Come on, Failure

'Come on, Failure' is the sixth episode of the first season of the BRU-KON sitcom Pretty Limited. It originally aired on January 16, 1979.

Description
In a cry for freedom, Julian is determined to earn his driver's license once and for all. After some driving lessons, he takes the test - for the sixth time. Unfortunately, his mother has insisted on coming along and is sitting right behind him, driving him mad. A series of near misses ensue and Julian ends up driving off the end of a pier into the sea. While the equally harassed and bedraggled examiner (played by Philip Rennet) rapidly makes it for the shore, Julian rescues his drowning mother and has to give her mouth to mouth. When she regains consciousness, his mother simply asks: "Have you passed?"

Music

 * While Julian rescues his mother, a 1920 recording of Bach's 'Air on the G String' (Wikimedia Commons), a violin solo with piano accompaniment, is played.

Trivia

 * This episode was originally titled 'Waltzing with the Sea'.
 * Guest star Philip Rennet previously worked together with writer Adam Charlson on Monster Hospital.
 * Julian's mother confesses her love for the La Plata Grill steakhouse to the examiner.