Fanon Discontinuity: Despite the meme, this is widely considered one of the worst episodes in the series due to Squidward not learning from his mistakes at the end of the episode. Plus, Patrick and the townspeople are also very unlikeable.
Memetic Mutation: The scene where SpongeBob acts like a chicken is used as the picture of the Mocking SpongeBob meme.
Squick: Patrick is in a dumpster when he finds a ketchup packet and says that it'll go great with an old diaper.
The Woobie: SpongeBob. He has been humiliated by Squidward, and when he forgives Squidward after everything, the latter humiliates him once more.
Mrs. Puff is much better in this episode than she was back in "Demolition Doofus."
Another thing this episode tries to do is deconstruct SpongeBob's Flanderization when it comes to his bad driving, which had been getting worse since Season 2. In it, SpongeBob is back to just being incredibly nervous behind the wheel, which just so happens to cause him to do tons of property damage. When the show revived in 2015, the Flanderization took over once again.
Tear Jerker: SpongeBob breaking down to tears after Mrs. Puff harshly tells him that he's failed his boating test once again and tells him to get out of her sight.
