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Driven to Tears (Episode)
Driven to tears is an episode from season 4
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Time Cards
- One minute, thirty seven seconds later...
- One debt to society later... (not a real time card)
Main Characters
- Spongebob Squarepants
- Patrick
- Mrs. Puff
- Mr. Krabs
- Gary the Snail
- Fred
- Tom
- Mother SquarePants
- Father SquarePants
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 SpongeBob's tests were actually being manipulated by Mrs. Puff. 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, and Patrick and SpongeBob are chased by the police. Patrick has do some time in the slammer for not having his driver's license. However, SpongeBob begs to go in his place, and his request is 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.
- This is the second time Patrick's ID is shown, the first was Mermaidman and BarnacleBoy III where Patrick was Barnacleboy
instead of the real retired superhero Barnacleboy.
- 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.
Transscript
Episode Transscript: Driven to Tears
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