Driven to Tears

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Characters

Synopsis

SpongeBob is willing to pass his driving license now with Mrs. Puff, but fails for the fifty-eighth time. 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 is sentenced to 90 days in prison by Judge Sardine, but SpongeBob begs for the police to send him to jail, since he was the litterbug. Judge Sardine agrees, and 90 days of society debt 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 it meant "end".

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

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This is one of the episodes where Patrick acts like a complete bully. The second being its sister episode, Rule of Dumb.
The boat Patrick gets is 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"
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".
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.
SpongeBob's eyelashes were not shown for most of the episode.
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.
The Drive Thru becomes an important plot in the Drive Thru .
This episode proves once again that Patrick knows the rules of the road. The other being Boating School.
SpongeBob fights with rage on Patrick because he got 0/600 and an F-.
In the quarreling scene, SpongeBob and Patrick aren't punching/killing each other. They're just scream fighting.
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.
In Greek this episode is called Το δίπλωμα which means The License.

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.

External links

Watch German episode here

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