Driver's Ed

The good thing is, I can keep re-taking the test until I pass. And I will pass, because I am a master driver!

--Robin

"Driver's Ed" is the third episode of the first season of Teen Titans Go!. and the third overall episode of the series.

Synopsis[]

When his driver's license is suspended after wrecking the Batmobile, Robin must take a Driver's Ed course, but he fails to realize his instructor Ed is actually a robber using him as a getaway driver.

Plot[]

The episode begins with Robin, tricking the other Titans to drive him around town for his selfish needs by telling them it's a very urgent emergency. From Monday to Thursday, he caused Beast Boy to lose his game, Cyborg to lose some important data, Silkie to get swollen from eating berries and Raven's Demon to escape from its realm. Needless to say, none of them are happy about that.

Satrfire in Driver's Ed — Starfire is Angry.

By Friday Robin wanted someone to drive him to the Jump City Dollar Store because a poster said that everything is half off there. But this time no one wants to drive him, as Cyborg explains that it's because they’re all fed up with Robin using them to drive him to different places as false emergencies when he interrupted their personal schedules. Starfire agreed with Cyborgs' point, whom he thanked her but failed to recognize her because of his data lost. When Beast Boy asked why he couldn't drive himself, Robin explains that his license was suspended for wrecking the Batmobile, while stating that he was in a little "fender-bender", much to their amusement to make fun of. He also tells them he met a guy on the Internet that can get his license back. Raven warns Robin that she does not believe this is a good idea, but Robin is assured that things will work out and that he'll pass his test, proclaiming himself a "Master Driver".

03Driver's Ed — Robin Dropping the Beat.

Robin goes where his instructor told him to meet and notices on the car window was a paper that said to get in and start the engine. A man exits the bank with a bag of robbed money, he puts the bag in the trunk and gets in the car. He introduces himself as Ed his driving instructor and explains how the test will work. If Robin messes up at all during the test, he'll get a deduction, with too many deductions it will mean that Robin failed. Robin then starts driving just as the police start to tail them. Despite Robin's efforts, Ed keeps giving frivolous deductions to Robin during his test, causing him to fail.

Back at the tower, the Titans once again laugh at Robin for failing his driving test, though Star assures him by saying it's common for people to fail their test, while Cyborg is still trying to recognize her. Robin states that he can always retake the test until he passes, which he's confident he will, once again declaring himself "Master Driver". Robin walks off, and the other Titans voice their skepticism about Robin passing. Sure enough, Robin failed his test again and his instructor Ed kept telling him to meet him in front of different places that he robbed for retakes that he also failed.

One day, when the Titans are at a cafe getting coffee Cyborg is trying to remember if he ever met Starfire before, just when Raven suddenly notices Robin in front of a jewelry store when he was supposed to meet his Driver's Ed instructor. Ed robs the store and gets in the car. Raven tells the others Ed is his getaway driver, and Starfire says Robin may not know that. Cyborg tells her they have to warn Robin about who Ed really is, but Cyborg still doesn't recognize Starfire. Robin sees them in the T-Car and thinks they're there to make fun of him again, just like last time, so he speeds away. Later, after a wild chase with Cyborg at the wheel, Robin stops his car. The T-Car crashes and blows up in the same area. Raven remarks, "Nice driving," to Cyborg just as a tire bonks him on the head and restores his memory of Starfire.

Foul Demon dragging Ed into the Demon World — The Demon Pulls Ed.

Back to Ed and Robin, Robin's wild driving has exhausted his instructor, prompting him to finally pass his driving test if only to lose him as a getaway driver. Ed confesses that he was using him as a getaway driving the whole time and begins to brag that Robin couldn't figure it out. But Robin revealed that he knew that all along, thus not warning Ed about the Demon behind him.

On cue, the dark entity snatches Ed, dragging the petrified criminal into its dimension, all while Robin celebrates finally becoming a "Master Driver", striking a pose as the episode comes to an end.

Characters[]

Robin
Raven
Cyborg
Starfire
Beast Boy
Silkie
Ed (speaking debut)
Demon (debut)
Generic Jump City Citizens
- Police Officer (debut)
- Police Officer 2 (debut, cameo)
Leprechaun (debut)
Seagull (debut, cameo)
Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm) (debut, cameo)
Mumbo Jumbo (mentioned)
Superman

Trivia[]

In a four-day period, Robin annoyed his friends by making them drive him to so-called "emergencies":
- Beast Boy took him to Burger Splode! for a monstrous appetite for a cheeseburger, fries, a milkshake and a small side salad.
- Cyborg took him to Game Bear to get a copy of Dog Simulator 2000.
- Starfire took him to the Cave where Aqualad is the DJ for the night.
- Raven took him to the beach so he could surf.
  - Raven is also revealed to be able to drive without using her hands.
This is the first episode in the series to be centered around only one character.
This is the first episode in which Starfire does not lose her hair.
When Robin met Ed at the casino, a sign said that Mumbo Jumbo was going to perform that day.
This is the first appearance of the T-Car in Teen Titans Go!
Robin's grappling gun has a different design.
Ed also appears in Pie Bros, the person who gets locked up in jail after Beast Boy does a poor lawyer job.
It is revealed that Robin can't drive. However, in later episodes he is shown to be better at driving.

Continuity[]

The game Robin bought, "Simulator Zoo", also appeared in "Pie Bros".
Raven's demonic red eyes are shown for the first time.
This episode is the debut of the recurring Seagull.
Robins' grievance about not having powers would later be explored in "Super Robin".

References[]

Beast Boy plays a video game where the main boss is a large brain, giving a nod to the Doom Patrol's nemesis: The Brain.
- It can also reference the Metroid series, the character Beast Boy plays is a nod to Samus Aran, while the brain boss is a nod to Mother Brain.
- The game over message "You Are Die" is a reference to some older video games having poor translations when they were ported to the US, like Zero Wing's "All your base belong to us" (However, Zero Wing was only translated for the European release of the Sega Mega Drive port, and thus never saw an American release).
  - It can also be a reference to the iconic X-Men line, "Welcome to die."
Dog Simulator 2000 is a parody of the Microsoft Simulator series.
Silkie eating the zorkaberries and becoming puffy is a reference to the original Teen Titans episode "Can I Keep Him?" where Silkie grows to a gigantic size after Starfire feeds him zorkaberries.
The face of DC Western hero, Jonah Hex, is on the casino that Ed robs. Also, the one performing there tonight was Mumbo Jumbo, a villain from the original Teen Titans series.
The music that Robin dances to in the car is a soundalike instrumental version of Stuntin' Like My Daddy by Birdman and Lil Wayne.
Later in the episode, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, and BB get coffee at a store called "Justice Java" with Superman drinking a cup of coffee on the sign. This store would reappear in later episodes.
During the police car chase scene, the song that's playing is a soundalike to Yakety Sax by Boots Randolph.
When the T-car bounces off the planets, the sounds emulate those of a classic pinball table.
This episode shares the same title from Sabrina: The Animated Series.

Errors[]

Robin destroyed the Batmobile by crashing it into a lamp post; however, in other media (such as LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes) the Batmobile has shown to be nearly indestructible.
When the Titans are first outside the café, Robin and Ed's car are absent, but after Raven notices, they are suddenly in front of the jewelry store.
- This could mean that Ed is a very fast robber.
It is shown that Robin has bad eyesight; this is seen when he takes the eye test. Yet in future episodes, his eyesight seems fine.
- Additionally, his Parasitic Twin is completely absent.

Running Gags[]

The demon that Raven failed to defeat randomly showing up and even pulls Ed into another dimension at the end of the episode.
Cyborg being unable to remember who Starfire is due to his data lost.
The same cop (and a leprechaun) shoots blindly at Ed's getaway car.
Robin saying that he is a Master Driver.
Ed saying, "That's a deduction."