According to the storyboard, after SpongeBob went down the rail, the other skaters were originally going to say "Dude!". [[File:L_spongebob2.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Storyboard]]This was cut for unknown reasons.
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According to the storyboard, after SpongeBob went down the rail, the other skaters were originally going to say "Dude!". [[File:L spongebob2.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Storyboard]]This was cut for unknown reasons.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*This episode and "[[Face Freeze!]]" are part of the SpongeBob games special but aren't in Season 9.
*This episode and "[[Face Freeze!]]" are part of the SpongeBob games special but aren't in Season 9.
*This episode may have been inspired by [[SpongeBob's Boating Bash]] for Wii and Nintendo DS.
*This episode may have been inspired by [[SpongeBob's Boating Bash]] for Wii and Nintendo DS.
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*This is by far Mrs. Puff's darkest role in the series, as she had lost her sanity because of her life-changing accident combined with years of putting up with SpongeBob. In "[[Bumper to Bumper]]," Mrs. Puff gets really angry at SpongeBob for failing the test many times.
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*This is, by far, Mrs. Puff's darkest role in the series, as she had lost her sanity because of her life-changing accident combined with years of putting up with SpongeBob. In "[[Bumper to Bumper]]," Mrs. Puff gets really angry at SpongeBob for failing the test many times.
*This is the fifth episode with Classic Soap 14 with the others being "[[The Lost Mattress]]," "[[The Two Faces of Squidward]]," "[[The Clash of Triton]]," and "[[The Masterpiece]]."
*This is the fifth episode with Classic Soap 14 with the others being "[[The Lost Mattress]]," "[[The Two Faces of Squidward]]," "[[The Clash of Triton]]," and "[[The Masterpiece]]."
*This is the second time Mrs. Puff deflates. The first was "[[Pranks a Lot|Pranks A Lot]]."
*This is the second time Mrs. Puff deflates. The first was "[[Pranks a Lot|Pranks A Lot]]."
*It is revealed that [[Squidward Tentacles|Squidward]] has a carrot patch near his house.
*It is revealed that [[Squidward Tentacles|Squidward]] has a carrot patch near his house.
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*Originally, the episode "[[The Hot Shot]]" was supposed to have SpongeBob take a class field trip to a derby, and he accidentally enters himself in it. That idea was possibly recycled to this episode.
*This episode was rated PG In Canada.
*This episode was rated PG In Canada.
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*The plot is similar to "[[No Free Rides]]", because Mrs Puff gets sick of SpongeBob failing, and she wanted him out of her class (although it's Flanderized to extreme Proportions here). Then, she plans something for SpongeBob and covers it up as '''Extra Credit'''.
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*The plot is similar to "[[No Free Rides]]," because Mrs Puff gets sick of SpongeBob failing, and she wanted him out of her class (although it's Flanderized to extreme Proportions here). Then, she plans something for SpongeBob and covers it up as '''Extra Credit'''.
===Cultural References===
===Cultural References===
*Captain Lutefisk is a reference to the WWE wrestler [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Albano Captain Lou].
*Captain Lutefisk is a reference to the WWE wrestler [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Albano Captain Lou].
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*[[File:Krunchermissingfin.png|thumb|206px|The Kruncher's missing back fin.]]At the part were SpongeBob is pushing Mrs. Puff down the hall in Mrs. Puff's wheelchair, one of the pictures look similar to the logo used by {{W|Apple Inc.}}
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*[[File:Krunchermissingfin.png|thumb|206px|The Kruncher's missing back fin.]]At the part were SpongeBob is pushing Mrs. Puff down the hall in Mrs. Puff's wheelchair, one of the pictures look similar to the logo used by {{W|Apple Inc.}}
===Errors===
===Errors===
*When [[The Kruncher]] was driving away from SpongeBob, after SpongeBob drove over him, The Kruncher's back fins was missing in that shot. There was another shot that also showed his missing back fin.
*When [[The Kruncher]] was driving away from SpongeBob, after SpongeBob drove over him, The Kruncher's back fins was missing in that shot. There was another shot that also showed his missing back fin.
*Oddly, even though Captain Lutefisk introduced the four drivers and SpongeBob, there was another unknown driver that tried to crash SpongeBob along with Blow Torch and Divin' Bell Dale. Those three also drove into another unknown fish that may be also competing in the derby.
*Oddly, even though Captain Lutefisk introduced the four drivers and SpongeBob, there was another unknown driver that tried to crash SpongeBob along with Blow Torch and Divin' Bell Dale. Those three also drove into another unknown fish that may be also competing in the derby.
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*In the part where SpongeBob says "Oh dear, I think I'm in that Fellow's way", his voice is higher pitched than usual, This also ouccred in "[[Little Yellow Book]]".
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*In the part where SpongeBob says "Oh dear, I think I'm in that Fellow's way", his voice is higher pitched than usual, This also ouccred in "[[Little Yellow Book]]."
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*There is a part of the episode where SpongeBob drives on Blow Torch's face, according to the gravity (Which is like real Life) SpongeBob Should have squashed him instead of balanced on his Face. It may be the sea has different gravity, which might explain how SpongeBob floated on his Face.
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*There is a part of the episode where SpongeBob drives on Blow Torch's face, according to the gravity (which is like real Life), SpongeBob should have squashed him instead of being balanced on his face. It may be that the sea has different gravity, which might explain how SpongeBob floated on to his face.
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*It's unknown what gave Mrs.Puff her "puff" back at the end of episode.
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*It's unknown what gave Mrs. Puff her "puff" back at the end of episode.
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*Despite being arrested in other episodes, she doesn't get arrested here, despite her trying to '''murder''' Spongebob.
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*Despite being arrested in other episodes, she doesn't get arrested here, despite her trying to '''murder''' SpongeBob.
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*Mrs. Puff's hair outline turned black on two occasions, as she, and SpongeBob watched the derby inside the hospital.
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*When SpongeBob jumped out of the water (as a real life kitchen sponge), his sock mask was missing.
SpongeBob goes to boating school and then continues to crash into two cars, inflating Mrs. Puff every time he continues to crash into an obstacle. Mrs. Puff then inflates so much, she sends the car airborne. SpongeBob then crashes the car into the lighthouse, injuring Mrs. Puff. In the hospital, Doctor Forrest clarifies that Mrs. Puff's inflation sac was popped in the collision and she will not be able to "puff" again. Mrs. Puff has to be tranquilized after she leaps on to SpongeBob and man-handling his nose. SpongeBob then begins to ramble and the doctor tranquilizes him as well. SpongeBob then visits Mrs. Puff with a bouquet of flowers along with the hundreds of other flowers he sent her, which she appears to be allergic to. After forcing her into a wheelchair, he pushes her down the hallway. Doctors are seen sprinting through the hallway with muscular men on the gurneys. SpongeBob stops Purple Doctorfish and asked what was going on. He replies the Demolition Derby are about to battle in the hospital room. It appears that they are hitting each other with wheelchairs. Mrs. Puff imagines them smashing into SpongeBob and killing him. Her laughing attracts SpongeBob's attention, and she claims she has a way for him to earn "extra credit". After talking to Captain Lutefisk, she shows him how much damage SpongeBob can do with a boat, though he is just using a steering wheel. Lutefisk says he is perfect for the derby. At the derby, Mrs. Puff is enraged at how SpongeBob is defeating the competitors only by serendipity. She then grabs a tractor and starts to chase after SpongeBob, trying to smash him. They then collide into the boating school, where Mrs. Puff regains her "puff", before they get crushed by the school.
Production
Deleted Scene
According to the storyboard, after SpongeBob went down the rail, the other skaters were originally going to say "Dude!".
Storyboard
This was cut for unknown reasons.
Music
( ‣ ) Production music
( • ) Original music
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music
•Hawaiian Trax - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [title card/"It's driving test day!"] ‣Horlepiep - Jan Rap ["Let's get this party started."] •Drama Sting - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["No, SpongeBob, not again!"] ‣Dramatic Cue (e) - Ronald Hanmer [boat floats up] ‣Synopsis - Frank Harlow [Mrs. Puff in the hospital] ‣Dramatic Impact 5 - Ivor Slaney [Mrs. Puff growls] ‣Steel Sting (f) - Jeremy Wakefield ["That tickles!"] •Steel Sting - Jeremy Wakefield [Doctor shot Spongebob] ‣Classic Soap 14 - Dieter Reith [SpongeBob brings Mrs. Puff flowers] ‣A Jolly Jaunt (a) - Dick Stephen Walter ["You need to get out of this stuffy old room."] ‣Big City Sidewalks - Sam Spence ["Clear the way!"] ‣Befuddled Gent - Phillip Green ["Oh, it's nothing serious."] ‣Monster Wave - Nicolas Carr, Fabian Fernandez, James King [demolition derby casualties] ‣Cartoon Sting 7 - Gerhard Narholz ["Risking their lives for our amusement?"] • ? - Fabian Fernandez [Mrs. Puff's daydream] ‣Drama Sting - ? [Mrs. Puff laughs] ‣Vibe Sting - Dick de Benedictis ["Yes, hooray indeed."] ‣Cartoon Sting 16 - Gerhard Narholz ["So what do you say, Captain Lutefisk?"] ‣Harp Ding - Nicolas Carr [Lutefisk snaps fingers] ‣Cartoon Sting 16 - Gerhard Narholz [Lutefisk removes one of his shoes] ‣Crazy Mind - Harry Lubin ["Yes, extra credit..."] • ? - Fabian Fernandez [Lutefisk introduces contestants] ‣Steel Sting (b) - Jeremy Wakefield ["Hey, that Squish looks pretty tough."] • ? - Fabian Fernandez [demolition derby begins] •Hawaiian Trax - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Cackling Cruiser slams into SpongeBob] • ? - Steve Marston ["If you want someone demolished, I guess you have to demolish them yourself."] ‣Heavy Metal - Gerhard Trede [Mrs. Puff driving a monster truck] ‣Steel Licks (b) and Steel Sting (a) - Jeremy Wakefield [ending]
Reception
This episode is hated by many fans and critics, mainly due to Mrs. Puff's dark transformation, as while she was often frustrated with SpongeBob's bad driving, she had never gone so far as to want SpongeBob dead. Also that SpongeBob felt or showed no remorse for what he did.
This is, by far, Mrs. Puff's darkest role in the series, as she had lost her sanity because of her life-changing accident combined with years of putting up with SpongeBob. In "Bumper to Bumper," Mrs. Puff gets really angry at SpongeBob for failing the test many times.
This is the second time Mrs. Puff deflates. The first was "Pranks A Lot."
It is revealed that Squidward has a carrot patch near his house.
Originally, the episode "The Hot Shot" was supposed to have SpongeBob take a class field trip to a derby, and he accidentally enters himself in it. That idea was possibly recycled to this episode.
This episode was rated PG In Canada.
The plot is similar to "No Free Rides," because Mrs Puff gets sick of SpongeBob failing, and she wanted him out of her class (although it's Flanderized to extreme Proportions here). Then, she plans something for SpongeBob and covers it up as Extra Credit.
Cultural References
Captain Lutefisk is a reference to the WWE wrestler Captain Lou.
The Kruncher's missing back fin.
At the part were SpongeBob is pushing Mrs. Puff down the hall in Mrs. Puff's wheelchair, one of the pictures look similar to the logo used by Apple Inc.
Errors
When The Kruncher was driving away from SpongeBob, after SpongeBob drove over him, The Kruncher's back fins was missing in that shot. There was another shot that also showed his missing back fin.
Oddly, even though Captain Lutefisk introduced the four drivers and SpongeBob, there was another unknown driver that tried to crash SpongeBob along with Blow Torch and Divin' Bell Dale. Those three also drove into another unknown fish that may be also competing in the derby.
In the part where SpongeBob says "Oh dear, I think I'm in that Fellow's way", his voice is higher pitched than usual, This also ouccred in "Little Yellow Book."
There is a part of the episode where SpongeBob drives on Blow Torch's face, according to the gravity (which is like real Life), SpongeBob should have squashed him instead of being balanced on his face. It may be that the sea has different gravity, which might explain how SpongeBob floated on to his face.
It's unknown what gave Mrs. Puff her "puff" back at the end of episode.
Despite being arrested in other episodes, she doesn't get arrested here, despite her trying to murder SpongeBob.
Mrs. Puff's hair outline turned black on two occasions, as she, and SpongeBob watched the derby inside the hospital.
When SpongeBob jumped out of the water (as a real life kitchen sponge), his sock mask was missing.
