Fish Happens!

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Fish Happens! is a SpongeBob SquarePants book written by Tricia Boczkowski and illustrated by Caleb Meurer. It was published by Scholastic Inc. on September 1, 2003 and has 26 pages.

The book is formatted like this: One page will say "The Bad News:" and give the bad news; the next page says "The Good News:" and gives the good news.

Characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Patrick Star

Synopsis

After SpongeBob fails his driving test, his friend Patrick takes him on a road trip where they get lost, but still manage to have fun.

Plot

SpongeBob is planning on getting his driver's license and going on a road trip with Patrick, but he fails the driving test yet again. He decides to use his bike to go on the trip, but Patrick weighs down the sidecar so they cannot move. Then, Patrick remembers that he has a license, so he drives. They go to many places, but eventually, they end up with no money and gas.

A man tows them back home with his bike and sings them songs.

Trivia

General

• This is one of the few SpongeBob books to not put the title on the front cover.
• This book reveals Patrick's middle initial, which is J. However, as confirmed by Stephen Hillenburg, that is not his real name.
• This book was re-released as "Deep Sea Driving" in 2010 and 2016 respectively.
  • This is a pun on "deep sea diving."
• The events of the book take place after "Driven to Tears" because Patrick got his driver's license in that episode.

Cultural references

• The title is a pun on the phrase "Crap happens!" Or, more precisely, a more explicit version of that phrase.
• The songs the big fish sings for SpongeBob and Patrick are titled "Jailhouse Rock House" and "Hound Dog Fish", both of which are parodies of Elvis Presley singles, "Jailhouse Rock" and "Hound Dog."

External links

• More information in the book

References