Driven to Tears

Characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Patrick Star
• Mrs. Puff
• French Narrator
• Gary the Snail
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Mrs. SquarePants
• Mr. SquarePants
• Bikini Bottomites
• Judge Sardine

Synopsis

SpongeBob is heading to Mrs. Puff's Boating School to try to pass his driving test again, this time with Patrick to encourage him. However, he fails for the 58th time. Patrick then decides to take the test himself and passes with a perfect score, much to SpongeBob's surprise. They go to get Patrick's license, but while his picture is being taken, an announcer comes out to reveal that he is the one millionth person to pass the test and that he has won a brand new hot rod boatmobile. SpongeBob and Patrick drive home in Patrick's new boatmobile while he talks about how fun driving is, much to SpongeBob's disappointment. That night, Patrick is heard working on his boatmobile and comes to SpongeBob's door at 4 AM. SpongeBob tries to get some sleep, but is woken up the next minute by his alarm clock. SpongeBob, now very tired, tries to walk to work, but eventually gets a ride from Patrick, who rubs his license in SpongeBob's face even more. When SpongeBob gets to work, he finds out that Mr. Krabs has chosen him to run the Krusty Krab's drive-thru and meets Patrick and his boat again. At closing time, Patrick drives up, now wearing a racing outfit, claiming that he must keep up his image as an "expert driver". While driving around, Patrick rubs his license in SpongeBob's face even more, even stopping to talk to SpongeBob's parents about it. Patrick then starts driving above the speed limit and runs 3 red lights. SpongeBob finally snaps after Patrick literally rubs his license in SpongeBob's face and tears up Patrick's license. This gets the attention of the police and causes the police to chase after SpongeBob and Patrick, who eventually drive off of a cliff into the Bikini Bottom Jail yard. Patrick is tried, and found guilty of littering. However, SpongeBob takes the blame for Patrick and gets put in prison for 90 days. When SpongeBob is released, he gives Patrick a new license plate for his boatmobile, but Patrick reveals that he threw out the boatmobile because it stopped working when it got to "e". The episode ends with SpongeBob and Patrick pretending to play boats with SpongeBob riding on Patrick.

Production

Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 • ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [title card]
 ‣ The Achterhoek Dances - Jan Rap [SpongeBob going to boating school]
 ‣ Astronauts March - Sam Spence ["58 is your lucky number."]
 • ? - Jeremy Wakefield [one minute, 37 seconds later]
 ‣ Hawaiian Link (b) - Richard Myhill ["Let's just go home, Patrick."]
 ‣ Romantic Ending - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["No, Patrick, I've been training for years."]
 ‣ Horlepiep - Jan Rap [Patrick takes the boating test...]
 ‣ ? [...and passes!]
 ‣ Marching to Honolulu - Kapono Beamer ["I've gotta get my picture taken for my new license!"]
 ‣ Star Prizes (a) - Tony Kinsey [Patrick wins a new boatmobile]
 ‣ La Cucaracha - traditional [horn]
 • ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick driving around his house]
 ‣ Wooden Bear - Gil Flat, Tony Tape, Florian Voelxen [Patrick working on his boatmobile at night]
 ‣ Tomfoolery - David Snell [Patrick drives SpongeBob to work]
 ‣ The Orkney Rope Waltz - Brian Peters [drive-thru]
 ‣ La Cucaracha - traditional ["The horn still works!"]
 • ? - Jeremy Wakefield [Krusty Krab closed]
 • ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Boy, driving is so easy."]
 ‣ Andy Anorak - Chris Marshall [SpongeBob's parents]
 ‣ Trafficscape - Eric Winstone ["Let's see what this baby can do!"]
 • Seaweed - Steve Belfer ["It is my civic duty to report that the driver of this vehicle is speeding."]
 ‣ Screw on the Loose - Tony Lowry [Patrick runs three red lights]
 • ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob tears up Patrick's license]
 ‣ Police Car - Sam Spence [cops chase them]
 ‣ People's Court - Alan Stanley Tew [Patrick sentenced to prison]
 ‣ O Makalapua B - Kapono Beamer [SpongeBob admits he's the litterbug]
 ‣ People's Court - Alan Stanley Tew [SpongeBob locked up]
 ‣ Great Moments - Gregor F. Narholz [one debt to society later...]
 • ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [ending]

Trivia

• The boat Patrick gets is also a driveable boat in SpongeBob's Boating Bash .
• When Patrick plays his hotrod's horn, it's a parody of the Dukes Of Hazzard's "General Lee"
• Patrick weighs two ounces and it is revealed in earlier episodes SpongeBob weighs just one ounce.
• This is the second time the police called SpongeBob a "tattletale". The first time was in "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler".
• When the guards escort Patrick away, he says to SpongeBob, "Don't forget to feed Gary. Sometimes you forget to feed him," a reference to the episode Have You Seen This Snail?.
• In Brazil, the title for this episode is called "License for Patrick".
• German Title: Eine Träne im Schlagloch. In English this translates to "A Tear In The Pothole" is a pun on a German saying.
• This is the second time Patrick was in Mrs. Puff's class. The first was in New Student Starfish.
• This episode was a new episode for Patrick for President, along with Sing a Song of Patrick, Waiting, Gift of Gum, Rule of Dumb, and Rise and Shine.
• This is the third time SpongeBob gets arrested. First time was in "Life of Crime" along with Patrick. Second time was in "Party Pooper Pants.
• Patrick is later seen driving in Slide Whistle Stooges while SpongeBob warns Squidward to stop.
• This episode proves once again that Patrick knows the rules of the road. The other being Boating School.
• This is the second time SpongeBob and Patrick are arrested. The first is in Life of Crime.
• After Patrick saw Mr. and Mrs. SquarePants at the bus stop, they're Patrick's "parents". They first appear in Home Sweet Pineapple.
• This is the first time a drive-thru is open in the Krusty Krab. The second is in Drive Thru.
• This is the second time SpongeBob and Patrick broke their friendship. The first is in Naughty Nautical Neighbors. The third time was You Don't Know Sponge.

Cultural References

• When the announcer said that Crust Blaster 3000 is the ultimate boating machine, it's the allusion to BMW when it's called an ultimate driving machine.
• The Announcer for Patrick's new car says "Women will want you. And men will want to be you" This is a quote from Austin Powers.
• A Police Officer says "Oww, I got me a runner!". This line is from the science fiction movie Logan's Run.
• Patrick's horn plays the song La Cucaracha.
• Patrick doesn't get arrested for the crimes he commited in the car until Good Ol' Whatshisname.

Errors

• When Patrick tells SpongeBob his boat's needle was on "E", SpongeBob's pants had a darker color.
• Throughout the episode, the car slopes forward more and more.
• Patrick changes color during the close-up near the end.
• When a close up of Patrick's license comes up, after he tells Mr. and Mrs. SquarePants about it, his glove turns pink.
• SpongeBob's eyelashes were not shown for most of the episode.

External links

• Watch German episode here