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

Poor Robin gets his driver's license suspended after wrecking the Batmobile, and must take a Driver’s Ed course. What he doesn't know is that his driving instructor, Ed, is a robber that has some sinister tricks up his sleeve where he uses 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. Day by day, he causes Beast Boy to lose his game, Cyborg to lose some of his data, Silkie to get swollen up and Raven's Demon to escape from its realm. Needless to say, none of them are pleased.

The next time Robin needs someone to drive him around town, no one wants to take him. Robin is confused why no one will budge, so Cyborg explains to him they're all fed up with Robin interrupting their personal schedules to drive him around for trivial things. Starfire agrees with Cyborgs' point, who thanks her but fails to recognize her because of his data loss. When asked why he can't drive himself, Robin tells the others that his license is suspended after he wrecked the Batmobile, telling them it was a little "fender-bender", much to the amusement of the other Titans. 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. He is even more assured he'll pass his test, proclaiming himself a "Master Driver".

Robin goes where his instructor told him to meet. On the car window was a paper that said to start the engine. A man exits a bank with a bag of robbed money, puts the bag in the trunk and gets in the car. He introduces himself as Ed his instructor explaining how the test will work. If Robin messes up at all during the test, he'll get a deduction, with too many resulting in Robin failing. 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, though Star assures him by saying its common for people to fail their test. 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 continues to fail each and every retake, still in the dark on why his driving instructor is really failing him.

One day, the Titans are at a cafe and noticed 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 that he is his getaway driver, and Starfire says that Robin may not know that he is one. They decide to chase Robin to warn him about Ed. Robin notices them, but thinks that they are going to make fun of him, so he speeds away from them. Later, after a wild chase (with Cyborg at the wheel of the T-Car), Robin stops the car somewhere by a park, with the T-Car crashing and blowing up in the same area, a flying tire bonking Cyborg on the head and restoring his memory of Starfire.

Back to Ed and Robin, the Boy Wonder's wild driving has exhausted his instructor, prompting him to pass Robin at last if only to lose him as a getaway driver. Ed confesses to his true motives, bragging that Robin couldn't figure it out. In turn, Robin reveals he *did* realize, 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 concludes.

## 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 (a parody of the Microsoft Simulator series).
	+ 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.
* Oddly, Starfire and Raven drove Robin when they could have instead just flown or teleported him to his destination.
	+ Beast Boy and Cyborg can also fly, leaving Robin the only one who actually needs to drive. This episode, much like Super Robin, No Power, and others, continually expand on Robin's helplessness.
* This is the first episode to be centered around only one character.
* 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.
* Once again, the BAT-O's stand is shown and Food Bear is shown for the second time since "Legendary Sandwich."
* 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."
* 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 Raven failed to defeat randomly showing up.
* Cyborg being unable to remember who Starfire is.
* The same cop keeps blindly shooting at Ed's getaway car.
* Ed saying, "That's a deduction."
* Robin saying that he is a *Master Driver*.

## Gallery

Legendary Sandwich •
Pie Bros •
**Driver's Ed** •
Dog Hand •
Double Trouble •
The Date •
Dude Relax •
Laundry Day •
Ghostboy •
La Larva de Amor •
Hey Pizza! •
Gorilla •
Girl's Night Out •
You're Fired! •
Super Robin •
Tower Power •
Parasite •
Starliar •
Meatball Party •
Staff Meeting •
Terra-ized •
Artful Dodgers •
Burger vs. Burrito •
Matched •
Colors of Raven •
The Left Leg •
Books •
Lazy Sunday •
Starfire the Terrible •
Power Moves •
Staring at the Future •
No Power •
Sidekick •
Caged Tiger •
Second Christmas •
Nose Mouth •
Legs •
Breakfast Cheese •
Waffles •
Be Mine •
Opposites •
Birds •
Brain Food •
In and Out •
Little Buddies •
Missing •
Uncle Jokes •
Más y Menos •
Dreams •
Grandma Voice •
Real Magic •
Puppets, Whaaaaat?

**Season 2: June 12, 2014 - July 30, 2015**

Mr Butt •
Man Person •
Pirates •
Money Grandma •
I See You •
Brian •
Nature •
Salty Codgers •
Knowledge •
Slumber Party •
Love Monsters •
Baby Hands •
Caramel Apples •
Sandwich Thief •
Friendship •
Vegetables •
The Mask •
Serious Business •
Halloween •
Boys vs Girls •
Body Adventure •
Road Trip •
Thanksgiving •
The Best Robin •
Mouth Hole •
Hot Garbage •
Robin Backwards •
Crazy Day •
Smile Bones •
Real Boy Adventures •
Hose Water •
Let's Get Serious •
Tamaranian Vacation •
Rocks and Water •
Multiple Trick Pony •
Truth, Justice and What? •
Two Bumble Bees and a Wasp •
Oil Drums •
Video Game References •
Cool School •
Kicking a Ball and Pretending to Be Hurt •
Head Fruit •
Yearbook Madness •
Beast Man •
Operation Tin Man •
Nean •
Campfire Stories •
And the Award for Sound Design Goes to Rob •
The HIVE Five •
The Return of Slade •
More of the Same •
Some of Their Parts

**Season 3: July 31, 2015 - October 13, 2016**

Cat's Fancy •
Leg Day •
Dignity of Teeth •
Croissant •
Spice Game •
I'm the Sauce •
Hey You, Don't Forget about Me in Your Memory •
Accept the Next Proposition You Hear •
The Fourth Wall •
40%, 40%, 20% •
Grube's Fairytales •
A Farce •
Scary Figure Dance •
Animals, It's Just a Word! •
BBBDAY! •
Black Friday •
Two Parter •
The True Meaning of Christmas •
Squash & Stretch •
Garage Sale •
Secret Garden •
The Cruel Giggling Ghoul •
How 'Bout Some Effort •
Pyramid Scheme •
Beast Boy's St. Patrick's Day Luck, and It's Bad •
The Teen Titans Go Easter Holiday Classic •
Batman v Teen Titans: Dark Injustice •
Bottle Episode •
Finally a Lesson •
Arms Race with Legs •
Obinray •
Wally T •
Rad Dudes with Bad Tudes •
Operation Dude Rescue •
History Lesson •
The Art of Ninjutsu •
Think About Your Future •
TTG v PPG •
Coconut Cream Pie •
Pure Protein •
Open Door Policy •
Crazy Desire Island •
The Titans Show •
Booty Scooty •
Who's Laughing Now •
Oregon Trail •
Snuggle Time •
Oh Yeah! •
Riding the Dragon •
The Overbite •
The Cape

**Season 4: October 20, 2016 - June 25, 2018**

Shrimps and Prime Rib •
Halloween v Christmas •
Booby Trap House •
Fish Water •
TV Knight •
Teen Titans Save Christmas •
BBSFBDAY! •
The Streak •
The Inner Beauty of a Cactus •
Movie Night •
BBRAE •
Permanent Record •
Titan Saving Time •
The Gold Standard •
Master Detective •
Easter Creeps •
Hand Zombie •
Employee of the Month: Redux •
The Avogodo •
Orangins •
Jinxed •
Brain Percentages •
BL4Z3 •
Hot Salad Water •
I Saw You Dance •
The Story in Your Eyes •
Playing Hard to Get •
The Night Begins to Shine •
Lication •
Labor Day •
Classic Titans •
Ones and Zeroes •
Career Day •
TV Knight 2 •
Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star •
The Academy •
Costume Contest •
Throne of Bones •
Demon Prom •
Thanksgetting •
The Self-Indulgent 200th Episode Spectacular! •
BBCYFSHIPBDAY •
Beast Girl •
Flashback •
Bro-Pocalypse •
Mo' Money Mo' Problems •
TV Knight 3
**Season 5: June 25, 2018 - April 4, 2020**

The Scoop! •
Chicken in the Cradle •
Kabooms •
Tower Renovation •
My Name is Jose •
The Power of Shrimps •
Monster Squad •
Real Orangins •
Quantum Fun •
The Fight •
The Groover •
Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Second Greatest Team Edition •
How's This for a Special? Spaaaace •
BBRBDAY •
Slapping Butts and Celebrating for No Reason •
Nostalgia is Not a Substitute for an Actual Story •
Business Ethics Wink Wink •
Genie President •
Tall Titan Tales •
I Used to Be a Peoples •
The Metric System vs Freedom •
The Chaff •
Them Soviet Boys •
Little Elvis •
Booty Eggs •
TV Knight 4 •
Lil' Dimples •
Don't Be an Icarus •
Stockton, CA! •
What's Opera Titans •
Forest Pirates •
The Bergerac •
Snot and Tears •
Campfire! •
What We Learned at Camp •
Communicate Openly •
Royal Jelly •
Strength of a Grown Man •
Had to Be There •
Girls Night In •
The Great Disaster •
The Viewers Decide
**Season 6: October 4, 2019 - May 1, 2021**

Butt Atoms •
TV Knight 5 •
Witches Brew •
That's What's Up! •
Crab Shenanigans •
Brobots •
Brain Flip •
Beast Boy on a Shelf •
Christmas Crusaders •
We're Off to Get Awards •
Bat Scouts •
Walk Away •
Record Book •
Magic Man •
Titans Go Casual •
Rain on Your Wedding Day •
Egg Hunt •
Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Justice League Edition •
Mission to Find the Lost Stems •
Drums •
Guitar •
Bass •
You're The One •
Where Exactly on the Globe is Carl Sanpedro? - Part 1 •
Where Exactly on the Globe is Carl Sanpedro? - Part 2 •
Where Exactly on the Globe is Carl Sanpedro? - Part 3 •
Where Exactly on the Globe is Carl Sanpedro? - Part 4 •
Ghost With the Most •
Bucket List •
TV Knight 6 •
Kryptonite •
Thumb War •
Toddler Titans…Yay! •
Baby Mouth •
The Cast •
Superhero Feud •
Lucky Stars •
Various Modes of Transportation •
Cool Uncles •
Butter Wall •
BBRAEBDAY •
Don't Press Play •
Real Art •
Just a Little Patience...Yeah...Yeah •
Villains in a Van Getting Gelato •
I Am Chair •
Bumgorf •
The Mug •
Hafo Safo •
Zimdings
**Season 7: January 8, 2021 - September 16, 2022**

Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Dance Crew Edition •
Feed Me •
Pig in a Poke •
P.P. •
A Little Help Please •
Marv Wolfman and George Pérez •
Space House - Part 1 •
Space House - Part 2 •
Space House - Part 3 •
Space House - Part 4 •
Cy and Beasty •
T is for Titans •
Creative Geniuses •
Manor and Mannerisms •
Trans Oceanic Magical Cruise •
Polly Ethylene and Tara Phthalate •
EEbows •
Batman's Birthday Gift •
What a Boy Wonders •
Doomsday Preppers •
Fat Cats •
Jam •
DC •
Pepo the Pumpkinman •
Breakfast •
Captain Cool •
A Doom Patrol Thanksgiving •
Glunkakakakah •
Control Freak •
A Holiday Story •
The Drip •
Standards & Practices •
Belly Math •
Free Perk •
Go! •
Finding Aquaman •
Whodundidit? •
Sweet Revenge •
Porch Pirates •
A Sticky Situation •
The Perfect Pitch? •
Pool Season •
Kyle •
TV Knight 7 •
We'll Be Right Back •
Jump City Rock •
Natural Gas •
50% Chad •
The Score •
365!
**Top of the Titans: April 27, 2018 - July 20, 2018**

Raddest Songs •
Best Love Songs •
Beast Boy & Cyborg Songs •
Dance Party •
Best Rivals