Driven to Tears (Episode)

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Driven to Tears
Episode No.:	77a
Airdate:	19.02.2007
Season:	Season 4
Previous Episode:	Hocus Pocus
Next Episode:	Rule of Dumb

"Driven to Tears" is an episode from Season 4

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Info

Time Cards Shown

One minute, thirty seven seconds later...
One debt to society later... (not a real time card)

===Characters===

Patricks Drivers License

==Plot==

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The Number Plate

SpongeBob and Patrick are going to Mrs. Puff's Boating School. SpongeBob is once again going to take his driving test, but, despite encouragement from Patrick, he fails miserably. Then Patrick decides to take the driving test, believing that Mrs. Puff was actually manipulating SpongeBob’s tests. He comes up to SpongeBob and says that he passed and got a driver's license. At first SpongeBob is happy, however people start treating Patrick like a celebrity. He even gets his own hot rod, something which makes SpongeBob envious. SpongeBob gets angrier because Patrick's, boat's engine keeps him up at night, Patrick has to drive SpongeBob to work, and Patrick is talking all the time about driving. Mr. Krabs sets up a drive-thru window for Patrick, and even SpongeBob's own parents are talking more about Patrick than himself. However, when Patrick starts breaking some traffic laws, SpongeBob finally bursts and rips up Patrick's license, the police chase Patrick and SpongeBob. Patrick has done some time in the slammer for not having his driver's license. However, SpongeBob begs to go in his place, and his request was granted. When he gets out of jail, SpongeBob and Patrick realize what Patrick's position did to their friendship, and make up. SpongeBob makes a plate for Patrick's car, but Patrick threw it out because the needle was on E, for end he thought (Patrick ran out of gas in his car)

Trivia/Goofs

The police cars crash in a similar way as in Doing Time (Episode).
SpongeBob's seatbelt goes through his arm.
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?
This is the only Season 4 appearance of Mr. and Mrs. SquarePants.
Patrick changes color during the close-up near the end.
Because SpongeBob failed 58 times and 39 in Boating School, Boating School and Driven to Tears are in the same month and year.
It takes 97 seconds for SpongeBob to fail his test.
First time we see SpongeBob steaming.
On an earlier episode, Mrs. Puff, You're Fired SpongeBob failed 1,258,056 times but in this episode he only fails 58 times.