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The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3

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Network:Nickelodeon

Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3!

Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a...
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  • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
    10.0/10(2)
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    #1 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V

    Season 3 Episode 21

    Aired 6/1/2002

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

    Director: Kaz, C.H. Greenblatt

    Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz

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  • My Pretty Seahorse
    10.0/10(1)
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    #2 - My Pretty Seahorse

    Season 3 Episode 23

    Aired 7/12/2002

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

    Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne

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  • Krusty Love
    10.0/10(1)
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    #3 - Krusty Love

    Season 3 Episode 25

    Aired 9/6/2002

    Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff.

    Director: Jay Lender

    Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, William Reiss

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  • I Had an Accident
    10.0/10(2)
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    #4 - I Had an Accident

    Season 3 Episode 33

    Aired 10/4/2003

    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.

    Director: Kaz, C.H. Greenblatt

    Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz

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  • The Camping Episode
    10.0/10(2)
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    #5 - The Camping Episode

    Season 3 Episode 38

    Aired 4/3/2004

    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.

    Director: Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire

    Writer: Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams, Dan Povenmire, Sam Henderson

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  • Graveyard Shift
    9.8/10(4)
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    #6 - Graveyard Shift

    Season 3 Episode 24

    Aired 9/6/2002

    SpongeBob and Squidward work the night shift.

    Director: Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire

    Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire

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  • Krabby Land
    9.7/10(3)
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    #7 - Krabby Land

    Season 3 Episode 37

    Aired 4/3/2004

    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.

    Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne

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  • Frankendoodle
    9.5/10(1,938)
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    #8 - Frankendoodle

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 1/21/2002

    SpongeBob creates DoodleBob.

    Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn

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  • Can You Spare a Dime?
    9.5/10(2,204)
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    #9 - Can You Spare a Dime?

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 3/8/2002

    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.

    Director: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson

    Writer: Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams, Sam Henderson

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  • Squilliam Returns
    9.5/10(2,539)
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    #10 - Squilliam Returns

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 3/15/2002

    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.

    Director: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson

    Writer: Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams, Sam Henderson

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  • Club SpongeBob
    9.5/10(4)
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    #11 - Club SpongeBob

    Season 3 Episode 22

    Aired 7/12/2002

    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.

    Director: Walt Dohrn, Mark O'Hare

    Writer: Mark O'Hare, Walt Dohrn

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  • New Student Starfish
    9.5/10(4)
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    #12 - New Student Starfish

    Season 3 Episode 26

    Aired 9/20/2002

    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?

    Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne

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  • Gary Takes a Bath
    9.5/10(2)
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    #13 - Gary Takes a Bath

    Season 3 Episode 31

    Aired 7/26/2003

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

    Director: Aaron Springer

    Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams

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  • Ugh
    9.2/10(5)
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    #14 - Ugh

    Season 3 Episode 36

    Aired 3/5/2004

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

    Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne

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  • Doing Time
    9.1/10(1,532)
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    #15 - Doing Time

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 1/21/2002

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

    Director: Aaron Springer

    Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams

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  • Idiot Box
    9.1/10(1,339)
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    #16 - Idiot Box

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 3/1/2002

    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.

    Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne

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  • Welcome to the Chum Bucket
    9.0/10(1,458)
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    #17 - Welcome to the Chum Bucket

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 1/21/2002

    SpongeBob is forced to work at the Chum Bucket.

    Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn

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  • One Krab's Trash
    9.0/10(1,361)
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    #18 - One Krab's Trash

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 2/22/2002

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

    Director: Kaz, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne

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  • Wet Painters
    9.0/10(1,386)
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    #19 - Wet Painters

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 5/10/2002

    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.

    Director: Kaz, C.H. Greenblatt

    Writer: Mark O'Hare, C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz

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  • Chocolate with Nuts
    9.0/10(1,361)
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    #20 - Chocolate with Nuts

    Season 3 Episode 20

    Aired 6/1/2002

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

    Director: Kaz, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz, Kent Osborne

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  • The Great Snail Race
    9.0/10(2)
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    #21 - The Great Snail Race

    Season 3 Episode 28

    Aired 1/24/2003

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

    Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne

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  • Mid-Life Crustacean
    9.0/10(2)
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    #22 - Mid-Life Crustacean

    Season 3 Episode 29

    Aired 1/24/2003

    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.

    Director: Kaz, C.H. Greenblatt

    Writer: Mark O'Hare, C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz

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  • Born Again Krabs
    9.0/10(2)
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    #23 - Born Again Krabs

    Season 3 Episode 32

    Aired 10/4/2003

    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.

    Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne

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  • As Seen on TV
    8.9/10(1,261)
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    #24 - As Seen on TV

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 3/8/2002

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

    Director: Aaron Springer

    Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams

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  • Missing Identity
    8.8/10(4)
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    #25 - Missing Identity

    Season 3 Episode 34

    Aired 1/19/2004

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

    Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt

    Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 3. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Kaz, C.H. Greenblatt and written by C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz, it aired on 6/1/2002. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "My Pretty Seahorse".