Spongebob's New Boat: How He Got The S.S. Patrick

SpongeBob SquarePants is a yellow sea sponge who works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. He attends Mrs. Puff's Boating School, where he tries to get his driver's license but fails every time. In the episode No Free Rides, SpongeBob is shown driving his own boat. In the video game SpongeBob's Boating Bash, he finally obtains his boating license, but only after discovering that he was scammed.

SpongeBob's boat in No Free Rides

In the episode "No Free Rides", SpongeBob is shown driving his own boat. This is a significant moment in the series as SpongeBob has struggled to get his boating license, failing his driving exam multiple times due to his nerves.

In the episode, SpongeBob is shown driving the same boat as Mrs. Puff, his teacher at boating school. SpongeBob's boat has a radio that looks like him, and at one point, he emerges from the dashboard to attack Mrs. Puff.

Boatmobiles are the main mode of personal transport in Bikini Bottom, where the show is set, and they first appear in the episode "Reef Blower". They are boat-shaped cars that usually have two seats, are open-topped, and have white and red stripes.

SpongeBob's dream of getting his boating license is a recurring theme in the show, and he finally achieves it in the game "SpongeBob's Boating Bash".

Boatmobile features and colours

Boatmobiles are boat-shaped cars and the main mode of personal transport in Bikini Bottom. They are usually white with a red stripe and a thin black stripe in the middle. Most boatmobiles are two-seater, open-top convertibles, and show generic traits of 1960s cars, such as vintage-styled interiors and a distinctive, rough engine noise.

In the episode "Reef Blower", the base boatmobile is created for the scene where SpongeBob speeds past an intersection, causing the incoming boats to brake violently. This base model came to be known as Boat car 1, the common red variant. There is also a Boat car 2, a green variant, and a blue version that debuted in "Doing Time".

In the SpongeBob SquarePants video game, there are more than 100 different options to customise a boat.

Boatmobile's role in SpongeBob's Boating Bash

In SpongeBob's Boating Bash, boatmobiles are boat-shaped cars that serve as the main mode of personal transport for Bikini Bottomites. They are usually white with a red stripe and a thin black stripe in the middle. Most boatmobiles are two-seater, open-top convertibles, resembling 1960s cars with vintage-styled interiors and a distinctive, rough engine noise.

In the game, SpongeBob once again fails his boating test at Mrs. Puff's Boating School. Dejected, he sits on the steps outside the school until a shark named Seymour Scales arrives in a bus and tricks SpongeBob into joining his "D.R.I.V.E." classes. As the player progresses through the game, they unlock more friends to join in.

The game features over 100 different options to customise a boat, and players can engage in several racing and combat-centric objectives, each based on the D.R.I.V.E. acronym: Destruction, Recklessness, Impairment, Velocity, and Escape. These classes involve smashing into opponents' boats, picking up parts, earning points, and knocking out opponents within a set time limit.

As the player progresses, SpongeBob eventually unlocks his boating licence. However, Mrs. Puff reveals that the licence is fake, and SpongeBob discovers that Seymour is attempting to escape in a truck. This leads to a final battle in which SpongeBob triumphs, and Seymour is sent to jail.

Mrs. Puff's Boating School

SpongeBob has attended the school since it was founded and is Mrs. Puff's only student who has never passed the driving test. He always aces the oral and written exams but panics whenever he has to drive a boat, causing mass destruction of the school and failing the test.

The school features a main building, a lighthouse, and a driving course. The lighthouse is located at the school, and the track has a parking lot for the boats used in the tests. The track is sponsored by 1/2 Shell, a parody of Shell gas stations.

The school has a Hall Monitor, hallways, outside lunch periods, trophy cases, recess, school pictures, school bells, and field trips, resembling an average grade school.

There are two exams that must be completed with excellent grades to graduate and obtain a license: the Oral Exam and the Driving Exam. The Oral Exam consists of ten simple questions about the boat, such as "What is the front of the boat?" and "What is the back of the boat?". The Driving Exam involves a driving course where students must perform tasks such as turning around a flagpole, driving vertically up and down a road, flying through a ring of fire, and helping a man cross the street.

Mrs. Puff's classroom includes a chalkboard, a Good Noodle Board, Roger's glass box, a teacher's desk, ten student desks, and a supply closet. The Good Noodle Board is a reward system where students can earn or lose "noodle stars" for good or bad behaviour.

Boatmobile's appearance in other media

Boatmobiles, the boat-shaped cars that are the main mode of personal transport in Bikini Bottom, have appeared in various forms of media outside of the SpongeBob SquarePants TV series.

Video Games

The boatmobile has appeared in the video game 'SpongeBob's Boating Bash', a racing game made by American studio Impulse Games. The game is based on the animated comedy TV series SpongeBob SquarePants and features characters from the show. It is the first SpongeBob racing game since Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing.

Merchandise

Boatmobiles have also appeared in a variety of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise, from toy cars to other video games.

Spin-off Series

Boatmobiles have appeared in spin-off series such as 'The Patrick Star Show'.

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