SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 3

What Season 3 of SpongeBob SquarePants

Season 3 Episodes

1. 

   3x01 Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV

   Jan 21, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 8.4

   After Mermaid Man accidentally drops his utility belt, SpongeBob finds it and can't resist trying it on.

   Directed by: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson · Written by: Sam Henderson, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Sirena Irwin

2. 

   3x02 Doing Time

   Jan 21, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 8.1

   After SpongeBob accidentally drives into a shipment of juice to the senior home, Mrs. Puff is mistakenly arrested.

   Directed by: Aaron Springer · Written by: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Sirena Irwin, Tom Wilson, Carlos Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker

3. 

   3x03 Welcome to the Chum Bucket

   Jan 21, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 9.1

   SpongeBob is forced to work at the Chum Bucket.

   Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn

4. 

   3x04 Frankendoodle

   Jan 21, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 9.3

   SpongeBob creates DoodleBob.

   Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Paul Tibbitt

5. 

   3x05 Snowball Effect

   Feb 22, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 8.7

   SpongeBob and Patrick try to show Squidward how much fun it can be to play in the snow.

   Directing: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne

6. 

   3x06 One Krab's Trash

   Feb 22, 2002 · 12 min · ★ 8.9

   Mr. Krabs has a garage sale and sells SpongeBob the most valuable of items.

   Directed by: Kaz, Paul Tibbitt · Written by: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne

7. 

   3x07 Nasty Patty

   Mar 1, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 9.2

   A health inspector shows up at the Krusty Krab, and while he is there, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs see the news about a guy passing himself off as a health inspector to get free food.  Mr. Krabs is so mad he and SpongeBob make a Krabby Patty made with a bunch of nasty things. After it is served to the inspector he chokes on a fly and the two think he died from the patty. They later find out that he was a real health inspector, and that the other one was caught. Now, what will SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs do with the dead health inspector?

   Directing: Kaz, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kaz

8. 

   3x08 Idiot Box

   Mar 1, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 8.9

   SpongeBob and Patrick buy a big screen TV, just so they can use the box using imagination, while Squidward refuses to believe that they are using their imagination inside the box on account of all the noise they are making.

   Directing: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne · Starring: Steve Kehela

9. 

   3x09 As Seen on TV

   Mar 8, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 8.7

   After SpongeBob has a small role in a commercial for the Krusty Krab, he thinks he is now famous.

   Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams

10. 

    3x10 Can You Spare a Dime?

    Mar 8, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 9.6

    Squidward quits his job after Mr. Krabs accuses him of stealing the first dime he ever made, but Squidward has a hard time finding a new job.

    Directing: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson · Writing: Sam Henderson, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams

11. 

    3x11 No Weenies Allowed

    Mar 15, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 9.0

    Spongebob must find a way to prove that he's tough so he can get into the Salty Spitoon.

    Directed by: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Written by: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne · Starring: Thomas F. Wilson

12. 

    3x12 Squilliam Returns

    Mar 15, 2002 · 12 min · ★ 9.0

    When Squidward's old school rival, Squilliam, returns to Bikini Bottom to brag to Squidward, Squidward tells him that he owns a five star restaurant to get him to stop. Squidward must get Spongebob to turn the Krusty Krab into a fancy restaurant before Squilliam arrives.

    Directing: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson · Writing: Sam Henderson, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Dee Bradley Baker

13. 

    3x13 The Algae's Always Greener

    Mar 22, 2002 · 12 min · ★ 9.1

    Plankton invents a machine enabling him to switch lives with Mr. Krabs, but he finds out that Mr. Krab's life isn't as good as it seems.

    Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Thomas F. Wilson

14. 

    3x14 SpongeGuard on Duty

    Mar 22, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 8.2

    SpongeBob volunteers for a lifeguard job, despite the fact that he can't swim.

    Directed by: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson · Written by: Mark O'Hare, Sam Henderson, Jay Lender

15. 

    3x15 Krab Borg

    Mar 29, 2002 · 12 min · ★ 9.2

    After watching a horror movie, SpongeBob thinks that Mr. Krabs is a robot.

    Directed by: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Written by: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne · Starring: Rodney Bingenheimer, Dan Povenmire

16. 

    3x16 Rock-a-Bye Bivalve

    Mar 29, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 9.3

    SpongeBob and Patrick find an abandoned clam and decide to take care of it.

    Directed by: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson · Written by: Mark O'Hare, Sam Henderson, Jay Lender

17. 

    3x17 Wet Painters

    May 10, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 9.1

    Mr. Krabs has SpongeBob and Patrick paint the inside of his house, with a strict rule to not get paint on anything besides the walls.

    Directing: C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz · Writing: Mark O'Hare, C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz

18. 

    3x18 Krusty Krab Training Video

    May 10, 2002 · 12 min · ★ 9.3

    A training video for new employees of the Krusty Krab, which goes over the basics of being a good employee.

    Directed by: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer · Written by: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Kent Osborne · Starring: Steve Kehela

19. 

    3x19 Party Pooper Pants Mid-Season Finale

    May 17, 2002 · 24 min · ★ 8.2

    SpongeBob buys a "Throw The Best Party Ever" kit and invites all 177 of his closest friends to a house party. But when he accidentally locks himself out of his house during the party, he must try to get back in.

    Directed by: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Written by: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne · Starring: Stephen Hillenburg, Kevin Michael Richardson, Lux Interior, Sirena Irwin

20. 

    3x20 Chocolate with Nuts

    Jun 1, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 9.2

    SpongeBob and Patrick decide to become rich entrepreneurs by selling chocolate bars door to door.

    Directed by: Kaz, Paul Tibbitt · Written by: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz · Starring: Thomas F. Wilson

21. 

    3x21 Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V

    Jun 1, 2002 · 12 min · ★ 8.9

    After being treated too much like a child by everyone, Barnacle Boy quits being a superhero and decides to be a supervillain.

    Directed by: C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz · Written by: C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz · Starring: John Rhys-Davies, Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Martin Olson

22. 

    3x22 Club SpongeBob

    Jul 12, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 9.0

    SpongeBob and Patrick's club is too small for Squidward... literally. But Squidward forces his way in, "propelling" the clubhouse into the middle of nowhere.

    Directed by: Walt Dohrn, Mark O'Hare · Written by: Mark O'Hare, Walt Dohrn · Starring: Dee Bradley Baker, Sirena Irwin

23. 

    3x23 My Pretty Seahorse

    Jul 12, 2002 · 11 min · ★ 8.7

    It's spring in Bikini Bottom, and SpongeBob finds a wild seahorse and decides to keep her.

    Directed by: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Written by: Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne · Starring: Frank Welker

24. 

    3x24 Graveyard Shift

    Sep 6, 2002 · 12 min · ★ 9.5

    SpongeBob and Squidward work the night shift.

    Directed by: Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire · Written by: Mr. Lawrence, Dan Povenmire, Jay Lender · Starring: Max Schreck

25. 

    3x25 Krusty Love

    Sep 6, 2002 · 12 min · ★ 8.9

    Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff.

    Directing: Jay Lender · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, William Reiss, Jay Lender

26. 

    3x26 New Student Starfish

    Sep 20, 2002 · 12 min · ★ 8.4

    Patrick gets bored everyday when SpongeBob goes to boating school, so SpongeBob insists that Patrick could join him. But what happens when Patrick makes SpongeBob lose a Noodle Student Star?

    Directing: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne

27. 

    3x27 Clams

    Sep 20, 2002 · 12 min · ★ 8.6

    In celebration of Mr. Krabs' one millionth dollar, he takes Squidward and SpongeBob on a fishing trip. After a giant clam snatches his precious dollar, Mr. Krabs tries to get it back.

    Directed by: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson · Written by: Mark O'Hare, Sam Henderson, Jay Lender · Starring: Peter Bennett

28. 

    3x28 The Great Snail Race

    Jan 24, 2003 · 12 min · ★ 7.9

    When Squidward gets a purebred snail named Snelle, SpongeBob challenges him in the great snail race.

    Directed by: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Written by: Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, Joe Liss

29. 

    3x29 Mid-Life Crustacean

    Jan 24, 2003 · 11 min · ★ 8.6

    When Mr. Krabs feels like an aging old man, he tries to feel young again, so he goes out with SpongeBob and Patrick for a night on the town.

    Directed by: C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz · Written by: Mark O'Hare, C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz · Starring: Paul Tibbitt

30. 

    3x30 The Sponge Who Could Fly

    Mar 21, 2003 · 24 min · ★ 7.7

    SpongeBob tries his best to make an invention that allows him to fly. When all of them fail, people start to think that SpongeBob is crazy until he puts a hair dryer his pants. The hot air in his pants allows him to fly! But then, people start asking SpongeBob to do things for them, stopping him from flying with the jellyfish.

    Directing: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne · Starring: Stephen Hillenburg, Dee Bradley Baker, Jeanette Miller

31. 

    3x31 Gary Takes a Bath

    Jul 26, 2003 · 7 min · ★ 8.0

    The day that Gary has to take a bath arrives, but he doesn't want to take one.

    Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams

32. 

    3x32 Born Again Krabs

    Oct 4, 2003 · 12 min · ★ 9.0

    After Mr. Krabs eats a rotten Krabby Patty to save money, he ends up hospitalized for food poisoning and bargains with the Flying Dutchman for his soul, leading him to second-guess his cheap and miserly ways.

    Directed by: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Written by: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne · Starring: Brian Doyle-Murray

33. 

    3x33 I Had an Accident

    Oct 4, 2003 · 12 min · ★ 9.5

    After SpongeBob shatters his buttocks in a sandboarding injury, he becomes paranoid of everything and confines himself to his own home with inanimate objects for friends.

    Directed by: C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz · Written by: C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz · Starring: Frank Welker, André Sogliuzzo, Thomas F. Wilson

34. 

    3x34 Missing Identity

    Jan 19, 2004 · 11 min · ★ 8.8

    While at a diner, SpongeBob tells the story of when he lost his name tag.

    Directing: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne

35. 

    3x35 Plankton's Army

    Jan 19, 2004 · 11 min · ★ 8.8

    It's the 25th anniversary of Plankton's first attempt to steal the Krabby Patty Secret Formula, and Plankton enlists his relatives to help him try again.

    Directing: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson · Writing: Sam Henderson, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Dee Bradley Baker

36. 

    3x36 Ugh

    Mar 5, 2004 · 24 min · ★ 8.6

    SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward's long ago ancestors, SpongeGar, Pattar, and Squagg, discover fire.

    Directed by: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Written by: Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne · Starring: Stephen Hillenburg, Kent Osborne

37. 

    3x37 Krabby Land

    Apr 3, 2004 · 11 min · ★ 8.1

    The first day of summer lures Mr. Krabs into making a children's theme park, which doesn't turn out the way he thinks it should.

    Directed by: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Written by: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne · Starring: Sara Paxton, Austin Stout

38. 

    3x38 The Camping Episode

    Apr 3, 2004 · 11 min · ★ 9.5

    SpongeBob and Patrick decide to go camping for the weekend, they camp out in the backyard. Squidward lures a sea bear to the campsite by doing stuff that would allure a sea bear.

    Directed by: Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire · Written by: Dan Povenmire, Sam Henderson, Jay Lender · Starring: Dee Bradley Baker

39. 

    3x39 SpongeBob Meets the Strangler

    Oct 11, 2004 · 11 min · ★ 8.0

    SpongeBob goes on his early litter patrol when he catches The Strangler. After he calls the police, The Strangler (disguised with a fake mustache) decides to be SpongeBob's bodyguard. After three parties at SpongeBob's house, The Strangler tries to strangle SpongeBob, but never gets the chance to be alone.

    Directed by: C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz · Written by: Paul Tibbitt, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Thomas F. Wilson

40. 

    3x40 Pranks a Lot Season Finale

    Oct 11, 2004 · 11 min · ★ 8.4

    SpongeBob and Patrick buy a prank called Invisible Spray. After taunting each other with the spray, they run out and decide to haunt Bikini Bottom while being invisible, preferably being ghosts. But with their last victim Mr. Krab, he washes them out with water and exposes them nude (they took their clothes off because the spray stains clothes) to the whole Krusty Krab, embarrassing them.

    Directing: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne

Season 3 Cast

Tom KennySpongeBob SquarePants / Gary the Snail / French Narrator (voice) / Patchy The Pirate40 episodes

Bill FagerbakkePatrick Star (voice)40 episodes

Rodger BumpassSquidward (voice)40 episodes

Clancy BrownMr. Krabs (voice)40 episodes

Carolyn LawrenceSandy Cheeks (voice)40 episodes

Mary Jo CatlettMrs. Puff (voice)40 episodes

Mr. LawrencePlankton / Larry the Lobster (voice)40 episodes

Jill TalleyKaren Plankton (voice)40 episodes

Lori AlanPearl Krabs (voice)40 episodes

Dee Bradley BakerRanger (voice)6 episodes

Thomas F. WilsonReg / Customer #1 / Tough Fish (voice)6 episodes

Sirena IrwinMagic Conch (voice)4 episodes

Stephen HillenburgPotty the Parrot (voice)3 episodes

Ernest BorgnineMermaid Man (voice)2 episodes

Tim ConwayBarnacle Boy (voice)2 episodes

Frank WelkerMystery (voice)2 episodes

Steve KehelaTV Narrator (voice)2 episodes

Paul TibbittBetsy Krabs (voice)2 episodes

Peter BennettHans2 episodes

John Rhys-DaviesMan Ray (voice)Episode 1

Brian Doyle-MurrayFlying Dutchman (voice)Episode 1

André SogliuzzoGorillaEpisode 1

Rodney BingenheimerDJ (voice)Episode 1

Martin OlsonThe ChiefEpisode 1

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