SpongeBob is willing to pass his driving license now with Mrs. Puff, but fails. Patrick passes it, and gets a new Bumperville. SpongeBob is jealous that his friend has got a new car. They went around Patrick's house for an hour and SpongeBob is tired. Patrick drives SpongeBob to his parents. Patrick nearly crashes, but doesn't wreck it. Patrick shows SpongeBob's mother and father his driving license. However, when they went back home, the duo passed a sign informing drivers to travel forty mph. SpongeBob checks the speedometer and finds that Patrick is traveling at forty and a half mph. SpongeBob goes to the police and tells the story. But the police dosen't believe him due to the stop which brought the speed of the boat forty under the limit which was zero an hour. At an intersection, Patrick passes the red light, causing cars to crash and pedestrians running away. SpongeBob rips Patrick license and Patrick is blamed for being a litterbug. Patrick was taken to jail, but SpongeBob begs for the police to send him to jail, since he was the litterbug. The judge agrees, and one week of social work later, SpongeBob made a plate for Patrick's car. But Patrick said he threw it away because the needle was pointing at E, meaning the gas tank was empty, but Patrick thought his Bumperville had died.
This is one of the episodes where Patrick acts like a complete jerk. The second being its sister episode, Rule of Dumb.
The boat Patrick gets is a driveable boat in SpongeBob's Boating Bash.
SpongeBob's seatbelt goes through his arm in Doing Time.
When Patrick plays his hotrod's horn, it's a parody of the Dukes Of Hazzard's "General Lee"File:800x600 wallpaper 24.jpgPatrick's driver license
This is the only season 4 appearance of SpongeBob's Mom and Dad.
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"
Patrick's driver's license claimed that his eyes ere black, but in Wormy his eyes were green
German Title: Eine Träne im Schlagloch.In English this translates to "A Tear In The Pothole" is a pun on a German saying.
SpongeBob said that he had failed 57 (now 58) times, but in Mrs. Puff, You're Fired he had failed 1,258,056 times. However, near the end of the episode, Mrs. Puff said that SpongeBob's dossier was destroyed in an explosion that destroyed the school and that since the dossier was gone it seemed like he never took the tests, so this means that he actually failed the test 1,258,114 times.
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?
When Patrick's hotrod is first seen, the front wheels were not completely attached. Later, the axle, if it actually exists, would have been at the bottom of the car, not attached to anything
Throughout the episode, the car slopes forward more and more
Patrick changes color during the close-up near the end.
33rd time Squidward doesn't appear. He is probably still riding on the motorbike from Hocus Pocus.
When a close up of Patrick's license comes up, after he tells Mr and Mrs SquarePants about it, his glove turns pink.
In the scene where Patrick is fixing his boat, we see SpongeBob in his bedroom sleeping barefoot with his underwear on.
In Brazil, the title for this episode is called "License for Patrick"
This episode mentions that Patrick is an orphan, but his parents are seen multiple times. Also, SpongeBob says that Patrick made a U turn through an orphange, though neither Patrick make a U turn and going through the orphanage are seen.
SpongeBob's eyelashes were not shown for most of the episode.
In this episode SpongeBob says that you need 58 points to pass the boating test, but in No Free Rides, Mrs. Puff says that you need 600 points to pass the boating test.
This is the first time the Krusty Krab has a drive thru, the second one is Drive Thru.
Patrick's license plate couldn't have said PALS 4 EVER because you can only have seven characters.
Patrick through his boat away for nothing; when the needle pointed to E, it meant his gas tank was empty, not that the car reached its end. All he had to do was put more gas in it. Of course, Patrick is dumb, and he usually doesn't think right.
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.
