefsummary = {{Link|SpongeBob}} discovers that he does not need a license to operate [[Coupe|a self-driving car]].
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 *{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
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-*[[Mrs. Puff]]
+*[[Mrs. Puff]] {{Cameo}}
 *[[Patrick Star]]
 *[[Squidward Tentacles]]
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 *{{Link|Incidentals}}
 **[[Incidental 49A]]
-**[[Incidental 65]]
+**[[Billy (Pickles)|Billy]]
 **[[Incidental 36]]
 **[[Fred]]
 **[[Incidental 37B]]
 **[[Incidental 105]]
-**[[Incidental 114]]
+**[[Lenny]]
 **[[Incidental 69]]
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 ==Production==
-This episode was confirmed by [[Vincent Waller]] on {{Time|December 28}}, {{Time|2017}}.<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/946445222438989826</ref>
+[[Brian Morante]] posted an image from this episode's script on {{W|Tumblr}} on {{Time|March 2}}, {{Time|2017}}.<ref name="morante">[https://www.tumblr.com/brianmoranteart/157920781575/when-you-storyboard-a-scene-and-then-reread-the Brian Morante on Tumblr - "When you storyboard a scene..."]</ref>
+This episode was confirmed by [[Vincent Waller]] on {{Time|December 28}}, 2017.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210424144730/https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/946445222438989826 Vincent Waller on Twitter - "I think we changed..."]</ref>
+===Script===
+*Script doodle by Brian Morante.<ref name="morante"/>
+<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
+SB1136 script.jpeg
+</gallery>
 ===Art===
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 Boat salesman model.png
 Adam Paloian misc characters.png
+</gallery>
+===Storyboards===
+<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
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 {{APM-article|At The Zoo|Gerhard Trede|The boat salesman shows SpongeBob the wimp wagon.}}
 {{OM|Vibe Q Sting|Nicolas Carr|"Self-driving?"}}
-{{APM-article|Film Fanfare (a)|Dick Walter|The boat salesman introduces Coupe to SpongeBob.}}
+{{APM-article|Film Fanfare (A)|Dick Walter|The boat salesman introduces Coupe to SpongeBob.}}
-{{OM|Unknown Tracks#Unknown Track 38{{!}}Unknown Track 38|The boat salesman flies away with the money.}}
+{{OM|Heavenly|Nicolas Carr|The boat salesman flies away with the money.}}
 {{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13#Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13D{{!}}Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13D|Jeremy Wakefield|"My very own boat!"}}
 {{APM|f|Fun Ahead|Eric Swan|"Settle down, Mr. SquarePants."}}
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 {{APM-article|Dramatic Cue (D)|Ronald Hanmer|Coupe honks, waking up SpongeBob and Gary.}}
-{{APM|a|All Cars and Thames!|Ralph Dollimore|Gary attacks SpongeBob.}}
+{{APM-article|All Cars and Thames!|Ralph Dollimore|Gary attacks SpongeBob.}}
 {{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks 4#Hot Steel and Slide Licks 4B{{!}}Hot Steel and Slide Licks 4B|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob goes outside with Gary to sleep.}}
 {{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks 5#Hot Steel and Slide Licks 5A{{!}}Hot Steel and Slide Licks 5A|Jeremy Wakefield|Transition to day.}}
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 {{APM-article|Buying Spree|William Loose|Coupe goes with SpongeBob to the boat wash and to the garage.}}
 {{APM-article|Dramatic Encounter|Gregor Narholz|Coupe spies on SpongeBob.}}
-{{APM|a|All Cars and Thames!|Ralph Dollimore|SpongeBob steers Coupe towards the Krusty Krab.}}
+{{APM-article|All Cars and Thames!|Ralph Dollimore|SpongeBob steers Coupe towards the Krusty Krab.}}
 {{APM|f|For a Lonely Girl|Norman Candler|At the elevator}}
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-{{APM|a|All Cars and Thames!|Ralph Dollimore|SpongeBob speeds Coupe off towards the Krusty Krab.}}
+{{APM-article|All Cars and Thames!|Ralph Dollimore|SpongeBob speeds Coupe off towards the Krusty Krab.}}
 {{OM|Tension Bits|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|Coupe refuses to let SpongeBob go to work.}}
 {{OM|Spongemonger|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob and Coupe go through the drive-thru.}}
@@ Line 176: / Line 187: @@
 ===Release===
-*This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 18, [[SpongeBob Schwammkopf, Staffel 11, Vol. 2]] and [[The Complete Eleventh Season]] DVDs.
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+!Format
+!Title
+!Region
+|-
+|DVD
+|[[The Complete Eleventh Season]]
+|United States
+|-
+|rowspan=2|Box set
+|[[Another 100 Episodes]]
+|United States
+|-
+|[[The Best 300 Episodes Ever]]
+|United States
+|-
+|rowspan=2|Digital release
+|SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 18
+|Global
+|-
+|[[SpongeBob Schwammkopf, Staffel 11, Vol. 2]]
+|Germany
+|}
 ==Trivia==
 ===General===
-*This is one of the few instances in which the [[Krusty Krab]] appears without {{Link|Mr. Krabs}}.
+*The sign on the title card is a parody of various road signs, especially yield signs or pedestrians may cross signs.
-*The sign on the title card is likely a parody of various road signs, especially yield signs or pedestrians may cross signs.
 *This is the third episode where the Krusty Krab has a drive-thru. The first was "[[Driven to Tears]]," and the second was "[[Drive Thru]]."
 **It was also shown in ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]''.
-*This is the first episode to use the track "[[List of production music/h#Highly Strung|Highly Strung]]" since it was first used in "[[Boat Smarts]]."
-**This is also the first episode to use the track "[[List of production music/c#Caliope Carousel|Caliope Carousel]]" since "[[Roller Cowards]]."
-*The German title is called "Freie Fahrt," which translates to "Free Ride."
 *This episode reveals that the Krusty Krab has a Krabby Patty with five scoops of ice cream in it.
-**This is so far the only appearance.
+*The Bikini Bottom Boats location and boat salesman shark in this episode later appears in ''[[SpongeBob Simulator]]''.
 ===Episode references===
@@ Line 195: / Line 224: @@
 ===Cultural references===
-*The title of this episode is a reference to the 2011 film ''{{W|Drive Angry}}''.
+*This episode's title is a reference to the {{Time|2011}} film ''{{W|Drive Angry}}''.
+*Coupe's name is a reference to {{W|coupe}} cars, a type of car that has two doors only.
+*Coupe's face bares a strong resemblance to [[w:c:pixar:Emperor Zurg|Emperor Zurg]] from the ''{{W|Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story}}'' film series.
 *Lon Chaney (in his iconic role as The Phantom of the Opera) is seen on the TV.
-*Coupe's face bares a strong resemblance to Emperor Zurg from the ''{{W|Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story}}'' film series.
-*Coupe's name is a reference to {{W|coupe}} cars, a type of car that has two doors only.
 ===Errors===
-*The Mermaid Man bobble head with a ukulele is seen, but in the next two scenes, it is not here.
+*The Mermaid Man bobble head with a ukulele is seen, but in the next two scenes, it is not there.
-*{{Link|Squidward's house}} is missing when SpongeBob's house has a driveway.
+*When Coupe drives by Squidward, he makes himself dumb, but when SpongeBob is driving Coupe by the Krusty Krab, Squidward is normal.
+*{{Link|Squidward's house}} is missing when SpongeBob's house has a driveway, despite the path to Squidward's house still being there.
 *Throughout the episode, whenever the Krusty Krab is seen, the [[Chum Bucket]] across the street is missing.
-*SpongeBob saws a hole at the front of his house so Coupe can enter and seek shelter, but a garage can be seen in the back of his house in some episodes.
-{{Clear}}
-==Video==
+==Videos==
-[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants - "Drive Happy" Official Promo|thumb|center|460px]]
+[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants - "Drive Happy" Official Promo|thumb|center|335px]]
+[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants - Needy Coop - Nickelodeon UK|thumb|center|335px]]
+==Names in other languages==
+{{Foreign names
+|Ger = Freie Fahrt
+|GerM = Free Ride
+|Rus = Приятной поездки
+|RusR = Priyatnoy poezdki
+|RusM = Have a Nice Ride
+|SpaA = Conducir feliz
+|SpaAM = Drive Happy
+|SpaE = Conduce feliz y contento
+|SpaEM = Drive Happy and Content
+}}
 ==References==